Archive for September, 2009

U.S. official fired at U.N. in Afghanistan (MSNBC)

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon fires the top American official at the U.N. mission in Afghanistan after a widely publicized dispute over how to deal with fraud charges in the country’s presidential election.

Army social work

The US effort to win Afghan hearts and minds

Sri Lankan stars in doubt for Australian Twenty20

Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia might have to reconsider their overseas signings for the Twenty20 Big Bash due to a clash with Sri Lanka’s international schedule

September 30 is the day the monsoon officially ends in Mumbai. And with that has ended hopes of more drinking water for the city until next June, reports Bhavika Jain.

The voice vote comes a week after Senate passed the bill unanimously. The Bicameral Legislation now goes to US President Barack Obama for his signature.

Pimco Plans South Korean Office to Tap ‘Huge Growth Potential’ (Bloomberg)

Oct. 1 (Bloomberg) — Pacific Investment Management Co., manager of the world’s largest bond fund, plans to open an office in South Korea as it increases investments in Asia.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to direct the CBI to initiate criminal proceedings against former Congress MP from Assam, Mani Kumar Subba, accused of furnishing false information regarding his citizenship.

Which Formula One team was recently handed out a two-year ban from the Formula One Driving Championship after admitting to race-fixing?

The honour of being the guest at the first state dinner hosted by United States President Barack Obama would go to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and it will be held during his upcoming state visit scheduled for November 24.

Afghan sacking ’sends bad signal’

The UN Afghan envoy apparently dismissed in a row about election fraud tells the BBC the move sent “a terrible signal” about the UN.