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Karzai: Afghan forces to take lead in more areas (AP)
november 27, 2011by latadmin
AP – Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Sunday that the nation’s forces will soon take charge of security in areas of the country that are home to half of...
2 key senators call for tough line with Pakistan (AP)
november 27, 2011by latadmin
AP – Senior lawmakers suggested Sunday that the U.S. take a harder line with Pakistan, after Islamabad retaliated for NATO’s deadly misfire by closing parts...
Hong Kong’s likely next leader confirms candidacy (AP)
november 26, 2011by latadmin
AP – A former high-ranking Hong Kong government official who is widely expected to be chosen as the territory’s next leader confirmed his candidacy Saturday.
Bridge collapses in Indonesia; 3 dead, 17 injured (AP)
november 26, 2011by latadmin
AP – A busy bridge collapsed Saturday in central Indonesia, killing at least three people and injuring 17 others as a bus, cars and motorcycles crashed into the...
NZ leader wins 2nd term, pledges fiscal discipline (AP)
november 26, 2011by latadmin
AP – Prime Minister John Key convincingly won a second term as New Zealand’s leader in elections Saturday that open the door for the sales of billions of...
Pakistan: 24 troops dead in NATO helicopter attack (AP)
november 26, 2011by latadmin
AP – Pakistan on Saturday accused NATO helicopters and fighter jets of firing on two army checkpoints in the country’s northwest and killing 24 soldiers....
Marines to wind down Afghan combat in 2012 (AP)
november 26, 2011by latadmin
AP – U.S. Marines will march out of Afghanistan by the thousands next year, winding down combat in the Taliban heartland and testing the U.S. view that Afghan...
Pakistan stops NATO supplies after raid kills up to 28 (Reuters)
november 26, 2011by latadmin
Reuters – NATO helicopters and fighter jets attacked two military outposts in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, killing as many as 28 troops and plunging...
BI: forex reserves enough to deal with rupiah depreciation
november 26, 2011by latadmin
A central bank official said Indonesia has enough foreign exchange reserves to deal with the possibility of rupiah depreciation against the US dollar.
Four killed in collapsed bridge taken to hospital
november 26, 2011by latadmin
Four dead victims of the collapsed Kutai Kartanegara bridge have been taken to AM Parikesit General Hospital in Tenggarong here on Saturday evening.
