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VP says investments in Papua safe
december 07, 2011by latadmin
Vice President Boediono said investments in Papua remained safe and so investors need not worry.
In Surprise Move, China Jails Australian for 13 Years
december 06, 2011by latadmin
BEIJING — An Australian businessman whose business dealings with a state-owned Chinese firm soured last year has been sentenced by a Chinese court to 13 years in...
Fourteen moon bears rescued in Vietnam: charity
december 06, 2011by latadmin
Fourteen Asiatic black bears have been rescued from a bear bile farm in Vietnam after their owner decided to renounce the illegal trade, an animal protection group said...
Pakistan beats Bangladesh, sweeps series 3-0
december 06, 2011by latadmin
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Hafeez took three wickets each to help Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 58 runs in the third one-day international on...
India Dalits ‘seize Mumbai mill’ for Ambedkar monument
december 06, 2011by latadmin
Low-caste Dalit activists in India’s western city of Mumbai have forcibly taken over a mill compound to construct a monument to their late leader BR...
Why have Afghanistan’s Shias been targeted now?
december 06, 2011by latadmin
The deadly and unprecedented attack on a packed shrine in a historic district of Kabul has put the spotlight on Afghanistan’s Shia minority. Unlike their brethren...
Obama sending Syrian ambassador back to Damascus
december 06, 2011by latadmin
By MATTHEW LEE and ANNE GEARAN Associated Press Posted: 12/06/2011 07:02:05 AM PST Updated: 12/06/2011 07:05:22 AM PST WASHINGTON—A senior Obama administration...
Video From Kabul Shows Shock as Bomb Explodes
december 06, 2011by latadmin
As Sharifullah Sahak and Rod Nordland report for The Times from Kabul, a suicide bomber killed dozens of people watching a religious ceremony in the Afghan capital on...
As Myanmar Reaches Out, Old Conflict Flares Within
december 06, 2011by latadmin
YANGON, MYANMAR — A crescendo of fighting between Myanmar’s army and ethnic rebels has forced tens of thousands of villagers into refugee camps near the...
Sri Lanka under fire over PR firm Bell Pottinger speech
december 06, 2011by latadmin
Sri Lanka has strongly denounced a report in a UK newspaper which said a leading lobbying company wrote a speech on behalf of the president. In a report on Tuesday, the...
