• Pak team management players calling for retirement of nothing left to offer Afridi

  The Pakistan team management and some players of the national team have said that former captain Shahid Afridi should retire from international cricket as he is 'finished' and has 'nothing left to offer anymore'. Afridi was handed an Rs. 360,000 monthly contract by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) despite being overlooked for the ICC Champions Trophy that takes place in England and Wales next ...

• Case against Musharraf in judges detention withdrawn

  The lawyer who had filed a petition in the judges' detention case has withdrawn his complaint against former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf. The decision was taken by Advocate Chaudhry Mohammad Aslam Ghumman a day before the hearing of the case on Saturday by the Islamabad Anti-Terrorism Court. According to Dawn News, the case was to be heard at General Musharraf's Chak Shahzad farmhouse, ...

• Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf says no enmity with Taliban

  The coming provincial government was ready to hold talks with the outlawed Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants, Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) senior leader has said. Pervez Khattak, who is soon-to-be Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, said that they have no enmity with the Taliban. The PTI central Secretary General said the Taliban were also Pakistanis and requested the ...

• Chinese man held in PoK over Koran desecration

  A Chinese man has been taken into protective custody in Pakistan administered Kashmir after he was accused of desecrating the Koran. The man, named only as Mr. Lee, works for a Chinese consortium that is building a dam in Kashmir. A police official was quoted by the BBC, as saying that Mr.Lee was held to prevent him from being lynched by an angry mob. Allegations of blasphemy are taken very ...

• English officials to purely oversee anticipated India-Pak fixture at Champions Trophy

  The anticipated India vs Pakistan fixture of the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy, to take place at Edgbaston on June 15, is set to be purely overseen by English match officials, according to the International Cricketing Council (ICC). A list released by the ICC has seen former England wicket-keeper Ian Gould and Richard Kettleborough appointed as the on-field umpires with Nigel Llong monitoring ...

• Nigerian Military Says It Captured Dozens of Boko Haram Militants

  ABUJA -- Less than five days after the Nigerian armed forces began a massive attack on militants in the north, Nigeria's Department of Defense says 65 suspected Boko Haram militants have been arrested and ten have been killed. The Nigerian military says Boko Haram militants are fleeing their camps. Some are in search of fuel while others are running from the armed forces that are ...

• Jatuporn set for Cabinet

  Apiwan will also be appointed next month, party source says Red-shirt leaders Jatuporn Prompan and Apiwan Wiriyachai are likely to be appointed ministers in the next Cabinet reshuffle expected early next month, according to a source from the ...

• Korn rejects Thaksins claim on BOT

  Former finance minister Korn Chatikavanij yesterday disputed ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra's claim that an independent central bank was Thailand's problem in the face of a strengthening baht. Korn said he suspected ...

• Political interference behind the sacking of GPO chief rural doctors

  The sacking of the Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO)'s managing director was due to political interference, health advocates and the Rural Doctors Society said yesterday. The claimed that Friday's decision by the GPO's executive board to fire Witit Artavatkun for negligence could be part of a broader plan to privatise the state drug maker. "Personally, I believe ...

• A man for all seasons

  Filmmaker Banjong Pisanthanakun talks about his runaway success 'Pee Mak' and his hopes for the Thai film industry As a teenager, Banjong Pisanthanakun would spend hours watching the images on a cinema screen and dreaming of the day that he would be involved in the world of celluloid. Today, less than two decades later, his name is on just about every movie lover's lips as the ...

• Pakistan may opt for Chinese navigation system

  Pakistan may become the fourth country to opt for China's Beidou navigation system, a rival to the Global Positioning System developed by the United States, even as Chinese officials also look to make a case for it in ...

• Burma the EU has been too quick to lift sanctions

  Uzbekistan: A Massacre That Should Not Fade Into History Eight years after the Andijan massacre, Uzbekistan remains a human-rights disaster. When will the EU change its strategy towards ...

• Nigeria Imposes Curfew in Military Campaign

  Nigeria's military has imposed a 24-hour curfew in parts of the northeastern city of Maiduguri, as security forces continue to pursue suspected Islamist militants in the region. The military on Saturday listed more than 10 areas in Maiduguri under curfew. The armed forces have locked down the city and closed roads. Maiduguri, the original home of the Islamist militant group Boko ...

• Philippines beat UAE in relegation battle

  MANILA (AFP) - The Philippines beat the United Emirates 24-8 in the Asia Five Nations on Saturday as the hosts' maiden win ensured their survival in their first season in the region's top flight.Graeme Hagan, the hosts' hooker, scored a try early in the second half to douse a rally by the UAE, who had come back from 12-nil with a penalty conversion followed by a try off a rolling ...

