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Indian watchdog slams telecoms minister
november 16, 2010by latadmin
NEW DELHI (AFP) – India's national auditors Tuesday slammed a former telecommunications minister over a multi-billion-dollar scandal in which government...
Thailand extradites ‘Merchant of Death’ to US
november 16, 2010by latadmin
BANGKOK (AFP) – A suspected Russian arms dealer dubbed the "Merchant of Death" was flown out of Thailand Tuesday to face trial in the United States...
Hundreds of fetuses found at Thai Buddhist temple
november 16, 2010by latadmin
BANGKOK (AP) – Thai police have discovered hundreds of human fetuses dumped at a Buddhist temple’s morgue in Bangkok, and suspect they came from…
Building tragedies hit China, India; 119 killed
november 16, 2010by latadmin
By ALEXA OLESEN and NIRMALA GEORGE Associated Press BEIJING (AP) – Two of Asia’s most dynamic and fast-growing cities were struck within hours by disasters...
Taiwan passes land use law after deadly landslides
november 16, 2010by latadmin
By Cindy Sui BBC News, Taipei Continue reading the main story Related stories Taiwan’s typhoon missing sought Storm triggers Taiwan landslides Taiwan mourns for...
Pamela Anderson mobbed in Mumbai ahead of Big Boss show
november 16, 2010by latadmin
Pamela Anderson was mobbed…
British author sentenced to jail for death sentence book (AFP)
november 16, 2010by latadmin
AFP – A Singapore court jailed a defiant 76-year-old British author for six weeks on Tuesday for insulting the judiciary by publishing a book critical of...
Misbah, Smith praise ‘world class’ Younis after ton (AFP)
november 16, 2010by latadmin
AFP – Rival captains Misbah-ul-Haq and Graeme Smith hailed Younis Khan’s brilliant hundred which helped Pakistan salvage a fighting draw in the first Test...
Scandal-hit Indian outsourcer sees stocks plunge on earnings (AFP)
november 16, 2010by latadmin
AFP – Shares in Indian outsourcing firm Mahindra Satyam slid as much as 14 percent on Tuesday after analysts raised concerns over financial earnings data reported...
Top Indian microfinancier condemns ‘rogues’ in industry (AFP)
november 16, 2010by latadmin
AFP – The head of India’s biggest microfinance lender condemned “rogue” elements in the crisis-hit industry on Tuesday, saying that they needed...