Regional news

B.C. songbird carries message of hope to Filipino slums

Joey Albert is a singer with the voice of an angel. Now she is using her talents to be a messenger of hope.

Chinese surgeon gives hope to the paralysed

Cells from aborted fetuses used to inject patients. If this treatment were to be practiced here, it would cuase significant ethical concerns."

Asia - on a wing and a prayer

The outbreak of bird flu that originated in Asia has now reached Europe and could mutate into a human pandemic claiming millions of lives worldwide.

'I am now sending you to a better place than this'

He was the last face that hundreds of prisoners saw before the noose was placed around their necks.

60,000 Malaysian graduates unemployed

A government survey in Malaysia finds most graduates unemployed are Malays with poor English language skills, irrelevant degrees.

Scientists to unravel teen Buddha mystery

Authorities in Nepal have urged the public to help in the mystery of a meditating boy who is believed to be an incarnation of Buddha.

'Women get themselves raped to go to Canada'

Outrage across the world over comments attributed to Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf.

Hindus pressed to have more children

A Hindu hardliner has angered women and Muslims by pressing Hindus to have more than 3 kids to avoid being 'swamped by Muslims'.

Easy money for India's human guinea pigs

India's huge illiterate population is in danger of being misused by unethical firms to test suspect drugs--this time helping in the search for a cure for asthma.

Asians believe in little green men from outer space

Alien encounters and UFO sightings, along with a fascination for outer space, are alive and strong in Asia according to survey results released by Synovate.