SINGAPORE, Jan 16 (Bernama) -- Nearly 400 international animal protection
activists gathered here Saturday to discuss concrete long-term solutions for

ASHGABAT, January 16 (Itar-Tass) -- Turkmenistan's President
Gurbanguly Berdimukhamedov on Friday signed a resolution to create a

ASHGABAT, January 16 (Itar-Tass) -- Turkmenistan's President
Gurbanduly Berdimukhamedov on Friday fired the oil and gas industry and
natural resources minister.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 16 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Najib Razak Friday conveyed
his condolences to the families of Haiti's earthquake victims.

Today in Korean history

Jan. 17

1981 -- The opposition Democratic Korea Party is launched.

SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will send food aid to North Korea as
planned, despite the North's threat over the South's reported contingency plan

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 16 (Bernama) -- About 1,000 visitors flocked the National
Planetarium to observe a partial solar eclipse from 3pm to 6pm Friday.

Banajarmasin, Jan 16 (ANTARA) - Vice President Boediono has said he would try to narrow the gap in the quality of education between South Kalimantan and other parts of the country such as Java by

Jambi, Jan. 16 (ANTARA) - Floods triggered by incessant rains over the past three weeks, have submerged a total of 879.41 hectares of rice fields in Jambi Province.

Ambon, Jan 16 (ANTARA) - Most of the activities in the international marine event "Sail Banda" in July-August 2010 will take place in Ambon city, Maluku's provincial capital, Ambon Mayor Jopi Pap