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NATO facing difficulty in Afghanistan
PRESSTV Wed, 14 May 2008 20:07:46 GMT
NATO forces are stuck in Afghanistan's Garmser province after they launched an operation aimed at curbing Taliban in the region two weeks ago.
China rejects foreign rescue teams
PRESSTV Wed, 14 May 2008 17:38:46 GMT
China has rebuffed the foreign countries' offers of sniffer dogs and rescue experts to help in its devastating earthquake relief operation.
Breakfast with the rocket man
GUARDIAN Wed, 14 May 2008 13:47:34 GMT
In his fourth diary extract from Afghanistan, the photojournalist John D McHugh reflects on Pashtun honour and ingrained suspicion of Pakistan
Pakistan accused of truce breach
BBC Wed, 14 May 2008 12:20:38 GMT
India says Pakistani troops fired across Kashmir's Line of Control in a what would be a rare breach of a ceasefire.
China's quake death toll exceeds 13,000
PRESSTV Wed, 14 May 2008 04:47:47 GMT
The death toll from China's earthquake has soared above 13,000, as more details emerge on the scale of damage in the areas most affected.
Aftershocks rock China quake zone
ALJAZEERA Wed, 14 May 2008 01:57:04 AM
Powerful aftershocks hit southwest China a day after deadly quake killed 12,000 people.
Desperate rescue effort at bank that dissolved into ground like a slab of melting butter
GUARDIAN Tue, 13 May 2008 23:11:06 GMT
Exhausted rescue teams work nonstop to pull survivors from the wreckage of collapsed bank
Six bombs leave up to 60 people dead in India
INDEPENDENT Tue, 13 May 2008 23:00:01 GMT
Up to 60 people have been killed in a series of bomb attacks in India's western city of Jaipur, officials and witnesses said.
Chinese Prime Minister leads new era of openness
INDEPENDENT Tue, 13 May 2008 23:00:01 GMT
The death toll from Chinese natural disasters was a state secret until only three years ago.
How serious is Pakistan government split?
BBC Tue, 13 May 08 12:21:51 BST
The BBC's Shoaib Hasan in Islamabad examines the resignations in the Pakistan cabinet.
Pakistan accused of truce breach
BBC Wed, 14 May 2008 12:20:38 GMT
India says Pakistani troops fired across Kashmir's Line of Control in a what would be a rare breach of a ceasefire.
Pak facing crisis as Sharif party quits
PRESSTV Tue, 13 May 2008 15:37:45 GMT
Ministers from the party of former Pakistani premier Nawaz Sharif have resigned over a dispute about the reinstatement of deposed judges.
Death toll rises in China quake
BBC Tue, 13 May 2008 00:44:39 GMT
The most powerful earthquake to hit China in 30 years has killed at least 10,000 people in south-western Sichuan province, with thousands more trapped.
China's nuke naval base alarms US
PRESSTV Tue, 13 May 2008 08:57:19 GMT
China's new underground nuclear submarine base close to vital sea lanes in South East Asia has challenged US military dominance in Asia.

US experts have termed China's underground base on the southern tip of Hainan Island a threat and called for a shoring up of alliances in the region to check Beijing's growing military clout.

China should not pursue such "high-end military options," warned Admiral Timothy Keating, the top commander of US forces in Asia, in an interview with the Voice of America last week.

He underlined America's "firm intention" not to abandon its dominating military role in the Pacific and told Beijing it would face "sure defeat" if it took on the United States militarily.

James Lyons, an ex-commander of the US Pacific Fleet, said the United States needed to reestablish high-level military ties with the Philippines as part of efforts to enhance US deterrence in the wake of China's naval expansion.

He said "operational tactics" used against the former Soviet Union during the Cold War should be applied against China.

Richard Fisher, an expert of China military affairs at the International Assessment and Strategy Center, a US think tank, expected US confrontation with China as Beijing modernized its nuclear ballistic missile submarines, referred to in military jargon as SSBNs.

