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Bad Weather Hampers India Flood Rescue Effort 24 Jun 2013 | 04:36 pm
In North India, bad weather is hampering efforts to rescue tens of thousands of people stranded in a Himalayan state following flash floods. The death toll in the disaster has climbed to 560, but many...
Kerry, Indian FM Discuss Regional Security, Economics 24 Jun 2013 | 04:36 pm
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has held talks with his Indian counterpart, Salman Khurshid, in New Delhi. India's foreign ministry said the talks Monday focused on three "key pillars" of the two ...
Pakistan's Sharif Wants Musharraf Tried for Treason 24 Jun 2013 | 04:24 pm
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif says the military ruler who seized power from him in a coup over a decade ago should be tried for treason. Sharif made the announcement against retired military ...
Poll Shows Australians Wary of China 24 Jun 2013 | 04:07 pm
A new poll released Monday indicated that more than 40 percent of Australians think China will become a military threat in the coming decades. The annual study from the independent research organizat...
Asian Americans Break Stereotypes Through Urban Dance 24 Jun 2013 | 04:01 pm
Hip hop culture expressed through music and dance is often associated with the black and Latino cultures in the United States. The youth of these cultures may have started hip hop more than 40 years ...
Chinese Activist Chen Guangcheng Visits Taiwan 24 Jun 2013 | 03:49 pm
Prominent Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng may have lost his fellowship at an American university because of pressure from Beijing after escaping China’s house arrest for the United States last year. ...
Kerry, Indian FM Discuss Regional Security, Economics 24 Jun 2013 | 02:37 pm
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has held talks with his Indian counterpart, Salman Khurshid, in New Delhi. India's foreign ministry said the talks Monday focused on three "key pillars" of the two ...
Chinese Dissident Visits Taipei, Says Taiwan Can Be Political Model for China 24 Jun 2013 | 02:21 pm
Visiting Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng said at a news conference in Taipei Monday that Taiwan can be a political model for mainland China. The blind dissident told reporters that he had not decide...
Zuma: Mandela Remains in Critical Condition 24 Jun 2013 | 02:02 pm
South African President Jacob Zuma says anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela remains in critical condition, two weeks after he was hospitalized with a lung infection. At a news conference Monday, the...
Israeli Military Strikes Targets in Gaza 24 Jun 2013 | 11:57 am
Israeli military aircraft have attacked targets in the Gaza Strip, after military officials say at least four rockets were fired at Israel from the territory. The military said the attack early Monda...
