Archive | November, 2009

Terrorism talk on agenda as Gilani leaves for Germany, UK

Posted on 30 November 2009 by admin

ISLAMABAD: Terrorism and economic cooperation top the agenda for talks as Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani leaves for a four-day trip to Germany and Britain. Continue Reading

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Indian politician held in fraud probe

Posted on 30 November 2009 by admin

PATNA (India) – INDIAN police on Monday arrested a regional politician suspected of embezzling up to US$650 million (S$899.14 million) during his five years in ministerial posts in an impoverished eastern state, officials said. Continue Reading

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Now the party is over, Obama’s gatecrashers have to face the music

Posted on 29 November 2009 by admin

The central question to emerge from last week’s trip to Washington by the Indian Prime Minister is not whether US relations with Delhi are better off — but whether Tareq and Michaele Salahi should be jailed. Continue Reading

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Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates takes hard line as Dubai counts soaring cost

Posted on 29 November 2009 by admin

The fate of $65 billion of unfinished Dubai property projects was in the balance last night as Abu Dhabi and the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates prepared to take a tough line over bailing out the stricken Gulf state.

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Iran faces condemnation over plans for new nuclear plants

Posted on 29 November 2009 by admin

Iran faced international condemnation after announcing plans for a massive expansion of its uranium enrichment programme. Continue Reading

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Rachel Uchitel flies to LA to meet lawyer Gloria Allred after Tiger Woods crash

Posted on 29 November 2009 by admin

Rachel Uchitel, the woman at the centre of the Tiger Woods car crash mystery, flew to Los Angeles on Sunday to meet a lawyer as she works to counter allegations that she had an affair with the world’s top golfer. Continue Reading

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In modern India, 600 million lack lavatories

Posted on 29 November 2009 by admin

In Haryana state, northern India, a successful “No toilet, no wife” campaign has been running, urging women to turn down suitors if they cannot provide them a house with a lavatory. Continue Reading

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Gordon Brown urges Pakistan to ‘take out’ Osama bin Laden

Posted on 29 November 2009 by admin

Gordon Brown has called on Pakistan to step up action against al Qaida and ”take out” its leaders Osama bin Laden and Ayman Zawahiri. Continue Reading

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Woman fights for son taken by sharia court

Posted on 29 November 2009 by admin

British mother Rebecca Jones is fighting to win back her son Adam, 10, after a Sharia court in Qatar awarded custody of the boy to her dead ex-husband’s family. Continue Reading

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Tiger Woods ‘told friend his wife had gone ghetto on him’

Posted on 29 November 2009 by admin

Tiger Woods told a friend hours before his night-time car crash that his wife Elin Nordegren had “gone ghetto” on him, according to reports. Continue Reading

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