Iran mulls trials as it steps up crackdown
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AFP - Iran is considering pressing charges against a British embassy staffer, a Newsweek journalist and several reformist leaders, lawyers said on Saturday, as the regime intensifies its crackdown on protests over last month's presidential election.
10 dead as bus falls on rail tracks in Kolkata - Monsters and Critics
New Delhi - At least 10 people died after a speeding bus plunged off a bridge and crashed on railway tracks in India's eastern metropolis of Kolkata on Saturday, police said. The bus plunged nearly 50 feet (15 metres) from the Bankim bridge on to the ...
Iran hangs 20 drug traffickers: report
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AFP - Twenty people convicted of drugs trafficking were hanged on Saturday in a prison near the Iranian capital, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.
Dubal shows commitment to Far East, Asian Markets - Khaleej Times
DUBAI - In line with its commitment to invest in strategic future growth markets by building successful long-term partnerships, Dubai Aluminium Company Limited (“DUBAL”) participated in the ALUMINIUM China 2009 exhibition, which took place in ...
Indian MFs dominate world top-100 stock funds in Q2 - Economic Times
MUMBAI: Fifty one India-focused funds were among the world's top 100 performing stock funds in the quarter to June as domestic shares leapt by nearly half, recording their biggest surge in 17 years, data from fund tracker Lipper showed. They are led ...
VP Biden celebrates July 4 with US troops in Iraq
U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden, left, and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, right, arrive at a joint news conference in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, July 3, 2009. Biden made his first visit to Iraq af...
Thai zoo's 1st baby panda goes on display
A 6-week-old unnamed female panda cub is seen at the Chiang Mai zoo in the northern city of Chiang Mai, Thailand, Saturday, July 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Wichai Taprieu) - AP
Burma Again Rejects UN Chief's Request to Meet With Aung San Suu Kyi
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L) meets with Burma's junta leader Senior General Than Shwe (R), at the Bayint Naung Yeiktha, in Naypyidaw, 03 Jul 2009
Afghanistan Fighting Kills 2 US Soldiers, 30 Militants
Fighting in eastern Afghanistan Saturday left two U.S. soldiers and 30 suspected Taliban insurgents dead.Local authorities say the fighting began in Paktika province, when a truck exploded near a go...
DPP's Wu and Hong indicted over land deal
The Taichung District Prosecutors’ Office yesterday indicted former Taiwan Sugar Corp (Taisugar) chairman Wu Nai-jen (吳乃仁) and former Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislator Hong Chi-cha...
Taipei mayor formally launches Neihu Line service
Taipei, July 4 (CNA) The Taipei Metro's new Neihu Line began commercial operations Saturday after Mayor Hau Lung-bin opened the first train's electronic doors to the public. Riding the first train, wh...
India snatch series lead as WI slip up
GROS ISLET, St Lucia (CMC)India slammed 11 runs off the last over as they stunned West Indies by six wickets in the rain-marred third Digicel one-day international to take an impregnable 2-1 lead in t...
Pak appeals in SC against JuD chief's release
Images ] province on Saturday filed two petitions in the Supreme Court challenging the release from house arrest of outlawed Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, wanted by India for the Mumbai ...
Freak accident at Howrah station
At least six people have been killed and several others have been seriously injured after a minibus fell off a flyover on to the tracks of the Howrah railway station. The freak accident took place sh...
RIL moves SC challenging Bombay HC order
Mukesh Ambani-run Reliance Industries on Saturday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Bombay High Court judgement that asked it to supply gas to Anil Ambani Group’s firm RNRL at a price of $2.34...
NDA cadet collapses after run, dies
A 19-year-old National Defence Academy (NDA) cadet Nitesh Gaur collapsed and died during a routine cross-country run in Pune, NDA officials said on Saturday. The incident took place on Thursday but t...
China punishes officials after babies taken
BEIJING -- Chinese authorities have punished six government officials after three baby girls whose parents were still alive were sent to an orphanage in southern China that subsequently put them up f...
Some Chinese babies adopted abroad even though parents still living
BEIJING (AP) - Six Chinese officials have reportedly been punished for letting three baby girls be adopted by foreigners even though the girls' parents are still alive. A county government says the b...
Two GIs die in Afghan attack
KABUL (AP) - A truck bombing outside a U.S. base in eastern Afghanistan has triggered a two-hour gunbattle that was ended with airstrikes. Two American soldiers are dead and seven wounded. An Afghan ...
'The new place to be'
THE TAHANA will feature cafes and restaurants, a 'lifestyle' section, an area for live musical performances and space for children's activities. Retail will be in the form of smaller 'concept' stores....
'US appeasement toward Iran is worrying'
In a first Israeli reaction to North korea's belligerent test-launching of missiles over the weekend, Industry and Trade Minister Binyamin Ben Eliezer said Saturday he was "very troubled by the Americ...
Two US troops die in attack on base in Afghanistan
Militants attacked a US coalition base in eastern Afghanistan today, exploding a truck outside the gates, sparking a two-hour gunbattle and killing two American troops, officials said. US for...
Hamas man suspected of trying to assassinate PA officials
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's security forces have arrested a man who allegedly received three million euros from the Islamic Hamas movement for an alleged assassination plot, a security sourc...
'Iran nuke could wipe Israel off map in seconds'
Michael Oren, Israel's ambassador to the United States, on Friday warned that an Iranian atomic bomb could "wipe Israel off the map in a matter of seconds," and that the Iranians could "accomplish in ...
Fil-Am activist files complaint with State Department vs RP
Filipino-American activist Melissa Roxas has filed a formal complaint with the US Department of State against the Philippine government for her alleged abduction and torture by military agents last Ma...
Aide to Iran's Supreme Leader Calls Mousavi a U.S. Agent
TEHRAN, Iran A top aide to Iran's supreme leader called the country's main opposition figure a U.S. agent and said in an editorial Saturday he should be tried for committing crimes against the ...
US Vice President Biden says US committed to Iraq withdrawal
Baghdad - US Vice President Joe Biden on Saturday said the United States was committed to withdrawing its soldiers from Iraq by the end of 2011. Speaking from Baghdad on US Independence Day, less than...
Campaigning ends in Indonesian presidential poll
Jakarta - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who is seeking another term in next week's presidential election, attacked his opponents' "extreme" campaign promises as candidates wrapped up ...
Court in Indian Kashmir orders exhumation of murdered women
New Delhi - A court in India's northern state of Jammu and Kashmir Saturday directed police to exhume the bodies of two women whose alleged rape and murder triggered widespread protests and violence, ...
Russia to allow US military passage through airspace - Summary
Moscow/Washington- The Kremlin has agreed to allow the transport of US supplies and weapons over Russian airspace on the way to Afghanistan, according to Russian and US media reports Saturday. An anno...
 
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India unveils new government; Mukherjee new finance minister - Summary
New Delhi - India's newly elected federal government Saturday named veteran Congress party leader Pranab Mukherjee as the country's new finance minister, amidst other key appointments. The appointment of Mukherjee comes at a time when Asia's third la...
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