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UN warns of new Asia drug surge
juni 23, 2011by latadmin
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) – A plant disease devastated Afghan opium production last year but Myanmar is seeing a worrying drug boom, the UN anti-narcotics agency warned...
Hong Kong in the grip of scarlet fever
juni 23, 2011by latadmin
After the E. coli scare in Europe, which killed more than dozen people, Hong Kong seems to be in the grip of scarlet fever, a disease which…
TIMOR-LESTE: On the way up but still a long way to go
juni 23, 2011by latadmin
Photo: Nomad Tales/FlickrThe country is one of the world’s youngestBANGKOK, 16 June 2011 (IRIN) – As one of the fastest growing economies in the world, with...
PHILIPPINES: Recently displaced farmers hit by flooding
juni 23, 2011by latadmin
Photo: David Swanson/IRINSandatu Kalug worries for the futureMADIA, MINDANAO, 17 June 2011 (IRIN) – Rain and flooding over the past month have severely affected...
Obama to claim success for Afghan surge (AFP)
juni 22, 2011by latadmin
AFP – President Barack Obama will argue Wednesday his Afghan war surge strategy has forged substantial progress and a “position of strength” which...
Former Indian chief justice to face graft probe: report (AFP)
juni 22, 2011by latadmin
AFP – India’s home ministry has ordered revenue officials to investigate allegations of corruption levelled against a former Supreme Court chief justice, a...
Pakistan army asks 4 officers about extremist ties (AP)
juni 22, 2011by latadmin
AP – The Pakistan army is questioning four more officers about suspected links with a banned extremist group that has called for the military to oust the...
Zheng through in straight sets (AFP)
juni 22, 2011by latadmin
AFP – Zheng Jie, China’s 2008 Wimbledon semi-finalist, made it through to the second round on Wednesday with a 7-5, 6-0 victory over Zuzana Ondraskova of the...
China frees dissident artist Ai Weiwei (Reuters)
juni 22, 2011by latadmin
Reuters – The dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, whose detention in April ignited an international uproar, was released on bail on Wednesday, state media and his...
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei returns after detainment (AP)
juni 22, 2011by latadmin
AP – Artist Ai Weiwei, the most high-profile victim of a sweeping crackdown on activists in China, returned home late Wednesday after nearly three months in...
