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China reporting climate worsening: survey
mei 19, 2011by latadmin
BEIJING (AFP) – China's reporting climate is deteriorating, a Beijing-based foreign press club said Thursday in a survey that found some overseas journalists...
Japan visitor numbers plummet after disaster
mei 19, 2011by latadmin
TOKYO (AFP) – Japan's quake-tsunami disaster and nuclear emergency have led to a record 62.5 percent plunge in foreign tourists, a government agency said...
Japan to join pact against parental abductions
mei 19, 2011by latadmin
TOKYO (AFP) – Japan is planning to join a global pact against the parental abductions of children from broken international marriages, amid persistent foreign...
Police open fire to disperse Afghan protests
mei 19, 2011by latadmin
TALOQAN, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Protesters spilled into northern Afghan streets on Thursday, a day after at least 14 people were killed and scores wounded in wild...
Pakistan steps up efforts to revive cricket
mei 19, 2011by latadmin
ISLAMABAD (AFP) – Pakistan cricket chief Ijaz Butt sought assurances on security from the interior ministry on Thursday as it intensifies efforts to revive...
India: Rahul Gandhi atrocity claims ‘baseless’
mei 19, 2011by latadmin
Initial forensic tests do not support claims by Indian MP Rahul Gandhi that farmers were murdered in recent land protests, a senior official says. Uttar Pradesh cabinet...
Japanese electric car ‘goes 300km’ on single charge
mei 18, 2011by latadmin
TOKYO (AFP) – Japanese developers have unveiled an electric car they said Wednesday can travel more than 300 kilometres before its battery runs flat. Electric...
Hong Kong buzzes over $13mln lottery jackpot
mei 18, 2011by latadmin
HONG KONG (AFP) – Hopeful crowds descended on betting shops in Hong Kong on Wednesday as the city buzzed over a HK$100 million ($13 million) lottery jackpot...
China-US military ‘harmony’ masks tensions
mei 18, 2011by latadmin
China’s top military commander, General Chen Bingde, is in the United States this week for talks with his counterpart, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of...
Sri Lanka urged to scrap emergency two years after war
mei 18, 2011by latadmin
India has urged Sri Lanka to scrap far-reaching emergency powers and probe allegations of human rights violations. The emergency remains two years after the...
