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China makes 500 doomsday cult arrests
december 18, 2012by latadmin
Chinese police have arrested more than 500 members of a doomsday cult for spreading rumours about the imminent end of the world, state media say. At…
Delhi bus gang rape: protests and vigils across India
december 18, 2012by latadmin
The brutal gang rape of a young female student in Delhi on Sunday has sparked outrage across India. The 23-year-old and a…
WHO, UNICEF to continue anti-polio drive in Pakistan
december 18, 2012by latadmin
Islamabad: The World Health Organisation and UNICEF Tuesday said they would continue their anti-polio drive in Pakistan despite the killing of six vaccinators by gunmen...
One terrorist in Peshawar attack was from Russia
december 17, 2012by latadmin
Islamabad: One of the terrorists involved in the attack on the airport in Pakistan’s northwest city of Peshawar was from the western Russian region of Dagestan,...
Bangladesh Probe: Fire Sabotage, Owner Negligent
december 17, 2012by latadmin
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A Bangladesh government committee investigating the factory fire that killed 112 people last month says it was sabotage, but adds that no...
Bangladesh factory fire was ‘sabotage’
december 17, 2012by latadmin
An investigation into the fire that killed more than 100 workers at a Bangladesh garment factory has found that it was an act of sabotage. Main Uddin Khandaker, who...
Biggest cyclone in 20 years sweeps across Pacific islands
december 17, 2012by latadmin
CANBERRA — More than 3,500 people were evacuated to emergency shelters in Fiji as the biggest cyclone in 20 years swept across the Pacific island nation on Monday,...
BANGLADESH: NGO ban hurting undocumented Rohingya
december 17, 2012by latadmin
COX’S BAZAR, 17 December 2012 (IRIN) – Some 40,000 undocumented Rohingya refugees are being adversely affected by a government ban four months ago on NGOs...
Japan’s Next PM Ramps Up Pressure on Bank of Japan
december 17, 2012by latadmin
Incoming Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has renewed his pledge to pressure the Bank of Japan to ease monetary policy after leading his conservative party to a...
Japan’s Shinzo Abe: ‘Party must achieve results’
december 17, 2012by latadmin
Shinzo Abe says his party must "move forward and achieve results" following its landslide election victory. The conservative Liberal…
