Tuesday, 16 July 2013
Kabul, July 17 (Newswire): I've just returned to Kabul after a month out of the country. In a place where it sometimes feels like nothing changes, a lot has changed.First, a few oddities. An Afghan businessman...
Increased fighting takes toll on health care in Afghanistan
Tuesday, 16 July 2013
Kabul, July 17 (Newswire): It is close to midday and a group of patients wait outside the Mirwais regional hospital in southern Afghanistan's Kandahar city."There are no health clinics in our district...
Afghanistan's real tragedy
Tuesday, 16 July 2013
Washington, July 17 (Newswire): The Obama Administration said it over and over to the women of Afghanistan: We will not abandon you. We will stand with you.The Government of Afghanistan and its international...
Colorado attorney general accuses man, organizations of scamming donors
Tuesday, 16 July 2013
London, July 17 (Newswire): A man who formed two cancer organizations misled consumers into believing that most of their donated money was going to charity, says John Suthers, attorney general of Colorado.Adam...
Zimmerman studied Florida's 'Stand Your Ground' law: witness
Tuesday, 16 July 2013
Sanford, July 17 (Newswire): Former neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman was well versed in Florida's self-defense laws before he shot and killed unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, despite...
Car splits in half in accident, driver disappears
Tuesday, 16 July 2013
New York, July 17 (Newswire): A car split in half after hitting a power pole in Des Moines, Iowa, and police say there is no sign of the driver and few clues as to who even owns the car, KCCI reports.Police...
Loch Ness Monster mystery could be explained by a fault line under the lake
Tuesday, 16 July 2013
London, July 17 (Newswire): The legend of the Loch Ness Monster has persevered for more than 200 years. But could tales of a prehistoric sea creature located in a deep Scottish body of water be explained...
Insight: Nigeria seeks farming revival to break oil curse
Tuesday, 16 July 2013
Saulawa, July 17 (Newswire): Down a winding dirt track in this sleepy village in northern Nigeria lies a corn farm which looks much like the dozens that surround it. The difference is, this one is turning...
Americans share glimpses into country’s educational slide
Tuesday, 16 July 2013
New York, July 17 (Newswire): The United States is slipping against its peers in educational attainment.Notably, the country now ranks 10th in the world in the percentage of 25- to 34-year-olds...
Germany says Greece 'could cut debt by 20bn euros': Report
Tuesday, 16 July 2013
Berlin, July 17 (Newswire): Germany's finance minister believes Greece could slice 20 billion euros ($28 billion) of its massive debt burden by buying back its own bonds, according to the weekly Der Spiegel.This...
Singapore says growth faces headwinds, but no forecast changes yet
Tuesday, 16 July 2013
Singapore, July 17 (Newswire): Singapore is reviewing its 2011 GDP forecasts but expects no big adjustment despite global sluggishness and its own economy slowing in the second quarter, Deputy Prime Minister...
Sudan to circulate new currency this month
Tuesday, 16 July 2013
Khartoum, July 17 (Newswire): Sudan's central bank said it would begin circulating a new currency this month after South Sudan said it planned to create a currency of its own.South Sudan, which declared...
Saudi Electricity Q2 net profit up 25pc
Tuesday, 16 July 2013
Dubai, July 17 (Newswire): Saudi Electricity Co (SEC) reported a 25 percent rise in its second-quarter net profit, according to a statement.SEC made a net profit of 1.335 billion riyals ($356 million)...
Offshore investors net buyers of won NDFs in Q2
Tuesday, 16 July 2013
Seoul, July 17 (Newswire): Offshore investors swung to net buying of dollar/won non-deliverable forwards (NDF) in the second quarter amid concerns over Eurozone sovereign risks and a slowing global recovery,...
Renault Samsung seeks to cut reliance on Japanese parts
Tuesday, 16 July 2013
Seoul, July 17 (Newswire): The South Korean unit of Renault SA plans to source more automotive components from local firms after its Japanese suppliers were hit by the March 11 quake and tsunami, disrupting...
Hurriyet leader, girl student arrested in IHK
Tuesday, 16 July 2013
Srinagar, July 17 (Newswire): In occupied Kashmir, Indian police have arrested Tehreek-e-Hurriyet Jammu and Kashmir leader, Amir Hamza, in Budgam district.The spokesman of Tehreek-e-Hurriyet, Ayaz Akbar,...
Gilani concerned over plight of Kashmiri detainees
Tuesday, 16 July 2013
Srinagar, July 17 (Newswire): In occupied Kashmir, veteran Kashmiri Hurriyet leader, Syed Ali Gilani, has expressed serious concern over the plight of illegally detained Kashmiri Hurriyet leaders and...
Indian troops martyr one more youth in occupied Kashmir
Tuesday, 16 July 2013
Srinagar, July 17 (Newswire): In occupied Kashmir, Indian troop, in their fresh act of state terrorism, martyred one more Kashmiri youth in Kishtwar district.The troops of 11-Rashtriya Rifles, 74-Central...
New study may lead to quicker diagnosis, improved treatment for fatal lung disease
Tuesday, 16 July 2013
Islamabad, July 17 (Newswire): One-fifth of all patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension suffer with the fatal disease for more than two years before being correctly diagnosed and properly treated,...
PSA test for men could get a second life for breast cancer in women
Tuesday, 16 July 2013
Islamabad, July 17 (Newswire): The widely known PSA blood test for prostate cancer in men may get a second life as a much-needed new test for breast cancer, the most common form of cancer in women worldwide,...
Poor bone health may start early in people with multiple sclerosis
Tuesday, 16 July 2013
Islamabad, July 17 (Newswire): Osteoporosis and low bone density are common in people in the early stages of multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a new study published in the Neurology, the medical journal...
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