Burma is going through difficult times these days. The protests against hike in fuel prices that first flared up the uprising have now caught international attention and with the increase in focus by the international community on the South Asian...
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Taliban is sprouting its head again in Afghanistan and the proof is no less devastating than the news itself. A suicide bomber boarded an army bus only to blow himself up, killing 27 soldiers and injuring several others, proving that Taliban is now...
China has for long terrified Taiwan with its big Boss attitude towards the tiny state. But, it is time for Taiwan to sprout its head from the mud of darkness and harness military power by developing missiles, a move to send panic waves across the...
The whole Asian continent was marked with the upheavals this week - be it political or violent. The continent is witnessing the wide ranging problems as Pakistan and Burma are toiling hard to get rid of their Military rulers.
Afghanistan is marked...
Afghanistan, the first country to bear the wrath of 'War on Terror', still after six years of war, it's miles away from a stable country or fully functioning democracy either.
The suicide bombings and the terror attacks are on and innocent people...
It is very likely that Time magazine's 'Man of the year' may be Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, simply because he seems to be the man who currently holds the keys to the oil kingdom of Iran, the world's second largest owner of oil reserves....
A bridge under construction on the Hau River, a branch of the Mekong River in southern Vietnam, collapsed killing at least 18 workers and the numbers for the missing or injured still remains unknown.
Thirteen people died on the spot when 98 feet...
They had a similar uprising in Burma in 1988 and it was ruthlessly crushed by the military junta. But 19 years fast forward and the effort to rekindle the old spark hasn't died among the monks in the country. Democracy in the South Asian nation was...
'The U.S. government hired a dog in uniform.' This is what people say about Musharraf in Pakistan, but still someone is ridiculously bent upon continuing in the power. May be he can't help it out for power is too lucrative. Well, more or less it's a...
The University of Dhaka in the capital of Bangladesh appears quite serene and placid at first glance. With its stately, tree-lined campus and the atmosphere of a truly great education institution, the University does provide a brilliant panorama. But...
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party seems to have decided to go back to wisdom and solidity after the youth and charisma of Shinzo Abe failed. It has elected old hand Yasuo Fukuda as the new Japanese prime Minister. Fukuda's first job will be to clear...
He has been ruling Pakistan since 1999 when he wrestled power in a military-led coup, but never before had he been so desperate. Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf is gradually coming to terms with the realization that cracks are appearing...
Taiwan is yet o be recognized as an independent State by the United Nations and in spite of the leap in economic development that this tiny island has made, there's still scope for improvement. And one area where enhancement is vastly required is the...
President Musharraf has started reshuffling the Pakistan military leadership as he prepares to take off his army uniform and become a civilian leader, as he has promised the Supreme Court. He will then no longer be Pakistan army chief.
Though...
There is something new for Pakistan everyday. Two things were announced for Pakistan yesterday: date for the presidential election and 'Come to Jihad' - a call from Bin Laden against Musharraf.
The rising terror attacks, the political chaos...
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