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More than 80 dead in Pakistan suicide bombing and raids (AFP)
december 25, 2010by latadmin
AFP – More than 80 were killed in a suicide bombing on a World Food Programme project and a series of helicopter raids against militant camps in northwestern...
China raises interest rates amid inflation worries (AP)
december 25, 2010by latadmin
AP – China increased interest rates Saturday for the second time in little more than two months as the government steps up its fight against rising inflation that...
Bombing wounds 11 at Christmas Mass in Philippines (AP)
december 25, 2010by latadmin
AP – A bomb exploded during Christmas Day Mass at a chapel inside a police camp in the volatile southern Philippines, wounding a priest and 10 churchgoers.
Top US general visits troops in Afghanistan
december 25, 2010by latadmin
MARJAH, Afghanistan-The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan crisscrossed the country on Saturday, visiting coalition troops on Christmas at some of the main...
Indian satellite rocket explodes after lift-off
december 25, 2010by latadmin
BANGALORE, India (AFP) – An Indian space rocket carrying an advanced communications satellite was destroyed by mission control Saturday following a malfunction...
China raises interest rates amid inflation worries
december 25, 2010by latadmin
BEIJING – China increased interest rates Saturday for the second time in little more than two months as the government steps up its fight against rising inflation...
Female bomber kills 45 at food center in Pakistan (AP)
december 25, 2010by latadmin
AP – A burqa-clad female suicide bomber in Pakistan lobbed hand grenades, then detonated her explosive belt among a crowd at an aid center Saturday, killing at...
Turkey wants to make peace with Israel (AP)
december 25, 2010by latadmin
AP – Turkey’s foreign minister says the country wants improved tie with Israel but it must apologize and offer compensation for its deadly raid on a Gaza...
Top US commander visits troops in Afghanistan (AFP)
december 25, 2010by latadmin
AFP – The commander of international forces in Afghanistan General David Petraeus paid a Christmas visit to troops in the war-torn area on Saturday, an ISAF...
Miangas island Offers backpackers alternative destination
december 24, 2010by latadmin
The outlying island of Miangas in North Sulawesi province is offering an alternative destination for backpackers seeking a genuine sense of adventure, a Culture and...