INTERNATIONAL
Tuesday ,Feb 09,2010, Posted at 13:41 (GMT+7)
12 feared dead after ship sinks in China's Yangtze

At least one person died and 11 others were feared drowned in eastern China after their ship collided with another vessel and sank in the Yangtze River, local maritime authorities said Tuesday.
Toyota faces fresh questions over recall response
Monday ,Feb 08,2010, Posted at 12:39 (GMT+7)
Toyota's handling of potentially deadly gas pedal defects came under fresh scrutiny Monday after the company said it had fixed the flaw in Europe last year but initially decided against a global recall.
Asian vets to take on Hollywood greats at Berlin film fest
Monday ,Feb 08,2010, Posted at 11:59 (GMT+7)
Asian movies will take pride of place this week at the 60th Berlin Film Festival, one of world cinema's top showcases, as new pictures by Roman Polanski and Martin Scorsese make their red-carpet premieres.
Pro-Russia candidate leads in Ukraine presidential vote
Monday ,Feb 08,2010, Posted at 11:47 (GMT+7)
Pro-Russia candidate Viktor Yanukovich was on course to winning Ukraine's presidential election, results from the majority of polling stations showed Monday, in a stinging rebuke to leaders of the 2004 Orange Revolution.
Asian stocks mostly down on European debt woes
Monday ,Feb 08,2010, Posted at 11:45 (GMT+7)

Concerns over Europe's debts woes continued to weigh on most Asian markets Monday while weaker-than-expected US jobs data also led to fears over the pace of recovery in the world's biggest economy.
5 dead, 12 injured in US power plant blast
Monday ,Feb 08,2010, Posted at 09:02 (GMT+7)
Rescuers hunted Sunday for survivors or more dead in the rubble of a US power plant after a massive gas explosion tore it apart and killed at least five workers.
G7 to continue stimulus until global economy on track
Sunday ,Feb 07,2010, Posted at 16:07 (GMT+7)
 Finance ministers from leading industrialized nations vowed to continue epic deficit spending to bolster a fragile global recovery at the end of G7 talks in Canada's far north.
Other news
Toyota to announce Prius recall this week: report
US shuttle Endeavor ready for new space mission
Activists, Japanese whalers clash in Antarctic waters
Ukraine votes in tense presidential showdown
Digging out begins after 'Snowmageddon' in US
Ahmadinejad orders uranium enrichment in fresh challenge
UN Chief calls for 'global action' on poverty, hunger
Iran opens two new missile plants
US missionary in China after North Korea release