The Australian 'Time to talk to Taliban' | A KEY adviser and cousin of Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has warned that fighting in the strife-torn country could drag on for 10 years or more unless the insurgent Taliban are politically eng... (photo: AP Photo )
The Australian Qantas deserts price-fix executive | COLLEAGUES of a former Qantas executive facing an eight-month jail term for his part in an international freight cartel have accused the airline of leaving him "like a shag on a rock" to face the US... (photo: Public domain photo)
The Manila Times GMA pitches birth control vs. rice crisis | Birth control and friendly ties with the world's top rice exporters will help the Philippines survive soaring food prices, President Gloria Arroyo said on Friday. | "We are challenged to promote bir... (photo: OPS/NIB-Rey Baniquet)
The Manila Times Myanmar 'not ready' to receive foreign aid workers | YANGON: Myanmar said on Friday it was not ready to let in foreign aid workers, rejecting international pressure to allow experts into the isolated nation where disease and starvation are stalking cy... (photo: US Marine Corp / Cpl. Peter R. Miller) DiseaseMyanmarNationPeoplePhotos
The Manila Times Myanmar cyclone survivors starving | BANGKOK: Desperate survivors of the Myanmar cyclone are facing serious | health worries one week after the disaster, with everything from disease to snakebites putting ... (photo: AP / Pavel Rahman) BangkokHealthMyanmarPeoplePhotos
The Australian Grevillea robusta | Sap is pouring like candle wax from one spot on the trunk of my otherwise healthy Grevillea robusta. Why? What should I do? | (Harry Armytage, Canberra) | This is the t... (photo: Public Domain ) EnvironmentFlowersInsectsNaturePhotos
