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New Zealand’s Marty Schmidt and son feared dead on K2
juli 29, 2013by latadmin
A New Zealand father and son are feared dead after an avalanche on K2, the world's second highest mountain. Marty Schmidt, 53, and his son Denali, 25, were last...
New Zealand father and son feared dead in K2 slide
juli 29, 2013by latadmin
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A New Zealand man and his son are feared dead following an avalanche on the world's second-highest mountain, K2....
What might China’s government debt audit reveal?
juli 29, 2013by latadmin
China’s audit of local government debt may find that borrowings have ballooned to 17.5 trillion yuan ($2.85 trillion) currently from 10.7 trillion at the end of...
China’s 260 million new spenders may help avert ‘hard landing’
juli 29, 2013by latadmin
Steps that encourage China’s 260 million migrant workers to settle into cities should help turn them into urban spenders and underpin growth amid worries of a...
Nepal sees tiger population go up by 63% since 2009
juli 29, 2013by latadmin
The number of wild tigers living in Nepal has increased by 63% to 198 since 2009, a government survey has shown. The survey, which was carried out between February and...
Sri Lankans protest India’s alleged intervention
juli 29, 2013by latadmin
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Protesters in Sri Lanka have accused India of interfering in Sri Lanka's internal affairs by criticizing Colombo's plans to withdraw...
Princesses in north India win a king’s fortune
juli 29, 2013by latadmin
NEW DELHI — A court has awarded the daughters of an Indian maharaja his $4 billion estate after ruling that a will putting the fortune into a trust run by...
Son of Fallen Chinese Official Enrolls at Columbia Law School
juli 29, 2013by latadmin
The youngest son of Bo Xilai, the former senior Communist Party official now awaiting a criminal trial, has enrolled at Columbia Law School and is expected to begin...
Germany starts moving out equipment
juli 29, 2013by latadmin
Germany has started withdrawing its soldiers and material from Afghanistan. The move poses a great logistical challenge and will also be expensive. Despite the...
Violence Mars Cambodia Election Amid Voter-List Dispute
juli 28, 2013by latadmin
By CHUN HAN WONG CONNECT PHNOM PENH, Cambodia—Violence broke out at a polling station in Cambodia’s capital Sunday after some residents protested that they...
