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Australian editor granted bail in Myanmar
maart 29, 2011by latadmin
YANGON (AFP) – A Myanmar court granted bail Tuesday to an Australian newspaper boss, who said he would continue to fight a prosecution that some have suggested...
Britons stranded by Thai floods
maart 29, 2011by latadmin
British holidaymakers are among hundreds of tourists stranded by floods on a popular Thai resort island. Many foreign travellers spent the night at Koh Samui’s...
Kabul Bank future undecided: central bank (AFP)
maart 28, 2011by latadmin
AFP – Afghanistan’s central bank said Monday no decision had yet been made about the future of the embattled Kabul Bank, after weekend reports suggested it...
Japan steel city’s ‘last geisha’ defies tsunami (AFP)
maart 28, 2011by latadmin
AFP – Tsuyako Ito, the last working geisha in the Japanese steel city of Kamaishi, is no stranger to disaster — having survived devastating US air raids in...
Plutonium found in soil at Japan nuclear plant: operator (AFP)
maart 28, 2011by latadmin
AFP – Plutonium was detected Monday in soil at five places at a tsunami-stricken nuclear plant in Japan, but the levels are not believed to pose a threat to human...
UN nuclear chief sets high-level safety meeting
maart 28, 2011by latadmin
VIENNA – The U.N. nuclear chief says he is convening a high-level conference to examine safety procedures at nuclear…
Japan says plutonium found at Fukushima
maart 28, 2011by latadmin
TOKYO (Reuters) – Plutonium has been found in soil at various points within Japan's stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear…
Disasters subdue start to Tokyo blossom season (AFP)
maart 28, 2011by latadmin
AFP – Tokyo residents marked an unusually quiet start to the annual cherry blossom season Monday amid jitters over a massive nuclear disaster triggered by a deadly...
World Cup cricket: Bangladesh probe into team failure
maart 28, 2011by latadmin
An investigation is to be launched into the Bangladeshi cricket team’s failures at the cricket World Cup, the government has announced. The team managed to beat...
India army criticised over ‘illegal’ golf courses
maart 28, 2011by latadmin
India’s national auditor has criticised the armed forces for illegally running nearly 100 golf courses and sports clubs on government land. It says that the...
