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NoyNoy Aquino Chances for "Noynoy" Aquino Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Iran in trouble Iran closes down office of reformer Karoubi-report Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Plot to blow up jets Three guilty of transatlantic jet bombing plot Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | G20 G20 aims at bank pay and capital Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Japan newcomers Political newcomers bring fresh blood to Japan government Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Urumqi unrest Bizarre syringe attacks in Urumqi as ethnic unrest flares in China's Xinjiang province Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Obama Afghan Pakistan policy No preference for second round in Afghan vote, says Holbrooke Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Indonesia quake victim What Indonesia will do to help the quake victims Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Indonesia terror network Indonesia terror network 'larger than thought' Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | India nuclear debate India caught in raging nuclear debate Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Landslide win for DPJ Japan Democrats take power, tough challenges loom Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Thailand new security law Thailand passes a new security law Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Ted Kennedy Ted Kennedy: liberal lion of US politics Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Japan polls forecast Japan finance minister warns of opposition landslide Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | North Korea overture Officials say North Korea must scrap nukes despite peace overture Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Lockerbie bomber release Lockerbie bomber sent home to Libya to die Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Australia Sino relations Latest on Australia-China relations Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | H1N1 Vaccines Latest on H1N1 vaccines Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | China climate policy China signals long-term plans to curb greenhouse gases Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Afghan elections Taliban directly threatens Afghan polls Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Thai red shirt protest Thai "red shirts" rally, seek pardon for Thaksin Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Political dynasties Political dynasties in Japan. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Australia climate change Australia parliament rejects carbon trade plan Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Noordin Mohammad Top Where is terror mastermind Noordin Mohammad Top? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Myanmar update ASEAN expresses 'deep disappointment' over Suu Kyi verdict Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Myanmar Verdict: Aung San Syu Ki Trial Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Mehsud death Will Mehsud's death demoralise his fighters? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Clinton North Korea mission May it signal warmer Washington-Pyongyang's relations? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Australia terrorism Australia intensifies war against terrorism Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | clinton nkor Clinton, US journalists leave North Korea after pardon Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | CO2 Reducing CO2 Emissions - Technology has little to do with it. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Corazon Aquino Corazon Aquino Legacy Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Armitage Former Deputy US Sec of State Richard Armitage - Whats in store for US & Asia? 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Is the jury still out? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Moon 40th anniversary of the moon landing/ Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Indon blasts 9 killed, 50 wounded in Jakarta hotel blasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Iran collapse Ahmadinejad rival warns of Iran regime collapse Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Uighurs Al-Qaeda calls to avenge Uighurs victims Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Australia China spats on Rio Tinto case Australian PM raises stakes in China spy case Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | North Korea leader ill North Korea leader Kim has life-threatening cancer Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Japan polls Change likely as Japan PM calls poll Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | G8 and food crisis Part 2: The G8 & the global food crisis Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Food Crisis Part 1: The global food crisis Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Indonesia elections Indonesians go to the polls today to pick their President Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Comic New book is no laughing matter for CEO's Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Asos troubles Japan's Aso under pressure to call elections Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | China green dam China's Internet backdown lauded by firms, activists Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Thailand security Thailand to beef up security for regional forum Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Tackling haze issue Progress of Collaboration between Singapore and Indonesia to tackle haze issue Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | H1N1 Situation H1N1 situation in the region - How can we prevent the virus from spreading further? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Iran Britain Iran arrests British embassy staff for 'role in riots' Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Michael Jackson dead The self-styled King of Pop, Michael Jackson, has died at the age of 50. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | US climate bill US climate bill fight heats up as vote looms Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Terrorism situation in Indonesia Latest on terrorism situation in Indonesia Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | North Korean Ship A North Korean ship is suspected to carry nuclear parts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | UMNO UMNO-PAS unity talks: Cracks in Pakatan Rakyat coalition? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Iran mousavi Iran's Mousavi urges more protests Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Obama reforms Obama unveils regulatory overhaul plan Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Iran unrest Iran opposition set to hold new protests Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | US warns Nkor US warns North Korea Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Remittance pt2 Part 2: Migrant remittances and development in Asia Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Remittance pt1 Part 1: Migrant remittances and development in Asia Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Brown hangs on Brown hangs on to power Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Peshawar blast Blast in Peshawar hotel Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | southernthai Flare-up of violence in southern Thailand Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Bollywood How do you explain a Bollywood blockbuster? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | US and India Rapid strategic partnership between the US and India Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Geithner in China Geithner says global recession losing force Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Kim son North Korea's Kim moves to anoint youngest son as heir Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Indonesia presidential election Indonesia kicks off presidential election campaign Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | New Silk Road Will we see the historic Silk Route be restored to its former fame and glory? