May 19 2013 Last updated 4:41 am
: Lawyers for Myanmar pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi said Sunday they were preparing to open the defense case at her trial this week, as the junta looked set to face further pressure from the West. The tribunal´s second… बाँकी अंश »
: Former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun, embroiled in a broadening corruption scandal, jumped to his death while hiking in the mountains behind his rural southern home, his lawyer said. He was 62. Roh had been hiking in the village… बाँकी अंश »
New York City authorities on Friday closed three schools following a swine flu outbreak as the World Health Organisation reported more than a 1,000 new cases around the globe in 24 hours. The WHO said there are now 7,520 confirmed… बाँकी अंश »
Pakistan fighter jets and attack helicopters pounded Taliban targets in the northwest today as President Asif Ali Zardari called for global help to avert a humanitarian catastrophe. Hundreds of thousands of civilians have fled the punishing offensive in the Swat… बाँकी अंश »
Colombo: A mortar shell struck the only functioning medical facility in Sri Lanka’s northern war zone today, killing 49 patients and bystanders, a government health official said. It was the second time this month the hospital was hit. The attack,… बाँकी अंश »
It has been revealed that China has used diplomatic efforts to prevent the Swedish government granting asylum to a Uighur prisoner released from the US facility at Guantanamo Bay. Recently released Swedish government documents show China approached the Swedish government… बाँकी अंश »
UN aid agencies have said food is starting to run out for an estimated 50,000 people trapped in a conflict zone in northern Sri Lanka. The agencies have been unable to help as they are unable to enter the area.… बाँकी अंश »
Whoever could do this to little girls who are trying to get some education are really sick people. How can they call themselves holy if all they seek is to destroy and bring about misery. How truly misled!! Are women… बाँकी अंश »
Tokyo, May 12 (RIA Novosti) Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Moscow and Tokyo could resolve their existing territorial dispute by building mutual trust and developing strong economic ties. Putin, who arrived in Tokyo Monday, said he was… बाँकी अंश »
Serious concerns about the health of Myanmar’s imprisoned party leader Aung San Suu Kyi have begun to arise. The opposition National League for Democracy has told reporters the 63-year-old opposition leader is suffering from low blood pressure and dehydration and… बाँकी अंश »