Archive for November, 2011

Indian GDP growth slips to 6.9%

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

India's economy grew at the slowest rate for more than two years in the second quarter, confirming the country's shift to lower growth rates of about 7 per cent.
CNN.com – Asia


Samsung defeats Apple in court

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

Samsung Electronics will be allowed to sell its latest Galaxy tablet computers in Australia during the crucial Christmas shopping season after it won a rare victory against Apple and overturned a sales ban in the country.
CNN.com – Asia


Police: Anti-Taliban leader killed in car bomb attack

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

Hashim Khan, an anti-Taliban tribal leader, was killed in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday when a bomb hidden in his car detonated, police said.
CNN.com – Asia


Clinton arrives on historic Myanmar trip

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

Hillary Clinton arrived in Myanmar on Wednesday to begin the first visit to the Asian nation by a serving U.S. secretary of state in more than half a century.
CNN.com – Asia


NATO’s perilous Kunar mission

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

The mistaken NATO air attack on Pakistani military outposts over the weekend, in which 24 soldiers were killed, was an accident waiting to happen.
CNN.com – Asia