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Thailand seizes tigers, lions in wildlife bust
maart 08, 2012by latadmin
Thai authorities seized more than 200 live animals, including tigers and lions among other rare species, in a raid on an illegal wildlife supplier on Wednesday, police...
Japan lower house passes draft $1.1 trillion budget
maart 08, 2012by latadmin
Japan’s ruling Democratic Party rammed a 90.3 trillion yen ($1.1 trillion) draft budget for the next fiscal year through the lower house of parliament Thursday...
China businessman detained in political intrigue
maart 08, 2012by latadmin
Chinese police have detained a property developer after he threatened to speak out about a former police chief rumoured to have tried to defect to the United States, his...
Sri Lanka to resist US war crimes resolution
maart 08, 2012by latadmin
Sri Lanka on Thursday dismissed as “ill-timed and ill-conceived” a US move at the UN Human Rights Council to censure Colombo over alleged crimes against...
Pakistani Taliban in talks to heal rift: sources
maart 08, 2012by latadmin
Pakistani Taliban commanders are locked in talks, trying to heal a damaging rift that has inflamed tensions over whether to pursue peace efforts with the government,...
McKay hero as Aussies win ODI tri-series
maart 08, 2012by latadmin
Paceman Clint McKay bowled Australia to a 16-run victory over Sri Lanka to capture the one-day international tri-series in the third final at the Adelaide Oval on...
Afghan president backs strict guidelines for women
maart 06, 2012by latadmin
Afghanistan’s president on Tuesday endorsed a “code of conduct” issued by an influential council of clerics that activists say represents a giant step...
North Korea’s Kim visits DMZ, orders high alert
maart 04, 2012by latadmin
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited the heavily armed border with rival South Korea and ordered troops to be on high alert, state media...
China says to limit secret detentions
maart 04, 2012by latadmin
China said Sunday that secret detentions will be “strictly limited” despite planned changes to the criminal law which will allow police not to tell...
When the Dosimeters Were Screeching
maart 04, 2012by latadmin
FacebookTwitterLinkedinShareShareCloseRedditTumblrDigg E-mailPrint HONG KONG — Next Sunday will mark all manner of anniversaries in Japan, one-year remembrances of...
