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Two killed in ‘suicide attack’ on Bangladesh MP (AFP)
november 13, 2010by latadmin
AFP – A possible suicide bomb attack on a lawmaker in western Bangladesh killed at least two people and critically injured one other Saturday, police said.
Asian Games open with China set to dominate (AFP)
november 12, 2010by latadmin
AFP – The Asian Games opened with a spectacular water-themed gala ceremony on Friday, culminating years of planning for an event that is set to reinforce...
President arrives in Japan
november 12, 2010by latadmin
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Friday at 9 pm arrived at Tokyo` Haneda airport for the APEC summit in Yokohama Saturday.
Govt yet to decide on F-16 grant
november 12, 2010by latadmin
The government has yet to decide whether to accept a US offer to donate 24 used F-16A/B jet fighters, Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said on Friday.
RI`s tax receipts reach 73.3 pct of target
november 12, 2010by latadmin
Indonesia`s tax receipts in the year ended October 31, 2010 reached Rp485.08 trillion, accounting for 73.3 percent of the target of Rp661.4 trillion set in the revised...
China-US spat hobbles G20 push on world economy (AFP)
november 12, 2010by latadmin
AFP – G20 leaders vowed on Friday to avoid currency manipulation and trade protectionism, but bad blood between China and the United States blocked deeper progress...
Medvedev: Lessons must be learned from spy scandal (AP)
november 12, 2010by latadmin
AP – Russia’s president suggested Friday changes to the country’s spy agency are coming in the wake of this summer’s arrest of agents in the...
Correction: Afghanistan-Violent Valley story (AP)
november 12, 2010by latadmin
AP – In a Nov. 9 story about U.S. Marines trying an aggressive new strategy to tame a violent Afghan valley, The Associated Press, relying on information provided...
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi ‘on cusp of freedom’ (AFP)
november 12, 2010by latadmin
AFP – Myanmar’s democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi is on the verge of being freed from house arrest, officials in the military-ruled country said on Friday as...
Laos summit sets targets on cluster bombs (AFP)
november 12, 2010by latadmin
AFP – A landmark meeting on cluster munitions has set targets to destroy stockpiles of the weapons, clean up areas contaminated with unexploded ordnance and help...
