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No Eurofighter sale talks with Indonesia: Britain
maart 23, 2011by latadmin
JAKARTA (AFP) – Britain on Wednesday denied reports that it was in talks with Indonesia about selling the country Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft. The Times newspaper...
N. Korea threatens to fire over leaflet launch
maart 23, 2011by latadmin
SEOUL (AFP) – North Korea issued a fresh warning Wednesday that it is ready to open fire if South Korean activists launch propaganda leaflets across the border...
Concern in Tokyo over radiation in tap water (AP)
maart 23, 2011by latadmin
AP – Radiation leaking from Japan’s tsunami-damaged nuclear power plant has caused Tokyo’s tap water to exceed safety standards for infants to drink,...
Tokyo water unsafe for babies, food bans imposed (AFP)
maart 23, 2011by latadmin
AFP – Tokyo on Wednesday warned that radioactive iodine over twice the safe level for infants had been detected in its tap water due to the disaster at a quake-hit...
Warren Buffett eyes India for investment (AFP)
maart 22, 2011by latadmin
AFP – US billionaire investor Warren Buffett, on his maiden visit to India, said Tuesday he was looking at investing in the fast-growing South Asian nation.
Message in Pakistani President’s Address: Resilience
maart 22, 2011by latadmin
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — President Asif Ali Zardari condemned the recent murders of two high level officials of his government and vowed to fight militancy and...
Power cables reach Japan’s nuclear plant
maart 22, 2011by latadmin
Power lines to all six nuclear reactor units at Japan’s quake-stricken Fukushima Daiichi complex have been connected, its operator said, but electricity has not...
Power cables attached at Japan nuclear plant
maart 22, 2011by latadmin
Workers at a leaking nuclear plant hooked up power lines to all six of the crippled complex’s reactor units, but other repercussions from the massive earthquake...
Taiwan’s ex-vice president drops bid for top post (AFP)
maart 22, 2011by latadmin
AFP – Annette Lu, Taiwan’s former vice-president, Tuesday dropped a bid to run in next year’s presidential race, less than a month after she said she...
Afghan forces to take lead in securing 7 areas (AP)
maart 22, 2011by latadmin
AP – An emboldened Afghan president said Tuesday that his nation’s security forces will take over from the U.S.-led coalition in seven parts of the country,...
