Tweet Beijing: A strong earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale hit China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region Friday, according to the China Earthquake Network Centre. The temblor, which jolted the Lop county of Hotan prefecture at 6.50 a.m, had its epicentre in the heart of China’s largest desert of Taklimakan. It had a depth of [...]
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Tweet Jakarta: Indonesia may soon become Asia’s largest producer of synthetic drug ecstasy, even as officials continue to crack down on drug traffickers, according to a UN narcotics watchdog. The country may become the major producer of ecstasy in east and southeast Asia since Indonesia had a surplus of raw materials used to make the [...]
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Tweet Washington: North Korea has said it will suspend nuclear tests, long-range missile launches, and uranium enrichment activity as agreed with the US in last week’s bilateral talks. “The DPRK (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea), upon request by the US and with a view to maintaining a positive atmosphere for the DPRK-US high-level talks, agreed [...]
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Tweet Islamabad: Pakistani army Tuesday denied whistleblowing website WikiLeaks cable’s allegation, suggesting Pakistan military and the main intelligence officials were aware of Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden’s presence in Abbottabad city. The US military killed bin Laden May 2, 2011, leaving the Pakistan government embarrassed over his presence in the country, Xinhua reported. According [...]
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Tweet New Delhi: India and Italy Tuesday agreed to liberalise business visa norms in a bid to boost bilateral trade and investments. Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma discussed the visa issue with visiting Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Maria Terzi di Sant’ Agata. “Implementation of a liberalised business visa regime will lead to even greater [...]
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Tweet Bangkok: Three more Iranian nationals have been detained on suspicion of their involvement in three bombings that rocked Bangkok Feb 14 in which five people were injured. Three Iranians have already been arrested while a woman suspect is at large. The three Iranians were detained Sunday, Xinhua reported Monday citing local media INN. The [...]
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Tweet Islamabad: The bank accounts of the Pakistani doctor who, on the CIA’s directions, allegedly helped conduct a fake polio campaign to track down Osama bin Laden have been sealed.Doctor Shakeel Afridi owns real estate in various localities of Peshawar, including Hayatabad, Shami Road and Saddar, Dawn News reported. All of his property, including bank [...]
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Tweet New York: A New York judge has recommended that a young Indian housemaid deserves nearly $1.5 million for her “barbaric treatment” at the hands of an Indian diplomat and her husband here. The proposed award includes $500,000 for the “emotional distress” inflicted on Shanti Gurung by Neena Malhotra, who then served as the Press [...]
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Tweet Tokyo: Mazda Motor Corp. is mulling an increase of its capital amounting to 100 billion yen (about $1.25 billion) by issuing new shares in an attempt to shore up its financial condition, according to media reports Tuesday. The automaker, expecting to log a group net loss of 100 billion yen in the business year [...]
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Tweet Manila: Nearly 25,000 people in southern Philippines have been displaced by flashfloods triggered by heavy rains, the authorities said Monday. The Lambayong township of Sultan Kudarat province and villages in the provinces of Agusan del Norte and Surigao del Norte were affected by the flooding due to rains since Sunday, Xinhua reported. Civil defence [...]
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