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Kurdish rebels extend truce,deny Istanbul attack
november 01, 2010by latadmin
ISTANBUL (AFP) – Turkey's main Kurdish rebel group on Monday extended a truce until elections next summer, denying responsibility for a suicide attack in...
Philippines nabs most-wanted fugitive
november 01, 2010by latadmin
MANILA (AFP) – Philippine investigators on Monday arrested one of the country's most elusive fugitives who was wanted over the kidnapping of a Japanese...
US plays down G20 progress on currency
november 01, 2010by latadmin
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The White House on Monday played down hopes for a breakthrough in a row over China's currency policy when President Barack Obama and other...
Robots are lords of the dance at South Korean festival
november 01, 2010by latadmin
ILSAN, South Korea (AFP) – "That's cool!" shouted a packed crowd as five dancing robots flashing red and blue lights started rocking and grooving to...
Japan in diplomatic row after Russian isle visit (Reuters)
november 01, 2010by latadmin
Reuters – Russian President Dmitry Medvedev visited an island outpost seized by Russia from Japan at the end of World War Two stirring a diplomatic row with Tokyo,...
Traffickers exploit Myanmar’s poor
november 01, 2010by latadmin
Thousands of people in Myanmar have fled to neighbouring Thailand in a bid to escape grinding poverty and extremely harsh life under repressive military rule. Now many...
Sri Lanka’s historic Jaffna library ‘vandalised’
november 01, 2010by latadmin
The historic Jaffna public library in Sri Lanka has been closed to tourists a week after a large group of visitors vandalised it, say reports. The library has emotional...
OSCE welcomes end of Turkey YouTube ban (AFP)
november 01, 2010by latadmin
AFP – The OSCE on Monday welcomed a Turkish court’s decision to end a three-year ban on video-sharing site YouTube, and urged the country to allow access to...
U.S. says won’t solve China currency issue at Seoul G20 (Reuters)
november 01, 2010by latadmin
Reuters – The United States said on Monday it does not expect that China will bow to pressure over its yuan currency during a Group of 20 summit in Seoul, but...
UN leader Ban meets with Chinese President Hu (AP)
november 01, 2010by latadmin
AP – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon asked China to play a greater role in solving African crises during a meeting Monday with the president, but did not...
