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Semarang to restrict cigarette ads
april 25, 2012by latadmin
The Semarang city administration will restrict cigarette advertisements when a draft regional regulation on no smoking area is endorsed, a spokesman of the city...
NATO reaches ‘important stage’ in Afghan war: general
april 25, 2012by latadmin
NATO is at an “important stage” in the war in Afghanistan, with insurgents losing ground while Afghan forces grow in strength as foreign troops gradually go...
Disgraced Chinese Official’s Son Tries to Defuse Sports Car Scandal
april 25, 2012by latadmin
BEIJING — As the Chinese capital heaves with speculation over a British businessman’s mysterious death, the downfall of a Machiavellian politician and the...
Maldivian cabinet clears first parliament test
april 25, 2012by latadmin
The Maldivian parliament on Wednesday approved a 14-member cabinet appointed by President Mohamed Waheed, who is accused of seizing power in a military- and...
French FM warns Syria to comply with peace plan
april 25, 2012by latadmin
AFP – France wants to see at least 300 U.N. observers on the…
Elusive Indian tiger finally captured in Uttar Pradesh
april 25, 2012by latadmin
A tiger in India that ventured too close to human habitation and avoided capture for more than three months has finally been caught in the state of Uttar Pradesh,...
Vietnam arrests 20 over land eviction: reports
april 25, 2012by latadmin
Vietnam arrested 20 people after heavily-armed riot police used tear gas to break up a protest by hundreds of angry farmers, reports said on Wednesday, in the...
Vietnam land clash: Arrests after police evict hundreds
april 25, 2012by latadmin
Vietnamese police have detained 20 people after hundreds of farmers protested on a disputed plot of land near Hanoi, state media report. Riot police used clubs…
As Myanmar Opens Up, Idyllic Islands Remain Unwelcoming
april 25, 2012by latadmin
KHAYIN KHWA, MYANMAR — The beaches of this southern Burmese archipelago are postcard perfect, easily fulfilling the clichés of a tropical paradise: Ribbons...
Probe into migrant workers` deaths in Malaysia badly needed
april 24, 2012by latadmin
The peculiarity surrounding the recent death of three Indonesian migrant workers in Malaysia has become the government`s focus of attention to ask for clarification from...