Archive for February, 2012

Pakistan destroys Bin Laden compound

Tuesday, February 28th, 2012

Pakistani authorities have begun to demolish the compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, that Osama Bin Laden used as a hideout until he was killed in a raid by U.S. forces in May 2011.
CNN.com – Asia


Nepal man named shortest

Tuesday, February 28th, 2012

A Nepalese man who stands no taller than a newborn has been declared the world’s shortest man in history.
CNN.com – Asia


Japan one year after tsunami

Monday, February 27th, 2012

It’s the details on Fukushima’s before and after photographs that are the most telling. One year later, there’s not one power pole, wall-mounted gas meter or roadside curb that hasn’t been meticulously attended to.
CNN.com – Asia


Yao Ming on ‘Lin-sanity’

Monday, February 27th, 2012

When Yao Ming retired from professional basketball seven months ago, there were fears that interest in the NBA among China’s 1.3 billion people would dwindle.
CNN.com – Asia


Cashing in on Jeremy Lin

Monday, February 27th, 2012

Entrepreneurs of all stripes are cashing in on the Lin-sanity phenomenon as swiftly as the NBA sensation can pull off his furious fast breaks.
CNN.com – Asia