Philippines' Imelda declares net worth at $22 mln

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• Philippines' Imelda declares net worth at $22 mln
• Philippines hit for 'hiding' poor at prestige event
• Afghan asylum seekers on hunger strike in Indonesia
• KRouge judge says staff interfered with justice
• Paco Rabanne drops art director Arora by 'mutual' accord
• India's Reliance hit with $1.25 bln fine
• Teenage Taliban bomber kills 24 in Pakistan
• Indian drug giant Cipla slashes cancer drug prices
• China indicates will allow activist to leave soon: US
• Suicide bombing in Pakistani market kills 20
• Clinton presses China to help on global challenges
• Oil drops below $100
• Cambodia arrest in activist shooting: rights group
• 2 NATO service members killed in Afghanistan
• No evidence against me, says Asif
• Third Kwok brother held in Hong Kong graft probe
• Antarctic waters changing due to climate: study
• Myanmar paper: 31 dead in new clashes with Kachin
• No Shanghai move for Drogba, Anelka hints
• Fiji's coconut sellers dream of escaping poverty
• Oil below $102 as traders eye key US jobs data
• Nepal Cabinet resigns; PM to follow by month's end
• Suicide bombing in Pakistani market kills 16
• China says activist 'can apply' to study abroad
• China police detain, beat Chen supporters

Philippines' Imelda declares net worth at $22 mln Posted: Imelda Marcos has declared her net worth at $22 million, parliament records show, as she continues to fight the government over her assets more than two decades after the end of her dictator husband's reign.

Philippines hit for 'hiding' poor at prestige event Posted: Rights groups and unions slammed the Philippines Friday after it erected advertising hoardings that hid slum housing from delegates attending a conference on solving poverty in Asia.

Afghan asylum seekers on hunger strike in Indonesia Posted: More than 160 Afghan asylum seekers held in Indonesia have been on hunger strike for almost four days demanding transfer to Australia, with some needing hospital treatment, an official said Friday.

KRouge judge says staff interfered with justice Posted: A judge at Cambodia's Khmer Rouge tribunal on Friday accused several colleagues of interfering with controversial investigations into new cases, in a parting blow before leaving the country.

Paco Rabanne drops art director Arora by 'mutual' accord Posted: Fashion house Paco Rabanne, which launched a women's ready-to-wear line last year, has dismissed its artistic director, Manish Arora of India, by a "mutual agreement," it said Friday.

India's Reliance hit with $1.25 bln fine Posted: India's government has asked energy giant Reliance Industries to pay a $1.25 billion penalty for a fall in gas production from its main oil fields, a company executive said on Friday.

Teenage Taliban bomber kills 24 in Pakistan Posted: A teenage suicide bomber targeted police in a bustling Pakistan town square on Friday, killing at least 24 people and wounding dozens in the tribal area near the Afghan border, officials said.

Indian drug giant Cipla slashes cancer drug prices Posted: Indian generic drug giant Cipla said Friday it had slashed by up to 76 percent prices of three anti-cancer medicines in what it called a "humanitarian" move and promised to cut the costs of more products.

China indicates will allow activist to leave soon: US Posted: The United States said Friday that China had indicated it would let blind activist Chen Guangcheng and his family leave the country soon, raising hopes of a resolution to a damaging diplomatic crisis.

Suicide bombing in Pakistani market kills 20 Posted: A teenager blew himself up near a Pakistani market close to the Afghan border Friday, killing 20 people, officials said. The suicide bombing came a day after the U.S. released letters seized from Osama bin Laden's compound that criticized Pakistani militants for killing too many civilians.

Clinton presses China to help on global challenges Posted: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday urged China to play a responsible role in the world by respecting human rights and helping to deal with challenges posed by Iran and North Korea's nuclear programs and violence in Syria and Sudan and South Sudan.

Oil drops below $100 Posted: Oil is now below $100 per barrel following a disappointing U.S. jobs report and warnings of a weakening world economy.

Cambodia arrest in activist shooting: rights group Posted: A Cambodian court on Friday charged a security guard with involuntary homicide in a mysterious shooting that left a prominent activist and a military police officer dead, a rights group said.

2 NATO service members killed in Afghanistan Posted: NATO says that two coalition service members have been killed in an insurgent attack in Afghanistan.

No evidence against me, says Asif Posted: Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif on Friday said there had been no evidence for his conviction in Britain for corruption and spot-fixing, a day after he was released following six months in prison.

Third Kwok brother held in Hong Kong graft probe Posted: A corruption probe into the activities of one of Asia's richest families widened Friday after Hong Kong authorities arrested the eldest sibling of the Kwok brothers at the centre of the scandal.

Antarctic waters changing due to climate: study Posted: The densest waters of Antarctica have reduced dramatically over recent decades, in part due to man-made impacts on the climate, Australian scientists said Friday.

Myanmar paper: 31 dead in new clashes with Kachin Posted: A state-run newspaper in Myanmar on Friday said recent battles between government troops and Kachin ethnic rebels had killed 31 people, as the ongoing fighting threatens the country's reform and reconciliation process.

No Shanghai move for Drogba, Anelka hints Posted: French striker Nicolas Anelka on Friday hinted that his former Chelsea teammate Didier Drogba would not be joining him at the Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua.

Fiji's coconut sellers dream of escaping poverty Posted: After being forced to drop out of school last year because his family needed more income, Gio Vakaloloma turned to the only job available -- selling coconuts on the streets of Suva.

Oil below $102 as traders eye key US jobs data Posted: Oil prices fell below $102 a barrel Friday in Asia amid investor concern U.S. jobs growth last month may disappoint and suggest demand is weakening.

Nepal Cabinet resigns; PM to follow by month's end Posted: Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai will resign by the end of the month as part of an agreement Nepal's major political parties reached overnight to create a new coalition government, an aide said Friday.

Suicide bombing in Pakistani market kills 16 Posted: A suicide bombing in a Pakistani market close to the Afghan border killed 16 people Friday, officials said, a day after the U.S. released letters seized from Osama bin Laden's compound that criticized Pakistani militants for killing too many civilians.

China says activist 'can apply' to study abroad Posted: China's foreign ministry said Friday that Chen Guangcheng, the blind activist at the centre of a major row over human rights, can "apply" to study abroad.

China police detain, beat Chen supporters Posted: Chinese police have detained supporters of Chen Guangcheng at the hospital where the blind activist is being treated, and have beaten two of them, the backers and their relatives said Friday.

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