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• Indian Navy purchases Australian minesweeping suites
The Indian Navy has purchased sophisticated Australian minesweeping suites that will qualitatively enhance its ships' protection from underwater objects.
• New Zealand premier likens Fiji to Zimbabwe
New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark said Wednesday the situation in Fiji, whose military ruler has boycotted a regional summit meeting, was like Zimbabwe in the lead-up to its suspension from the British Commonwealth.
• Thousands watch topless parade in New Zealand
Thousands of spectators turned out to watch about 30 topless women take part in a so-called Boobs on Bikes parade through Auckland's main street Wednesday after a judge rejected a city council bid to stop it.
• Ethanol blend petrol cut emissions only negligibly
Use of five and 10 percent ethanol blend petrol was found to cut emissions only marginally in a project undertaken by Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation.
• An Indian prisoner reaches home after spending 20 years in Pakistan jail
Rasoolpur (Uttar Pradesh), August 20 : Vishwanath, an Indian prisoner who is mentally-disabled reached his native village Rasoolpur in Azamgarh district of Uttar Pradesh today after spending 20 years in Pakistan Jail.
• Almaty to host first forum on security and cooperation in Central Asian-Caspian region
Almaty, Aug.20 : The first conference on security and cooperation in Central Asian-Caspian region will be held in Almaty on August 25. he Institute of World Economy and Politics, Almaty will organize the conference, in cooperation with the Foreign Ministry of Kazakhstan. The participants will make analysis and discuss the role of Central Asian-Caspian region in the global and Asian security system, interaction and cooperation in economic, political, politico-military and other spheres," the MFA's representative said.
• Skeleton and graveyard theft is a lucrative business in Pak!
Karachi, Aug 20 : With the arrest of three persons, the Karachi Police have unearthed a graveyard scam in which the employees of Sakhi Hasan graveyard dug up old graves, sold away their skeletons and also the graves to new "customers" for anything between Rs11,000 and Rs15,000.
• Breach of Sunsari embankment displaces over 35,000
Kathmandu, Aug 20 : The Indian Embassy in Nepal has claimed that the Nepal administration's failure to cooperate with the Indian technical team working at Saptakoshi embankment caused the inundation in Sunsari, which has caused the displacement of over 35 thousand people.
• MQM chief Hussain says Zardari should be Pak president
Islamabad, Aug. 20 : Muttahida Qami Movement leader Altaf Hussain believes that Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari should be the frontrunner for the office of president.
• Obama attacks McCain for "supporting" Musharraf
Orlando, Aug 20 : Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has reportedly criticized his opponent and Republican candidate John McCann for spending years backing a dictator in Pakistan (Pervez Musharraf).
• Pak coalition partners drafting a special package to check judicial activism
Islamabad, Aug 20 : The top hierarchy of the ruling federal alliance in Pakistan is said to be working to evolve a special constitutional reform package ensuring that there was "no judicial activism" in the future, but a truly independent judiciary to provide justice to all.
• Paedophile Gary Glitter feigns heart attack to avoid London trip
London, Aug 20 : English rock and pop singer Gary Glitter released from Vietnam prison feigned a heart attack to escape returning to London.
• Fissures start appearing in fragile Pak coalition post-Musharraf
Islamabad, Aug 20 : Signs of the four-party coalition government in Islamabad falling apart were witnessed last evening when PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari expressed his unwillingness to restore the deposed Supreme Court chief justice Ifthikhar Chaudhary and proposed the "Minus One" formula, which means restoration of all judges except the sacked CJ.
• PML-N fears Zardari will renege on restoring sacked judges
Islamabad, Aug.20 : The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, which is led by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, fears that Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari will renege on his promise to restore the over 40 judges sacked by then President General Pervez Musharraf.
• New Pak regime to dump bullets for social support to extremists in new anti-terror strategy
Islamabad, Aug 20 : Amid severe criticism from the US over Pakistan's lack of commitment over the past few months to combat terror across Pak-Afghan border, the new democratic regime in Islamabad has plans to review the "war on terror" policy by discouraging people from taking to militancy and giving them "greater social and economic support".
