Jordan: Activists urge Lower House to reject media law amendments
Major News in <The Jordan Times> : Activists urge Lower House to reject media law amendments AMMAN — Scores of press freedom activists and online media practitioners on Wednesday staged a two-hour sit-in outside Parliament to protest against the government’s proposed amendments to the Press and Publications Law. Holding banners denouncing the amendments, the protesters […]
Bangladesh : Deal ‘as soon as feasible’
Major News in <The Daily Star>: Deal ‘as soon as feasible’ Manmohan assures Hasina of Teesta waters; Nam summit starts today Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh yesterday assured his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina of India’s firm commitment to ink the proposed Teesta water-sharing deal “as soon as feasible”. During their meeting at Grand Azadi Hotel […]
Philippine : Binay Bats For Peaceful Settlement
Major News of <Manila Bulletin> : Binay Bats For Peaceful Settlement MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Jejomar C. Binay will push for the peaceful settlement of all territorial disputes and respect for migrant rights when he attends the 16th Non-Aligned Movement Summit (NAM Summit) in Iran. Binay left Tuesday evening for Tehran to represent President […]
Nepal: PM gloats over his feats‚ glosses over fiascos
Major News in <The Himalayan Times>: PM gloats over his feats‚ glosses over fiascos KATHMANDU: Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai today took pains to gloss over his failures, accuse opposition parties, mock the judiciary and hit out at newly formed CPN-Maoist. He did gloat over his achievements made in the past one year. In his address […]
Pakistan : Violence in Karachi claims 12 lives
Major News in <Dawn News> : Violence in Karachi claims 12 lives KARACHI: Continuous violence has claimed the lives of 12 more people in Karachi, DawnNews reported. Two people were gunned down and one other person was injured, when unknown gunmen opened fire on them in Kharadar. One person was killed in Manzoor colony, while […]
India: Coalgate: PM makes statement in Lok Sabha, questions CAG observations
Major news in <The Times of India>: Coalgate: PM makes statement in Lok Sabha amid BJP uproar, questions CAG observations NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made a statement on coal block allocation in Parliament on Monday in the wake of the CAG report, which has been used by opposition to attack him. The PM […]