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Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar: A paradise being lost?

YoopyaDec 26, 20120

Pristine sandy beaches, coconut palms, sunshine and tropical weather – Cox’s Bazar in the south-eastern corner of Bangladesh has everything to make it an ideal

China opens world’s longest high-speed rail route

YoopyaDec 26, 20120

China has officially opened the world’s longest high-speed rail route, linking the capital Beijing with the southern commercial hub of Guangzhou. The first bullet train

Kazakhstan military plane crash kills 27 near Shymkent

YoopyaDec 26, 20120

A military plane carrying senior Kazakh security officials has crashed in the south of the country, killing all those on board. Officials said 27 people

Yen falls, Nikkei surges as Japan gets a new government

YoopyaDec 26, 20120

(Reuters) – The yen fell to a 20-month low against the dollar on Wednesday, buoying the benchmark Nikkei stock average to nine-month highs, as Japan swore in

Egypt approves constitution drafted by Mursi allies

YoopyaDec 26, 20120

(Reuters) – Egyptian voters overwhelmingly approved a constitution drafted by President Mohamed Mursi’s allies, results announced on Tuesday showed, proving that liberals, leftists and Christians

Syria jets kill tens as international envoy visits

kiemtarDec 25, 2012December 26, 20120

BEIRUT (AP) — A government airstrike Sunday on a bakery in a rebel-held town in central Syria killed more than 60 people, activists said, casting

Officials: NY gunman set ‘trap’ for firefighters

kiemtarDec 25, 2012December 26, 20120

A man who set his house on fire then lured firefighters to their deaths in a blaze of flames and bullets had attracted little attention

Ukraine central banker named first deputy PM

YoopyaDec 24, 20120

(Reuters) – Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich on Monday named Serhiy Arbuzov – who has until now run the central bank – first deputy prime minister

Fragile Egypt economy overshadows Mursi’s vote win

YoopyaDec 24, 20120

(Reuters) – Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi will have little time to savor victory in pushing through a new constitution as it may have cost the

Analysis: Ethnicity and ICC cases heat up Kenya presidential race

YoopyaDec 24, 20120

(Reuters) – Alliances forged by Kenya’s main presidential contenders for elections in March are lining up a repeat of a largely ethnic-based contest for political power which