• Barely 24 hours after Musharraf
Islamabad, Aug 20 : True to the apprehensions that the PPP-PML-N coalition might not survive for long after the two parties' common goal of getting rid of Musharraf was over on Monday, PML-N leader and former premier Nawaz Sharif is learnt to have declared that he would pull out of the four-month-old federal government if the deposed Supreme Court chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry was not reinstated within 72 hours (from Tuesday evening).
• After Musharraf declares wish to live in Pak, US says it may consider his asylum bid
Washington, Aug 20 : After former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf yesterday declared that he had no plans to flee to some other country and wished to stay in his home country for the rest of his life calling Pakistan as his "first love", Washington changed its earlier stand and said that it was ready to consider his asylum bid, if any.
• China detains 35 Pak Olympic spectators as terror suspects
Karachi, Aug 20 : The Chinese government has reportedly detained 35 Pakistanis visiting China to watch Olympics after they were suspected of planning to attack proceedings of the Games.
• ICC to decide on final Champions Trophy venue today
Dubai, Aug.20 : The International Cricket Council will decide today whether next month's Champions Trophy will be held in Pakistan or in some other country.
• 3 pc Pakistanis are happy at Musharraf
Islamabad, Aug 20 : Around 63 percent of people in Pakistan are happy at former president Pervez Musharraf's resignation, while 15 percent regret the move, a new survey conducted by Pakistan's unit of Gallup International has revealed.
• Glam Rocker Glitter Held at Thai Airport
In this March 3, 2006 file photo, former British rocker Gary Glitter smiles at journalists prior to his verdict and sentencing at Ba Ria-Vung, Vung Tau province People's Court in Vietnam. Authorities ...
• Preparations in Punjab for possible flooding
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• India level series with tense victory over Sri Lanka
DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka - Mahendra Singh Dhoni capped Zaheer Khan's devastating spell with a crucial 39 as India posted a tense three-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the second one-day international here on ...
• Man extradited from Thailand over 2004 murder
Scott Storey absconded after stabbing mother-of-four Bridget Cameron, 35, in the neck on April 24 2004 at the house they shared in Edinburgh.The 43-year-old was initially remanded in custody, but he w...
• Goodbye Musharraf, hello Taliban
By Syed Saleem Shahzad KARACHI - As if on cue, the Taliban launched two of their most daring attacks in Afghanistan on the day that Pervez Musharraf resigned as president of Pakistan, opening u...
• 5 Potential Successors to President Pervez Musharraf
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf resigned Monday after nine years in power amid impeachment threats from Pakistan's ruling coalition. In the wake of Islamist violence that flared up after the resig...
• The profit potential ofpork products
By The Mogambo Guru The carnage in the Dow Jones Industrial Average continues, as the earnings from companies that make up the benchmark US index have fallen to -US$109.43 per share! A huge los...
• Providential Holdings Announces Successful Merger of Vietnamese Plastics Company
PRVH ), which operates in merger and acquisitions consultancy, financial services, energy and resources, real estate development and invests in special opportunities, has successfully completed the...
• Five dead as Typhoon Nuri slams into Philippines
Five people were killed as Typhoon Nuri slammed into the northern Philippines Wednesday, triggering heavy rain and warnings of possible storm surges, officials said. Packing maximum sustained winds of...
• Bangladesh to Evacuate People From Landslide Zones
Posted on: Wednesday, 20 August 2008, 06:00 CDT Text of report headlined "Landslide zones in Chittagong to be marked" by Bangladeshi newspaper The Daily Star website on 20 August [by Abdullah Al Mahm...
• Singapore-flagged ship sinks in Bay of Bengal
DHAKA - A ship carrying more than 3,000 tonnes of rice from India sank near the outer anchorage of Bangladesh's Chittagong port on Wednesday, port officials said.
• Singapore hangs outjobs-vacant sign
By Megawati Wijaya SINGAPORE - The government of this island state, seeking to keep the economy globally competitive, is driving a shift in the country's population make-up. This carries with i...
• peace deal to be renegotiated
KAUSWAGAN, Philippines (AP) The Philippine peace process was thrown into disarray Wednesday, with the government saying a proposed deal with Muslim rebels must be renegotiated after the guerril...
• US falters on NATO
By Kaveh L Afrasiabi United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is supposedly a specialist on Russia, yet one would not know that by looking at her triumphal statement that the North Atl...
