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Page 1/11 Doha summit to discuss ‘green aviation’
DOHA: Aviation industry leaders meeting here for three days from today will discuss a possible roadmap for “Green Aviation” to influence policymakers at the forthcoming Copenhagen climate summit.
The crucial Doha Aviation Summit will also discuss the public-private partnership in ensuring a c [more...]
Posted on:10/25/2009 Pakistan retakes Taliban stronghold
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Pakistani forces backed by helicopter gunships and artillery recaptured a strategic town from Taliban militants after fierce fighting, officials said yesterday.
Kotkai town in South Waziristan has changed hands three times since the army launched a major offensive on Taliban str [more...]
Posted on:10/25/2009 Saudi female journalist to be flogged over TV show
RIYADH: A Saudi female journalist said yesterday that a court has ordered her to receive 60 lashes for working at a television network that aired the confessions of a man.
Rozana Al Yami said a judge in the Red Sea coastal town of Jeddah dropped all charges that she had been directly involved wit [more...]
Posted on:10/25/2009 Secondary school students to get transport facilities
DOHA: Boys of Independent and Semi-Independent Secondary schools will soon be able to avail of bus transport to the school and back home following a ministerial decision issued in this regard.
The decision issued by the Minister of Education and Higher Education H E Saad bin Ibrahim Al Mahmoud ha [more...]
Posted on:10/25/2009 Troops recapture Taliban stronghold
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Pakistani forces backed by helicopter gunships and artillery recaptured a strategic town from Taliban militants after fierce fighting, officials said yesterday.
Kotkai town in South Waziristan has changed hands three times since the army launched a major offensive on Taliban str [more...]
Posted on:10/25/2009 Karzai was pressured to accept run-off
KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai says British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and other world leaders personally pressured him to accept an election run-off after a fraud-marred first round.
But the incumbent, whose saw his announced majority in the initial August 20 vote reduced to just below th [more...]
Posted on:10/25/2009 Taliban threaten Afghan vote
KABUL: The Taliban called yesterday for a boycott of the upcoming run-off in Afghanistan’s fraud-tainted presidential election as US and UN envoys predicted fewer problems with the second round.
While Western military chiefs say they can ensure the November 7 poll is conducted in a peaceful atmos [more...]
Posted on:10/25/2009 Troops kill four Afghan civilians
KABUL: Western troops shot dead four civilians and wounded three others yesterday when they opened fire on a vehicle in southern Afghanistan, officials said.
A convoy of troops serving with the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) had opened fire at the civilian vehicle in the main sout [more...]
Posted on:10/25/2009 Delhi, Beijing vow to build better ties
Hua Hin, Thailand: India and China yesterday pledged not to let differences derail bilateral ties as prime ministers Manmohan Singh and Wen Jiabao held a much-awaited meeting in this Thai resort at a time when relations betwen the two countries have been strained.
Both leaders shook hands warmly [more...]
Posted on:10/25/2009 Japan calls on India to make climate commitment
HUA HIN, Thailand: Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama called on his Indian counterpart yesterday to make an international commitment on climate change, saying it was vital for a UN deal due in Copenhagen in December.
Hatoyama, who took office last month after a landslide election victory, has [more...]
Posted on:10/25/2009
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