Showing results 1 to 10 of 40
Sort by: most relevant first | most recent first
1. Return of exiled rival ups stakes in Pakistan's power struggle
Asian News, Friday 31 August 2007Exiled opposition leader Nawaz Sharif upped the stakes in Pakistan's turbulent power struggle by vowing to return home in two weeks to challenge the president, Pervez Musharraf, despite threats of arrest.
2. Knife removed from man’s lung after 26 yrs
Asian News, Friday 31 August 2007A TEAM of doctors in West Bengal, India have succcessfully removed a 4-inch long knife which was imbedded in a man’s right lung for 26 years.
3. Slum dewllers have doubled in India
Asian News, Friday 31 August 2007The Slum population in urban parts of India has more than doubled in the last two decades with Mumbai topping the list where every second person is a slum dweller reported the Hindustan Times.
4. Removing patient is very last resort
Asian News, Thursday 30 August 2007WHILE we understand the frustrations that other patients and doctors in Tameside and Glossop feel when some people persistently fail to turn up for GP appointments, we think it is important that practices find out why this is happening before taking precipitant action.
5. Bhutto close to deal with Musharraf
Asian News, Thursday 30 August 2007President Pervez Musharraf and his exiled rival Benazir Bhutto edged closer last night to a power-sharing deal that would see Gen Musharraf retire from the army.
6. Lal Masjid students to stage shroud clad demo today
Asian News, Thursday 30 August 2007Angry Students of Lal Masjid in Islamabad along with local Residents will stage a sit in and hold shroud demonstration today protesting against closure of the Mosque.
7. Taj mahal reopens after violence
Asian News, Thursday 30 August 2007INDIA'S Taj Mahal reopened to tourists after a curfew was eased following riots that left one dead and dozens injured in the northern city of Agra.
8. Gender tests give rise to female foeticide
Asian News, Wednesday 29 August 2007The widespread use of illegal tests to determine the sex of a baby is fuelling a rise of female foeticide cases in India according to social activists.
9. Muslim 'Live 8' concert to help Darfur victims
Asian News, Wednesday 29 August 2007British Muslims will be holding their own version of the Live 8 concert to highlight the humanitarian crisis in Sudan's restive Darfur region.
10. Animals to receive help in Bangladesh flood relief program
Asian News, Tuesday 28 August 2007After three weeks of heavy monsoon rains and incoming news of fresh flooding, Bangladesh is in the grip of the worst floods in living memory, affecting people and animals alike.