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Afghan leader makes New Year visit to Iran
maart 26, 2011by latadmin
KABUL (AFP) – Afghan President Hamid Karzai left Saturday on a visit to Tehran, where he will meet his Iranian counterpart following a row over fuel imports and...
Quake and blossoms: Japan’s reminder of mortality
maart 26, 2011by latadmin
TOKYO – The cherry trees will soon blossom in Japan. For the Japanese, it will be a particularly poignant sight. Even in normal times, the flowers are a cause for...
Radiation spike in sea near Japan nuclear plant (AFP)
maart 26, 2011by latadmin
AFP – Radiation levels have surged in seawater near a tsunami-stricken nuclear power station in Japan, officials said on Saturday, as engineers battled to...
South Korea commemorates warship sinking
maart 26, 2011by latadmin
South Korea has marked the first anniversary of the sinking of its warship, Cheonan, in which 46 sailors were killed. Thousands attended a memorial service in the...
Australia’s Meares claims maiden world sprint crown (AFP)
maart 26, 2011by latadmin
AFP – Anna Meares of Australia dominated Lithuania’s Simona Krupeckaite 2-0 to claim her maiden sprint title at the world track cycling championships...
Dilshan, Tharanga guide Sri Lanka to semi-final (AFP)
maart 26, 2011by latadmin
AFP – Openers Tillakaratne Dilshan and Upul Tharanga hit brilliant hundreds to guide Sri Lanka to an emphatic 10-wicket win over England which eased them into the...
Sri Lanka beat England, reach cricket World Cup semis (AFP)
maart 26, 2011by latadmin
AFP – Sri Lanka ended England’s gruelling five-month global odyssey with a comprehensive 10-wicket triumph on Saturday to set up a World Cup semi-final...
Interpol says W. Cup ‘terrorist’ arrested (AFP)
maart 25, 2011by latadmin
AFP – A “terrorist” suspected of planning to attack the cricket World Cup has been arrested after help from authorities across South Asia including in...
Australia apologises for troops Facebook insults (AFP)
maart 25, 2011by latadmin
AFP – Australian Defence Minister Stephen Smith Friday apologised to his Afghan counterpart for racist comments and videos posted by troops, saying they could...
Gunmen kill 13 in ambush of Pakistan Shiites (AFP)
maart 25, 2011by latadmin
AFP – Thirteen people were killed when gunmen opened fire Friday on two vehicles carrying Shiite Muslims in Pakistan’s lawless tribal region in suspected...
