Asia must deal bravely with HIV/AIDS: U.N. official (Wednesday, 20 August 2008) Posted by: linsi (Hits: 3) ... top U.N. official urged countries in Asia on Thursday to deal squarely and bravely with HIV/AIDS, which he said was being driven dangerously underground because of stigma and conservative attitudes..."In Papua New Guinea, India, Malaysia where it is driven by injecting drug users, Indonesia, there are pockets of spread but because of stigma, it's all underground," Peter Piot, head of the U.N. AIDS agency UNAIDS, told Reuters in a telephone interview
This is How We Roll in India (Thursday, 21 August 2008) Posted by: dantangel (Hits: 6) This is unreal! See what's happening on the highways of New Delhi, India.
(photo) A Glimpse Inside Xinjiang China Uyghur Muslim Mosques (Tuesday, 19 August 2008) Posted by: tomcarter (Hits: 7) Inside the 15th century Id Kah Mosque (Kashgar, Xinjiang, China) during salah, one of five compulsory daily prayers recited by Muslims to entreat Allah.
As seen in Tom Carter's CHINA: Portrait of a People, the most comprehensive book of photography on modern China ever published by a single author. Available now from Blacksmith Books.
China "Yey to apporve protests" (Tuesday, 19 August 2008) Posted by: Gaofei (Hits: 1) China has received a total of 77 applications to stage protests during the Olympic Games period - but none has been approved.
Mao's successor Hua Guofeng dies (Thursday, 21 August 2008) Posted by: Jacques (Hits: 2)
Hua Guofeng, who succeeded Mao Zedong as chairman of China's Communist Party, has died, state media is reporting.
Xinhua news agency said 87-year-old Hua died in Beijing after suffering from an unspecified illness.
Hua took over as chairman after Mao's death in 1976, and was in power at the end of the Cultural Revolution.
But Hua was himself quickly pushed aside by radical reformer Deng Xiaoping.
Pervez Musharraf's mixed legacy (Tuesday, 19 August 2008) Posted by: Zia (Hits: 2) For nearly a decade Pervez Musharraf was the most powerful man in Pakistan.
His resignation marks the end of an era for a country facing enormous economic and security challenges.
Beijing Beach Party (Wednesday, 20 August 2008) Posted by: linsi (Hits: 10) ...As I entered the Olympic beach volleyball venue at Chaoyang Park, I wondered if I was really in Beijing. For a moment, I thought I had been transported to California. This was just too weird...As a general rule in Chinese culture, modesty guides most social interaction. Not to mention media since all advertising, TV programs and movies must go through China's censorship board. I remembering hearing a report once that even the social networking websites in China censor photos and pull the suggestive or overly sexy ones off the site, i.e. bikini-clad women....
India fears vacuum left by Musharraf (Tuesday, 19 August 2008) Posted by: Zia (Hits: 5) The resignation of Pakistan's president, Pervez Musharraf, may have come as a relief to most people in his country.
Pakistan shares up on resignation (Tuesday, 19 August 2008) Posted by: Zia (Hits: 0) Pakistan's leading share index has risen more than 4% after President Pervez Musharraf said he would resign.
Pakistan faces era of hope and risk (Tuesday, 19 August 2008) Posted by: Zia (Hits: 1) The exit of President Pervez Musharraf from the political stage in Pakistan opens up an era of both possibilities and risks for the country.
Ten French soldiers killed in Afghanistan (Tuesday, 19 August 2008) Posted by: Jacques (Hits: 6)
Ten French Nato troops have been killed in battles with Taliban fighters near Kabul, the Afghan capital, officials said.
The deaths on Tuesday resulted from fierce clashes that had started on Monday when an International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) patrol was attacked in the Sarobi district, located about 50km east of the capital.
US faces up to life without Musharraf -By Syed Saleem Shahzad (Wednesday, 20 August 2008) Posted by: linsi (Hits: 2) ....
EDITORIAL...
KARACHI - Sixty-five-year-old Pervez Musharraf's biggest problem now is to decide where to spend his retirement years; in Pakistan, which he has dominated politically for nearly nine years, or in exile, far from the madding crowd he would leave behind him. ....
For Musharraf's erstwhile supporters in Washington, the search has already begun to find a replacement for the man who in 2001 dramatically reversed his country's alignment to make it a key player in the "war on terror" and made himself an indispensable component of the US's policies in the region.
President resigns, leaves Aiwan-e-Sadr (Tuesday, 19 August 2008) Posted by: Zia (Hits: 2) President Pervez Musharraf has vacated Aiwan-e-Sadr after stepping down from the office of President.
He was accorded a 'guard of honour' before leaving the President’s House.
Before departing, the former president met with many important figures including the Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Parvez Kiyani and Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Tanvir Mehmood Ahmed.
Chairman Senate, Muhammad Mian Soomro has taken over as acting President of Pakistan after the former president Pervez Musharraf’s resignation.
President Pervez Musharraf resigned after remaining in power for nine years.
He announced resignation from his post in an address to the nation Monday.
President Musharraf likely to resign today: reports (Monday, 18 August 2008) Posted by: Zia (Hits: 3) ISLAMABAD: President Pervez Musharraf will address the nation today at 1pm in which he is expected to resign, according to reports.
Some sources confirmed to Geo News that president could announce his resignation in today’s address to the nation. “President Musharraf has made up his mind to resign before the impeachment motion is tabled in the assembly,“ sources confirmed.
According to Geo News correspondent, some friend countries were trying to broker a deal to protect and save President Musharraf. “President Musharraf has agreed to resign on the condition that he would be given indemnity and would not be tried, sources said.
Sources further said the president would address the nation as part of understanding.
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