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Two men disfigure 16-year-old Pakistani girl in acid attack over marriage
september 21, 2014by latadmin
A 16-year-old Pakistani girl has suffered horrific injuries after two men hurled acid in her face in a row over a failed marriage proposal, officials said on Sunday....
Putin, Abe hold talks as Russian leader’s Japan visit threatened by Ukraine row
september 21, 2014by latadmin
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minster Shinzo Abe held telephone talks on Sunday…
Oceania nations to be allowed in Asian indoor meet
september 21, 2014by latadmin
INCHEON, South Korea (AP) — Oceania countries like Australia and New Zealand will be allowed to participate in the next Asian Indoor Games after a nod from the general...
S Korean private equity struggles to exit
september 21, 2014by latadmin
A lack of exit routes is causing a headache for local buyout funds amid the country’s economic slowdown and a sluggish stock market (© The Financial Times Limited...
Thailand beach murders: Hannah Witheridge family ‘broken’ by tragedy as her body is returned to …
september 21, 2014by latadmin
The body of Hannah Witheridge, the British backpacker who was brutally murdered in Thailand along with a fellow traveller, has been returned to the UK, her family has...
Afghanistan: Presidential rivals choose unity to fight Taliban as Nato troops prepare to quit
september 21, 2014by latadmin
Afghanistan’s rival presidential candidates signed a deal to share power today, after months of turmoil over a disputed election that has destabilised the country just...
This year ‘last chance’ to conclude TPP negotiations
september 20, 2014by latadmin
SINGAPORE — Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Saturday that this year would be the last chance for the ambitious Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)...
Matthew Miller: American sentenced to hard labour in North Korea ‘wanted to be Snowden II’
september 20, 2014by latadmin
A Californian man recently sentenced to six years hard labour in a North Korea prison was trying to make a name for himself as the ‘second Snowden’, the country has...