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Fukushima: Radioactive water leak explained
augustus 21, 2013by latadmin
21 August 2013 Last updated at 13:49 BST Japan’s nuclear agency wants to raise the severity level of a radioactive water leak at the Fukushima plant from one to...
33 killed in Malaysia as bus plunges into ravine
augustus 21, 2013by latadmin
A bus carrying dozens of passengers has plunged into a deep ravine near a highland resort in Malaysia, killing 33 people, an official said. Sixteen people are reported...
Angry Chinese Bus Driver Hits and Injures 27
augustus 21, 2013by latadmin
BEIJING — Chinese state media say a bus driver angry over being punished by his company has driven a bus into a pack of bicyclists and motorcyclists, injuring 27...
Tajikistan independence tree ‘dies in Dushanbe’
augustus 21, 2013by latadmin
A 50-year-old tree planted in the Tajik capital, Dushanbe, by President Emomali Rakhmon to symbolise the country's "eternal independence" has withered and...
Myanmar Mob Swarms Car of UN Rights Envoy
augustus 21, 2013by latadmin
YANGON, Myanmar — The U.N. special investigator on human rights in Myanmar says 200 angry Buddhists mobbed his car after he landed in the central Myanmar town of...
Radiation crisis at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant deepens as threat level raised to ‘serious’
augustus 21, 2013by latadmin
Japan’s nuclear watchdog has upgraded its alert level for radiation leaks at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, underlying the deepening crisis at the crippled...
Rupee, rupiah take center stage, but what about the Kiwi?
augustus 21, 2013by latadmin
A vicious selloff in emerging markets this week has put the spotlight on the battered down Indian rupee and Indonesian rupiah, but one other currency has also been...
Bo Xilai Trial a Test for China Corruption Crackdown
augustus 21, 2013by latadmin
William Ide BEIJING — China is showcasing this week’s trial of disgraced politician Bo Xilai as part of a larger crackdown on corruption. But political analysts...
Best-selling U.S. author Elmore Leonard dead at 87
augustus 20, 2013by latadmin
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Best-selling American author Elmore Leonard died on Tuesday aged 87, having…
Gold and silver for Philippines in women’s golf (OCA – Olympic Council of Asia)
augustus 20, 2013by latadmin
(Source: OCA – Olympic Council of Asia) 20 Aug 2013 Nanjing, China: The Philippines recorded a 1-2 finish in the women’s individual golf tournament to win...