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Pakistan offensive against Taliban Bombs rock Pakistan's Peshawar, death toll rises to 15 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | WHO on H1N1 WHO to discuss with scientists pandemic criteria Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Pressure on Myanmar Obama calls for 'unconditional' release of Aung San Suu Kyi Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | North Korea US North Korea says US hostile, readies more rockets Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | North Korea nuclear test North Korea confirms second 'more powerful' nuclear test Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Suu Kyi trial ASEAN expresses 'grave concern' over Suu Kyi trial Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Tamil Tigers defeated Tamil Tigers completely defeated, says Sri Lankan President Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | India Congress India's triumphant Congress prepares for government Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Japan opposition Japan opposition party leadership race heats up Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Suu Kyi Trial Myanmar charges Suu Kyi with breaching detention conditions Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | India polls end India's election marathon at the finishing line Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Suzhou Industrial Park Part 4 Singaporeans in the SIP Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Sichuan quake One year on: Sichuan quake - Stories of survival Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Suzhou Industrial Park Part 3 The future Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Obama plan for Israel Obama meets Peres as US pushes two-state solution Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Suzhou Industrial Park Part 2 Dealing with the economic crisis Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Suzhou Industrial Park Part 1 15 years of development Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Nepal Political situation in Nepal Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Flu situation WHO on the latest flu situation Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Entrepreneurs Educating the Next Wave of Entrepreneurs Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | IVA Part 1: The International Volunteerism Association Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | US President Barack Obama US President Barack Obama's 100 days in office Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Threat to Pakistan Global concern as Taliban advance in Pakistan Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Swine flu World flu epidemic fear rises with new cases in US, Canada Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | India polls four women Four women to decide India's fate Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Sri Lanka end game Civilians flee Sri Lanka war zone as conflict nears endgame Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Karen Greenberg Karen Greenberg on her book Guantanamo's First 100 days Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | ICRC humanitarian effort Fears over civilian casualties as thousands flee Sri Lanka war zone Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Philippines charter Will Philippines try to change its constitution? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | India Election Independents India Election Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | China Navy capability China builds up its Navy capability Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Bangkok attack Thai anti-Thaksin leader wounded in assassination bid Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Pakistan Taliban deal Pakistani president approves sharia in Swat valley Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | North Korea North Korea quit six-nation disarmament talks Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Indians ready to vote India's diversity promises disjointed government Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Thai protesters end siege Thai protesters end Government House siege peacefully Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Thai protesters Clashes over Thai protesters Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | East Asia Summit East Asia Summit: What the leaders will talk about Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Indonesian election Islam-based vs Nationalist parties Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Printing and Publishing Whither the future of the printing press? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Indonesian election Non-voters & undecided voters in Indonesian election Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Thai protests Thai PM vows to keep order ahead of anti-govt protest Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Nkor missile launch UN unable to respond to North Korea's rocket launch Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Najib taking over Malaysian PM resigns in favour of deputy Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | G20 summit British PM says vital for G20 to act together Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Obama iran Obama's offer to Iran Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | UMNO poll Boost for next Malaysian PM as allies win top posts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Obama budget US House panel approves US$3.45 trillion budget Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | China China increases patrol on Spratlys Islands Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | UMNO UMNO general assembly Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Indonesia election Concerns on the economy Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | US economy US unveils 500-billion-dollar bank clean up Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | China coke veto China raises nationalist banner with Coke veto Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | China falling growth rate World Bank cuts China growth forecast to 6.5% Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Indonesian election Fighting corruption is a huge challenge Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Criminal candidates Drive to prevent candidates with criminal records from getting elected to parliament Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | AIG bonus outrage Outraged Obama goes after AIG bonus payments Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Pakistan reinstates top judge Pakistan reinstates sacked chief justice Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Thai pm Thai PM faces impeachment motion Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | zardaris woes Zardari under pressure Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | us russia ties US Russia pledge to improve relations Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Nkor combat North Korea on combat alert Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | China Taiwan China Taiwan ties Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | china growth china growth rate Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Clinton Middle East Clinton takes on Israeli-Palestinian diplomacy Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Lanka cricketers attacked Eight dead as Sri Lankan cricketers attacked in Pakistan: police Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Protectionism Asian and European leaders reject protectionism Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Bangladesh situation Bangladesh mutiny poses tough challenge for Sheikh Hasina Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Pakistan Taliban deal Pakistan's deal with Taliban causes concern Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Obama congress address Obama addresses Congress, nation on economy Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Red shirt protest Thai anti-govt group stages protest Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Haze problem Fire management in Indonesia Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Methadone maintenance programme Methadone maintenance programme to fight heroin addiction and prevent HIV/AIDS Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Indo election Indon elections: too many parties open possibility for money politics Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Japan Japan's Aso faces mounting problems amid recession Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Lao bombs Lao, most heavily bombed country in the world Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Asia Europe Asia Europe Co Operation Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | North Korea North Korea reportedly planning a long-range missile launch Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Australia bush fires Australian bush fires kill 130, dozens seriously injured Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Perak crisis Changing political scenario on Perak crisis Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Aceh Aceh party sparks controversy Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | World economic crisis US Congress debates stimulus plan Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Lanka conflict Sri Lanka to resume offensive after 'truce' lapses Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Nkor ties North Korea scraps accords with South Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Ferry service in Indonesia How safe is the ferry service in Indonesia? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Stimulus Package 800 Billion Stimulus Package Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Global recession Britain launches second bank rescue plan Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Obama foreign policy Part 2 Part 2: Barack Obma foreign policy ASIA Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Obama foreign policy Part 1 Part 1: Barack Obama foreign policy Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Gaza ceasefire Israel begins pullout as ceasefire takes hold. 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Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | World Wrap: Elections Two major elections caught our attention this year: those in Malaysia and the US. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | World Wrap: Financial crisis Three major crises which hit the international community. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | World Wrap: China Can the Beijing Olympics alone define 2008 for China? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | World Wrap: Asian Disasters Asian disasters of 2008 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Bayer Youth Environment Special 5: Youths making an environmental difference Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | New Terror Front Is the war on terror opening a new front in the East? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Bayer Environment Special 4: Bayer - balancing profits and the environment Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Germany Recycling Environment Special 3: Germany - a nation of recyclers Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | US Indonesia Will Barack Obama usher in major changes in relations between the US and Indonesia? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Eco German Govt Environment Special 2: Germany's green revolution Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Mumbai Aftermath Will politicians be able to take a united stand against terror? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Environment Environment Special 1: The environment cannot wait Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Mumbai Attacks Part2 Surya Gangadharan explained if this is the worst terror attack India has faced so far. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Mumbai Attacks Part1 Shabana Azmi tells more about the situation in what known as India's "City of dreams" Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Mumbai strikes in Mumbai Part2 Surya Gangadharan tells more about the terror strikes on India's commercial capital Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Terror strikes in Mumbai Part1 Rahul Bedi tells more about the attacks that have sent shockwaves through the nation Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Bangkok showdown Anti-government protesters lay siege to Bangkok airport Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Piracy Piracy threatens world shipping routes Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Obama team Obama picks his team Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Thai protestors Thai protestors plan major rally on Sunday Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | CSR C.S.R is more important than ever Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | US Iraq sign pact US, Iraq sign pact to pull troops out in 3 years Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | G20 Summit G20 leaders promise to keep markets open Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | CIG feature The Clinton Global Initiative Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Bush Finance summit Bush to urge fixing of financial system Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Chen Shui Bian Taiwan ex-president arrested in laundering probe Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Obama meets Bush Obama holds talks with Bush Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Bali Bombers Bali bombers executed Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Obama Congress Democrats surge to new gains in US Congress Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Obama foreign policy Obama foreign policy Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Obama Victory Obama wins historic victory Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Patten on US The US should take multilateral approach, says Patten Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Obama hispanic Economy Does It for Obama through the Hispanics Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | India terror attacks Police question suspects after India blasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Recession Markets struggle amid recession fears Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | US Foreign Policy Candidates and foreign policy Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | First Ladies Cindy vs Michelle - What will they bring to the White House? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Barack Obama Obama holds 10-points lead in US presidential race Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | India moon mission India launches unmanned moon mission Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Lanka War Lanka offensive held up by rebel resistance Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Barack Obama Is America ready for its first black President? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Thai coup fears Pressure mounts on Thai PM to step down Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Mccain Obama McCain goes for broke in final debate Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Global financial crisis and terrorism Terrorism fight should not be sidelined, says expert Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Global financial crisis Governments launch bailout for banks Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Obama Pakistan Obama faces big challenges in Afghanistan, Pakistan Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Nkor terror list North Korea removed from US terror list Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Financial meltdown Wall Street sell-off sends Asian stocks plunging Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Indian Diaspora Business conference for the Indian Diaspora in Asia Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Financial crisis Is this the deepest financial crisis since 1930s? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Zardari terrorism Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari comment on India and terrorism Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Indo US Nuclear Indo-US Nuclear deal Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | US bailout impact US bailout impact Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | VP debate US voters gear up to watch US Vice President debates Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NKorea nuke crisis North Korean nuclear crisis Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | China Space Walk China's third manned space mission has reached its final orbit. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Anwar backtracks Anwar Ibrahim steps back from the verge of taking power. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Aso Taro Aso has taken charge as Japan's new prime minister. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Wall Street Wall Street rocked by the worst financial crisis Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Marriot Attack The worst terror attack in Pakistan. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Bailout package US lawmakers ready to vote on US$700 billion bailout package to deal with financial crisis Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Israel new leader Israel's new leader begins talks to form govt. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Obama McCain Obama leads McCain nationally Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Indonesia Islamic parties How can the Islamic political parties contribute to stability in Indonesia? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Post Nargis The Post-Cyclone Nargis Response in Myanmar and the Role of ASEAN Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Kim suffers stroke North Korean leader's health causes concern Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Thai crisis Samak poised to return as Thai PM, two days after dismissal. