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Delhi gang rape: Verdict on 10 September
september 03, 2013by latadmin
A court in India will deliver a verdict next week in the case of four men charged with fatally gang raping a woman on a Delhi bus last December. Dismissing defence pleas...
Australia election: Rudd defends gay-marriage stance
september 03, 2013by latadmin
3 September 2013 Last updated at 16:20 BST The Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has delivered a strong defence of gay marriage on live television, days before the 7...
Fukushima: 1km long wall of ice to be built around reactors
september 03, 2013by latadmin
3 September 2013 Last updated at 16:10 BST Japan is to invest hundreds of millions of dollars into building a frozen wall around the Fukushima nuclear plant to stop...
BBC concern over Sri Lanka’s questioning of reporter
september 03, 2013by latadmin
The BBC has expressed concern over the questioning of a BBC Tamil reporter by anti-terrorist police in Sri Lanka. Ponnaiah Manikavasagam was questioned in Colombo on...
Investors Venture Back to Asian Markets
september 03, 2013by latadmin
By DANIEL INMAN And MICHAEL S. ARNOLD CONNECT HONG KONG—Asian stocks and currencies are clawing back some of their huge losses from the recent exodus of capital from...
Official says roadside bomb kills 4 Afghan police
september 03, 2013by latadmin
KABUL, Afghanistan — A roadside bomb killed four police officers guarding a mayor as their convoy traveled through northern Afghanistan on Tuesday, an official said....
Thai Rubber Protest Spreads to More Provinces
september 03, 2013by latadmin
SURAT THANI, Thailand — More than 12,000 rubber farmers protested and blocked roads Tuesday in Thailand’s south to demand that the government boost declining...
Indian government passes biggest welfare programme in history to provide cheap food to 800 million …
september 03, 2013by latadmin
The Indian government has passed what has been described as the biggest welfare programme in history – a scheme to provide cheap food to more than 800m people. The...
Former NBA star Dennis Rodman returns to North Korea to ‘hang out’ with his ‘friend’ …
september 03, 2013by latadmin
Former basketball player Dennis Rodman has touched down in Pyongyang for the second time this year to ‘hang out’ with the leader of North Korea Kim Jong-un....
Japan to fund ice wall to contain reactor leaks
september 03, 2013by latadmin
TOKYO — The Japanese government announced Tuesday that it will spend $470 million on a subterranean ice wall and other steps in a desperate bid to stop leaks of...
