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HK couple get jail terms for torture of Indonesian maid
september 18, 2013by latadmin
A Hong Kong couple have been given prison sentences for repeated attacks on their Indonesian maid. The court heard that they beat her repeatedly and burnt her with an...
What will Cambodia’s opposition do next?
september 18, 2013by latadmin
For the past two decades, there has been one golden rule for observers of Cambodian politics: never underestimate Hun Sen. A poorly educated man from a rural village who...
Philippine military warns Muslim rebels to surrender
september 18, 2013by latadmin
Philippine soldiers pursued heavily-armed Muslim rebels through the streets and homes of Zamboanga on Wednesday, warning they would be killed or captured unless they...
Malaysia to send 2nd batch of astronauts to ISS
september 18, 2013by latadmin
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia eyes to send its second batch of astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS)…
5 killed in shootout along Pakistan-Afghan border
september 18, 2013by latadmin
QUETTA, Pakistan — Pakistani and Afghan officials say security forces killed five people in southeastern Afghanistan near the two countries' border. There...
Sri Lanka Sunday Leader’s Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema flees
september 18, 2013by latadmin
A senior Sri Lankan journalist has left the country three weeks after she and her family were held at knifepoint during a night raid on her house. Mandana Ismail...
Michigan Governor Gives China Advice on Municipal Debt
september 18, 2013by latadmin
BEIJING — Debt trailed Governor Rick Snyder to China last week, where he tried to entice cash-rich Chinese to invest in his state, Michigan, and its tarnished jewel,...
N Korea seeks to restart nuclear talks
september 18, 2013by latadmin
North Korea’s senior nuclear strategist has called for a new round of six-nation denuclearisation talks without precondition. The remarks by Kim Kye Gwan, first...
Mindanao crisis deepens as displacement tops 100,000
september 18, 2013by latadmin
ZAMBOANGA/MANILA, 18 September 2013 (IRIN) – Aid workers are struggling to provide assistance to more than 100,000 people displaced by fighting in Mindanao, a...
Iran frees eight female political prisoners, including human rights lawyer
september 18, 2013by latadmin
Iran released prominent lawyer and human rights activist Nasrin Sotoudeh and seven other female political prisoners, Iranian media reported on Wednesday. Iran's new...
