Myanmar's government is denying entry to helicopters and relief supplies from U.S. Navy ships waiting offshore, near the Irawaddy...

Steve Waugh may be the fans' favourite to have a new multi-million dollar stand being built at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) named after him, but he does not qualify as only players retired for ten years are considered for the honour, a media report said...

Faced with the threat of losing future earnings in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Australia's contingent from the Rajasthan Royals franchise were coaxed back to Jaipur despite their fears following Tuesday's deadly terrorist attack in the capital city of...

Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke has confirmed he would be available for the second Test in the West Indies after spending time with his fiancee Lara Bingle who lost her...

New Delhi, May 17 : Responding to a request by the Myanmar authorities, India on Saturday sent a team of 50 Army medical personnel and a fresh planeload of medicines to the cyclone-battered country....

Jodhpur, May 17 : Days after serial blasts ripped through Jaipur, security has been stepped up for passengers of the 'Thar Express', a weekly service between Rajasthan and Pakistan's Sindh...

Kathmandu, May 17 : United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has remarked that he does not anticipate the extension of the term of the United Nations Mission in Nepal...

Wagah, May 17 : India on Saturday released 14 Pakistani fishermen, who were caught straying into Indian waters last year....

Islamabad, May 17 : Tariq Azizzudin, Pakistan's envoy to Afghanistan, who was kidnapped by Afghan militants on February 11 was on Saturday reported to have been released by his captors....

Washington, May 17 : Belying Pakistan's claims that it won't allow any foreign troops to operate from its soil, it has been learnt that two airstrips - one near Wana and the other near Nokundi (both tribal areas bordering Afghanistan), are for the exclusive use of the US for security operations in Afghanistan and the Tribal Areas, and that they were not under the direct control of either Pakistan's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), or the Pakistan Air...

Islamabad, May 17 : US ambassador in Islamabad, Anne Patterson has reportedly said that Washington was ready to extend financial assistance to Pakistan government for the implementation of its judicial reforms, including setting up of new night...

Washington, May 17 : Nearly 30 per cent of the US' aid for Afghanistan and Pakistan is siphoned off as "overhead expenses", in the form of consulting fee and other costs, before it reaches the region, said US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher during a recent hearing of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and South...

Lahore, May 17 : Gulab Singh, the only Sikh warden in traffic police in Lahore who had even put in his papers last month alleging misbehaviour by his colleagues, has once again complained of humiliation in public by his...

Islamabad, May 17 : PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari is impeding the reinstatement of the deposed judges by joining hands with President Musharraf, said Riasat Ali Azad, General Secretary of the Islamabad Bar...

Islamabad, May 17 : The Pakistan Army has lodged a formal protest to "allied forces" in Afghanistan over a suspected US missile strike this week that killed 14 people in Bajaur...

Islamabad, May 17 : Though Pakistan acknowledges the US as a superpower, but it was wrong to believe it was influencing the political changes in Pakistan, said ambassador designate to the US Hussain...

Islamabad, May 17 : After the PML-N walked out of the ruling coalition government, political circles in Islamabad are abuzz with possibility of a new alignment between the PPP and the erstwhile ruling party the PML-Q, to cobble up 2/3 majority for the PPP-led government in the National...

Kuala Lumpur, May 17 : Malaysian Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar has said that the Government had not revoked HINDRAF chairman P. Waythamoorthy's passport, and that he was still in possession of his passport in...

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has strongly condemned Burma's military government for not allowing international aid to reach its own people. For VOA, Tom Rivers in London has...

Singapore: Anton Marcus, the man who will be bidding for victory in the $3 million Singapore International Airlines Cup this weekend aboard Dubai Duty Free winner, Jay Peg, has a very specific game...

More than 50 philanthropists and financial advisers joined an emergency briefing Friday at the San Francisco Foundation, looking for effective ways to get cyclone relief into Burma in the face of...

Cambodian authorities have detained a fifth suspect in the 12-year-old kidnapping and murder case of two men who were clearing land mines. Former Khmer Rouge fighters abducted Christopher Howes of...

Asian health care professionals have been granted permission to enter Burma to provide medical care to cyclone survivors. Thirty doctors, nurses and other medical professionals from Thailand flew...

Pakistani lawyers met Saturday to decide whether to mount street protests against the government after its failure to reinstate judges ousted by President Pervez Musharraf. Musharraf, a stalwart US...

World frustration with the Burmese regime's slow response to the cyclone disaster boiled over Saturday with France accusing it of being on the verge of committing a crime against humanity by not...

