http://www.makatilocal.com Makati City Philippines Community News Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:04:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By Roland BuerkBBC News, TokyoAn activist from New Zealand has been arrested by Japan's coastguard after he boarded a Japanese whaling ship in the Southern Ocean last month.Peter Bethune said he had boarded the ship intending to make a citizen's arrest of the Japanese crew. Instead, the Shonan Maru 2 ... http://www.makatilocal.com/japan-arrests-whaling-activist/ New York City has agreed to pay up to $657m ( http://www.makatilocal.com/new-york-agrees-911-dust-payout/ By Brandy YanchykWhitehorse, YukonAs Vancouver gears up for its second stint as Olympic host with the Paralympics beginning on 12 March, one northern Canadian territory is hoping the lasting legacy of the Games will be a boost to tourism.The government of Yukon spent just under 3m Canadian dollars ( http://www.makatilocal.com/come-on-up/ LIVE TEXT COMMENTARY (all times GMT)To get involved, e-mail tms@bbc.co.uk (with 'For Mark Mitchener' in the subject), use606 (after 0900 GMT)or text us your views on 81111 (UK) or +44 7786200666 (worldwide) with "CRICKET" as the first word. (Not all comments can be used. Messages will be charged at your ... http://www.makatilocal.com/live-bangladesh-v-england/ Arranging an election in an area where many people live in refugee camps is far from straightforward, as the BBC's James Copnall discovered during a trip to Sudan's Darfur region. Six years ago, as he fled the fighting in Darfur that killed one of his brothers, Adam Mahmoud felt utterly ... http://www.makatilocal.com/polling-darfur/ By Julian MiglieriniBBC News, Mexico CityThe first Mexican opera to deal directly with the country's drugs conflict has staged its premiere in Mexico City.The opera, Only the Truth, is based on a popular Mexican song of the 1970s which tells the story of a woman who smuggles marijuana into the ... http://www.makatilocal.com/drugs-the-opera-mexicos-plague-gets-high-brow-treatment/ Thailand has mobilised about 40,000 security personnel ahead of mass rallies by "red shirt" opposition protesters over the coming days.The demonstrators plan to meet around the country before converging on the capital, Bangkok, on Sunday. They are mainly supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted in a ... http://www.makatilocal.com/thailand-braces-for-mass-protests/ A senior advisor to former US President George W Bush has defended tough interrogation techniques, saying their use helped prevent terrorist attacks.In a BBC interview, Karl Rove, who was known as "Bush's brain", said he "was proud we used techniques that broke the will of these terrorists". He said waterboarding, ... http://www.makatilocal.com/rove-proud-of-us-waterboarding/ Ivory Coast and Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has been named African Footballer of the Year.Drogba scored five goals as Ivory Coast qualified for the 2010 World Cup and scored for Chelsea in the FA Cup final. Chelsea team-mate and Michael Essien and Cameroon forward Samuel Eto'o were also shortlisted for ... http://www.makatilocal.com/drogba-is-african-footballer-of-year/ Nine members of a Russian white supremacist group have been jailed for up to 22 years each in connection with the killing of a man from Cameroon.Three of the group, known as Simbirsk White Power, were convicted of the racially motivated murder of Etizok Ndobe Ernest in the city of ... http://www.makatilocal.com/russians-jailed-over-race-murder/ Certified Kapuso stars na ang Final 14 ng StarStruck V matapos silang pumirma ng exclusive contract na ginanap sa GMA Network Center nitong Huwebes ng hapon. http://www.makatilocal.com/pep-starstruck-v-final-14-are-now-certified-kapuso-stars/ PARIS - After a week of shows dominated by the rail-thin teens who are ubiquitous on today's catwalks, Paris fall-winter ready-to-wear 2010-11 displays concluded Wednesday with a sensual celebration of women in all their curvaceous glory at Louis Vuitton. http://www.makatilocal.com/louis-vuittons-womanhood-celebration-closes-paris-show/ ATHENS, Greece - Greek police battled demonstrators in Athens on Thursday as the country ground to a halt in the latest strike against government austerity measures aiming to end a crippling debt crisis. http://www.makatilocal.com/police-battle-demonstrators-as-strike-cripples-greece/ But the press people are a little bit worried about the exposure and projects that they will get from GMA-7. http://www.makatilocal.com/starstruck-v-final-14-are-now-certified-kapuso-stars/ A series of killings since the political massacre of 57 people in the southern Philippines last year has set the stage for the country's most violent election in recent history, experts warn. Read the original here: Philippine election killing spree in full swing http://www.makatilocal.com/philippine-election-killing-spree-in-full-swing/ By Malcolm BrabantBBC News, Athens Greece is expected to grind to a halt for the second time in a month as hundreds of thousands of state and private workers stage a general strike.The stoppage is in protest at the country's austerity measures. The head of the employers' federation has accused ... http://www.makatilocal.com/greeks-stage-fresh-general-strike/ Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has arrived in India for talks expected to focus on arms and energy contracts.The two sides are due to sign two deals worth over $10bn in defence and civilian nuclear reactors and Russia will refit an aircraft carrier. They will also try to boost bilateral ... http://www.makatilocal.com/vladimir-putin-in-key-india-visit/ By Subir BhaumikBBC News, CalcuttaIndian security forces have stepped up their operations against Maoist rebels, officials say.Thousands of newly-arrived federal forces have joined those already in ground in three eastern states where rebels have a formidable presence. A major security offensive -Operation Green Hunt- to flush out the rebels is ... http://www.makatilocal.com/india-rebel-offensive-intensifies/ Election laws announced by Burma's military rulers have provoked a storm of condemnation.A United States State Department spokesman, Philip Crowley, said it made a mockery of the democratic process. Burma has prohibited political prisoners - including the pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi - from participating in forthcoming elections. However, ... http://www.makatilocal.com/burma-election-laws-condemned/ Nigerian police say 49 people are to be charged with murder after communal violence left scores of villagers dead.Most of those facing charges are Muslims from the Fulani group, police spokesman Mohammed Lerama told the BBC. The number of those arrested since the killings near the city of Jos has ... http://www.makatilocal.com/nigeria-charges-over-jos-killings/