10 Dec 2009 01:12:24 GMT Castro accuses Obama of cynicism over Nobel prize HAVANA, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro criticized U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday for accepting the Nobel Peace Prize as he steps up the U.S. war effort in Afghanistan by ...
10 Dec 2009 01:11:49 GMT Petraeus sees short-term rise in Afghan violence (For more on Afghanistan, click [nAFPAK])
* Success is "necessary and attainable" - Petraeus
* Gates says reinforcements will help get the job done
* U.S. ...
10 Dec 2009 00:36:32 GMT Abbott's love rug a radio hit
TONY Abbott is out to win back the Howard battlers who deserted the Coalition at the last election but he's doing it in an un-Howard way -- with his ``love rug'' and budgie smugglers.
10 Dec 2009 00:34:24 GMT Obama to tackle Afghan war head-on in Nobel speech * Obama to emphasize U.S. leadership, responsibility
* Will say war in Afghanistan aimed achieving peace
* Polls show many Americans think award is undeserved (Updates with Obama's departure for ...
10 Dec 2009 00:26:17 GMT India weighs options as WHO strikes down cheap HIV drug Stavudine
Aids treatment in India has received a setback with the World Health Organisation (WHO) issuing a recommendation last week to phase out Stavudine, an antiretroviral drug used to treat HIV. Forty-five per cent patients in the country use ...
10 Dec 2009 00:26:17 GMT India weighs options as WHO strikes down cheap HIV drug Stavudine
Aids treatment in India has received a setback with the World Health Organisation (WHO) issuing a recommendation last week to phase out Stavudine, an antiretroviral drug used to treat HIV. Forty-five per cent patients in the country use ...
09 Dec 2009 23:46:17 GMT Return of Wind and Cloud
It may have taken three years to make and is 11 years late but the effects-laden The Storm Warriors is finally hitting the big screen
The long-awaited sequel The Storm Warriors finally blows into cinemas 11 years after the first adaptation ...
09 Dec 2009 23:46:17 GMT Najib's trip to Thai south raises hopes
Expectations are high that Malaysian PM can offer help to quell insurgency in the area
BANGKOK: In a trip that underlines their shared stake in easing tensions in Thailand's violence-torn south, Prime Minister Najib Razak today becomes the ...
09 Dec 2009 23:28:16 GMT Jharkhand ready for round three today
RANCHI: As Jharkhand prepares for round three of voting on Tuesday, both the Election Commission and the security forces are on their toes to ensure fair and free polling. While the Maoist threat perception hangs heavily in the air, around ...
09 Dec 2009 23:28:12 GMT Swine flu claims four more lives
JAIPUR: With four more persons succumbing to swine flu on Monday, the toll has reached 77 in the state. The total number of H1N1 patients has gone up to 1,934 with 55 fresh cases reported on Monday. Of these, 34 are from Jaipur, including ...
