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Cambodia charges Thai MP over border incident
december 30, 2010by latadmin
PHNOM PENH (AFP) – Cambodia on Thursday charged seven Thais, including a ruling party politician, with illegal entry and put them in jail awaiting possible trial,...
China ‘mulls export quotas’ on rare earth alloys
december 30, 2010by latadmin
BEIJING (AFP) – China is considering new export quotas on rare earth alloys, a report said Thursday — a move that would further restrict shipments of the...
Roadside bomb kills 14 Afghan civilians (AFP)
december 30, 2010by latadmin
AFP – Fourteen Afghan civilians were killed and four others injured Thursday when a minivan struck a roadside bomb in a Taliban heartland of southern Afghanistan.
China defends rare earth quotas as in line with WTO (Reuters)
december 30, 2010by latadmin
Reuters – China defended its export controls on rare earth minerals on Thursday, saying that they were in line with World Trade Organization rules, after a...
Rights group: 39 Uzbeks died of torture in prisons (AP)
december 30, 2010by latadmin
AP – At least 39 people have died of torture in prisons of authoritarian Uzbekistan this year amid a spiraling crackdown on religious groups and government...
Pirates seize ship, Asian crew off Madagascar: EU (AFP)
december 30, 2010by latadmin
AFP – Pirates seized a fishing boat with a crew of 26 Taiwanese, Chinese and Vietnamese nationals off Madagascar in the Indian Ocean, the European Union naval...
Press Council: 25 violence against journalist cases in 2010
december 29, 2010by latadmin
The Indonesian Press Council (Dewan Pers) has recorded 25 cases of violence against journalists during 2010, a spokesman said.
RI triumphs over M`sia but fails to grab AFF trophy
december 29, 2010by latadmin
The Indonesian soccer team won the second leg of the AFF Suzuki Cup`s final here Wednesday evening with 2-1 but the championship trophy was grabbed by Malaysia with an...
China to cut crucial rare earths export quotas (AP)
december 29, 2010by latadmin
AP – China said it is reducing the amount of rare earths it will export for the first half of the year by more than 10 percent — likely to be an unpopular...
Afghan hospital chief sacked following suicide attacks
december 29, 2010by latadmin
By Bilal Sarwary BBC News, Kabul Continue reading the main story Taliban Conflict Despair as Nato eyes endgame Can Afghan forces step up? Who are the Taliban? Q&A:...
