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India inflation falls, easing rate hike pressure (AFP)
december 14, 2010by latadmin
AFP – India’s annual inflation fell in November to it lowest level since the start of 2010, giving the central bank room to pause in its rapid round of...
Sri Lanka wants to arrest 50,000 army deserters
december 14, 2010by latadmin
COLOMBO (AFP) – Sri Lanka's security forces have stepped up a campaign to arrest some 50,000 military deserters, an official said Tuesday after reports that...
Indonesia seeks jail for ‘blasphemous’ American
december 14, 2010by latadmin
PRAYA, Indonesia (AFP) – Indonesian prosecutors on Tuesday sought a seven-month jail term for a US retiree accused of blasphemy after he allegedly pulled the plug...
25 killed in Bangladesh factory blaze: witness (AP)
december 14, 2010by latadmin
AP – A devastating blaze raced through a garment factory near Bangladesh’s capital on Tuesday, killing at least 25 people and injuring more than 100,...
Islamic party quits Pakistan government over minister (Reuters)
december 14, 2010by latadmin
Reuters – An Islamic party said on Tuesday it was pulling out of Pakistan’s ruling coalition after the dismissal of one of its members as a minister, but the...
Japan PM vows to find WWII dead on Iwo Jima (AP)
december 14, 2010by latadmin
AP – In a rare visit to Iwo Jima, Japan’s prime minister offered prayers Tuesday at two recently discovered mass graves and vowed to find the more than...
Govt optimistic food estate program in Merauke to succeed
december 14, 2010by latadmin
The government has expressed its optimism that its “Food Estate” program to be developed in Merauke, Papua, would be successful and become the solution of...
Yudhoyono calls for prioritizing domestic market
december 14, 2010by latadmin
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called on all economic stakeholders to prioritize the domestic market including inter-island and inter-province trade.
Key Islamic party quits Pakistan government (AFP)
december 14, 2010by latadmin
AFP – Pakistan’s most prominent Islamic politician, a firebrand pro-Taliban cleric, on Tuesday withdrew his party from the coalition government, protesting...
Samsung buys local medical equipment maker (AFP)
december 14, 2010by latadmin
AFP – Samsung Electronics, the world’s top computer memory chip maker, said Tuesday it has signed a deal to buy a controlling stake in a top South Korean...