• Thailand to deport Glitter to Britain
Thai immigration police say they will deport shamed British glam rocker Gary Glitter to London "as soon as possible", despite his claims of health problems preventing him from flying. Glitter, whose ...
• Asian Americans Rally in Support of Undocumented Students
Ten veteran journalists from the U.S. ethnic media, who have a harder time getting press credentials than their mainstream media counterparts, are covering the Democratic National Convention for the f...
• NATO general says Pakistan chaos emboldens Taliban
Plane swerves at Madrid airport, 20 reported dead An airliner bound for the Canary Islands swerved off the runway during takeoff from the Madrid airport Wednesday and caught fire, Spain's national air...
• Indonesian Foreign Min Says UN Under Pressure Over Myanmar
(AFP)--The U.N. Security Council is under "growing pressure" to act against Myanmar's military regime unless it takes more credible steps toward democracy, Indonesia's foreign minister said Wednesda...
• U.N. chief Ban tipped to visit Myanmar again in December+
YANGON, Aug. 20 (AP) - (Kyodo)U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon will visit military-ruled Myanmar again in December, mainly to tackle the country's political stalemate, Ban's special advisor on...
• Sri Lanka provincial council election campaign to end tomorrow
Election Secretariat Office said that all forms of campaigning for the provincial council election, which is scheduled to commence on the 23rd of August, should end by mid night tomorrow. Moreover, el...
• Pakistan shares drop as uncertainty returns
KARACHI - Pakistan stocks fell nearly 4 percent on Wednesday as investors sold blue chips such as OGDC amidst uncertainty whether the coalition government's parties can work together to tackle pressin...
• Fm Invited To Visit Pakistan
Manama, Aug 20 (bna)-- The Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, Received Today An Invitation From His Pakistani Counterpart Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi To Visit Pakista...
• Now to clean up Musharraf
THE resignation of former Pakistani dictator Pervez Musharraf is an event of global importance. It is not the least provincial to assess its direct consequences for Australia.
• Divisions emerge in Pakistan
Just a day after Pervez Musharraf's resignation, Pakistan's governing coalition fell into wrangling Tuesday over restoring the judges he fired, exposing troublesome divisions that could disrupt pickin...
• Peace Deal in Jeopardy After Islamic Rampage in Philippines
(CNSNews.com) – A controversial peace deal with Islamic separatists in the southern Philippines is in jeopardy after hundreds of radicals killed more than 30 people in attacks on several Christi...
• Pakistani Opposition Party Backs PPP
Officials with the Muttahida Qaumi Movement said Wednesday that they believe Pakistan People's Party leader Asif Ali Zardari should be the country's next president.Zardari and his PPP head Pakistan's ...
• Missile strike reported in northwest Pakistan
Missiles destroyed a suspected militant hide-out near the Afghan border on Wednesday, killing at least five people, Pakistani officials said.Four intelligence officials told The Associated Press the m...
• Put Musharraf On Trial
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has insisted in an exclusive interview with Sky News that the ex-president, Pervez Musharraf, should not be allowed safe passage out of the country but be p...
• Pakistani troops kill up to 15 militants in NW
ISLAMABAD - Pakistani troops killed up to 15 militants in a northwestern tribal region after the government failed to negotiate a ceasefire to end weeks of violence between warring Shia and Sunni Musl...
• Floods Leave Thousands Homeless in India, Nepal
Indian commuters make their way through a waterlogged street after a heavy downpour flooded parts of Amritsar on August 13, 2008. (Narinder Nanu/AFP/Getty Images)
• Sri Lanka bats first in the second one-dayer
India captain Mahendra Dhoni won the toss Wednesday and sent Sri Lanka to bat first in the second of the five-match, one-day international series at Rangiri Dambulla Stadium.India made two changes to ...
• Lee to miss Bangladesh one-dayers
MELBOURNE - Star Australian paceman Brett Lee will miss the upcoming one-day series against Bangladesh to deal with a "family issue," Cricket Australia (CA) announced Wednesday.
• Taliban Militants Execute 2
The hard-liners crushed the face of one of the women, apparently using rifle butts and stones, and left a note warning that others engaged in "immoral" activities would meet the same fate, the polic...
