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Car bomb hits NATO convoy in Kabul; 6 dead

YoopyaMay 16, 2013September 2, 20240

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber rammed his car into a NATO convoy in the Afghan capital on Thursday, killing at least six people

Japanese mayor sparks outrage with sex-slave remarks

YoopyaMay 14, 2013August 18, 20240

(Reuters) – China expressed outrage on Tuesday over remarks by the mayor of the Japanese city of Osaka who said Japan’s system of military brothels during World

Sharif poised to form strong government after Pakistan poll

YoopyaMay 12, 2013September 2, 20240

(Reuters) – Toppled in a 1999 military coup, jailed and exiled, Pakistan’s Nawaz Sharif has made a triumphant election comeback and looks set to form

Bangladesh Islamist gets death for war crimes, raising fears of protests

YoopyaMay 9, 2013September 2, 20240

(Reuters) – A Bangladesh war crimes tribunal convicted and sentenced an Islamist party leader to death on Thursday, raising fears of a repeat of clashes

Pakistan’s Khan: cricketer, playboy and now a political spoiler

YoopyaMay 9, 2013September 8, 20240

(Reuters) – When Imran Khan tumbled spectacularly off a mechanical lift at an election rally this week, a frenzy of media coverage erupted, the last

Bangladesh factory fire kills eight; collapse toll tops 900

YoopyaMay 9, 2013August 18, 20240

(Reuters) – Eight people were killed when a fire swept through a clothing factory in Bangladesh, police and an industry association official said on Thursday,

China reports four more bird flu deaths, toll rises to 31

YoopyaMay 8, 2013August 18, 20240

(Reuters) – Four more people in China have died from a new strain of bird flu, bringing to 31 the number of deaths from the mysterious H7N9

China and India’s rivalry extends to the Arctic

YoopyaMay 8, 2013September 8, 20240

BEIJING (AP) — While the recent troop standoff in a remote Himalayan desert spotlights a long-running border dispute between China and India, the two emerging

Bangladesh garment disaster death toll reaches 761

YoopyaMay 8, 2013September 8, 20240

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The death toll from a collapsed building housing five garment factories rose to 761 on Wednesday as authorities started disbursing salary

Bomb targeting local political party leader in northwest Pakistan kills 5

YoopyaMay 7, 2013September 2, 20240

TIMERGARAH, Pakistan (AP) — Police say a roadside bomb in northwest Pakistan has killed five people, including a local leader of a political party that