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British troops in Afghan war toast wedding with BBQ (AFP)
april 29, 2011by latadmin
AFP – Hundreds of British troops took time off from war on Friday to celebrate the royal wedding with patriotic bunting and flags in one of Afghanistan’s...
Old empire celebrates newly wedded William, Kate (AP)
april 29, 2011by latadmin
AP – They gathered Friday in distant outposts of what used to be the British empire, a world of not-quite-subjects watching the wedding of the heir to the crown.
Botha’s all-round show in Rajasthan cricket win
april 29, 2011by latadmin
JAIPUR, India (AFP) – Johan Botha put in an impressive all-round performance to guide Rajasthan Royals to a crushing seven-wicket win over Mumbai Indians in an...
Kim leads, Asada struggles at world figure skating
april 29, 2011by latadmin
MOSCOW (AFP) – Olympic champion Kim Yu-Na marked her return to competition by leading after the short programme as defending champion Mao Asada struggled at the...
Ding in control over Trump in world snooker
april 29, 2011by latadmin
SHEFFIELD, United Kingdom (AFP) – Ding Junhui, the first Chinese player to reach the snooker world championships last four, held the upper hand over young...
Strong 6.2-magnitude quake strikes off Taiwan
april 29, 2011by latadmin
TAIPEI (AFP) – A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Taiwan on Friday, the island's central weather bureau said, but…
Japan prime minister’s nuclear adviser resigns
april 29, 2011by latadmin
TOKYO (AFP) – A senior nuclear adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan submitted his resignation on Friday, saying the government had ignored his advice and...
Policy or not, many urban Chinese only want one child (Reuters)
april 28, 2011by latadmin
Reuters – For many young Beijing parents, debate about China’s restrictive “one-child” policy is far less pressing than the task at hand —...
Friendster evolves to escape Facebook’s shadow (AP)
april 28, 2011by latadmin
AP – Faded social networking site Friendster will soon delete nearly a decade’s worth of user photos, blog entries and other data in a revamp to set it apart...
Clashes kill 29 in northwestern Pakistan (AP)
april 28, 2011by latadmin
AP – A government official says a clash involving militants, tribesmen and security forces in Pakistan’s northwest has killed 29 people, most of them...