• Bhutto Widower to Be Pakistan President
In this picture released by Pakistan People's Party, Pakistan's ruling party leaders Asif Ali Zardari, left, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, center, and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif arrive for a meeting...
• Sri Lanka president vows to capture Tiger heartland
COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's president has pledged to push ahead with a military onslaught against Tamil Tigers and dismantle the rebels' de facto separate state, a state-run daily reported Wednesday.
• Musharraf plans easy retirement as new government struggles
Islamabad - Pervez Musharraf wants to relax by writing, practicing sports and spending more time with his family after his resignation as president of Pakistan, a close aide said Wednesday. "He wants ...
• Singapore welcomes moves by Thailand, Cambodia to resolve temple dispute
Singapore Wednesday welcomed the efforts of Thailand and Cambodia to hold talks on the Preah Vihear Temple issue. A spokesman for the Singapore Foreign Ministry said in a statement that resolving the ...
• Pakistani President Musharraf says he is resigning
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf announced Monday that he will resign, just days ahead of impeachment in parliament over attempts by the U.S.-backed leader to impose authori...
• Nepal Supreme Court Orders Virgin Goddesses to School
Young virgins worshipped as a powerful Hindu deity in Nepal must be granted basic human rights. That is the ruling of the supreme court of the Himalayan country. VOA correspondent Steve Herman, in our...
• Sri Lanka 142 all out in 2nd ODI
Indian seam bowler Zaheer Khan claimed four quick top-order wickets Wednesday as Sri Lanka was dismissed for 142 runs in the second limited-overs international.After being dismissed in less than 40 ov...
• Christians detained in Laos
(christiansunite.com) - At least 90 Christians were arrested throughout Laos in recent weeks, according to an August 8 report from Compass Direct.
• Former Bangladeshi PM charged in graft case
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) A government prosecutor says former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been formally charged in a graft case involving the purchase of fighter jets from Russia ...
• Several missing after flooding in eastern Nepal
By BINAJ GURUBACHARYAASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER KATMANDU, Nepal -- A river swollen by monsoon rains spilled from its banks and flooded villages in eastern Nepal on Wednesday. Initial reports said seve...
• Philippines hungryfor rice investment
By Prime Sarmiento MANILA - When the price of rice nearly doubled to about 90 US cents per kilo two months ago, Liza Valino put cheaper substitutes such as bananas and sweet potatoes on the tab...
• Increased security for provincial polls as elections related violence increases in Sri Lanka
Colombo: Elections violence monitoring organizations in Sri Lanka say elections related violence is rising ahead of the provincial polls scheduled to be held on Saturday, August 23.
• Somali Pirates Hijack Thai Cargo Ship with 28 Crew
Pirates attacked the Thor Star on Tuesday, senior analyst Cyrus Mody said, in the latest of a string of attacks in lawless Somali waters. Mody was unaware of any demands for ransom. The ship is owned...
• Malaysia Asks Avril Lavigne to Postpone Concert
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (Reuters) - Malaysia's government has told promoters of a concert by Canadian pop star Avril Lavigne to postpone the show because it could mar the country's independence day cel...
• Japanese man stabbed to death in the Philippines+
MANILA, Aug. 20 (AP) - (Kyodo)A Japanese man was found stabbed to death Wednesday inside his massage clinic in the Philippines, police said. Police identified the victim as 66-year-old "Masaaki ...
• Former Thai PM to seek asylum in UK
Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who skipped bail last week and flew to London, plans to seek political asylum in Britain. His lawyer Watchara Saengprathum said: "He is in the proc...
• Azercell signs first roaming agreement with Nepal
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• Malaysia Airlines plans maintenance hub in India
Malaysia Airlines said Wednesday it has teamed up with the operator of India's Hyderabad airport to set up an aircraft maintenance hub to capitalize on India's fast-growing aviation market.It is the a...
• With Musharraf out, divisions emerge in governing coalition
ISLAMABAD -- The euphoria in Pakistan over the ouster of Pervez Musharraf as president quickly evaporated yesterday, as the coalition government found itself deadlocked once again and Taliban militant...
• Philippines in pursuit of rebels amid fears of conflict escalation
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has ordered security forces to conduct an "unrelenting pursuit" of two rebel commanders involved in recent clashes with government troops, amid f...
