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Sohal, Sangakkara shape Deccan win
april 19, 2011by latadmin
NEW DELHI (AFP) – Little-known opener Sunny Sohal hit a half-century and Kumar Sangakkara made a solid 49 to set up Deccan Chargers' 16-run win over Delhi...
Karzai challenges US group on civilian deaths
april 19, 2011by latadmin
KABUL (AFP) – Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday urged a high-level visiting US delegation to scale back night raids and military operations causing civilian...
Indonesia attack shows ‘individual jihad’ trend: ICG
april 19, 2011by latadmin
JAKARTA (AFP) – A suicide attack at a mosque in an Indonesian police station last week fits a pattern of "individual jihad" aimed at local targets by...
Vietnam blogger investigation dropped: reports
april 19, 2011by latadmin
HANOI (AFP) – Vietnamese authorities have dropped an investigation into a blogger who was detained for allegedly "infringing on the interests of the...
India monsoon forecast brings inflation hope
april 19, 2011by latadmin
NEW DELHI (AFP) – India's weather office on Tuesday forecast a "normal" monsoon this year that could boost food production and ease high inflation....
6.6-magnitude quake hits off New Zealand: USGS
april 18, 2011by latadmin
WELLINGTON (AFP) – A strong 6.6-magnitude undersea earthquake hit off the northeast coast of New Zealand on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said. The Pacific...
Suicide car bombs kill 5 at Baghdad green zone
april 18, 2011by latadmin
Two suicide car bombings killed five people and wounded 15 Monday at the entrance to Baghdad`s heavily-fortified Green Zone, where an Arab League summit is to be held...
Epic Philippine prayer put online (AFP)
april 18, 2011by latadmin
AFP – Philippine Catholics all over the world can now follow the traditional recitation of a day-long prayer of Jesus Christ’s passion over the Internet,...
S. Korea bank probed over ‘cyber-attack’ shutdown (AFP)
april 18, 2011by latadmin
AFP – Regulators launched an inquiry on Monday into South Korea’s largest banking network after a suspected cyber-attack left many customers unable to access...
Guantanamo Uighurs lose Supreme Court appeal (AFP)
april 18, 2011by latadmin
AFP – The US Supreme Court rejected Monday an appeal by five Chinese Uighurs who have been held without charge at Guantanamo since 2002 and are seeking...
