Myanmar to launch satellite
byYangon: Myanmar will launch a small satellite with Japanese assistance, official media reported Wednesday. The satellite will be launched with the help of Marubeni Aerospace…
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‘Zimbabwe should emulate China, invest in new technology’
byHarare: A Zimbabwean cabinet minister has urged the government to emulate emerging economies such as China by investing heavily in new technologies to accelerate development….
Five more found guilty of attempt to murder Mandela
byJohannesburg: Five more people of a white supremacist group were found guilty of conspiring to murder former president Nelson Mandela, bringing to 19 the total…
16-year-old charged in Wisconsin murder of elderly Sikh
byMilwaukee (Wisconsin): A 16-year-old felon from Milwaukee has been charged with the fatal shooting of Dalbir Singh, a member of the Oak Creek gurdwara where…
China on the Brink of Major Economic Crisis: US Expert
byKolkata: Observing that the Chinese economy had reached its peak, US foreign policy expert Walter Russell Mead Thursday said that the country was on the…
China’s online retailers declare cut-throat price war
byBeijing: Chinese retail giants have started offering massive discounts to jostle for a bigger share in the e-commerce market, in the sector’s latest cut-throat battle…
Nine die in terror attack at Pakistan’s key airbase
byIslamabad: At least eight militants, wearing military uniform and lugging sophisticated weapons, were killed when they launched a brazen attack on a key Pakistani airbase…
Britain threatening to take Assange by force: Ecuador
byQuito: Ecuador said Wednesday that the British government has raised the possibility of forcibly removing Julian Assange from the Andean nation’s embassy in London, where…
Lets be Kind to the Britishers
byIndia is now celebrating its 66th Independence Day but we still have a lot to accomplish, and above all, a lot of thinking to…
Pakistan Refuses to Seek NOC on Dam from India
byIslamabad: Islamabad has refused to ask India for a no-objection certificate (NOC) needed to get multilateral funding for a dam in the disputed Gilgit-Baltistan region,…