Chinese officials put on live TV show sweat it out
July 13th, 2012 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 13 (IANS) A group of provincial officials in China had a tough time facing public after they were put on a live TV to address residents' grievances.Salary ... Read more...
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At least 3 killed in southern Thailand prison riot
September 5th, 2011 - 8:48 pm ICT by BNO News
PATTANI, THAILAND (BNO NEWS) -- At least three people were killed on Monday morning when a prison riot broke out in the southern region of Thailand, officials were quoted as saying by ... Read more...
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“Semi-curfew” to be imposed in parts of Karachi: Malik
January 16th, 2011 - 7:24 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Jan 16(ANI): Pakistan has imposed partial curfew over some parts of Karachi after at least 30 people were killed in a fresh wave of political violence in the city."A semi-curfew will ... Read more...
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Fearless Taliban says it can strike and gain control of Afghan areas at will
November 2nd, 2010 - 4:48 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Nov.2 (ANI): Observers of the evolving situation in war-ravaged Afghanistan have concluded that so omnipresent is the fear of the Taliban, that their fighters don't even have to fire a ... Read more...
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Padgaonkar, Kumar arrive in Jammu (Lead)
October 27th, 2010 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Oct 27 (IANS) Two of the three central government interlocutors arrived in Jammu, the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir, Wednesday afternoon on the second leg of their first visit ... Read more...
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Blake embarks on visit to India, Pakistan, Afghanistan
March 17th, 2010 - 10:36 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 17 (IANS) Close on the heels of Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao's ongoing visit here, a top US diplomat is embarking on a visit to India, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Assistant Secretary ... Read more...
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Afghan governor, six others wounded in blast
January 7th, 2010 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Jan 7 (DPA) An acting provincial governor and six others including senior officials were injured in a blast in eastern Afghanistan Thursday while four civilians were wounded in rocket attacks ... Read more...
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Argentine Gay Couple Tie Knot After Overcoming Oodles Of Difficulties
December 30th, 2009 - 6:25 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Dec.30, (THAINDIAN NEWS) In a recent incident that can boost the courage of LGBT community, two Argentine men tied the knot and became the first same sex couple in Latin ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Afghan president vows to combat corruption in his government
December 15th, 2009 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Dec 15 (DPA) President Hamid Karzai Tuesday vowed to combat widespread corruption in his government at all levels, calling it a menace that has brought shame to the country.
Since his re-election ... Read more...
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Home to several terror groups, Pak Punjab ambivalent towards Waziristan offensive
October 21st, 2009 - 6:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct.21 (ANI): While people across Pakistan strongly support the on-going military offensive against the Taliban in its stronghold South Waziristan, residents in Punjab province are apparently undecided on whether to ... Read more...
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19 killed, 81 injured in Iraqi car bombings (Second Lead)
October 12th, 2009 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Oct 11 (Xinhua) At least 19 people were killed and 81 injured in three car bomb attacks in the western Iraqi city of Ramadi Sunday, an official said.
In the first incident, ... Read more...
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Afghan deputy spy chief, 21 others killed in suicide attack (Second Lead)
September 2nd, 2009 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Sep 2 (DPA) Afghanistan's deputy intelligence chief and 21 other people, including women, children and government officials, were killed Wednesday in a suicide attack in the country's eastern Laghman province, ... Read more...
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Kidnappers kill three female aid workers in Yemen1
June 16th, 2009 - 5:22 am ICT by IANS
Sana'a (Yemen), June 16 (DPA) Yemeni kidnappers shot dead three foreign female aid workers Monday, three days after nine foreigners, including seven Germans, were abducted in northwestern Yemen, provincial officials said.
They said ... Read more...
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Pak Taliban being ceded too much authority, say critics of truce
February 17th, 2009 - 7:26 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb.17 (ANI): Despite the Pakistan Governments insistence that the new legal system in the Swat Valley is consistent with existing civil law, there are some people in the country who ... Read more...
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China is facing worse-than-expected risks of an economic downturn
December 13th, 2008 - 6:45 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 13 (ANI): China is facing worse-than-expected risks of an economic downturn, as the global recession looms large, the countrys top economic planner has said.Zhang Ping, Minister of National ... Read more...
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Suicide attack kills eight Afghan civilians, two cops (Lead)
December 2nd, 2008 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
Kabul, Dec 1 (DPA) A suicide attack in a market in southern Afghanistan Monday killed eight civilians and two policemen and wounded 27 people, while a district governor was killed by ... Read more...
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Gunmen on motorbike kill governor in Afghanistan
December 1st, 2008 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Dec 1 (DPA) Two Taliban fighters on motorbike shot dead a district governor in southern Afghanistan Monday morning, the latest in a series of assassinations of senior provincial officials.Abdul Rahim Desiwal, ... Read more...
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Four killed in China firework plant blast
November 17th, 2008 - 12:09 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou (China), Nov 17 (Xinhua) Four people were killed and two seriously injured in an explosion at a firework plant in southern China, officials said Monday.The accident occurred Sunday night at an ... Read more...
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35 militants killed in Afghanistan
November 8th, 2008 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Nov 8 (DPA) At least 35 militants, including two rebel commanders, were killed in Afghanistan in separate clashes with Afghan and coalition forces, officials said Saturday.Two commanders were among 20 militants ... Read more...
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Afghan cop killed after shooting dead US soldier
October 16th, 2008 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Oct 16 (DPA) An Afghan policeman was killed after he shot dead a US soldier in eastern Afghanistan, while elsewhere in the country "friendly fire" killed a coalition soldier and an ... Read more...
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Chinese hospitals treat 13,000 infants for tainted milk
September 22nd, 2008 - 12:18 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 22 (DPA) Nearly 13,000 infants have been hospitalized in China after medical staff examined some 53,000 for problems linked to the consumption of powdered milk laced with the chemical melamine, ... Read more...
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Balochistan demands its share of IPI transit fee
August 27th, 2008 - 4:10 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad , Aug 27 (ANI): If sources in Pakistan Petroleum Ministry are to be believed, Balochistan has demanded its share in the transit fee for the part of the proposed Iran-Pakistan-India ... Read more...
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Three killed in Yunnan Province quake
August 22nd, 2008 - 3:26 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug.22 (ANI): At least three people were killed by a 5.9-magnitude tremor in Chinas Yunnan Province.
According to a China View report, two quakes were recorded in Yingjiang, a ... Read more...
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New ‘human zoo’ opens on Thailand’s seaboard
May 19th, 2008 - 3:23 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Bangkok, May 19 (DPA) Thai provincial officials have allowed a new "human zoo" featuring "long-necked" or "giraffe" women to open in Sattahip near Bangkok despite mounting international criticism of the exploitative tourism ... Read more...
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Pak Interior Secretary says foreign hand behind law and order mess
January 28th, 2008 - 8:15 pm ICT by admin
Islamabad, Jan.28 (ANI): Pakistan's Interior Secretary, Syed Kamal Shah, today claimed that foreign intelligence agencies are engaged in creating a law and order problem in the country.
Shah made this disclosure in a ... Read more...
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