Posts Tagged ‘ The Incident ’

Afghan MP among 19 killed in suicide attack 

December 30, 2011
Afghan MP among 19 killed in suicide attack 

  A suicide bomber attacked a funeral in northeastern Afghanistan on Sunday killing at least 19 people including an MP and wounding dozens of others, officials said. The attacker detonated his vest after mourners gathered for the funeral of a government official in Taluqan city, the capital of Takhar province. "We have 19 dead including [...]

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Afghan MP among 19 killed in suicide attack 

December 25, 2011
Afghan MP among 19 killed in suicide attack 

  A suicide bomber attacked a funeral in northeastern Afghanistan on Sunday killing at least 19 people including an MP and wounding dozens of others, officials said. The attacker detonated his vest after mourners gathered for the funeral of a government official in Taluqan city, the capital of Takhar province. "We have 19 dead including [...]

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NATO, Pakistan both to blame for air strikes: probe 

December 22, 2011
NATO, Pakistan both to blame for air strikes: probe 

  Relatives of Pakistani soldier Havildar Mumtaz Hussain. who was killed in a NATO air strike, gather in front of his grave in the village of Bhagwal, south-east of Islamabad. A NATO investigation into an air strike that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers last month concluded that both alliance and Pakistani forces made mistakes in the [...]

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Trouble in the sky 

November 13, 2011
Trouble in the sky 

  Accusations and denials as Vietnam Airlines co-pilot suspected of using bogus certification Passengers alight from a Vietnam Airlines plane at the Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City. The national flag carrier is trying to verify if it recruited a South Korean pilot with bogus flight records. The Civil Aviation Authority [...]

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China hospital disposes of live baby 

November 7, 2011
China hospital disposes of live baby 

  Following the discovery, the newborn was rushed to intensive care where he remains in a stable condition. Health authorities in south China said Friday they were investigating a hospital medical team for mistakenly diagnosing a stillbirth and disposing of a baby that was alive. The probe is taking place at the Nanhai Red Cross [...]

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Int’l Internet shaky as cable breaks again 

September 4, 2011
Int’l Internet shaky as cable breaks again 

  The Asia America Gateway (AAG) cable has broken for the third time this year, leaving international internet connections from Vietnam shaky as of Tuesday, Vietnam News Agency said in a report.   The military-run telecommunication provider Viettel Telecom said the incident will affect its service and that of other providers that use AAG, an international undersea cable [...]

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Vietnamese scholar discusses East Sea disputes on Chinese television 

July 5, 2011
Vietnamese scholar discusses East Sea disputes on Chinese television 

Vietnam-China relations expert discusses East Sea disputes on Hong Kong based television. PhD Vu Cao Phan, a researcher on Vietnam-China relations and deputy chairman of Vietnam-China Friendship Society, last week had an interview with Phoenix Television, a Hong Kong-based Mandarin Chinese and Cantonese television broadcaster. Phan spoke on behalf of the Institute of Chinese Studies [...]

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Vietnam demands China to stop harrassing ships 

June 12, 2011
Vietnam demands China to stop harrassing ships 

   A photo taken on board the exploration vessel Viking II shows a Chinese boat involved in the sabotage of Viking II’s seismic survey cable. Vietnam protested to China on Thursday after three Chinese boats “deliberately” harassed an exploration ship in Vietnam’s waters in the East Sea. Vietnam demanded that China stop repeating such violations, [...]

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Maritime experts cry foul on China 

June 4, 2011
Maritime experts cry foul on China 

  International experts condemn China for disrupting Vietnam’s legal marine activities and urged the country to be better prepared for the next encounter Fishermen unloading tunas in the central province of Binh Thuan. On Sunday, Vietnam condemned China for increasing regional tensions and said it would do everything necessary to protect its territorial integrity after [...]

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Probe resumed in Viet Kieu assault case 

April 24, 2011
Probe resumed in Viet Kieu assault case 

The Thanh Cong Company guards who are alleged to have committed the crime in custody at the District 1 police station in July 2010. Ho Chi Minh City police said Wednesday they would resume investigations into the case where a Dutch man was allegedly beaten, tasered and stripped off his pants by private security guards [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...