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Obama’s childhood memories flood back in Jakarta (Reuters)
november 09, 2010by latadmin
Reuters – More than 40 years have passed since U.S. President Barack Obama came to Indonesia for the first time, but the memories of his former childhood home came...
In pictures: Barack Obama in Indonesia
november 09, 2010by latadmin
US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle have arrived in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, on the second leg of a 10-day Asian tour. Mr Obama was welcomed at the...
S.Korea may drop ‘North apology before talks’ demand: report (AFP)
november 09, 2010by latadmin
AFP – South Korea may drop its demand that the North first apologise for sinking one of its warships before long-stalled six-party nuclear disarmament talks can...
S.Lanka’s ‘bread battle’ bankrupts 2,000 bakers: industry (AFP)
november 09, 2010by latadmin
AFP – A Sri Lankan government campaign against bread and other wheat products has forced some 2,000 bakers out of business and left many more under threat, an...
S.Lanka newspapers refuse to take part in porn crackdown (AFP)
november 09, 2010by latadmin
AFP – Newspaper editors in Sri Lanka on Tuesday refused to publish pictures of men and women who are wanted by police for appearing on porn websites in the
Minister admits reluctant Michelle Obama handshake (AP)
november 09, 2010by latadmin
AP – A conservative Muslim government minister admits he shook hands with first lady Michelle Obama in welcoming her to Indonesia but says it wasn’t his...
Two NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan (AFP)
november 09, 2010by latadmin
AFP – Two NATO soldiers and an Afghan government official were killed in separate attacks across the troubled country, authorities said Tuesday.
Afghanistan drops charges against Karzai aide (AFP)
november 09, 2010by latadmin
AFP – The Afghan government has dropped corruption charges against a top aide to President Hamid Karzai who was indicted by a US-backed task force for taking a...
US takes on violent Afghan valley that bled Brits (AP)
november 09, 2010by latadmin
AP – U.S. Marines who recently inherited this lush river valley in southern Helmand province from British forces have tossed aside their predecessor’s...
EU, EPO, to fund ASEAN intellectual property rights protection project
november 08, 2010by latadmin
The European Commission (EC) and the European Patent Office (EPO) are to fund the ASEAN Project on the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (ECAP III) for a...
