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November 30, 2009
16 Pinoys, 12 other sailors taken by Somali pirates
By Michaela P. del Callar 12/01/2009 Ransom-seeking Somali pirates took another group of 16 Filipino seafarers Sunday on board a Greek cargo vessel, reports said Monday
August 9, 2009
Terrorism prompts England badminton pull out
HYDERABAD, India: A terrorist threat has prompted England to pull out of the Badminton World Championships scheduled to begin Monday in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad. Badminton England…
August 8, 2009
‘India investigating detained North Korean ship’
NEW DELHI (AFP) – India has detained a North Korean merchant ship after the vessel dropped anchor off the Andaman and Nicobar islands in the Bay of Bengal without permission, a coast guard official said Saturday. The MV Musen was stopped “in Indian territorial waters on Thursday” after failing to respond to signals, an Indian Coast Guard officer, who did not wish to be named, told AFP…
August 8, 2009
India detains N Korea cargo ship
Indian coast guards have detained a “suspicious” North Korean cargo ship, but a preliminary search revealed it was carrying sugar rather than illicit cargo. The vessel was detained after a six-hour chase off India’s southeastern coast on Saturday and taken to Port Blair, the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar islands. The MV Mu San was pursued by coast guards who opened fire above the vessel after it attempted to flee from an island in the Andaman and Nicobar group, Commander Vijay Singh, a spokesman for the Indian coast guard, said.
August 7, 2009
Five die in fresh Kashmir gunbattles: Indian officials
SRINAGAR, India (AFP) – Two Indian army soldiers and three Muslim militants were killed in separate gunbattles in revolt-hit Kashmir, officials said Friday.
August 7, 2009
Senate confirms China, Japan ambassador nominees
WASHINGTON – The Senate on Friday confirmed Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman as ambassador to China, giving the Republican the task of nurturing a sometimes shaky relationship that President Barack Obama sees as crucial to solving many of the world’s most difficult crises. The Senate also confirmed John Roos, a lawyer and Obama campaign fundraiser, as U.S
August 7, 2009
Where now for Pakistan’s Taliban?
By M Ilyas Khan BBC News, Islamabad Baitullah Mehsud, the feared militant commander in Pakistan, appears to have ended his career in much the same way as he had started – by keeping a low profile. Speculation about whether he is dead or alive is rife across Pakistan – from the mountainous tribal territory of South Waziristan to the capital Islamabad.
August 7, 2009
Workers End Standoff at South Korean Auto Plant
PYEONGTAEK, South Korea – Violent, fiery clashes between the police and workers at a South Korean auto factory ended on Thursday after the company agreed to keep half the workers at the plant rather than lay them all off in a restructuring, union and company officials said. After the concession by Ssangyong Motor Company, South Korea’s fifth-largest automaker, the workers agreed to end their 77-day occupation of the plant, which had virtually become war zone
August 7, 2009
New NATO Chief Calls for More Troops in Afghanistan
NATO’s new Secretary-General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, speaks at a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, 05 Aug 2009New NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen says more troops are needed in Afghanistan to defeat a…
July 29, 2009
India PM defends move to improve ties with Pakistan
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime…
July 29, 2009
China pledges drastic cut in execution rate
China plans to reduce the number of death sentences it hands out each year to “an extremely small number” and to reserve executions for only the most serious offenders. In an interview published today in the state-run Legal Daily, Zhang Jun , Vice-President of the Supreme People’s Court, said that China would not abolish capital punishment but would restrict the number of executions and increase the use of a “death penalty with reprieve” sentence.
July 29, 2009
Militants Kill Pakistani Pro-Government Tribal Leader
Police say suspected Taliban militants have killed a pro-government tribal leader in Pakistan’s northwest. The tribal leader was shot and killed…
