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India to buy 126 Rafale fighter jets in $11B deal (AP)
januari 31, 2012by latadmin
AP – India is buying 126 French-made combat aircraft in a massive $11 billion deal that will increase the might of the world’s fourth largest air force with...
news focus: Muslim legislators conference emphasizes women`s roles, democracy
januari 31, 2012by latadmin
After having discussions for a week in Palembang, South Sumatra, over 330 legislators from 40 member states of the Parliamentary Union of the Organization of Islamic...
India chooses France’s Dassault for jet deal
januari 31, 2012by latadmin
India has selected the French firm Dassault over the Eurofighter consortium as the preferred bidder for 126 fighter jets in a major contract estimated to be worth $12bn....
Spanish judge defends probe into civil war atrocities
januari 31, 2012by latadmin
AP – The Spanish judge known for his investigations of alleged crimes against humanity took the stand Tuesday in his own trial, defiantly rejecting charges that he...
Moscow stalls diplomatic offensive on Syria
januari 31, 2012by latadmin
REUTERS – A senior Russian diplomat said on Tuesday that the push for adoption of a Western-Arab draft U.N. Security Council resolution on Syria was a "path...
Pak will be ‘force multiplier’ in China’s rise: Zardari
januari 31, 2012by latadmin
Beijing: Pakistan and China are finding new “comfort zones” to consolidate their ties, President Asif Ali Zardari has said, declaring that Islamabad will be...
Cambodian police suspect suicide in death of French family (Reuters)
januari 31, 2012by latadmin
Reuters – Cambodian police probing the deaths of a Frenchman and his four children whose bodies were found in a car submerged in a pond have ruled out murder and...
China’s state TV expanding, but fetters remain
januari 31, 2012by latadmin
BEIJING (AP) — The killing of a South Korean coast guard officer by a Chinese fisherman should have been tailor-made for China’s CCTV News as it embarks on an...
Seven Pakistani soldiers killed in Taliban clashes
januari 31, 2012by latadmin
Dozens of heavily armed Taliban militants attacked a Pakistani military post on Tuesday, sparking clashes that killed seven soldiers and wounded another 10, the military...