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Pakistan cancels prison sentence of Indian man
maart 27, 2011by latadmin
ISLAMABAD-Pakistan’s president has canceled the remaining sentence of an Indian man imprisoned in Pakistan for the last 27…
Officials say huge radiation spike was mistake
maart 27, 2011by latadmin
TOKYO-Officials say a measurement showing a huge spike in radiation levels at a…
Japan radiation reading a ‘mistake’
maart 27, 2011by latadmin
The operator of Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi quake-crippled nuclear complex has said a spike reported in radioactivity at the plant is a mistake. Jiji Press quoted...
Seven Afghan civilians ‘killed in NATO airstrike’ (AFP)
maart 26, 2011by latadmin
AFP – Seven civilians, three of them children, were killed and five others wounded in a NATO airstrike targeting insurgents in restive southern Afghanistan, a...
Disaster aid puts new face on US military in Japan (AP)
maart 26, 2011by latadmin
AP – Just one year after tensions over U.S. military bases in Japan forced out a prime minister, a relief mission mounted by American soldiers after the earthquake...
Stricken Japan reactor marks 40th anniversary
maart 26, 2011by latadmin
OSAKA (AFP) – The Japanese operator of a stricken Fukushima nuclear plant Saturday marked 40 years since the first reactor started commercial operations with a...
Afghan leader makes New Year visit to Iran
maart 26, 2011by latadmin
KABUL (AFP) – Afghan President Hamid Karzai left Saturday on a visit to Tehran, where he will meet his Iranian counterpart following a row over fuel imports and...
Quake and blossoms: Japan’s reminder of mortality
maart 26, 2011by latadmin
TOKYO – The cherry trees will soon blossom in Japan. For the Japanese, it will be a particularly poignant sight. Even in normal times, the flowers are a cause for...
Radiation spike in sea near Japan nuclear plant (AFP)
maart 26, 2011by latadmin
AFP – Radiation levels have surged in seawater near a tsunami-stricken nuclear power station in Japan, officials said on Saturday, as engineers battled to...
South Korea commemorates warship sinking
maart 26, 2011by latadmin
South Korea has marked the first anniversary of the sinking of its warship, Cheonan, in which 46 sailors were killed. Thousands attended a memorial service in the...
