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Nepal Army determines ranks of former Maoist combatants
april 28, 2013by latadmin
Kathmandu: The Nepal Army on Sunday granted the post of officers to 71 former Maoist combatants as part of a reconciliation programme to integrate the ex-rebels into...
Bangladesh nabs fugitive building owner
april 28, 2013by latadmin
The fugitive owner of an illegally constructed building that collapsed in a deadly heap in Bangladesh last week was captured in an alleged attempt to escape to India....
Japan marks ‘return of sovereignty’ day
april 28, 2013by latadmin
Japan has for the first time marked the anniversary of the end of the allied occupation, which followed its defeat in World War II. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the...
Inside India’s newest theme park
april 28, 2013by latadmin
Last weekend the turnstiles were flung open to India's first major theme park. Its…
5 killed in Thailand bridge collapses
april 28, 2013by latadmin
BANGKOK – At least five people were killed and 45 others were injured after a bridge collapsed in…
Fire breaks out at collapsed factory in Bangladesh
april 28, 2013by latadmin
SAVAR, Bangladesh — A fire has broken out in the wreckage of the garment factory that collapsed last week in Bangladesh, with smoke pouring…
Taliban start spring Afghan offensive with bombing
april 28, 2013by latadmin
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban insurgents marked the start of their spring offensive on Sunday by claiming responsibility for a remote-controlled roadside bomb...
Owner of collapsed Bangladesh clothes factory arrested by army commandos
april 28, 2013by latadmin
The politically connected owner of the Bangladesh factory building who claimed a day before it fell that cracks in the infrastructure did not represent a danger has been...
Abe defends shrine visits
april 28, 2013by latadmin
BEIJING – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s recent remarks defending his cabinet and parliamentarians’ visits to the notorious Yasukuni Shrine have...
NATO: 4 service members killed in plane crash
april 27, 2013by latadmin
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A plane crashed in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing four international service members, NATO said.
