... rat, said eight fighters, including a commander, were killed on Sunday in a battle over the leadership between two groups in a village in Shindand district. A Taliban spokesman dismissed the report as ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-05
... ty of all eight counts of conspiracy to defraud, Reuters reported. The trial lasted nine weeks, and the jury deliberated for seven days. Hayes had faced up to 10 years imprisonment for each count of c ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-04
... to build eight nuclear power plants. These are long-term, low-profit projects not attractive to private capital. "China is ready to invest in and build them in Britain." The aim of Prime Minister Da ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-03
... here for eight years before setting out for the mainland where he went into the app business. The app, called LetsGuang, helps small shops attract customers. Chow knew from a young age he wanted to b ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-01
... ts within eight hours after it was uploaded onto a Facebook account, Apple Daily reported on Thursday. The two appear to be in their 20s and are obviously in a relationship. In the seven-minute footag ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-30
... of around eight times but offer dividends of nearly 5 percent. Natural gas stocks have been trading sideways for more than a year. But their continued double-digit earnings growth indicates that they ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-29
... 8 sq. ft. Eight are studio flats and 213 are one-bedroom apartments while the remaining 117 have two bedrooms. People who have owned a property in the past five years, live in a public housing estate ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-29
... delay of eight and a half hours. The plane landed in Beijing at around 8 a.m. Tuesday. Several passengers complained their luggage was not loaded onto the plane. Hong Kong Airlines said a few passeng ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-29
A Libyan court has sentenced the son of former strongman Muammar Gaddafi to death by firing squad for war crimes during the 2011 revolution. Seif al-Islam Gaddafi and eight former high-ranking regime ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-29
... seven to eight months of employment. Some workers are unwilling to report abusive employers for fear of losing their jobs and being unable to repay their debts. "Domestic workers have also reported w ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-28
Backstage Live Restaurant, a trendy eatery in Central, is closing after eight years, a victim of surging rent. The Wellington Street restaurant has featured live performances by musicians, comedians a ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-28
China's efforts to shore up the volatile stock market are coming into question after stocks tumbled 8.5 percent on Monday, the biggest one-day drop in more than eight years. The sell-off wiped out hun ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-28
... after an eight-hour retreat attended by other top leaders including Democratic Party chief Emily Lau and Labor Party chairman Lee Cheuk-yan. Democratic Party's Albert Ho said communication with Beiji ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-27
... the next eight years. Chinese historians say nearly 40,000 men were taken to Japan against their will to work in mines and construction. Survivors say living conditions were appalling. Many did not m ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-24
... se 93 new eight-car trains to replace all of the first-generation trains now operating on the Kwun Tong, Tsuen Wan, Island and Tseung Kwan O lines. The new trains, featuring modern operating systems a ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-23
... uring his eight years at Home Affairs, Tsang may not have been the administration's best minister, but he was far from the worst. There are two main criticisms leveled against Tsang. First, running a ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-23
... icial for eight years, it would have been natural for Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying to consider it appropriate and necessary to implement a personnel change, with the consent of Tsang Tak-sing. Jasp ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-23
India is hosting joint naval exercises with the United States and Japan for the first time in eight years. The war games will be held in the Indian Ocean in October, according to military and diplomat ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-23
... or of the eight-storey building on Bailey Street. Fortunately, the man was awakened by the thick smoke and was able to flee barefoot. More than 30 other residents in the building, including two teenag ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-22
... y produce eight to 14 eggs a week. At the end of the rental period, customers have the option to buy the chickens or return them. Hope Stambaugh, 37, and her husband Paul, 40, rented four hens this ye ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-22