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Tsunami Warnings, Written in Stone
april 20, 2011by latadmin
ANEYOSHI, Japan — The stone tablet has stood on this forested hillside since before they were born, but the villagers have faithfully obeyed the stark warning...
Afghanistan Announces Salvation Plan for Scandal-Plagued Bank
april 20, 2011by latadmin
KABUL, Afghanistan—The Afghan government announced Wednesday that the scandal-plagued Kabul Bank, the nation’s largest private financial institution, whose...
Helicopter crashes in northeast India, killing 17
april 19, 2011by latadmin
GAUHATI, India — A helicopter hit a wall and burst into flames as it was trying to land in India’s remote northeast Tuesday, killing at least 17 people,...
End of an era: No top post for Fidel Castro
april 19, 2011by latadmin
HAVANA — Cuba’s ruling Communist Party elected President Raul Castro and First Vice President Jose Machado Ventura to lead the country’s highest...
China dogs’ rescue shows growing animal activism
april 19, 2011by latadmin
BEIJING-After spotting a truck packed with hundreds of whimpering dogs on a Beijing highway, a man put out a call on a microblogging site, begging fellow animal lovers...
Turkey’s Kurds in uproar over election vetoes
april 19, 2011by latadmin
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (AFP) – Turkish riot police fired teargas and water cannons Tuesday during pitch battles with thousands of demonstrators infuriated by a ban on...
S. Korea man convicted of retweeting N. Korea messages
april 19, 2011by latadmin
SEOUL (AFP) – A South Korean man received a suspended jail term Tuesday for retweeting messages from North Korea's official website in the first such case...
Sohal, Sangakkara shape Deccan win
april 19, 2011by latadmin
NEW DELHI (AFP) – Little-known opener Sunny Sohal hit a half-century and Kumar Sangakkara made a solid 49 to set up Deccan Chargers' 16-run win over Delhi...
Karzai challenges US group on civilian deaths
april 19, 2011by latadmin
KABUL (AFP) – Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday urged a high-level visiting US delegation to scale back night raids and military operations causing civilian...
Indonesia attack shows ‘individual jihad’ trend: ICG
april 19, 2011by latadmin
JAKARTA (AFP) – A suicide attack at a mosque in an Indonesian police station last week fits a pattern of "individual jihad" aimed at local targets by...
