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Syrian Town of Qusair Under Fire
Qusair has been under fire for weeks as government troops seek to re-capture it with airstrikes and shelling. The town is strategically important because it links the capital, Damascus, with the coast. Meanwhile, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says he will not step down before next year's elections. Mr. Assad's comments were published Saturday in the Argentine newspaper ...
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Indian Chinese Leaders Meet to Strengthen Ties
China says placing India first on the itinerary of new Premiere Li Keqiang demonstrates the importance Beijing places on the relationship between the two countries. The Chinese premier and his Indian counterpart, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, are expected to address how to smooth over a lingering border dispute - a root cause of their trust deficit. The Chinese leader's visit comes ...
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Bold action big money needed to curb Asia floods
CHIANG MAI, Thailand (AFP) - Asia's flood-prone megacities should fund major drainage, water recycling and waste reduction projects to stem deluges and secure clean supply for their booming populations, experts said on Sunday. Rapid urbanisation has heaped pressure on water resources and drainage systems across Asia, leaving low-lying areas exposed to massive floods such as those that ...
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University students vow against cheating
Executives and students at 27 universities vow against "cheating", ready to support national anti-corruption campaigns. Together, they signed the declaration on Sunday at Thammasat University's stadium, to launch the campaign "Thai students not cheating". Thammasat rector Somkid Lertpaitoon likens the campaign to the vaccination. Upon graduation, these students would be ...
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6 killed 38 injured as suicide blast hits police van in NW Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, April 29 (Xinhua) -- At least six people were killed and 38 others injured when a suicide blast hit a police vehicle in Pakistan's northwest Peshawar city on Monday morning, police and hospital sources said. Muhammad Faisal, Superintendent Police of Peshawar, said that a suicide bomber carrying an estimated of five to six kg of explosive materials blew himself up near a police ...
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Karachi Residents Re-Do Last Weeks Election
Pakistani politician and former cricket star Imran Kahn has blamed the killing of a top member of his political party on a rival party, as voters in Karachi re-vote a parliamentary election originally held last ...
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Video Senior female politician killed in Pakistan
Anguished relatives and friends react to the news that Zahra Shaid Hussain, a politician in the PTI party was gunned down by unknown assailants. Deborah Gembara ...
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Video Indonesia healthcare buckling under strain
As Indonesia scrambles to implement universal health care reforms, crowded hospitals in Jakarta feel the brunt, faced with more patients than they can handle. Sarah Charlton ...
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Rising cost of living may weaken Govt
Higher cost of living is cited as a major reason that could weaken public supports to the Yingluck government, according to a poll by Assumption ...
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Pakistani Politician Zara Hussain Is Killed
Former cricket star Imran Khan has blamed a UK-based political rival and the British government after a female party colleague was shot dead. Zara Hussain, 59, was gunned down outside her home in the violence-plagued city of Karachi. She was vice president of the women's wing of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in Sindh province. The killing came on the eve of a partial ...
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UN Calls On North Korea to Stop Missile Launches
The United Nations chief has voiced hope that North Korea will abandon its missile tests, after the Stalinist state fired three short-range missiles into the sea on ...
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Oxbow Wins Preakness Orb Finishes 4th
Oxbow, ridden by Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens and trained by veteran trainer Wayne Lukas, Saturday led the Preakness in Baltimore, Maryland from start to finish. Oxbow was the surprise winner with 15-to-1 odds. Itsmyluckyday finished second and Mylute was third. Kentucky Derby champion and favorite Orb finished fourth in the Preakness -- the second jewel in horse racing's Triple ...
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One Winning Ticket in Largest US Powerball Drawing Ever
Millions of people across the U.S. have been waiting anxiously to hear the results of a record U.S. Powerball lottery drawing late Saturday worth $590.5 ...
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Pakistans Imran blames rival for killing party figure
KARACHI (AFP) - Pakistani politician Imran Khan Sunday blamed a rival political leader for the killing of a senior member of his party, who was gunned down outside her home in the violence-plagued city of Karachi.The killing of Zohra Hussain, 59, vice president of the women's wing of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in Sindh province, came on the eve of a partial re-run in the ...
