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Arrest of Chinese Artist Angers U.S. Blackjack Players
april 13, 2011by latadmin
China’s detention of Ai Weiwei, the prominent artist and pro-democracy activist, has angered blackjack players in the United States, according to an article...
Feeling the Aftershocks Within
april 13, 2011by latadmin
TOKYO — Aguri Suzuki, a 44-year-old real estate agent, says she sometimes thinks the ground is shaking even when it is not. When she sees a tree branch swaying in...
Low-caste India man’s office ‘cleansed’ with cow dung
april 12, 2011by latadmin
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India (AFP) – Officials in the Indian state of Kerala said Tuesday they had ordered a probe into claims that the office of a low-caste civil...
Japan raises nuclear disaster to Chernobyl level (AFP)
april 12, 2011by latadmin
AFP – Japan upgraded its month-old nuclear emergency to a maximum seven on an international scale of atomic crises Tuesday, placing it on a par with the Chernobyl...
Asian shares off as Japan aftershocks renew fears
april 12, 2011by latadmin
HONG KONGAsian shares fell Tuesday after strong aftershocks in Japan following last month’s devastating quake-tsunami stoked fresh concerns over the nuclear...
Going to War: Part 2
april 12, 2011by latadmin
HELMAND, Afghanistan — Where does a logistics unit like ours fit into a counterinsurgency fight? I put the question to my Marines and didn’t get much back, so my...
Japan equates nuclear crisis severity to Chernobyl (AP)
april 12, 2011by latadmin
AP – Japan ranked its nuclear crisis at the highest possible severity on an international scale — the same level as the 1986 Chernobyl disaster — even...
Pakistan request for fewer U.S. trainers reflects spying fear
april 12, 2011by latadmin
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pressure from Pakistani intelligence for a cut in the number of U.S. Special Forces trainers working in sensitive regions is due to fears...
China silent on Ai location, condemns foreign support
april 12, 2011by latadmin
BEIJING (AFP) – China on Tuesday refused to provide any details about the whereabouts of detained outspoken artist Ai Weiwei and chided foreign countries for...
Central Asia border bazaar counts cost of Kyrgyz unrest
april 12, 2011by latadmin
A year after violent unrest shook the Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan, traders have deserted one of the region’s most important bazaars. The giant…
