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Venezuela tightens internet regulation
december 21, 2010by latadmin
Venezuela`s parliament approved tighter regulation of the Internet on Monday in the latest of a package of laws to entrench President Hugo Chavez`s socialist...
NATO opens probe into deaths of 5 Afghan civilians (Reuters)
december 21, 2010by latadmin
Reuters – NATO-led forces said on Tuesday they were investigating whether their troops had accidentally killed five Afghan civilians, as a U.N. report said...
NATO says 5 Afghan civilians killed in firefight (AP)
december 21, 2010by latadmin
AP – NATO says it is investigating the death of five civilians killed when Coalition forces returned fire against insurgents shooting from a compound in the Sangin...
Turkey criticizes Cyprus-Israel maritime accord (AP)
december 21, 2010by latadmin
AP – Turkey on Tuesday slammed a maritime border accord between Cyprus and Israel, saying it was “null and void” because it disregards the rights and...
SKorean Christmas tree sign of new propaganda war (AP)
december 21, 2010by latadmin
AP – As troops stood guard and a choir sang carols Tuesday, South Koreans lit a massive steel Christmas tree that overlooks the world’s most heavily armed...
N.Korea agrees to restart UN nuclear inspections: Richardson
december 20, 2010by latadmin
SEOUL (AFP) – North Korea has agreed to permit the return of UN nuclear inspectors as part of a package of measures to ease acute tensions on the peninsula, US...
Turkey’s leader asks Obama to thwart genocide vote
december 20, 2010by latadmin
ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey’s prime minister has asked the U.S. president to prevent a possible House vote on a resolution declaring the World…
Government suspends onion export to cool down prices
december 20, 2010by latadmin
The government today decided to suspend onion exports till January 15 following skyrocketing prices at around Rs60-70 a kilo due to 'hoarding and speculation'....
In pictures: Korea’s day of tension
december 20, 2010by latadmin
Early on Monday, South Korean soldiers began preparing for live artillery exercises, and another day of high tension on the peninsula. Residents of Yeonpyeong island,...
Bangladeshi ‘stepson affair’ woman dies after caning
december 20, 2010by latadmin
Two people have been arrested after the death of a Bangladeshi woman who was publicly caned for allegedly having an affair with her stepson, police…
