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BigNewsNetwork.com -
17 Dec 2008
Hanoi - A Vietnam Airlines co-pilot was arrested Wednesday in Tokyo on suspicion of fencing stolen Japanese goods in Vietnam, an airline official said. Dang Xuan Hop, 33, was arrested by Japanese poli...
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17 Dec 2008
goods+ (AP) - OSAKA, Dec. 17 (Kyodo)(EDS: UPDATING WITH DETAILS) A Vietnam Airlines co-pilot was arrested Wednesday for allegedly attempting to take to Vietnam items stolen by Vietnamese theft g...
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16 Dec 2008
Earlier the pair greeted fans after Katie's performance of All My Sons on Broadway She may be just two years old, but Suri Cruise is already developing an appreciation for fashion and culture, Mail On...
France 24 -
14 Dec 2008
In their first election since absolute leader Saparmurat Niyazov's death, Turkmens go to the polls in what is being touted as a step toward democracy. But with nearly all candidates from the ruling party, critics have called it a sham.
BigNewsNetwork.com -
12 Dec 2008
HANOI: Vietnam Airlines signed a contract on Friday to buy six new ATR 72-500 planes worth a total of 112 million dollars to modernise its fleet of short-haul turboprop aircraft, officials from bot...
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10 Dec 2008
By Steve Huettel, St. Petersburg Times, Fla.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Dec. 8--The olive bar in the lobby of Tampa's Renaissance Hotel at International Plaza was once considered an indispensable ...
WorldNews.com -
08 Dec 2008
BEN STOCKING The Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam - A Vietnamese court convicted eight Catholics on Monday on charges of disturbing public order and damaging property during a series of prayer vigils to get back confiscated church land, but gave them light sentences. One defendant received a warning while the others were given suspended sentences ranging from 12 to 15 months. They received up to two years of probation and were sent home. The mostly peaceful but illegal vigils were a bold step in a country where church-state relations are often tense and the government frowns on public protests of any kind. The dispute did not focus on religious freedom but on a parcel of land worth millions...
WorldNews.com -
08 Dec 2008
By GUY CHAZAN ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan -- When it came to dismantling the legacy of Turkmenistan's egomaniacal dictator, it was easy to know where to start: January. The late President Saparmurat Niyazov -- a.k.a. Turkmenbashi, or Leader of the Turkmen -- had renamed the month after himself and April after his mother, Gurbansoltan. He called September "Ruhnama," after a spiritual guide he wrote, which was required reading for residents of this resource-rich Caspian nation of 5 million. This summer, the 51-year-old dentist who took over soon after Turkmenbashi's death in December 2006 at age 66 restored the calendar's old names. His subjects, who'd struggled with the new ones, breathed a sigh...
WorldNews.com -
08 Dec 2008
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Eight Vietnamese Catholics went on trial Monday on charges of disturbing public order and damaging property while holding prayer vigils to demand the return of confiscated church land. The Catholics are accused of knocking down a...
WorldNews.com -
08 Dec 2008
HANOI, Vietnam - A blast Monday at a coal mine in northern Vietnam killed at least seven workers and injured 15, a company...