Typhoon Melor Hits Japan, Downgraded To Tropical Storm

Typhoon Melor made a landfall in Japan today. It was weakened and downgraded to "tropical storm" as a result. Melor is now moving north-east of Japan and into the sea. According to the latest Joint Typhoon Warning...

Protect Act: Operation Twisted Traveler Nabs 3 Sex Tourism Creeps

In 2003 the US enacted the Protect Act designed to prosecute US citizens who travel to other nations to engage in sex with children. Known as "sex tourism," travel to other countries by pedophiles who want to...

Typhoon Morakot Reaches South-East China, Prompts Evacuations

Typhoon Morakot reached south-east China on Sunday, prompting mass evacuations. One million people were ordered to evacuate just hours before the typhoon made a landfall in the province of Fujian. The preliminary...

Baby Among New Sufferers As Malaysia Swine Flu Cases Jump 4 Times

Malaysia swine flu sufferers has jumped fourfold within one week. And today,it jumped further by another 11 new cases,including a toddler,aged 19 months. Among the earlier confirmed cases is a six-month-old baby...

Swine Flu Rampage

The influenza A(H1N1) virus has gone on a rampage resulting in the closure of four Malaysian primary schools and classes in three other schools.Tonight at 8p.m. Malaysian time,TV 7 reported SRK Assunta 1 and Seri...

Typhoon Driven Tropical Storm Hits Northeast Coast of Philippines

A tropical storm has battered farmlands on the northeasten coast of the Phillipines.  The typhoon caused a series of landslides in a coastal village in Maganelles killing at least 11 people including two children.  Nine of the 11 bodies were recovered as rescue...

APEC ministers meet in Lima

While Peru struggles to control violence that started just few days ago, it also prepares to hold the Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Lima over the weekend. "Twelve issues are to be...

Philippine congressman dies in a bomb blast

A powerful bomb which investigators believed was planted in a motorcycle parked along congressman Wahab Akbar car, exploded and killed him and his driver in Manila. The blast also destroyed one side of the House of Representatives.In the latest reports, police have found a...

Global survey says US cannot be trusted

The US cannot be trusted in its self-styled role as global policeman according to a survey of countries that represent 56% of the world's population.This from a US based survey group called The Chicago Council on...

Mayon spewing lava and gas

"LEGAZPI, Philippines -- Fresh deposits of searing gas, rocks and ash have been found on the Philippines' restive Mayon volcano, and scientists warned Tuesday that more of the destructive flows are likely. Brief...

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