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April 16, 2010

Major Powers Wrap Up ‘Constructive’ Talks on Iran Sanctions

NEW YORK ENVOYS from six major powers wrapped up what they said was a “very constructive” meeting on Wednesday on – Read More...
April 16, 2010

China Quake Toll Tops 600 as Rescuers Hunt for Survivors

XINING RESCUE workers dug through piles of rubble on Thursday searching for survivors of a devastating quake in a remote – Read More...
April 9, 2010

Obama’s Bold Bid to Ease Nuclear Threat

WASHINGTON US PRESIDENT Barack Obama next week makes his boldest effort yet to exercise global leadership, at a 47-nation summit – Read More...
April 9, 2010

Thai Authorities Shut Down Protesters’ TV Station

BANGKOK THAILAND’S government have pulled the plug on Thursday on the television channel of “Red Shirt” protesters who have occupied – Read More...
April 2, 2010

Medvedev in Caucasus as Russia Buries Bomb Victims

MOSCOW PRESIDENT Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday urged tough anti-terror measures as he made a surprise visit to the North Caucasus – Read More...
April 2, 2010

Karzai Slammed after Attack on ‘Foreigners’ over Vote Fraud

KABUL AFGHAN President Hamid Karzai came in for stinging criticism after accusing foreign powers of orchestrating enormous fraud in elections – Read More...
April 2, 2010

Beer-drinking Malaysian Model Starts Community Service

KUANTAN A MALAYSIAN Muslim model who escaped caning for drinking beer gave herself up to religious authorities on Friday to – Read More...
March 26, 2010

Pope Faces Fresh Claims of Child Sex Abuse Cover-up: Report

WASHINGTON FRESH paedophilia cover-up claims hit Pope Benedict XVI as church files suggested he had failed to take action against – Read More...
March 26, 2010

Netanyahu Returns Home with US-Israeli Spat Unresolved

WASHINGTON ISRAELI Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returned home on Thursday having failed to resolve a bitter dispute with Washington over – Read More...
March 26, 2010

After Google, Another US Web Firm Cuts Back in China

WASHINGTON TWO days after Google halted censorship in China, another leading US internet company, Go Daddy, said it was cutting – Read More...