AFP - Teenage fast bowler Mohammad Aamer led Pakistan's spirited new-look attack to bowl out Sri Lanka for 292 on the opening day of the first cricket Test here on Saturday.
Iraqi army arrest suspect in Kirkuk vehicle bombs
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Reuters - Iraqi army forces arrested a man on Saturday suspected of being behind two vehicle bombs in the northern city of Kirkuk that killed more than 100 people, an Iraqi army official said.
Obama Scolds Nation's Leaders
Washington US President Barack Obama has strongly criticised Kenya's leadership, expressing concern about the country's political and economic direction. Explaining why Ghana was chosen as his first official destination in black Africa, President Obama
China moves to break stalemate in talks on N. Korean nuke
China appears to finally be moving after months of international pressure on it to step up efforts to broker a breakthrough in stalled negotiations over North Korea's nuclear program. Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei, who chairs the six-party talks on
Shanghai plans own "Wall Street bull" - report
AM Wall Street may be down on its luck, but China's growing business hub, Shanghai, plans to install its own version of the Street's famed charging bull statue, casting in metal its hopes to eventually rival New York. The China Daily reported on
Taiwan children start mainland panda tour
A group of 19 underprivileged Taiwan children flew to Chengdu of the Chinese mainland's Sichuan Province Saturday at the start of a tour to study pandas. Zhang Yun, general manager of the Taiwan Office of the mainland-based Air China, which sponsored the
N.Korea fires missile barrage
Search Back issues News» Asia Published: 4/07/2009 at 04:58 PM North Korea test-fired a seventh missile on Saturday from its base on the east coast, South Korea's defence ministry said. North Korea fires rockets during a military exercise in January
Asian news agencies visit Hoi An town
Hosting the chief executives, business directors and editors of these news agencies at Hoi An Beach Resort, the provincial leaders introduced the provinceâ??s potential for industrial, cultural and tourism development in the Chu Lai Open Economic
World Bank directs $6.6 bn to South Asia; $400 mn to India
Washington, July 3 (IANS) The World Bank Group committed US$6.6 billion in fiscal year ended June 30 to South Asia, where India is the largest borrower, much of it focused on helping the countries there cope with the impact of the global economic crisis.
UNCTAD Chief calls for Asian monetary fund
Beijing, July 4 (Xinhua) Asia should have its own monetary fund to better ensure financial stability of the region, a senior UN official has said. 'Ultimately Asia should have its own monetary fund,' Supachai Panitchpakdi, secretary-general of the United
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