• Asian Five Nations UAE cannot fight off Philippines or relegation

  Pen: Russell A power cut five minutes before full time at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila may have briefly delayed the inevitable for the beleaguered national team. However, the lights eventually went out on the UAE's three year stay in the Asian Five Nations after they succumbed to the Philippines. The defeat meant the national team finished the campaign without a point, and have ...

• Under Pressure China Measures Its Impact in Myanmar

  MADAY ISLAND, Myanmar ...

• Philippines rejects Taiwan’s allegations of murder

  MANILA - The Philippines on Saturday rejected Taiwan’s allegations that its coast guard had intentionally murdered a Taiwanese fisherman whose death has triggered a major diplomatic spat. Hong Shi-cheng, a 65-year-old fisherman, was shot dead by the Philippine Coast Guard, who said his vessel intruded into Philippine waters. Chen Wen-chi, director of Taiwan’s Department of ...

• Myanmar leader Obama to meet while reforms stall

  WASHINGTON-Myanmar President Thein Sein's historic White House visit next week is the culmination of U.S. outreach to a former pariah regime. That's been based on a principle of taking "action for action" by deepening ties in response to democratic reforms. But in the six months since Barack Obama became the first U.S. president to visit Myanmar, the Southeast Asian nation ...

• Mau Mau Veterans in Kenya Expect Impending Settlement

  Seated left to right, Kenyans Jane Muthoni Mara, Wambogo Nyingi and Paulo Muoka Nzili celebrate the announcement of a legal decision in support of Mau Mau veteran reparation payments in Nairobi in this October 5, 2012, file ...

• Astronomers Awaiting Comet ISONs Year-End Spectacular

  Excitement has been growing in recent months over the approach of Comet ISON. Like other comets, this chunk of rock and ice is following a long, elliptical orbit around the Sun, and like other comets, when it nears the Sun later this year, its trailing stream of dust and vapor will catch the sunlight and become a long, luminous, tail. Many astronomers are predicting that when this celestial ...

• Ahmadinejad cancels Thailand trip due to busy schedule

  Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who was due to address a water security forum in Thailand has cancelled the trip because of his busy schedule, a member of the president's media office said ...

• French president Francois Hollande signs gay marriage and same-sex adoption into law despite national protests

  Francois Hollande's signature means the first gay marriages may be celebrated in France within the month. His office said he signed the bill this morning, a day after the Constitutional Council struck down a challenge to the law. Hollande made legalising gay marriage one of his campaign pledges in last year's election. While polls for years have shown majority support for gay marriage ...

• China’s Premier to Visit India

  NEW DELHI -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang begins a three-day visit to India Sunday. His visit comes in the wake of a tense border standoff in the Himalayan mountains, but the Asian giants are trying to downplay the disagreement. Syed Akbaruddin, India’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, said it was appreciated that Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is making India the first stop of his first overseas ...

• Rescuers spot bodies at collapsed Indonesian mine

  In this photo taken and released by PT Freeport Indonesia Friday, May 17, 2013, the Indonesian unit of Arizona-based Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc, rescuers gather inside a tunnel that collapsed on Tuesday morning as they continue their attempt to rescue trapped workers at Big Gossan mining area in Mimika, Papua province, Indonesia. Mining activities at a giant U.S.-owned gold and ...

• Landmark Kathmandu Bookstore Gutted by Fire

  By Friday afternoon all that remained of the Kathmandu landmark Pilgrims Book House was a scorched brick and cement shell with charred and sodden books covering the floor. Pilgrims was one of the world's great bookstores and probably the best in Asia. Specialists in Himalayan and South Asian books, they also carried a huge general selection and over 50,000 antiquarian titles and ...

• Afghan lawmakers block law on womens rights

  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Conservative religious lawmakers in Afghanistan blocked legislation on Saturday aimed at strengthening provisions for women's freedoms, arguing that parts of it violate Islamic principles and encourage ...

• Orb is Favorite Colt at Preakness Stakes

  The colt will face eight rivals at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland, Saturday. If the horse wins, he gets a shot on June 9 to try for the first Triple Crown win since 1978 at the Belmont Stakes. Orb will break from the one post during the race. Trainer Shug McGaughey said Friday he was pleased with the horse and does not see any problems ahead of the race. Eleven horses have won the ...

• Gunmen seize elderly father of Syrias deputy FM

  DAMASCUS, Syria -; The office of Syria's deputy foreign minister says gunmen have abducted his elderly father in the southern Daraa ...

• Egypt Muslim-Christian clashes leave 1 dead

  CAIRO -; Egyptian security officials say clashes between Muslims and Christians in the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria left one man dead of a heart ...

• AP Impact Myanmar sanctions list languishes

  YANGON, Myanmar -- If you're American and want to do business in Myanmar, there's a list of people and companies you have to steer clear of by law. But it leaves off a former minister's son U.S. officials suspected of brokering arms deals with North Korea, and high-rolling relatives of the man who led the repressive military government for 19 years.The Obama administration ...

