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Head of troubled South Korean bank falls to death
september 23, 2011by latadmin
The head of a troubled South Korean savings bank has fallen to his death while customers queued outside the building. Police said the chief executive of the Jeil 2...
Hong Kong chooses A Simple Life for Oscar race, China selects Heroes Of Nanjing
september 23, 2011by latadmin
Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Vietnam and the Philippines select their Best Foreign Language Film contenders. Hong Kong has chosen Ann Hui’s A Simple Life as the...
Distraught followers bury Afghan ex-leader
september 23, 2011by latadmin
A surging crowd of mourners touched and kissed the coffin of former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani, slain by a suicide bomber claiming to carry a Taliban peace...
Taliban tactics show ‘weakness’: US defense chief
september 22, 2011by latadmin
The Taliban’s recent high-profile attacks are a sign of “weakness” that show US-led forces in Afghanistan have seized the initiative in the war, US...
Pakistan ISI ‘exporting violence’ to Afghanistan: US
september 22, 2011by latadmin
The US military’s top officer bluntly accused Pakistan on Thursday of “exporting” violent extremism to Afghanistan by backing militants that attack...
Tajik authorities announce power rationing
september 22, 2011by latadmin
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan (AP) — Tajikistan’s state electricity provider says it will implement a system of rolling blackouts in winter, leaving many households...
Former India captain ‘Tiger’ Pataudi dies at 70
september 22, 2011by latadmin
NEW DELHI (AP) — Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, a former India cricket captain who led the country to its first series victory abroad, died Thursday at a local hospital...
IMF’s Lagarde Says ‘Downside Risks’ Are High for Global Economic Recovery
september 22, 2011by latadmin
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said “downside risks” are high for the world economy. “We’re in it together and we will be able...
Myths About China and India’s Africa Race
september 22, 2011by latadmin
More countries in Africa are joining the global economy. Over the last decade, the continent’s GDP expanded at an average annual rate of 5.1 percent, low compared...
Adm Mike Mullen’s address
september 22, 2011by latadmin
The following are extracts of the address by outgoing chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm Mike Mullen to a US Senate panel in Washington, in which he accuses...
