Yahoo! Asia News Home - Yahoo! - Help - My Yahoo!

 News Home 
 Photo Gallery 
 News via WAP 
Top Stories Asia-Pacific World Business Technology People & Entertainment Sports Travel
 World - AFP
Y! Chat Chat Rooms
·Global Chat - what's your take on world events
·Politics - exchange views on the affairs of the state
·Economic Forum - talk about the state of Asian economies
·Sports Stadium - what's the latest sports action
·Regional Room - meet people from the around Asia

Y! Message Boards
·Newsroom - discuss regional news
·Discuss issues in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand
·Hot topics - see what others are discussing

Y! Yahoo! Categories
·News and Media
·Internet Broadcasts
·Magazines
·Newspapers
·Radio
·Television

World Yahoo! News
·Yahoo! Argentina (Spanish)
·Yahoo! Aust & NZ (English)
·Yahoo! Brazil (Portugese)
·Yahoo! Canada (English)
·Yahoo! Canada (French)
·Yahoo! China (GB Chinese)
·Yahoo! Chinese (GB Chinese)
·Yahoo! Denmark (Danish)
·Yahoo! Espaņol (Spanish)
·Yahoo! France (French)
·Yahoo! Germany (German)
·Yahoo! H.K. (Big5 Chinese)
·Yahoo! India (English)
·Yahoo! Italy (Italian)
·Yahoo! Japan (Japanese)
·Yahoo! Taiwan (Big5 Chinese)
·Yahoo! Mexico (Spanish)
·Yahoo! Norway (Norwegian)
·Yahoo! Spain (Spanish)
·Yahoo! Sweden (Swedish)
·Yahoo! UK & Ireland (English)
·Yahoo! Korea (Korean)
·Yahoo! Singapore (English)
·Yahoo! U.S. (English)

  AFP  ·  Reuters  ·  AP
Latest Stories:
Battle to reach survivors of deadly German ice rink collapse
BAD REICHENHALL, Germany (AFP) - Rescue workers searched frantically for survivors in the debris of a collapsed ice rink in the German Alps as police raised the death toll to at least 10, many of them children.
(AFP ) - Jan 3, 6:28 pm
Russia restores full gas to Europe, as war of words with Ukraine rages
MOSCOW (AFP) - Russia moved to restore gas supplies to European nations after key markets felt the squeeze from a price war with Ukraine that has shown no signs of abating.
(AFP ) - Jan 3, 6:09 pm
NKorea reaffirms no six-way talks under US sanctions
SEOUL (AFP) - Stalinist North Korea reaffirmed it would not resume six-nation nuclear disarmament talks unless the United States lifts sanctions imposed for alleged counterfeiting and money laundering.
(AFP ) - Jan 3, 5:50 pm
Rescuers hunt for Indonesian flood victims as toll rises to 57
JEMBER, Indonesia (AFP) - Rescue workers are picking through debris and mud Tuesday searching for victims of flash floods that inundated villages in Indonesia's East Java, as the death toll rose to 57.
(AFP ) - Jan 3, 1:43 pm
Cambodia opting for Myanmar-style repression tactics
PHNOM PENH (AFP) - Cambodia is mimicking Myanmar's repressive tactics with its arrest of two prominent rights leaders, Human Rights Watch said, joining a chorus of international criticism over a flurry of defamation cases in the kingdom.
(AFP ) - Jan 3, 6:32 pm
Heavy snows hit quake survivors in Indian Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India (AFP) - Survivors of October's killer earthquake spent a second sleepless night as continued heavy snowfall collapsed tents and makeshift shelters in Indian-controlled Kashmir.
(AFP ) - Jan 3, 3:48 pm
Tigers say five students shot dead by Sri Lankan troops
COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels accused troops of shooting dead five Tamil students in the restive northeastern port town of Trincomalee.
(AFP ) - Jan 3, 6:43 pm
Yemeni forces tighten siege to try to free Italian hostages
SANAA (AFP) - Yemeni forces have tightened their siege of a tribal area, vowing to secure the release of five Italian hostages whom their captors had threatened to kill in the event of an attack.
(AFP ) - Jan 3, 4:46 pm
Russia seeks to restore gas flow to Europe amid price row with Ukraine
MOSCOW (AFP) - Russia is attempting to restore normal supplies of natural gas to European nations, but its politically-charged gas price row with Ukraine showed no signs of abating.
(AFP ) - Jan 3, 1:37 pm
Britain's Home Office to investigate visa-for-sex claims
LONDON (AFP) - Britain's interior ministry has launched an investigation into a report that some immigration officers gave favourable treatment to attractive and compliant women, the Sun newspaper reports.
(AFP ) - Jan 3, 1:31 pm

