Archive for March 28th, 2008

Serbia warns to act against Seoul’s recognition of Kosovo

Friday, March 28th, 2008

Serbian Ambassador to Seoul Zoran Veljic warned on Friday that his government will take actions, including the sending of a protest letter, against South Korea's recognition of Kosovo. "It is a very unfortunate decision," Veljic was ...

Cambodian PM leaves for Laos to attend GMS summit

Friday, March 28th, 2008

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen left here on Friday for Laos to attend the Third Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) Summit to be held on March 30-31 in a bid to strengthen the cooperation among the six riverside countries. His delegat ...

Coalition forces kill several militants in S Afghanistan

Friday, March 28th, 2008

The U.S.-led Coalition forces have killed several militants while conducting an operation to capture a Taliban leader and disrupt Taliban facilitation networks in southern Afghan province of Helmand, said a statement released here on Friday ...

UN rights body demands Israel halt settlement activities

Friday, March 28th, 2008

The UN Human Rights Council passed a resolution on Thursday demanding Israel halt its settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, and the Golan Heights in Syria. The resolution was passed by a vote o ...

Costa Rica demands security minister to reveal FARC information

Friday, March 28th, 2008

Costa Rican Minister of the Presidency Rodrigo Arias Thursday demanded that the country's minister of public security hand over information he is thought to be holding on alleged links between politicians and Colombian guerrillas. " ...

Seoul appeals for calmness over DPRK’s missile test-firing

Friday, March 28th, 2008

South Korea on Friday appealed for calmness over missile test-firing by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) earlier in the day. "The government regards the North (DPRK)'s missile firing as merely a part of its ordinary ...

Fact Sheet: Asian Development Bank and Lao PDR

Friday, March 28th, 2008

The Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) will be hosting the 3rd summit meeting of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) on March 30-31. The 3rd GMS Summit aims to sustain and deepen economic cooperation and integration efforts a ...

UN: Poverty eradication slows in Asia-Pacific

Friday, March 28th, 2008

The rate at which poverty is falling across the Asia-Pacific region is slowing despite a burst of largely urban wealth creation, a United Nations report said yesterday, blaming the setback on a neglect of agriculture. It argued that rais ...