Four more Tibetans set themselves afire
NEW DELHI - Three of the four more Tibetans who set themselves on fire to protests the Chinese rule in the disputed region died as the number of such violent protests rose to over 20 in November, ...
No change in stance at Doha climate change meet
DOHA - With no let up in previously adopted stances on climate change, early signs of tensions have emerged at the UN climate talks that began here Monday with developing countries and the European ...
ADB Electricity Access Crucial for Burmas Development
The Asian Development Bank says urgent efforts are needed to help improve access to electricity in Burma, where only a quarter of the population has power. The Manila-based bank says whole areas of ...
First man to visit 201 nations without using plane
British globetrotter Graham Hughes has become the first person to visit all 201 countries in the world without using a plane, the Daily Mail reported. The 33yearold adventurer from Liverpool used ...
Bangladeshi don Subrata Bayen arrested in Kolkata
Bangladeshi crime lord Subrata Bayen, a prime accused in the 2004 Dhaka grenade attack targeting Sheikh Hasina, was nabbed here by the Special Task Force (STF) of the city police, a top officer said ...
Mosquito worship in Jharkhands Bokaro District reflects disenchantment with health authorities
Tired of the civic authorities' inability to counter the spread of dengue and malaria, residents of Jharkhand's Bokaro District have taken to worshipping an idol of a mosquito, and praying to it to ...
Scorpion stings passenger on flight
A scorpion stung a passenger on a flight from Costa Rica to Spain, which forced the sealing of the Iberia airlines Airbus 340 at Madrid's Barajas International Airport, said aviation sources. The ...
Asias markets mostly up after Greek deal reached
HONG KONG--Asian shares mostly rose Tuesday after a multibillion-euro loan deal for Greece, but Shanghai closed near a four-year low over growing pessimism about the state of the world's second ...
Euro stronger in Asia with Greece pact
TOKYO--The euro was stronger in Asian trading on Tuesday as investors breathed a sigh of relief on news of a long-awaited bailout deal for Greece, easing fears Athens could tumble into ...
Honda chief eyes more exports from US to counterbalance yen
NEW YORK--Honda Chief Executive Takanobu Ito wants to boost the Japanese carmaker's exports from the United States to counterbalance the effects of the strong yen, he said in an interview ...
Philippines says 146 Marcos paintings missing
MANILA -- More than 140 paintings by Picasso, Van Gogh and other masters which were bought with stolen funds by former Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos remain missing, the government said ...
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returning to Cuba for cancer treatment
Hugo Chavez said he is returning to Cuba on Tuesday to continue treatment for cancer, raising new questions about his health just weeks after he won re-election to another six-year term. Chavez, who ...
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