 Major casualties as suicide bombers hit Lahore Another 250 were wounded in the first major attack since huge floods devastated the country more than a month... | |
| Asia: Vatican: Christians in Asia, courageous witnesses of faith until martyrdom A day dedicated to martyrdom and persecution of the Churches of Asia in present times. The vitality of the community is precisely a result of this testimony to the spilling of blood. Violations of... |
| Asia: Vatican: Lay movements in Asia, a gift of Providence in the midst of secularization Asia is teeming with groups and movements for the evangelization of the blind, AIDS patients, etc. .. All helping to discover Christ, without inhibitions, and passionate about the mission ad gentes.... |
| Flood victims' protests hamper Pakistan aid efforts THATTA, Pakistan : Angry outbursts by flood victims reliant on scarce aid are hampering relief work in Pakistan, the Red Cross said, as the nation struggles to cope with its worst-ever natural... |
| Rapper NameWee in hot soup again KUALA LUMPUR : In Malaysia, a controversial rapper has landed himself in hot soup, after a provocative video clip of his using obscene language was posted on YouTube. Wee Meng Chee, a Malaysian... |
| Japan charges jewel gang 'thief' Japanese prosecutors have charged an alleged member of the Pink Panther gang of international thieves over a robbery in Tokyo in 2007. Rifat Hadziahmetovic, 42, from Montenegro, is accused of... |
| New traffic jam halts China highway More than 10,000 vehicles are stuck in a 120km (75-mile) traffic jam on China's Beijing to Tibet motorway. The majority of the vehicles stuck in the jam, which began on Tuesday, are coal trucks... |
| Indonesia's smoking toddler kicks the habit JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Indonesia's smoking toddler has kicked the habit. Footage of 2-year-old Aldi Rizal - who smoked up to two packs a day - puffing away circulated the Internet in May and... |
| Suicide bomber kills 22 at Shiite rally Quetta, Pakistan At least 22 people were killed Friday in a suicide attack targeting a Shiite Muslim rally in Pakistan's southwest city of Quetta, the latest in a string of sectarian attacks. ... |
| Countries in Asia could face unanticipated shocks: Centennial ET Now catches up with Manu Bhaskaran, Director & CEO, Centennial Asia Advisors, Singapore as he analyses Asian economies & asset markets vis-a-vis global markets. ... |
| 22 killed in Pak suicide bombing: Police Quetta on Friday, police said. More than 40 people were reported to have been injured in the blast. "At least 22 dead bodies have been moved to different hospitals. More than 40 people have been... |
| Pakistan's nuclear arsenal has prevented war with India: A Q Khan India and made the "nation walk with heads held high", boasts notorious Pakistani scientist AQ Khan, considered the father of Islamabad's clandestine nuclear weapons programme. "Our nuclear programme... |
| 15-year-old is youngest Cambridge student in over 200 years Cambridge University for over two centuries. He has enrolled for a course that is considered one of the toughest in the world and former scholars include Isaac... |
| Philippine president Benigno Aquino accepts blame for hostage operation Benigno Aquino took responsibility on Friday for last week's botched bus hijack rescue attempt, in a bid to deflect demands for the resignation of the interior minister. Eight tourists... |
| Uzbekistan bans public breaking of Ramzan fast Ramadan fast, an Uzbek cleric said Friday, after local Islamic religious authorities condemned "lavish" celebrations by rich believers. A spokesman for... |
| Aon Monthly Cat Recap Highlights Asia Floods, Atlantic Storms Article Reprints Aon Benfield's latest release of its Monthly Cat Recap report, which provides an analysis of global natural perils in August, reports the month was "dominated by historic floods in... |
| Several killed in bomb attack in southwest Pakistan QUETTA, Pakistan : At least 22 people have been killed in a suicide bombing targeting a Shiite Muslim rally in the southwest Pakistan city of Quetta, police said on Friday. "At least 22 dead bodies... |
| Bangkok raises security to high alert after recent blasts BANGKOK : Thailand has put over 460 locations across Bangkok on high alert on Friday in response to a series of grenade attacks that have rattled nerves in a city still under emergency rule after... |
| Malaysia to monitor Internet for 'harmful' blogs KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has formed a task force to scour the Internet for blog postings deemed harmful to national unity, authorities said Friday in the latest of a series of actions against new... |
| 11 Indonesian police arrested over riot deaths PALU, Indonesia - Indonesian police said Friday they had arrested 11 colleagues over the killing of six people when officers opened fire on a violent mob earlier this week. The arrests came as... |
| India Marxists take back village Communist supporters in India's West Bengal have taken control of a key village that they were driven out of by Maoist rebels a year ago. The rebels attacked Dharampur village in the... |
| Asian stocks close the week on mostly higher note HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Most Asian stock markets advanced Friday as an unexpected increase in U.S. pending-home sales helped ease economic worries and sent Japanese shares higher for a third... |
| Mistresses, wives of trapped Chile miners clash over cash Chile have clashed over compensation claims and some of the miners may face difficult questions when they make it to the surface. The miners have been trapped since Aug 5 when a tunnel collapsed at... |
