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Nawaz Sharif ‘imports’ ex-UK lawmaker as new governor of Punjab
juli 21, 2013by latadmin
Lahore: The ruling PML-N leadership has decided to appoint a former British lawmaker of Pakistani- origin as the new governor of Pakistan’s most populous province...
Nepal parties allege foreign ‘meddling’, want polls deferred
juli 21, 2013by latadmin
Kathmandu: The alliance of 33 fringe parties in Nepal led by the CPN-Maoist on Sunday alleged that some foreign missions were interfering in the country’s internal...
Japan PM wins big in upper house vote, priorities in focus
juli 21, 2013by latadmin
Reuters July 21, 2013 – 15:26 By Linda Sieg TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling bloc won a decisive election victory on...
Pesticide Found in Meals That Killed India Children, Official Says
juli 21, 2013by latadmin
PATNA, India — The free school lunch that killed 23 Indian children last week was contaminated with a concentrated pesticide that is not widely available, the district...
Japan’s ruling bloc wins upper house elections
juli 21, 2013by latadmin
TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling coalition won a comfortable majority in the upper house of parliament in elections Sunday, giving it control...
3 Iranian Mountaineers Missing in Pakistan
juli 21, 2013by latadmin
ISLAMABAD — The head of a mountaineering club says rescuers have called off their search for three Iranian mountain climbers who went missing in northern Pakistan....
Wellington earthquake: Residents describe quake
juli 21, 2013by latadmin
21 July 2013 Last updated at 16:48 BST A minute-long earthquake has shaken New Zealand, halting trains and damaging Wellington’s parliament building. The...
Japan election: Abe ‘wins key upper house vote’
juli 21, 2013by latadmin
21 July 2013 Last updated at 16:55 BST Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has won a majority in the upper house, exit polls suggest. His Liberal Democratic Party and its...
Beijing Lending Shift May Force Banks to Raise Capital
juli 21, 2013by latadmin
By LINGLING WEI CONNECT BEIJING—China’s banks will need up to $100 billion in new funding over the next two years following Beijing’s move to shake up...
China floods claim 337 lives so far this year
juli 21, 2013by latadmin
Flooding in China this year has left at least 337 people dead and 213 missing, due mainly to unusually wet summer weather, the government said. Floods this year have...