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Big Bang Mysteries of the universe probed in collider project Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Zardari takes over Asif Ali Zardari sworn in as Pakistan president Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | India nuclear waiver India gets NSG waiver Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Samak Plan Thai PM's referendum plan comes under fire Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | McCain running mate McCain’s running mate Palin gets rapturous welcome at Republican convention in the US Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Japan politics Aso gets backing of ruling party to be next Japan PM Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Thai Emergency Thai PM declares emergency Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Thai crisis Thai PM seeks peaceful solution Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Thai Protests Police clash with Thai protestors Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Pakistan Political Crisis Pakistan's political crisis deepens Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Malaysia by election wrap Anwar Ibrahim headed for Parliament after wins by-election by landslide Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Democratic Convention US Democratic convention begins Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Crucial Malaysian by-election tomorrow Permatang Pauh by-election Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Anwar widely expected to win Outcome of Permatang Pauh by-election Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | US Poland Deal US - Poland sign missile shield deal Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | US Russia tensions Russia under pressure to withdraw from Georgia Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Musharrafs Legacy No asylum bid by Musharraf yet, says Washington Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Taiwan graft Taiwan-Swiss probes bank account connected to former Taiwan President. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Musharraf Resigns Musharraf resigns to avoid impeachment Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Doha collapse Brazil says still chance of WTO deal Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Climate Change Climate change survey Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Russia Georgia war World efforts to end conflict between Russia and Georgia Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Thaksin jumps bail Thaksin jumps bail and goes to London Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Skorea internet South Korea studying steps to check 'infodemics' Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Beijing Olympics Is China ready for the Games? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Anwar reacts Anwar says he will be charged tomorrow Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Nuke deal sibal Indo-US nuclear deal part of energy solution: Sibal Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | US Election No US candidate a clear favourite so far Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Malaysian politics Political scenarios of Anwar Ibrahim's comeback Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Thai politics Thaksin's wife convicted, given bail Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Korea Beef Korea beef Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Doha Round Doha round of trade talks on knife-edge Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | India attacks Indian leaders appeal for calm after terror attacks Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cambodian elections Cambodian elections this Sunday (27 July 2008) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | India nuclear deal Indian government survives nuclear trust vote. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Taiwan dummies Dummy soldiers cause concern in Taiwan Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Karadzic held Bosnian war crimes fugitive Radovan Karadzic arrested Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | US Policy Shift Significant shift in US foreign policy. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Thai insurgency Thai group says agrees to ceasefire in Muslim south. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | focus asia islands Tensions rise over islands disputed by South Korea and Japan Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | US missile shield Russia says it's ready to "neutralise" any threat posed by US missile defence sites Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | G8 on climate change The Group of Eight leaders patch together a deal to fight climate change at Japan summit Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Thai govt crisis The Thai government is facing a crisis after Foreign Minister resigned yesterday Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Iran war threat War clouds hover as Iran tests more missiles Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Thai temple row Controversy in Thailand over Hindu temple’s listing as a World Heritage site Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Kabul attack Worldwide condemnation of Indian embassy bombing in Kabul Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | G8 climate change G8 summit begins in Japan Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Israel truce Israel mulls demolition as truce holds Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Thai NoTrust Vote Thailand's opposition party lodged a motion of no-confidence against PM Samak Sundaravej. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | News Analysis - Mahathir's Gambit Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi says he does not expect any UMNO lawmakers to resign after former premier Mahathir Mohamad quit the ruling party.Mr Abdullah also rejected calls for him to step down.Earlier, Dr Mahathir said he was resigning in protest over Mr Abdullah's refusal to step down after March elections that produced the worst results in the history of the ruling party UMNO.Dr Mahathir also urged party members to follow his lead.938Live's Tamal Mukherjee speaks to ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | News Analysis - Myanmar Vote Myanmar's military leadership has urged citizens to do their patriotic duty and vote for an army-drafted constitution tomorrow (Saturday May 10).The document is a key step in the regime's seven-point roadmap to democracy, which is meant to culminate in multi-party elections in 2010.The draft has been widely criticized by the opposition and Western governments as a blueprint for the generals to cement their grip on power.Meanwhile, the Myanmar government has announced it will go ahead with ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | News Analysis - China and Tibet Envoys of the Dalai Lama and Chinese officials have agreed to further contact after a day of talks aimed at mending fences amid protests in Tibet and elsewhere.The closed-door meeting in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen was the first since an anti-Beijing riot in Lhasa and a wave of unrest rocked Tibet and nearby areas in March.The Tibetan riots prompted anti-China protests that disrupted the international leg of the Olympic torch relay and led to calls for boycott of the opening cerem ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | News Analysis for Thursday, April 17, 2008 United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon has warned the global food crisis has reached emergency proportions and threatens to wipe out seven years of progress in the fight against poverty.He has called for short-term emergency measures in many regions to meet urgent food needs and avoid starvation.He has also urged longer-term efforts to significantly increase production of food grain.Meanwhile, the World Food Programme has issued an extraordinary emergency appeal for 500 million US dollars. It ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | News Analysis for Thursday, April 10, 2008 Oil prices have reached more than 110 US dollars a barrel.The surge came after a sharp fall in US crude and fuel stocks rekindled concerns about summertime supplies.Also supporting oil prices was the release of a gloomy report by the International Monetary Fund.It says the United States is headed for a recession, dragging world economic growth down along with it.Some experts believe oil prices will remain high because there is no spare capacity left in this world.They say production has rea ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | News Analysis for Wednesday, April 02, 2008 Asian leaders have opened a new highway in landlocked Laos.It is the final link in a 6,500 km overland route expected to boost trade and tourism from Singapore to Beijing.The paving of Route 3, a 228-km road in northern Laos that was impassable during the rainy season, will cut the travel time from Bangkok to Kunming in southern China to just 24 hours from several days.The prime ministers of Laos, China and Thailand officially opened Route 3.It mirrors ancient back door trade routes that li ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | News Analysis for Wednesday, March 20, 2008 Legendary science fiction writer and visionary Sir Arthur C. Clarke has died in his adopted home