| Indian web address used for hacking Bangladesh websites The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in Bangladesh says it has traced an Indian IP (Internet Protocol) address used for hacking 20 district portals, but acknowledges that the real identity of the hacker could be... | |
| Taiwan burglar escapes after leaping from sixth floor A burglar remained at large Monday after fleeing from a Taipei apartment after jumping from the sixth-floor balcony and landing on a parked... |
| 12 civilians killed in Afghanistan blasts A suicide bomber targeted an Afghan army convoy in southern Afghanistan Sunday, killing 10 civilians as two other people were killed in an explosion at the New Year's celebration in eastern region, officials... |
| The Silk Road Ensemble With Yo-yo Ma Returns To Asia: Concerts Will Take Place In South Korea, Macao, Taiwan, Thailand And Singapore From April 18 Through 30, 2010 For the first time in nearly six years, the critically acclaimed Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma will return to South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore during an April 2010 concert tour, which will also... |
| Asia Stocks Drop As Greek Crisis, India Hike Weigh HONG KONG -- Asian stock markets fell Monday as worries about Greece's debt crisis and India's sudden interest rate hike rattled investors.Major indexes were down as much as 2 percent after selling... |
| Pivot3 Acts Fast In Asia Pivot3 has moved quickly to capitalize on new funding for expansion into Asia. A week after receiving $25 million, the Houston video surveillance company announced that the City of Anshan, Korea and... |
| Citigroup Said To Hire Nomura’s Banfield For Asia M&a March 22 (Bloomberg) -- Citigroup Inc. hired Nomura Holdings Inc.’s Colin Banfield as head of mergers and acquisitions for the Asia-Pacific region, according to two people with knowledge of the... |
| Asia Stocks, Oil Fall On India’s Rate Increase, Growth Concerns March 22 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks retreated from near a two-month high and oil slid for a third day after a surprise interest-rate increase in India fanned concern the global recovery will stall... |
| Pakistan Drone Raid 'kills Five' Missiles fired by a suspected US drone have killed at least five people in north-western Pakistan, officials say.The missiles hit a militant hideout in the Datta Khel area of North Waziristan area... |
| India Plane Cracker Probe Begins The Indian police have launched an investigation into the recovery of a firecracker in the cargo hold of a commercial airplane on Sunday.The fire cracker wrapped in a newspaper was detected on a... |
| Modi Fails To Attend Riot Probe The chief minister of the Indian state of Gujarat, Narendra Modi, has failed to appear before an inquiry into devastating riots in 2002.Mr Modi faces questions over the murder of Congress MP Ehsan... |
| Live - Bangladesh V England Razzak's off (unsurprising) but Shakib returns - my match-report colleague Oliver Brett and I are confused as to why Bangladesh haven't tried off-spinners Mahmudullah or Naeem Islam today - indeed,... |
| Stocks In Asia And Euro Drop On Worries About Greece's Debt SINGAPORE — Asian stocks and the euro fell on Monday on renewed concerns over Greece’s debt problems before a euro zone summit. The euro struggled as European Union leaders seemed at... |
| Asian Shares Mostly Down; India Hike Hits Demand SINGAPORE (MarketWatch) -- Asian stock markets were mostly lower on Monday, weighed down by a surprise rate hike from the Reserve Bank of India Friday, with property stocks in Hong Kong falling on... |
| Asia Markets: Indian Rate Hike Spooks Stock Market HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Indian shares slid lower Monday, reacting to fears the Reserve Bank of India may raise interest rates a few more times in coming months after Friday's surprise hike amid... |
| India Lags Behind In Sanitation Facilities Reporting from Kolkata, India She grew up in a dusty West Bengal village, where no one had access to toilets. Most of the female villagers headed to a particular field. But it was a bit of a walk and... |
| Asian Markets Overview Of March 22, 2010: Anz Completed Acquisition Of Rbs Businesses In Hong Kong Sydney, Australia, Mar 22, 2010 - (ABN Newswire) - Asian shares are set for a weak start on Monday after US markets fell on lower commodities prices and Greek debt concerns. Japanese market today is... |
| Air New Zealand Apologizes For Profiling South Pacific, Asian Customers+ customers+ (AP) - SYDNEY, March 22 (Kyodo)New Zealand's national carrier has been forced to apologize after a 2008 crew manual revealed the airline profiled South Pacific and East Asian... |
| Us Companies Find China Less Welcoming Government moves to exclude foreign businesses from parts of China’s booming market have led to a jump in dissatisfaction among multinational companies and growing complaints of protectionism,... |
| Asian Markets In Cautious Mood (RTTNews) - The mood remains quite cautious in markets across the Asia-Pacific region on Monday following a weak close on Wall Street on Friday and a decline in oil and commodity prices. Though some... |
| Australia Investigates Deadly Crocodile Attack THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DARWIN, Australia -- An Australian coroner started an investigation Monday into the death of an 11-year-old girl who was killed by a crocodile last year, as two fresh attacks... |
| Hero Pacquiao Flies Home To Face Politics MANILA: Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao flew home to a hero's welcome Monday after defending his world title and immediately began a political fight he said was aimed at helping the nation's... |
| Asian Shares Lower, Cautious After Indian Hike SINGAPORE (MarketWatch) -- Asian stock markets were lower on Monday, weighed by losses on Wall Street as well as a surprise inter-meeting interest rate hike from the Reserve Bank of India on Friday. ... |
