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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

Witnessing a South African healer at work

YoopyaMay 7, 2013September 2, 20240

She lets out a piercing cry, her body starts shaking violently, her hands are clapping to the rhythm of large African drums – she is

Israeli airstrikes add new wrinkle to US diplomacy, debate on greater Syria role

YoopyaMay 7, 2013September 2, 20240

MOSCOW (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry is making his case to Russian President Vladimir Putin for Russia to take a tougher stance on

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

Obama hosts South Korea’s new president to show united front against North Korean threats

YoopyaMay 7, 2013September 2, 20240

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and South Korea’s new leader Park Geun-hye hope to present a strong front against North Korea’s nuclear threats during

Curacao politician Helmin Wiels shot dead

YoopyaMay 6, 2013June 24, 20230

A prominent politician on the Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao, Helmin Wiels, has been shot dead. Witnesses said he was killed on the beach by

Iranians jailed for life in Kenya over terror charges

YoopyaMay 6, 2013September 5, 20240

Two Iranians have been sentenced to life in prison by a Kenyan court on terrorism-related charges. Ahmad Mohammed and Sayed Mousavi were convicted last week

Tanzania church attack: Saudis held for ‘act of terror’

YoopyaMay 6, 2013September 2, 20240

Eight people – including four of Saudi origin – have been arrested over an explosion that killed two people at a church in the northern

Clashes over Bangladesh protest leave ’15 dead’

YoopyaMay 6, 2013September 2, 20240

At least 15 people are reported to have been killed and more than 60 hurt after police and Islamist protesters clashed in the Bangladeshi capital,