Man charged with murder after attacks on south Asian stores in London
LONDON, May 4, 2006 (AFP) - An unemployed man has been charged with murder after two shop workers in one of three allegedly racially motivated firebomb attacks …
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Malaysia warns jail for text-messaging behind the wheel
KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 (AFP) - Malaysian motorists who read or send SMS text messages while behind the wheel face going to jail, authorities warned in a report …
Asia Pacific Breweries expands into India
SINGAPORE, May 2 (AFP) - Singapore-listed Asia Pacific Breweries, which makes Tiger beer, said Tuesday it has acquired 76 percent of Indian brewer Aurangabad …
AirAsia records surge in passenger traffic for first three months of 2006
KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 (AFP) - Low-cost carrier AirAsia Tuesday announced a big increase in passenger traffic in the first three months of this year compared to …
Press freedom body names five new ‘predators’
PARIS, May 2 (AFP) - Reporters sans Frontieres (RSF) is to mark international press freedom day Wednesday by naming five new "predators on the freedom of the …
Asian governments among the worst enemies of Internet freedom
BEIJING, May 2 (AFP) - Governments in Asia are considered among the world's worst "enemies" of Internet freedom, as they increasingly censor websites and jail …
Japanese “device art” brings technology to life
LAVAL, France, May 2 (AFP) - From virtual water that you stir in a real bowl to little digital dwarves to play with, the latest trend from Japan is making …
Asia promises cricket World Cup as “big as football”
NEW DELHI, May 1 (AFP) - Asia's cricket chiefs celebrated the award of the 2011 World Cup by vowing Monday a spectacular event that will be "as big as the one …
Bhutan gets first private newspaper
GUWAHATI, India, May 1 (AFP) - The first edition of Bhutan's only privately-owned newspaper sold out within hours of hitting the stands amid ongoing …
India retires its ageing spy planes
NEW DELHI, May 1 (AFP) - The Indian Air Force Monday retired its four ageing spy planes and said military satellites will take over the role of the Soviet-era …
Asia to host 2011 cricket World Cup
DUBAI, Apr. 30 (AFP) - Asia have beaten a joint bid from Australia and New Zealand for the right to host the 2011 cricket World Cup. buy amoxil online …
India “at peak of global attractiveness” for global retailers: study
NEW DELHI, Apr. 30 (AFP) - India has emerged as the most attractive global retail destination for a second straight year, ahead of rival China which trails in …
London police hunt firebomber targeting SAsian businesses
LONDON, April 30 (AFP) - Police in London said Sunday they were hunting a racist serial firebomber after three apparently motiveless petrol bomb attacks on …
Indonesia’s Mount Merapi acts up but no eruption yet
JAKARTA, Apr. 29 (AFP) - Volcanic rocks have tumbled down from the peak of Indonesia's rumbling Mount Merapi volcano but its "standby" status remains …
India’s Jet Airways yearly profit jumps 15 percent
MUMBAI, Apr. 29 (AFP) - Jet Airways, India's largest private airline, said Saturday full-year net earnings rose 15 percent on air-traffic growth and profit …
Forget tea leaves, Indian fortune teller sees life in a coffee cup
BANGALORE, India, Apr. 28 (AFP) - Tucked away in a nondescript building in india's high-tech city, Nawal Gani sits in her drawing room drying coffee cups after …
Indian regulator cracks down on alleged IPO manipulation
MUMBAI, Apr. 28 (AFP) - Indian shares staged a knee-jerk plunge Friday, then rallied after the stock market regulator cracked down on two dozen operators, …
Disappearing tattoos offer help for lovelorn
PARIS, April 26, 2006 (AFP) - Embarrassed by that tattoo with the name of that former lover? Or those characters in Chinese that you believed meant "eternal …
Pakistan’s Afridi withdraws retirement from Test cricket
KARACHI, April 27, 2006 (AFP) - Pakistani allrounder Shahid Afridi has withdrawn his temporary retirement from Test cricket, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) …
Arrest Quest
Apr. 27 (LBO) – Seven persons who were caught promoting the GoldQuest network marketing scheme have been arrested in southern Sri Lanka, police said. …