The Muslim News

Lights out as World Wildlife Fund celebrates Earth Hour to combat climate change
24-03-2013
Landmarks worldwide have darkened to observe climate change. More than 150 countries joined in last year's Earth Hour, and the movement has spread even further for 2013.

China: South China storm kills 9, injures 272
21-03-2013
A rare storm has left nine people dead and 272 injured in south China's Guangdong Province.

China: 30 injured in Yunnan Province quake
04-03-2013
Thirty people were injured, including three seriously, after a 5.5-magnitude earthquake hit southwest China's Yunnan Province.

Japan: 6 die in snow storms in Hokkaido
03-03-2013
Severe snow storms hit Japan's northeastern Tohoku region and Hokkaido and left six people dead over the weekend due to the extreme weather.

South Korea's first woman president takes office
25-02-2013
South Korea's first female President, Park Geun-hye, has taken the oath of office and urged North Korea to abandon its nuclear ambitions and promised a new era of economic prosperity.

Philippines: Tropical depression displaces nearly 17,000 families in S. Philippines
20-02-2013
17,000 families were displaced by a typhoon that hit several parts of southern Philippines.

Asteroid whizzes past, meteor rattles Urals
16-02-2013
Astronomers say an asteroid has whizzed safely past Earth over the Indian Ocean, as injured Russians recovered from a separate meteor's sonic boom over the Ural mountains.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea says it conducts 3rd nuclear test
12-02-2013
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said it has successfully conducted the third underground nuclear test.

New Zealand: NZ First MP: Ban Muslims from flights
12-02-2013
New Zealand First MP Richard Prosser has spoken out in defence of his "Wogistan" rant which has been slammed as racist by Muslim leaders and politicians.

Philippine leftist rebels kill 9 people
27-01-2013
Nine people were killed in an attack by suspected New People's Army rebels in the central Philippine province of Negros Occidental.

New Zealand: UK foreign secretary defends stance on Africa, Middle East conflicts
15-01-2013

Japan: 9 US F-22 fighters deployed in Okinawa
15-01-2013

Philippines: Flooding displaces 5,000 people in S Philippines
11-01-2013

Philippines: 6 killed in N Philippine fire
11-01-2013

Japan unveils economic stimulus package
11-01-2013

Austraila: 4 arrested in multi-million dollar drug bust in Western Australia
10-01-2013

Australia: 126 bushfires burn in New South Wales, 15 uncontrolled
10-01-2013

Australia: Campers evacuated as bushfire burns on Australia's Bribie Island
09-01-2013

China: Death toll climbs to 6 in Shanghai market fire
07-01-2013

US-style shooting rampage kills 8, injures 9 in N Philippines
05-01-2013

Philippines: N. Philippine shooting spree kills 9, injures 11
04-01-2013

China: 4 killed, 8 injured in SW China pileup
04-01-2013