Philippine official urges tracking of 15,000 suspected of having HIV/Aids Gulf News | Manila: The health department must start tracking down some 15,000 Filipinos suspected of having HIV/Aids, a senior official said. | Dr Edcel Salvaña, HIV/Aids consultant of the Philippine General Hospital added that these people are not aware they are infected with the virus and are in dan...
6 Employees of U.S. Charity Killed in Attack in Pakistan The New York Times | PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Six Pakistani employees of the American Christian charity World Vision were gunned down Wednesday, and seven others were wounded in an attack on the aid group’s offices in a remote village in northern Pakistan. | Notes from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq and other are...
IIM-A sees jump in salary offers, consulting beats finance sector The Times Of India AHMEDABAD: In a major departure in the recruitment pattern, consulting firms took over the finance sector to emerge as the largest recruiter at IIM-Ahmedabad campus placements that saw average salaries improve over last year, but lag those offered in...
Pak MPs who refused body scan in US return as heroes The Times Of India ISLAMABAD: A tour of the US arranged by the state department to improve ties to Pakistani legislators ended in a public relations fiasco when the members of the group refused to submit to extra airport screening in Washington, and they are now being ...
Marrying off kids to end feuds angers Pak court The Times Of India PESHAWAR: A court here has sent six persons to jail for forcibly trying to marry two minor girls under 'Sawara', a child marriage custom prevalent in tribal areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan. | The custom is linked to blood feuds among different trib...
Gunmen attack US aid agency in Pak, kill 6 The Times Of India OGHI (PAKISTAN): Suspected Islamist militants stormed an office of a US-based Christian aid agency in Pakistan on Wednesday, killing six members of staff in a hail of bullets and a bomb. | Pakistan is battling al-Qaida-linked militants who have launc...
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Euro, pound slip on debt worries Gulf News | London: Concerns over Europe's fiscal problems hit the euro and sterling Wednesday, while world stocks hovered near their recent six-week highs, though they were still up 66 per ...
Iran and U.S. Trade Barbs in Kabul Visit The New York Times | KABUL, Afghanistan — The Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, shot back Wednesday at American allegations that Iran was providing support to Afghan insurgents, accusing ...
PNP chief: I won't support Bangit if ... Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines—Philippine National Police Director General Jesus Verzosa will not back the newly designated military chief, Lt. Gen. Delfin Bangit, should he attempt to inst...
Pak lawmakers refuse body scan at US airport Indian Express | A tour of the US arranged by the State Department to improve ties to Pakistani legislators ended in a public relations fiasco after the group refused to submit to extra airport screening in Washington. | The six lawmakers from FATA, including both ...
Western aid agency attacked in Pak, 6 killed Indian Express | Suspected Islamist militants attacked the office of a US-based Christian aid agency in Pakistan on Wednesday with bomb and gunfire, killing six members of staff, police and the agency said. | Gunmen burst into the office of World Vision Internation...
Pak board cracks down Indian Express | Brewing over the past few months, the commotion and chaos has finally spilled over in Pakistan cricket. The in-fighting, multiple coach and captaincy changes, back (and ball) biting has led the Pakistan Cricket Board to ban former captains Younis K...
Younis Khan, Mohammed Yousuf banned for life by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), fine for Shahid Afridi The Examiner | Pakistan cricket Board (PCB) bans Mohammed Yousuf, Younis Khan for life www.panasianbiz.com | The Pakistan Cricket Board PCB has cracked down on many if its senior cricket players including the captain and the former captains, handing out a lifetime bans to captain Mohammed Yousuf and Younis Khan. These two have been barred from playing any form ...
Dalai Lama offers prayers to mark 51st anniversary of Tibetans' uprising Newstrack India | Dharamsala, Mar. 10 (ANI): Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama offered prayers in Dharamsala on Wednesday to mark the 51st anniversary of Tibetans' aborted uprising against the Chinese rulers. | Dressed in his traditional maroon and yellow robes, the Dalai Lama prayed for the souls of those who had died fighting for the Tibetan cause and pr...