 Earlier Stories:
 ·Ivory Coast military repel attack on major base
(AFP ) - Jan 3, 11:38 am
 ·Death toll from Indonesian floods rises to 51
(AFP ) - Jan 3, 11:34 am
 ·Five dead after roof collapse in German Alps, two killed in avalanche
(AFP ) - Jan 3, 5:29 am
 ·13 US coal miners trapped after underground explosion
(AFP ) - Jan 3, 3:31 am
 ·Syria to try Khaddam for treason, corruption
(AFP ) - Jan 3, 3:15 am
 ·Suicide bomber targets Iraqi police recruits
(AFP ) - Jan 3, 3:13 am
 ·At least three dead in ice rink roof collapse in German Alps
(AFP ) - Jan 3, 2:42 am
 ·Russia-Ukraine gas crisis sends chill across Europe
(AFP ) - Jan 3, 2:33 am
 ·Maoist rebels declare end to four-month unilateral ceasefire
(AFP ) - Jan 3, 2:24 am
 ·Europe feels pinch as Russia-Ukraine gas crisis deepens
(AFP ) - Jan 3, 12:52 am
 ·Europe feels pinch as Russia-Ukraine gas row deepens
(AFP ) - Jan 2, 8:41 pm
 ·Flash floods kill at least 26 in Indonesia
(AFP ) - Jan 2, 4:31 pm
 ·Rain, snow disrupt Pakistan quake relief
(AFP ) - Jan 2, 2:56 pm
 ·US contractor pays Sunni religious scholars: report
(AFP ) - Jan 2, 1:51 pm
 ·Ship delay slows final Aceh police withdrawal
(AFP ) - Jan 2, 12:07 pm
 ·Moscow's muscle-flexing could benefit Kiev after gas cut: analysts
(AFP ) - Jan 2, 10:18 am
 ·Russian nuclear proposal has 'serious problems': Iran
(AFP ) - Jan 2, 6:25 am
 ·Former top US justice official objected to Bush spy program
(AFP ) - Jan 2, 6:23 am
 ·Car bombs, fuel riots usher in New Year in Iraq
(AFP ) - Jan 2, 3:46 am
 ·Palestinian militants kidnap Italian, end truce
(AFP ) - Jan 2, 12:52 am
 ·Ukrainian leader calls for Moscow to return to negotiating table
(AFP ) - Jan 2, 12:14 am
 ·Minister: Austria will be "vitamin boost" for EU
(AFP ) - Jan 1, 10:54 pm
 ·Kibaki says Kenya faces 'famine,' 'national disaster'
(AFP ) - Jan 1, 10:06 pm
 ·Palestinian factions end year-long truce
(AFP ) - Jan 1, 8:55 pm
 ·Ukraine confirms Russia reducing gas supply
(AFP ) - Jan 1, 8:39 pm


Top Stories Asia-Pacific World Business Technology People & Entertainment Sports Travel


Copyright © 2005 AFP. All rights reserved. All information displayed in this section (dispatches, photographs, logos) are protected by intellectual property rights owned by Agence France-Presse. As a consequence you may not copy, reproduce, modify, transmit, publish, display or in any way commercially exploit any of the contents of this section without the prior written consent of Agence France-Presses.

Copyright © 2006 Yahoo! Pte Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - Community - Help