of Sri Lanka at the age of 90.Marking his 90th orbit of the sun in December, the prolific British-born author and theorist made three birthday wishes for E.T. to call, for man to kick his oil habit and for peace in Sri Lanka.Sir Arthur was one of the first to suggest the use of satellites orbiting the earth for communications, and in the 1940s forecast that man would reach the moon by the yea ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | News Analysis for Thursday, March 20, 2008 China will not change its one-child policy for at least one decade.This according to Minister of the State Population and Family Planning Commission, Zhang Wei Qing.For a country with more than one point three billion people, China has enforced one of the world's strictest family planning policies to keep its population growth under control for the past three decades.The policy has raised concerns about a gender imbalance in the country where families prefer to have sons than daughters.Curr ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Reasons behind the setback for ruling coalition in Malaysia Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi says he will dedicate himself in his second term to healing the divisions which emerged during the recent election campaign. He says this will mean developing new and concrete initiatives to bring people together, and ensure that no one is left behind as Malaysia prospers. Mr Abdullah took his oath of office amid calls that he resign over the ruling National Front's setback in the general election. The National Front coalition won only 140 seats, in ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Implications of Malaysian elections Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi has been sworn in for a second five-year term. This dispels speculation that Mr Abdullah would resign after the ruling coalition's shock electoral losses in Saturday's general election. His National Front ruling coalition secured a fresh mandate in the election, but saw its record parliamentary majority drastically reduced. It also relinquished control of five of Malaysia's 13 states to the opposition. 938LIVE's Tamal Mukherjee speaks to Associate Pr ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Fidel Castro gives up power for good Cuban leader Fidel Castro has said he would give up power for good. But the island has been left in suspense over who will take the helm amid hopes his successor will break with the authoritarian past. All eyes will turn to the national assembly on Sunday when the communist country's legislature picks a new head of state to replace the 81-year-old Castro.Mr Castro was sidelined by gastrointestinal surgery in July 2006. His brother, Raul Castro, who has served as provisional president for th ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Australia Aborigines Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has made an historic apology to Aborigines for injustices committed over two centuries of white settlement. Mr Rudd said he wants to remove a great stain from the nation's soul. The apology represented a watershed in Australia's often fraught history of race relations. It referred to the past mistreatment of all Aborigines, not just the Stolen Generations of children whose forcible removal from their families provided the initial impetus for the apology. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | New Thailand Prime Minister Thai lawmakers have elected Samak Sundaravej, an ally of deposed premier Thaksin Shinawatra, as the nation's new prime minister. The election of Samak cements a stunning political turnaround for Mr Thaksin, who was toppled by the military in a September 2006 coup and has been living ever since in self-imposed exile. Mr Samak, who leads the People Power Party, has promised to bring Mr Thaksin back to Thailand despite the corruption charges that have been levelled against him. Mr Thaksin and ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | India-China Ties Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has ended a landmark visit to China. The two countries have come out with a shared vision statement that maps out a partnership of cooperation between the world's two fastest growing economies. They have also agreed to work together in the crucial area of civil nuclear energy. However, analysts agree that there was no breakthrough in resolving the decades-old border issue, which had led to a bitter war between China and India in 1962. 938LIVE's Tamal Muk ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Gaza ceasefire Israel begins pullout as ceasefire takes hold. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Taiwan's parliamentary polls results Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party has named its presidential hopeful as acting chairman of the party. The move comes after the DPP suffered a crushing defeat in weekend parliamentary polls. Frank Hsieh, a former premier, has taken over as party chief from President Chen Chui-bian. Mr Chen resigned immediately after the main opposition Kuomintang or KMT won a two-thirds majority in the elections. The KMT, which favours better relations with China, capitalised on voter discontent w ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | ASEAN Incoming Sec-Gen Reads Women's Magazines The new point man of ASEAN has vision and he wants your support. On his part, he's ben trying to put himself in the shoes of the grassroots -the media, the NGOs, women, by reading books as well as women's magazines. It's his dream, he says, to re-energize ASEAN citizens into creating a sense of belonging, a role for which his previos political appointments have prepared him well, he feels. For a gentlemen who once said that while idealism serves us well as a benchmark, realism is the stuff ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | ASEAN Outgoing Sec-Gen is a Movie Buff In an email that's been making the rounds, the word 'committee' is defined as a body that keeps minutes and wastes hours. What does that make an ASEAN Secretary-General then? One who keeps watch as ASEAN remains a talkshop? Until recent changes in the ASEAN charter to give the secretariat more powers, this has been the status quo as even former ASEAN secretary-genral Rodolfo Severino laments. But present ASEAN Sec-Gen Ong Keng Yong will have you know his five years in office is not for noth ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | US Republican Race In just a few hours, the US state of Iowa will kick off the state-by-state battle to pick candidates in the November 2008 general election. Both Democratic and Republican races were too close to call, before more than 200,000 Democratic and Republican activists cast their votes in the Iowa caucuses. On the Republican side, Mitt Romney and Rudolph Giuliani have traded body blows over illegal immigration as tempers flared at the party's campaign debate. Former New York mayor Giuliani bluntly ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | US Democratic Race The US presidential campaign is about to move into top gear. This as Iowa kicks off the state-by-state battle tomorrow to pick candidates in the November 2008 general election. The Democratic presidential contenders have appealed to party leaders for support. Barack Obama is touting his ability to attract new voters and John Edwards is promising to reclaim Washington from special interests. But the front-runner is still Hillary Clinton, who leads national polls but is in a tight three-way r ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Benazir Bhutto's Assassination Violence is escalating in Pakistan after the assassination of former Prime Minister Banazir Bhutton. More agry riots have broken out across the coountyr. At least ten people have been killed so far. And experts doubt whethe the January 8th general election will go ahead as plannes. Our reporter Letchumi Jaiganth finds out about the impact of the assassination. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Dr Yaacob on UN Climate Chnage Conference in Bali A growing sense of urgency that now exists at the UN climate change conference in Bali is likely to yield an agreement for a roadmap on the way ahead. That's the view of Minister for Environment and Water Resources Yaacob Ibrahim, who was giving an update to the Singapore media in Bali. Singapore is part of smaller group of nations trying to broker a deal at the 11th hour, attempting to bridge the differences between the EU and the US. The opposing camps are facing off on the inclusion of s ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Malaysia arrests protestors Malaysia's leaders are standing firm on their response to recent mass protests. This following yesterday's arrests of at least 20 protestors, including opposition leaders, who defied a ban on handing a petition to parliament. Separately, former Malaysia DPM Anwar Ibrahim was also briefly detained at the airport on his way home. The incidents were the latest moves in a government crackdown on street demonstrations that have drawn tens of thousands. Authorities have even warned that the Inter ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | NIE's reports on US policy toward Iran A new US intelligence report says that Iran stopped its nuclear weapons drive in 2003. The National Intelligence Estimate, which is the consensus view of all 16 US spy agencies, added that US intelligence assessments of Tehran's nuclear goals have been exaggerated for at least two years. But it also warned that Tehran is still keeping its nuclear options open, and that it could have the technical ability to make a nuclear weapon sometime between 2010 and 2015. To find out more about the NIE ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Phillipines Coup Bid Philippine authorities have launched a manhunt for more suspects accused of helping stage a dramatic but short-lived rebellion against the government. The small band of primarily armed forces officers who seized a luxury hotel yesterday to demand the resignation of President Gloria Arroyo were bundled off by police after a lightning raid. But officials said others were involved. The leaders of the uprising were navy lieutenant Antonio Trillanes and Brigadier General Danilo Lim. Mrs Arroyo h ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Iran on IAEA Report The international row over Iran's nuclear programme is growing increasingly complex every day. New ideas are being put forward on how to resolve the crisis, while those wishing to impose harsher sanctions on Iran face new setbacks. China, and possibly Russia, seem to be closing the door on Washington's hopes for imposing sharper sanctions on Iran at the UN Security Council. But the United States is moving along a parallel path, namely to create a coalition of countries willing to impose uni ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Benazir Bhutto under house arrest Pakistani police have put former prime minister Benazir Bhutton under house arrest. Ms Bhutto has been planning to lead a long march motorcade from the city of Lahore to the capital Islamabad to demand that General Pervez Musharraf quits as army chief, end emergency rule and reinstate the constitution. She has urged Pakistanis of all shades to join the procession. 938LIVE's Tamal Mukherjee speaks to political analyst Abdul Ahad in Islamabad, to know more about the increasing tension in the ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Protest against emergency in Pakistan Protests are continuing in Pakistan against the imposition of emergency rule by General Pervez Musharraf. Witnesses said police used batons and tear-gas to vreak up a rally by some 500 lawyers in the central city of Multan. In an exclusive interview, 938LIVE's Tamal Muckerjee speaks to former Pakistan prime minister Banazir Bhutto in Karachi, asks her if she knew General Musharraf would impose emergency before she returned to Pakistan. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | China Leadership Changes China has unveiled its new leadership for the next five years following the 17th Party Congress. As expected, President Hu Jintao won another five year team as both head of the Communist Part and military chief. Two men tipped as possible successors to Mr Hu were also appointed to the 9-member Politburo Standing Committee, The Communist Party's innermost circle of power. Analysts say these developments mark Mr Hu's consolidation of power. To find out more, 938LIVE's Nicholas Yong spoke to P ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Significance of Mr Hu's offer to hold talks Chinese President Hu Jintao has offered to enter into negotiations with Taiwan to reach a peace agreement with the island. But Mr Hu warned Taiwan against formally declaring independence. He was addressing the opening session of the Communist Party's 17th Congress in Beijing. The ruling DPP party in Taipei cautiously welcomed the offer, saying it was ready to talk about everything without any preconditions. 938LIVE's Tamal Mukherjee speaks to Dr Andrew Yang, head of the Chinese Council of A ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Impact of UN envoy's mission to Myanmar UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari's special mission to Myanmar has ended. He is back in New Yowk to brief Secretary General Ban-Ki-moon on his talks with thtet military rulers in the Myanmar capital. Meanwhile, there are reports that the crackdown on protestors in continuing and security forces are arresteing dozens of people in Yangon. As world pressure mounts on the mlitary regime, 938LIVE's Tamal Mukherjee speaks to Harn Yawnghwe, director of the Euro-Burma Office in Brussels, to know more about ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Myanmar Asean The crisis over protests by monks and others has deepened in Myanmar. Several people were killed when soldiers fired on crowds in Yangon yesterday. World leaders have reacted strongly to the violence. The Association of South East Asian Nations has demanded an immediate end to the use of force against civilians. Meanwhile, the monks said they have formed a united front of clergy, students and activists to continue the struggle. 938LIVE's Tamal Mukherjee speaks to Harn Yawnghwe, director of ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Musharaf will resign as army chief if re-elected Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf says he will resign as army chief if he is re-elected president for another term by an electoral college of members of the national and provincial assemblies. But opposition political parties have criticized the move. Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto says her party might quit parliament if Mr Musharraf does not take steps to restore democracy. And Pakistani newspapers have also slammed the decision, saying Mr Musharraf should be elected by new assembl ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Japan Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe resigns Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has resigned after less than a year in power. Japan's youngest leader in modern times had come to office pledging to restore the nation's pride and rewrite the pacifist constitution. But a series of gaffes and scandals cost his ruling party control of the upper house of parliament in July. Mr Abe conceded that the resurgent opposition had made it impossible for him to do his job. He said he had instructed his Liberal Democratic Party to pick a successor as ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Arrests of Bangladesh's Top Leaders Bangladesh security forces have detained former prime minister, Begum Khaleda Zia, and her younger son in a corruption case. Officials said the case involved irregularities in a tender process for development of the country's main Chittagong port.Another former prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, has been in a special jail in the capital Dhaka since she was detained in July on extortion charges. Her trial has not yet started. More than 150 other senior political figures have also been arrested i ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Fast-Changing Political Scenario in Pakistani Capital Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has agreed to resign from his position as army chief in a power-sharing deal with former prime minister Benazir Bhutto. This has been stated by Ms Bhutto in an interview to a newspaper in London. Ms Bhutto told The Daily Telegraph that while the deal is not yet complete, the issue of General Musharraf giving up his military uniform is resolved. In a separate interview with the Financial Times, fellow exiled former prime minister Nawaz Sharif said he plan ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | China Clean Air China says a pollution prevention test it carried out in Beijing has been a success. An Environmental Protection Bureau spokesman said the test has clearly shown that good air quality can be provided during the Beijing Olympic Games next year.As part of the test, Beijing ordered 1.3 million cars off the roads by alternately banning odd and even number plates from Friday to Monday. Official air quality reports over the four days of car restrictions came in at Grade 2 on 1 - 5 scale. Beijing ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Afghanistan Peace Meet Afghanistan and Pakistan have pledged to eliminate terrorist sanctuaries in their respective tribal regions and fight the opium trade financing Islamic militants. Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf addressed 700 tribal delegates at the end of a landmark peace jirga in Kabul aimed at defeating the common threat of Al-Qaeda and the Taliban. President Musharraf called for an urgent rescue from Islamic extremism. A statement at the close of the four-day tribal council also agreed to push for ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Korea Summit North and South Korea have agreed to hold their first summit in seven years to promote lasting peace on the peninsula. South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il will meet in Pyongyang later this month. The North says the meeting will help open a new phase of peace on the peninsula. The South says the two leaders will discuss a formal peace treaty. 938LIVE's Tamal Mukherjee speaks to Korea expert Professor Kenneth Wells at the Australian National University,to k ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Kher Rouge Trial A former Khmer Rouge prison chief has become the first suspect to be handed over to a UN-backed genocide tribunal in Cambodia. Duch, whose real name is Kang Kek Ieu, was the only Khmer Rouge figure in custody ahead of Cambodia's long-stalled genocide trials. He had been held in a military prison since 1999. Duch is one of five former leaders widely thought to be under investigation by tribunal judges. His transfer to the tribunal is the most concrete step taken so far in Cambodia's efforts ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Thai Protest Thai police have said they could seek arrest warrants for up to 18 protest leaders suspected of instigating clashes with police at a weekend anti-coup rally in Bangkok. Six people have already been arrested over Sunday night's violence. More than 100 people were injured as protesters clashed with police who tried to block their march through central Bangkok.Anti-coup protesters, mainly supporters of ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, have been staging small rallies every night in the ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Japan Earthquake Japan has again suffered a major earthquake. At least nine people were killed and more than a thousand injured in the 6.8 magnitude eathquake that struck Niigata prefecture in northwest Japan. The quake also cut off water supplies and electricity in an area around the city of Kashiwazaki. It triggered a fire and some minor radioactive leaks at a nuclear plant near the city. 938LIVE's Tamal Mukherjee speaks to Dr Kumao Kaneko, head of the Japan Council on Energy and Security in Tokyo, to kno ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Contaminated Chinese Food Products A senior Chinese food regulator has warned that problems with food safety in the country could cause diseases and threaten social stability. The warning has come from Sun Xiande, head of the food safety department at the governments main food and drug agency. He said the countrys credibility in international markets has been threatened by a spate of health scares in the US about Chinese food products. In recent years, there have been a series of scandals over the quality of medicines and fo ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Britain Attacks The suspected al Qaeda plot to detonate car bombs in London and Scotland has assumed international ramifications. An Indian doctor has now been detained in Australia. This takes the total number of people held for the terror plot to eight. At least three of them are doctors. One of the doctors had trained in Iraq and another trained in Jordan in 2004. 938LIVE's Tamal Mukherjee speaks to anti-terrorism and strategic affairs expert Dr Brett Bowden at the Australian national University, to kno ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Mr Gordon Brown New Brtish Prime Minister Mr Gordon Brown will finally succeed Mr Tony Blair as British prime minister on 27 June 2007. He prepares to settle down in 10 Downing Street, many are wondering how long Mr Brown will be there. For, even before he takes office, the battle to win the next general election has already begun. And analysts say the polls could be held as early as next year. 938LIVE's Tamal Mukherjee speaks to political analyst Ben Hall of the Financial Times in London, to know why Chancellor Brown turned agains ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | China Labour Chinese factories have been accused of churning out licensed bags, caps and stationery for the 2008 Beijing Olympics using child labour and paying workers less than half the minimum wage. A report issued on behalf of a group called The Playfair Alliance in London says it has found evidence of children as young as 12 producing Olympic merchandise. The report is titled No Medal for the Olympics. It comes as the International Olympics Committee meets in London for a progress update on the 2012 ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | China Climate Change China has released its first national strategy on global warming. The plan details previously announced economic and environmental policies aimed at fighting climate change. But it has again resisted calls to commit to cuts in greenhouse emissions, and stressed that developed nations should take the lead in combating global warming. So how effectively will the world's second largest emitter of greenhouse gases be combating climate change? 938LIVE's Nicholas Yong speaks to Peter Grace, Profe ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | India's Role in an Emerging Four-Nation Partnership Australia has downplayed the security implications for China of India's request to join annual three-nation talks that also include Japan and the United States. Australian officials said in Canberra that officials from all four countries met informally in recent days to discuss a new four-nation bloc. But they declined to say where the meeting took place. However, a senior official was quoted by Reuters as saying that the talks were not aimed at forming a new security alliance to help conta ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Japan Charter apan's upper house has approved a plan to hold a referendum on amending the country's US-imposed pacifist constitution. The measure was earlier passed by the lower house. Although the date for referendum was set for 2010, experts think it will take much longer to persuade voters and opposition lawmakers to support the amendment. Recent polls show people in Japan remain divided on changing the constitution, especially Article 9. The article forbids Japan from having a military. The amendment ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Mr Tony Blair's Legacy After ten years in power British Prime Minister Tony Blair says he will step down from office on June 27th. Analysts say Mr Blair's decade in power will be known for the peace process in Northern Ireland, an unprecedented period of prosperity and the war in Iraq. Finance Minister Gordon Brown, Mr Blair's partner in reforming the Labour Party, is expected to become the next prime minister. 938LIVE's Tamal Mukherjee speaks to political scientist Dr John Hart at the Australian National Univers ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Timor Leste's New President Nobel Peace Prize winner Jose Ramos-Horta has a huge lead over Fretilin party candidate Francisco Lu-Olo Guterres in Timor Leste's landmark presidential election. An election official says Mr Ramos-Horta is on the verge of winning the poll. The election to replace President Xanana Gusmao is the first since Timor Leste gained independence in 2002. 938LIVE's Tamal Mukherjee speaks to Timor Leste expert Dr George Quinn at the Australian National University, to know if people are getting used t ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Debate Over Usefulness of Nuclear Power Scientists and climate experts are meeting in Bangkok to thrash out a plan to reduce the impact of climate change. But one issue that threatens to remain divisive is nuclear power. Nuclear supporters hail it a clean energy that will help lessen the world's dependence on polluting fossil fuels. But critics raise safety concerns and argue that it is not a sustainable or cost effective alternative to fossil fuels. However, some countries such as France and Japan have embraced nuclear energy as ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | China Pollution The International Energy Agency says China will overtake the United States as the world's biggest source of greenhouse gases this year. China had been forecast to surpass the US in 2010. But IEA chief economist Fatih Birol has been quoted in media reports as saying that China's rapid economic growth has brought the date forward. His comments mark the most dire prediction yet about China's contribution to global warming. China is a signatory to the Kyoto Protocol on reducing greenhouse gasse ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | French Presidential Election Run Off In slightly over a week, France goes to the polls for a second time to choose a successor to President Jacques Chirac. It's been much hyped as the start of a new political era for the Fifth Republic, with both candidates promising bold new visions of the future.But which vision will the French embrace?How will Conservative Nicolas Sarkozy and Socialist Segolene Royal court the centrist vote? 938LIVE's Nicholas Yong speaks to Dr Reuben Wong of the NUS Political Science department to find out ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Former Russia's President Boris Yeltsin Legacy World leaders have paid tribute to former Russian president Boris Yeltsin for dismantling the Soviet system and ushering in freedom and democracy in Russia. But Yeltsin was resented by millions of Russians who lost their savings in the transition years and also for the war in Chechnya. Yeltsin died in a Moscow hospital yesterday.938LIVE's Tamal Mukherjee speaks to political and defence analyst Dr Alexander Pikayev in Moscow, to know if Yeltsin would be mostly known for opposing a military c ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Jemaah Islamiah Setting Assassination Squad Media reports say the Jemaah Islamiah terror group in Indonesia has formed an assassination squad to attack police, prosecutors and judges. The unit is headed by a JI leader named Abu Dujana. Indonesian police say they have found charts in a JI hideout that describe the new structure of the group. JI has been blamed for the 2002 and 2005 Bali bombings, that killed over 200 people, and other attacks on Western interests. 