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Video of beheading prompts investigation in Indonesia
december 16, 2011by latadmin
The Indonesian president has ordered an investigation into the alleged killings of farmers by security guards hired to protect a palm oil plantation. The move came after...
Myanmar seeks final peace pacts with ethnic rebels (AP)
december 16, 2011by latadmin
AP – Myanmar is negotiating peace with major ethnic rebel groups and is determined to achieve a permanent peace with them in three to four years, the...
Beijing to tighten noose on microblogging
december 16, 2011by latadmin
The Beijing city government has said that it would tighten control over popular microblogs, giving users three months to register with their real names or face legal...
Suicide attack on Kabul police station
december 16, 2011by latadmin
A series of explosions have been heard in a western suburb of Kabul, the Afghan capital. Gunfire is reportedly ongoing in the area, known as District Five. Initial...
Kyrgyz parties form broad-based coalition (AP)
december 16, 2011by latadmin
AP – Four parties in Kyrgyzstan have agreed to form a broad coalition government, a development that could create much-needed political stability.
Suicide bombers attack west Kabul police station (Reuters)
december 16, 2011by latadmin
Reuters – Several suicide bombers attacked a police station in the west of the Afghan capital Kabul on Friday, a police source said.
Afghan police investigate gunfire in west Kabul (AP)
december 16, 2011by latadmin
AP – Afghan police are investigating an explosion and gunfire at a police building in the west end of the Afghan capital, Kabul.
Sri Lankan commission: Civilians weren’t targeted (AP)
december 16, 2011by latadmin
AP – A government-appointed commission concluded Sri Lanka’s military did not intentionally target civilians at the end of the country’s civil war and...
Karzai only supports Afghan-led talks: spokesman (Reuters)
december 15, 2011by latadmin
Reuters – Afghans must lead any peace negotiations to end the war in their country, a spokesman for Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Thursday, in a swipe at...
Magnitude 5.6 quake hits off Japan (Reuters)
december 15, 2011by latadmin
Reuters – A magnitude 5.6 quake struck off Japan shortly after midnight at a depth of 15 (10 miles), the U.S. Geological Survey said.
