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US, Japan closer to moving many Okinawa Marines (AP)
februari 08, 2012by latadmin
AP – Japan and the United States agreed Wednesday to proceed with plans to transfer thousands of U.S. troops out of the southern Japanese island of Okinawa,...
Amid Political Turmoil, Violent Clashes Continue in Maldives
februari 08, 2012by latadmin
NEW DELHI — Maldives remained gripped by political turmoil on Wednesday, with violent clashes between police and protesters in the capital of Male, as well as...
Japan and United States in Talks to Renegotiate Part of Okinawa Deal
februari 08, 2012by latadmin
TOKYO — Japan and the United States said Wednesday they were renegotiating a 2006 agreement aimed at removing 8,000 Marines from Okinawa, because the current terms...
State Ministers Resign After Watching Offensive Video
februari 08, 2012by latadmin
Three ministers of the Karnataka State government resigned Wednesday after they were accused of watching pornographic footage on a mobile phone during a session of the...
Ex-leader’s allies seize few Maldives police posts (AP)
februari 08, 2012by latadmin
AP – Supporters of the Maldives former president rioted through the streets of the capital and seized some remote police stations Wednesday to demand his...
Rogue tigress ‘terrorises Bangladesh villagers’
februari 07, 2012by latadmin
A rogue female tiger with cubs has killed at least eight people in the past month in south-west Bangladesh, wildlife officials say. The attacks in the south-western...
Thousands rally in Dakar for new anti-Wade protests
februari 07, 2012by latadmin
AFP – Thousands of Senegalese opposition supporters marched through central Dakar Tuesday…
Turkey’s EU minister stands by genocide denial comments (Reuters)
februari 07, 2012by latadmin
Reuters – Turkey’s EU affairs minister repeated on Tuesday his denial that Ottoman Turks had committed genocide against Armenians nearly 100 years ago, in a...
Up to 10,000 Myanmar refugees seek refuge in China (Reuters)
februari 07, 2012by latadmin
Reuters – Thousands of refugees from fighting in remote northern Myanmar have flooded into makeshift tent cities erected on the other side of the long border with...
New Afghan schoolbooks shun history of wars
februari 07, 2012by latadmin
The Afghan government has published new textbooks for schoolchildren that shun the country’s modern history of conflict in an effort to promote national unity, an...
