Defending champion China bounced back to thrash Malaysia 113-22 while Hamed Haddadi scored 15 of his 30 points in the final quarter to lift Iran over South Korea 76-56 at the 27th Asian Men's Basketball Championship here. China suffered a 59-63 defeat against arch-rivals South Korea in their opening match Thursday but they quickly recovered with a dominant performance against Malaysia Friday. ...
China Crowns Asias Tallest Tower In Shanghai
A crane placed the steel beam 1,900ft above the ground in Shanghai, China's commercial hub, as the building formally overtook Taiwan's Taipei 101 building to become the highest tower in Asia. Globally it is second only to the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, which stands at ...
Thousands protest soldiers death in Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- Tens of thousands of Taiwanese gathered in downtown Taipei on Saturday to protest the death of a 24-year old soldier confined to a brig as punishment for bringing an unauthorized cellphone onto his ...
Iran leaves China looking inexplicably lost in Fiba Asia
MANILA, Philippines--With its athletic forwards, gutsy guards and NBA center turning the Mall of Asia Arena into a playground of sorts, Iran soared to a third straight win, leaving traditional powerhouse China looking like a basketball program in disarray. The record of the continent's most successful basketball team says it all: 1-2. The defending champions got pipped by South Korea and ...
Gunmen kill four police officers in southern Pakistan
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) ? Pakistani police says unknown gunmen ambushed and killed four police officers in their patrol vehicle in the restive southern port city of Karachi.Senior police officer Tahir Naveed said Saturday the four officers were on night duty near a bridge in the eastern neighborhood of Faisal Colony. He said investigators found their bodies inside their vehicle, which had ...
Laying foundations to land Asian deals
LEADING real estate agents are fielding more inquiries from Chinese and other Asian investors looking for large blocks of land for potential large-scale developments in the Cairns ...
Robert Mugabe re-elected Zimbabwes president Official
Official results announced by the Zimbabwe electoral commission reported Mugabe garnered 61 per cent of the vote again the 34 per cent won by challenger Morgan ...
Two dead after boat sinks in Hong Kong
Two people died and a third is missing after a boat sank in Hong Kong waters on Saturday, amid ongoing public concerns over the city's maritime safety following a fatal ferry crash last ...
MDC to challenge Zimbabwe election through all legal remedies Tsvangirai
The MDC would not participate in any government resulting from what he called a "fraudulent" election, Tsvangirai told a news conference in Harare. Just before ...
Mass protest in Taiwan over young conscripts death
Tens of thousands of Taiwanese took to the streets Saturday in protest over the death of a young conscript who died from alleged abuse in the latest scandal to rock the island's ...
Holi parties a new rage in Britain
LONDON: Holi may be celebrated only once in India, but in Britain it is fast catching on as a new rage in the party and clubbing circuit with thousands flocking Holi-themed festivals in the country. Mass paint fights, where people hurl bags of brightly coloured powder over each other, are being hosted up and down the country. Thousands of Britons are expected to flock to more Holi-themed ...
Philippines falls to Chinese-Taipei in FIBA-Asia
Photo by NUKI SABIO/PBA IMAGE MANILA, Philippines ? Torched by the Taiwanese? hot shooting, Smart Gilas Pilipinas fell to Chinese Taipei, 79-84, Saturday for its first setback in the preliminaries of the 2013 Fiba Asia ...
Iran asserts might over China in FIBA-Asia
MANILA, Philippines ? Iran asserted its might on reigning titlist China, 70-51, on Saturday in the 27th FIBA-Asia men?s championship at the Mall of Asia Arena. The Iranians, who are undefeated at 3-0 in group C, were in control all throughout and doused any resistance put up by the Chinese in the second half. China trimmed the lead to 11 a minute into the payoff period, but Iran ...
Nine killed in suicide bomb attack on Indian consulate in Afghanistan
Three suicide attackers killed at least nine civilians, most of them children, in a botched attack on the Indian consulate in an eastern Afghan city near the border with Pakistan, security officials said on ...
Heavy rains sweep across Pakistan killing 14
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- Heavy rains that swept across Pakistan brought down more than 100 homes and caved in a factory wall, killing at least 14 people in the downpours Saturday, officials ...
Facing angry users Twitter apologizes to UK abuse victim
After Caroline Criado-Perez received rape and death threats, Twitter users from across the world, and in particular from the UK, have highlighted and protested against the abuse and threats they received on the ...
French FM Fabius Calls for an Asean-EU Pact
Yakarta, 3 Aug (Prensa Latina) Visiting French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius called for the European Union and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN, to cooperate in building a multipolar world. Fabius made a 3 days visit that ended today and met with Le Luong,General Secretary of ASEAN and ambassadors acredited in this capital where he gave a conference. Fabius was traveling with ...
Rouhani becomes Irans president after Ayatollah Khameneis endorsement
supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei endorsed him, Iranian media said. Rouhani's resounding election win in June raised hopes of a negotiated end to the dispute over Iran's nuclear programme. That would avert a possible new war in the Middle East. Khamenei kissed Rouhani on the cheek and the new president kissed the leader on his lapel. The start of Rouhani's presidency puts an ...
Many feared dead in Afghan flash flood
KABUL, Afghanistan -; Afghan officials say many people are feared dead and others are missing in a flash flood in a remote mountainous area near the ...
Thai PM worried over potential for protest violence
Thailand's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Saturday expressed fears that violence could erupt during planned anti-government protests in Bangkok this weekend, following unrest at multiple rallies in the capital over recent ...
China mulling relaxation of one-child policy Official
ageing population , China is mulling a move to further relax its one-child policy by permitting couples to have a second child if either the husband or wife hails from a one-child family. According to the current policy, both father and mother must be the only children of their respective families in order to have a second child. Revealing government's plans to relax the rigidly implanted ...
Earthquake jolts parts of Pakistan
earthquake jolted the Pakistani capital and parts of Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa provinces on Saturday. The quake occurred when people were preparing for 'sehri', the pre-dawn meal before a day of fasting during the holy month ...
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