Malaysia's got the 'Imam factor'
| An Islamic reality TV show that made its contestants counsel promiscuous teenagers and bury corpses named a 26-year-old mosque prayer leader as Malaysia's top role model for young Muslims. | Pr...
Better Conditions Needed In Kyrgyzstan
Sunday, 1 August 2010, 3:27 pm | Press Release: United Nations | Better Conditions Needed In Kyrgyzstan To Help 75,000 People Still Uprooted – UN | New York, Jul 27 2010 12:10PM | The United Na...
More Haitian Children To Be Vaccinated
Sunday, 1 August 2010, 3:24 pm | Press Release: United Nations | More Haitian Children To Be Vaccinated In UN-Backed Campaign | New York, Jul 27 2010 12:10PM | The United Nations and its partners are ...
One Week To Go To ITF World Congress In Mexico
Sunday, 1 August 2010, 3:21 pm | Press Release: International Transport Workers Federation | One Week To Go To ITF World Congress In Mexico City | The world congress of the ITF (International Transpor...
Massive Bomb Hits Central Gaza City, Injuring 17
Sunday, 1 August 2010, 2:49 pm | Press Release: International Solidarity Movement | Massive Bomb Hits Central Gaza City, Injuring 17 | Gaza City, Gaza Strip | 31 July 2010 | At around 11:30pm last nig...
Hindus Laud UN For Making Safe Water A Human Right
Sunday, 1 August 2010, 2:31 pm | Opinion: Rajan Zed | Hindus Laud United Nations For Declaring Safe Drinking Water As Human Right | Hindus have applauded United Nations (UN) General Assembly for decla...
Mosque prayer leader wins Malaysia hit reality TV show's search for young Muslim role model
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — An Islamic reality TV show that made its contestants counsel promiscuous teenagers and bury corpses has named a 26-year-old mosque prayer leader as Malaysia's top r...
Ecuador Sets Major Rainforest, Climate Precedent
Sunday, 1 August 2010, 2:26 pm | Press Release: Ecological Internet | VICTORY: Ecuador Sets Major Rainforest And Climate Protection Precedent | It is reported Ecuador will be compensated for leaving o...
Children Most Vulnerable In Pakistan Floods
Sunday, 1 August 2010, 2:03 pm | Press Release: UNICEF NZ | Children Most Vulnerable In Pakistan Flood Disaster -- UNICEF | Wellington, 1 September, 2010. – The UN Children’s Fund is res...
All Quiet On The Eastern Front
Sunday, 1 August 2010, 1:33 pm | Press Release: Gush Shalom | All Quiet On The Eastern Front | PEOPLE ENDOWED with sensitive political ears were startled this week by two words, which, so it seemed, e...
Malaysia TV Completes Quest for Muslim Role Model
The Associated Press | By SEAN YOONG Associated Press Writer | KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia August 1, 2010 (AP) | Muhammad Asyraf Mohd Ridzuan, contestant of the reality TV show "Imam Muda" or "Young Leader...
Pakistan Floods: The Response Has Been Slow
Sunday, 1 August 2010, 12:16 pm | Press Release: Pakistani Australian Federation | Pakistan Floods: The Response Of Disaster Management Cells And Authorities Has Been Slow Says PAF | 31 July 2010 | Sy...
Fiji Media Watch Maps Plan
Sunday, 1 August 2010, 12:46 pm | Press Release: Pacific Media Watch | Fiji Media Watch Maps Plan | By Geraldine Panapasa | SUVA (The Fiji Times/Pacific Media Watch): Civil society organisation Fiji M...
UN Officials Mourn Seminar Participants Killed
Sunday, 1 August 2010, 12:35 pm | Press Release: United Nations | UN Officials Mourn Five Seminar Participants Killed In Accident In Jordan | New York, Jul 31 2010 4:10PM | Two senior United Nations o...
UN Agency Adds New Sites To World Heritage List
Sunday, 1 August 2010, 12:30 pm | Press Release: United Nations | UN Agency Adds Two New Sites To The World Heritage List | New York, Jul 31 2010 1:10PM | Two new sites -- the Central Highlands of Sri...
Fijilive Still Offline After Questioning Of Editor
Sunday, 1 August 2010, 12:20 pm | Press Release: Pacific Media Watch | Fijilive Still Offline After Questioning Of News Editor | SUVA (Fiji Broadcasting Corporation/Pacific Media Watch): Leading indep...
Sarawakian duo get death sentence for murdering Chinese worker
| SINGAPORE: Two Sarawakian men who bashed to death a Chinese national while robbing him, were convicted of murder and sentenced to the mandatory death penalty. | Jabing Kho had struck Cao Ruyin, a co...
Super Najib goes it alone
| Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's image and personal appeal has grown over the last one year and the opinion is that he is taking the country in the right direction but his own party and the ruling coali...
Junior level diplomats knocking on the doors
| THEY are the negotiators, operators, behind-the-scene people or strategists. We know them as diplomats. | Most work quietly in the background and very few enjoy the limelight. | Some like to impress...
Jho Low, love him or hate him
| Malaysians, and the world, will continue to hear about Low Taek Jho if his present flamboyant lifestyle continues. | LET'S admit it - a lot of us would like to be in the shoes of businessman Jho Low...