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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...
Thousands of Thai Red Shirts gather in Bangkok (AFP)
december 19, 2010by latadmin
AFP – Thousands of Thailand’s “Red Shirts” gathered in Bangkok Sunday to mark seven months since a deadly military crackdown on their...
Taliban kill 13 Afghan soldiers, police (AP)
december 19, 2010by latadmin
AP – Taliban fighters struck at Afghan security forces Sunday, storming an army recruiting center in the north that sparked a daylong gunbattle, and ambushing a...
As Incomes Rise, So Does Animal Trade
december 19, 2010by latadmin
HONG KONG — Four suitcases full of ivory, intercepted by customs at Suvarnabhumi International Airport near Bangkok. Rare tortoises, openly for sale at a fair in...
