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India’s Way: Jim Yardley Responds to Readers on Development in Gurgaon
juni 10, 2011by latadmin
I want to thank everyone for all the thoughtful comments about the Gurgaon story. India is one of the most fascinating assignments in the world, if occasionally a vexing...
Afghan Leader Visits Pakistan
juni 10, 2011by latadmin
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan arrived in Islamabad on Friday for a two-day visit, which is being viewed as an effort to ensure...
Brumbies finishing season on upswing (AFP)
juni 10, 2011by latadmin
AFP – The ACT Brumbies continued their late season renaissance with a convincing 32-17 Super 15 win over the Melbourne Rebels in chilly Canberra on Friday.
Women lost in Nepal ate grass, bamboo to survive (AP)
juni 10, 2011by latadmin
AP – A Japanese woman who was lost in Nepal’s mountains for nearly two weeks said Friday that she survived by eating grass, drinking river water, taking...
Seoul plans pageant to mark return of historic books
juni 10, 2011by latadmin
SEOUL (AFP) – South Korea will Saturday stage a city-centre ceremony rich in pageantry to welcome the return of priceless ancient royal books, 145 years after they...
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi to deliver BBC lectures
juni 10, 2011by latadmin
LONDON (AFP) – Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi will deliver two BBC lectures on the struggle against authoritarian regimes, eight months after her release...
Vietnam websites hacked amid China row
juni 10, 2011by latadmin
HANOI (AFP) – More than 200 Vietnamese websites have been attacked and some defaced with Chinese flags, an Internet security firm said Friday as a maritime dispute...
China cracks the whip on affordable housing
juni 10, 2011by latadmin
SHANGHAI (AFP) – China's housing authorities said Friday construction of 10 million state-subsidised apartments must start by the end of November in order to...
Panetta backs significant Afghan drawdown
juni 09, 2011by latadmin
WASHINGTON (AFP) – US Defense Secretary nominee Leon Panetta said Thursday that he backed President Barack Obama's call for withrawing significant numbers...
N. Korea says Seoul ‘begged’ for summit
juni 09, 2011by latadmin
SEOUL (AFP) – North Korea threatened Thursday to disclose a voice recording of a secret meeting with South Korea, at which it says Seoul "begged" for...