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High AIDS treatment costs blight Central Asia
december 01, 2012by latadmin
Across the world, there have been significant strides in the fight against HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. New infections have fallen by half in 25 countries. However,...
Former Indian Prime Minister I.K. Gujral Dies
november 30, 2012by latadmin
NEW DELHI—Former Indian Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral, who gave a new impetus to improving India’s relations with its neighbors, has died after a…
India Zee News editors in 14-day judicial custody
november 30, 2012by latadmin
An Indian court has remanded two senior editors from the television channel Zee News for another two weeks. Sudhir Chaudhary, head of news, and Samir Ahluwalia, head of...
Afghanistan presses Pakistan to free Taliban
november 30, 2012by latadmin
The Afghan foreign minister pressed Pakistan on Friday to free more Taliban detainees in Islamabad's custody in a bid to help coax the militant group into peace...
Tajikistan Blocks US-Funded News Website
november 30, 2012by latadmin
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan (AP) — Tajikistan has blocked a popular U.S.-funded news website, only days after barring access to social networking site Facebook for...
N. Korea rocket preparations might be a bluff
november 30, 2012by latadmin
Rocket sections are apparently being trucked into North Korea's northwest launch site, but some analysts are asking whether it's just a calculated bluff meant...
Vietnam raids ‘coin-flipping den’
november 30, 2012by latadmin
More than 100 people have been detained in a massive police raid on a gambling den near the Vietnamese city of Hanoi….
Suu Kyi wants gov’t apology for violent crackdown
november 30, 2012by latadmin
Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday said authorities must apologize for a violent crackdown on monks and other foes of a mine in northwest Myanmar, but she also...
Shoppers’ habits not changed by garment plant fire
november 30, 2012by latadmin
Before purchasing a shirt, shoppers will run their hands over the fabric, look at the price tag and wonder how it will hold up in the washing machine. Some might even...
Apple to sell new iPads, iPhone 5 in China in Dec.
november 30, 2012by latadmin
CUPERTINO, Calif. – Apple Inc. on Friday said its latest iPad models will go on sale in China on Dec. 7, followed by the iPhone 5 a week later. China is one of...
