North Korea to try US journalistsPYONGYANG - A North Korean court will try two detained US journalists June 4, the state-run news agency reported Thursday. Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi to be shifted to prisonYANGON - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is expected to be shifted Thursday to Yangon’s notorious Insein Jail from her home, where she has been kept under detention for the past six years, opposition sources said. Myanmar allows US officials to meet arrested swimmerYANGON - Myanmar Wednesday allowed officials from the US embassy in Yangon to meet American swimmer John William Yethaw who was arrested after he secretly entered opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s house last week, government radio announced Wednesday. Sudirman Cup: India blank Scotland, to meet Bulgaria in play-offGUANGZHOU - India blanked Scotland 5-0 to finish at the top of Group 3B and will face Bulgaria in the play-off for promotion to Group 2 in the Sudirman Cup badminton championship here Wednesday. Man sees wife, friend in porn DVD, stabs himTAIPEI - A Taiwanese carpenter bought a porn DVD only to find secretly taped motel footage of his wife having sex with his friend, whom the husband later stabbed, a newspaper reported Wednesday. Seven killed in suicide attack in AfghanistanKHOST - Seven people were killed in a suicide car bomb attack in eastern Afghanistan Wednesday, an official said. Tamil Tigers attempt suicide attack on Sri Lankan troopsCOLOMBO - An attempt by Tamil separatist rebels to carry out a suicide attack on government troops by sea off northeast Sri Lanka was foiled Wednesday with security forces sinking at least three boats, a military spokesman said. Japan’s current-account surplus shrinks for first time in 7 yearsTOKYO - Japan’s current-account surplus narrowed for the first time in seven years for the year ending March 31, after the global economic downturn caused sharp decline in exports, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday. Over 100 Afghan schoolgirls hospitalised for gas poisoningKABUL - More than 100 schoolgirls were taken to a hospital after a suspected gas attack on their school Tuesday, the third in series of such incidents in the past two weeks in northern Afghanistan, officials said. China remembers quake victims on first anniversaryYINGXIU - China Tuesday mourned the deaths of thousands of people who perished in a devastating earthquake that struck southwestern Sichuan province exactly a year ago. China remembers quake victims on first anniversaryYINGXIU - China Tuesday mourned the deaths of thousands of people who perished in a devastating earthquake that struck southwestern Sichuan province exactly a year ago. India blank Ukraine in Sudirman Cup badmintonGUANGZHOU - India blanked Ukraine 5-0 in their second Group 3B league tie of the Sudirman Cup badminton here Tuesday. India blank Ukraine in Sudirman Cup badmintonGUANGZHOU - India blanked Ukraine 5-0 in their second Group 3B league tie of the Sudirman Cup badminton here Tuesday. India out of Asia Cup hockey medal raceKUANTAN - Defending champions India were knocked out of medal contention in the Asia Cup hockey tournament after they were held 2-2 by China in their concluding league fixture here Tuesday. India out of Asia Cup hockey medal raceKUANTAN - Defending champions India were knocked out of medal contention in the Asia Cup hockey tournament after they were held 2-2 by China in their concluding league fixture here Tuesday. India’s leaders asked to follow Infosys founder’s exampleSINGAPORE - Singapore’s Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has exhorted Indian political leaders to follow the ideals cherished by Infosys founder N.R. Narayana Murthy in order to set the country on a rapid trajectory of high growth and development. Japan, Russia seek to resolve territorial disputesTOKYO - 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. China’s foreign trade down sixth month in a rowBEIJING - China’s exports and imports shrank for the sixth month in a row in April, the General Administration of Customs said Tuesday. Japan opposition leader resigns over fund scandalTOKYO - Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) leader Ichiro Ozawa resigned Monday in an attempt to deflect fallout from a political funding scandal from his party ahead of the next general elections. India trounce Australia 4-1 in Sudirman Cup badmintonGUANGZHOU - India outclassed Australia 4-1 in their first Group 3 tie of the Sudirman Cup badminton championship here Monday. On quake anniversary, China touts disaster relief measuresBEIJING - A year after more than 87,000 people were killed or went missing in an earthquake that ravaged China’s Sichuan province, Beijing Monday unveiled a white paper highlighting the disaster relief efforts it has undertaken, as well as the way it plans to manage future disasters. China reports first swine flu caseBEIJING - A Chinese man who recently returned from the US has tested positive for influenza A(H1N1), the health ministry said Monday. We have no terror links: Hindraf leaderKUALA LUMPUR - A Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) leader, who was released after 18 months in a Malaysian jail, has denied the government’s charge of having terror links, saying ‘ours is a people’s struggle, we are not terrorists’. Pakistan shock India 3-2 in Asian Cup hockeyKUANTAN - Defending champions India were surprised with a 2-3 defeat against arch-rivals Pakistan in their opening league match of the 8th Asia Cup hockey here Sunday. Mariah Carey to get $1 mn for one-hour performanceBEIJING - Pop singer Mariah Carey and Welsh singer Tom Jones will earn $1 million each for performing for an hour at the opening of a new luxury resort. Hindraf leaders welcome to join Malaysian Indian CongressKUALA LUMPUR - The Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), the party that traditionally speaks for the country’s ethnic Indian community, has invited leaders of the banned Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) for unity talks. Hindraf leader to stay on as assemblyman in MalaysiaPETALING JAYA - Hindraf lawyer and Kota Alam Shah assemblyman M. Manoharan will not be stepping down from his seat as he is no longer an Internal Security Act (ISA) detainee. Malaysia sends medical team to Sri LankaKUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia has set up four health posts in Vavuniya in northern Sri Lanka for the Tamil civilians who have fled the fierce fighting between the troops and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Tragedy unites Dhaka’s warring BegumsDHAKA - An emotion-charged meeting between Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and opposition leader Khaleda Zia following the death of the former’s husband is being seen as a development that could ‘create a positive impact on politics’. 36 dead, 12 missing in Philippines typhoonMANILA - The death toll in a typhoon that pummelled northern Philippines has reached 36, with 12 still missing, the government said Sunday. |
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