The Hainan facility, he said, was a timely replacement for Beijing's first nuclear ballistic missile submarine base at the Bohai Gulf north of the country, which he added was too shallow to support nuclear deterrent patrols.
'They didn't stand a chance ... bodies strewn all over'
GUARDIAN Tue, 13 May 2008 08:35:51 GMT
In the aftermath of cyclone Nargis, Jonathan Pearce, an aid worker with the British medical agency Merlin, is writing a series of dispatches for the Guardian
Map: China earthquake disaster zone
ALJAZEERA Tue, 13 May 2008 07:37:04 AM
A map of the worst-hit areas in southwestern China.
Pakistan ministers set to resign
BBC Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:06 GMT
One of the main Pakistan parties, the PML-N is due to pull out of the government, three months after elections.
Scores die as Bangladesh boat sinks
ALJAZEERA Tue, 13 May 2008 05:47:05 AM
Many more people are missing after vessel capsizes in stormy conditions.
Chinese government responds quickly
ALJAZEERA Tue, 13 May 2008 05:37:04 AM
Premier visits disaster zone and 50,000 troops deployed to help rescue effort.
Race to reach China quake survivors
ALJAZEERA Tue, 13 May 2008 05:37:04 AM
Rescue workers dig through tonnes of rubble as death toll hits at least 10,000.
China's quake response analysed
BBC Tue, 13 May 2008 05:12:40 GMT
Reports and images from the Chinese earthquake fill the papers, as the death toll climbs to more than 10,000.
900 kids under rubble in China quake
PRESSTV Tue, 13 May 2008 05:48:01 GMT
Nine hundred students in China's Juyuan Province are trapped under rubble after the 7.8 Richter quake destroyed their school building.
Afghans swap poppies for wheat as food costs soar
GUARDIAN Mon, 12 May 2008 23:04:55 GMT
Farmers benefit from wheat boom, with fall in heroin prices further fuelling switch to cultivate food crops
Sharif quits Pakistan coalition over judges dispute
GUARDIAN Mon, 12 May 2008 23:04:55 GMT
Leader of second-largest party pulls ministers from coalition cabinet in move that will destabilise an already precarious government
Putin names new cabinet members
PRESSTV Mon, 12 May 2008 21:22:23 GMT
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin releases the list of Russia's new cabinet members, according to which key figures will remain in office.
Senior Afghan officials suspended
BBC Mon, 12 May 2008 16:38:13 GMT
Eight senior Afghan government officials are suspended over a Taleban attack on President Karzai.
EU backs Georgians in Russia row
BBC Mon, 12 May 2008 16:43:22 GMT
EU foreign ministers visit Georgia amid tensions with Russia over the separatist Abkhazia region.
UN frustrated at Burma response
BBC Mon, 12 May 2008 16:42:23 GMT
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expresses his "immense frustration" at Burma's response to Cyclone Nargis.
8 Afghan officers suspended
PRESSTV Mon, 12 May 2008 18:00:48 GMT
Eight Afghan security officials have been suspended from their posts following the assassination attempt on President Hamid Karzai.
Pakistan's Sharif quits government
PRESSTV Mon, 12 May 2008 17:35:55 GMT
Pakistan Muslim League-N Chief, Nawaz Sharif has announced to quit the Cabinet by tendering resignations to the prime minister tomorrow.
Powerful quake shakes China - China in 'all-out' quake effort
BBC Mon, 12 May 2008 06:55:38 GMT
Chinese President Hu Jintao has called for "all-out" efforts to rescue victims of an earthquake measuring 7.8 that has hit south-west China, say reports.
China's inflation rate hits upsurge
ALJAZEERA Mon, 12 May 2008 08:07:05 AM
Soaring food prices drive Chinese inflation to near decade high.
Thousands flee buildings as earthquake strikes
INDEPENDENT Mon, 12 May 2008 07:43:45 GMT
Thousands of people were evacuated from buildings today as an earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale struck western China.
Earthquake hits western China
GUARDIAN Mon, 12 May 2008 07:42:37 GMT
An earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale struck western China today, with tremors felt as far away as Thailand
Burma aid 'nowhere near enough'
BBC Mon, 12 May 2008 04:34:33 GMT
Relief supplies reaching cyclone-hit Burma are vastly inadequate despite improving access, agencies say.
INTERNATIONAL COALITION DEMANDS IMMEDIATE RELEASE OFJAILED HUMAN RIGHTS CRUSADER IN INDIA
FREEFLUX Mon, 12 May 2008
it is indeed sad that in free independent society, the elected representatives and the executive use the draconian methods to suppress and oppress the dissent as in the case of Binayak Sen.

