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Taiwan executes murderers amid death penalty debate
maart 04, 2011by latadmin
By Cindy Sui BBC News, Taipei Continue reading the main story Related Stories Taiwan conducts rare executions Minister resigns over executions Japan death row...
Keeping Women on the Job in India
maart 04, 2011by latadmin
When Preethi Mohan Rao quit her job following the birth of her first child in 2006, the 28-year-old tax professional thought she might be putting her career on hold for...
U.S. sees limited progress in Pakistan spy standoff (Reuters)
maart 04, 2011by latadmin
Reuters – National security officials say progress is being made to persuade Pakistan to free a CIA contractor held on murder charges but that Washington could...
Pakistanis bury slain Christian, warn of extremism (AP)
maart 04, 2011by latadmin
AP – Men beat their bare chests, women wailed and church leaders warned Pakistan was sinking under the weight of extremism on Friday as they buried a Christian...
Myanmar democracy group slams military fund (AP)
maart 04, 2011by latadmin
AP – Myanmar’s pro-democracy group on Friday criticized a new law that allows Myanmar’s military chief access to a special fund without any oversight...
Dispute stalls Dutch PlayStation 3 shipment (AFP)
maart 04, 2011by latadmin
AFP – Japanese electronics giant Sony said a shipment of its PlayStation 3 consoles was being held in a Dutch port after a court upheld a patent complaint filed by...
Japan develops mobile phone with human touch (AFP)
maart 03, 2011by latadmin
AFP – Japanese researchers said Thursday they have developed a human-shaped mobile phone with a skin-like outer layer that enables users to feel closer to those on...
Pakistan overcome Canada in W. Cup (AFP)
maart 03, 2011by latadmin
AFP – Skipper Shahid Afridi took five wickets to help Pakistan overcome a scare at the hands of Canada and clinch a hard-fought 46-run win in their World Cup Group...
Obama says deeply regrets Afghan civilian deaths
maart 03, 2011by latadmin
KABUL (Reuters) – President Barack Obama expressed "deep regret" over an air strike in Afghanistan that killed nine children, the Afghan presidency said...
Bangladesh’s Nobel winner Yunus defies sacking
maart 03, 2011by latadmin
DHAKA (AFP) – Bangladesh's Nobel-winning microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus on Thursday launched a legal battle to overturn an attempt by the government to...
