Indian on trial for sexually abusing stepdaughter in Singapore Kyrgyzstan News.Net An Indian national is on trial in Singapore's High Court on charges of sexually abusing his stepdaughter for two years starting when she was only 11, media reports said Tuesday.
Thousands dead in Chinese quake BBC A powerful earthquake has killed at least 8,500 people in China's south-western Sichuan province, up to 5,000 of them in just one county. Many more are feared killed and injured in other parts of...
China races the clock as quake toll nears 12,000 Kyrgyzstan News.Net Beijing, (Xinhua) Rescuers are racing against time to reach and search for survivors a day after the strongest quake to hit China in more than three decades jolted the south-western province of Sichuan.
Hindraf lobbies with government, opposition Kyrgyzstan News.Net As the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) continues to lobby for the release of its detained leaders, Malaysia's opposition has also taken up the issue.
Hong Kong pledges $38 mn for China Kyrgyzstan News.Net Hong Kong Tuesday pledged 300 million Hong Kong dollars ($38.4 million) in aid and volunteer rescue teams for the victims of the earthquake in China's Sichuan province.
Beijing medical workers to undergo anti-terror training Kyrgyzstan News.Net Beijing, (Xinhua) About 130,000 people working in medical facilities in Beijing will start a month-long training course this week on coping with possible terrorist attacks during the Olympics, a newspaper here reported.
Rewards offered for information on logo infringement Kyrgyzstan News.Net Beijing, (Xinhua) Beijing is using the carrot of huge rewards to citizens who report Olympic logo infringement cases in the run-up to the Games. Persons who step forward with information will be rewarded with five percent of what lawbreakers are fined, according to a regulation jointly issued by the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Industry and Commerce and the Legal Affairs Department of the Beijing Organising Committee.
Britain vows to be competitive in sailing events Kyrgyzstan News.Net Stephen Park, Britain's sailing team manager, has said that his team was trying to be as competitive as they could in all the classes when the Olympic sailing events are held here in August.
World Federation of Trade Unions supports Games Kyrgyzstan News.Net Beijing, (Xinhua) Athens: The Athens-based World Federation of Trade Unions has hailed the efforts made by the Chinese people in trying to stage successful and harmonious Olympic Games. According to a union statement, the WFTU condemned the attempts to politicise the Olympics and opposed those actions to impede and jeopardise the Games.
Strong aftershock rocks Chengdu in China Kyrgyzstan News.Net Chengdu (China), (Xinhua) A strong aftershock measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale rocked Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, around 3.10 p.m. Tuesday following Monday's devastating quake that has killed around 10,000 people.
37 tourists dead, 15 missing Kyrgyzstan News.Net ... tourists have been killed and about 15 British tourists were reported missing following the earthquake in China's Sichuan province, emergency management office said Tuesday.
China quake toll 10,000, thousands still cut off Kyrgyzstan News.Net Beijing, (Xinhua) Rescuers were Tuesday racing against time to reach survivors, a day after China's strongest quake in more than three decades jolted the southwestern province of Sichuan.
Relief efforts in Myanmar a battle against time Kyrgyzstan News.Net The rain came down so forcefully that people's skin suffered bruises. Yet they survived and are among the lucky ones in the Irrawaddy river delta region in southern Myanmar, where tropical Cyclone Nargis wreaked the most havoc May 2-3.
7,600 feared dead in China earthquake Times of India A massive earthquake struck central China on Monday, killing more than 7,600 people and trapping nearly 900 students under the rubble of their school, raising fears the overall death...
India convert four penalty corners in 6-4 win over Belgium Kyrgyzstan News.Net India shrugged off their poor penalty-corner strike rate to convert four out of four and registered a 6-4 victory against Belgium in the Azlan Shah hockey tournament here Monday.
South Korea develops core technology for stealth fighter Kyrgyzstan News.Net South Korea has developed the core technology for radar-evading stealth fighters and is preparing for a test flight of a fighter equipped with the technology, WAM news agency reported Monday.
China Eastern Airlines cancels flights due to earthquake Kyrgyzstan News.Net Beijing, (Xinhua) China Eastern Airlines Monday cancelled all flights to southwestern Sichuan provincial capital of Chengdu after a major earthquake hit the region and, according to an estimate, killed at least 5,000 people.
China earthquake toll rises to 5,000 Kyrgyzstan News.Net Chengdu (China), (Xinhua) At least 5,000 people may have been killed after a major earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale jolted the country's southwestern Sichuan Province, local disaster relief headquarters said Monday.
Dangers of reporting on Myanmar Associated Press Phones are tapped and the few foreign journalists inside Myanmar are operating in secret, making it dangerous and difficult to tell the story of the cyclone that has devastated the Southeast Asian...
Bangladesh ferry capsize kills 32 BBC At least 32 people are feared killed after a ferry capsized during a storm in northern Bangladesh, officials say. The ferry, carrying nearly 150 passengers, sank in the Ghorautura river, nearly...
Japan lower house OKs space defense bill Associated Press Japan's powerful lower house of parliament voted Tuesday to allow the country's space programs to be used for national defense, the latest move by Tokyo to give more freedom to the...
7,600 dead, death toll to rise Times of India Death toll in Monday's earthquake that devastated parts of southwest China's Sichuan province appeared heading towards a massive figure that might surpass 20,000 people. Till late on...
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