Young slumdog moves into new home
One of the child stars of the Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire moves from his Mumbai shanty dwelling into a new home.
Serena captures third Wimbledon title
(Reuters)
Reuters - Serena Williams won her third Wimbledon singles title with a 7-6 6-2 win over elder sister Venus Williams in the final on Saturday.
US Republicans Call for Stronger Position on Iran
U.S. Senator John McCain Saturday repeated his party's calls for stronger support of Iran's protesters from the U.S. government. Speaking on behalf of the Republican party for the weekly radio and I...
Australia's Aborigines at Risk as Swine Flu Outbreak Escalates
As the number of swine flu cases in Australia soars past 4,500, new research indicates that indigenous people may be more susceptible to the contagious virus, compounding an array of existing health...
New US Offensive in Southern Afghanistan Puts Pakistani Military on Alert
As thousands of U.S. Marines push deep inside Taliban territory in southern Afghanistan, there is concern in Pakistan that fleeing Afghan insurgents will cross the porous border, putting more pressu...
China Southern first Chinese company to apply to invest in Taiwan
Taipei, July 3 (CNA) Guangzhou-based China Southern Airlines submitted on Friday an application with Taiwan's government to open a branch here, becoming the first Chinese company to apply to invest in...
No plans to meet China's Hu, says Ma
President Ma Ying-jeou stated Thursday that he has no plans to meet People's Republic of China President Hu Jintao after assuming the chairmanship of the ruling Chinese Nationalist Party (Kuomintang) ...
French association to hold Bastille Day celebration
Taipei, July 4 (CNA) The nonprofit Association of French in Taiwan (AFT) is welcoming the public to participate in its upcoming Bastille Day Grand Ball on July 11 to celebrate the 320th anniversary of...
Taiwan voices concern over North Korea's missile launches
Taipei, July 4 (CNA) Taiwan's government expressed concern and condemned any action that undermined regional peace Saturday after North Korea launched two Scud missiles off its eastern coast earlier i...
Ma arrives in Nicaragua, highlights sound two-way ties
Managua, Nicaragua, July 3 (CNA) President Ma Ying-jeou arrived in the Nicaraguan capital of Managua Friday for a two-day visit, with the presidents of the two countries vowing to continue improving b...
Students to canoe around Taiwan in pursuit of a dream
Taipei, July 4 (CNA) A group of students set off Saturday from Taiwan's northeastern coast on a round-the-island canoeing journey, hoping to use the challenging voyage to convey their love for their h...
Sexual harassment case against Andhra Pradesh MLA
The ongoing tussle between the Andhra Pradesh government and a legislator of Opposition Telugu Desam TV Rama Rao over his alleged involvement in a case of sexual abuse took a curious turn on Saturday ...
On The Ground As The Marines Take An Afghan Village
July 4, 2009 · It's day three of the U.S.-led offensive in the Helmand river valley of south central Afghanistan. NPR's Graham Smith accompanied a squad of U.S. Marines involved in the major of...
An Afghan View Of The Surge
July 3, 2009 · Rangina Hamidi, CEO of Kandahar Treasures, which sells handmade embroidery, talks about the surge in Helmand province. She says that to defeat the Taliban, American troops must h...
Marines Fan Out In Afghanistan Push
July 3, 2009 · Some 4,000 Marines, along with several hundred British and Afghan troops, are fanning out in the valley of Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, establishing small outposts. ...
New Generation Of Iraqi Military Pilots Looks To Sky
July 3, 2009 · Iraq's military pilots once enjoyed elite status in the country's armed forces. Then Saddam Hussein blundered: He flew the entire fleet to Iran for safekeeping during the 1991 Gu...
Serious Gaps Remain Between U.S., Russia
July 3, 2009 · President Obama leaves Sunday on a foreign trip that takes him first to Russia. In Moscow, the president will meet with his counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, and Prime Minister Vladi...
British Embassy Staff To Be Tried
July 3, 2009 · A top Iranian cleric said Friday that some of the detained Iranian staffers of the British Embassy in Tehran will be put on trial. Britain is seeking a clarification of the statu...
70-Year-Old Reservist, Surgeon Returns To Iraq
Marjorie Benbow holds a magazine cover featuring her husband, Col. Hector Henry, 70, who is now deployed to Iraq with the U.S. Army Reserves Medical Corps.
Pakistan's young brigade rattles Sri Lanka
Teenage fast bowler Mohammad Aamer led Pakistan's spirited new-look attack to bowl out Sri Lanka for 292 on the opening day of the first cricket Test here on Saturday.Pakistan were 15-2 in reply at st...
Modi's commission over religion
The Gujarat government has constituted a judicial commission to probe allegations of ghettoisation of population along religious line in the state. The government has set up a Commission of Inquiry, ...
JKNPP opposes court's verdict on legalising homosexual relations
New Delhi, July 4 : Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) workers on Saturday held a demonstration in front of the Parliament in New Delhi, to protest against Delhi High Court's verdict that legalises homosexuality.
'Shiney Ahuja's maid was raped,' says NCW chief
New Delhi, July 4 : The National Commission for Women (NCW) chief Girija Vyas said here on Saturday that Bollywood actor Shiney Ahuja's 18-year-old maid categorically stated that she was raped by the actor.
Janata Dal (S) decides to stay with the Left front in Kerala
New Delhi July 4 : The National Executive meeting of the Janata Dal (Secular) has decided to remain with the Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala.
U.S. inaction in face of N. Korea, Iran, is troubling
Trade Minister Benjamin Ben Eliezer voiced harsh criticism on Saturday over America's inaction in the face of what he called North Korea's "blatant provocation" the
Why did Ben Gurion call Begin a 'Hitlerist type'
Budding friendship Israel's first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, knew how to hate; from time to time he would transfer his hatred from one person to another. On May 15, 1963, he wrote to poet Haim ...
VP Biden celebrates July 4th with US troops in Iraq
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden takes a photo with a contractor at Camp Victory on July 4, 2009 near Baghdad, Iraq. Bidden's first visit to Iraq as the Vice President comes days after U.S. forces pulled...
Iranian hardliner calls opposition leader US agent
Former Iranian Prime Minister and presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi flashes the V sign after casting his vote at a polling station at the Ershad mosque on June 12, 2009 in Tehran, Iran. (Maji...
Two US soldiers, seven Afghan police die in blasts
(AFP)
AFP - Two US soldiers and seven Afghan policemen were killed in separate explosions Saturday, highlighting the level of violence faced by Marines pressing one of the biggest assaults in eight years.
Lawyers of some Iranian detainees have yet to see their clients
Tehran - Lawyers representing some of the more prominent people detained after Iran's disputed June 12 presidential election on Saturday said they had not yet been able to meet with their clients. Sal...
 
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Taiwan willling to host Asia Series baseball if Japan drops out
Taipei - Taiwan is willing to take over hosting the Asia Series baseball games if Japan decides against hosting it, a Taiwan baseball official said Tuesday. Since its launch four years ago, Asia Series has become the biggest baseball event for Taiwa...
Veteran coach Milutinovic has big ambitions with Iraq - Feature
Johannesburg - Iraq have no intention to hand over the points at the Confederation Cup as they aim to make Asia proud at the tournament. You must have big aims when you represent an entire continent, said their veteran Serbian coach Bora Milutinovi...
Asia Olympic Council backs Tokyo's 2016 bid - Daily Times
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