A crowded bus plunged into a river bank in central Vietnam, killing 34 people and injuring 21 others in one of the country's deadliest road accidents.
2012-05-18 10:54
Bus plunges into Vietnam river bank; 34 killed
2012-05-18 10:54
Oil hovers near $93 as trader mull Europe turmoil
Oil prices hovered near $93 a barrel Thursday in Asia as traders mulled whether concern over Europe's debt crisis justifies extending a sharp sell-off during the last two weeks.
2012-05-18 10:54
Asia stock markets sink on US, Europe worries
Asian stocks dived Friday after discouraging U.S. economic reports unnerved investors already worried about the stability of the 17-country euro currency union.
2012-05-18 10:54
Philippines stops protest trip to disputed shoal
Philippine President Benigno Aquino told protesters to abort plans to sail Friday to a disputed South China Sea shoal also claimed by China, the leader of the group said.
2012-05-18 10:54
Myanmar president feeling ill, resting at home
Myanmar's President Thein Sein was resting at his home in Yangon on Friday after military doctors paid a house call but an adviser said his condition was "nothing to worry about."
2012-05-18 10:54
N. Korea denies jamming GPS of civilian aircraft
North Korea on Friday denied it had jammed the GPS systems of hundreds of civilian aircraft and ships in South Korea, accusing the South of using problems with navigation equipment to smear the North.
2012-05-18 10:54
Japanese whalers leave for Pacific
A pair of Japanese whaling vessels left Friday for the northwestern Pacific aiming to catch 260 whales for "scientific research", a fisheries ministry official said.
2012-05-18 10:54
'Free-falling' Indian rupee hits new lows
The Indian rupee plumbed new depths on Friday, sinking to a record low against the dollar for the third successive day amid turmoil on global markets.
2012-05-18 10:54
Japan snubs Fiji strongman for Pacific island meet
Japan has not invited Fijian strongman Voreqe Bainimarama to a major Pacific leaders' forum next week, the foreign ministry said Friday, amid concerns his reforms have not gone far enough.
2012-05-18 10:54
Park keen to stay at Man United
Manchester United's South Korean midfielder Park Ji-Sung has expressed his desire to stay on at the English Premier League giants despite an uncertain future at Old Trafford.
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