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Samoa storm back to beat Japan 13-10
oktober 30, 2010by latadmin
TOKYO (AFP) – Visitors Samoa avenged their loss in the Pacific Nations Cup in June when they roared back from 10 points behind to beat Japan 13-10 in a rugby test...
Afghanistan complains about Russians in drug raid
oktober 30, 2010by latadmin
KABUL, Afghanistan-Afghanistan’s president said Saturday he had not been informed in advance of Russian participation in a NATO-led drug raid that netted $56...
India: Land of many cell phones, fewer toilets
oktober 30, 2010by latadmin
MUMBAI, India-The Mumbai slum of Rafiq Nagar has no clean water for its shacks made of ripped tarp and bamboo. No garbage pickup along the rocky, pocked earth that...
A Samurai Reformer Inspires a Nation Adrift
oktober 29, 2010by latadmin
From Prime Minister Naoto Kan to Sapporo Beer executives, many in Japan are invoking the legacy of Ryoma Sakamoto, the 19th century samurai who helped modernize the...
Surfer: Indonesia tsunami was like runaway train (AP)
oktober 29, 2010by latadmin
AP – Within two minutes of the powerful earthquake that disrupted his evening of watching surf videos at his beach resort, Sebastian Carvallo heard a distant roar...
Two arrested over abusive Maldives wedding ceremony
oktober 29, 2010by latadmin
Police in the Maldives have arrested two…
UN seals historic treaty to protect threatened ecosystems (AFP)
oktober 29, 2010by latadmin
AFP – A historic treaty to protect the world’s forests, coral reefs and other threatened ecosystems within 10 years was sealed at a UN summit on Saturday...
French helicopter crashes in Antarctica
oktober 29, 2010by latadmin
PARIS-A French helicopter has crashed in Antarctica during rough weather conditions, and a search plane flying over the site spotted what they believe are three bodies,...
Tsotsobe’s best halts Pakistan in first one-dayer
oktober 29, 2010by latadmin
ABU DHABI (AFP) – Lanky South African paceman Lonwabo Tsotsobe carried his Twenty20 form into the 50-over game with a career-best feat to derail Pakistan to 203 in...
No sedition charges for Indian author Arundhati Roy
oktober 29, 2010by latadmin
NEW DELHI (AFP) – India has decided against prosecuting award-winning author and activist Arundhati Roy for sedition after she spoke out about the disputed region...
