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Parade of giant candles for Buddhist festival in Thailand
juli 25, 2013by latadmin
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
juli 25, 2013by latadmin
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
juli 25, 2013by latadmin
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
juli 25, 2013by latadmin
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
juli 25, 2013by latadmin
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
juli 24, 2013by latadmin
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
juli 24, 2013by latadmin
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
juli 24, 2013by latadmin
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
juli 24, 2013by latadmin
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
juli 24, 2013by latadmin
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...
