Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng began his new life in the United States on Sunday after a warm welcome but in Beijing he leaves behind a diplomatic mess that may prevent him ever returning home. (rwad on here …)
NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen vowed Sunday there would be no rush to the exits in Afghanistan as more than 50 world leaders gathered for the defense alliance’s biggest summit in history. (rwad on here …)
Kim Bi-O held his nerve to secure a second OneAsia victory in a row and leap to the top of the Order of Merit with a three-shot victory in the SK Telecom Open on Sunday. (rwad on here …)
Pakistan blocked Twitter on Sunday, accusing the microblogging site of refusing to remove posts promoting a Facebook competition involving caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed. (rwad on here …)
Superstar Lin Dan was made to sweat in front of an adoring home crowd but China breezed through their first group ties in the Thomas and Uber Cups world team championships on Sunday. (rwad on here …)
The Chinese official was adamant the city of Weifang would keep its rayon factory open, noting that local authorities had just stepped in to help the plant's owner repay $60 million in commercial paper. … (get the story…)
http://link.reuters.com/gur28s —- PREVIOUS ITEMS Malaysia's Axiata Group on track to achieve performance targets-Business Times http://link.reuters.com/bur28s —- The impending listing of Asia Aviation … (get the story…)
SEOUL — Seven months before South Koreans elect their next president, only one thing is clear: the winner will not be the incumbent, Lee Myung Bak. Lee is constitutionally banned from seeking a second term, but the legacy of his eventful five years in office is proving critical in the fortunes of the men,...
DUBAI (Reuters) – The recent tightening of international sanctions against Iran are expected to only have a "moderate" impact on the economic growth of major trading partner the United Arab Emirates, the International Monetary Fund said on Sunday. Trade could be affected by reduced demand from Iran due to economic hardship, and by complications...
Official delegations from 15 countries have arrived in Israel to take part in the ILSI-BioMed Israel 2012 conference and trade show, which will be held on May the 21st to 23rd in T (get the story…)
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan on Sunday blocked access to Twitter in response to "blasphemous" material posted by users on the microblogging and social networking website, a senior government official said. "This has been done under the directions of the Ministry of Information Technology. It's because of blasphemous content," said Mohammed Yaseen, chairman of the...
Pakistan blocked the social networking website Twitter on Sunday because it refused to remove tweets considered offensive to Islam, said one of the country's top telecommunications officials.The tweets … (read more…)
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan on Sunday blocked access to Twitter in response to "blasphemous" material posted by users on the microblogging and social networking website, a senior government official said. "This has been done under the directions of the Ministry of Information Technology. It's because of blasphemous content," said Mohammed Yaseen, chairman of the...
