As Floods Go South, Pakistan Races to Keep a City Dry The New York Times | SHADAD KOT, Pakistan — Standing waist-deep in rushing waters, municipal workers struggled to fortify embankments protecting this city from floodwaters on Monday after a last warning was issued to residents to flee to higher ground. Multimedia Photographs Floodwaters Continue to Surge in Paki...
At Least 4 Dead in Philippine Bus Standoff The New York Times | MANILA — An armed policeman who lost his job last year took a tourist bus hostage on Monday, setting off a daylong standoff that ended after police commandos stormed the bus. Erik De Castro/Reuters | A demand was posted by the hostage taker on the bus window. Ted Aljibe/Agence France-Presse ...
'Gunman killed' as police storm Manila hostage bus The Guardian | Reports from Philippines capital say armed former police officer dead following day-long standoff Police prepare to storm the hijacked bus in Manila. Photograph: Ted Aljibe/AFP/Getty Images | Philippine police today stormed a bus on which a former ...
Widow fury at tainted drug Hong Kong Standard The grieving widow of a cancer patient vowed to sue a drug manufacturer after a coroner ruled that a contaminated drug caused the death of three people. | //--> Diana Lee | Friday, August 20, 2010 | The grieving widow of a cancer patient vowed to sue...
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Three men charged following drugs warrants Scoop Friday, 30 July 2010, 12:03 pm | Press Release: New Zealand Police | Three men charged following drugs warrants | Three men have been arrested following a joint Police and Customs operation to disrupt the production and distribution of controlled dru...
It seemed impossible, but at last Martin Jacques got justice for the wife he loved The Guardian Martin Jacques and his wife Hari a few days before her death in a Hong Kong hospital Photograph: Martin Jacques/Handout from Martin Jacques | The settlement approved by the Hong Kong high court last Wednesday in the legal action brought by me and my ...
Who's online from WHYS? The New York Times | Today’s subject may not be very specific as some we choose, but we wanted to make room for the multiple reactions, emotions and issues that you’re talking about with regards to Haiti. These are some of the questions you raise… | H...
Beware Jackie Chan's seal of approval Star Tribune | Judging from billboards and TV commercials in China, film star Jackie Chan has never met a product he won't endorse. Travel the country, and you'll see the Hong Kong native's handsome visage hawking electric bikes, anti-virus software, even frozen dumplings. | But although the Chan name has translated to big bucks at the box office, not every pro...
Foods for your mood The Times Of India Why is that whenever we feel upset or depressed about something, many of us automatically find ourselves reaching out for our favourite foods? | Or why is a celebration always associated with a sweemeats or a chocolate? Comfort food! Yes, that is the answer to the above questions. But though these foods provide temporary relief, most of them advers...
