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India temple stampede in Madhya Pradesh ‘kills 91’

YoopyaOct 14, 2013March 10, 20240

Some 91 pilgrims, mostly women and children, have been killed in a stampede at a Hindu festival in central India, local officials have said. Many

Muslim hajj crowds thinned by virus concerns

YoopyaOct 14, 2013March 10, 20240

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Muslims from across the world poured Sunday into a sprawling tent city in the Saudi desert before the start of

NATO: Man in Afghan uniform kills NATO soldier

YoopyaOct 13, 2013March 10, 20240

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — NATO says a man wearing an Afghan national security forces uniform killed one of its service members in eastern Afghanistan. The

Thailand says China gov’t to buy more rice, rubber

YoopyaOct 13, 2013March 10, 20240

BANGKOK (AP) — The Thai prime minister’s office said Sunday that productive talks with the visiting Chinese premier had sweetened terms of trade deals for

Vietnam pays last respects to ‘Red Napoleon’, Vo Nguyen Giap

YoopyaOct 13, 2013March 10, 20240

(Reuters) – Vietnamese poured into the capital on Sunday to bid farewell to Vo Nguyen Giap, the general who masterminded historic defeats of France and the United

Wind, rain, sea pound India as large cyclone nears

YoopyaOct 12, 2013March 31, 20240

BEHRAMPUR, India (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people living along India’s eastern coastline were taking shelter Saturday from a massive, powerful cyclone that was

North Korea replaces hard-line military chief

YoopyaOct 10, 2013March 17, 20240

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has replaced its hard-line military chief only a few months after his appointment, state media confirmed Thursday, the

Top Iran diplomat in hospital over US ‘misquote’

YoopyaOct 9, 2013March 10, 20240

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister fired back on Wednesday against hard-line critics of Tehran’s groundbreaking outreach to the United States, accusing opponents of

China’s Bo Xilai allowed to appeal against life in jail

YoopyaOct 9, 2013March 10, 20240

(Reuters) – A court in eastern China on Wednesday allowed ousted former senior politician Bo Xilai to appeal against a life sentence handed out last month on

Myanmar frees prisoners ahead of regional summit

YoopyaOct 8, 2013March 31, 20240

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar’s president pardoned 56 political prisoners Tuesday, an amnesty apparently timed to highlight the government’s reforms ahead of a regional summit