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Singapore own goal as anti-gambling advert backfires
juli 15, 2014by latadmin
A Singapore anti-gambling advert backfired after the football World Cup team it referred to – Germany – turned out to be the champions. The ad featured a boy...
Pakistani Christians moving to foreign countries out of fear
juli 15, 2014by latadmin
Pakistani Christians are migrating in large numbers to other countries especially to Thailand out of fear for their safety and security, a media report said on...
76-year-old ban on gay sex challenged in Singapore’s top court
juli 14, 2014by latadmin
Singapore’s highest court yesterday began hearing challenges to a 76-year-old ban on gay sex. Lawyers for Kenneth Chee and Gary Lim argued that the ban, first...
Diaoyus on their minds? Tokyo seeks US military guarantee to protect ‘remote islands’
juli 14, 2014by latadmin
With Japan having already decided to boost the role of its military, the…
Chinese name for Penfolds held for ransom by trademark squatters, winemaker says
juli 14, 2014by latadmin
Australian winemaker Treasury Wine Estates, owner of the popular Penfolds brand, is facing a legal challenge in China over the right to use its Chinese name, in the...
Philippine President Benigno Aquino’s approval ratings plunge to new low
juli 14, 2014by latadmin
Philippine President Benigno Aquino’s performance ratings have plunged to their lowest ever, two independent pollsters said yesterday, as a perception grew that he...
Global stocks rebound after Portuguese bank scare
juli 14, 2014by latadmin
LONDON (AP) — Global stocks rebounded Monday as jitters over a struggling Portuguese bank eased.
Man handed down death sentence under Pak blasphemy law
juli 14, 2014by latadmin
A 35-year-old man was on Monday sentenced to death under Pakistan`s controversial blasphemy law, in the latest case highlighting religious intolerance in the...
Did a senior Tibetan Buddhist leader’s funeral plans fall foul of Himalayan power politics?
juli 14, 2014by latadmin
Two weeks ago, the remains of Shamar Rinpoche, a senior yet controversial Tibetan Buddhist teacher, were flown from Delhi to a monastery in north-east India where his...
India’s Supreme Court Stays Execution of Gang Rape Convicts
juli 14, 2014by latadmin
VOA News India's Supreme Court has stayed the execution of two men involved in the December 2012 gang rape and killing of a young woman in the capital that spurred...
