UAE minister in Forbes’ Most Powerful Women list

Abu Dhabi, Oct 9 (IANS/WAM) United Arab Emirates’ Minister of Foreign Trade Sheikha Lubna Al Qassimi has found a place in the 2010 World’s 100 Most Powerful Women list by the US-based Forbes Magazine.

Sheikha Lubna, who was also recognised as the most powerful Arab woman, was ranked 70th in the list.
According to Forbes, … Read more : UAE minister in Forbes’ Most Powerful Women list.

Ex-editor of Playboy Indonesia turns up to serve jail term

JAKARTA – The former editor of Playboy Indonesia magazine turned himself in Saturday to serve a two-year jail term for indecent publication, state media reported.

Prosecutors Friday began searching for the magazine’s former chief editor, Erwin Arnada, after he failed to turn up to serve the sentence handed by the Supreme Court in August.
“I …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Hang bride burners: Supreme Court

NEW DELHI – Unless all those who burn their wives are hanged, the barbaric crime would not stop, the Supreme Court has said.

“This (bride burning) is barbaric and wild animal like behaviour and only when the perpetrators of such a crime are sent to the gallows the people will realise that bride burning is a [..] Read the original article: here.

Pak court bars AQ Khan from speaking about nuclear programme

LAHORE – The Lahore High Court (LHC) has ordered nuclear scientist Dr. A.Q. Khan against making any statements about the country’s nuclear programme or about security issues.

Justice Ijaz Ahmad Chaudhry announced the decision while disposing off a petition …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Pak court bars AQ Khan from speaking about nuclear programme.

Notification for NRIs’ voting rights out: Minister

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi Saturday said the gazette notification granting voting rights to non-resident Indians is out.

Addressing reporters here, Ravi said the next move has to be made by the Election Commission.
“The gazette notification to this effect is out now. Now, the Election Commission has to make the next …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Notification for NRIs’ voting rights out: Minister.

Free dissident, says Obama as Chinese daily pans Nobel

WASHINGTON/BEIJING – US President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper have called upon China to free activist Liu Xiaobo after he won the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize as a Chinese daily said the prize been “degraded to a political tool that serves an anti-China purpose”.

Obama, who won the award last year, said … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Free dissident, says Obama as Chinese daily pans Nobel.