http://en.redtram.com/ channelnewsasia.com Copyright (c) 2009 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:56:59 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 149210 | US says N. Korea agrees to discuss uranium enrichment http://en.redtram.com/go/236315077/top100/ 236315077 WASHINGTON : US envoy Stephen Bosworth said Wednesday that North Korea agreed -- during his visit to Pyongyang last week -- to discuss its uranium enrichment program whenever nuclear disarmament talks resume. Bosworth, who US officials say handed the North Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:10:48 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236315077/top100/ 149210 | Pakistan Supreme Court throws out corruption amnesty http://en.redtram.com/go/236315066/top100/ 236315066 ISLAMABAD : Pakistan's Supreme Court threw out an amnesty Wednesday shielding senior government figures from prosecution, opening the door for corruption cases to be brought against the president's allies. Although President Asif Ali Zardari was a beneficiary of the amnesty, Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:10:28 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236315066/top100/ 149210 | Relations with Thai govt cannot be normal, says Cambodian PM http://en.redtram.com/go/236315055/top100/ 236315055 PHNOM PENH : Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Wednesday that foundering relations with Thailand would not be normalised until Bangkok's current government was voted out of office. Relations between the countries, which have fought a string of deadly gunbattles Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:10:01 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236315055/top100/ 149210 | Philippines detains Abu Sayyaf co-founder http://en.redtram.com/go/236315041/top100/ 236315041 MANILA : The Philippines announced on Wednesday that one of the co-founders of the Al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf extremist group had been arrested after being detained at Jakarta airport for using a false passport. Indonesian authorities picked up Abdul Basir Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:09:33 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236315041/top100/ 149210 | Taiwanese choose "Hope" as word of the year for 2009 http://en.redtram.com/go/236315031/top100/ 236315031 TAIPEI: After an extensive vote by the public, Taiwan has chosen the word "Hope" as the word of the year for 2009. Among some 58,000 voters, more than 5,400 opted for the word "Pan" to reflect their hope and expectations. Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:09:03 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236315031/top100/ 149210 | Japan delays decision on relocating US marines in Okinawa http://en.redtram.com/go/236315023/top100/ 236315023 SHIMODA, Japan : A top US defence official has described as "unfortunate", Japan's delay of a decision on relocating US marines in Okinawa. The US was informed of the decision on Tuesday by the Japanese foreign minister. The move has Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:08:37 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236315023/top100/ 149210 | At least 14 killed in South Korean bus crash http://en.redtram.com/go/236315013/top100/ 236315013 SEOUL - At least 14 elderly people were killed and 17 injured Wednesday when their bus plunged off a mountain road in South Korea, a report said. The 31 victims were on their way home from a spa visit to Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:08:18 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236315013/top100/ 149210 | Vietnam asks China to return seized fishing boats http://en.redtram.com/go/236315007/top100/ 236315007 HANOI : Vietnam has asked China to return fishing boats and equipment it says were seized in waters around the disputed Paracel archipelago. The request on Tuesday followed Vietnam's expression of concern last week over regional tensions in the South Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:08:02 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236315007/top100/ 149210 | Lava flow from Philippine volcano continues http://en.redtram.com/go/236314997/top100/ 236314997 LEGASPI, Philippines : Lava poured down the Philippines' Mayon volcano Wednesday as experts warned it could erupt for months, meaning thousands of villagers will spend Christmas in crowded evacuation centres. Five small explosions were detected from Mayon on Wednesday morning, Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:07:33 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236314997/top100/ 149210 | NKorea's Kim raps foreign hairstyles http://en.redtram.com/go/236314992/top100/ 236314992 SEOUL : A campaign in communist North Korea against untidy and foreign hairstyles was launched on the orders of leader Kim Jong-Il, a South Korean welfare group says. Official media in the isolated state said last month that men should Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:07:00 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236314992/top100/ 149210 | UN-backed court issues first Khmer Rouge genocide charges http://en.redtram.com/go/236314986/top100/ 236314986 PHNOM PENH : Cambodia's UN-backed war crimes court has for the first time issued genocide charges against two leaders of the brutal Khmer Rouge regime, a tribunal spokesman said Wednesday. Former Khmer Rouge number two Nuon Chea and foreign minister Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:06:33 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236314986/top100/ 149210 | Australia defends controversial Web filter http://en.redtram.com/go/236314973/top100/ 236314973 SYDNEY: Australia on Wednesday dismissed as "baseless" claims it was proposing a China-style plan for mandatory filtering of the internet and denied the system could be abused to silence free speech. Communications Minister Stephen Conroy hit back at criticism of Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:06:07 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236314973/top100/ 149210 | Japan PM under fire over delay in US base row http://en.redtram.com/go/236314962/top100/ 236314962 TOKYO: Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama came under fire on Wednesday for delaying a decision on moving a controversial US air base in a row the government admitted has damaged ties with key ally Washington. Hatoyama on Tuesday defied US Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:05:33 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236314962/top100/ 149210 | North Korea reportedly to temporarily ban foreigners http://en.redtram.com/go/236314953/top100/ 236314953 SEOUL: North Korea plans to temporarily ban foreigners from entering the country, a move that could herald a visit by leader Kim Jong-Il to neighbouring China, a report said on Wednesday. South Korea's Chosun Ilbo newspaper, citing North Korean sources Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:05:02 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236314953/top100/ 149210 | Philippine volcano crisis could last for months http://en.redtram.com/go/236314942/top100/ 236314942 LEGASPI, Philippines: Lava poured down the Philippines' Mayon volcano Wednesday as government experts warned it could erupt for months, meaning thousands of villagers will spend Christmas in evacuation centres. Five small explosions were detected from Mayon on Wednesday morning, the Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:04:41 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236314942/top100/ 149210 | Myanmar's Suu Kyi in rare talks with party elders http://en.redtram.com/go/236314933/top100/ 236314933 YANGON: Myanmar's government on Wednesday allowed detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to meet with elderly members of her party in a rare concession by the military regime, an official said. The democracy icon was taken to a state Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:04:15 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236314933/top100/ 149210 | Envoy delivered Obama's letter to NKorean leader http://en.redtram.com/go/236314924/top100/ 236314924 WASHINGTON: US envoy Stephen Bosworth delivered a letter from President Barack Obama to North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il during his visit to the country last week, the Washington Post reported. The White House and State Department confirmed the existence of Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:03:58 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236314924/top100/ 149210 | Australia braces for severe cyclone, extreme heat http://en.redtram.com/go/236314910/top100/ 236314910 SYDNEY: A severe tropical cyclone was gathering force off Australia's northwest coast Wednesday, forcing residents to take shelter as it unleashed highly destructive winds, officials said. The remote Western Australia community of Kuri Bay, north of Broome, was placed on Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:03:29 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236314910/top100/ 149210 | Vietnam's defence minister meets key US senators http://en.redtram.com/go/236314899/top100/ 236314899 WASHINGTON: Vietnam's defence minister, making a rare visit to the United States, met on Tuesday with a key US Senator who called ties between the two former war foes "very important". General Phung Quang Thanh met with Democratic Senator Jim Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:03:16 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236314899/top100/ 149210 | Fiji counts the cost of deadly cyclone http://en.redtram.com/go/236314887/top100/ 236314887 SUVA: Fiji started counting the cost on Wednesday of a cyclone that killed at least three people and wrought havoc across the South Pacific nation, officials said. Cyclone Mick, the first of the summer cyclone season in the region, swept Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:02:50 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236314887/top100/