 Pre-dawn drone attack kills 10 militants in PakistanPESHAWAR, Pakistan - At least 10 suspected militants were killed in a pre-dawn US drone aircraft attack in a restive Pakistani tribal town, officials said Wednesday.
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| EU football anti-racism group chief branded a racist for calling an Asian fan a 'coconut' The executive director of Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE), Piara Powar, has been branded a racist for calling an Asian fan a "coconut".
Replying to Parmjit Singh's Twitter comment about a... |
| Nokia to cut 4000 jobs as smartphones manufacturing moves to Asia One of the world's largest mobile phone makers, Nokia, is planning to cut 4000 factory jobs in Europe as it shifts the assembly of smartphones to Asia.
The company said in a statement that jobs... |
| Olrtxt Emrg Sy US Asia Meast News Vio Wash Dip Gen Pil Cwp Aid U.S. mulls humanitarian aid, new coalition for SyriaWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States hopes to meet soon with international partners to consider how to halt Syria's violence and provide... |
| Calatrava gets big gig in Asia (3) Comments Architect Santiago Calatrava, who designed the Milwaukee Art Museum, has snagged his first major commission in Asia. The project at Yuan Ze University in Taiwan consists of three... |
| New study: Asia’s highest mountains have lost no ice in past 10 years The world’s greatest snow-capped peaks, which run in a chain from the Himalayas to Tian Shan on the border of China and Kyrgyzstan, have lost no ice over the last decade, new research shows.... |
| Asian CEO Confidence Edges Lower Stanley Szeto, CEO of Lever Style and member of the Young Presidents Organization says worries over the slowdown in China have led to a drop in confidence among CEOs in the... |
| Afghan forces will be "good enough" to take over: US WASHINGTON: Afghan forces will be "good enough" to take over their country's security by the end of 2014, even though only a small number of them now operate independently from... |
| Violence spreads across Maldives after "coup" MALE: Violence erupted across the Maldives Wednesday as supporters of the ex-president who claims he was forced out by a coup clashed with security forces in Male and stormed police stations on... |
| Possible Move of Okinawa Marines to Guam Cuts Military Capability in Asia More On February 8, the United States and Japan jointly announced changes to the existing bilateral accord for realigning U.S. Marines on Okinawa. While both sides affirmed commitment to relocating a... |
| Nokia Moves Phone Assembly to Asia Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Nokia Oyj will eliminate 4,000 jobs including at its oldest factory in Finland as it shifts mobile- phone manufacturing to Asia, its largest... |
| Asia’s 1.25 Billion Over 60 by 2050 Shows Why Bonds Beat Stocks Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- With Asia’s elderly population poised to double within four decades, more money is being plowed into preserving wealth than enhancing growth, driving up demand for the... |
| ConvergEx Group Appoints Laura Ryan Sales Manager of Asia for the Eze OMS™ Laura Ryan has been named sales manager of the Asia region for ConvergEx's award-winning order management system, the Eze OMS(TM). Based in Singapore, Ms. Ryan will report to Chris... |
| Asia and Americas on Course for Arctic Collision It’ll be a geological showdown for the ages, with North America, South America, Europe and Asia colliding head-on over the North Pole to create a supercontinent called Amasia. Unfortunately,... |
| NATO, Pakistan and Afghan military officials in border talks, Pakistani army says ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - In a sign that a months-long estrangement between the United States and Pakistan might be easing, NATO, Pakistani and Afghan military officials held talks Wednesday in hopes of... |
| The Choice Blog: Do Asian-Americans Face Bias in Admissions at Elite Colleges? Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund , said that her organization would not get involved until more data was released.';We would have to look at any case that came to us to make sure... |
| Nokia shifts production to Asia, cuts jobs NOKIA Corp plans to stop assembling cell phones in Europe by year-end as it shifts production to Asia and will cut another 4000 jobs, its latest attempts to cushion itself from stiff competition in... |
| Americas, Africa and Asia head for 'supercontinent' smashup The future supercontinent, "Amasia," described in the journal Nature on Wednesday, will encompass Asia, Africa and the Americas. Driven by continental drift, the assemblies of such "supercontinents,"... |
| Crowley and PB Towage partner in Southeast Asia and Oceania Crowley Maritime Corporation's solutions group and PB Towage Ltd. have joined forces to expand their project management, marine project cargo and logistics services throughout Southeast Asia and... |
| US-Japan marine deal resurrected The US and Japan have resurrected a controversial deal to move thousands of US Marines from the island of Okinawa. Japan has been unable to fulfil a condition of the original deal, signed in 2006,... |
| Man held over 'Kim Jong-il altar' Police in South Korea have arrested a man suspected of building an altar to mourn North Korean leader Kim Jong-il. The man is alleged to have set up the altar in central Seoul to honour Kim Jong-il,... |
| India court's child tenant ruling A court in India has said in a ruling on tenancy that children need parental permission to continue living with them on attaining adulthood. The court in Mumbai (Bombay) was hearing a plea by a... |
