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Kashmir uproar over Afzal Gul clemency plea
september 29, 2011by latadmin
Assembly members in Indian-administered Kashmir are angry that moves to debate clemency for a local man on death row in India have been prevented. A resolution had been...
NATO: 3 troops killed in bombing in Afghanistan
september 29, 2011by latadmin
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A roadside bomb killed three NATO service members in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, while a bomb targeting Afghan policewomen killed three...
UN expert says Cambodia rights progress a ‘mixed bag’
september 29, 2011by latadmin
Despite significant human rights progress in Cambodia, freedom of expression has worsened, a UN expert told AFP, describing the situation as “a mixed bag”....
Solar power pioneer Huang Ming wins ‘alternative Nobel’
september 29, 2011by latadmin
Chinese solar power pioneer Huang Ming is one of four winners of the 2011 Right Livelihood Awards, sometimes also called the alternative Nobel prize. Mr Huang was...
Indian court convicts 17 officials in gang rapes
september 29, 2011by latadmin
NEW DELHI-An Indian court found 17 police and forest officials guilty on Thursday of raping a group of lower-caste women during a search of…
Japan say ‘nothing decided’ over rugby coach
september 28, 2011by latadmin
Japan coach John Kirwan’s future was hanging in the balance on Wednesday as officials said they were mulling whether to ditch him after their winless World Cup...
ANALYSIS: Mixed responses to mixed migration in Africa
september 28, 2011by latadmin
JOHANNESBURG, 28 September 2011 (IRIN) – Abdul worked as a journalist in Somalia before death threats from Al-Shabab militia drove him to leave his native country...
Sri Lanka tea production falls after bad weather
september 28, 2011by latadmin
Tea production figures for Sri Lanka this year are turning out to be disappointing, experts say, largely because of poor weather. Tea is one of the industries crucial to...
8 Afghan policemen killed at checkpoint
september 28, 2011by latadmin
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Gunmen killed eight policemen at checkpoint in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, while the United Nations said the average number of armed...
Taliban kill 9 police in south Afghan attacks
september 28, 2011by latadmin
Nine Afghan police including a district chief were killed in separate Taliban attacks on Wednesday in the restive south of the country where security continues to...
