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Summary Box: Latest China labor unrest (AP)
december 02, 2011by latadmin
AP – TROUBLE IN WORKERS’ PARADISE: China is seeing a fresh upsurge in labor unrest as slowing demand for its exports in Europe and the U.S. hits...
Kazakhs flock to new Almaty subway (AP)
december 02, 2011by latadmin
AP – After nearly a quarter-century of waiting, residents of Kazakhstan’s largest city are able to ride the subway.
US official: Taiwan has role in international aid (AP)
december 02, 2011by latadmin
AP – The visiting head of the U.S. Agency for International Development says Taiwan has a role to play in helping Washington and other governments help disaster...
Jailed Afghan rape victim freed with no pre-conditions
december 02, 2011by latadmin
An Afghan rape victim who was jailed for adultery does not have to marry her attacker to be freed, her lawyer has told the BBC. Lawyer Kimberly Motley says this was...
Row over Pakistan actress Veena Malik nude ‘ISI’ photo
december 02, 2011by latadmin
A row has erupted over an image of Pakistani actress Veena Malik sporting the initials ISI on her arm, with FHM India insisting it is not fake. It has caused a sensation...
KAI to operate new railway in April 2012
december 02, 2011by latadmin
State railway firm PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) expects to launch the Padang-Minangkabau International Airport commuter railway route in…
India press group to charge police who beat media
december 02, 2011by latadmin
NEW DELHI-The head of India’s Press Council told top security officials he would bring criminal charges against any police officers and paramilitary troops who...
Asia pilot gap grows as airlines order new jets (AP)
december 01, 2011by latadmin
AP – Fast-growing Asian and Middle Eastern airlines that have signed orders for hundreds of new airplanes now must find enough pilots to fly them. For...
British American Tobacco in Australia cigarette dispute
december 01, 2011by latadmin
Tobacco firm British American Tobacco has begun a legal challenge to stop the Australian government from making plain packaging mandatory for cigarettes. The company has...
RI`s non-oil/non-gas imports from Malaysia rise sharply
december 01, 2011by latadmin
Indonesia`s non-oil/non-gas imports from Malaysia rose significantly by 46.99 percent to US$578.4 million in October 2011 from US$393.5 million the month before, the...
