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Right groups condemn restoration of state-executions in Pakistan>
december 20, 2014by latadmin
Rights groups on Saturday condemned as “a craven politicised reaction” Pakistan’s hasty move to lift a self-imposed ban on death penalty in...
Afghan leader’s two-man government raises concerns
december 20, 2014by latadmin
KABUL, Afghanistan — President Ashraf Ghani has promised a complete overhaul of Afghanistan’s government to root out corruption and incompetence, but after three...
Anti-Whaling Group Found in Contempt of Court
december 20, 2014by latadmin
VOA News Radical environmentalists who threw acid and smoke bombs at Japanese whalers have been found in contempt of court for continuing their campaign to disrupt...
Pakistan papers back return of executions
december 20, 2014by latadmin
The front pages of leading Pakistani dailies carry prominent reports on the first executions in the country since the moratorium on the death penalty was lifted in the...
Arrest warrant against Taliban chief, Pakistan assures Lakhvi in jail>
december 20, 2014by latadmin
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Pakistan Saturday issued non-bailable arrest warrants against Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Mullah Fazlullah, spokesman...
Cyclist survives being hit by lorry in China
december 20, 2014by latadmin
20 December 2014 Last updated at 15:55 GMT A cyclist in China has avoided serious injury after being knocked off his bike by a truck at a busy junction. CCTV pictures...
Four Afghan Guantanamo detainees repatriated, says Pentagon
december 20, 2014by latadmin
Four Afghans held for more than a decade at Guantanamo Bay have been sent home, the Pentagon said Saturday, edging President Barack Obama closer towards his goal of...
Russian central bank shows how not to intervene
december 20, 2014by latadmin
Authorities did too little, too late, too quietly (© The Financial Times Limited 2014)…
Pakistani military kills 67 militants days after Taliban school attack
december 19, 2014by latadmin
Pakistani jets and ground forces killed 67 militants in a northwestern tribal region near the Afghan border, officials said yesterday, days after Taliban fighters killed...
Three years after becoming North Korean leader, all eyes on Kim Jong-un
december 19, 2014by latadmin
With North Korea having ended the official mourning period for late leader Kim Jong-il on Wednesday, his son and successor, Kim Jong-un, is now being watched for how he...
