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Pakistani PM Sharif asks US Secretary of State Kerry to stop drone strikes
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (R) meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry at the Prime Minister’s House in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan. Pakistan on Thursday asked the visiting […]
Cambodian opposition claims 1.3 million voters unable to vote on general election
Leaders of Cambodia’s main opposition party reiterated Wednesday that they did not recognize the results of Sunday’s general election, in which the ruling party of longtime Prime Minister Hun Sen […]
Taiwanese students protest against Taiwan-China trade pact agreement
Police push back student protesters as they try to scale the gates of the legislature in defiance of Taiwan’s latest trade pact agreement with China, in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, July […]
Bulls fight against each other in torch festival in China’s Yunnan Provance
Two bulls fight with each other in the torch festival of Yi ethnic group in Yi Autonomous County of Shilin, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, July 30, 2013. Working staff pull […]
Egypt’s interim gov’t orders police to break up protests by Morsi supporters
Protesters holding sticks and wearing helmets and makeshift body armor stand behind mounds of sandbags, tires and brick walls. They change guards every two hours to ensure they stay alert. […]
India’s ruling coalition endorses creating 29th state of Telangana in South India
India’s ruling coalition endorsed creating a new state in southern India, which immediately spurred activists to call for other long-standing demands for separate states to be met. The United Progressive […]
UN experts to investigate three alleged chemical weapons attacks in Syria
U.N. experts will travel to Syria as soon as possible to investigate three alleged incidents of chemical weapons attacks, the United Nations announced Wednesday. U.N. spokesman Martin Nesirky said the […]
Ruling party-nominated Mamnoon Hussain elected as Pakistan’s new President
Pakistani lawmakers elected a textile businessman who briefly served as the governor of southern Sindh province as the country’s next president Tuesday, the election commission chief said, a result that […]
China, Japan, S. Korea launch 2nd round of trilateral FTA talks in Shanghai
China, the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Japan started their second round of trilateral talks on a free trade agreement (FTA) on Tuesday. The talks, which will end on Friday, will […]
Cambodia’s opposition demands investigation of election irregularities
After nearly three decades of autocratic rule, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen may be facing his biggest political dilemma in years, with his party’s parliamentary majority vastly eroded in weekend […]