Friday, 14 December 2012
Kabul, Dec 14:
Officials say a co-author of the book “Three Cups of Tea,” an account of
school-building in Pakistan and Afghanistan that ran into controversy over some
exaggerated claims, has committed...
Reports of violence against women continue in Afghanistan
Friday, 14 December 2012
Kabul, Dec 14 : The blood-soaked body of 18-year-old Nasrin was surrounded by her
mother and about a dozen of her relatives and neighbors in their house in
Kunduz, some 250 kilometers north of Kabul.
All...
Guest post: China in Afghanistan, a tale of two mines
Friday, 14 December 2012
Kabul, Dec 14: Facing a heavy domestic agenda and growing foreign policy tensions
in the seas to the east, it is unlikely that Afghanistan is going to be a major
priority for incoming Chinese leader...
Vandals destroy millions of dollars worth of Italian wine
Friday, 14 December 2012
London, Dec
14 : It seems borderline sacrilegious. A group of vandals destroyed
millions of dollars worth of Case Basse di Soldera wine in Italy's Tuscan hills.
No bottles were stolen.
About 16,500...
Celebrations planned as Wash. legalizes marijuana
Friday, 14 December 2012
Seattle, Dec 14 : Legal marijuana possession becomes a reality under Washington state
law, and some people planned to celebrate the new law by breaking
it.
Voters in Washington and Colorado last month...
Social Security fast-tracks rare-disease claims
Friday, 14 December 2012
Washington, Dec 14 : In an effort to ease the burden of being stricken with a
debilitating condition, the Social Security Administration is expanding a
program that fast-tracks disability claims by...
Glenn Beck, Vince Vaughn, Peter Billingsley launch reality show
Friday, 14 December 2012
New
York, Dec 14 : Glenn Beck is launching a reality show with Vince
Vaughn and Peter Billingsley to find great documentary filmmakers.
Vaughn
is one of Hollywood's highest profile conservatives,...
Hunters find bodies believed to be 2 Iowa cousins
Friday, 14 December 2012
Evansdale, Dec 14: Hunters discovered two bodies believed to be the young Iowa cousins
who vanished five months ago while riding their bikes, authorities
said.
The families of 9-year-old Elizabeth...
At 450 pounds, Ohio killer fights execution
Friday, 14 December 2012
Columbus, Dec 14: At about 450 pounds, Ohio death row inmate Ronald Post is so fat
that his executioners won't be able to find veins in his arms or legs for the
lethal injection, and he might even break...
Nissan to recall nearly 500,000 March cars in Japan
Friday, 14 December 2012
Tokyo, Dec 14: Nissan Motor Co Ltd intends to recall 498,793 March/Micra hatchbacks
in Japan to fix a problem with the rear combination light.
No accidents
or injuries have been reported due to the...
Starbucks back on expansion path in Americas, China
Friday, 14 December 2012
New York, Dec 14 : Starbucks Corp (SBUX) plans to increase the number of its cafes in
the Americas by more than 20 percent by opening more than 3,000 new shops there
in the next five years as it looks...
SEC charges Wells Fargo banker, nine others with insider-trading
Friday, 14 December 2012
Washington, Dec 14 : US securities
regulators charged a Wells Fargo investment banker and nine others with fraud in
connection with their alleged role in an insider-trading ring that earned more
than...
"Fiscal cliff" would hit New Yorkers with $43 billion taxes: NY Comptroller
Friday, 14 December 2012
New York, Dec 14 : York residents would suffer more
than $43 billion in tax hikes in 2013 if Congress fails to resolve the so-called
fiscal cliff negotiations, according to New York State Comptroller...
Standard Chartered sees $330 million settlement on Iran, denting profits
Friday, 14 December 2012
Hong Kong, Dec 14: Standard Chartered expects to pay
$330 million to settle a case with U.S. regulators who accused the Asia-focused
bank of failing to comply with sanctions against Iran, further denting...
HSBC might pay $1.8 billion money laundering fine
Friday, 14 December 2012
New York, Dec 14: HSBC Holdings Plc (HSBA.L) might pay a fine of $1.8 billion as part
of a settlement with U.S. law-enforcement agencies over money-laundering lapses,
according to several people familiar...
Erratic power irks Nowpora
Friday, 14 December 2012
Srinagar, Dec 14: The residents of
Nowpora Safa Kadal and adjacent localities in Shahr-e-Khaas have complained
that the area is facing erratic power supply for the past 20 days.
The...
Weatherman forecasts sharp dip in temperature
Friday, 14 December 2012
Srinagar, Dec 14 : Meteorological department forecast sharp dip in temperature and low
visibility due to fog in coming days in held Kashmir.
After pleasant
sunshine from past few days, held Kashmir...
Winter Secretariat in sleep mode
Friday, 14 December 2012
Srinagar, Dec 14: Much to the
disappointment of people, the establishment of the much-hyped Winter Secretariat
here is proving to be a damp squib as the ministers deputed to the secretariat
on rotational...
Erratic power irks Nowpora
Friday, 14 December 2012
Srinagar, Dec 14 : The residents of
Nowpora Safa Kadal and adjacent localities in Shahr-e-Khaas have complained
that the area is facing erratic power supply for the past 20 days. The...
Weatherman forecasts sharp dip in temperature
Friday, 14 December 2012
Srinagar, Dec 14 : Meteorological department forecast sharp dip in temperature and low
visibility due to fog in coming days in held Kashmir.After pleasant
sunshine from past few days, held Kashmir...
Winter Secretariat in sleep mode
Friday, 14 December 2012
Srinagar, Dec 14 : Much to the
disappointment of people, the establishment of the much-hyped Winter Secretariat
here is proving to be a damp squib as the ministers deputed to the secretariat
on rotational...
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