• Formation of Maoist-led gov
Prachanda The formation of Maoist-led government's full-fledged cabinet is likely to be completed only after Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' returns from his visit to China. Prachanda wo...
• Singapore navy stealth vessel ends call at Japan
SINGAPORE, Aug. 20 (AP) - (Kyodo)The Singapore navy's stealth frigate ended a five-day port call at Yokosuka Naval Base on Wednesday, which marked the first visit to Japan by a Singaporean friga...
• Pirates seize Malaysia palm-oil tanker
A Malaysian oil tanker, with 39 crew on board and laden with palm oil, has been hijacked in the pirate-infested waters between Yemen and Somalia.
• Kosovo comes back to bite the US
By Ali Gharib WASHINGTON - With the conflict between Georgia and Russia lowered to a simmer after the signing of a ceasefire agreement, questions still remain about the United States role and p...
• Pakistan Stock Market Regulator OKs Norms For Private Equity Cos
-(Dow Jones)- Pakistan's stock market regulator has approved a regulatory framework for registering and establishing private equity and venture capital funds aimed at deepening the country's financi...
• Thai exile PM accuses PAD for falsifying arrest warrant
Thailand's ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who is now living in England, has ordered his team of legal advisers to take legal action against the five core members of the People's Alliance fo...
• Pakistan Coalition Members Working To Smooth Rifts
(AFP)--Members of Pakistan's ruling coalition said Wednesday they were trying to resolve a split over the reinstatement of judges fired by former president Pervez Musharraf, who resigned this week.
• Hostage Europeblind to Iran energy
by Hossein Askari Europe has become alarmingly dependent on Russia for its energy needs, dependent on Russian gas and oil and on gas and oil from the Caspian region that flow through pipelines ...
• Fighting in northwest Pakistan kills up to 15 militants
Islamabad: About 15 militants were killed by Pakistani forces in a northwestern tribal region after the government failed to negotiate a ceasefire to end weeks of violence between warring Shiite and S...
• Repression before reform in Malaysia
By Baradan Kuppusamy KUALA LUMPUR - A series of tough measures in recent weeks has raised fears of a major crackdown on tolerance and dissent as rival political forces battle for state power in...
• Chaos descends on Nepal
By Dhruba Adhikary KATHMANDU - President Ram Baran Yadav would have found himself in the midst of dignitaries and luminaries at the Beijing Summer Olympic Games opening ceremony last Friday, bu...
• Pakistani army chief on surprise visit to Kabul
Islamabad -- Pakistan's army chief, General Ashfaq Kayani, made a surprise visit to Kabul yesterday to talk to Afghan and NATO officials who have accused parts of the Pakistani army of backing the Tal...
• Dozens missing as rescue boat sinks in south Nepal
Over 30 people were missing in Koshi River after a boat that was being used to rescue the flood-hit, capsized at Haripur area in Saptakoshi River on Wednesday afternoon. A boat which was ferrying loca...
• The tests for Pakistan’s rulers
resignation of Pervez Musharraf ends the political crisis that has engulfed Pakistan over the past 18 months. But the general’s decision to step down as president – once it was clear all his inter...
• Musharraf to stay in Pakistan after resignation
Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said on Wednesday that he would stay in Pakistan after resignation, local TV channel reported. "Musharraf said he has no plans to leave the country and...
• Separatist leader calls for stop to hostilities in Philippines
The chairman of the separatist MoroIslamic Liberation Front (MILF) on Wednesday called for a stop to hostilities between the military and the rebels in the Philippines' southern region of Mindanao. MI...
• Cambodia, Thailand to discuss 2nd phase of troop redeployment at disputed border area
Cambodian and Thailand have agreed to arrange a second-phase troop redeployment at the disputed border area near the Preah Vihear Temple in the eponymous province of Cambodia, foreign minister Hor Nam...
• Glitter Fakes Illness in Bangkok to Miss UK Flight
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Shamed rocker Gary Glitter was stuck at Bangkok airport on Wednesday after faking illness to avoid boarding a flight to Britain following his release from a Vietnamese prison for c...
• India-Pakistan relations in free fall
By M K Bhadrakumar Eleven months ago, the Indian army announced it had plans to open the 72-kilometer long Siachen glacier to regular civilian expeditions. On September 13, 2007, an Indian army...
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