United States military and the Afghan police officials announced that an American military convoy was attacked in a crowded market on Thursday. The attack came a day after the suicide bombing in Afghanistan and killed one soldier and 18 civilians. A Toyota Corolla approached the military convoy and blew off at around 8 a.m., Among the murdered civilians there...
The Philippines ratified on Tuesday the charter of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) which will give the 10-country grouping a legal framework, as well as set out the principles and rules for its members.
Sixteen senators voted for the ratification of the charter, while one objected.
Pro-administration Senator...
An anti-government protest turned bloody Tuesday, claiming at least one dead and about a hundred injured as police confronted followers of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) to help legislators first get in and then get out of Parliament.
Riot police early Tuesday scattered thousands of PAD followers who had laid siege...
Authorities have detected the H5N1 avian flu virus in ducks in the central Vietnamese province of Nghe An, the third outbreak of bird flu in Vietnam since September 1, a government official said Tuesday.
Bui Quang Anh, director of Vietnam's Animal Health Department, said the outbreak had killed some 300 ducks.
"The ducks had...
Iraq's Presidential Council on Tuesday unanimously endorsed a long-delayed provincial councils' election law, state- controlled media reported.
A statement from the presidential office said that article 50, a controversial article which deals with minority rights, had been referred to parliament for further consideration.
The...
An Indian student was knifed and hospitalized in serious condition in a provincial Belarusian town, sparking a rare university demonstration and class boycott, the Belapan news agency reported on Tuesday.
The racially-motivated attack by a reported gang of Slavic nationalists took place in the central city Gomel near the town's...
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas Tuesday underlined India's importance to the Middle East peace process as India promised is ongoing support and announced a 20-million-dollar assistance package.
"India is playing an important role in all fields (concerning Palestine), including the peace process ... We appreciate...
An anti-government protest turned bloody Tuesday, claiming at least one dead and about a hundred injured as police confronted followers of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) to help legislators first get in and then get out of Parliament.
Riot police early Tuesday scattered thousands of PAD followers who had laid siege...
Thai Deputy Prime Minister General Chavalit Yongchaiyudh resigned his post Tuesday to take "responsibility" for a confrontation between anti-government protestors and police.
Chavalit submitted his resignation to Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat Tuesday shortly after police fired tear gas on thousands of protestors...
The Icelandic Financial Supervisory Authority took over the operations of the Landsbanki bank on Tuesday under the provisions of emergency laws passed late Monday, as Russia offered the country a massive loan to aid its ailing economy.
The agency said the Landisbanki's domestic deposits were "fully guaranteed" in accordance...
Iraq's parliamentary speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani arrived in Tehran Tuesday for a two-day visit after his plane was intially refused permission to land the day before, Fars news agency reported.
The Sunni politician was to meet his Iranian counterpart Ali Larijani as well as President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to discuss the latest...
Childhood Infections Need to be Better Tracked
The federal officials have asked doctors and state health agencies to be more careful when they diagnose children because many of the kids aged under 5 can now be...
Suicide Attack Kills U.S. Soldier and 18 Other Civilians
United States military and the Afghan police officials announced that an American military convoy was attacked in a crowded market on Thursday. The attack came a day...
Today is Thursday, June 5
the 157th day of 2008 with 209 to follow. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Venus, Jupiter, Neptune and Uranus. The evening stars are Mercury, Mars and...
General Petraeus Set for Central Command
It appears that U. S. President George W. Bush’s favorite
general has been handed the task of winning the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
as well as confronting the...
A culinary journey through Crete
Almost as soon as you set foot on the southern Mediterranean island of Crete the poignant smell of oregano, wild flowers and wild teas tickles your senses while the...