Mobile phones to outnumber world population by 2014: Report
LONDON M-powering! Mobile phone subscriptions will outnumber the world population by the end of next year, according to a UN ...
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Afghanistan faces threat of terrorism from beyond its borders: Salman Khurshid
KABUL India today said Afghanistan faced persistent threat of terrorism from beyond its borders and asked regional countries to acknowledge ...
Empowering men to respect women
By Sabrina Almeida Today is International Women’s Day, a time when countries all over the world (hopefully) will make ...
China defends hefty defence budget as key to Asian stability
BEIJING China on Monday said that its defensive military policies played a “core role” in maintaining peace and stability in ...
US budget cuts could hurt US President Barack Obama’s pivot to Asia
WASHINGTON Stiff budget cuts that take effect Friday because of a political standoff over America‘s burgeoning debt could crimp US ...
7 Indian restaurants named among Asia’s top 50
WASHINGTON Seven of India’s restaurants have been included in the top 50 best restaurants list from Asia for the year ...
Japanese PM to be Obama’s first foreign guest in 2nd term
WASHINGTON US President Barack Obama would host the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday in his Oval office – ...
Raucous celebrations as Asia greets Year of Snake
BEIJING A billion-plus Asians ushered in the Year of the Snake on Sunday with a cacophony of fireworks, after a ...
A possible 680 soccer matches fixed according to an investigation
LONDON Soccer is known throughout much of the world as the beautiful game. But the sport’s ugliest side – the ...
US calls for peace over China-Japan island row
BEIJING Amid flaring tensions between China and Japan over the controversial Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea, a top ...
Yuan sets tone for Asia as Japan dethroned by China
SINGAPORE Asian central banks are tolerating gains in their currencies against the yen as China‘s economic recovery diminishes concern that ...
65% air pollution deaths in Asia: Study
NEW DELHI Outdoor air pollution has been listed as one of the top ten killers in the world, with 65 ...
Sensex shrugs off Asia rally; ITC slumps
MUMBAI Indian equity benchmarks continued to remain in a tight range with a negative bias, despite positive cues from Asian ...
‘Climate change may super-size sweet potatoes’
LONDON Rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere may double the size of the hardy sweet potato – which ...
US’ Asia policy not targeted at China: White House
WASHINGTON As US President Barack Obama heads towards the Asia Pacific, the White House asserted that its Asia policy is ...
Obama to make historic Burma visit during three-day Asia trip
WASHINGTON Barack Obama on Saturday left for his fifth trip to Asia since becoming president, part of a long-term re-balancing ...
Obama opens first post-election trip with visit to Thailand
BANGKOK President Barack Obama kicked off a three-country Asia tour with a visit to Thailand on Sunday, using his first ...
Obama to become first US President to visit Myanmar
WASHINGTON President Barack Obama, in his first trip abroad since the summer heat of the re-election campaign, seeks to reinforce ...
Asia trip to refocus on the most rapidly growing region: US
WASHINGTON The three-nation Asia trip by the US President Barack Obama is part of his effort to refocus in the ...
European leaders seek Asian support on debt crisis
VIENTIANE Dozens of European and Asian leaders will gather in impoverished Laos today for a major summit set to be ...
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