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Georgia shuts two bases in Afghanistan after attacks
juni 12, 2013by latadmin
Kabul: Georgia said on Wednesday that the country has closed two of its bases in Afghanistan after 10 of its soldiers were killed by militant attacks within the last...
Australian Chloe McCardel in Cuba to US swim attempt
juni 12, 2013by latadmin
Australian endurance swimmer Chloe McCardel, 29, has set off on her attempt to become the first person to swim from Havana to Florida without a cage to protect her from...
Incentive for Korea talks remains despite failure
juni 12, 2013by latadmin
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea dismantled the meeting table, pulled down the placards and rolled up the red carpet. Its intended guest, North Korea, has stopped...
Calls for Japanese UN human rights envoy Hideaki Ueda to step down after outburst
juni 12, 2013by latadmin
Japan’s human rights envoy to the United Nations was yesterday facing calls to quit over a video which showed him shouting at fellow diplomats to “shut...
Cancellation of talks reflects North Korean insecurity
juni 12, 2013by latadmin
The abrupt cancellation of planned talks between North and South Korea this week underlines the huge challenges facing any “trust-building” process on the...
Buddhists move into restive southern Thailand
juni 12, 2013by latadmin
Thailand is resettling poor Buddhists into the country’s insurgency plagued south in a trans-migration programme that appears…
Day Traders Ride the Swells in Tokyo
juni 12, 2013by latadmin
By KANA INAGAKI TOKYO—On five separate trading days in the past three weeks, the Nikkei Stock Average dropped by 3% or more. Takuma Yamashita says he netted a profit...
Markets slide as focus stays on US, Japan
juni 12, 2013by latadmin
LONDON (AP) — Stock markets edged lower on Wednesday as investors worried about the future of monetary stimulus by two major central banks, the Federal Reserve and the...
‘I vote, therefore I am’: Iran’s vote boycott debate
juni 12, 2013by latadmin
As Iranians prepare to pick a new president in elections on Friday, members of the opposition green movement are rallying on the web and urging young people to resist...
NSA leaker Snowden in hiding in Hong Kong
juni 12, 2013by latadmin
HONG KONG — The former CIA employee who suddenly burst into headlines around the globe by revealing himself as the source of top-secret leaks about U.S....