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Iran accuses Israel, US of killing nuclear scientist
AFP, Published on 11/01/2012
» An Iranian nuclear scientist was killed by a car bomb on Wednesday that Tehran immediately blamed on Israel and Washington, worsening a tense international stand-off over its atomic programme.
Musharraf to return to Pakistan this month
AFP, Published on 09/01/2012
» Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf said on Sunday that he would return home by the end of January after more than three years of self-exile, piling more pressure on the civilian government.
BlackBerry messages help crack Canada mafia murder
AFP, Published on 06/01/2012
» Canadian police used the BlackBerry messages of suspects in the assassination of a New York mafia boss to crack the case, a Montreal-based newspaper reported Thursday, citing "several sources."
Castro 'laughs' off Twitter rumors of death
AFP, Published on 04/01/2012
» Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro is "laughing" off rumors about his death that went viral on Twitter, an official Cuban blogger said Tuesday.
Taliban may open overseas office
AFP, Published on 03/01/2012
» The Taliban announced on Tuesday that they had come to an "initial agreement" to set up an overseas political office, possibly in Qatar, in their first public gesture towards peace talks with the US.
Sri Lanka targets dissident websites
AFP, Published on 05/11/2011
» Sri Lanka on Saturday warned websites to register with the authorities after the United States expressed deep concern over Colombo's blocking of a popular Internet-based dissident publication.
Google giving details of requests to remove content
AFP, Published on 27/06/2011
» Google on Monday began detailing the reasons behind government requests it receives to remove content from its services and whether or not it has complied.
M-16 attack on MP in his car
Jon Fernquest, Published on 13/05/2011
» "A son of a politician passed on a message that when I am no longer an MP, he will shoot me."
Hire a hitman to win the election?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 14/03/2011
» Murder is a cheaper (100,000-300,000 baht) way than vote-buying (5-10 million baht) to win elections, nowadays.
Dramatic call for help
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 22/02/2011
» Unwilling to suffer any longer, she decided to try something more dramatic more than writing letters.