Saturday 13th March, 2010
Karzai welcomes Pakistani help in reconciling with Taliban
Tajikistan News.NetAfghanistan has praised Pakistan's offer to help mediate with the Taliban.
Big 4 Australian banks slammed by central bank
Tajikistan News.NetAustralia's biggest banks are gouging its customers, the Reserve Bank of Australia says.
Follow laws or face consequences, China tells Google
Tajikistan News.NetChina warned Friday that internet search software giant Google will have to face consequence if it violates laws in the communist country.
Indian paintings' exhibition opens in southern Kazakh city
Tajikistan News.Net'Kalpana', an exhibition comprising the works of 14 renowned Indian artists, has opened at a glittering ceremony in Shymkent, the capital of South Kazakhstan at the newly constructed and prestigious art gallery.
28 killed in Kazakhstan chopper crash, flood
Tajikistan News.NetAt least 28 people were killed in the central Asian Republic of Kazakhstan after severe flooding and a helicopter crash, local media reported Friday.
Eight killed in helicopter crash in Kazakhstan
Tajikistan News.NetEight people were killed in a helicopter crash in eastern Kazakhstan, an official said Friday.
Have pre-marriage health check: Chinese official
Tajikistan News.NetPre-marriage health check-ups should be held as there has been an increase in the congenital defect rate among new born babies, a Chinese official said here Friday.
China warns Google of 'consequences'
Tajikistan News.NetGoogle will have to 'bear the consequence' if it insists on violating China's laws and regulations, a senior official warned Friday.
2009 Us Wine Exports Down In Europe, Up In Asia
Sign on San DiegoSAN FRANCISCO — U.S. winemakers can be happy world consumers are buying their products in a tight economy, though exports were down in 2009 from 2008's record-setting year. Wine exports dro...
Obama Delays Asia Trip To Push Health Care
NPRMarch 12, 2010 The White House announced Friday that President Obama and his family travel won't travel to Guam, Indonesia and Australia as planned next week. Instead, the president will travel alone,...
Human Rights Reports See Modest Progress In South Asia
America.orgNew York — Human rights conditions in South Asia generally improved, if only modestly, in 2009 although some serious concerns remain, particularly in Sri Lanka, according to the U.S. Department of S...
Myanmar Refugees Face Grim Future In Bangladesh
Associated PressBegum is one of the hundreds of thousands of members of the Rohingya ethnic group who have fled to Bangladesh to escape persecution in neighboring Myanmar - only to find themselves languishing in filt...
India's Fortis To Buy Stake In Parkway Hospitals
Associated PressMUMBAI, India (AP) -- Shares of Indian hospitals company Fortis Healthcare touched an all-time high Friday, after the company said it is buying nearly a quarter of regional hospital operator Parkway f...
India Shops Russian Arms
Los Angeles TimesIndian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, right, listens to Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin during a signing of agreements in New Delhi, India.
Asia-pacific Travel Demand Eases Airline Losses
Pacific Business NewsInternational Air Transport Association to halve its forecast for airline losses this year to $2.8 billion. The IATA said demand recovery at the end of 2009 and into 2010 caused the revised forecast,...
China: Accountability Overdue On Tibet Protests
Human Rights Watch(New York) - On the second anniversary of the March 2008 protests in Tibetan areas, the Chinese government should release those detained without charge, Human Rights Watch said today. The Chinese gove...
Mgm To Leave Nj Over Questions About Asian Partner
Gadsden TimesMGM Mirage said Friday it will sell its 50 percent stake in Atlantic City's top casino and stop doing business in New Jersey rather than cut ties with the family of an Asian casino mogul that the stat...
German Archbishop Sorry Over Child Abuse
Times of IndiaVATICAN CITY: The head of Germany's Catholic Church apologised to victims of child abuse by priests and said after meeting Pope Benedict on Friday the pontiff encouraged him to press ahead with tac...
Sex Not Part Of Care, Nurses Tell Patients
Times of IndiaAMSTERDAM: A union representing Dutch nurses will launch a national campaign against demands for sexual services by patients who claim it should be part of their standard care. The union, NU'91,...
Freed Spanish Hostage Converted To Islam: Al-qaida
Times of IndiaCAIRO: Al-Qaida's offshoot in North Africa said Friday it released a Spanish woman it had held captive for 100 days in Mauritania because she voluntarily converted to Islam. In a statement poste...
Bomb Kills Police Commander In Southern Thailand
Channel News AsiaYALA, Thailand: A senior police commander was killed on Friday when militants in Thailand's troubled south ambushed his pick-up truck with a roadside bomb and gunfire, police said. A six-year separati...
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