Latest News
China cracks the whip on affordable housing
juni 10, 2011by latadmin
SHANGHAI (AFP) – China's housing authorities said Friday construction of 10 million state-subsidised apartments must start by the end of November in order to...
Panetta backs significant Afghan drawdown
juni 09, 2011by latadmin
WASHINGTON (AFP) – US Defense Secretary nominee Leon Panetta said Thursday that he backed President Barack Obama's call for withrawing significant numbers...
N. Korea says Seoul ‘begged’ for summit
juni 09, 2011by latadmin
SEOUL (AFP) – North Korea threatened Thursday to disclose a voice recording of a secret meeting with South Korea, at which it says Seoul "begged" for...
Turkey ruling party eyes victory in Sunday vote
juni 09, 2011by latadmin
ANKARA, Turkey – Such is the confidence of Turkey’s ruling party ahead of elections Sunday that its campaign posters show the prime minister, eyes raised...
France to pay 460 mn euros to Taiwan over frigate deal (AFP)
juni 09, 2011by latadmin
AFP – The French government said on Thursday it would have to pay Taiwan 460 million euros after defence giant Thales lost an appeal over its wrongful payment of...
Public extrajudicial killing shocks Pakistan (AFP)
juni 09, 2011by latadmin
AFP – Pakistan on Thursday arrested five soldiers for shooting dead a young man at point blank range in a park after the killing was filmed live and broadcast on...
India’s exiled artist M.F. Husain dies in London (AFP)
juni 09, 2011by latadmin
AFP – India’s most famous and controversial modern artist, M.F. Husain, who fled the country in 2006 after death threats from Hindu extremists, died in...
Japan’s tsunami victims stuck in limbo
juni 09, 2011by latadmin
Although it is now three months since the deadly earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan, it is still unclear when many victims will…
Pakistan probes ‘unlawful’ videoed killing in Karachi
juni 09, 2011by latadmin
Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Yousuf Raza Gilani, has ordered an inquiry into the death on Wednesday of a young man. Video footage shows the man, Sarfaraz Shah,...
Bangladesh ‘latter-day Robin Hood’ is arrested
juni 09, 2011by latadmin
Bangladeshi police have arrested a burglar in the city of Chittagong who they say donated much of the proceeds of his crimes to good causes. Police in the city told the...
