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Indian supreme court rules to protect sacred hills against UK mine operation Vedanta Resources
april 18, 2013by latadmin
India’s highest court has dealt a damaging blow to a British-based mining company’s £1.1bn plan to dig for bauxite on land deemed sacred by local people, saying...
Sushil Koirala asks Vaidya to participate in Nepal polls
april 18, 2013by latadmin
Kathmandu: Nepali Congress president Sushil Koirala has asked Maoist hardline leader Mohan Vaidya to join the electoral process, saying that there is no alternative to...
Pervez Musharraf ‘sipping coffee’ after fleeing court
april 18, 2013by latadmin
Zee Media Bureau Islamabad: On a day of high drama, former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf fled from the Islamabad High Court on Thursday after it had ordered his...
Briefing: Negotiating aid delivery in Mali’s conflict zones
april 18, 2013by latadmin
SHARE BAMAKO/MOPTI/DAKAR, 18 April 2013 (IRIN) – Aid agencies managed to work in northern Mali throughout its occupation by Islamist militants in 2012 and the new...
Pakistan’s former military leader Pervez Musharraf flees court as it orders his arrest
april 18, 2013by latadmin
He returned vowing he would save Pakistan. He ended up struggling to save himself. Pakistan’s former military leader Pervez Musharraf was tonight facing ignominy...
Prachanda meets Xi, seeks more Chinese aid for Nepal
april 18, 2013by latadmin
Beijing: Nepal’s Maoist leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias Prachanda sought more financial and technical aid from China during his first meeting with the...
Transgender Pakistanis join election fight for first time
april 18, 2013by latadmin
As Pakistanis prepare to head to the polls at next month general election, for the…
Opening the services sector offers big gains, say APEC officials (APEC – Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation)
april 18, 2013by latadmin
(Source: APEC – Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) The projected gains of opening services sectors are almost twice as big as the gains from the liberalization of...
Iran slams Western presence in the Gulf
april 18, 2013by latadmin
The Iranian president has slammed the West for its naval presence in the Gulf while the country’s army commanders warned Israel against any military strikes on...
Quake leaves families homeless in Baluchistan, Pakistan
april 18, 2013by latadmin
Many families have been left homeless in Pakistan's Baluchistan province,…
