http://www.channelnewsasia.com Latest Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific News http://www.channelnewsasia.com/images_v1/top_mcnilogo.gif http://www.channelnewsasia.com 129 137 2012 MediaCorp Pte Ltd. All rights reserved. en-us Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT www.channelnewsasia.com http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/1181824/1/.html WASHINGTON: Afghan forces will be "good enough" to take over their country's security by the end of 2014, even though only a small number of them now operate independently from NATO-led troops, a top US general said Wednesday. AFP Asia Pacific Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:14:30 GMT http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/1181812/1/.html MALE: Violence erupted across the Maldives Wednesday as supporters of the ex-president who claims he was forced out by a coup clashed with security forces in Male and stormed police stations on outlying islands. AFP Asia Pacific Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:05:24 GMT