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Keppel builds 5000t floating crane
september 19, 2011by latadmin
Asian Lift, a barge operator based in Singapore, has subcontracted Keppel Nantong in China to build a 5000t floating crane vessel. The crane on the Asian Hercules III...
Magnitude-6.8 earthquake hits northeastern India
september 18, 2011by latadmin
NEW DELHI (AP) — A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 hit northeastern India on Sunday near the border with Nepal. Reports said several people were...
Pakistan floods: UN appeals for $365m to help victims
september 18, 2011by latadmin
The United Nations has launched an appeal for $365m (£231m) to help some six million Pakistanis who have been affected by devastating flooding. The UN said the money...
Indonesian women stage skirt protest over rape remarks
september 18, 2011by latadmin
Dozens of Indonesian women wearing miniskirts have protested in Jakarta after the city governor blamed rapes on provocative clothing. The activists carried…
8 severely injured in bus rollover mishap in Puncak
september 18, 2011by latadmin
Kramatjati bus carrying 55 passengers rolled over on Jl. Raya Puncak in Cibogo, Cipayung, Megamendung, Bogor, West Java on Sunday…
Hardliners vandalize, set alight wayang statues in Purwakarta
september 18, 2011by latadmin
Four statues depicting Javanese ‘wayang’ theater characters were destroyed by hard-liners in Purwakarta, West Java, on Sunday. The statues, erected by...
Pakistan edge Zimbabwe by five runs
september 18, 2011by latadmin
Pakistan completed a clean-sweep of Zimbabwe by winning the second and final Twenty20 international by five runs at the Harare Sports Club on Sunday. Pakistan made 141...
Strong quake hits northeastern India; 9 dead
september 18, 2011by latadmin
GAUHATI, India (AP) — A strong earthquake shook northeastern India and Nepal on Sunday night, killing at least nine people, damaging buildings and sending lawmakers in...
Blake wins Songdo IBD Championship in playoff
september 18, 2011by latadmin
INCHEON, South Korea (AP) — Jay Don Blake beat fellow American John Cook on the fifth playoff hole at the Songdo IBD Championship Sunday for his first Champions Tour...
Powerful 6.8 quake rocks northeast India
september 18, 2011by latadmin
A powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit the mountainous northeast Indian state of Sikkim on Sunday, triggering strong tremors felt in neighbouring Nepal and Bhutan....
