Miss Plano crowned Saturday, receives new car Tuesday

"Miss Plano crowned Saturday, receives new car Tuesday By Kim Nguyen, Staff Writer (Created: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 12:26 PM CST) ...

Coastguards go on strike in Northern Ireland

Coastguards in Northern Ireland have gone on strike for the bank holiday weekend, and beachgoers are being warned to take caution as there will not be anyone to rescue them if they get into trouble. The strike is being called over a pay dispute. "People have been warned to...

Over 800 Feared Dead After Boat Capsizes in Philippines Typhoon

The death toll in the Philippines could rise sharply after a typhoon hit over the weekend. At least 100 people were killed when streets flooded after powerful winds and torrents of rain blew through the area.A boat carrying 850 people capsized and while search and rescue...

Indonesia the first to form World Ocean Forum

"Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia hoped the World Ocean Conference (WOC) scheduled in Manado, North Sulawesi, from May 11 to 15, 2009, would produce a World Ocean Forum.A press release ANTARA received in Jakarta from the People`s Welfare Coordinating Ministry on Friday night...

Security condition ahead of New Year relatively good - minister

""The situation so far has been secure," he said on the sidelines of the 8th Archipelego Day celebrations and the 50th annivesary of the `Djoeanda Declaration` led by Vice President Jusuf Kalla here on Tuesday.He said conducive security conditions also prevailed in a number...

President Yudhoyono receives Iranian vice president

"President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono received Iranian Vice President/Environment Minister Fatemeh Vaiz Javadi at the Four Seasons Hotel in Bali on Thursday morning. Fatemeh`s 30-minute meeting with the Indonesian leader took place on the sidelines of the 13th Conference of...

President winds up Singapore visit

"President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono wound up a four-day visit to Singapore on Thursday after attending the 13th ASEAN Summit and holding a series of bilateral meetings with other Asian leaders. The president and entourage, including his wife, Ani Yudhoyono, Minister/State...

Power blackout mars IAPC opening session attended by Yudhoyono

"ANTARA reported that moments after the power failure, presidential security guards formed a cordon around the head of state whose position in the room was only illuminated by a small light from his cellphone. The President who sat next to Bali Governor Dewa Beratha was still...

Central Bank optimistic inflation target of 6 pct to be achieved

""Until now, we are still optimistic the inflation target of 6, plus and minus 1, percent will be achieved," the director of the bank`s statistics and monetary affairs directorate, Triono Widodo, said on Friday. Earlier in the day, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs...

World's Longest Tunnel Being Built Between Russia & Alaska

"Russia plans to build the world's longest tunnel, a transport and pipeline link under the Bering Strait to Alaska, as part of a $65 billion project to supply the U.S. with oil, natural gas and electricity from Siberia. The project, which Russia is coordinating with the U.S....

Bahrain denies Thai investigators are in Manama to probe prostitution ring

"Bahraini officials yesterday denied recent media reports that a police unit from Thailand was conducting investigations in Manama into an alleged prostitution ring involving Thai women. The report, first published in a Thai newspaper, said that the newly-formed police...