British intelligence helped draw up a secret plan for a wide-ranging crackdown on the Islamist movement Hamas which became a security blueprint for the Palestinian Authority, leaked documents reveal. The plan asked for the internment…
Category: Asia
Panda is loved around the world, but this peaceful, bamboo-eating member of the bear family faces many threats. According to China Daily, Officials from China and the United States on Thursday signed a new agreement…
Substitute midfielder Yoon Bit-garam drilled a left-foot shot from the edge of the penalty box in extra time Saturday to send South Korea into the semifinals of the Asian Cup with a 1-0 victory over…
Sami Al Jaber remains one of the most recognizable faces in Asian football even though the former Saudi Arabia hit-man retired in the aftermath of his nation’s appearance at the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals…
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has endorsed a Palestinian state, saying Moscow had recognized Palestinian independence in 1988 and was not changing the position adopted by the former Soviet Union, according to Reuters. “Russia’s position remains…
The Indian government has ordered the pulling down of a 31-storey tower block in the heart of one of Mumbai’s most exclusive areas following an alleged corruption scandal. India environment minister, Jairam Ramesh ordered the demolished…
President Hu Jintao was welcomed to the White House on Wednesday with full honors that included a 21-gun salute and red-carpet greeting as he and his US counterpart Barack Obama seek to open a new…
China’s investments in Europe and in other countries around the globe grow with the passing of each day. The country has brought billions of dollars’ worth of business deals and bank investments to different sectors…
India came into the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2011 having not appeared at the finals of the continental championship since 1984. But while the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup winners have lost their opening two games…
Australia, Tuesday, faces a more difficult task in qualifying for the knockout stages of the Asian Cup, needing a point against Bahrain to progress as South Korea take on India in Group C. The Socceroos and their…