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ASEAN to keep out big power competition
november 16, 2011by latadmin
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will not allow itself to become an arena for big power competition, Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa said...
Shandong Gold Is Said to Make $785 Million Offer to Purchase Jaguar Mining
november 16, 2011by latadmin
Shandong Gold Group Co., parent of China’s second-largest gold producer by market value, made a $785 million offer to buy Jaguar Mining Inc. (JAG), two people familiar...
Hillary Clinton’s convoy covered in paint in Philippines
november 16, 2011by latadmin
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton…
US is strong, but ‘we are the lions,’ Karzai says
november 16, 2011by latadmin
KABUL — Afghanistan wants the United States and NATO to agree to stop carrying out night raids on Afghan homes as a pre-condition to Kabul signing a strategic...
Key Afghan elders’ grand council convenes in Kabul
november 16, 2011by latadmin
KABUL, Afghanistan – The Afghan president told tribal elders on Wednesday that any ongoing partnership with the United States would need to include an end to...
US announces $10 million Thai flood relief package (AP)
november 16, 2011by latadmin
AP – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced a $10 million aid package for flood-ravaged Thailand on Wednesday during a visit to express...
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe is ‘an old friend’, says China
november 16, 2011by latadmin
China’s leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping called Robert Mugabe “an old friend of China” on Wednesday, state media said, as the Zimbabwean president visited...
Exiled Tibetan premier to make first European tour
november 16, 2011by latadmin
Tibet’s prime minister-in-exile, Lobsang Sangay, is to embark next week on his first European tour since he was elected in April, amid increasing alarm over a wave...
Bangladesh bride disowns her ‘dowry demanding’ husband
november 15, 2011by latadmin
A top human rights group in Bangladesh has praised a bride who disowned her husband within minutes of their wedding because he demanded a dowry. Sultana Kamal of the Ask...
Indonesia to closely monitor South China Sea disputes
november 15, 2011by latadmin
Indonesia`s National Defense Forces (TNI) will closely monitor and remain watchful about the impact of disputes in the South China Sea, its chief, Admiral Agus...