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Chinese Man Pleads Guilty To Stealing 50 Hand Phones
Bandar Seri Begawan - A 22-year-old Chinese man pleaded guilty to stealing 50 pieces of hand phones worth $33,170 from Syarikat Dee Jay Home Video while a local man and a local woman denied the cha...
Sri Lanka elect to bat in fifth ODI against India
Sri Lanka's captain Mahela Jayawardene won the toss and elected to bat in the fifth and final One-Day International against India at the R. Premadasa Stadium here Friday.
Iranian students shine in IOAA
IOAA Iranian students snatched one gold, one silver and two bronze medals and a honorary diploma in the 2nd International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics in Indonesia. Some 24 countries took pa...
New Air Force Weapon Makes Combat Debut in Iraq
By Air Force Staff Sgt. Don BranumSpecial to American Forces Press Service JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq, Aug. 28, 2008 Coalition air forces in Iraq unleashed a new precision-guided weapon against ene...
Second test version of Explorer 8 comes online
Seattle: Microsoft has released a second test version of Internet Explorer 8, delivering a feature-complete upgrade to the world's most widely used Web browser. The world's largest software maker said...
Sri Lanka adopts new measures to attract travellers from the..
Dubai: With the number of outbound Arab travellers on the rise, a direct outcome of the region experiencing unprecedented economic prosperity, Sri Lankan tourism is diverting increased attention to ta...
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,150
As of Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008, at least 4,150 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
Thailand - Prime minister pressures media to "take the gover..
(TJA/IFEX) - The following is a 26 August 2008 press release by TJA and three other Thai media organisations: A Joint Statement on the Journalistic Duty to Report on Political Conflicts We refer...
Baltic nations prepare for EU summit on Russia
The European Union has called a special summit to discuss the Russia-Georgia situation on Monday. But in the Baltic region, they have pre-empted that. The presidents of Poland, Estonia and Latvia ha...
Brunei reshuffles cabinet after Olympics blunder
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN - Brunei's ruler has named a new sports minister, the government said, after the tiny oil-rich nation was dropped from the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games for failing...
Turkey returns to its former currency
Turkey's former Turkish Lira (TL) currency will replace the New Turkish Lira (YTL), on January 1st, 2009. Banknotes and coins will be renamed as TL and Kurus and they will enter into circulation on...
Iran hangs another man for crime committed as a minor
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AFP - Iran has hanged a man for a murder committed at the age of 15, a report said on Wednesday, the second execution in a week that violated international rights conventions.
McCartney to play first-ever concert in Israel
Former Beatle Paul McCartney, seen here in February, is to stage his first ever concert in Israel next month, four decades after the Beatles were barred from playing there, he said on his website. (AF...
Putin says suspects U.S. provoked Georgia crisis
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Reuters - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he suspected someone in the United States provoked the conflict in Georgia in an attempt to help a candidate in the U.S. presidential election.
Gunmen attack U.S. diplomat in Pakistan
Three gunmen fired at the bulletproof car of Lynne Tracy, the principal officer at the U.S. Consulate in Peshawar, Pakistan, but she was unhurt in the attack Monday.
Gono Forum 15th founding anniversary today
Today is the 15th founding anniversary of Gono Forum which was floated to end the politics of confrontation, corruption and making false promises, says a press release. Gono Forum is also working to i...
Military, Security, Gas and Electricity
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abulghet said Wednesday his country is "ready to build the capabilities" of the Lebanese Army and the security sector.
Aramex signs incentives deal with Gulf Air
Global transport solutions provider Aramex has signed a contract with the Bahraini flag-carrier, Gulf Air, to forge closer links over global incentives agreements to encourage greater volumes of freig...
George Bush’s legacy in Burma – Nehginpao Kipgen
Amidst world political tensions, Burma analysts and observers have begun to question if the Bush’s eight years in office have done enough to advance a democratic change in ethnically diverse Burma. ...
4 Border Guard Officers, Rioting Arab Boy Hurt at Na
(IsraelNN.com) A Palestinian Authority Arab youth was wounded Thursday afternoon during a violent demonstration against the Judea-Samaria separation barrier under construction at the Arab village of N...
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