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US to send ambassador to Myanmar, upgrading ties (AP)
januari 13, 2012by latadmin
AP – Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the United States will exchange ambassadors with Myanmar (mee-an-MAWR’) in response to its freeing...
Myanmar frees many prominent political prisoners (AP)
januari 13, 2012by latadmin
AP – Myanmar freed some of its most famous political inmates Friday, sparking jubilation outside prison gates while signaling its readiness to meet Western demands...
Indian cabinet approves new counter-terror centre
januari 12, 2012by latadmin
India’s cabinet has approved a new National Counter-Terrorism Centre, which will act as the main agency for all…
Pentagon chief ‘deplores’ US Marines ‘urination’ video
januari 12, 2012by latadmin
US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta says a video which appears to show US Marines urinating on the corpses of Afghans is “utterly deplorable”. Those who had...
Afghan suicide bomb kills senior official in Kandahar
januari 12, 2012by latadmin
A suicide bomber in southern Afghanistan has killed a district governor who was considered to be an important figure in the peace process. Sayed Fazuldin Agha, the...
Who are Burma’s Karen rebels?
januari 12, 2012by latadmin
The Karen National Union (KNU) has been fighting the central government since the very early days of Burma’s independence from Britain six decades ago. Largely...
Four killed in Pakistan by ‘US drone attack’
januari 12, 2012by latadmin
A US drone attack in Pakistan’s tribal region of North Waziristan has killed at least four people, officials say. It is the second strike by an unmanned US...
Anwar Ibrahim wants free elections
januari 12, 2012by latadmin
Veteran Malaysian opposition politician Anwar Ibrahim was acquitted of sodomy…
Q&A: Renewed instability in Pakistan
januari 12, 2012by latadmin
A deepening political row between the Pakistani government and its army and judiciary has led to renewed concerns over the stability of the country, which has a history...
India on course to be declared polio free
januari 12, 2012by latadmin
India has been free of new cases of polio for a year, putting it on track to end its status as a country where the virus is endemic, officials say. In a few weeks, if...
