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North Korea angry at Swiss ban on ski lift sale
augustus 24, 2013by latadmin
North Korea has reacted angrily to a decision by Switzerland to block a deal to sell ski lifts to the secretive communist country. The equipment – which included...
Maldives rape victim spared the lash after global anger
augustus 24, 2013by latadmin
A 15-year-old girl who faced 100 lashes in the Maldives after she was raped by her step-father has had the sentence overturned following an international campaign. The...
Hundreds of Muslims in western Myanmar relocated
augustus 24, 2013by latadmin
YANGON, Myanmar — Hundreds of Muslims trapped in ghetto-like conditions in western Myanmar after their homes were torched by Buddhist-mobs last year have been...
Obama, national security team hash out options on Syria
augustus 24, 2013by latadmin
By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. military and national security advisers huddled with President Barack Obama at the White House on Saturday to...
Bo Xilai trial as blogged by the court – Day Three
augustus 24, 2013by latadmin
The court at which disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai is being tried has taken the unprecedented step of posting live updates of his trial on Sina weibo, one of...
Seam possible cause of Japan nuke plant tank leak
augustus 24, 2013by latadmin
TOKYO — The operator of Japan's crippled nuclear plant says deteriorated seams and a possible contortion of a tank might have caused a recent massive...
Electric carmaker Tesla hits roadblock in China over trademark
augustus 23, 2013by latadmin
Popular electric carmaker Tesla Motors’s plans to enter the world’s biggest auto market have stalled after a businessman in China claimed trademark rights to...
Female photojournalist gang-raped in Mumbai
augustus 23, 2013by latadmin
23 August 2013 Last updated at 16:04 BST A photojournalist has been gang-raped by five men in the Indian city of Mumbai, police say. The 22-year-old was attacked on a...
Fonterra in Sri Lanka shutdown after new health scare
augustus 23, 2013by latadmin
New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra has temporarily stopped its operations in Sri Lanka following allegations its products are contaminated. A government report,…
