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PAKISTANI GOVERNMENT TO BUY COTTON TO LIFT FALLING PRICES
The Pakistani government plan to buy up to a million bales of cotton in a bid to stabilise cotton prices in the country. Prime Minister Syed Yousef Raza Gilani has asked the finance ministry to release...2011-12-22 1775 0 -
COLD WAVE KILLS 93 IN NORTHERN INDIA
93 people died during the cold wave that hit northern India. Many of the deaths took place in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana. Elderly people and the homeless were particularly hit. India’s Supreme...2011-12-22 1771 0 -
RUSSIA WANT TO BAN HINDU HOLY BOOK
Russia is adamant to ban a Hindu holy book from their country, claiming that the text promotes extremism. Indian MPs are outraged that the Bhagvad Gita could be banned from Russia. State prosecutors in Tomsk, Siberia...2011-12-22 1778 0 -
QATAR AVENUE NAMED AFTER LIBYAN HERO OMAR MUKHTAR
Qatar has named an avenue in Doha after Libyan politician Omar Mukhtar who, for almost 20 years, led a resistance against Italian colonization of Libya in the 19th centaury. The ceremony at Al Dafna, Dohan’s new...2011-12-22 1839 0 -
143 BENGALIS KILLED BY TOXIC ALCOHOL
Toxic alcohol kills 143 villagers in India’s West Bengal state. Residents in 12 villages outside the city of Kolkata, east India, fell ill after consuming the dangerous drink. Ten people have been arrested in connection to...2011-12-22 1781 0 -
VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN AND WORKERS MUST STOP, SAY HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS
Human rights groups have urged the government to tackle violence against children. The discussion on the matter was organized by the Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (Sparc). Participants said that the...2011-12-22 1837 0 -
The town that vanished
By William Walker. Protests began in the Chinese village of Wukan, Linfeng City at the end of September following a long-running land dispute between officials and residents, and have intensified to the point that Chinese search...2011-12-22 2065 0 -
2011: The year of The Protester
By William Walker. Time Magazine has unveiled its ‘person of the year’ as The Protester. Since 1927, the weekly publication has annually declared who it believes has made the biggest impact on the world over the...2011-12-22 1903 0 -
MOSQUE DOME COLLAPSES, INJURING NINE AND KILLING ONE
The dome of a Turkish mosque collapsed, killing one worker and injuring nine others. The dome of the mosque was under construction, built at an industrial area in the town of Acigol, in central Turkey. 10...2011-12-22 1932 0 -
‘I WILL MARRY RAPIST IF HE FINDS MY BROTHER A WIFE’ SAYS VICTIM
An Afghan rape victim, who was jailed for adultery after the attack, declared that she may marry her attacker if he restores the family honour. Gulnaz was freed from Kabul’s Badam Bagh jail by President Karzai...2011-12-22 1863 0
