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Police: Bomb kills civilian in Afghan capital

YoopyaOct 21, 2013February 14, 20240

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan police say a bomb stuck onto a car killed a civilian in downtown Kabul, but that authorities are unclear as

China smog emergency shuts city of 11 million people

YoopyaOct 21, 2013March 10, 20240

(Reuters) – Choking smog all but shut down one of northeastern China’s largest cities on Monday, forcing schools to suspended classes, snarling traffic and closing

Saudis reject Security Council seat, angry over Mideast inaction

YoopyaOct 19, 2013March 10, 20240

(Reuters) – Saudi Arabia turned down a coveted seat on the United Nations Security Council on Friday in a rare display of anger at the failure of the international

As U.S. averts default, Japan and China brace for next dollar drama

YoopyaOct 18, 2013February 14, 20240

(Reuters) – Deal or no deal, the U.S. Congress’ dance with default impressed policymakers and investors in China and Japan with just how vulnerable their own economic revival plans

Iraq: Bombing in ethnic minority village kills 15

YoopyaOct 17, 2013February 14, 20240

BAGHDAD (AP) — A suicide bomber blew up his explosives-laden car among houses in an ethnic minority village in northern Iraq on Thursday, killing at

Architect: 2020 Tokyo Olympic stadium is too big

YoopyaOct 16, 2013March 10, 20240

TOKYO (AP) — A prominent Japanese architect is campaigning to reduce the size of the spaceship-like main stadium approved for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, saying

Japan Typhoon Wipha kills 14 people

YoopyaOct 16, 2013March 10, 20240

At least 14 people have been killed after a powerful typhoon passed close to the Japanese capital, reports say. Typhoon Wipha caused landslides and flooding

Alibaba to transform China’s ‘e-conomy’ with $500 billion marketplace

YoopyaOct 14, 2013March 17, 20240

(Reuters) – Alibaba Group’s plans to revolutionize China’s retail industry, investing $16 billion in logistics and support by 2020, will open up China’s vast interior and bring

Visa rules for Chinese coming to the UK to be relaxed

YoopyaOct 14, 2013March 10, 20240

Visa applications for Chinese visitors entering the UK will be simplified, Chancellor George Osborne has announced during his trade trip to China. Under the plan,

Malaysia court rules non-Muslims cannot use ‘Allah’

YoopyaOct 14, 2013March 10, 20240

A Malaysian court has ruled that non-Muslims cannot use the word Allah to refer to God, overturning a 2009 lower court ruling. The appeals court