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August 11, 2009
Anger greets Suu Kyi conviction
World leaders have reacted with anger and disappointment at the conviction of Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi for violating security laws. The UN called for her immediate release after she was sentenced to a further 18 months of house arrest – where she has spent 14 of the past 20 years
August 9, 2009
North Korea ship crew uncooperative: India investigators
PORT BLAIR, India (Reuters) – The…
August 9, 2009
England pull out of badminton world championships
HYDERABAD, India (AFP) – England have pulled out of the world badminton championships starting here Monday over concerns about the squad featuring Olympic silver medallist Nathan Robertson being targeted by a terrorist act.
August 9, 2009
Deaths in India landslide
At least 43 people are feared dead after a landslide swept through three villages in northern India, authorities have said. Rescue workers on Sunday said they pulled at least 20 bodies from the debris a day after heavy rains triggered the deluge in the district of Pithoragarh in
August 9, 2009
Mom, child killed in building collapse
Damascus – A mother and her child were killed when a four-storey building collapsed in a slum in…
August 9, 2009
Strong earthquake shakes Tokyo
The Japan Meteorological Agency said an earthquake with a preliminary…
August 8, 2009
Indian woman who tested positive for swine flu dies: officials
MUMBAI (AFP) – A woman in India's financial capital Mumbai who had tested positive for swine flu has died in hospital, officials said Saturday.
August 6, 2009
Plagiarism case could stop Bollywood borrowing from Hollywood
Bollywood has a tradition of remaking Hollywood blockbusters – and of spicing up even the grittiest thrillers with big song and dance numbers and wet sari scenes. But if imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, India’s film-makers have finally taken their adulation too far.
August 5, 2009
UN withdraws Indian energy food
The UN says it has withdrawn a high energy food for children in India after the government said it had been distributed without permission.
July 30, 2009
Country in mourning as Gayatri Devi, the last queen of India, dies in Jaipur aged 90
Thousands of mourners gathered yesterday for the funeral of Gayatri Devi, one of India’s last queens and a former MP who was listed by Vogue as among the ten most beautiful women in the world. Devi, who was Maharani of the northwestern desert kingdom of Jaipur, died in a private hospital on Wednesday after being treated for stomach problems and a chest infection.
July 30, 2009
Al-Qaeda claims suicide bombers were targeting Manchester United
The suicide bombers who attacked two luxury hotels in Indonesia this month aimed to kill members of the Manchester United football team, according to an internet message allegedly written by the fugitive leader of an al-Qaeda faction. The message, posted on a blog in the name of Noordin Mohammed Top, self-styled leader of al-Qaeda Organisation Indonesia, has not been authenticated by police investigating the bombings two weeks ago. If it is genuine, then it represents an alarming new threat to the…
July 30, 2009
China committed to enforcing North Korea sanctions: U.S.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – China…
