According to AsiaOne News: GHAZNI, Afghanistan (AP) — Police discovered the body of a second South Korean hostage in central Afghanistan, and the Taliban threatened Tuesday to kill more captives if their demands were not met by a new deadline. South Korea pleaded with the international community to set aside the normal practice of refusing [...]
According to Yahoo!Asia News: SINGAPORE, July 31 (Reuters) – Singapore’s jobless rate fell to a six-year low in the second quarter and its workforce grew at the fastest pace since records began in 1980 in a further sign of a tight labour market that may push up wages and inflation. Ministry of Manpower preliminary data [...]
According to AsiaOne News: GHAZNI, Afghanistan (AP) — Police at daybreak Tuesday discovered the body of a second South Korean hostage slain by the Taliban, officials said. A purported Taliban spokesman had said the hostage was killed because the Afghan government failed to release imprisoned insurgents. The Al-Jazeera television network, meanwhile, showed footage that it [...]