http://www.channelnewsasia.com Latest Channel NewsAsia Front Page News http://www.channelnewsasia.com/images_v1/top_mcnilogo.gif http://www.channelnewsasia.com 129 137 2008 MediaCorp Pte Ltd. All rights reserved. en-us Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMT www.channelnewsasia.com http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/1019594/1/.html SAN FRANCISCO - Student protests spread at California state universities over a big tuition hike Friday, with protesters barricading themselves inside a building at the University of California, Berkeley. AFP World Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:47:21 GMT http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/1019584/1/.html WASHINGTON : President Barack Obama's Democratic allies in the Senate strove Friday to lock down support to prevail in a landmark first test vote on his top domestic priority, remaking the US health care system. AFP World Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:40:23 GMT http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_sports/view/1019587/1/.html LONDON : A replay of the controversial World Cup play-off between France and the Republic of Ireland is out of the question, the French Football Federation (FFF) said Friday, even as skipper Thierry Henry said he would back the idea following his handball gaffe. AFP Sports Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:34:54 GMT http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world_business/view/1019593/1/.html NEW YORK - Oil prices remained depressed Friday amid a strengthening dollar and concerns over sustainable economic recovery. AFP World Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:31:49 GMT http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_sports/view/1019588/1/.html PARIS : Bottom-placed Albi pulled off the upset of the Top 14 season so far with a nail-biting 24-23 victory over league leaders Perpignan on Friday. AFP Sports Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:19:42 GMT http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/entertainment/view/1019589/1/.html LOS ANGELES - The hotly anticipated sequel to vampire romance "Twilight" scored a monster hit at the North American box office on Friday, shattering previous records for midnight openings, reports said. Entertainment Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:02:04 GMT http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_sports/view/1019548/1/.html JOHANNESBURG : Rain caused the abandonment of the first one-day international between South Africa and England at the Wanderers Stadium on Friday. AFP Sports Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:57:23 GMT http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/1019585/1/.html COCKERMOUTH, England - A policeman died after being swept away by floods in Britain's scenic Lake District, officials said Friday, as helicopters helped evacuate hundreds of stranded residents. AFP World Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:42:25 GMT http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_sports/view/1019570/1/.html LONDON : Roger Federer admits the prospect of finishing the year as world number one ahead of Rafael Nadal will fuel his bid to win the ATP World Tour Finals in London. AFP Sports Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:24:35 GMT http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/1019581/1/.html SANTIAGO : Chilean airports resumed normal activity on Friday, after some 2,000 airport workers launched a country-wide strike that caused flight delays, the General Directorate of Civil Aviation said. AFP World Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:18:49 GMT