RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- Despite his open dissatisfaction with the lack of playing time at Sao Paulo, 20-year-old Henrique extended his contract with the team for an additional five years on Wednesday. Voted as the MVP in Brazil's under-20...
Houseboat business dating from the days of the British Raj important economic contributor to Himalayan region Rebecca Byerly | Kashmir, India 15 December 2009 Kashmir Houseboats A centuries-old way of life for boat people living on once pristine Hima...
By Steve Herman New Delhi 05 June 2008 The 15th summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is scheduled to be held in less than two months, in the Sri Lankan capital. The government there is reassuring member countries it...
By Douglas Bakshian Manila 19 March 2008 The Philippines, one of the world's largest importers of rice, is taking steps to ensure supplies as international rice prices rise and stocks come under pressure. Douglas Bakshian reports from Manila. Philipp...
By Dorian Jones Istanbul 20 August 2007 Turkey's new parliament, divided along party lines, could not elect a president Monday, as frontrunner Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul failed to secure the two-thirds majority needed in a first round of voting. F...
By Noel King Khartoum 10 January 2007 The governor of the U.S. state of New Mexico, Bill Richardson, has wrapped up a four-day trip to Sudan as head of a delegation from U.S.-based advocacy group, the Save Darfur Coalition. Richardson did not accomp...