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Australia Abandons Refugee Swap Plan
oktober 13, 2011by latadmin
SYDNEY — Prime Minister Julia Gillard of Australia announced Thursday that she was abandoning her government’s controversial plans to ship asylum seekers to...
A Natural Disaster in Thailand Guided by Human Hand
oktober 13, 2011by latadmin
BANGKOK — As some of Thailand’s worst flooding in half a century bears down on Bangkok, submerging cities, industrial parks and ancient temples as it comes,...
ONGC Videsh Takes Stake in Kazakh Block
oktober 13, 2011by latadmin
ONGC Videsh Limited signed a tripartite agreement with the Ministry of Oil and Gas of Kazakhstan and Kazmunaigaz, the national oil company of Kazakhstan amending a...
Pakistan, US pledge to strengthen alliance
oktober 13, 2011by latadmin
Pakistani and US diplomats on Thursday vowed to strengthen their troubled alliance two days after Washington acknowledged for the first time that it is waging...
Tokyo radiation hotspot linked to old bottles
oktober 13, 2011by latadmin
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese officials investigating a small radiation hotspot in Tokyo say it was caused by old bottles stored in the basement of an empty house, not the...
Flood warning for Bangkok suburbs
oktober 13, 2011by latadmin
Thailand issued a flood warning on Thursday for parts of Bangkok’s northern outskirts after a dyke burst, in a setback to efforts to protect the city of 12 million...
Thai floods: Roads turn to rivers in hard-hit city (AP)
oktober 12, 2011by latadmin
AP – The lucky ones traverse this flood-submerged Thai city in navy boats and motorized canoes. The rest float on whatever they can find — inner tubes,...
S. Korean State Visit Highlights Bond Between 2 Leaders
oktober 12, 2011by latadmin
WASHINGTON — When the state visit of South Korea’s president, Lee Myung-bak, begins on Wednesday, he will be feted at a White House state dinner, invited to...
New Cures for an Old Problem
oktober 12, 2011by latadmin
“Indians are less gullible now. They have far greater expectations from the government, and the state has more money to spend on them,” Manu Joseph writes in...
Giving: The Pratham Gala
oktober 12, 2011by latadmin
Pratham, the Mumbai-based nonprofit which helps educate underprivileged children in India, raised $1.1 million at its annual tri-state gala last week at the Pierre Hotel...
