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Parade of giant candles for Buddhist festival in Thailand

25 July 2013 Last updated at 16:32 BST Giant wax candles depicting scenes from mythology have been paraded through Ubon Ratchathani in Thailand to usher in the start of...

Japan Post, Aflac in Insurance Tie-Up

By ATSUKO FUKASE TOKYO—Japan Post Holdings Co. is set to announce an alliance with American Family Life Assurance Co. to sell cancer-insurance products, a person...

Pakistani women use jirga to fight for rights

Women in Pakistan's Swat valley are making history, and perhaps some powerful enemies, by convening an all-female jirga, a forum for resolving disputes usually...

Criticism Alters US Drone Program in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD — The United States has drastically scaled back the number of drone attacks against militants in Pakistan and limited strikes to high-value targets in...

Separated for 60 years due to Korean war

Hong Jong Soon gazes out her window for hours each day, past a small garden where sesame and red peppers grow, past an iron gate and low wall, hoping to witness the...

AP EXCLUSIVE: Pakistan’s New Hero Burka Avenger

ISLAMABAD — Wonder Woman and Supergirl now have a Pakistani counterpart in the pantheon of female superheroes — one who shows a lot less skin. Connect With Us on...

Sri Lanka to reduce troops from north

Colombo: The Sri Lankan Army on Wednesday announced its plans to further reduce the presence of military from northern Jaffna peninsula, a former stronghold of the LTTE,...

AP Names Edelsten to Top China Editorial Position

BEIJING — The Associated Press has named veteran Asia-based journalist and video producer Miles Edelsten to the new position of news director for Greater China....

A Kitchen That Prepares Lunch for SchoolChildren in Delhi

NEW DELHI — In the Chandni Chowk area of north Delhi, a dilapidated mansion built in 1923 houses a government-run primary school. Every day, Raj Kumar, 42, a...

Police arrest head teacher over contaminated school meals which killed 23 children in India

The head teacher at a school in India where 23 children died after they were served a meal containing contaminated oil has been arrested. Meena Kumari fled as soon as...