Bhutan gets first private newspaper
GUWAHATI, India, May 1 (AFP) - The first edition of Bhutan's only privately-owned newspaper sold out within hours of hitting the stands amid ongoing …
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India retires its ageing spy planes
NEW DELHI, May 1 (AFP) - The Indian Air Force Monday retired its four ageing spy planes and said military satellites will take over the role of the Soviet-era …
India “at peak of global attractiveness” for global retailers: study
NEW DELHI, Apr. 30 (AFP) - India has emerged as the most attractive global retail destination for a second straight year, ahead of rival China which trails in …
London police hunt firebomber targeting SAsian businesses
LONDON, April 30 (AFP) - Police in London said Sunday they were hunting a racist serial firebomber after three apparently motiveless petrol bomb attacks on …
Indonesia’s Mount Merapi acts up but no eruption yet
JAKARTA, Apr. 29 (AFP) - Volcanic rocks have tumbled down from the peak of Indonesia's rumbling Mount Merapi volcano but its "standby" status remains …
India’s Jet Airways yearly profit jumps 15 percent
MUMBAI, Apr. 29 (AFP) - Jet Airways, India's largest private airline, said Saturday full-year net earnings rose 15 percent on air-traffic growth and profit …
Forget tea leaves, Indian fortune teller sees life in a coffee cup
BANGALORE, India, Apr. 28 (AFP) - Tucked away in a nondescript building in india's high-tech city, Nawal Gani sits in her drawing room drying coffee cups after …
Indian regulator cracks down on alleged IPO manipulation
MUMBAI, Apr. 28 (AFP) - Indian shares staged a knee-jerk plunge Friday, then rallied after the stock market regulator cracked down on two dozen operators, …
Disappearing tattoos offer help for lovelorn
PARIS, April 26, 2006 (AFP) - Embarrassed by that tattoo with the name of that former lover? Or those characters in Chinese that you believed meant "eternal …
Chinese car lust drives battery boom, bust in Kenya
ATHI RIVER, Kenya, April 27, 2006 (AFP) - China's rapid expansion into Africa in search of fuel to feed its booming development needs is leaving a profound …
Mission possible — Britain’s secret service trawls for new talent
LONDON, April 27, 2006 (AFP) - Britain's secret service, famed for lurking in the shadows, launched its first overt recruitment operation on Thursday, calling …
Air ticket prices rising on back of oil price spike
PARIS, April 27, 2006 (AFP) - Air France-KLM, Singapore Airlines and a string of other carriers are increasing the fuel surcharge element in their long-haul …
Indian court rules domestic whisky not “Scotch”
NEW DELHI, Apr. 24 (AFP) - An Indian court has ordered domestic whisky makers not to use the words "Scot" or "Scotch" for their distilled brews as it would …
Maldives fishermen bring police record hashish haul
COLOMBO, Apr. 23 (AFP) - Fishermen in the Indian Ocean tourist paradise of the Maldives gave police their biggest catch of illegal drugs after an accidental …
RSF calls for retrial of Maldivian journalist jailed for life
Apr.20 (LBO) – The conviction on 19 April of Minivan journalist Abdullah Saeed and his sentence to life imprisonment was engineered by the authorities in …
Tsunami survivors’ line up for biggest free lunch buffet
Sri Lankan school children and women stand in a queue as they wait for a free lunch offered by a charity organisation 26 March 2005 at the tourist resort town …