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Kabul angry but calm after Marine abuse video
januari 13, 2012by latadmin
Kabul: Feared anti-US protests over a video showing Marines urinating on the corpses of Afghan insurgents failed to erupt after Friday prayers in the Afghan capital, but...
Danish court fines Kurd TV for promoting terrorism (Reuters)
januari 13, 2012by latadmin
Reuters – A Danish court fined the owners of a Kurdish television station on Tuesday after finding them guilty of promoting terrorism, court officials said, a...
Obama orders more steps to "build confidence" with Myanmar (Reuters)
januari 13, 2012by latadmin
Reuters – U.S. President Barack Obama welcomed Myanmar’s release of at least 200 political prisoners on Friday and ordered his administration to take...
Lebanese held amid terror threat in Bangkok (AP)
januari 13, 2012by latadmin
AP – Thai police were questioning a Lebanese man with alleged links to Hezbollah militants as the U.S. Embassy and Israel warned Friday of a “real and...
US to send ambassador to Myanmar, upgrading ties (AP)
januari 13, 2012by latadmin
AP – Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the United States will exchange ambassadors with Myanmar (mee-an-MAWR’) in response to its freeing...
Myanmar frees many prominent political prisoners (AP)
januari 13, 2012by latadmin
AP – Myanmar freed some of its most famous political inmates Friday, sparking jubilation outside prison gates while signaling its readiness to meet Western demands...
Indian cabinet approves new counter-terror centre
januari 12, 2012by latadmin
India’s cabinet has approved a new National Counter-Terrorism Centre, which will act as the main agency for all…
Pentagon chief ‘deplores’ US Marines ‘urination’ video
januari 12, 2012by latadmin
US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta says a video which appears to show US Marines urinating on the corpses of Afghans is “utterly deplorable”. Those who had...
Afghan suicide bomb kills senior official in Kandahar
januari 12, 2012by latadmin
A suicide bomber in southern Afghanistan has killed a district governor who was considered to be an important figure in the peace process. Sayed Fazuldin Agha, the...
Who are Burma’s Karen rebels?
januari 12, 2012by latadmin
The Karen National Union (KNU) has been fighting the central government since the very early days of Burma’s independence from Britain six decades ago. Largely...
