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US is strong, but ‘we are the lions,’ Karzai says
november 16, 2011by latadmin
KABUL — Afghanistan wants the United States and NATO to agree to stop carrying out night raids on Afghan homes as a pre-condition to Kabul signing a strategic...
Key Afghan elders’ grand council convenes in Kabul
november 16, 2011by latadmin
KABUL, Afghanistan – The Afghan president told tribal elders on Wednesday that any ongoing partnership with the United States would need to include an end to...
US announces $10 million Thai flood relief package (AP)
november 16, 2011by latadmin
AP – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced a $10 million aid package for flood-ravaged Thailand on Wednesday during a visit to express...
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe is ‘an old friend’, says China
november 16, 2011by latadmin
China’s leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping called Robert Mugabe “an old friend of China” on Wednesday, state media said, as the Zimbabwean president visited...
Exiled Tibetan premier to make first European tour
november 16, 2011by latadmin
Tibet’s prime minister-in-exile, Lobsang Sangay, is to embark next week on his first European tour since he was elected in April, amid increasing alarm over a wave...
Bangladesh bride disowns her ‘dowry demanding’ husband
november 15, 2011by latadmin
A top human rights group in Bangladesh has praised a bride who disowned her husband within minutes of their wedding because he demanded a dowry. Sultana Kamal of the Ask...
Indonesia to closely monitor South China Sea disputes
november 15, 2011by latadmin
Indonesia`s National Defense Forces (TNI) will closely monitor and remain watchful about the impact of disputes in the South China Sea, its chief, Admiral Agus...
Indonesia beats Malaysia 3-1 in badminton SEA Games
november 15, 2011by latadmin
Indonesia beat Malaysia 3-1 and thereby won a gold medal in the men`s team badminton event of the 26th Southeast Asian Nations (SEA Games) on Tuesday.
Myanmar`s chairmanship of ASEAN may motivate country: Marty
november 15, 2011by latadmin
Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa said the opportunity for Myanmar to become chair of ASEAN in 2014 could motivate that country to move towards improvements.
Banks expected to lower lending rates
november 15, 2011by latadmin
Bank Indonesia (BI/the central bank) has lowered its benchmark rate in an effort to encourage banks to cut their lending rates so that the development of the real sector...