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Jewelry A precious fusion
Like fashion designers, jewelers are discovering creative ways to reconcile modern tastes with inimitable cultural flourishes. From a dainty white gold pendant in the iconic shape of Hello Kitty's head to a diamond necklace worth over Rp 1 billion (US$103,000), the coruscation of gemstones at the recent Jakarta International Jewelry Fair had visitors oohing and aahing over the glass cases ...
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Mysore A different flavor of India
Under the heat of the March summer, Mysore stands out from the rest of the cities in the Karnataka state of India. Just two-and-a-half hours away from Bangalore megalopolis, Mysore is one of the most visited cities in India. The ride to the Mysore may be uninteresting, but upon reaching your destination it's obvious that the city presents a different flavor of India. Two famous tourist ...
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Gunmen kill senior female Pakistani politician
By By Katharine Houreld, Reuters ISLAMABAD - Gunmen killed a senior female politician from a reformist party in Pakistan on Saturday night, the latest violent incident in a bloody election campaign and one that set off a war of words between two major opposition parties. It was not immediately clear who killed Zohra Shahid Hussain, a senior member of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party. The PTI ...
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Gunman kills senior member of Imran Khans political party as row over Pakistan election vote rigging continues
Police officer Sarfaraz Nawaz says Zohra Shahid was gunned down outside her home in the city of Karachi in southern Sindh province. She was the vice president of former Pakistani cricket star Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party in Sindh. No one has claimed responsibility for the killing. Mr Khan's party has claimed it was the victim of vote rigging in several areas of ...
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Myanmar president makes landmark US visit
BEIJING, May 19 (Xinhuanet) -- Myanmar President, U Thein Sein, has gone to the United States for a landmark visit. It is the first official visit to the US by the country's head of state in 47 years. U Thein Sein will meet US President Barack Obama at the White House on Monday to discuss democracy building in the Southeast Asian country. Two agreements on trade and investment are expected ...
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Pakistan throws down gauntlet at the US
By M K Bhadrakumar The return of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to power in Pakistan after a hiatus of 14 years electrifies the regional politics of South Asia. Signals passing back and forth between New Delhi and Lahore underscore a subtle change having already appeared in the political vibes. Typically, even as the results from the previous day's parliamentary poll were pouring ...
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Hun Sen Fidel Ramos arrive in Makassar
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and former Philippine president Fidel Ramos arrived in Makassar, South Sulawesi, on Sunday, to attend the 2nd International Conference of the Centrist Asia Pacific Democrats International (CAPDI).People's Welfare Coordinating Minister Agung Laksono will officially open the conference, scheduled to take place in Aryaduta Hotel, Makassar, from May 20 to 21.A ...
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Death toll in collapsed Indonesia mine rises to 6
TIMIKA, Indonesia -; Rescuers have pulled another body from a collapsed facility at a giant U.S.-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia, bringing the death toll to ...
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Philippines waiting for Taiwan anger to cool
Amadeo Perez, chairman of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (Center) AFP FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines is waiting for tempers in Taiwan to cool before settling the dispute over a shot Taiwanese fisherman, the head of an office in charge of relations said Sunday. Issues like Manila’s ';one-China'; policy and comments by Taiwanese investigators ...
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Report Iran hangs 2 men convicted of spying for Mossad CIA
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's state radio says authorities have executed two men convicted of spying for Israel's Mossad and the American CIA spy agency. Sunday's report says Mohammad Heidari, who was accused of providing Mossad with classified information in return of money, and Kourosh Ahmadi, who allegedly gave the CIA intelligence on Iran, were hanged. The report didn't say ...
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RI govt ready to take over Inalum
The Indonesian government is ready to take full control of PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Inalum) after Japanese consortium Nippon Asahan Aluminum's 30-year contract to manage Inalum expires on Oct.30, an official says."We no longer depend on Japan and are ready to continue developing PT Inalum as a state-owned enterprise company [BUMN] as of Nov.1," Inalum's director of ...
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Cambodia reliant on China for a range of infastructure projects
Cambodia is in need of foreign investment for a number of major infrastructure projects and China is becoming the country’s biggest investor on several key ventures. This is part of a broader expansion in China’s influence in Asia as the country continues to develop into the world’s second superpower.
Cambodia suffered through the economic downturn that came about following the financial crash toward the end of 2008. In 2009, the economy contracted 1%, which wrought significant hardship for many hundreds of thousands of people, most notably those employed in the garment sector as the export of clothing fell by around 20% in value. Read more
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