Armed guards at India dams as drought leaves farmers dry
by Jalees ANDRABI TIKAMGARH , India (AFP) --As young boys plunge into a murky dam to escape the blistering afternoon…
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British firm’s Korean unit apologises over poison deaths
SEOUL , SOUTH KOREA (AFP) --The head of a Korean subsidiary of a British consumer goods company was slapped and…
9 years ago
Japan foreign minister meets China’s state councilor and premier in Beijing
(Reuters) -- Visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida met China's State Councillor Yang Jiechi and Premier Li Keqiang in Beijing…
9 years ago
Indonesian workers hope for higher wages ahead of May Day
Indonesian workers are calling for higher wages to improve the quality of their lives as worries mount over a slowing…
9 years ago
Foreign minister reaffirms Japan’s economic ties to Thailand
Japan's foreign minister arrived in Bangkok on Sunday (May 1) for a two-day visit aiming to strengthen economic ties…
9 years ago
Indonesian sailors home after Philippine kidnap ordeal
by Olivia Rondonuwu JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Ten Indonesian sailors held hostage by Abu Sayyaf Islamic militants returned home Sunday…
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Car bomb kills two Turkish police, wounds 22 near Syria border
by Stuart WILLIAMS ISTANBUL ,Turkey (AFP) -- A car bomb on Sunday struck the Turkish city of Gaziantep, a major…
9 years ago
Workers around Asia take part in Labor Day rallies
(REUTERS) -- Workers across Asia were on the streets on Sunday (May 1) observing May Day with rallies calling…
9 years ago
China says Japan ties should be based on cooperation, not confrontation
(Reuters) China's relations with Japan should be based on cooperation not confrontation, China's foreign minister told his Japanese counterpart on…
9 years ago
China rejects Hong Kong port call by US carrier: Pentagon
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- China has denied the US aircraft carrier USS Stennis and accompanying naval vessels permission to…
9 years ago
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