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In a fantasy pairing with the World’s top two golfers, Tiger Woods got a reality check from Phil Mickelson, who won the HSBC Champions tournament in Shanghai, China on Sunday by beating down all comers. The last WGC event of...

Although significant, the passage of the health care reform bill in the U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday was just the first victory for President Barack Obama and his party fellows in Congress.     Months of lobbying, speeches and meetings paid...

Song had five birdies and one bogey in the final round and ended up at 15-under 201 for the 54-hole tournament. That was three strokes better than runners-up Brittany Lang, Lorena Ochoa and Park Hee-young...Ochoa's round Sunday was 32-32 with...

The Coral Triangle spans the territories of six Southeast Asian and Melanesian counntries. Comprising no more than 1% of the total surface of the Earth, the land and sea ecosystems found within this area are the most diverse and colorful...

As nightfall does not come all at once, neither does oppression. In both instances, there is a twilight when everything remains seemingly unchanged. And it is in such twilight that we all must be aware of change in the air...

Zespri says it is hopeful a highly promising red-fleshed fruit will be on the market in five to six years. New Zealand kiwifruit sales could be boosted by between $300 million and $1 billion a year within a decade thanks...

Indonesia earthquake--strong Earthquake shakes Indonesia's Sumbawa region. Strong and shallow 6.7 magnitude strikes Indonesia.

Singapore this week, President Macapagal-Arroyo will seek a possible one-on-one meeting with US President Barack Obama to discuss a variety of issues including the Mindanao peace process. Instrumental in making that meeting happen will be US Secretary of State Hillary...

Monday in Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur in Western Mindanao. "Environmental risks like climate change are weighing down heavily on natural ecosystems in Mindanao on which many local communities depend for their livelihood and food. This is a great tragedy...

Sumatra earthquake damages 65 cultural heritage sites The Jakarta Post    Sun, 11/08/2009 7:22 PM   National As many as 65 cultural heritage sites in West Sumatra suffered damage after the 7.9-magnitude earthquake shook the province late September. Head of cultural...