| Asian Publishing Awards 2010 Incorporates Three Awards Bangkok, Mar 22, 2010 - (ACN Newswire ) - Entries for the 4th Annual Asian Publishing Awards are now being accepted, with the deadline for submission set on April 30, 2010. The multiple award... |
| Airplane Crashes Near Moscow: Report<div>an Airplane With Eight Crew On Board Crashed Down Not Far From Moscow's Domodedovo International Airport, Russian News Agencies Reported On Monday Quoting Airport Officials.</div> MOSCOW: An airplane with eight crew on board crashed down not far from Moscow's Domodedovo international airport, Russian news agencies reported on Monday quoting airport officials. The Tu-204... |
| Obama Not Trustworthy Despite New Year Message: Khamenei TEHRAN: Iran's supreme leader said on Sunday that US President Barack Obama was not trustworthy despite his message to Iran on the occasion of the new Persian year, state media reported. "The... |
| After Gay Remark, Beauty Queen In Nude Pic Row MELBOURNE: Controversy refuses to die down on Miss California Carrie Prejean, who after losing the Miss USA crown for her anti-gay marriage views, has now landed in a new row over a nude... |
| Call For Us Banking Practices To Be Probed Chris Dodd, chairman of the Senate banking committee, wants congressional auditors to look at whether the Chinese wall between analysts and investment bankers should be reinforced rather than... |
| Pakistan Wants Urgent Access To West's Markets Pakistan is trying to help its beleaguered economy, undermined by the struggle against al-Qaeda and the Taliban, by securing immediate special access to markets in Europe and the US.Pakistani... |
| India Wins Solar Power Funding The International Finance Corporation is investing in India's first commercially viable solar power project, giving a vote of confidence to ambitions to develop the technology there.Azure Power... |
| China's Trade Allies In Us Losing Fight With Hawks China can no longer expect the US business community to fight pressure on Washington to take a tougher stance towards Beijing on trade issues, according to the leader of the US Chamber of Commerce's... |
| Us Doctor Charged In Deaths Pleads Not Guilty By DENNIS PASSAASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER BRISBANE, Australia -- An American doctor accused of repeatedly botching operations and performing surgeries he was not capable of handling pleaded not... |
| Asian Stocks Drop On Concern Over Stimulus; Bhp, Posco Decline March 22 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks fell after an International Monetary Fund official said advanced economies face “acute” challenges tackling public debt and on concern central banks... |
| Surgeon Denies Charges In Court An American surgeon has denied three charges of manslaughter and another of grievous bodily harm at a court in the Australian city of Brisbane.Jayant Patel replied "Not guilty, your honour"... |
| 13 Die In Afghanistan Amid Calls For Peace Talks With Insurgents Afghans carry a man injured in Khost province, where two civilians died in a roadside bomb blast near a crowd celebrating the Afghan new year. Insurgent violence has continued as proposed peace talks... |
| Letter From Pakistan: Authorities Curtail Lahore's Basant Festival, Kite-flying This is the time of year when rooftop terraces normally are filled with crowds sending thousands of vibrant kites into the sky to welcome the season. But an unpopular new ban -- zealously enforced... |
| Missile Strike Kills Eight In Pakistan Miranshah, Pakistan - A United States drone aircraft fired two missiles into an al-Qaeda and Taliban hideout in north-west Pakistan on the Afghan border on Sunday, killing eight militants, Pakistani... |
| Tools In Sea Lamprey Fight Adapted For Asian Carp The forecast was grim.A parasitic invasive species that fed on healthy trout, salmon and catfish had entered the Great Lakes through its shipping canals, quickly asserted its dominance, and pushed... |
| Pan Asia Corporation Limited Tcm Coal Project Continues To Provide Good Results, Calorific Values >7000 Cal/g Ten drill holes have been completed to date, with the recently completed TCM 10 and TCM 11 drill holes also returning significant intersections of coal. TCM 10 returned a total of six (6) coal... |
| Southeast Asia's First Universal Studio Theme Park Opens In Singapore Visitors ride on the roller coaster during the opening ceremony of Resorts World Sentosa, Southeast Asia's first Universal Studios movie theme park, in Singapore, March 18, 2010. The theme park is... |
| Mongolian Drought Turns Beijing Orange Beijing was shrouded in orange dust over the weekend after a sandstorm that has spread over 313,000 square miles blew into the Chinese capital. The city's weather bureau gave air quality a... |
| Google Set To Pull Out Of China Over Censorship After weeks of doubt over whether Google would stay or go, the web giant now looks ready to close its China website, google.cn, over web censorship. After a blog posting this year suggested that the... |
| The Black Widow Of The Web For a first date, Naoki Yasuda thought it went pretty well. OK, the woman the 46-year-old was looking at was plainer than the flattering photo she posted on an internet dating site, but she seemed... |
| Taliban Commanders Given Training In Iran: Report LONDON : Hundreds of insurgents have been trained in Iran to kill NATO forces in Afghanistan, two Taliban commanders told a British Sunday newspaper. The unnamed commanders told The Sunday Times that... |
| Rio Tinto Four Due In China Court Four employees of international mining group Rio Tinto are going on trial in the Chinese city of Shanghai, charged with bribery and commercial espionage.Australian Stern Hu and his three Chinese... |
