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India’s veteran leading lady turns 100
april 27, 2012by latadmin
Bollywood’s grand dame Zohra Sehgal, a star of Indian stage and screen for seven decades, celebrated her 100th birthday on Friday. Described as the doyenne of...
UN chief `gravely alarmed’ at Syria killings
april 27, 2012by latadmin
NEW DELHI-U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he is “gravely alarmed” at the continuing killings in Syria despite the…
Jakarta airport operations smooth despite electricity distribution problem
april 25, 2012by latadmin
Operations at Jakarta`s Soekarno-Hatta airport proceeded undisturbed even though electricity distribution from the state power company PT PLN was disrupted for more than...
Semarang to restrict cigarette ads
april 25, 2012by latadmin
The Semarang city administration will restrict cigarette advertisements when a draft regional regulation on no smoking area is endorsed, a spokesman of the city...
NATO reaches ‘important stage’ in Afghan war: general
april 25, 2012by latadmin
NATO is at an “important stage” in the war in Afghanistan, with insurgents losing ground while Afghan forces grow in strength as foreign troops gradually go...
Disgraced Chinese Official’s Son Tries to Defuse Sports Car Scandal
april 25, 2012by latadmin
BEIJING — As the Chinese capital heaves with speculation over a British businessman’s mysterious death, the downfall of a Machiavellian politician and the...
Maldivian cabinet clears first parliament test
april 25, 2012by latadmin
The Maldivian parliament on Wednesday approved a 14-member cabinet appointed by President Mohamed Waheed, who is accused of seizing power in a military- and...
French FM warns Syria to comply with peace plan
april 25, 2012by latadmin
AFP – France wants to see at least 300 U.N. observers on the…
Elusive Indian tiger finally captured in Uttar Pradesh
april 25, 2012by latadmin
A tiger in India that ventured too close to human habitation and avoided capture for more than three months has finally been caught in the state of Uttar Pradesh,...
Vietnam arrests 20 over land eviction: reports
april 25, 2012by latadmin
Vietnam arrested 20 people after heavily-armed riot police used tear gas to break up a protest by hundreds of angry farmers, reports said on Wednesday, in the...