938LIVE's Tamal Mukherjee speaks to anti-terrorism expert Clive William ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Significance of Mr Wen Jiabao's Trip to Japan Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has extended an offer of friendship to Japan. He has also made an appeal for disputes between the two nations to be resolved peacefully. Mr Wen said he understood Japan's desire to play a yet greater role in the world. Mr Wen was making the first address to the Japanese parliament by a Chinese leader in more than two decades.938LIVE's Tamal Mukherjee speaks to Mure Dickie of the Financial Times in Tokyo, to know more about the significance of Mr Wen's trip to Jap ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Why Tehran Detain British Sailors? Tehran has broadcast new television footage of detained British naval personnel, raising fears that the standoff might drag on and lead to a bigger crisis. 938LIVE's Tamal Mukherjee speaks to strategic affairs analyst Dr Brett Bowden at the Australian National University, to know why Tehran has detained the sailors at this point in time. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Hong Kong Elections Hong Kong's leader Donald Tsang has won a second term in office. The 800 members of Hong Kong's election committee gave Mr Tsang 649 votes. His rival Alan Leong secured 123 votes.Though the outcome of the election was never in doubt, this was the first time since Britain handed Hong Kong back to China in 1997 that the race for the top post was contested. Mr Leong had hoped his presence would help nudge Hong Kong down the road to full democracy. 938LIVE's Tamal Mukherjee speaks to politica ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Thailand Insurgency The insurgency in Thailand's southern provinces has shown no signs of abating since a coup last year that toppled former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in Bangkok. The new government has apologized for Mr Thaksin's hardline policies in the south, but the violence has continued almost on a daily basis. 938LIVE's Tamal Mukherjee speaks to Professor Thitinan Pongsudhirak, director of the Institute of Security and International Studies, at Bangkok's Chulalongkorn University, to know more abo ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Sumatra Quakes The Sumatra region has been hit by two large earthquakes again, causing scores of deaths and widespread destruction. On the 6th of March, West Sumatra was hit by 6.4 and 6.3 quakes within a few of hours of each other. Scientists believe the week's earthquakes are part of a chain of events that started in 2004. 938LIVE's Tamal Mukherjee speaks to earthquake scientist Dr George Pararas-Carayannis in Athens,to get an update on the tremors felt in the region. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | US Missile Defence System There is growing tension between the United States and Russia over a planned US missile defence system in eastern and central Europe. Adding to the tension over missile defence, Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first time has sharply criticized US foreign policy. Washington has reacted to the hard-hitting speech, saying it was extraordinary. 938LIVE's Tamal Mukherjee speaks to defence and strategic affairs analyst Dr Alexander Pikayev in Moscow, to know more about Russia's fears ov ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Indonesia Virus Samples Indonesia has signed a memorandum of understanding with a unit of US company Baxter International to develop a human bird flu vaccine. Reports of the deal have stirred controversy because it has been linked to Indonesia's decision not to share H5N1 bird flu samples with foreign laboratories. 938LIVE's Tamal Mukherjee speaks to WHO spokesman Dick Thompson in Geneva, to know its reaction to Jakarta's decision on virus samples. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | North Korea Nuclear Accord Negotiators from six nations have reached an agreement in Beijing on freezing North Korea's nuclear programme. 938LIVE's Tamal Mukherjee speaks to political scientist Professor Lee Jung Hoon in Seoul, to find out if the deal is a major step forward in solving the nuclear standoff. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Bird Flu Spreading Several countries, including South Korea, Russia and Japan, have banned the import of British poultry following the first outbreak of the H5N1 bird flu virus on a farm in eastern England. 938LIVE's Tamal Mukherjee speaks to World Health Organization spokesman Marc Lerner in Manila, to know more about the latest outbreaks of the virus. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Climate Wake-Up Call The world's top climate scientists have said the earth's surface temperature will probably rise by between 1.8 and 4 degrees Celsius by the turn of the century. 938LIVE's Tamal Mukherjee speaks to Greenpeace energy expert Catherine Fitzpatrick in Sydney, to know if the latest report is the final wake-up call to policy-makers and governments that immediate steps must be taken to halt climate change. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Possible US President Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has announced her bid to seek the Democratic Party's presidential nomination. 938LIVE's Tamal Mukherjee speaks to political scientist Dr John Orman at Fairfield University, in Connecticut, to know more about the significance of a woman running for the post of president. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | India's House of Horror A house of horrors on the outskirts of the Indian capital New Delhi has rocked the nation. Skeletal remains of scores of young children have been found from near the house. 938LIVE's Tamal Mukherjee speaks to political analyst Surya Gangadharan to know more about the implications of the Nithari killings, named after the village townships from which the children came. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | New Thailand Businesses The Thai government has decided to press ahead with legal changes that could overhaul the way foreign companies do business in Thailand. 938LIVE's Tamal Mukherjee speaks to Prof Thitinan Pongsudhirak, to know more about the changes to the foreign business law in Thailand. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Missing Indonesian Plane Plane carrying 102 people on board went missing on 1st January 07 before it was due to land in Manado in North Sulawesi. 938LIVE's Tamal Mukherjee finds out why it has been so difficult to find the aircarft. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Saddam's Fate Saddam verdict and its impact Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 938LIVE Oil Feature 4 - Energy And Future 938LIVE's Tamal Mukherjee spoke to renowned geologist and energy expert Dr Colin Campbell in Cork, Ireland, to know more about alternative energy sources and the future. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 938LIVE Oil Feature 3 - Russia, US and Middle East Find out more about oil and politics in Russia, the United States and the Middle East. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 938LIVE Oil Feature 2 - High Prices High oil prices and their impact on the world economy. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 938LIVE Oil Feature 1 - Peak Oil Some experts believe oil production has reached its peak, and will henceforth decline.The experts call the problem Peak Oil. 938LIVE's Tamal Mukherjee spoke to energy expert Chris Sanders, visiting professor in international finance at the University of Gteburg in Sweden,to know more about declining oil reserves. 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