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Turkey investigating extrajudicial killings (AP)
januari 20, 2012by latadmin
AP – Authorities have exhumed the bodies of three Kurds as part of their investigation into alleged extrajudicial killings by Turkish security forces in the 1990s.
Bangladesh military says it has foiled coup plot (AP)
januari 19, 2012by latadmin
AP – The Bangladesh military said Thursday it foiled a plot by a group of hardline officers, their retired colleagues and Bangladeshi conspirators living abroad to...
Palestinians say Thailand recognises their state
januari 19, 2012by latadmin
The Palestinian foreign ministry said on Thursday it had received a letter from the Thai government formally recognising a Palestinian state on the 1967 lines.
Maldives journalists say gov’t intimidating them
januari 19, 2012by latadmin
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The Maldives government is threatening and harassing the media over their reporting of a political crisis and the military’s arrest of...
Suicide attack kills seven at Afghan airport
januari 19, 2012by latadmin
A suicide bomber killed at least seven people and wounded eight Thursday in an attack at Kandahar international airport in war-torn southern Afghanistan, officials said.
Australia shark attack on surfer is third this year
januari 19, 2012by latadmin
An Australian man has been seriously wounded in a shark attack off the country’s west coast, in the third such incident this month. Police said the 26-year-old man...
Philippines anti-crime head Magtanggol Gatdula sacked
januari 19, 2012by latadmin
The head of the top Philippines police investigation unit has been dismissed over his alleged involvement in a kidnap and extortion case. Magtanggol Gatdula could face...
Pakistan PM Gilani in court as drama grips nation
januari 19, 2012by latadmin
That Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani would walk out of the country’s increasingly aggressive Supreme Court without wearing handcuffs had been predicted...
Burma government in Kachin ceasefire negotiations
januari 19, 2012by latadmin
Burma’s government has held ceasefire talks with ethnic Kachin rebels to end skirmishes near the northern border with China, officials say. But officials say the...
Meghalaya, India: Where women rule, and men are suffragettes
januari 19, 2012by latadmin
In the small hilly Indian state of Meghalaya, a matrilineal system operates with property names and wealth passing from mother to daughter rather…
