Thursday, 3 January 2013
Kandahar, Jan 3 : Haji Khairullah Barakzai is the ultimate Afghan success story:
illiterate village boy makes a fortune thanks to a lifetime of hard work,
unerring street smarts and God's favour.
But...
Taliban preys on Afghanistan's corrupt police force
Thursday, 3 January 2013
Kabul, Jan 3: The Afghan police charged with maintaining security in their own
country as coalition troops begin to pull out within months are still
"endemically corrupt" and riven with problems including...
Could mineral wealth transform Afghan economy?
Thursday, 3 January 2013
Kabul, Jan 3 :
Three international energy firms have been shortlisted to develop lucrative oil
deposits in northern Afghanistan.
It is hoped such deals could reduce
dependency on foreign aid. BBC...
Thousands sign US petition to deport Piers Morgan
Thursday, 3 January 2013
London, Jan 3: Tens of thousands of people have signed a petition calling for
British CNN host Piers Morgan to be deported from the U.S. over his gun control
views.
Morgan has taken an aggressive stand...
Former Braves player arrested on battery charge
Thursday, 3 January 2013
Duluth, Jan 3:
Former Atlanta Braves star center fielder Andruw Jones was free on bond after
being arrested in suburban Atlanta on a battery charge, according to jail
records.
Police responded to...
West Coast girds for more tsunami debris in winter
Thursday, 3 January 2013
Los Angeles, Jan 3 : Volunteers who patrol California beaches for plastic, cigarette
butts and other litter will be on the lookout this winter for flotsam from last
year's monstrous tsunami off Japan's...
Hitachi CEO: Still in talks on Lithuania nuclear project
Thursday, 3 January 2013
Tokyo, Jan 3 : Japan's Hitachi Ltd remains in talks with Lithuania over its plans
to build a nuclear plant after the European country's new centre-left government
said it could shelve nuclear projects,...
Sony says China business has recovered, foresees growth
Thursday, 3 January 2013
Beijing, Jan 3: Sony Corp's business in China has "more or less" returned to levels
seen before recent protests against Japan's actions over a group of disputed
islands, the Japanese company's China...
Daiwa CEO sees 2013 Nikkei rally on Abe economy boost
Thursday, 3 January 2013
Tokyo, Jan 3 : Japan's Nikkei stock average could rally nearly 30 percent in 2013
due to an aggressive push to reflate the economy under the country's new
premier, the chief executive of Daiwa Securities...
US may expand mortgage refinance program: WSJ
Thursday, 3 January 2013
New York, Jan 3 :
The US government is considering expanding its mortgage refinancing program to
include borrowers whose mortgages are not backed by Fannie Mae (FNMA.O) and
Freddie Mac (FMCC), the...
Samsung Elec seeks U.S. sales ban on some Ericsson products
Thursday, 3 January 2013
Seoul, Jan 3: Samsung Electronics said it had filed a complaint against Ericsson
with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), requesting a U.S. import ban
and sales ban on some of the Swedish...
Jaguar Land Rover's China unit to recall cars over safety worries
Thursday, 3 January 2013
Beijing, Jan 3 : Jaguar Land Rover's Chinese subsidiary
will recall 337 cars because of substandard fixings in their brakes and steering
boxes, China's national product quality watchdog said.
The General...
Locals resent bunker construction at Indira Nagar
Thursday, 3 January 2013
Srinagar, Jan 3: At a time when the State Government has started a process to remove
bunkers from various areas of the summer capital, paramilitary Central Reserve
Police Force (CRPF) have constructed...
Bhang Cultivation: Court directs probe against Revenue officials for being in league with cultivators
Thursday, 3 January 2013
Srinagar, Jan 3 : Directing a probe
against Revenue Department officials for being in league with bung cultivators,
a Court in held Kashmir’s Shopian district rejected the bail application of 13
persons...
Burglars on prowl in South City
Thursday, 3 January 2013
Srinagar, Jan 3 : Burglars
struck in a posh colony in South City last night decamping with tyres of a
private car parked near the custodian flats at Shahmiri Lane,
Barzulla.
According to police,...
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