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US gives up control of jail where Quran was burned
maart 09, 2012by latadmin
KABUL — The United States and Afghanistan signed an agreement on Friday to transfer control of a major U.S.-run detention center to Afghan authorities,...
US: Diplomacy with NKorea won’t hurt SKorea ties
maart 09, 2012by latadmin
The United States said Friday it won’t let the recent progress in its nuclear diplomacy with North Korea affect its close relations with key ally South Korea.
Aussie Jones surges into lead at Puerto Rico
maart 09, 2012by latadmin
Australia’s Matt Jones fired a bogey-free five-under par 67 on Friday to seize a three-stroke lead after the second round of the $3.5 million US PGA Tour Puerto...
Nuclear envoys of the rival Koreas in New York
maart 08, 2012by latadmin
Nuclear envoys of the rival Koreas have a chance for informal talks at an academic conference that began in New York Thursday as diplomacy on Pyongyang’s atomic...
Nuclear envoys of the rival Koreas in New York
maart 08, 2012by latadmin
NEW YORK (AP) — Nuclear envoys of the rival Koreas have a chance for informal talks at an academic conference that began in New York Thursday as diplomacy on...
S. Korea holds firing drill near tense border
maart 08, 2012by latadmin
South Korean troops mounted a live-fire exercise near the tense border with the North on Thursday amid high tensions and in the face of Pyongyang threatening retaliatory...
Bomb kills four soldiers in Thai south: police
maart 08, 2012by latadmin
Four soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb in Thailand’s insurgency-torn deep south as they returned from protecting Buddhists at a religious festival, police...
Thailand seizes tigers, lions in wildlife bust
maart 08, 2012by latadmin
Thai authorities seized more than 200 live animals, including tigers and lions among other rare species, in a raid on an illegal wildlife supplier on Wednesday, police...
Japan lower house passes draft $1.1 trillion budget
maart 08, 2012by latadmin
Japan’s ruling Democratic Party rammed a 90.3 trillion yen ($1.1 trillion) draft budget for the next fiscal year through the lower house of parliament Thursday...
China businessman detained in political intrigue
maart 08, 2012by latadmin
Chinese police have detained a property developer after he threatened to speak out about a former police chief rumoured to have tried to defect to the United States, his...
