NEW DELHI - An Indian court ruled that a disputed Hindu-Muslim holy site in the northern part of the country should be divided between the two faith communities, an attorney for one of the Hindu parties in the suit said Thursday.
Muslim - India - Hindu - Ayodhya - United States
30/09/2010 12:49 PM
TEHRAN - New sanctions against Iran, recently implemented by the United Arab Emirates, have led to a sharp drop this week in the value of Iran's currency, the rial, disrupting the country's markets and prompting the government to consider intervening to curb the rise in hard currency exchange ra...
Iran - Middle East - United States - European Union - Politics
29/09/2010 05:35 PM
NEW DELHI - It didn't take long for the first athletes arriving in New Delhi last week for the upcoming Commonwealth Games to catch a glimpse of modern India's two faces.
Commonwealth Games - Sport - India - Events - New Delhi
30/09/2010 01:28 PM
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN - Pakistani officials said Thursday that NATO supply trucks had been blocked from entering Afghanistan at a key border post in response to an early morning NATO airstrike that they said killed three Pakistani border security soldiers.
Pakistan - Afghanistan - Asia - NATO - Arts and Entertainment
30/09/2010 01:49 PM
TOKYO - China on Thursday released three of the four Japanese citizens who had been detained since last week, accused of illegally videotaping a military site. The three were released, according to China's Xinhua news agency, after admitting their violation and showing "regret for their mistake."
Japan - China - Asia - Tokyo - Seiji Maehara
30/09/2010 10:54 AM
TOKYO - North Korea's state news agency on Thursday published a photograph of Kim Jong Eun, revealing to the outside world the image of a man whose face hadn't been seen in roughly 15 years. The photo's publication, according to experts, qualified as another benchmark in the unveiling of Kim Jong Il's youngest son and presumed successor.
North Korea - Asia - Kim Jong Eun - Kim Jong-il - History
30/09/2010 10:54 AM
DUBLIN - Scrambling to prop up its devastated financial sector, Ireland on Thursday said it is preparing to largely nationalize the country's second-largest bank and pour billions more into two others, raising fresh concerns over the nation's ballooning deficit.
Ireland - Business - Financial Services - European Union - Anglo Irish Bank
30/09/2010 10:52 AM
TOKYO - China on Thursday released three of the four Japanese citizens who had been detained since last week, accused of illegally videotaping a military site. The three were released, according to China's Xinhua news agency, after admitting their violation and showing "regret for their mistake."
Japan - China - Asia - Seiji Maehara - Tokyo
30/09/2010 10:52 AM
President Mauricio Funes of El Salvador presented Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton with a $900 million plan to step up the fight against drug traffickers in Central America. He and other leaders say they fear their democracies are in peril because of the threat spreading from Mexico.
United States - Substance abuse - Health - Addictions - Drugs
30/09/2010 01:16 AM
SHANGHAI -- As weary visitors wait to enter the Shanghai Corporate Pavilion at Expo 2010, a sprinkler system using recycled rainwater and powered through a solar thermal system cools them off with periodic misting. Once they enter the exhibit at the world's largest fair, tourists learn about...
Energy - China - United States - Technology - Environment
30/09/2010 01:00 AM
TEHRAN - With new international financial sanctions already taking a toll on Iran's currency, the Obama administration is stepping up pressure on the government of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with a fresh set of penalties against eight senior officials for alleged human rights abuses.
Human rights - Iran - United States - Barack Obama - Human Rights and Liberties
30/09/2010 12:11 AM
The detention in Afghanistan of a German citizen of Afghan descent, reportedly a source of information about potential terrorist plots against targets in Europe and possibly the United States, has renewed focus on a stream of Europeans who have traveled to Pakistan in recent years for training at mi
Pakistan - Asia - Government - Business and Economy - Afghanistan
30/09/2010 01:16 AM
