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Nuclear fears galvanise usually sedate Japan
juli 19, 2012by latadmin
Japan’s usually sedate society is angry and getting organised against nuclear power, with the kind of snowballing protest movement not seen for decades. Weekly...
Kim eyes reform in purge of N. Korea old guard
juli 19, 2012by latadmin
North Korea’s young leader has been purging older generals in an attempt to curb the power of the 1.2-million-strong military and potentially open the way for...
Bloomberry Poaches Filipinos in Macau for Casino: Southeast Asia
juli 19, 2012by latadmin
Bloomberry Resorts Corp. (BLOOM) is poaching Filipino talent from Macau as it prepares to lure Chinese gamblers from the world’s largest gaming hub to its $1 billion...
Ai Weiwei lawyer uncertain ahead of tax case verdict
juli 19, 2012by latadmin
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is unlikely to win a multi-million-dollar tax case that was filed against a company he founded when a court announces a verdict Friday, the...
22 NATO supply trucks destroyed in Afghanistan
juli 18, 2012by latadmin
The Taliban detonated a bomb on a fuel tanker Wednesday and then opened fire on other NATO supply trucks, destroying 22 vehicles loaded with fuel and other goods for...
Cambodia shuts schools amid disease fears
juli 18, 2012by latadmin
Cambodia closed all kindergartens and primary schools Wednesday to prevent the spread of a killer virus that causes a severe form of hand, foot and mouth disease, the...
Typhoon dumps rain on flood-weary Japan
juli 18, 2012by latadmin
A typhoon skimmed past sodden southwestern Japan on Wednesday dumping rain on an area already struggling to clean up after huge floods.
Indonesia probes asylum seekers’ ‘military escort’
juli 18, 2012by latadmin
Indonesia is probing whether 45 Iranian asylum seekers arrested Wednesday, as they prepared to undertake a hazardous sea journey to Australia, had a military escort, a...
Hong Kong shines light on China’s banned scribes
juli 18, 2012by latadmin
The annual Hong Kong Book Fair opened Wednesday with around a million people expected to attend the event, which is known for shedding light on work that has been banned...
Concern in Sri Lanka over rising number of child rapes
juli 18, 2012by latadmin
A 13-year-old girl in Sri Lanka has identified four men including a local government politician who she says were involved in gang-raping her in the south of the country...
