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Taiwan says US agrees to upgrade F-16 planes
september 21, 2011by latadmin
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s Defense Ministry has confirmed a U.S. agreement to upgrade the island’s fleet of F-16 A/B warplanes. In a text message...
Gajdosova reaches quarterfinals at Guangzhou Open
september 21, 2011by latadmin
GUANGZHOU, China (AP) — Defending champion Jarmila Gajdosova of Australia advanced to the quarterfinals of the Guangzhou Open by beating Mandy Minella of Luxembourg...
Despite Fukushima, India bullish on nuclear
september 21, 2011by latadmin
Nuclear energy remains vital for developing countries even after the Fukushima disaster in Japan, India’s atomic energy chief told the UN atomic agency’s...
Typhoon buffets Tokyo, heads into tsunami zone
september 21, 2011by latadmin
TOKYO (AP) — A powerful typhoon that slammed into central Japan has left at least six people dead or missing before grazing a crippled nuclear plant in the...
Taiwan Defense Ministry confirms that US has agreed to upgrade F-16 A/B warplanes
september 21, 2011by latadmin
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan Defense Ministry confirms that US has agreed to upgrade F-16 A/B warplanes. on Twitter, become a fan on Most Popular Today on Yahoo! 1...
Typhoon buffets Tokyo, heads into tsunami zone (AP)
september 21, 2011by latadmin
AP – A powerful typhoon slammed into Japan on Wednesday, leaving six people dead or missing in south-central regions and halting trains in Tokyo before grazing a...
FBI head visits Pakistan amid tensions (AP)
september 21, 2011by latadmin
AP – FBI Director Robert Mueller visted Pakistan Wednesday as tensions between the two countries spike over U.S. demands that Islamabad crack down on Afghan...
Gunmen kill 20 Shiite Muslim pilgrims in Pakistan
september 20, 2011by latadmin
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A government official says gunmen have attacked a bus carrying Shiite Muslim pilgrims in southwest Pakistan, killing 20 of them. Saeed Umrani says the...
2 government sources: Ex-Afghan president and peace council head Burhanuddin Rabbani killed
september 20, 2011by latadmin
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — 2 government sources: Ex-Afghan president and peace council head Burhanuddin Rabbani killed. on Twitter, become a fan on Editors' Picks...
Gunmen kill 25 Shiite Muslim pilgrims in Pakistan
september 20, 2011by latadmin
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Gunmen opened fire on Shiite Muslim pilgrims riding in a bus in southwest Pakistan on Tuesday, killing 25 of them in an apparent sectarian attack,...
