Russia has sent sophsiticated anti-ship missiles to Syria, US media report The New York Times quotes unnamed US officials as saying the missiles could be used to counter any potential future foreign military intervention in Syria. Without confirming details, Russia’s foreign minister said Russian supplies did not break any international rules. It comes amid growing alarm [...]
Photo caption: Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim speaks at a press conference in Petaling Jaya. (AFP/Mohd Rasfan) A planned wave of protests over disputed Malaysian elections is the most provocative challenge to the government in years, upping pressure on a long-ruling coalition already smarting from the polls. Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim offered a preview of the [...]
Malaysia’s general election is too close to call just two days before hotly anticipated polls, according to a survey released Friday that indicated large numbers of voters were still undecided. The upstart opposition led by Anwar Ibrahim looked set to win at least 89 of parliament’s 222 seats in Sunday’s vote, compared to 85 for [...]
Reliance Industries BSE -3.19 % boss Mukesh Ambani, who was assigned Z-level security last week, got his first taste of state-provided security on Thursday after a contingent of 33 men of the Central Reserve Police Force formally took over the task of guarding him in Mumbai, armed with AK-47 assault rifles, Glock semi-automatic pistols and [...]
A five-year-old girl is battling for her life after being allegedly kidnapped and repeatedly raped by a neighbour in the Indian capital, Delhi. The girl was taken hostage on Monday and attacked in a locked room for over 48 hours, police said. Reports say she was rescued by a passer-by who heard her cries on [...]
It’s a rule out of every boss’ pet’s handbook – always leave late, or at least, after your boss leaves. This ensures you look diligent, regardless of whether you spend that extra time gossiping or actually working. However, many Delhi women aren’t interested in earning those brownie points anymore. One in three female workers have [...]
Three months after she was shot in the head for daring to say girls should be able to get an education, a 15-year-old Pakistani hugged her nurses and smiled as she walked out of a Birmingham hospital. Malala Yousufzai waved to a guard and smiled shyly as she cautiously strode down the hospital corridor talking [...]
A shroud of political doubt enveloped Venezuela as rumours grew that President Hugo Chavez may be close to death in a Cuban hospital or, at the very least, will not be well enough to make his own inauguration to a new term of office in just five days’ time. While top lieutenants of his socialist, [...]
