Archive for March 24th, 2008

Afghan gov’t to privatize state-run telephone company

Monday, March 24th, 2008

The government of Afghanistan on Sunday announced to put on sale the only state-owned telephone company "Afghan Telecom". "Ministry for Communication and IT (MCIT) is seeking an investor to purchase 80 percent of Afghan Telecom and ...

12 Taliban insurgents killed in S. Afghanistan

Monday, March 24th, 2008

A dozen Taliban insurgents were killed as they came in contact with Afghan police in southern Afghan province of Uruzgan, provincial police chief Juma Gul Humatsaid Monday. "The clash, during which 12 rebels were killed, took place ...

Philippine ex-president Aquino diagnosed with colon cancer

Monday, March 24th, 2008

The former president of the Philippines Corazon Aquino has been hospitalized after doctors confirmed that she had colon cancer, Aquino's family said Monday. Kris Aquino, the daughter of the former president, said her 74-year-old mot ...

Bali bombers in death row withdraw case review efforts

Monday, March 24th, 2008

The trio convicted bombers in Indonesia's resort island of Bali are facing imminent execution after their lawyers Monday withdrew the case review that became their last effort to appeal. "We withdrew the (judicial review) request be ...

All Nepali parties allowed to run election campaigns

Monday, March 24th, 2008

Top leaders of Nepali ruling Seven-Party Alliance (SPA) Monday reached an agreement to allow all parties to run election campaigns across the country without any interference. At a high-level meeting, which concluded on Monday, the ...

Alaska: Message in a bottle found 21 years later

Monday, March 24th, 2008

A bear hunting guide beachcombing near his tiny Alaskan fishing village on the Bering Sea found a plastic bottle among Japanese glass floats protruding from the sand. Inside the plastic bottle was an envelope. After slicing the bottl ...

Nepali PM holds discussions with Indian envoy

Monday, March 24th, 2008

Nepali Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala held discussions with Indian ambassador to Nepal Shiv Shankar Mukherjee here on Monday morning. The meeting, which was held in the run-up to the meeting of top leaders of the ruling seven ...

Nepali PM holds discussions with Indian envoy

Monday, March 24th, 2008

Nepali Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala held discussions with Indian ambassador to Nepal Shiv Shankar Mukherjee here on Monday morning. The meeting, which was held in the run-up to the meeting of top leaders of the ruling seven ...