WN Network The Asia Woman
The Asia Woman
Search the World News Network
Advanced Search


Breaking News Sat, 19 May 2012
File - British Army Lt. Gen. James Bucknall, the International Security Assistance Force deputy commander, speaks with Afghan National Army soldiers during his visit to Joint Combat Outpost Pul-e-Sayad, Afghanistan, April 27, 2011. Afghan war will cost British taxpayers £20 billion by time mission is complete Sat 19 May 2012
Britain's war in Afghanistan will cost taxpayers almost £20 billion by time the mission draws to a close, new figures have revealed. Despite the winding down of... (photo: US Army / Spc. Kristina Gupton) The Daily Telegraph
Afghanistan   Britain   Photos   Troops   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
The President of Sri Lanka, Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa inspecting the Guard of Honour, at the ceremonial reception, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on June 09, 2010. Sri Lanka military parade marks war anniversary Sat 19 May 2012
Sri Lanka is marking the three-year anniversary of the end of its long civil war with a large military parade in the capital, Colombo. President Mahinda Rajapaksa gave a... (photo: PIB of India) BBC News
Anniversary   Photos   Sri Lanka   War   Wikipedia: Sri Lankan Civil War
India West Bengal TMC Supremo Mamata Banerjee - India- Politics Mamata Banerjee needs to talk less and do more to overcome Herculean tasks at hand Sat 19 May 2012
Tweet "Parivartan, my foot," snorted Aroop Roy, a 71-year-old resident of Old Ballygunge, in utter disgust at the very mention of the word. "The only parivartan has been... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) The Times of India
India   Photos   Politics   West Bengal   Wikipedia: Mamata Banerjee
Tourists waiting at New Delhi's IGI Airport-Air passengers-India. Foreign travel expenses shoot up 20% on falling rupee Sat 19 May 2012
Tweet NEW DELHI: The depreciating value of the rupee has made outbound travel for Indians at least 15-20% more expensive. In India, domestic travel too is suffering... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam) The Times of India
Economy   Photos   Tourist   Travel   Wikipedia: Air travel
Girls of twelveth standard having JEE-IIT exam in India Number of girls cracking IIT-JEE doubles to 2,800 in one year Sat 19 May 2012
Tweet MUMBAI: Each year boys max out seats at the Indian Institutes of Technology. But the count of girls who secured JEE ranks has doubled to 2,886 since the last... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The Times of India
Girls   India   Mumbai   Photos   Wikipedia: Indian Institute of Technology Joint Entrance Examination
Chennai Super Kings players and staff congratulate batsman Dwayne Bravo (C) as they celebrate Bravo's winning run of last ball six during the IPL Twenty20 cricket match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on May 14, 2012 CSK has been below-par in league stage Sat 19 May 2012
One of the oldest sayings in sport is: Do not leave your destiny in someone else's hands. Defending champion Chennai Super Kings has done just that in this edition of the... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) The Hindu
Chennai   Cricket   Photos   Sport   Wikipedia: Chennai Super Kings
India Kolkata Eden Garden Stadium in Kolkata in Eastern India City Why Eden is different Mudar Patherya, a former Sportsworld journalist, writes an open letter to ... Sat 19 May 2012
Why Eden is different... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) The Telegraph India
Cricket   Kolkata   Photos   Sports   Wikipedia: Eden Gardens
View of NABARD(National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development) office-India. Nabard manager urges banks to popularize Kisan Credit Card Sat 19 May 2012
SHARE AND DISCUSSTweet PATNA: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural development (Nabard) Chief General Manager D V Deshpande on Friday urged all commercial banks to... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam) The Times of India
Agriculture   Bank   Economy   Photos   Wikipedia: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
onservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh talks with guests in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009, prior to a Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony for Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and former Australian Prime Minister John Howard.(AP Photo/Ron Edmonds) Rush Limbaugh Defends Facebook Co-Founder Eduardo Saverin Over Tax Allegations Fri 18 May 2012
Rush Limbaugh praised Eduardo Saverin, the Facebook co-founder who has been accused of attempting to dodge millions of dollars in taxes, for having business savvy on his... (photo: AP / Ron Edmonds) Huffington Post
Business   Facebook   Photos   Singapore   Wikipedia: Rush Limbaugh
An Afghan villager unlocks the door of a suspected homemade explosives factory for U.S. Army Spc. Timothy Rodgers in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, May 4, 2012. The NATO Afghan summit: Reality and illusion Fri 18 May 2012
Everything has been moving forward, step by step. At the beginning of May, after months of negotiation, US President Barack Obama made a triumphal appearance at the... (photo: US Army / Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod) Al Jazeera