| America and Asia 'will join up' America and Eurasia will crash into each other over the north pole in 50-200 million years time, according to scientists at Yale University. They predict Africa and Australia will join the new... |
| Challenging Bank Indonesia, Asia's biggest dove JAKARTA/SINGAPORE: Indonesia just recorded its strongest annual growth rate in 15 years and shows no sign of a significant 2012 slowdown, yet its central bank is Asia's most... |
| Testimony of Ali Dayan Hasan before the US House Committee on Foreign Affairs regarding Human Rights in Balochistan There are three distinct geographic regions of Balochistan. The belt comprising Hub, Lasbella, and Khizdar in the east is heavily influenced by the city of Karachi, Pakistan’s sprawling... |
| Unrest spreads in Maldives: Officials the Maldives attacked police stations and set fire to government buildings on Wednesday, officials told AFP. Abdulla Sodig, the mayor of Addu, said one police station had been stormed and another two... |
| White House stands by contraceptives rule, hopes to allay concerns rule on contraceptives in a way that ensures women have access to birth control while also seeking to allay concerns of opponents of the measure,... |
| Gay marriage ban in California struck down California law on Tuesday that strips gays and lesbians of the right to marry in the latest round of America's long-running battle over same-sex marriage. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals... |
| US House Speaker vows to stop Obama contraceptive rule WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama's new rule on contraceptives is an attack on religious freedom and Congress will act if necessary to stop it, US House of Representatives... |
| US teen gets life sentence for killing 9-year-old JEFFERSON CITY (MISSOURI): A US teenager, who described killing a 9-year-old girl a "pretty enjoyable", experience has been sentenced to life in prison with the possibility... |
| Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed's allies seize few remote police posts the Maldives former president rioted through the streets of the capital and seized some remote police stations on Wednesday to demand his reinstatement, as the country's new leader appealed for... |
| Maldives leader calls for unity gov't amid rioting the Maldives former president rioted through the streets Wednesday demanding he be reinstated as the country's new leader appealed for unity to end the months of political turmoil roiling... |
| 160 people arrested in London's biggest swoop on gangsters LONDON: In a major swoop, nearly 160 people have been arrested and seized "a significant amount" of drugs during raids across London by the Metropolitan Police's new dedicated unit... |
| Murdoch's firm settles 9 phone hacking lawsuits Steve Coogan , the victims' lawyer told Britain's high court on Wednesday. That brings to more than 60 the number of claims that Murdoch's UK newspaper company has dealt with in... |
| Freeze forces Germany to restart nuclear reactors: Report BERLIN: The cold snap gripping Europe has forced Germany, which last year decided to abandon nuclear power, to restart several reactors taken off line, the daily Handelsblatt reports in its Thursday... |
| Eurozone to hold Greece talks Thursday Eurozone finance ministers will meet in Brussels on Thursday for talks on Greece, the head of the Eurogroup said Thursday as Athens neared a deal on programme to avert default. "The President of... |
| Ahmadinejad wants pope to visit Iran: Envoy Vatican said on Wednesday. "If the pope decides to come, we will welcome him in an excellent way, and, as far as the government is concerned, we will welcome him with... |
| NATO extends Baltic air patrols until 2018 Lithuania with fighter jets, officials said Wednesday. An official said Wednesday that while the allies have agreed to extend the mission, they also are committed to finding a sustainable solution to... |
| Chinese kids want some freedom at home BEIJING: A lot of children in China's Shanghai city wish they have some freedom to lead life their way. This freedom, according to a survey, may mean being allowed to do what they like during... |
| Turkey seeks international action as Syria's Homs bleeds Libya last year and accelerating a global diplomatic showdown whose outcome is far from clear. "I've seen whole families killed this week," an activist called Ahmed told Reuters from... |
| Dozens dead as Syria regime pounds Homs: Activists Bashar al-Assad said he was committed to ending the bloodshed. The barrage of gunfire, mortars and shells was launched at daybreak and continued during the day. State television said a car bomb had... |
| Kabul experiences coldest weather in 15 years Weather Center said Wednesday. The cold, combined with about 19.6 inches (50 centimeters) of snow, has caused power blackouts and iced over most of the capital's roads. The bad weather has also... |
| Canadian population growth fastest in Group of Eight census Group of Eight leading industrialized nations, the country's five-year census revealed on Wednesday. Statistics Canada, which conducted the census, said net immigration accounted for two-thirds... |
| Suicide car bomb kills 11 in Somali capital: Officials MOGADISHU: A suicide bomber killed at least 11 people Wednesday in the war-torn Somali capital Mogadishu when he detonated an explosive-laden vehicle near the presidential palace, officials said.... |
| Nokia axes 4,000 jobs as work shifts to Asia Read more The cuts will take place this year at factories in Komarom, Hungary; Reynosa, Mexico; and Salo, Finland, though the factories there will continue some work. "Shifting device... |
