Will Ganga, Sunderbans be among seven wonders of nature?

LONDON - Here comes a new poll to name the seven wonders of nature, with India’s Ganga river, Sundarbans mangrove forests and Kaziranga national park being some of the hot contenders.

Poor women in Philippines yearn for birth control

MANILA - Struggling with a daily food budget of less than $2 for a family of 12, Floriza Bacli said she was happy to spoil her children a bit on New Year’s Eve with something special - half a kilogram of fried chicken and a quarter kg of hot-dogs.

Stray incidents of violence mar New Year celebrations in Kerala

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Stray incidents of violence marred the New Year celebrations in Kerala with one man killed in a brawl, while a police station was ransacked by a group of activists allegedly from the youth wing of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M).

Philippine police foil bomb attack on passenger bus

MANILA - Police in the Philippines Wednesday defused two homemade bombs found inside a passenger bus in the country’s troubled south, officials said.

One dead in attack on UN relief truck in southern Philippines

MANILA - Unidentified gunmen fired at a United Nations truck carrying rice to evacuees in southern Philippines, killing one Filipino worker, a UN representative said Tuesday.