Afghanistan   Nato   Photos   US   Wikipedia: 2012 Chicago Summit
A Palestinian vendor displays a gold jewellery at a jewellery store in the Rafah Refugee Camp, Southern Gaza Strip on September. 19, 2011. Decline in demand for gold in the Palestinian markets due to the high price of $ 50 per gram, this high price in the global gold. ( Photo by Ahmed Deeb/WN) Dollar Prevails while Gold Slumps below US$1,550 Fri 18 May 2012
, New York:Gold prices have plunged further to their lowest price this year due to concerns over Greece’s... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) Tempo Interactive
Commodities   Dollar   Photos   Prices   Wikipedia: Gold
Beer - Alcohol - Drinker Chinese herbal extract may help curb binge drinking Fri 18 May 2012
Washington, May 18 (ANI): An extract of the Chinese herb kudzu dramatically reduces drinking and may be useful in the treatment of alcoholism and curbing binge drinking.... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) Newstrack India
China   Health   Photos   Science
File - Chinese soldiers look at cars confiscated from a company owned by fugitive smuggling suspect Lai Changxing, including a bullet-proofed Mercedes Benz, at an anti-smuggling exhibition in Beijing Thursday, Nov. 11, 2004. China sentences fugitive smuggler Lai to life term Fri 18 May 2012
BEIJING—The man once considered China's most-wanted fugitive was sentenced to life in prison for smuggling and bribery in a lurid corruption case that reached into... (photo: AP / Greg Baker) Denver Post
China   Corruption   Crime   Photos   Wikipedia: Lai Changxing
tree plantation on the road side in Maharashtra - India Spiritual group plants 35 lakh trees Fri 18 May 2012
Haridwar, May 18 (IANS) A spiritual group based here has launched a massive green drive in the country and has already planted 35 lakh trees and saplings, a spokesperson... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Newstrack India
Environment   Gujarat   Photos   Tree   Wikipedia: Plantation
House OKs continued war in Afghanistan House OKs continued war in Afghanistan Fri 18 May 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House endorsed the continued war in Afghanistan on Thursday despite acknowledgment from Republicans and Democrats that the American people are... (photo: DOD / Public Domain) Tulsa World
Afghanistan   Defence   Photos   Troops   Washington   Wikipedia: Afghanistan
'Last-gasp IPL thrillers stressful for players, spectators' 'Last-gasp IPL thrillers stressful for players, spectators' Fri 18 May 2012
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Chennai Super Kings (CSK) all-rounder Albie Morkel says last-gasp thrillers in the Indian Premier League can be stressful for both players and... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) Newstrack India
Cricket   India   Photos   Sports   Wikipedia: Indian Premier League
Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou declares victory in the presidential election, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012 in Taipei, Taiwan. China shadow looming, Taiwan's Ma set for 2nd term Fri 18 May 2012
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan's Ma Ying-jeou is set to begin his second presidential term caught between China's desire to exert greater influence over his democratic... (photo: AP / Wally Santana) The Guardian
China   Photos   Politics   Taiwan   Wikipedia: Taiwan
Man and woman on a vespa scooter moto, Rome Italy That gorgeous Italian Vespa makes a comeback Fri 18 May 2012
We all fondly remember the Vespas of yore. Some of you may even be lucky enough to have owned one. It's been quite a while since the Vespa name has scooted ubiquitously... (photo: WN / Guillaume Poulet-Mathis) DNA India
Automobile   India   Italy   Photos   Wikipedia: Vespa
Crickter Sachin Tendulkar receiving a Painting from eminent painter Sanatan Dinda (L) along with West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee, Kolkata Corporation Mayor Sovan Chatterjee and West Bengal Sports Minister Madan Mitra during the congratulates Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar(R) for his achievement of a hundred centuries in international cricket ahead of the IPL Twenty20 cricket match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians at The Eden Gardens in Kolkata on May 12, 2012 Sachin Tendulkar wants to take Rajya Sabha oath in private Fri 18 May 2012
Iconic cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has reportedly asked the Rajya Sabha secretariat to arrange his oath-taking ceremony away from media attention. Though there is... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) DNA India
India   Photos   Politics   Sport Star   Wikipedia: Sachin Tendulkar
A road in the rural area of India in Maharashtra Union Cabinet clears Rs 8,500 cr for rural roads Fri 18 May 2012
Tweet NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet has cleared a Rs 8,500-crore rural roads package to ensure growth and remove Maoist influence in forested tribal areas. The three-year... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The Times of India
Bihar   Delhi   Photos   Road   Wikipedia: India
Sunday    Monday    Tuesday    Wednesday    Thursday    Friday    Saturday   
Media Kit | WN Toolbar | Languages | WN Links | Advertise | © 2012 WN Network
Contact our Advertising team for Advertising or Sponsorship on World News Network