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Indonesia cuts Australian drug trafficker Schapelle Corby's sentence for prisoner swap

Tuesday, 22 May 2012 10:36 pm

Indonesia slashed the 20-year jail term of convicted Australian drug smuggler Schapelle Corby in return for the release of Indonesians charged with people smuggling in Australia, a government minister has said. read more

Taking Names: Lady Gaga’s second concert in Manila approved – Washington Times

Tuesday, 22 May 2012 8:31 pm


Washington Times

Taking Names: Lady Gaga's second concert in Manila approved
Washington Times
Her world tour, “The Born This Way Ball,” has hit the headlines on its way through Asia, with an upcoming concert in Muslim-majority Indonesia denied a police permit for fear of violence from religious hard-liners. Prominent Filipino lawyer Romulo
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US ambassador in Afghanistan leaves for health reasons: US

Tuesday, 22 May 2012 6:03 pm

Washington (ANTARA News/AFP) – The United States said Tuesday that Ryan Crocker, the US ambassador to Afghanistan, is leaving his job for health reasons in the summer. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said Crocker told the Afghan government and NATO-led forces that “he intends to …

Strategy Analytics: Indonesia Wireless Internet Could Serve 250 Million; Less Than 5 Percent of Population Has Fixed …

Tuesday, 22 May 2012 5:57 pm

Indonesia, the world’s fourth largest nation, may be on the brink of a revolution in wireless Internet access, according to the Strategy Analytics Emerging Markets Communications Strategies service.

6 Taliban dead, 2 Afghan police hurt in clashes

Tuesday, 22 May 2012 5:20 pm

Kabul (ANTARA News/Xinhua-OANA) – Clashes between Taliban militants and Afghan police left six insurgents dead and two policemen injured on Tuesday, officials said. In the first incident, according to officials, a group of armed Taliban stormed a police checkpoint in Ghazi Abad district of …

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