Latest News
Philippine minister feared dead in plane crash
augustus 19, 2012by latadmin
Helicopters and divers were searching Sunday for one of the most powerful Philippine politicians, feared dead after a light aircraft he was travelling in crashed into...
Asia’s fastest data cable links Tokyo to Singapore
augustus 19, 2012by latadmin
A new high-speed undersea data cable has opened to traffic in Asia. The 7,800km Asia Submarine-cable Express (ASE) connects Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and the...
Typhoon Kai-Tak claims 27 lives as floods hit north Vietnam
augustus 19, 2012by latadmin
At least 27 people have been killed during a typhoon which swept across northern provinces of Vietnam over the weekend, officials have said. Typhoon Kai-Tak made...
Philippine minister Robredo ‘missing after plane crash’
augustus 18, 2012by latadmin
Philippine Interior Minister Jesse Robredo is missing after the light aircraft he was travelling in crashed into the sea, officials say. Two other people are said to be...
After Ramadan fast, Indonesians ‘eat with a vengeance’
augustus 18, 2012by latadmin
As Indonesia shifts from a month of fasting during Ramadan to a week-long eating binge for the Eid al-Fitr Muslim holiday, doctors are braced for an annual spike in...
NATO, Taliban in war of words over Afghan deaths
augustus 18, 2012by latadmin
A suicide bombing at a wedding, a deadly airstrike on a village, grenades in a mosque — hundreds of Afghan civilians are dying violently this summer, while the Taliban...
Afghan NATO air strike ‘kills militants’
augustus 18, 2012by latadmin
A NATO air strike on Saturday killed at least two dozen militants in eastern Afghanistan, the military alliance’s force in the country said. The air strike,...
Miss China crowned Miss World 2012, in China
augustus 18, 2012by latadmin
Miss China won the coveted title of Miss World on Saturday, triumphing on home soil during a glitzy final held in a mining city on the edge of the Gobi desert.
An Eid gift to India from Pakistan ‘truck painter’
augustus 18, 2012by latadmin
Attari Border: Haider Ali, the famous truck painter from Pakistan, painted a truck here on Saturday to spread the message of peace of friendship. The renowned artist,...
Flamboyant Crime Fighter Now May Face Chinese Justice Over Role in Scandal
augustus 18, 2012by latadmin
CHONGQING, China — Wang Lijun reveled in his image as the consummate crime fighter. An ethnic Mongolian policeman with a fondness for expensive overcoats, he...
