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Afghan mine collapse kills at least 27 workers
september 15, 2013by latadmin
Rescue workers in Afghanistan have recovered the bodies of 27 miners trapped underground. The men are the latest casualties of Afghanistan’s state-run mining...
Free YouTube! Pakistan Ban Faces Court Action
september 15, 2013by latadmin
ISLAMABAD — ToffeeTV has hit an unexpected snag. The Internet startup depended on YouTube to promote “Hokey-Pokey,” ”The Umm Nyum Nyum Song”...
Top Pakistan officers killed ‘by Taliban’
september 15, 2013by latadmin
Two senior Pakistani military officers and a soldier have been killed in a roadside bomb close to the border with Afghanistan. The Pakistani Taliban have said they were...
Gunmen Shoot Female Afghan Police Commander
september 15, 2013by latadmin
KABUL, Afghanistan — An outspoken female police commander in southern Helmand Province was shot and wounded by two gunmen on Sunday, the third such attack on a female...
HIV/AIDS activism helps the marginalized emerge from shadows in India
september 15, 2013by latadmin
NEW DELHI — Khushi Kumari had long kept her sexuality a secret, living alone like many of this sprawling city’s gay, lesbian and transgender residents....
Assessing Obama’s Performance on the War in Syria
september 15, 2013by latadmin
Norman Podhoretz is wrong in his understanding of President Obama’s foreign policy objectives (“Obama’s Successful Foreign Failure,” op-ed, Sept....
Muslim guerrillas killed as Filipino army assault frees scores of hostages
september 15, 2013by latadmin
Philippine forces have killed or captured nearly 100 of the Muslim guerrillas who have held scores of hostages for a week in the southern city of Zamboanga, as the...
Japan turns off nuclear reactor
september 15, 2013by latadmin
Japan will once again be without atomic energy as its only operating nuclear reactor goes offline on Sunday local time for refuelling and maintenance, and other plants...
Protests over Bangladesh power plant near tiger reserve
september 15, 2013by latadmin
The Bangladesh government is pressing ahead with the construction of a £1m coal-based power plant 14 kilometres from the world’s largest mangrove forest....
Malaysia Bolsters Affirmative Action for Malays
september 14, 2013by latadmin
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on Saturday announced cash aid and a raft of measures to bolster the economic status of ethnic Malay...
