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Bangalore in the grip of a land scandal
december 30, 2010by latadmin
These farmers are threatening to take their agitation to the street Continue reading the main story Related stories Karnataka land deal immoral – BJP BJP clings to...
India Struggles to Protect Flow of Iranian Oil
december 30, 2010by latadmin
NEW DELHI — Officials in India and Iran scrambled Thursday to keep the $11 billion in oil and gas trade between them going after India’s central bank...
Injured Ponting ruled out of final Ashes Test
december 30, 2010by latadmin
SYDNEY (AFP) – Michael Clarke will captain Australia for the first time and Usman Khawaja will make an historic debut in next week's final Ashes Test in the...
Cambodia charges Thai MP over border incident
december 30, 2010by latadmin
PHNOM PENH (AFP) – Cambodia on Thursday charged seven Thais, including a ruling party politician, with illegal entry and put them in jail awaiting possible trial,...
China ‘mulls export quotas’ on rare earth alloys
december 30, 2010by latadmin
BEIJING (AFP) – China is considering new export quotas on rare earth alloys, a report said Thursday — a move that would further restrict shipments of the...
Roadside bomb kills 14 Afghan civilians (AFP)
december 30, 2010by latadmin
AFP – Fourteen Afghan civilians were killed and four others injured Thursday when a minivan struck a roadside bomb in a Taliban heartland of southern Afghanistan.
China defends rare earth quotas as in line with WTO (Reuters)
december 30, 2010by latadmin
Reuters – China defended its export controls on rare earth minerals on Thursday, saying that they were in line with World Trade Organization rules, after a...
Rights group: 39 Uzbeks died of torture in prisons (AP)
december 30, 2010by latadmin
AP – At least 39 people have died of torture in prisons of authoritarian Uzbekistan this year amid a spiraling crackdown on religious groups and government...
Pirates seize ship, Asian crew off Madagascar: EU (AFP)
december 30, 2010by latadmin
AFP – Pirates seized a fishing boat with a crew of 26 Taiwanese, Chinese and Vietnamese nationals off Madagascar in the Indian Ocean, the European Union naval...
Press Council: 25 violence against journalist cases in 2010
december 29, 2010by latadmin
The Indonesian Press Council (Dewan Pers) has recorded 25 cases of violence against journalists during 2010, a spokesman said.
