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Man shot dead in Kurd protests over Turkey poll ban
april 20, 2011by latadmin
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – One protester was shot dead during a second day of clashes between police and demonstrators in southeast Turkey after a dozen...
Pakistan’s ISI links with Haqqani militants: U.S.
april 20, 2011by latadmin
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The top U.S. military officer accused Pakistan's intelligence agency of maintaining ties to militants in Afghanistan during a trip to...
Prosecutors begin closing in Galleon case (AFP)
april 20, 2011by latadmin
AFP – Government prosecutors in Wall Street’s most sensational insider trading case in years began closing arguments Wednesday by branding as...
Afghan police: Taliban release Iranian hostages
april 20, 2011by latadmin
KABUL, Afghanistan-A group of Iranian and Afghan road construction workers kidnapped earlier this week in western Afghanistan has been released, police said Wednesday....
Engineers kidnapped in Afghanistan released
april 20, 2011by latadmin
At least 12 Iranian and Afghan engineers kidnapped while working in a remote area of western Afghanistan have been released, police say. The men were employed on…
Tsunami Warnings, Written in Stone
april 20, 2011by latadmin
ANEYOSHI, Japan — The stone tablet has stood on this forested hillside since before they were born, but the villagers have faithfully obeyed the stark warning...
Afghanistan Announces Salvation Plan for Scandal-Plagued Bank
april 20, 2011by latadmin
KABUL, Afghanistan—The Afghan government announced Wednesday that the scandal-plagued Kabul Bank, the nation’s largest private financial institution, whose...
Helicopter crashes in northeast India, killing 17
april 19, 2011by latadmin
GAUHATI, India — A helicopter hit a wall and burst into flames as it was trying to land in India’s remote northeast Tuesday, killing at least 17 people,...
End of an era: No top post for Fidel Castro
april 19, 2011by latadmin
HAVANA — Cuba’s ruling Communist Party elected President Raul Castro and First Vice President Jose Machado Ventura to lead the country’s highest...
China dogs’ rescue shows growing animal activism
april 19, 2011by latadmin
BEIJING-After spotting a truck packed with hundreds of whimpering dogs on a Beijing highway, a man put out a call on a microblogging site, begging fellow animal lovers...
