Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is looking at a 36% pay cut
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Menace de coupure de courant à la prison de Kaboul pour factures impayées
Rien de tel qu'une nuit bien noire pour s'évader. Les détenus de la prison centrale de Kaboul doivent se frotter les mains. La BBC annonce que l'entreprise nationale…
Terry eyes legal action over India cigarette image
Lawyers for England captain John Terry could take legal action after an apparent image of the footballer was used in a tobacco warning on cigarette packets in India,…
Taliban back Western proposal to open Qatar office
The Taliban say they have reached a preliminary agreement to set up a political office, possibly in Qatar, as part of Western plans to end the war.
Burma releases 32 political prisoners in amnesty
Burma's military-backed government has released at least 32 political prisoners, as part of a regular amnesty to mark independence celebrations.
Arrests over pig heads found at Malaysian mosque
Four people have been arrested by Malaysian police in connection with nine pig heads found outside a mosque in southern Malaysia.
Japanese politicians land on disputed isles
Four Japanese citizens, including municipal politicians, landed Tuesday on islands in the East China Sea at the centre of a bitter territorial dispute with Beijing, authorities said.
Au Pakistan, la population proteste contre les pénuries et la hausse des prix
Au Pakistan, des milliers de personnes ont manifesté ce lundi 2 janvier 2012 à travers le pays contre les pénuries de gaz et la hausse des prix. A Islamabad,…
Le président Hu Jintao prône une culture aux couleurs de la Chine
« Il faut résister aux forces hostiles qui tentent d'occidentaliser notre culture, et il faut exporter la culture chinoise ». C'est ce que dit Hu Jintao dans A la…
Al-Qaida, Taliban seek Pakistani militants’ help
Prominent al-Qaida and Afghan Taliban fighters asked Pakistani militants in a pair of rare meetings to set aside their differences and step up support for the battle against…