MSNBC.com: Asia-PacificMSNBC.com is a leader in breaking news and original journalism.Pizza guy fined over very fast food- September 16, 2008 An Australian pizza delivery man gave fast food a new meaning when he was caught, and fined, for driving 33 miles over the speed limit.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26732506/ Thai protesters sit tight as government bickers- September 15, 2008 Protesters occupying the grounds of the prime minister's compound plan to truck in sand to cover up the rain-fed muck they've been living in for weeks, but there's no such easy solution to the political mess they've created in Thailand.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26724553/ 23 Indonesians dead in crush for cash- September 15, 2008 Residents of a town in eastern Indonesia surged forward to receive $4.25 in handouts from a wealthy family, crushing to death 23 people, officials said.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26714157/ Australia finds 6 guilty of terrorism- September 15, 2008 An Australian jury found a Muslim cleric and five of his followers guilty on Monday of planning to stage a "violent jihad" in Melbourne in 2005 to force Australian troops out of Iraq.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26714162/ Foreign submarine spotted near Japan- September 14, 2008 Japan was searching Sunday for an unidentified foreign submarine detected in its territorial waters earlier in the day, the Defense Ministry said.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26704969/ China landslide death toll rises to 254- September 14, 2008 The death toll has risen to 254 in a landslide triggered by the collapse of an illegal mining dump, which engulfed a village in northern China, a government official said Sunday.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26693638/ 2 bomb blasts in central Myanmar kill 2- September 13, 2008 Two bombs exploded at a nightspot in a rural town in central Myanmar, killing two people, a state newspaper reported Saturday.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26690730/ China launches baby formula probe- September 12, 2008 China's Health Ministry on Friday ordered a nationwide probe of milk powder linked to a rash of kidney stones in infants and one death and said those responsible "will face serious punishment."http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26667736/ Kim's absence worries N. Korea watchers- September 12, 2008 North Korea's leader is ill and out of sight at a time when the nation is backtracking on a pledge to abandon its nuclear ambitions and is building a missile base that could put U.S. territory within range.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26677592/ |