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Stormy start to Indian parliament’s last session before election

YoopyaFebruary 5, 2014November 25, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 5, 2014November 25, 20230

(Reuters) – Congress party hopes of pushing through new laws to tackle corruption stalled on Wednesday when the Indian parliament’s last session before a general...

Asia World

Dozens reportedly die in bomb attacks by Syria regime

YoopyaFebruary 3, 2014November 29, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 3, 2014November 29, 20230

Dozens of people, including children, have died in bomb attacks by the Syrian regime on the rebel-held city of Aleppo, opposition activists claimed Sunday. Sky...

Asia News World

Thai protesters vow to annul election result

YoopyaFebruary 3, 2014November 29, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 3, 2014November 29, 20230

BANGKOK – Thai protesters vowed Monday to stage larger rallies in central Bangkok and push ahead their efforts to nullify the results of elections that...

News World

Election officials: Thailand voting to take time

YoopyaFebruary 3, 2014December 3, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 3, 2014December 3, 20230

Thai election officials have warned that it could take several weeks to re-stage voting in areas where Sunday’s election was disrupted by protesters. The anti-government...

Asia News World

China media: New Year greetings

YoopyaJanuary 31, 2014November 1, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 31, 2014November 1, 20230

Media offer New Year greetings, while discussing the challenges China faces in the year ahead. On Lunar New Year’s Day, Chinese media outlets dwell on...

Health

Hong Kong Kills 20,000 Chickens Amid Bird Flu Scare

YoopyaJanuary 28, 2014November 29, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 28, 2014November 29, 20230

Health officials in Hong Kong killed about 20,000 chickens Tuesday after the deadly H7N9 bird flu virus was found in poultry imported from the mainland....

Asia Education World

Japan revises school manuals to set out territorial claims

YoopyaJanuary 28, 2014November 25, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 28, 2014November 25, 20230

Japan’s Education Ministry says it is revising teaching manuals for schools to set out its ownership of disputed islands. Minister Hakubun Shimomura said Japan wanted...

Asia World

Family reunions for South Korea

YoopyaJanuary 27, 2014November 25, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 27, 2014November 25, 20230

South Korea, today, proposed that the rival Koreas hold reunions next month for families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War, the latest response from a...

News World

Syria peace talks: war of words over Bashar al-Assad’s future

YoopyaJanuary 25, 2014November 29, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 25, 2014November 29, 20230

Little sign of constructive action despite Ban Ki-moon’s call to seize ‘fragile chance’ Syria’s bloody crisis moved no nearer to resolution at the Geneva II...

Asia News

Syrian govt says terrorism, not talks, is priority

YoopyaJanuary 23, 2014November 26, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 23, 2014November 26, 20230

GENEVA (AP) — Syria’s government declared that its main priority was stopping terrorism – not ensuring peace – and the opposition hinted it was far...