• China hails Pakistans smooth general election

  China has congratulated Pakistan on its smooth general election, pledging continued firm support to the country. "China is glad to see that Pakistan's general election has been smoothly held," Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said at a daily press briefing on Monday. Hong's comments came after the initial results showed, as of 10 a.m. local time on Sunday, Muhammad Nawaz ...

• Fired Mancini thanks City fans in newspaper advert

  View Photo FILE - A Saturday, May 14, 2011 photo from files showing Manchester City's manager Roberto Mancini holding aloft the English FA Cup Trophy as he celebrates ...

• Pakistan Army Chief Kayani meets Nawaz Sharif

  Pakistan Army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani today met Prime Minister-designate Nawaz Sharif and briefed him on the security situation of the ...

• Mozambique Vietnam - Mozambique Business Forum

  Maputo - The Embassy of the Republic of Mozambique and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry organized a Vietnam-Mozambique Business Forum, which will be held in the cities of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh, on June 11 and 13, 2013, respectively. The Centre for Promotion (CPI), in coordination with the CTA, the Cabinet of Accelerated Development Economic Zones (GAZEDA), the Institute for Export ...

• Indian Brazilian Nationals Sentenced in US for Human Smuggling

  A federal court in Houston, Texas, has sentenced an Indian citizen and a Brazilian national to three years in prison for smuggling illegal migrants into the United States. Kaushik Thakkar and Fabano Amorim were also given two years of supervised release when their prison terms end. Prosecutors say the two charged Indian citizens up to $60,000 each and conspired to smuggle them into the ...

• Merangin teachers go on strike to protest unpaid allowances

  Students in Merangin regency, Jambi province, will have their studies delayed as their teachers went on strike on Friday to protest last year's unpaid certification allowance covering four months. The strike, which is being led by the Merangin Teachers Forum, is expected to last until the government responds to the issue. "Teachers are still going to the schools but no classes are ...

• Can positive and negative inducements be effective in containing radicalism in Pakistan

  C Christine Fair, in a very well articulated article, titled, 'Can this alliance be saved? Salvaging the US-Pakistan relation', published on Time magazine's website on 30 April, 2013, wrote that Pakistan needs to change its jihadist policy and she blames past and present American administrations' policies of overlooking Pakistani misadventures around its neighborhood, ...

• Sri Lanka Tamils defy ban on rebel memorial

  Tamil party on Saturday defied a military ban and staged a commemoration of their war dead as the government celebrated the fourth anniversary of defeating Tamil Tiger rebels. ...

• Do shoppers feel guilty about Bangladesh

  Fair trade labels might help consumers decide on ethical purchases The hottest date at the global retail real estate conference that starts Sunday in Las Vegas is Uniqlo. That's because Uniqlo is one of the three "big hitters" in retail right now, says Faith Hope Consolo, chairman of Douglas Elliman Real Estate's retail group, along with Sweden-based chain H&M and British ...

• Cambodia factory collapse How did inspectors miss it

  Some thought Cambodia was a 'model' in the garment industry. But after a ceiling collapse at an Asics shoe factory, critics say they're dead ...

• App Annie Google Play is growing very fast in Southeast Asia

  App Annie is growing rapidly with over 80 team members located at Beijing, Hong Kong, Tokyo, San Francisco, and London. Today it serves over 220,000 apps with 85 percent of the top 100 iOS publishers using its service. App Annie is largely serving clients from the US, Europe, China, and Japan and hasn't really gotten into Southeast Asia yet. But the team just might start to look at ...

• Obama Focuses on Middle-Class Jobs

  U.S. President Barack Obama says he is focusing on ways to help the American middle class make economic gains, to bring them in line with the economic recovery of big ...

• Gunmen Kill Iraqi Police Officer and Family

  Officials say the gunmen gunned down an administrator for the al-Rasheed district Saturday, and also killed the police captain's wife and their two children. The attackers also killed at least one security officer nearby. On Friday, a series of bomb attacks targeted Sunnis in Iraq, including in Baquba, just north of Baghdad, killing 70 people and increasing fears of renewed sectarian ...

• Pension options as plans are made for Thailand retirement

  I have a pension plan in the UK and the company started paying me an income last year on my 60th birthday. I have been in the UAE for 10 years and plan to move to Thailand to retire in a couple of years. I didn't really pay much attention when my old employer sent me the paperwork and I would now like to look at my options as I believe there are changes I could make that would be more ...

• Surakarta hosts traditional children games festival this weekend

  Surakarta (commonly known as Solo) is hosting a festival of Javanese traditional games for children this weekend, which is expected to attract 200 participants. The festival is being organized by the Suryo Sumirat Mangkunegaran dance group at the Plaza Sriwedari. "There will be many kinds of traditional games on offer and songs to accompany the games that are rarely heard today," said ...

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