Lee upbraids top commanders over S. Korean defection to N. Korea
By Sam Kim
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak chided top military commanders
Tuesday over the defection of a South Korean man to North Korea last week across
Four to face court over grisly death
Two men and two women will appear in court on Wednesday to face charges over the
murder and dismemberment of 27-year-old Melbourne childcare worker Raechel Betts.
Kokoda flag raised on Aussie mainland
If Gallipoli was Australia's baptism, then Kokoda was its confirmation.
"At Gallipoli we fought for Britain and lost; at Kokoda we fought for Australia and
Japan eyes $4 bil. in civilian aid to Afghanistan over 5 yrs+
TOKYO, Nov. 3 Kyodo -
Japan would give Afghanistan roughly $4 billion in civilian aid over five years
from 2010 in a program expected to replace the Self-Defense Force's
Japan`s Shinohara to assume IMF deputy post in early March+
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 Kyodo -
Japan's former top financial diplomat Naoyuki Shinohara will take the position
Altai region opens direct flights between Barnaul and Ulan Bator
BARNAUL, November 3 (Itar-Tass) - The Russian Altai region will open
direct flights between Barnaul and Ulan Bator, sources from the department
Crisis in Karnataka govt refuses to die down
New Delhi, Nov 3 (PTI) The crisis in the Bharaytiya Janata
Party (BJP) government in the southwestern state Karnataka on
DISSIDENCE-REDDY 2 LAST
"This is totally a media plantation", Reddy said when
asked to comment on the BJP President's remarks yesterday that
Yeddyurappa would continue as Chief Minister.
Radical Sikh outfit calls for Punjab bandh, train traffic hit
Amritsar/Chandigarh Nov 3 (PTI) Activists of a radical
Sikh outfit on Tuesday blocked trains and buses in Amritsar to
enforce the Punjab bandh called by them to protest alleged
BANDH TWO LST
The affected trains include New Delhi-Amritsar Shatabdi
Express, Amritsar-New Delhi Inter City Express,
Amritsar-Hardwar Jan Shatabdi Express, Dadar-Amritsar Express,
