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Myanmar under pressure to act on poll ‘credibility deficit’
oktober 27, 2010by latadmin
HANOI (AFP) – Military-run Myanmar came under pressure from its neighbours Wednesday to address what Indonesia said was a "credibility deficit"...
Ex-Tiananmen leader to represent Liu at Nobel summit
oktober 27, 2010by latadmin
TOKYO (AFP) – Former Chinese student leader Wuer Kaixi will represent imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo at a meeting of Nobel Peace Prize laureates in...
China urges Taiwan to step up search for typhoon missing
oktober 27, 2010by latadmin
TAIPEI (AFP) – China called on Taiwan Wednesday to step up the search for 20 Chinese people still unaccounted for seven days after they went missing during Typhoon...
Sri Lanka court jails Tamil for Kumaratunga attack
oktober 27, 2010by latadmin
A court in Sri Lanka has sentenced a Tamil man to 30 years in prison for his part in the attempt to kill former President…
Army gay rules breach rights: S.Korea commission (AFP)
oktober 27, 2010by latadmin
AFP – South Korea’s military criminal code punishing homosexuality in the ranks is a violation of soldiers’ rights, the country’s human rights...
Indonesia tsunami: Rescuers battle to reach survivors
oktober 27, 2010by latadmin
Indonesian rescue teams are battling to reach hundreds of people believed to be missing a day after a tsunami…
Hundreds sign petition for Tibet language: activists
oktober 27, 2010by latadmin
BEIJING (AFP) – Hundreds of teachers and students in northwest China have signed a petition in support of the Tibetan language, a rights group said, after an...
British units ‘under scrutiny over Afghan attacks’
oktober 27, 2010by latadmin
LONDON (AFP) – Three British military units in Afghanistan face questions about their conduct after details of their involvement in attacks on Afghan civilians...
S.Korea’s economy grows 0.7 percent in Q3: bank
oktober 27, 2010by latadmin
SEOUL (AFP) – South Korea's economic growth slowed to 0.7 percent in the third quarter from three months earlier as the pace of exports lost momentum, the...
Indonesia tsunami deaths increase after Sumatra quake
oktober 27, 2010by latadmin
More than 100 people have been killed and many are missing after a tsunami triggered by an earthquake off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. Scores of houses were...
