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Japan raises nuclear disaster to Chernobyl level (AFP)
april 12, 2011by latadmin
AFP – Japan upgraded its month-old nuclear emergency to a maximum seven on an international scale of atomic crises Tuesday, placing it on a par with the Chernobyl...
Asian shares off as Japan aftershocks renew fears
april 12, 2011by latadmin
HONG KONGAsian shares fell Tuesday after strong aftershocks in Japan following last month’s devastating quake-tsunami stoked fresh concerns over the nuclear...
Going to War: Part 2
april 12, 2011by latadmin
HELMAND, Afghanistan — Where does a logistics unit like ours fit into a counterinsurgency fight? I put the question to my Marines and didn’t get much back, so my...
Japan equates nuclear crisis severity to Chernobyl (AP)
april 12, 2011by latadmin
AP – Japan ranked its nuclear crisis at the highest possible severity on an international scale — the same level as the 1986 Chernobyl disaster — even...
Pakistan request for fewer U.S. trainers reflects spying fear
april 12, 2011by latadmin
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pressure from Pakistani intelligence for a cut in the number of U.S. Special Forces trainers working in sensitive regions is due to fears...
China silent on Ai location, condemns foreign support
april 12, 2011by latadmin
BEIJING (AFP) – China on Tuesday refused to provide any details about the whereabouts of detained outspoken artist Ai Weiwei and chided foreign countries for...
Central Asia border bazaar counts cost of Kyrgyz unrest
april 12, 2011by latadmin
A year after violent unrest shook the Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan, traders have deserted one of the region’s most important bazaars. The giant…
UAE clearance too late for banned Asif
april 12, 2011by latadmin
KARACHI (AFP) – Pakistan said Tuesday that paceman Mohammad Asif had been given permission to play in the United Arab Emirates, though the dispensation counts for...
Pakistan demands deep cuts in CIA presence
april 12, 2011by latadmin
WASHINGTON — Pakistan officials are demanding deep cuts in the CIA’s presence in the country and a reduction in the number of the drone attacks on...
Drivers of Nissan’s electric Leaf report problems
april 11, 2011by latadmin
TOKYO (AFP) – Japanese auto giant Nissan on Monday said customers in the United States and Japan had reported problems restarting their all-electric Leaf vehicles...
