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Japan launches new, cheaper rocket
september 14, 2013by latadmin
Japan successfully launched a new rocket Saturday that it hopes will be a cheaper and more efficient way of sending satellites into space. The three-stage Epsilon lifted...
Shutdown affects life in Indian-controlled Kashmir
september 14, 2013by latadmin
SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir – Life in Muslim majority areas of Indian-controlled Kashmir on Saturday remained affected in wake of the separatist shutdown...
China luxury cruise liner Henna stranded in South Korea
september 14, 2013by latadmin
A ship described as China's first luxury cruise liner has been detained at a port on the South Korean island of Jeju because of a legal dispute. A local court...
Kachin Rebels Say Clashes Won’t Stop Peace Talks
september 13, 2013by latadmin
YANGON, Myanmar — A spokesman for Myanmar’s ethnic Kachin rebels says cease-fire talks with the government will continue despite new clashes that have erupted...
Sunila Abeysekera, Human Rights Activist in Sri Lanka, Dies at 61
september 13, 2013by latadmin
Sunila Abeysekera, a prominent human rights advocate who sought to bring the world’s attention to myriad acts of violence in her country, Sri Lanka, despite threats...
Delhi gang-rape: Four men sentenced to death by hanging
september 13, 2013by latadmin
A court in India today sent four men convicted of the Delhi gang-rape to be hanged, declaring that the notorious crime that shocked the country was among the “rarest...
South Korean fisherman escapes from North Korea after 41 years spent in captivity
september 13, 2013by latadmin
A 68-year-old sailor has returned to his home country after spending more than four decades of detention in North Korea, officials in Seoul say. Jeon Wook-pyo was...
Shark fin banned at official Hong Kong functions
september 13, 2013by latadmin
Hong Kong's government has announced it will stop serving shark fin and bluefin tuna at official functions, in a move lauded by conservation groups. In a statement,...
Polarizing Nationalist to Lead Opposition in Indian Elections
september 13, 2013by latadmin
AHMEDABAD, India — India’s leading opposition party on Friday officially anointed a prominent Hindu nationalist, considered one of the most divisive politicians in...
