Saturday 4th February, 2012
PCB chief asks England to host tri-series with India, Pakistan
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Zaka Ashraf has proposed that the England and Wales Cricket Board hosts a one-day tri-series involving Pakistan and India next year, during the recent ...
Gilani to visit Qatar next week for Afghan peace talks
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will explain his country's stance on the issue of peace talks with the Afghan Taliban during hid visit to Qatar next week to meet the Gulf state's leaders, ...
Rehman Malik admits weak Anti-Terrorism Act allowing banned organisations' continued activities
Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has stressed the need for improving a law to control activities of banned organisations. The Daily Times quoted Malik, as saying that the delay in approval ...
Australia works out on best 'blend of players' for T20 World Cup
Southeast Asia News.NetAustralia is working on finding the best blend of players for the upcoming Twenty20 World Cup in Sri Lanka this September. The Australian team utilized the two Twenty20 matches against India to ...
Pak doctor who aided Abbottabad raid on Osama said to be in danger
Southeast Asia News.NetConcerns are being raised about the safety of a Pakistani doctor who might have played a crucial role in the final take-down of former al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in his Abbottabad hideout. Fox ...
PCB to conduct rehabilitation programme for Pak spot-fixer Aamir
Southeast Asia News.NetThe Pakistan Cricket Board's legal adviser, Taffazul Rizvi, has said convicted spot-fixer Mohammad Aamir's rehabilitation programme would begin soon. "Under the ICC anti-corruption code a convicted ...
ISI chief Pasha ready to 'get out of job' despite apparent third term extension?
Southeast Asia News.NetSpeculations might be at its peak that chief of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Lt General Ahmed Shuja Pasha's tenure could be extended by the Pakistan government, reports suggest that he is ...
Anderson says England batsmen confident despite 'nerve-wracking' display in third Test
Southeast Asia News.NetEngland bowler James Anderson has said there is no shortage of confidence among the batters despite another nervous display in the third and final Test against Pakistan being played here. "All our ...
PCB chief wants 'trapped' spot-fixer Aamir back following completion of sentence
Southeast Asia News.NetPakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Zaka Ashraf has backed the return of spot-fixing convict Mohammad Aamir in the team after he serves his five-year ban, saying he was a talented fast bowler who ...
Philippines: UN and partners seek more funding to help tropical storm survivors
Southeast Asia News.NetThe United Nations and humanitarian partners today revised upwards an appeal for funding to continue relief work for six months among the more than 300,000 people in the Philippines island of ...
UN-backed court sentences key Khmer Rouge figure to life in prison on appeal
Southeast Asia News.NetThe appeals chamber of the United Nations-backed tribunal in Cambodia trying cases of mass murder and other crimes committed under the Khmer Rouge regime today sentenced the former head of a ...
English cricket is in good state despite loss against Pakistan: Waugh
Southeast Asia News.NetFormer Australian captain Steve Waugh believes England cricket is still in good shape despite being thrashed by Pakistan in the UAE. England have already lost the series 2-0 and will play the final ...
Harbhajan Singh should be recalled to Indian team: Saqlain Mushtaq
Southeast Asia News.NetFormer Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq has said off-spinner Harbhajan Singh should be recalled back to the Indian team. "I think at the moment, the main issue for him (Harbhajan) is too much ...
Intrepid Vietnam War reporter Esper dies at 79
Richmond Times-DispatchGeorge Esper, 79, the Associated Press correspondent who refused to leave his post in the last days of the Vietnam War, remaining behind to cover the fall of Saigon, died Thursday. He earned ...
Sri Lanka frees 1,400 prisoners on freedom day
West AustralianCOLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lanka freed 1,414 convicts on Saturday to mark the country's 64th anniversary of independence from Britain, a prisons official said.President Mahinda Rajapakse granted an ...
Another Lion Air pilot arrested for drug use
The Jakarta PostThe National Narcotics Agency (BNN) arrested early on Saturday a Lion Air pilot, identified as S.S., at a hotel room in Surabaya, East Java, for allegedly using crystal methamphetamine, locally ...
Mt. Semeru status raised to alert
The Jakarta PostA | Head of the Volcanic and Geological Disaster Mitigation Center 's (PVMBG) volcano observation unit Muhamad Hendrasto said his unit had recommended raising the status of Mount Semeru in ...
China not out to purchase Europe
The Jakarta PostA | Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said yesterday that China has neither the intention nor the ability to buy up Europe, answering concerns over the country's increasing investment in ...
CEO of chip maker Micron dies in plane crash
The Jakarta PostA | The head of memory chip maker Micron, long known for taking risks in stunt piloting, died Friday when a small experimental plane he was piloting steeply banked, stalled and crashed near an ...
Army orders court-martial in WikiLeaks case
The Jakarta PostA | An Army officer ordered a court-martial Friday for a low-ranking intelligence anayst charged in the biggest leak of classified in information U.S. history. Military District of Washington ...
Syrian activists: 200 dead in government assault
The Jakarta PostA | In a barrage of shelling, Syrian forces killed 200 people and wounded hundreds early Saturday in Homs in an offensive that appears to be the bloodiest episode in the nearly 11-month-old ...
US decries 'worsened' Burma violence
IntellasiaThe United States on Thursday urged Myanmar to address what it called worsening ethnic violence and to accept international monitors to ensure the fairness of closely watched upcoming by-elections. ...
Moody's sees negative ratings trend for Asian firms
IntellasiaDefaults by Asian companies are likely to rise this year as the economic environment deteriorates and as credit becomes tighter with European lenders reducing their exposure to the region, ratings ...
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