| Chinese minister says rise of Asia signals 'greater balance in international power structure' China's Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun has said that the rise of Asia represents greater balance in the international power structure.
Zhijun, during his speech at the Munich Security... | |
 Housing construction in India to rocket over next few yearsOver 500 million Indians will need new homes in almost a decade, close to the needs of China, North America and Western Europe put together, as the government and urban local bodies focus more on... |
| Need research on diseases affecting South Asia: Azad New Delhi, Feb 5 : South Asian countries should together work for research on diseases affecting them and which are responsible for a high mortality rate, India's Health Minister Ghulam Nabi... |
| India for deeper health cooperation in S Asia New Delhi, Feb 5 : India today called for deepening cooperation among the countries of South Asia to address the common health problems facing the... |
| Israel aims for Asia-Europe rail link plan Israel's government yesterday gave the green light to build the first rail link between its Mediterranean and Red Sea coasts, offering a new Asia-Europe trade route to compete with the Suez... |
| Myanmar poll a "key test" of reform: UN envoy YANGON: A top United Nations envoy on Sunday hailed dramatic changes in Myanmar but said by-elections would be a "key test" of the army-backed regime's commitment to reform.UN special... |
| Asia well-placed to withstand slowdown Perhaps it's our natural eurocentricity, but we've been hearing a lot more about recession and the risk of worse in Europe than about the resilience of our own region. Fortunately, the... |
| Asia could be the future of Apple BANGALORE/HONG KONG - Investors in Apple Inc have a one-word answer for those who wonder whether this corporate juggernaut can maintain its phenomenal momentum in the years ahead: Asia. The iconic... |
| UN envoy says Myanmar may allow election observers YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- A U.N. human rights envoy says Myanmar is considering letting international observers monitor April elections, which are viewed as crucial for gauging the country's... |
| Burma: Promises of Reform Burma's repressive regime has promised reforms and United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is making a historic visit there. Human Rights Watch's David Mathieson says there have... |
| Suicide car bomb kills 7 in Kandahar KANDAHAR (Afghanistan): Seven people were killed on Sunday in a suicide car bomb attack on police headquarters in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, a bastion... |
| Death toll from Europe cold snap nears 300 KIEV: The Arctic cold snap that has hit Europe for over a week had claimed nearly 300 lives by Sunday, brought air travel chaos to London and dumped snow as far south as Rome and even North Africa.... |
| Afghan civilian deaths hit record high in 2011: UN UNITED NATIONS: Amid deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan, 2011 was the deadliest for civilians when 3,021 people died in attacks by anti-government elements in the war-torn country, the... |
| Egypt to try 40 in NGO funds case: Judicial source CAIRO: Egypt is to try 40 people, including Americans, over the funding of non-governmental organisations, a day after the United States said aid to Cairo will be reviewed over the crackdown.... |
| Clinton calls for 'friends of democratic Syria' to unite and rally against Assad's regime US secretary of state Hillary Rodham Clinton is calling for "friends of democratic Syria" to unite and rally against President Bashar Assad's... |
| 41 in court at first Libya trial of Gaddafi loyalists Muammar Gaddafi on trial today, in the first legal proceedings launched against members of the former regime which was ousted after a bloody conflict. The accused, mostly civilians, appeared in a... |
| China seeks shared development, pragmatic cooperation with ASEAN: FM China strives for shared development and pragmatic cooperation with ASEAN countries to promote peace, stability and prosperity in East Asia, said Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi at the ASEAN... |
| Pakistan vows to help peace efforts in Afghanistan ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will support every effort to promote reconciliation in Afghanistan, a senior government official said ahead of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's visit to Qatar Monday to... |
| Asia can withstand slowdown PERHAPS it's our natural eurocentricity, but we've been hearing a lot more about recession and the risk of worse in Europe than about the resilience of our own region. Fortunately, the... |
| Three Tibetans 'in fire protest' Three Tibetans have set fire to themselves in south-west China, reports say, in the latest apparent protest against rule from Beijing. US-based Radio Free Asia said they had called for the return of... |
| Mideast officials slam UN, urge diplomatic break with Syria resolution condemning the Damascus regime, as Tunisia urged the world to cut diplomatic ties with Syria. Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali said Moscow and Beijing's actions showed the veto... |
| Search scaled back for PNG ferry disaster victims PORT MORESBY: Papua New Guinea authorities scaled back their search Sunday for survivors from the sinking of a passenger ferry, saying none of the more than 100 people still missing were likely to be... |
| Taiwan makes biggest drugs bust in 10 years TAIPEI: Taiwan authorities have arrested three people and seized nearly half a tonne of narcotics in their biggest drugs bust in 10 years, local media reported Sunday.Investigation Bureau agents and... |
| Asia's K-Pop clones dance to South Korean beat Twelve-year-old Sabrina Kaur does not understand the lyrics of her favourite South Korean boy band Big Bang's songs and, until recently, had never met Koreans in real life. But that did not... |
