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‘Jungle Men’ found hiding from horrors of the Vietnam War after family were wiped out …
augustus 09, 2013by latadmin
A father and son who fled their Vietnam village during the war with the United States 40 years ago have reportedly been discovered living in a tree house deep in the...
European Stocks Gain
augustus 09, 2013by latadmin
By SARA SJOLIN LONDON—European stock markets rose for a second straight day on Friday after upbeat data from China fueled optimism about that country’s economy....
Myanmar’s generation of change
augustus 08, 2013by latadmin
The military coup of 1988 brutally ended the opposition’s dream of democracy, it seemed. Today there is evidence of democratization in Myanmar. But experts...
The uprising of 1988
augustus 08, 2013by latadmin
There was no political program at the beginning of Myanmar’s democracy movement. There was only hatred towards the ruling regime. Only later would it turn into an...
Bonded labour: Debts of Jeeni’s family written off
augustus 08, 2013by latadmin
8 August 2013 Last updated at 16:30 BST In southern Pakistan, a 10-year-old girl and her family have been released from bonded labour following their inclusion in a BBC...
The Taliban’s killer tactics
augustus 08, 2013by latadmin
As ISAF troops prepare to leave Afghanistan next year, a new UN report blames insurgents for a sharp rise in civilian deaths. Experts say the Taliban are employing...
A blossoming friendship?
augustus 08, 2013by latadmin
A new MoU on intelligence cooperation between Afghanistan and Iran is not likely to please the US, according to experts. But what else is Kabul to do if it wants more...
Xu Zhiyong: Activist speaks from Chinese jail
augustus 08, 2013by latadmin
Jailed Chinese civil rights campaigner Xu Zhiyong has spoken out in a video message from his prison cell. Seen handcuffed and behind bars, Mr Xu urges his compatriots...
DRAFT TILL PIC The amazing moustache that brings admiration – plus death threats, repeated moves, …
augustus 08, 2013by latadmin
He has faced death threats, been kidnapped and forced into hiding. But nothing – nothing – will make Malik Amir Mohammad Khan Afridi shave off his remarkable...
Taliban Claims Responsibility for Attack that Kills 30 in Quetta
augustus 08, 2013by latadmin
Reuters QUETTA, PAKISTAN — A Taliban suicide bomber killed 30 people at the funeral of a policeman in Pakistan on Thursday, including five senior police officers, in...
