Pakistani aviation, tourism hit by Islamabad bombing

" The massive suicide bombing of an upscale hotel in Islamabad last week that killed 60 and injured over 270 has started to take its toll on Pakistan’s aviation and tourism industries and experts fear the deteriorating law and order can scare off foreign carriers and...

Security tightens more as Olympics get under way

"Security forces squeezed their grip on China a notch tighter Friday for the start of the Olympics, edging up restrictions in the capital and imposing much tougher ones in a restive Muslim area in the country's far west.The Beijing Games' glittering curtain raiser went off...

The Pakistani Spectator

"Prostitution in the Islamic nation of Pakistan, once relegated to dark alleys and small red-light districts, is now seeping into many neighborhoods of country’s urban centers. Reports indicate that since the period of civilian rule ended in 1977, times have changed and now...

Beijing allows Hong Kong to elect its leader by 2017

"HONG KONG: Hong Kong will be allowed to directly elect its leader in 2017 and all of its lawmakers by 2020 at the earliest, China said Saturday, an announcement that sparked protests by pro-democracy activists who sought an earlier date. "A timetable for obtaining universal...

Coventry City facilities

"Coventry is a lively, multicultural city, which embraces the old and the new. Nowhere is this more evident than in the Cathedral Quarter, where the modern architecture and ancient ruins of the two Cathedrals dominate cobbled streets with bustling pubs and...

India's ocean of talent

"I WRITE this from the India Habitat Centre, a quiet oasis in the middle of bustling New Delhi. Outside it is 45 degrees and everyone is waiting for the monsoon rains to sweep in and take the edge off the oppressive heat. They are expected in early July."