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Relatives of Slain Briton Demanded Up to $8 Million in Compensation, Lawyer Says
augustus 15, 2013by latadmin
BEIJING — Relatives of Neil Heywood, a British businessman murdered in China in 2011, demanded as much as $8 million in compensation from the family of the woman...
At Least 3 Killed in Blast in Southern Beirut
augustus 15, 2013by latadmin
BEIRUT—Lebanon’s state-run news agency said at least three people have been killed and 20 others wounded in an…
I’m a lion, hear me… bark? Chinese zoo accused of fraud after substituting wild animals …
augustus 15, 2013by latadmin
A Chinese zoo has been accused of fraud after a dog was disguised as a lion in a bid to fool visitors. Officials at the zoo, which is in the People’s Park of Luohe in...
Koreas reach agreement to reopen Kaesong industrial zone
augustus 15, 2013by latadmin
North and South Korea reached an agreement yesterday to reopen the Kaesong joint industrial zone – closed by Pyongyang in April at the height of soaring military...
UBS to Join in Shanghai Fund for Low-Cost Housing
augustus 15, 2013by latadmin
By ESTHER FUNG SHANGHAI—UBS AG, a district government in Shanghai, and an insurance company are starting a public-housing investment fund that could use public-private...
Politics bog release of American jailed in NKorea
augustus 14, 2013by latadmin
TOKYO — Kenneth Bae, the latest of several Americans jailed by North Korea in recent years, has already waited longer for his freedom than any of the others had...
Indian official: all 18 on submarine feared dead
augustus 14, 2013by latadmin
NEW DELHI — An Indian naval official says all 18 sailors on board a submarine are feared dead after twin explosions and a fire ripped through their vessel…
PRECIOUS-Gold strengthens as data dulls dollar, Fed concerns stay
augustus 14, 2013by latadmin
* Gold strengthens as dollar falters on U.S. PPI data * St. Luis Fed President James Bullard speaks at 1915 GMT (Updates throughout) By Clara Denina and Zhe Sun LONDON,...
NZ woman ‘drove and texted while asleep’
augustus 14, 2013by latadmin
New Zealand police are seeking an order to stop a woman from driving, amid concerns that she had driven hundreds of miles while asleep, even sending text messages along...
Man arrested after Myanmar unrest
augustus 14, 2013by latadmin
YANGON, Myanmar — Police say they have arrested a man accused of posting photos online of violent clashes between displaced Muslims and security forces in western...
