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International community affirms Afghan funding
juli 03, 2013by latadmin
KABUL, Afghanistan — International donors have reaffirmed pledges of $16 billion in support for Afghanistan, while expressing concern about corruption there....
Asia July capro contract initial offers stable to firm from June
juli 03, 2013by latadmin
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Several producers have started posting offers for July caprolactam (capro) at $2,450-2,480/tonne, a $30/tonne increase from initial offers quoted...
Afghan Court Reverses Conviction in Torture of Young Woman
juli 03, 2013by latadmin
KABUL, Afghanistan — A court has reversed the convictions of three Afghans jailed for torturing a young relative who had refused to become a prostitute, alarming...
Suntory cashes in on higher valuation for war chest
juli 03, 2013by latadmin
TOKYO — Suntory Beverage and Food managed a modest rise in its debut on Wednesday after a $4bn initial public offering (IPO), as investors shrugged off volatile...
KPI URGED TO TAKE TOUGHER ACTION ON POLITICAL USE OF MEDIA
juli 03, 2013by latadmin
Yusfitriadi, a researcher with the People’s Voter Education Network (JPPR), has called on the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) to take firm action in enforcing...
Is India’s food security bill the magic pill?
juli 03, 2013by latadmin
Despite robust economic growth and rising incomes, India remains a hungry republic. It ranks 65 out of 79 countries on the Global Hunger Index from the International...
Shares fluctuate amid US recovery, Europe stall
juli 02, 2013by latadmin
PARIS (AP) — Signs that the U.S. economy is slowly rebounding drove American stocks higher Tuesday, but many other markets struggled to find direction amid indications...
China Increases Security in Restive Region
juli 02, 2013by latadmin
BEIJING — The Chinese authorities on Tuesday tightened their grip on the far western region of Xinjiang by confiscating knives and offering rewards for information...
Good news for Burma is bad for UN staff losing luxury offices to returning tourists
juli 02, 2013by latadmin
In the latest sign of the pace of change in Burma, the UN is having to leave the offices they have occupied in two luxury hotels because the tourism boom means the...
Taliban attack NATO supplier’s compound, kill 7
juli 02, 2013by latadmin
KABUL, Afghanistan — Taliban attackers set off a truck bomb early Tuesday and killed five security guards at a NATO supplier’s compound in Kabul, the latest in a...
