Archive for March, 2010
Quake strikes in Indian Ocean
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 struck near the Andaman Islands in the Indian Ocean, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
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Chinese luxury brands on the rise
Shop at any of the high end stores in Hong Kong and it’s easy to see why luxury brands love Chinese shoppers.
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Google blames China for blocked searches
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Bharti seals deal for Zain networks
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U.S.: Coalition eyes June push in Kandahar
U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan have their sights set on a June offensive designed to gain control of the southern city of Kandahar from the Taliban, according to U.S. military officials.
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Korean navy diver dies in ship rescue
An South Korean navy diver dies while conducting rescue efforts for 46 seamen who were aboard a patrol ship when it sank.
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Chinese hospital rapped over babies’ bodies
Staffers at an eastern Chinese hospital have been disciplined after the bodies of 21 fetuses and infants were found improperly discarded near a river, according to officials and media reports.
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Kidnapped Iran diplomat freed in Pakistan
An Iranian diplomat who was kidnapped by gunmen in northwest Pakistan more than a year ago has been freed, the Iranian embassy in Islamabad said Tuesday.
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Diver dies during S. Korean ship search
An South Korean navy diver dies while conducting rescue efforts for 46 seamen who were aboard a patrol ship when it sank.
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Refugees pay price of Pakistan’s war
There is a frontline here in this dusty corner of Pakistan, but not the kind where guns blaze and tanks roar. On this frontline U.N. tarps flutter in the breeze and wheelbarrows full of food rations roll down dirt pathways. But make no mistake, they are as much a part of Pakistan’s war on the [...]
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