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Another Vietnam blogger held: reports (AFP)
november 02, 2010by latadmin
AFP – A Vietnamese blogger has been detained for “infringing on the interests of the state” after she criticised a security official and his family,...
Flash floods strand thousands in major Thai city (AFP)
november 02, 2010by latadmin
AFP – Thailand battled Tuesday to rescue thousands of people stranded in their homes after flash floods — several metres deep in places — swept through...
Missing Chinese tourists in Taiwan are dead: relatives (AFP)
november 02, 2010by latadmin
AFP – Relatives of 20 Chinese tourists missing since Typhoon Megi struck Taiwan last month have acknowledged there is no chance their loved ones will be found...
WFP chief, former US envoy arrive in N.Korea (AFP)
november 02, 2010by latadmin
AFP – The head of the UN World Food Programme arrived on Tuesday in impoverished North Korea, said official media in the country, which relies on international...
Harley-Davidson plans assembly plant in India
november 02, 2010by latadmin
NEW DELHI (AFP) – US cult motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson will open an assembly plant in India next year to meet demand for its luxury two-wheelers in the...
Russia warns of more visits to disputed islands
november 02, 2010by latadmin
OSLO (Reuters) – Russia said on Tuesday President Dmitry Medvedev planned more trips to a group of islands seized by the Soviet Union from Japan at the end of...
S.Africa rescued in cricket ODI against Pakistan
november 02, 2010by latadmin
DUBAI (AFP) – Opener Hashim Amla hit a fighting unbeaten hundred to rescue South Africa against an aggressive Pakistan bowling to guide them to 228-9 in the third...
Press see Kuril visit as major step
november 02, 2010by latadmin
Continue reading the main story Related stories Japan’s island row with Russia Japan, Russia discuss islands row Analysis: Why Kuril dispute will not end any time...
Court hears India’s ‘biggest corporate fraud’ case (AFP)
november 02, 2010by latadmin
AFP – The disgraced founder of Indian outsourcing giant Satyam appeared in court Tuesday in a billion-dollar corporate fraud case dubbed “India’s...
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...
