| Gunmen Capture UAE Diplomat In Baghdad Updated:17 May 2006 |
| Gunmen in Baghdad kidnapped a United Arab Emirates diplomat after shooting a security guard.
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| Indian Professor Suspended For Sexual Assault Of US Scholar Updated:17 May 2006 |
| Aligarh Muslim Iniversity (AMU) has suspended Mohammad Shabbir, a senior professor of law, for alleged sexual harassment of a research scholar from the US.
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| Castro Denies Having $900m Fortunes Updated:17 May 2006 |
| Cuba’s communist leader, Fidel Castro, has denied a Forbes magazine report that he holds a $900 million dollar fortune. The controversial leader says he will resign from his position the day it is proved that he has his fortune stored in foreign accounts.
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| Update: Two Afghan Hunger Strikers Hospitalized In Ireland Updated:17 May 2006 |
| Two men from a group of 40 Afghans that have been protesting in a hunger strike in order to be granted asylum in Ireland have been hospitalized. The men have vowed to starve themselves to death unless they are allowed to remain in Ireland despite Irish Justice Minister Michael McDowell’s insistence that they cannot stay.
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| First Filipino Reaches Everest Summit Updated:17 May 2006 |
| Adventure enthusiast Leo Oracion has reached the summit of Mount Everest. He is the first Filipino to reach the world's highest peak.
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| U.S. Concerned Al-Qaeda Taking Root In Somalia Updated:17 May 2006 |
| The White House says it is concerned al Qaeda is establishing a presence in war-torn Somalia but would not say whether Washington is backing Somali warlords fighting Islamic militants there.
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| Japanese Firm To Build Bio-Fuel Plant Updated:17 May 2006 |
| Japanese firm Toyo Engineering Corp. (TEC) is in talks to build an integrated coco methyl-ester (CME) manufacturing plant in the Philippines with an estimated cost of P60 billion ($1 B) to P600 billion ($10 B).
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| Brazilian Police Kill 18 Suspected Gangsters Updated:17 May 2006 |
| Brazilian police killed at least 18 suspected gangsters in Sao Paulo on Wednesday.
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| Pope Prepares For First Trip To Poland Updated:17 May 2006 |
| Pope Benedict XVI is preparing for his first visit to Poland, the birthplace of his predicessor, John Paul II.
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| Female Canadian Soldier Killed In Afghanistan Updated:17 May 2006 |
| Suspected Taliban militants killed a female soldier from Canada during clashes in Afghanistan.
Canada's defense ministry identifies the soldier as Capt. Nichola Goddard
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| RP Bid For US Preferential Pact Rejected Updated:17 May 2006 |
| The Philippine garment sector's bid for a preferential agreement with the United States that would allow special access for Philippine-made garments and textiles to the US market has been rejected.
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| Heat Wave Kills 137 In Pakistan Updated:18 May 2006 |
| At least 20 people died and more than 40 people fainted in the past 24 hours with the mercury rising to 49 degree Celsius, which has increased the death toll to 137 in central Pakistan's Punjab province.
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| Typhoon Chanchu Hits South China Killing Two Updated:18 May 2006 |
| Typhoon Chanchu hit south China Thursday, killing two people and marooning more than 6,400 people in Shantou, Guangdong Province.
The tycoon landed at 2:15 a.m. in Shantou and Chaozhou, bringing gale-force winds and rainstorms to the southern coastal areas in China.
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| British Official Says It Would Take 10 Years To Deport Illegal Immigrants Updated:18 May 2006 |
| A British immigration minister says it could take a decade to deport all the illegal immigrants living in the United Kingdom.
Previously, British Prime Minister Tony Blair was criticized for admitting there are no official estimates for the number of undocumented people in the UK.
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| British Government Plans Memorial For Terrorist Victims Updated:18 May 2006 |
| The British government on Thursday unveiled plans to mark the first anniversary of the London terrorist attacks. The Culture Secretary has confirmed a nationwide two-minute silence will be held at noon on July 7 with a memorial event then taking place in Queen Mary's Gardens in Regent's Park.
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| Nepal Moves To Curtail King?s Power Updated:18 May 2006 |
| In a landmark decision, Nepali parliament is set to pass a special resolution on Thursday aiming to curtail the King Gyanendra’s powers and wrest control of the army from the monarch.
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| Three Separate Attacks Kill 72 In Afghanistan Updated:18 May 2006 |
| Following two battles that left 72 people dead, a suicide bomb attack killed a U.S. soldier and injured five others in the most intense attack on government forces in western Afghanistan Thursday morning.
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| Strong Winds From Typhoon Chanchu Kills Two Children Updated:18 May 2006 |
| Officials say a typhoon that hit southern China killed two children when their homes collapsed as a result of the strong winds.
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| 10 Die In Hailstorm Updated:18 May 2006 |
| At least ten people - five each in Khammam and Nalgonda districts of Hyderabad - died due to a hailstorm.
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| Protesting Guards Vandalize, Loot In Cape Town Updated:18 May 2006 |
| Security guards taking place in a national strike rampaged through Cape Town Tuesday, vandalizing cars and looting shops.
They were protesting legally over wages and work conditions.
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| Nepal King Sends Secret SOS Updated:18 May 2006 |
| Overwhelmed by the protests in Nepal to abolish the monarchy, Nepal's King Gyanendra sent a secret SOS to New Delhi.
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| France: World Must Unite Against Iran Updated:18 May 2006 |
| France's Foreign Minister Philippe Douste Blazy is asking the international community to present a united front against Iran.
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| China Denies Having Covert Weapons Agents In U.S. Updated:18 May 2006 |
| A Foreign Ministry spokesman says China has no covert agents in the United States trying to buy military gear on its behalf.
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| Four Churches Set On Fire In India Updated:18 May 2006 |
| Four Catholic churches were set on fire by Baptist Christians at Yairipok Pechi village in the interior of the state of Manipur on Wednesday.
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| Indo-UK Naval Exercise Gets Under Way Updated:18 May 2006 |
| The second leg of joint naval exercises between the Indian Navy and the Royal Navy began on Wednesday on the west coast off the state of Goa.
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| Police Beat Demonstrators In Cairo Updated:18 May 2006 |
| Police beat and detained members of the Muslim Brotherhood and the pro-reform Kefaya movement on Thursday at a demonstration near a courthouse in Cairo where two hearings for pro-reform figures were scheduled to be held.
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| Mexico Protests New Security Fence Along Border Updated:18 May 2006 |
| Mexico’s foreign minister says the country will complain to the U.S. government about plans to build security fences and deploy National Guard troops along the border to curb illegal immigration.
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| Time Magazine Correspondent On Travel Ban Updated:18 May 2006 |
| Time magazine's Philippine correspondent was added to the immigration watch-list in a bid to force her to explain an alleged plot to oust President Gloria Arroyo.
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| Iran Using Chinese Uranium Gas To Enrich Uranium Updated:18 May 2006 |
| After ridiculing the proposal by EU3, Iran is now using high-quality feedstocks from China to hasten the process of Uranium enrichment.
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| French Minister Defends Immigration Proposals Updated:18 May 2006 |
| The French Interior Minister, Nicolas Sarkozy, says there was "nothing racist, nothing xenophobic" about the new French immigration bill, which will clamp down on unskilled and uneducated immigrants from Africa and elsewhere.
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