| Seven dead in Kandahar car bomb At least five police officers and two civilians have died in a car bomb attack on police headquarters in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar. At least 19 people were wounded in the blast in a car... |
| Chinese to be taught in Pakistani schools Chinese language at school level across the country and this programme would soon be initiated. She added that steps were being taken to promote Chinese language among the people, reported Associated... |
| Russians stage rival protests over Putin Tens of thousands of Russians defied bitter cold to demand fair elections in a march against Vladimir Putin's 12-year rule, while supporters of the prime minister staged a rival rally drawing... |
| Fidel Castro releases two-volume memoir memoir at a public ceremony in Havana, where he referred to the mistake of believing that with socialism all economic problems are solved, official media said Saturday. The leader of the Cuban... |
| Use of Twitter stokes row at Khmer Rouge court Phnom Penh by using the micro-blogging site to draw attention to the court's much-criticised handling of two possible new Khmer Rouge crimes against humanity cases. Cambodia, which opposes... |
| Nepal in mass poultry cull after bird flu found KATHMANDU: Health workers in Nepal are to cull thousands of chickens following the discovery of the H5N1 strain of bird flu in the southeastern part of the Himalayan country, officials said... |
| Report says 3 set themselves on fire in China BEIJING (AP) -- Three more people have set themselves on fire to protest China's policies toward Tibetans in a politically sensitive area that already has seen ethnic violence this year, a media... |
| Sanctions-hit Iran turns increasingly to Asia TEHRAN: Grappling with US and EU sanctions that have become progressively tougher over the past 18 months, Iran is increasingly turning to Asia - in particular to China, now its top trading partner.... |
| Flights cancelled as snow swamps UK heavy snowfall and severe weather warnings, London's Heathrow Airport cancelled 30 per cent of flights that were scheduled to take off on Sunday. The world's busiest international passenger... |
| Romney rolls to easy win in Nevada caucuses Mitt Romney cruised to victory in the Nevada caucuses Saturday night, notching a second straight triumph over a field of rivals suddenly struggling to keep pace. The caucuses drew little attention in... |
| Maori protesters confront New Zealand PM WELLINGTON: A group of mostly Maori protesters forced New Zealand Prime Minister John Key to retreat from a national day ceremony amid rising objections to the planned sale of state assets.Key was... |
| US to move 4,700 Marines from Japan to Guam TOKYO: Tokyo and Washington have agreed to move 4,700 Marines from the Japanese island of Okinawa to Guam in a bid to revive a stalled plan for the realignment of US forces in Japan, reports said... |
| Bitter exchanges highlight Hong Kong, China divide HONG KONG: A bitter family feud between Hong Kongers and their northern neighbours sparked by mainland China's increasing financial and political clout has led to an awkward debate about the... |
| Malaysia plant threatens China grip on rare earths GEBENG, Malaysia: China's chokehold on the rare earths vital for everything from iPods to missiles is widely expected to end soon, thanks in large part to a contentious new plant in... |
| Abbotsford police hunt for South Asian sex assault suspects Composite sketches have been completed of the suspects. The suspect descriptions are as follows: Driver – South Asian man, late 20’s, thin build, 5’10';, clean shaven, short... |
| Asia Stocks Equal Longest Gain Streak Since ’05 on Factory Data Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks rose for a seventh week, with the regional benchmark matching its longest winning streak since 2005, as improved manufacturing reports in the U.S., China, India and... |
| Afghan officials: US soldier shoots Afghan guard KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Afghan officials say an American soldier has shot and killed an Afghan guard at a base in the country's north, apparently because the American thought his Afghan... |
| Violence claims 48 more deaths in Syria: Rights group massacre " in the protest city of Homs, a rights group said Sunday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights had 24 hours earlier alerted the world to over 200 deaths overnight Friday during an... |
| Protestors storm Syria embassy in Australia DAMASCUS: Protestors stormed Syria's Australian embassy and trashed its lower level, as the Syrian opposition said troops had killed more than 260 people in shelling the city of Homs, police... |
| US to keep forces after Afghan pullout: report WASHINGTON: The United States plans to maintain special forces in Afghanistan after it winds down its combat operations in the country, using them to hunt down insurgent leaders and train local... |
| China water project to 'begin operating in 2013' BEIJING: A massive project to divert water from China's south to its drought-prone north -- which has seen hundreds of thousands of people relocated -- will become partly operational next year,... |
| Rising Australian floodwaters spark mass evacuation SYDNEY: Mass evacuations were under way in northern Australia as record flooding that has cut off thousands of people threatened to engulf areas devastated by wild weather last year.Authorities urged... |
| Asia expected to do better than rest of the world: Ng Eng Hen SINGAPORE: Singapore's Defence Minister, Ng Eng Hen said Asia's expected to do better than the rest of the world and will increase in strategic weight.He made the point during a panel... |
| Radio: A tool for social change in India INDIA: Much of the talk today about the media being used for social change focuses on new, Internet-driven platforms like Twitter or Facebook. But in India, more conventional forms of media are not... |