BANGKOK, Thailand — Myanmar's military junta has given permission to Thai and Indian health workers to help cyclone victims in areas that have been off limits to most foreigners, raising hopes...

(AP Photo)A young survivor of Cyclone Nargis watches as her companion receives free clothing donated by local donors at a monastery in the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar on Saturday May 17, 2008. The...

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - The top U.S. envoy in Myanmar is dismissing a junta-led tour of areas hit hardest by this month's cyclone as "a show" designed to impress the world. Diplomats say the junta...

TWANTE, Myanmar (AP) — Saw Htin's cheeks were wet with tears after waiting in line with hundreds of sick, desperate cyclone survivors. The 18-year-old mother clutched her wheezing baby boy. ...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan is back home three months after being kidnapped on the main highway through Pakistan's wild border region. Today, tearful relatives of...

A Canadian military plane carrying 40 tonnes worth of relief supplies for Myanmar cyclone victims arrived Saturday in Bangkok, Thailand. The giant Canadian Forces C-17 Globemaster plane took off...

India and Pakistan have made "considerable progress" towards resolving the Sir Creek maritime boundary dispute in the wake of a joint survey of the region by experts from both countries.Of the eight...

UNB, DhakaAll the domestic airliners, except Biman Bangladesh Airlines Limited, have abruptly raised their fares of Dhaka-Chittagong route saying that the fuel price, taxes and surcharges have...

Hasanuzzaman KhanIndian media seems to have launched a canard against Bangladesh implicating an organisation already outlawed in Bangladesh claiming its involvement in the terrorist attack in...

Frustrated world leaders tightened the screws on Myanmar yesterday, alleging negligence and possible crimes against humanity by refusing a massive foreign relief effort for the cyclone tragedy.US...

YANGON: Myanmar has said that more than 1,33,000 people were dead or missing in the cyclone disaster, nearly doubling the official toll two weeks after the storm left the country's rice-growing...

BAGDOGRA: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday hoped that Nepalese political parties involved in the electoral process have an obligation to make a success of the "democratic experiment" and...

Prachanda denied that he was indulging in doublespeak on ties with India--demanding review of the treaty and seeking "equidistance" from Beijing and New Delhi on one hand and favouring close ties...

May 17, 2008, 18:30 Diplomats witnessed "huge" devastation in the Irrawaddy delta today and the toll of dead and missing from the cyclone rose above 133 000 people, making it one of the most...

MAE SOT, Thailand — As soon as you cross the Thai-Myanmar friendship bridge, you have to shift perspective. From driving on the left-hand side in Thailand, you suddenly veer to the right. The...

YANGON, Myanmar – A French navy ship carrying 1,000 tons of food idled near Myanmar's coast Saturday, awaiting permission from the uncooperative ruling military regime to dock in the...

Posted on: Saturday, 17 May 2008, 09:00 CDT By Bill Sherman, Tulsa World, Okla. May 17--Tulsans are among the first wave of relief workers trickling into Myanmar, which was hit by a devastating...

Diplomats went on a controlled tour of Burma's storm-ravaged Irrawaddy delta Saturday following international complaints the ruling military is blocking aid groups from distributing relief supplies. ...

TORONTO, May 17 /CNW/ - "It's almost impossible to imagine the heartache and loss experienced by people in Asia over the past few weeks," says Dave McComiskey, Executive Director, cbm Canada. cbm...

Human Rights Watch says governments should not endorse the results of Burma's constitutional referendum. The vote was held a week ago in many areas, despite devastation wrought by Cyclone Nargis. ...

Myanmar - Myanmar's junta kept a French navy ship laden with aid waiting outside its maritime border on Saturday, and showed off neatly laid out state relief camps to diplomats.The stage-managed tour...

LAHORE (Reuters) - Leaders of a Pakistani lawyers' movement served notice to the new coalition government it would hold a major protest on June 10 to champion the restoration of judges dismissed by...

JAKARTA, May 17 (Bernama) -- Malaysia may host the 2010 Thomas and Uber Cup finals as it was the only country to have bidded for the world's prestigious event when the closing date for bidders ended...

The first Canadian aid shipment to help people in Burma cope with a devastating and deadly cyclone arrived in Thailand on Saturday morning, two weeks after the storm hit. A military C-17 aircraft...

IPOH, May 17 (Bernama) -- India, the world No 9, hammered Malaysia 2-1 in their last round-robin match Saturday to book a place in the final against Argentina in the 17th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup...