India not considering a boycott of London Games

2011-11-28 17:41:24

The Indian Olympic Association are not considering boycotting the London Olympics despite local demands to do so over a Games sponsorship deal with Dow Chemical, said the IOA's acting president on Monday.

At least 15 killed in road accident in India

2011-11-28 17:02:27

At least 15 people were killed and 57 others were injured early Monday when two private luxury buses collided in the western Indian state Maharashtra's Buldana district.

Afghan-US partnership may be inked next month

2011-11-28 16:25:00

The proposed Afghan-U.S. strategic partnership, will not be inked before the international conference on Afghanistan, planned to held in Bonn, Germany in December this year, a local newspaper reported Monday.

At least 15 killed in road accident in India

2011-11-28 16:04:40

At least 15 people were killed and 57 others were injured early Monday when two private luxury buses collided in the western Indian state Maharashtra's Buldana district.

3 ROK cultural traditons added to UN heritage list

2011-11-28 15:44:25

South Korea's tightrope walking, martial art taekkyon and weaving of fine ramie in the Hansan region have been recognized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as elements of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Thai Justice Minister survives no-confidence vote

2011-11-28 13:48:14

Thailand's Justice Minister Pol Gen Pracha Promnokand, who is also the chief of Flood Relief Operations Center, survived a censure debate on Monday.

Hashimoto wins in Osaka mayoral election

2011-11-28 11:16:05

Former Osaka Governor Toru Hashimoto won a landslide victory in the Osaka mayoral race held Sunday, defeating incumbent Kunio Hiramatsu, final returns showed Monday.

'Afghan Elvis' wows women fans

2011-11-28 07:26:57

Dubbed the "Afghan Elvis", Farhad Darya may be the only man in Afghanistan who can reduce an audience of women in headscarves to a screaming, waving, whistling throng.

Rage grips Pakistan over NATO attack

2011-11-28 06:33:37

Fury spread in Pakistan Sunday over a NATO cross-border air attack that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers and could undermine the U.S. effort to wind up the war in Afghanistan.

DPRK denounces recent US-ROK joint exercises

2011-11-27 22:49:07

The official KCNA news agency of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Sunday issued a commentary accusing the recent US-ROK (Republic of Korea) joint exercises of escalating confrontation and being aimed at igniting a war.