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Minister vows NZ committed to food security
augustus 22, 2013by latadmin
New Zealand’s top diplomat assured China of his country’s “total and absolute” commitment to food safety on Thursday, following its recent milk...
In pictures: Gay pride march in Nepal
augustus 22, 2013by latadmin
The streets of Katmandu in Nepal were ablaze with colour…
A Much-Needed Treat, and a Welcome Surprise
augustus 21, 2013by latadmin
It was an uneventful Saturday afternoon, the day I ended up crying in the drive-through at my local Starbucks. It was my turn to do the grocery shopping, and I had just...
Sri Lanka Groups Want UN to Inquire About Killings
augustus 21, 2013by latadmin
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan human rights activists have asked a United Nations official to inquire about the recent military shooting of unarmed protesters,...
Fukushima: Radioactive water leak explained
augustus 21, 2013by latadmin
21 August 2013 Last updated at 13:49 BST Japan’s nuclear agency wants to raise the severity level of a radioactive water leak at the Fukushima plant from one to...
33 killed in Malaysia as bus plunges into ravine
augustus 21, 2013by latadmin
A bus carrying dozens of passengers has plunged into a deep ravine near a highland resort in Malaysia, killing 33 people, an official said. Sixteen people are reported...
Angry Chinese Bus Driver Hits and Injures 27
augustus 21, 2013by latadmin
BEIJING — Chinese state media say a bus driver angry over being punished by his company has driven a bus into a pack of bicyclists and motorcyclists, injuring 27...
Tajikistan independence tree ‘dies in Dushanbe’
augustus 21, 2013by latadmin
A 50-year-old tree planted in the Tajik capital, Dushanbe, by President Emomali Rakhmon to symbolise the country's "eternal independence" has withered and...
Myanmar Mob Swarms Car of UN Rights Envoy
augustus 21, 2013by latadmin
YANGON, Myanmar — The U.N. special investigator on human rights in Myanmar says 200 angry Buddhists mobbed his car after he landed in the central Myanmar town of...
Radiation crisis at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant deepens as threat level raised to ‘serious’
augustus 21, 2013by latadmin
Japan’s nuclear watchdog has upgraded its alert level for radiation leaks at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, underlying the deepening crisis at the crippled...
