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Afghan Donors Want Human Rights Panel Reconsidered
juli 02, 2013by latadmin
KABUL, Afghanistan — President Hamid Karzai’s widely criticized appointment of five new human rights commissioners has become a sore point with the countries that...
US blacklists Myanmar general over North Korea arms deals
juli 02, 2013by latadmin
The United States placed a Myanmar general on its sanctions blacklist on Tuesday for arms deals with North Korea that violated a UN Security Council embargo on…
Indonesian Parliament passes mass organization law
juli 02, 2013by latadmin
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia's Parliament has approved a bill regulating civic and religious organizations amid strong protests from rights and labor...
Girl is Cambodia’s 9th bird flu fatality of year
juli 02, 2013by latadmin
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — A 6-year-old girl has become the ninth person to die of bird flu in Cambodia this year, as the virus continues to pose a threat to the country,...
Narendra Modi: The man behind the mask who wants to be India’s Prime Minister
juli 02, 2013by latadmin
The roads in Gujarat run straight and true, and most places are blessed with a covetously unbroken supply of electricity. But when Puni’s children fell ill with...
Calm returns to Myanmar after religious clashes
juli 01, 2013by latadmin
YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar says a tense calm has returned to western Rakhine state after rioters set four houses ablaze, the latest violence between Buddhists and...
HK protests to demand Beijing-backed leader resign
juli 01, 2013by latadmin
HONG KONG (AP) — Tens of thousands of Hong Kongers took to the streets in protest Monday, demanding their widely disliked Beijing-backed leader resign and pressing for...
Markets rise on US, Japanese growth signs
juli 01, 2013by latadmin
LONDON (AP) — Long-awaited signs of improvement in Japan's economy and growth in U.S. manufacturing pushed global stocks higher on Monday.
Nearly 300 Afghan police killed in month
juli 01, 2013by latadmin
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Insurgents killed nearly 300 Afghan local and national police in the span of a month, the Interior Ministry said Monday, illustrating how...
Cameron promotes business ties with Kazakhstan
juli 01, 2013by latadmin
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — British Prime Minister David Cameron has promoted business ties with energy-rich Kazakhstan during meetings with the Central Asian...