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Maldives closes hundreds of luxury resort spas (AP)
december 30, 2011by latadmin
AP – Maldives has ordered hundreds of luxury resorts to close their spas after protesters demanded a halt to “anti-Islamic” activities.
Pakistan judicial commission to probe memo scandal (AP)
december 30, 2011by latadmin
AP – Pakistan’s Supreme Court set up a judicial commission Friday to investigate a secret memo scandal that threatens the government, lawyers said, dealing a...
Anti-mafia task force receives 5,000 complaints
december 29, 2011by latadmin
The Judicial Mafia Task Force has received up to 5,000 complaints since it was established on Dec. 30, 2009, the task force chief has said. Task force chief…
India’s southeast coast braces as cyclone approaches (Reuters)
december 29, 2011by latadmin
Reuters – India’s weather office called on Thursday for villages to be evacuated, farmers to protect their crops and fishermen to stay ashore hours before a...
North Korea calls Kim Jong Un ‘supreme leader’ (AP)
december 29, 2011by latadmin
AP – North Korea’s power brokers publicly declared Kim Jong Un the country’s supreme leader for the first time at a massive public memorial Thursday...
Fifth arrest after Indian student murdered in UK
december 29, 2011by latadmin
Police investigating the murder of an Indian student in the northwestern English city of Manchester arrested a fifth person on Thursday. Anuj Bidve, a 23-year-old...
Murder charges in Chatsworth killings
december 29, 2011by latadmin
By Dakota Smith dakota.smith@dailynews.com 818-713-3761 Staff Writer Posted: 12/28/2011 08:46:38 PM PST Updated: 12/29/2011 07:31:37 AM PST COURT: Brent Zubek pleaded...
Turkish official says Iraq air strike killed civilians (Reuters)
december 29, 2011by latadmin
Reuters – Turkey’s ruling party spokesman said on Thursday initial reports into a Turkish air strike in northern Iraq overnight showed the 35 people killed...
Afghan soldier kills French troops
december 29, 2011by latadmin
A statement from French President Nicolas Sarkozy says the soldier turned his gun on the troops today. Sarkozy said he learned of the deaths "with great...
Protesters clash with police in Istanbul (AP)
december 29, 2011by latadmin
AP – Protesters have clashed with police during a protest in Istanbul denouncing Turkish air strikes in northern Iraq that killed 35 people.
