Indian woman beheads a man who was harassing her
Read the story here.
John Abraham interviewed about Dostana
You may remember I “spotted” a Bollywood film called Dostana. The promotion is in full throb and I just came across a spicy interview with one of the lead actors, John Abraham *grin* They talk about nudity, homosexuality and yellow trunks - obviously all very popular topics on my blog ;)
A shipwreck that has changed the perception of ancient Asian cultures
The Arab dhow, the first of its kind ever found, proves something equally startling - that mariners from the Persian Gulf were trading on a scale, and over distances, unmatched by human beings until Vasco da Gama set sail for India at the end of the 15th Century.
See the article here.
NATO agrees to fight drug trade in Afghanistan
Afghanistan is the biggest opium producer in the world. It is estimated that in 2007 93% of the drugs made from opium and its derivatives on the world market came from Afghanistan. Apparently there is more land in Afghanistan used for opium production than there is land used for cocaine production in Latin America…
For the [...]
Afghanistan will have Western entertainment…
Yep, “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?” is coming to Afghanistan…
Iran supporting Afghanistan
I’m trying to finally get back to reading news - I miss it :]
So I just read an article about a railway being built between Afghanistan and Iran, financed by the USA. Somehow I found it strange since the US is supposed to consider Iran evil and all. Even more interesting, it says Iran has [...]