Over 4000 signatures from individuals around the world have also been collected on petitions asking for the release of Dr. Sen. Internationally acclaimed intellectuals, including Noam Chomsky, Arundhati Roy, George Galloway, Mahashweta Devi have all joined in urging the Indian government to free Binayak Sen and stop the harassment of human rights activists.
INTERNATIONAL COALITION DEMANDS IMMEDIATE RELEASE OFJAILED HUMAN RIGHTS CRUSADER IN INDIA
BINAYAKSEN Mon, 12 May 2008
‘FREE BINAYAK SEN!: ‘Solidarity Actions Planned in 10 North American and 3 European Cities

Over 4000 signatures from individuals around the world have also been collected on petitions asking for the release of Dr. Sen. Internationally acclaimed intellectuals, including Noam Chomsky, Arundhati Roy, George Galloway, Mahashweta Devi have all joined in urging the Indian government to free Binayak Sen and stop the harassment of human rights activists.
US operation sparks Afghan unrest
BBC Sun, 11 May 2008
The east Afghan region of Nangahar has seen violent protests after US forces raided a house, killing three people, arresting nine and seizing arms.

The US-led coalition said they had come under attack after targeting a "foreign fighter network".

But local people said they were civilians and they blocked the main road to the Pakistani border.

Police opened fire and a number of demonstrators are reported to have been killed or injured.

Protesters blocking the main road to Pakistan carried the bodies of the three men killed.

Police who came to break up the five-hour demonstration say they shot into the air as a warning but the head of Nangahar provincial council says they fired into the crowd, killing two people and injuring a number of others.

A spokesman for the interior ministry said the government was investigating the villagers' claims that civilians had been killed in the raid by US forces operating outside of Nato.
NATO practice 'attacks' irk Russia
PRESSTV Sun, 11 May 2008 13:13:01 GMT
Russia's air force has said NATO planes regularly stage dangerous practice attacks against Russian bombers patrolling the Arctic Ocean.
Myanmar crisis 'could kill 1.5m'
ALJAZEERA Sun, 11 May 2008 09:27:05 AM
Aid agency says poor sanitation in wake of cyclone could drastically inflate toll.
Seven Taliban killed in Afghanistan
PRESSTV Sun, 11 May 2008 12:09:42 GMT
At least seven Taliban militants have been killed in two separate raids by NATO-led troops and the Afghan army in the troubled east.
Myanmar crisis 'could kill 1.5m'
ALJAZEERA Sun, 11 May 2008 08:40:29 AM
Oxfam says poor sanitation in wake of cyclone could drastically inflate toll.
Hu winds up 'successful' Japan visit
PRESSTV Sat, 10 May 2008 18:51:22 GMT
President Hu Jintao describes his five-day visit, the first to Japan by a Chinese leader in a decade, 'satisfactory and successful'.
3 killed in Pakistan's sectarian strife
PRESSTV Sat, 10 May 2008 15:57:13 GMT
Militants have shot dead three Shia Muslims in suspected sectarian violence in a northwestern Pakistani town, police officials say.
N Korea hands US nuclear records
ALJAZEERA Sat, 10 May 2008 10:02:05 AM
US envoy given boxes containing 18,000 pages on plutonium programme.
The dragon awakens: China, how did it happen?
INDEPENDENT Fri, 09 May 2008 23:00:01 GMT
What is happening in China is the greatest economic story on the planet. It is the world's biggest boom – and not just the biggest boom right now, but the biggest boom that has ever occurred in history. It is having profound effects on our daily lives, from cheaper goods in the electronics shops to more expensive petrol at the pumps. It is also having a profound effect on global power. This year China will in all probability pass Germany to become the world's third largest economy, after the United States and Japan. It seems likely to pass Japan within a decade and it is possible, though this is much less certain, that it will pass the US within a generation.
China, the dark side
INDEPENDENT Fri, 09 May 2008 23:00:01 GMT
China's rise in the early 21st century is the headiest tale of development the world has ever seen. A drive through Beijing or Shanghai or Shenzhen or Guangdong gives you all the evidence that you could ever want of the 66 per cent expansion of the Chinese economy in the past five years. But it doesn't take long in China to see the problems that the country faces as it enters this new stage of development – and how managing these issues is the Communist Party's main challenge.
8 NATO troops killed in Afghanistan
PRESSTV Sat, 10 May 2008 08:10:31 GMT
At least 8 soldiers of the NATO-led force have been killed during an operation in the southeastern province of Paktia in Afghanistan.