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Philippines and rebels push for 2010 peace deal
The Philippine government and Muslim separatist rebels hope to reach a peace deal by April next year, a Malaysian facilitator has said.
Malaysia is brokering talks between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, or Milf.
Earlier talks to end the group's decades-long insurgency in the sou
Fake fingerprint Chinese woman fools Japan controls
A Chinese woman managed to enter Japan illegally by having plastic surgery to alter her fingerprints, thus fooling immigration controls, police claim.
Lin Rong, 27, had previously been deported from Japan for overstaying her visa. She was only discovered when she was arrested on separate c
Chinese car sales exceeds, Chinese car sales reveiw, Chinese car sales at 12 percent
Chinese car sales and production both exceeded 12 million between January and November, state media has said.
The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers expects car sales and output to top 13 million for the full year, the Xinhua News Agency reported.
China has nev
Philippines arrests under martial law
Philippines police have arrested more than 60 people and found a major arms and ammunition cache, in raids after a poll-related massacre in the south.
The crackdown, on a clan linked to the massacre, came after President Gloria Arroyo declared martial law in Maguindanao province.
It is the first time martial law has been used in the country since
Philippine Muslims restart peace talks in Malaysia
Peace talks have resumed between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, a separatist group from the south of the country.
The talks are being held in Malaysia, which had brokered talks which collapsed 16 months ago.
An International Contact Group including Japan, the UK and Turkey has been formed to join the talks.
Earlier peace talks collapsed when a promised agreement was quashed by a Philippine