| BofA Merrill Lynch Asia Wealth Management Head Antony Hung Retires - Memo Hung "has decided to retire from the firm to pursue alternative professional interests," according to an internal memo seen by Dow Jones Newswires. Wilson So, who heads the firm's North Asia Global... |
| China women's team closer to Asia Cup bridge title NINGBO, China - China women's team won two games to step closer to clinch the first Asia Cup Bridge Championship which concluded its third day competitions here on Thursday. However, their men... |
| Asian Stocks Edge Higher Before Payrolls Report (RTTNews) - Most Asian stock markets advanced on Thursday but gains were tentative as the U.S. government's monthly employment report loomed. While yet another positive finish on Wall Street... |
| Olympic swimming champion Liu to miss Asian Games BEIJING - Olympic champion Liu Zige will miss the Guangzhou Asian Games in November, China's swimming governing body confirmed on Wednesday. Liu's coach, Jin Wei, said last week the swimmer would... |
| Suicide blast at Tajik police office injures 25 By OLGA TUTUBALINAASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER DUSHANBE, Tajikistan -- A suicide car bomb blast on Friday tore through police offices in Tajikistan's second-largest city, injuring 25 people, local... |
| Fears for villagers as Indonesian volcano erupts again KABANJAHE, Indonesia : An Indonesian volcano unleashed its most violent eruption in 400 years Friday, sending a tower of ash into the sky but failing to budge a handful of stoic villagers who live on... |
| Philippines mulls compensation for bus hostage bloodbath MANILA: The Philippines is considering compensating families of eight Hong Kong tourists who were killed when their bus was hijacked by a sacked policeman, an official said Friday. The Chinese and... |
| Oil falls below $75 a barrel in Asia ahead of US employment report ' ],[ // report reasons 'Offensive', 'Spam', 'Off topic' ],[ // report reasons front end 'Offensive (rude, obscene, NSFW)', 'Spam (ads, self-promotion)', 'Off topic (trolling)' ],[ // report... |
| Manifest Marketing Asia presents: Personal Role Radio by Selex Personal Role Radio, designed for combat operations, has features made to achieve efficiency and security. Manufactured by Selex Communications, you can now get it in Manifest... |
| Security High on the Agenda at Cloud Computing World Forum Asia Cloud computing security will come under the spotlight at the Cloud Computing World Forum Asia - www.cloudcomputinglive.com/asia - taking place on the 17th and 18th November 2010 at the Mira Hotel,... |
| Asian, European Stocks Rise After U.S. Home Sales; JGBs Fall Sept. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Asian and European stocks rose as a surprisingly positive increase in pending U.S. home sales lifted confidence in the world’s largest economy. Japanese bonds dropped... |
| Villagers flee as volcano erupts again By Heru Asprihanto Surbakti - An Indonesian volcano that lay dormant for 400 years erupted yet again on Friday, shooting a mushroom-shaped plume of smoke 3km into the air and prompting the second... |
| Car bomb hits Tajikistan police station Dushanbe - A car packed with explosives rammed into a police station in northern Tajikistan on Friday, triggering a powerful blast that injured at least 16 people, an interior ministry spokesman... |
| Taliban take responsibility for bombings By Saud Mehsud Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan - Pakistan's Taliban on Friday took responsibility for triple bombings at a Shi'a Muslim procession this week, challenging the civilian government further... |
| Merrill Lynch's Asia wealth mgmt chief to retire SINGAPORE: Antony Hung, Merrill Lynch's head of wealth management in Asia-Pacific, will retire after nearly 18 years with the bank and his successor will be announced soon, according to an... |
| Swimming: Kitajima among select few heading to Asian Games+ TOKYO, Sept. 3 (AP) - (Kyodo)The Japan Swimming Federation said on Friday that Olympic breaststroke champion Kosuke Kitajima is among a handful of top athletes chosen to take part in the... |
| Asian editorial excerpts -2+ HONG KONG, Sept. 3 (AP) - (Kyodo)Selected editorial excerpts from the Asia-Pacific press: CHEMICAL WEAPONS (China Daily, Hong Kong) On Wednesday, the Japanese government said it had... |
| China jam is back: 120km, 10k vehicles China on Thursday, with thousands of cargo trucks stuck in a bottleneck, reports said. State television broadcast images of a long line of mostly cargo trucks inching slowly through... |
| Crowds attack home of Iranian opposition leader TEHRAN: A website supporting Iran's reform movement says assailants have attacked the home of an opposition leader and wounded one of his bodyguards. The report says Mahdi Karroubi's guards had to... |
| Asia stocks rise on slight improvement in US data BEIJING (AP) -- Most Asian stock markets climbed Friday as investors took heart from a slight improvement in U.S. economic indicators amid lingering worries over the pace of the global economic... |
| Oil lingers near $75 in Asia as stock markets gain Oil prices lingered near $75 a barrel Friday in Asia, largely holding onto a big gain the day before as investors put a positive spin on U.S. economic reports and Asian stock markets... |
| Asian Stocks Rise After U.S. Home Sales; Japanese Bonds Fall Sept. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks rose, extending the benchmark index’s biggest weekly gain in a month, as a surprisingly positive increase in pending U.S. home sales lifted confidence in the... |
| Indian wrestlers fail dope tests Four Indian wrestlers from the Commonwealth Games team face suspension after failing dope tests barely a month before the beginning of the event. Sumit, Masuam Khatri, Rajiv Tomar and Gursharanpreet... |
