US agency to buy mostly corn for N.Korea
(Reuters) - The U.S. government plans to ship mainly corn to North Korea during the next year to ease food shortages at a cost of $300 million to $350 million, including shipping, Jon Brause, USAID's ...
Olmert says direct Israel-Syria talks needed soon
EILAT, Israel – Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Thursday peace talks between Israel and Syria, now mediated by Turkey, will have to be conducted face-to-face 'very soon'. 'With the...
Singapore-Based Company To Build Giant Ferris Wheel In Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Plans are underway to create a structure that developers promise will reshape Orlando's skyline and tourism industry.The Great Wheel Corporation plans to build a giant Ferris wheel al...
22 civilians killed by U.S. airstrike, Afghan governor says
The U.S. military denied that civilians had been killed, saying attack helicopters struck two vehicles carrying insurgents.
Blast in Russian Olympic city kills two: reports
(AFP)
AFP - Two people were killed and nine injured Wednesday when an explosion ripped through an apartment block in the Russian city of Sochi, host of the 2014 Winter Olympics, news agencies reported.
Vietnamese woman dies after breast implant surgery
Hanoi - A Vietnamese waitress has died after undergoing silicone breast implant surgery at an unlicensed clinic, officials said Wednesday. Dinh Thi Thu, 30, died late Monday after being treated for tw...
Scientist: Pakistan knew of NKorea nuke deal
(AP)
AP - Disgraced nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan says North Korea received centrifuges from Pakistan in a 2000 shipment supervised by the army during the rule of President Pervez Musharraf.
THE MOGAMBO GURU : More bats and a bigger budget
US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's claim that "our nation has come to expect the Federal Reserve to step in to avert events that pose unacceptable systemic risk" is entirely, entirely wrong. It is supposed to protect the dollar - and has failed. So why give it more power? Do you smell corruption?
French graffiti artists wow crowds
The first floor of The Mall, Gadong was painted a myriad of colours as the three French graffiti artists painted their canvases in what could be considered the apex of their stint in Brunei. The art...
Defense, military execs say AFP not involved in fresh coup plot
MANILA, Philippines - Top defense and military officials on Thursday assured that the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is not involved in the reported fresh plot to overthrow the Arroyo administr...
Qatari Amir Receives Sudanese Vice President
Doha, July 2 (bna) -- Qatars Amir Shaikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani Received Here Today Sudanese Vice President Ali Othman Taha, Currently Visiting Doha.
China Steps Up Crackdown in Tibet
China is intensifying its crackdown on Tibet after the largest anti-Chinese protests there in almost 50 years. But many monks have refused to fly the Chinese flag on monastery roofs, sources in China and India say.
Chaiya spends four hours in court denying contempt charge
Public Health Minister Chaiya Sasomsab spent nearly four hours in the Administrative Court defending himself on contempt charges yesterday. The court has yet to make a ruling. Mr Chaiya declined to co...
Mongolia riots
Corruption and inequality fuel election explosion
CA session disrupted again
CA session disrupted again The Constitution Assembly (CA) meeting has been disrupted for the eighth consecutive time Friday due to the obstruction created by Terai-based parties. As soon as the CA...
Economic delegation from Razavi Khorassan Prov arrives in China
Economic Delegation An economic delegation from Iran's Razavi Khorassan Province, led by Governor General Reza Abdolmaleki arrived in Orumchi, capital city of West China's autonomous Sink Kiang region...
Meeting Between Turkish Cypriot President And Greek Cypriot Leader Ends
LEFKOSA - The meeting between President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Mehmet Ali Talat and leader of the Greek Cypriot administration Demetris Christofias ended at the buffer zone ...
Nadra to renew CNICs after ten years
Friday, July 04, 2008 Our correspondent IslamabadThe National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) will renew computerised national identity cards (CNICs) after every 10 years, said Nadra...
Ancient Stories of How Virtuous Mothers Educated Their Children
There were many benevolent mothers in ancient China who paid special attention to their children's education. The following are inspirational stories of two mothers who taught their children to be...
Indonesian police find bomb cache, arrest nine
Nine men arrested in Indonesia's South Sumatra province in connection with a cache of homemade bombs have been flown to Jakarta in blindfolds, shackles and under heavy security. The unidentified susp...
Flight from China to Taiwan a historic step
TAIPEI, TAIWAN -- More than 200 mainland Chinese tourists arrived today in Taiwan on the first regular commercial flight in nearly six decades, a historic move aimed at further easing tensions betwee...
Fisherfolk scoff at plan to buy Romblon fish for fish balls
MANILA, Philippines -- A leftist fisherfolk group scoffed at a plan by Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap to allocate P5 million to buy fish from Romblon province and process these into fish cakes or fi...
China slams US report on its military power
BEIJING - BEIJING hit back yesterday at a Pentagon report on its rising military might, saying it was exaggerated and an interference in Chinese domestic affairs.
Three appear in court over kidnapping of boy, 7, in Hong Kong
Hong Kong - Three people appeared in a Hong Kong court Monday charged with kidnapping a seven-year-old boy and demanding a 25,600 US dollar ransom for his safe return. The three were arrested last Thu...
Catholic priest killed in Nepal, says Vatican
Vatican City, July 1 (AP): A Vatican-affiliated news agency says a Roman Catholic priest has been killed in Nepal in a suspected terrorist attack.
Japan goes missing: invisible host at the summit
Japan's pre-eminent interest lies in working to extend and strengthen the rules-based international order to draw in China and other rising powers. More than anything else, this part of the world needs a robust mutual security system, writes Philip Stephens
Pakistan to ban death penalty
An end to the death penalty in Pakistan: the historic decision, approved by parliament and launched by Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, now awaits the signature of President Musharraf before becomin...
Business In Brief 23/6
Six business plans make final of 20 million USD ChallengeSix business plans made the cut to enter the finals of the second 20 Million USD Challenge Contest which took place in HCM City on June 20 and ...
Boats In Kg Ayer Scrutinised
Bandar Seri Begawan - A six-hour operation was recently conducted by the Department of Immigration and National Registration at Kampong Ayer, in an effort to ensure all fishing and foreign boats ab...
Bush Skeptical Over Pyongyang
U.S. President George W. Bush stressed Wednesday the need to keep an eye on North Koreaâ??s further cooperation in the verification for its nuclear declaration, according to some Japanese news media,... |
