China Sentences 3 Webmasters of Uighur Sites The New York Times | BEIJING — Three men accused of “endangering state security” for their role in maintaining popular Uighur-language Web sites have been sentenced to prison terms of 3 to 10 years, according to exile groups and court officials. | The sentences, the outcome of a one-day trial last we...
Aamir loses sleep as 'Peepli Live' release nears The Siasat Daily | Mumbai, July 30: Aamir Khan is known to give his heart and soul to his projects and the superstar admits that he’s extremely nervous as his production venture “Peepli Live” nears its release date. | “As 13th Aug gets closer, the butterflies in my stomach are really beginning to flutter aro...
Indonesian star, known for frank talk on sex, criticized for her political run The Dallas Morning News | JAKARTA, Indonesia - Her left hand flitting between the BlackBerry and Starbucks cappuccino on the table before her, Julia Perez spoke with rising urgency into her cellphone at a shopping mall here one recent afternoon. | She took no notice of the ...
PM needs to exercise his prime ministerial authority The Times Of India Indo-Pak talks going badly is bad news for any Indian government. Pakistan springing an ambush is even worse. Doubters can tune back to Agra 2001. But a mauled foreign minister returning to Indian soil after a highly forgettable Islamabad sojourn who...
Shanghai constant source of new mysteries for writer The Independent | For author Qiu Xiaolong, each visit back to his hometown Shanghai reveals new mysteries for him to grapple with as he tries to make sense of a changing China in his books. | Since his last visit in October, Qiu's beloved Bund - the city's neoclassi...
US casualties in Afghanistan soar to record highs Herald Tribune | KABUL, Afghanistan - In a summer of suffering, America's military death toll in Afghanistan is rising, with back-to-back record months for U.S. losses in the grinding conflict. All signs point to more bloodshed in the months ahead, straining the al...
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Comeback Heralded for Japan Giants in Electronics The New York Times | TOKYO — Buoyed by a long-awaited turnaround in its television and video game businesses, Sony said Thursday it swung to a net profit of ¥25.7 billion, or $293.9 million...
Sovereign waters are not in question China Daily | BEIJING - China's defense spokesman said Friday the nation was opposed to "internationalizing" the South China Sea issue, the first time the military had commented on a fermenting dispute in which the United States said issues in the region were in...
Ellsberg Supports Wikileaks Afghan Occupation Scoop Saturday, 31 July 2010, 12:35 pm | Opinion: Allen Roland | Ellsberg Supports Wikileaks Afghan Occupation Dairies | By | Daniel Ellsberg agrees that The Wikileaks Afghan Occupation Diaries will join the Vietnam Pentagon Papers as a turning point of mo...
Aishwarya Rai in town today The Star | KUALA LUMPUR: Wonder no more. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, A.R. Rahman and Rajinikanth will be in town today. | The big stars of India will be here in support of their latest Tamil blockbuster film Enthiran (Robot), directed by famed south Indian filmmaker Shankar and produced by Sun Pictures. | The audio launch for the eagerly awaited movie will be h...
Lara walks the runway for Rina Dhaka The Siasat Daily | Mumbai, July 28: Former Miss Universe Lara Dutta was the showstopper on the ramp for fashion designer Rina Dhaka on the last day of the Delhi Couture Week. She looked gorgeous in a black lehenga with a crystal-embellished blouse. | Surprisingly, despite her years of modeling experience the Bollywood stunner still finds it challenging to be a show...
