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SearchMuslims in Bahrain, Pakistan protest Quran burning05:22 PM, Sep 09, 2010attacks on international troops there. "This is a plan by Zionists to put the entire world into trouble, so it should be foiled," Tariq Naeemullah, the head of the Joint Civic Front, a coalition of non-governmental organizations in Multan. The foreign ministries of Pakistan and the Gulf nation of Bahrain issued some of the first official denunciations in the Muslim world, with Bahrain calling it a "shameful act which is incompatible wit... Japan reporter tricked captors into using Twitter09:27 AM, Sep 08, 2010sn't mind returning to Afghanistan. "I'm ready to go back right now," he said. "But after all the trouble, I have to think how not to repeat the same mistake. That's the problem." Associated Press ... Top US commander: Burning Quran endangers troops04:22 PM, Sep 07, 2010y. Petraeus recently renewed that request with the NATO command in Brussels. The alliance has had trouble raising more troops for the war effort, with at least 450 training slots still unfilled after more than a year. With casualties rising, the war has become deeply unpopular in many of NATO's 28-member countries, suggesting the additional forces will have to come from the United States. In Europe, polls show the majority of voters consi... Abducted Japanese reporter returns home11:01 AM, Sep 07, 2010of reporters shortly after landing in Japan's Kansai International Airport. "I'm sorry for all the trouble." Shaven and with his hair neatly combed, Tsuneoka seemed refreshed. Then he added: "I want to eat Japanese food." Tsuneoka was kidnapped in April, when he traveled to a Taliban-controlled area in northern Afghanistan, and was released Saturday night to a Japanese Embassy. During the first two months of captivity — often at gun... Afghan Central Bank: Kabul Bank has 'stabilized'09:19 AM, Sep 06, 2010Afghanistan's largest bank remained solvent after a nearly weeklong run on the troubled institution, according to the governor of the nation's central bank, which is being criticized for looking the other way at the bank's mismanagement problems for too long. Nervous depositors continued to make withdrawals, but Central Bank Governor Abdul Qadir Fitrat said Sunday that the Kabul Bank was on sound footing. He said no decision had been ma... NZ cleans up after quake that tore new fault line11:09 PM, Sep 05, 2010rough it's been raised a meter or meter and a half (three to five feet)," he told National Radio. "Trouble is, I've lost two meters (six feet) of land off my boundary," he added. Experts said the low number of injuries in the powerful quake also reflects the country's strict building codes. "Thank God for earthquake strengthening 10 years ago," the Anglican dean of Christchurch, the Rev. Peter Beck, told TV One News on Sunday. Euan Smith, pro... Afghans continue pulling money from troubled bank02:29 AM, Sep 05, 2010posits allegedly loaned to relatives and friends of the ruling elite to buy property in financially troubled Dubai. The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that Kabul Bank's losses could exceed $300 million — more than the bank's assets. In addition, The Washington Post said Afghanistan's central bank had ordered Kabul Bank's newly resigned chairman to hand over $160 million in Dubai real estate holdings. On Thur... SKorean foreign minister in scandal offers to quit03:50 PM, Sep 04, 2010er, but she did not say whether the president will accept it. Yu said he was "sorry to have caused trouble to the public," over his daughter's hiring, his spokesman said, according to Yonhap news agency. The foreign ministry spokesman was not immediately available for comment. Lee, who has ordered a thorough audit into possible rigging of the hiring process, will likely accept the resignation offer, Yonhap said, citing an unidentified president... Professor accused of sexually assaulting foreign student10:51 PM, Sep 03, 2010ce and has denied the allegations. Accordingly, the likelihood of this incident creating diplomatic trouble cannot be ignored.... Delhi's games preparations still face problems02:33 PM, Sep 03, 2010he rains have spoilt our plans. Let us hope we do not get more showers, or else we will be in big trouble," she said this week. The prolonged monsoon has not just delayed the completion of venues, but has also brought the threat of dengue as mosquitoes have been spotted at water logged areas near venues and the games village. There have been over a thousand reported cases of dengue at government hospitals in New Delhi and many more in pr... Karzai: Afghan govt will back Kabul Bank02:04 PM, Sep 03, 2010Afghan President Hamid Karzai reassured nervous customers at the troubled Kabul Bank on Thursday, saying every penny of their deposits would be guaranteed by the government. Larger than usual crowds gathered to withdraw funds from Afghanistan's largest bank Wednesday and Thursday after two top executives resigned amid allegations of mismanagement and unorthodox real estate loans. "The Kabul Bank is safe," Karzai said in a news conference ... Google, Skype targeted in India security crackdown07:20 AM, Sep 03, 2010ated with cell phones, satellite phones and Internet calls. Officials are also eager to avoid any trouble at the Commonwealth Games, a major sporting event to be held in New Delhi in October. At the same time, India seems to be gaining confidence in its own attractiveness as a market, taking a tougher stance with international companies, not just in telecommunications — where it is the world's fastest-growing major market — bu... Trouble in paradise: Punishing Fiji06:50 PM, Sep 02, 2010Australia and New Zealand are locked in a stand-off with Fiji’s military leader, Commodore Frank Bainimarama, over his refusal to bring back democracy after four coups in two decades. Sanctions and other tough measures by Canberra and Wellington against Bainimarama's unelected government have been matched by a round of diplomatic expulsions by the South Pacific nation, which in turn is looking more and more to China for aid and suppor... Police fire kills 11-year-old in Indian Kashmir12:05 PM, Aug 31, 2010ing an 11-year-old boy and sparking violent street protests by thousands in India's portion of the troubled Himalayan region, a police officer said. At least 22 people were wounded in firing. More than 60 people have died in anti-India demonstrations and clashes between security forces and protesters in the volatile region since June. Anger against Indian rule runs deep in Kashmir, which is divided between Hindu-majority India and predom... India BlackBerry ban averted for 60 more days08:28 AM, Aug 31, 2010r its strong data encryption, which is beloved by corporate customers eager to guard secrets, but troublesome for some governments in the Middle East and Asia that worry it could be used by militants to avoid detection. The controversy, which reaches across Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Lebanon and India, sent Research In Motion's stock price to a 16-month low Friday. PricewaterhouseCoopers executive director Sandeep... |
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