1 - 10 of 78 results by "AP "

  1. 1. news | 16 May 2013

    Singapore church in pop star scandal

    By AP

    » SINGAPORE - The long-anticipated corruption trial of six church leaders accused of embezzling more than 50 million Singapore dollars to fund the pop music career of the wife of their evangelical movement's founder i...

  2. 2. news | 16 May 2013

    Vietnam TV drops BBC and CNN

    By AP

    » HANOI - A Vietnamese satellite TV provider stopped broadcasting foreign channels including the BBC and CNN on Thursday, citing a law that foreign governments are warning could leave the country without access to internat...

  3. 3. news | 16 May 2013

    Vietnam to produce lethal injections

    By AP

    » HANOI - Vietnam has issued a new law allowing domestically produced chemicals to be used in lethal injections, a change that should enable it to resume the currently stalled executions of more than 530 people on death ro...

  4. 4. news | 15 May 2013

    Rohingya resist cyclone evacuation

    By TIM SULLIVAN, Associated Press

    » A massive evacuation to clear low-lying camps ahead of a cyclone has run into a potentially deadly snag: Many members of the displaced Rohingya minority living there have refused to leave because they do not trust Myanma...

  5. 5. news | 15 May 2013

    4 dead in Indonesian mine collapse

    By AP

    » TIMIKA, Indonesia - Rescuers have found four bodies and rescued 10 of the dozens trapped underground after a tunnel caved in at a giant US-owned gold and copper mine in eastern Indonesia, police said Wednesday.

  6. 6. news | 14 May 2013

    Obama deals with two scandals

    By AP

    » WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama tried to swat down a pair of brewing controversies Monday (US time).

  7. 7. news | 12 May 2013

    Violence, fraud worry Philippine polls

    By AP

    » Philippine officials say despite scattered killings and fears of fraud, congressional and local elections on Monday are expected to be relatively peaceful after authorities took drastic steps to prevent any chaos.

  8. 8. news | 12 May 2013

    Refugees face uncertain future as Myanmar opens up

    By DENIS D GRAY, Associated Press

    » Since the day she was born, 20-year-old Naw Lawnadoo has known almost nothing of the world beyond the fence and guard posts that hem her in with 45,000 others — ethnic minorities from Myanmar and those like her who were ...

  9. 9. news | 09 May 2013

    China film director 'has too many kids'

    By LOUISE WATT, Associated Press

    » Chinese authorities are investigating whether one of China's top film directors has fathered seven children in violation of the country's strict family planning laws, state media and a local official said Thursda...

  10. 10. news | 09 May 2013

    US charges 'bribes for visas' case

    By AP

    » LOS ANGELES - Four US law enforcement officers were charged with accepting cash, a TV, and plane tickets to Thailand among bribes dating back more than a decade to help dozens of foreigners enter the country, authorities...

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