Australia defends mandatory Internet filter The Himalayan | SYDNEY: Australia Sunday defended its plan to block some Internet content, such as that featuring child sex abuse or advocating terrorism, after a media rights watchdog warned it may hurt free speech. | The Paris-based Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Friday listed Australia, along with South Ko...
Zardari khappay The News International Saturday, March 13, 2010 | Anjum Niaz | Governor Salmaan Taseer says the whole system will implode were Asif Zardari to go. "Nawaz Sharif too will suffer collateral damage. The economy will take a nosedive because US will withdraw aid to Pakistan. Hillary Clinton told me that her biggest selling poi...
China introduces new electoral law Zeenews Beijing: In a bid to bridge the growing rural-urban divide, China has introduced a new law granting equal representation in legislative bodies to rural and urban people within the confines of one-party system. | China's Parliament, the National Peopl...
Deadline for Thai Parliament Dissolution Passes The New York Times | Filed at 2:40 a.m. ET | BANGKOK (AP) -- Thailand's prime minister, backed by a formidable military force, rejected an ultimatum to dissolve Parliament on Monday as tens of thousands of red-shirted protesters vowed to continue their push to oust the...
Singapore urges Romania to investigate fatal accidents m&c | Singapore - Singapore urged Romania to investigate thoroughly two hit-and-run accidents that supposedly involved a former Romanian diplomat posted in the city-state, media reports said Monday. | Law Minister K Shanmugam said he expected Romania to ...
Contractors Tied to Effort to Track and Kill Militants The New York Times | KABUL, Afghanistan — Under the cover of a benign government information-gathering program, a Defense Department official set up a network of private contractors in Afghanistan and Pakistan to help track and kill suspected militants, according...
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US slams rights abuses in China, NKorea and Iran The Himalayan | WASHINGTON: The United States accused China and Iran of increasing human rights abuses as it raised the alarm about growing anti-Semitism worldwide and discrimination of Muslims ...
Sri Lanka's General Fonseka goes on trial next week BBC News | The Sri Lankan military has announced it is putting defeated presidential candidate and former army chief Gen Sarath Fonseka on trial next week. | The general faces court martial...
Drink laws force closure of NSW pubs The Daily Telegraph Australia | THEY are the pubs with no cheer. Nine of the 14 Newcastle hotels targeted in a trial of tough liquor licensing laws have gone into receivership and been sold. | A report commissioned by the Australian Hotels Association claimed that the Newcastle e...
US Looks to Shanghai Expo to Help Ease Distrust The New York Times | Filed at 11:54 a.m. ET | SHANGHAI (AP) -- For millions of Chinese, the USA pavilion's show at the Shanghai World Expo will be the closest they'll ever come to an experience of America. What they'll get -- apart from long waits -- is a warm welcome ...
2 Indians Arrested in Alleged Mumbai Terror Plot The New York Times | Filed at 6:46 a.m. ET | MUMBAI, India (AP) -- Indian police said Sunday they prevented a major terrorist strike in Mumbai by arresting two men who were preparing to attack several targets in the city, the country's financial and entertainment hub. ...
Thailand protesters march on army headquarters Gulf News | Bangkok: Army reinforcements were rushed into Thailand’s capital as tens of thousands of anti-government demonstrators marshaled around a key military headquarters demanding that the government dissolve Parliament by midday on Monday. | Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, the key target of the massive demonstration, said he could not give in ...
Oil Falls Below $81 Amid Weak US Crude Demand The New York Times | Filed at 12:59 a.m. ET | SINGAPORE (AP) -- Oil prices fell below $81 a barrel Monday in Asia amid investor concerns flagging U.S. crude demand doesn't justify the recent rally. | Benchmark crude for April delivery was down 40 cents to $80.84 a barrel at midday Singapore time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract ...
