The Harimau Muda coach had prepared his team well to deal with their opponents' tactics, while counterpart Salim Moin believes his side could have avoided conceding More »Razip Ismail not surprised by victory against Woodlands
Manila (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) - Malacanang has formed a team from the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (Meco) in Taipei to ensure protection for Filipino workers in Taiwan after reports of harassment and attacks by Taiwanese angry over the fatal shooting of one of their fishermen by Philippine coast guards last week. More »Philippines urges Taiwan to protect Filipino workers
By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held out the prospect on Sunday of further Israeli strikes inside Syria, pledging to act to prevent advanced weapons from reaching Hezbollah and other militant groups. Although Israel has not publicly taken sides in the civil war between Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and rebels trying to topple him, Western and Israeli sources say it has launched air strikes in Syria to destroy weapons it believed were destined for Lebanon's Hezbollah. ... More »Netanyahu takes aim at weapons "leakage" in Syria
Manila (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) - The recently concluded 2013 automated elections were worse than the 2010 exercise because of the bigger number of errors and the "arbitrary and highly irregular decisions" which compromised the elections' credibility and transparency, according to a poll watchdog group. More »Watchdog says 2013 Philippine elections worse than 2010
Iran is tightening control of the Internet ahead of next month's presidential election, mindful of violent street protests that social networkers inspired last time around over claims of fraud, users and experts say. More »Internet in 'coma' as Iran election looms
Exuberant Copenhageners braved the chill Sunday to celebrate Eurovision Song Contest winner Emmelie de Forest in Denmark's iconic Tivoli Gardens amusement park. More »Eurovision winner gets triumphant welcome in Denmark
CANNES, France (AP) — Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival: More »Hot off the press: Seen and heard in Cannes
Japan's earnings season has drawn to a close with the sharply weaker yen helping inflate profits at some of the nation's top exporters, but, some commentators warn, the drop is not all good news. More »Weak yen helps drive Japan earnings, but no cure-all
Yahoo Japan Corp. has said it suspects up to 22 million user IDs may have been stolen during an unauthorised attempt to access the administrative system of its Yahoo! Japan portal. More »Yahoo Japan suspects 22 million IDs stolen
Defending champion Nicolas Colsaerts crashed out of the Volvo World Match Play Championship on Saturday after being forced to play out of a toilet. More »That's incovenient as Colsaerts hopes go down toilet
Tunisian security forces deployed in strength on Saturday to head off clashes after Salafist movement Ansar al-Sharia called on its hardline Islamist supporters to defy a government ban on its annual congress. More »Tunisia ups security as Salafists vow to defy ban
Singer reportedly wrote her song "Sorry" for her ex-boyfriend Aron, who is in jail for drug peddling More »Michelle Chen writes song for ex
US officials opened an investigation into a rush-hour collision between two commuter trains that injured more than 70 passengers and severed a key rail link. More »Probe opened into US train crash, major disruption seen
By Hamid Shalizi KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai plans to discuss potential arms deals with Indian officials during a trip to New Delhi this week, officials said, at a time when tensions are running high on Afghanistan's disputed border with Pakistan. Kabul's overtures to New Delhi are likely to rile Islamabad where a new government led by two-time prime minister Nawaz Sharif is set to take office soon, promising improved ties with India. ... More »Afghanistan's Karzai seeks Indian military aid amid tensions with Pakistan
Nigeria's military on Saturday imposed a 24-hour curfew in parts of a northeastern city as soldiers pressed on with a campaign against Boko Haram Islamists that has sent people fleeing from their homes. More »Nigeria imposes curfew in campaign against Islamists
Singer-songwriter stressed that he never married model Jian Baoshan, let alone divorced her More »David Tao denies marriage & divorce
Miley Cyrus is said to be partying through the pain of the "betrayal" she feels from Liam Hemsworth's family. More »Miley Cyrus 'feeling betrayed'
With the Beatles ringing in his ears and tears in his eyes, David Beckham said that his starring role in Paris Saint-Germain's French title party was the last chapter of his colourful career. More »Tearful Beckham bids farewell to Paris and career
Late Argentine dictator General Jorge Videla will be buried without revealing what happened to the tens of thousands who "disappeared" during his rule, rights groups said Saturday. More »Argentina ex-dictator takes secrets to the grave
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Saturday he welcomed a US-Russian peace initiative to end Syria's civil war but had no plans to resign, in an interview with an Argentine newspaper. More »Assad tells Argentine newspaper he won't step down