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Myanmar jails man for 10 years for web article
augustus 30, 2011by latadmin
A court in military-dominated Myanmar has sentenced a retired major to a decade in prison for writing an article deemed subversive and distributing it to overseas media,...
Chinese rage at Cuban hurdler Robles
augustus 30, 2011by latadmin
Chinese sports fans reacted furiously Tuesday after homegrown hero Liu Xiang was prevented from winning the 110 metre hurdles at the World Championships in Daegu by an...
Ghribi takes 2nd in women’s steeplechase at worlds
augustus 30, 2011by latadmin
DAEGU, South Korea (AP) — Tunisian runner Habiba Ghribi had only one thing on her mind as she raced to silver in the women’s steeplechase at the world...
Deputy chief of Maoists sworn in as Nepal’s new PM (AP)
augustus 29, 2011by latadmin
AP – The deputy leader of Nepal’s former Maoist rebels took the oath of office as prime minister Monday and began forming a government that will attempt to...
Turkish military: Up to 160 Kurdish rebels killed (AP)
augustus 29, 2011by latadmin
AP – Turkey’s military said Monday that its air strikes and artillery fire on suspected Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq have killed an estimated 145...
60 yacths enter Wakatobi at conclusion of SWB
augustus 29, 2011by latadmin
Up to the conclusion of Sail Wakatobi Belitong (SWB) 2011 in Wakatobi on Monday, 60 rally participants moored in Wakatobi, Southeast Sulawesi.
Cuban appeal rejected, Dayron Robles remains disqualified and Jason Richardson wins gold
augustus 29, 2011by latadmin
DAEGU, South Korea (AP) — Cuban appeal rejected, Dayron Robles remains disqualified and Jason Richardson wins gold. on Twitter, become a fan on EDITORS' PICKS...
Robles disqualified from 110 hurdles at worlds
augustus 29, 2011by latadmin
DAEGU, South Korea (AP) — Olympic champion Dayron Robles was disqualified for pulling rival Liu Xiang out of the hunt for gold in the 110-meter hurdles Monday, handing...
Knife attack at Chinese daycare center wounds 8 (AP)
augustus 29, 2011by latadmin
AP – A worker slashed children with a knife at a daycare center for migrant workers in eastern China on Monday, wounding eight of them, one seriously.
On the joys of blogging
augustus 29, 2011by latadmin
When we launched this blog on the eve of the federal election in 2007, we thought it would have about the same shelf-life as the campaign itself. Going into polling day,...
