"Sea of water" from Kenya dam burst kills at least 32 SOLAI- A dam burst on a flower farm in Kenya's Rift Valley after weeks of torrential rain, unleashing a "sea of water" that smashed into two villages and killed at least 32 people, officials and survivors said. The walls of the Patel dam,... Women 10 May, 2018
Philippine police arrest 43 foreigners for kidnapping Singaporean woman MANILA: The Philippine police said on Thursday they had arrested 43 foreigners, mostly Chinese nationals, for kidnapping a Singaporean woman at a casino resort in the capital. Police said the gang, believed to be a loan shark syndicate, was... Women 20 Jul, 2017
As Philippines joins China to fight illegal gambling, more scrutiny of casinos likely MANILA/HONG KONG:Â China and the Philippines have joined forces to tackle illegal gambling, part of Beijing's broader campaign to curb illicit capital outflows and a pledge by Manila to weed out unscrupulous operators from the country's... Women 08 May, 2017
Bangladesh Bank heist trail goes cold in Manila as probes falter MANILA: More than three months have passed since $81 million was stolen in a brazen cyber-heist from Bangladesh's central bank and sent to Manila – yet authorities in the Philippines appear no closer to nabbing those who laundered most of the... Women 24 May, 2016
Bangladesh Bank hackers 'possibly Chinese,' says Philippines senator Chinese hackers were possibly behind one of the world's biggest cyber heists, the theft of $81 million from the Bangladesh central bank, a senator in the Philippines said on Tuesday, while a Manila bank manager involved in the case said she was a... Women 05 Apr, 2016
Bangladesh Bank heist shows weak spots in finance safeguards MANILA:Â The laundering through the Philippines of $81 million stolen by hackers from a US Federal Reserve account is adding to pressures on the Southeast Asian country to fix loopholes in its financial regime. It also highlights a potential... Women 18 Mar, 2016
Vonn among pacesetters at ski World Cup races VAL D'ISERE: American skiing superstar Lindsey Vonn admits a lot has changed since she walked off from this famous French resort with a cow in tow as part of her downhill victory prize in 2005. But come Friday one thing will remain the same; Vonn... 18 Dec, 2009
Afghan rocket attack injures 5 KABUL: A rocket attack near the luxury Serena Hotel in Kabul has injured four people, including two members of the Afghan security forces, a spokesman for Afghanistan's health ministry said Saturday. One rocket hit the wall of the five-star hotel in... Women 21 Nov, 2009
L'Oreal hits beautiful century PARIS: In 1909 French chemist Eugene Schueller concocted a safe dye for hair, calling it l'Aureale after a popular hair style of the moment in a city which was already a byword for style and fashion. On Thursday that business, now an empire, a top... 04 Jun, 2009
B’desh to privatise 17 industries Dhaka, April 18:Bangladesh’s military bac-ked government plans to privatise 17 loss-making fir-ms from jute makers to textile factories in the next four months as it steps up a sell-off drive, an official said.Sale of the 17 firms marks the start of... 18 Apr, 2007
