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Taiwan's navy 'to push submarine bid'
AFP, Published on 20/02/2012
» Taiwan's navy will ask parliament to fund the purchase of up to eight new submarines within the next two months, reviving an acquisition that has been in limbo for over a decade, local media said Monday.
Red Cross seeks way to deliver aid in Syria
AFP, Published on 19/02/2012
» The Red Cross said Monday it was in talks with the Syrian authorities and rebels to halt the violence so that it can deliver aid, amid calls to allow women and children out of the besieged city of Homs.
Great game hits town
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 19/02/2012
» When three men _ who happened to be Iranians who like Thai women (doesn't everyone?) and who aren't very good around bombs _ set off three explosions in Bangkok, it was not just an isolated incident.
Iran unveils nuclear progress, US says claims 'hyped'
AFP, Published on 15/02/2012
» Iran announced new strides in its nuclear programme on Wednesday in a defiant blow to US and EU pressure to rein in its atomic activities, and amid signs of an increasingly vicious covert war with Israel over the issue.
Assad sets Syria vote to end near 50-year Baath monopoly
AFP, Published on 15/02/2012
» Syria's president, who is fighting an Arab Spring-inspired revolt, on Wednesday called a constitutional referendum that would effectively end nearly 50 years of single-party rule, state media said.
Iranians 'targeted Israeli diplomats'
Online Reporters, Published on 15/02/2012
» Thai authorities charged two Iranians on Wednesday over an alleged bomb plot against Israeli diplomats, officials said, piling pressure on Teheran over accusations of a terror campaign against the Jewish state.
Hackers claim to take down US tear gas maker site
AFP, Published on 14/02/2012
» The "Anonymous" hacking group on Tuesday claimed to have shut down the website of security firm Combined Systems, which it accused of providing the tear gas used in crackdowns on protests.
Having it their way
News, Published on 11/02/2012
» The red shirts are back again. Jatuporn Prompan talks about an imminent coup and Nattawut Saikuar says that their struggle is to achieve democracy.
Russian gets 13 years for passing missile data to CIA
AFP, Published on 10/02/2012
» A Russian space engineer received a 13-year jail sentence Friday on charges of passing secret strategic missile data to the US Central Intelligence Agency in return for cash.
Chinese, Russian arms fuel Darfur abuse: Amnesty
AFP, Published on 09/02/2012
» Chinese-made bullets and aircraft bought from Russia are used to commit rights violations in Sudan's Darfur under an ineffective UN arms embargo, Amnesty International said on Thursday.