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Clinton: South Korea-U.S. trade deal in "home stretch" (Reuters)
april 16, 2011by latadmin
Reuters – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton flew to South Korea Saturday to reassure Seoul about the U.S. commitment to sealing a long-delayed trade deal and to...
South Korea-U.S. trade deal in "home stretch": Clinton
april 16, 2011by latadmin
SEOUL (Reuters) – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton flew to South Korea on Saturday to consult Seoul about progress made in sealing a long-delayed trade deal and...
UN panel urges probe of alleged Sri Lankan abuses
april 16, 2011by latadmin
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – A U.N. panel has called for a thorough international investigation into allegations that war crimes were…
Tajikistan says militant leader killed
april 16, 2011by latadmin
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan – Authorities in Tajikistan said Saturday that government troops have killed an elusive Islamist militant who has been the country’s...
Water wars? Thirsty, energy-short China stirs fear
april 16, 2011by latadmin
BAHIR JONAI, India – The wall of water raced through narrow Himalayan gorges in northeast India, gathering speed as it raked the banks of towering trees and...
Disney Gets a Second Chance in China
april 15, 2011by latadmin
There were signs aplenty that the Apr. 8 groundbreaking for the $4.4 billion Shanghai Disney Resort wasn’t aimed at the typical Orlando vacationer. Shanghai school...
Russia says its future tied to Asia (AFP)
april 15, 2011by latadmin
AFP – Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Friday his country’s future was inextricably linked to that of Asia, pushing the idea of a new multi-polar world...
Vatican says China’s move to beatify Christian sign of hope (AFP)
april 15, 2011by latadmin
AFP – One of the earliest Christian missionaries in China is to be beatified in Shanghai, the Vatican said Friday, in a sign of hope for improved relations between...
Nepal and Bhutan to resume talks on refugees (AFP)
april 15, 2011by latadmin
AFP – Nepal and Bhutan agreed Friday to resume negotiations on the repatriation of Bhutanese refugees who fled their homeland two decades ago.
French pair seized by Pakistan police on Bali trail (AFP)
april 15, 2011by latadmin
AFP – Two Frenchmen arrested in Pakistan for suspected ties to Al-Qaeda-linked militants were seized by police hunting an alleged mastermind of the 2002 Bali...
