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N.Korea agrees to restart UN nuclear inspections: Richardson
december 20, 2010by latadmin
SEOUL (AFP) – North Korea has agreed to permit the return of UN nuclear inspectors as part of a package of measures to ease acute tensions on the peninsula, US...
Turkey’s leader asks Obama to thwart genocide vote
december 20, 2010by latadmin
ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey’s prime minister has asked the U.S. president to prevent a possible House vote on a resolution declaring the World…
Government suspends onion export to cool down prices
december 20, 2010by latadmin
The government today decided to suspend onion exports till January 15 following skyrocketing prices at around Rs60-70 a kilo due to 'hoarding and speculation'....
In pictures: Korea’s day of tension
december 20, 2010by latadmin
Early on Monday, South Korean soldiers began preparing for live artillery exercises, and another day of high tension on the peninsula. Residents of Yeonpyeong island,...
Bangladeshi ‘stepson affair’ woman dies after caning
december 20, 2010by latadmin
Two people have been arrested after the death of a Bangladeshi woman who was publicly caned for allegedly having an affair with her stepson, police…
Russia-India to sign defence deals
december 20, 2010by latadmin
Russia and India are expected to sign billions of dollars worth of defence and nuclear deals during the Russian president’s visit starting Tuesday. An expected...
PM: 48 may have died in boat crash off Australia (AP)
december 20, 2010by latadmin
AP – More than a dozen asylum seekers unaccounted for since their boat smashed into rocky cliffs off an Australian island may never be found, the prime minister...
Turkey’s leader asks Obama to thwart genocide vote (AP)
december 20, 2010by latadmin
AP – Turkey’s prime minister asked President Barack Obama on Monday to prevent a possible House vote on a resolution declaring the World War I-era killings...
N.Korea says it won’t hit back at S.Korea (AFP)
december 20, 2010by latadmin
AFP – North Korea Monday forswore retaliation against a South Korean live-fire drill and held out an olive branch over its nuclear drive, raising hopes for an...
Karzai ‘could inaugurate new parliament next month’ (AFP)
december 20, 2010by latadmin
AFP – President Hamid Karzai could inaugurate Afghanistan’s new parliament on January 20, officials said Monday, after months of uncertainty triggered by...
