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OCA President holds AYG press conference (OCA – Olympic Council of Asia)
augustus 17, 2013by latadmin
(Source: OCA – Olympic Council of Asia) OCA President holds AYG press conference 17 Aug 2013 Nanjing, China: The President of the Olympic Council of Asia, HE...
Malaysia Punishes Singaporean in Prayer Room Row
augustus 17, 2013by latadmin
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysian authorities on Saturday revoked the immigration privileges held by a Singaporean man who offended some Muslims by allegedly letting...
Baby theft in China: Parents devastated by an obstetrician’s arrest
augustus 17, 2013by latadmin
FUPING, CHINA — Dong Genlao, a 24-year-old new father, was giddy over the birth of his child, a robust 8-pounder, until the obstetrician beckoned him into the...
Philippine ferry death toll set to rise
augustus 17, 2013by latadmin
At least 32 people have died and 170 are missing after a ferry with hundreds of people on board sank near the central Philippine port of Cebu. About 170 of the 831...
Pakistan drops charges in Rimsha ‘blasphemy’ cleric case
augustus 17, 2013by latadmin
A Pakistani court has dismissed charges against a Muslim cleric who had been arrested on suspicion of framing a Christian girl accused of blasphemy. The imam had accused...
I am lion, hear me… bark? Chinese zoo accused of fraud after substituting wild animals …
augustus 16, 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...
Navy losing hope of finding anyone alive as four bodies are discovered aboard sunken Indian submarine
augustus 16, 2013by latadmin
Indian navy divers have recovered the bodies of four sailors who were trapped inside a submarine damaged by twin explosions, a navy spokesman confirmed. Narendra Vispute...
Vietnam court cuts jail terms for dissidents
augustus 16, 2013by latadmin
A Vietnamese court has overturned a six-year jail term handed to a student activist, freeing her on the spot in a rare show of leniency by the authoritarian nation,...
Protests are ‘a last resort’ in election wrangle
augustus 16, 2013by latadmin
Nearly three weeks after the July 28 poll, which both the ruling party and the opposition claim they won, the main opposition party’s leader insists upon an...
Ferry collides with cargo ship in Philippines
augustus 16, 2013by latadmin
MANILA, Philippines — A ferry with nearly 700 passengers has collided with a cargo vessel in the central Philippines and a…
