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Bangladeshi engineer killed in Afghanistan kidnap (AFP)
december 18, 2010by latadmin
AFP – Kidnappers in Afghanistan killed a Bangladeshi working for a South Korean firm and are holding three road workers hostage after storming their camp at...
Merkel meets Karzai and visits troops in Afghanistan
december 18, 2010by latadmin
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel paid an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Saturday to boost German troops' morale for a war...
England face huge run chase for Ashes (AFP)
december 18, 2010by latadmin
AFP – Another century by the reborn Mike Hussey means England will need to create history to retain the Ashes in the third Test against Australia at the WACA...
India fight back but S.Africa poised to win Test (AFP)
december 18, 2010by latadmin
AFP – After taking a battering for two days, India finally put up some resistance with a solid start to their second innings on the third day of the first Test...
Merkel meets troops in surprise Afghanistan visit (AFP)
december 18, 2010by latadmin
AFP – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Saturday for the first time that German troops were fighting a war in Afghanistan, as she addressed them on a surprise...
Fresh from India, Wen builds Pakistan trade ties (Reuters)
december 18, 2010by latadmin
Reuters – Pakistani and Chinese businessmen signed deals worth $15 billion on Saturday as Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao demonstrated Beijing’s assertive trade...
Pakistan denies unmasking US spy
december 18, 2010by latadmin
Pakistan’s top spy agency has denied blowing the cover of a US spy chief in Islamabad who was forced to leave the country following death threats. The CIA station...
Foreign troop toll in Afghanistan in 2010 nears 700 (Reuters)
december 18, 2010by latadmin
Reuters – The number of foreign troops killed in Afghanistan in 2010 neared 700 with two more confirmed on Saturday, by far the deadliest year of the war...
Elephant-human conflicts on the rise in Aceh
december 17, 2010by latadmin
Conflicts between elephants and humans in Aceh province have been on the rise in recent months, prompting conservationists to take extra measures to anticipate...
North Korea says to strike South if drill goes ahead (Reuters)
december 17, 2010by latadmin
Reuters – North Korea said on Friday it would strike again at the South if a live-fire drill by Seoul on a disputed island went ahead, with an even stronger...
