C-130 had 11 people on board, not 9 -- military | DAVAO CITY, Philippines—The military on Thursday clarified that there were 11 people aboard the C-130, which crashed here on Monday evening, contrary to earlier reports... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal) Inquirer Davao Defence Photos Rescue Victims Arroyo warns vs 'irresponsible' exercise of press freedom | MANILA, Philippines -- While acknowledging journalists as "critical to maintaining our strong democracy," President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo warned against those who exe... (photo: (Edwin Paril-OPS/NIB Photo)) Inquirer Philippines Photos Politics President Republic Church's stance vs condoms undermines campaign vs HIV/AIDS | MANILA, Philippines—The Catholic Church's hardline stance against condom use has been undercutting efforts to stop the spread of HIV/AIDs in the country, a health offic... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal) Inquirer AIDS Campaign Condoms Photos Religion Report on Qantas explosion tomorrow | SAFETY investigators will tomorrow release an initial report into the mid-air explosion that left a Qantas jet with a hole in its fuselage and forced it to make an emer... (photo: GFDL / Terence Ong) The Australian Boeing Manila Melbourne Photos Qantas Dollar higher on positive data | THE dollar closed higher today after new business data suggested the RBA might not cut rates as aggressively as feared. | At 5pm AEST, the dollar was trading at 86.74 U... (photo: WN / Denise Yong) The Australian Dollar Economy Market Money Photos Malaysian carmaker Proton keen on foreign tie-ups | SHAH ALAM, Malaysia—Malaysia's national carmaker Proton reported a stronger-than-expected quarterly profit and said Thursday it is still keen on foreign partnersh... (photo: WN / rina) The Boston Globe Carmaker Malaysia Partnerships Photos Proton Katich to lead Australia A on India visit | 28 Aug, 2008 1614hrs IST, PTI | MUMBAI: The Australia A team, led by left-handed bastman Simon ... (photo: AP / ) The Times of India Australia Cricket India Photos Sport Caterpillar looks for record sales on China demand | BEIJING (AP) - Caterpillar Inc. expects record sales this year as booming demand for construction and mining equipment in China and other emerging economies offsets wea... (photo: AP / Seth Perlman) Syracuse China Construction Industry Mining Photos Filipino teachers continue to fly to US for higher pay | MANILA, Philippines—More and more competent Filipino teachers are flocking to the United States where they are paid more, according to the Philippine Embassy in Washing... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) Inquirer Education Filipino Philippines Photos Teachers (UPDATE) Central bank hikes interest rates by 25 bps | MANILA, Philippines -- The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the country's central bank, raised its interest rates by a quarter percentage point on Thursday, tightening poli... (photo: WN) Inquirer Bank Economy Philippines Photos Rates Rice crisis still on the boil: Leo Lewis on Asia | Earlier this year, the pan-Asian supermarket shopping basket looked like an absolutely solid, fairly unnerving one-way bet on inflation. In the space of just a few week... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) The Times Asia Food Inflation Photos Thailand 'Expect massive protests in September'--Bayan | MANILA, Philippines -- Leftist groups on Thursday said the series of mass actions they have been holding lately would be a prelude to much larger mobilizations next mon... (photo: AP /Bullit Marquez) Inquirer Activists Fuel Philippines Photos Protest East Timor PM thanks NZ for help Aug 28, 2008 8:18 PM | East Timor's Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao has thanked New Zealand for the assistance it is giving to his country. | "When we asked for it, you sent... (photo: AP / APTN) TVNZ New Zealand Peace Photos Politics Timor Vietnam to move thousands from flood zone Aug 28, 2008 8:04 PM | Vietnam will spend nearly 2.4 trillion dong ($145 million) between now and 2010 to build dykes and relocate thousands of rice farmers because of he... (photo: AP / Vietnam News Agency) TVNZ Disasters Farming Flooding Photos Vietnam Russia harshly criticized Group of Seven members for their hypocrisy | G7 countries united against Russia and issued a joint statement in which they condemned Russia’s recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Russia harshly criticized Gr... (photo: AP / Mikhail Metzel) Pravda RU Europe Georgia Photos Russia US War Peacekeepers to stay in Mindanao | Malaysia says its peace monitors will remain in the southern Philippines for three more months, following an outbreak of fierce fighting there. | Dozens of people have ... (photo: AP / Aaron Favila) BBC News Malaysia Peace Philippines Photos SE Asia Ponting supports Olympic Twenty20 | Australia captain Ricky Ponting says the global appeal of Twenty20 cricket will see it become an Olympic sport. | Cricket Australia and Ponting's former team-mate Adam ... (photo: AP ) BBC News Australia Cricket Olympic Photos Star Give poor cash transfers rather than subsidies to NFA--Recto | MANILA, Philippines -- Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ralph Recto said he preferred that the national government did away with the billions of pesos in subsidies it w... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal) Inquirer Economy Food Manila Photos Poor Bread prices to increase as local millers hike flour price | MANILA, Philippines – Starting Sept.16, a pan de sal will cost more by up to 25 centavos each while a loaf of bread will cost more by up to P1.50. | The Philippine Baki... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Inquirer Bakery Bread Flour Philippines Photos ASEAN concludes India free trade deal | SOUTHEAST Asian nations have concluded a deal for free trade in goods with India, ministers said Thursday, in a development hailed as a key regional milestone after har... (photo: PIB) The Australian Asean India Photos Politics Trade
