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US envoy regrets Philippine sex tourism remarks
oktober 08, 2011by latadmin
MANILA, Philippines-The U.S. ambassador to the Philippines has apologized for his recent statement that 40 percent of male tourists visit the country for sex, a...
Dalai Lama criticises China in South Africa video link
oktober 08, 2011by latadmin
The Dalai Lama has criticised China via a live video link in South Africa, after he cancelled a trip to celebrate Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s birthday. The Tibetan...
Deaths as Sri Lanka holds local elections
oktober 08, 2011by latadmin
Police say three people, including an adviser to Sri Lanka’s president, have been killed in election-related violence just outside of the capital Colombo. Bharatha...
Anak Krakatau volcanic activity continues picking up
oktober 08, 2011by latadmin
Anak Krakatau: Mount Anak Krakatau, or Child of Krakatoa, spews ash and gravel in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra, prompting concerns an eruption may be...
3 nabbed for allegedly human trafficking
oktober 08, 2011by latadmin
The police arrested several suspects allegedly part of human trafficking ring operating in Indonesia and Malaysia. The suspects, comprising two Indonesians and a…
Suspect in plot to kill Karzai was not a bodyguard
oktober 08, 2011by latadmin
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Afghan president’s office says a man accused of plotting to kill President Hamid Karzai was not one of his personal bodyguards, as...
Saudi beheading of eight Bangladesh workers condemned
oktober 08, 2011by latadmin
The public execution of eight Bangladeshi migrant workers in Saudi Arabia has been condemned by a leading human rights group in Bangladesh, Ain O Salish Kendra. The...
Presidential aide, bodyguard killed in Sri Lanka
oktober 08, 2011by latadmin
A presidential aide and his bodyguard were shot dead in a gunbattle involving opposing factions of the Sri Lankan ruling party during Saturday’s local council...
Kabul demands more US pressure on Pakistan
oktober 08, 2011by latadmin
The Kabul government on Saturday demanded that Washington increase pressure on Pakistan to act against insurgents using its soil to attack Afghanistan, saying Afghans...