Inflation hits consumers worldwide
Gas pumps in the United States tell the same story as rice prices in Thailand: Inflation is a global phenomenon this year.
Nations:India Indonesia Egypt Thailand Activities:Global Food Crisis 2007-8 Oil Crisis
2008-04-11
Quake in Indonesia kills 3, injures 25
A powerful earthquake struck western Indonesia on Wednesday, killing at least three people, injuring 25 others, and damaging several buildings, officials said. No tsunami was detected.
Nations:Indonesia
2008-02-20
Americans overseas head to polls
Americans living overseas started lining up in hotels and coffee shops Tuesday to vote for Democratic candidates in the 2008 U.S. presidential elections, while others -- for the first time ever -- cast ballots online.
Nations:Indonesia Thailand Cambodia Ireland Philippines Japan People:Barack Obama Hillary Clinton
2008-02-05
Candidates race to Super Tuesday finale
Buoyed by cheering crowds and bolstered by more than $1.3 million a day in TV ads, Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton raced through the final hours of an unpredictable Super Tuesday campaign across 22 states. The Republican race turned negative on the eve of the busiest day in primary history.
Nations:U.S. Indonesia People:Mitt Romney John McCain Bob Dole Mike Huckabee Rick Santorum Rush Limbaugh Activities:US Election 2008
2008-02-04
78 feared dead in Indonesian landslides
Rescuers dug for survivors Wednesday after landslides and floods triggered by days of torrential rain killed dozens of people in western Indonesia.
Nations:Indonesia
2007-12-26
Will Smith, Chipmunks send box office soaring
The last man on Earth was first at the weekend box office in North America as Will Smith's sci-fi thriller "I Am Legend" crushed the competition with a record opening, distributor Warner Bros. said on Sunday.
Nations:Indonesia South Korea Malaysia People:Daniel Craig Will Smith Keira Knightley Nicole Kidman Tom Cruise
2007-12-16
Climate change may wipe some Indonesian islands off map
Many of Indonesia's islands may be swallowed up by the sea if world leaders fail to find a way to halt rising sea levels at this week's climate change conference on the resort island of Bali.
Nations:Indonesia Singapore Maldives Fiji Netherlands
2007-12-03
Bangladesh cyclone death toll tops 3,100
The death toll from Thursday's cyclone in Bangladesh is now more than 3,100, and officials say that number could reach 10,000 once rescuers get to outlying islands. Rescuers are struggling to reach thousands of survivors, and relief items have been slow to reach many. Survivors grieved and buried their loved ones Monday as they waited for aid to arrive.
Nations:Bangladesh Indonesia Philippines People:Ban Ki-moon Condoleezza Rice
2007-11-19
At least 2,300 die in Bangladesh cyclone
The death toll from Bangladesh's most devastating storm in a decade climbed to at least 2,300 on Sunday and relief officials warned the figure could jump sharply as rescuers reach more isolated areas.
Nations:Bangladesh Indonesia Philippines
2007-11-18
UN panel gives dire warming forecast
Global warming is "unequivocal" and carbon dioxide already in the atmosphere commits the world to an eventual rise in sea levels of up to 4.6 feet, the world's top climate experts warned Saturday in their most authoritative report to date.
Nations:China U.S. India Greenland Chile Indonesia People:Ban Ki-moon Al Gore
2007-11-18
Sex, Nazi, burrito and Viagra: Who Googles what?
Internet users in Egypt, India and Turkey are the world's most frequent searchers for Web sites using the keyword "sex" on Google search engines, according to statistics provided by Google Inc (GOOG.O).
Nations:Australia U.S. Canada U.K. Pakistan Mexico People:David Beckham Britney Spears Kate Moss Tom Cruise
2007-10-17
Myanmar arrests 4 prominent activists
Myanmar's junta arrested four prominent political activists Saturday, Amnesty International said, including one who went into hiding after leading some of the first major marches against the government several weeks ago.
Nations:Indonesia Malaysia People:Ban Ki-moon Activities:2007 Myanmar Protests
2007-10-13
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