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Japanese parliament ratifies Hague Convention last updated : 2013-05-23 12:20:31 -> 242 view(s)
The Japanese parliament on Wednesday ratified the Hague Convention, which deals with the treatment of children internationally abducted by a parent.
The House of Councillors unanimously approved the government’s bid to join the treaty in the morni ....
Roadside bomb kills 12 in Quetta last updated : 2013-05-23 12:12:06 -> 342 view(s)
A powerful blast killed at least 12 people, of which eight were policemen, and injured 21 others in the Bhosa Mandi area of Quetta on Thursday morning, DawnNews reported.
Fayyaz Sumbal, the Deputy Inspector General Police, said unknown militants tar ....
Air ticket shortage in Gulf route leaves thousands of Nepalese workers stranded last updated : 2013-05-23 12:10:22 -> 391 view(s)
Around 20,000 Nepali migrant workers have been stranded in Nepal’s capital city Kathmandu due to a shortage of air tickets and an exorbitant hike in ticket prices on the Gulf route.
Staffers of Nepal's foreign employment agencies and migrant worke ....
India’s chief minister indicted for ‘misuse’ of govt funds last updated : 2013-05-23 12:10:49 -> 424 view(s)
In a severe indictment, the Delhi Lokayukta, an anti-corruption body, today held India’s Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit guilty of allegedly misusing public funds on an advertisement campaign to get political mileage ahead of the last Assembly polls ....
Indian cricketer got over US$27k prior to match last updated : 2013-05-23 12:11:06 -> 505 view(s)
Establishing the money trail in the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing case, the Special Cell of the Delhi Police today claimed that Rajasthan Royals’ player Ajit Chandila was given1.5 million Indian rupees (US$27,007.9)in advance by a bookie ....
Vietnam’s National Assembly debates draft anti-terrorism law last updated : 2013-05-23 11:13:49 -> 258 view(s)
Vietnam National Assembly deputies yesterday discussed the draft Anti-terrorism Law, debating international co-operation in this area and measures such as the establishment and operation of the steering committees of anti-terrorism.
The draft law is ....
Vietnam’s river basins and deltas under the microscope last updated : 2013-05-23 11:12:17 -> 299 view(s)
Vietnam will work with other countries to develop its river basins and deltas in a sustainable way, Vietnam’s Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Nguyen Thai Lai said at an international conference that began yesterday in Ho Chi Mi ....
Vietnam-France relations edge closer last updated : 2013-05-23 11:10:52 -> 304 view(s)
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung yesterday hailed Vietnam's valued relationship with France and declared that the two nations are making efforts to develop their ties to the strategic partnership level in 2013.
The PM made the comments at a ....
Sucker-mouth fish threatens indigenous Mekong species last updated : 2013-05-23 11:41:45 -> 332 view(s)
Sucker-mouth fish, an invasive species of South American origin, have appeared in large quantities in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta in Vietnam, threatening the lives of indigenous aquatic species.
In Kien Giang Province, the fish, which was first impo ....
ADB urges Laos to ensure better land management last updated : 2013-05-23 11:06:59 -> 249 view(s)
The Asian Development Bank has urged the Lao government to strengthen its capacity to manage land and natural resources in order to ensure the sustainable growth of the Lao economy in the longer term.
According to the bank's recently released Asian ....
UN intervenes in land issue in Sri Lanka last updated : 2013-05-23 11:04:49 -> 246 view(s)
Head of the United Nations Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Agnes Asekenye-Oonyu, on Tuesday flew to Palaly, where she discussed the issue with Security Forces Commander, Jaffna, Major General Mahinda Hathurusinghe. Asekenye ....
South Thailand's blackout 'not a reason to build plants' last updated : 2013-05-23 10:33:04 -> 262 view(s)
An academic yesterday warned the government against trying to use the recent power blackout in the South as an excuse to push ahead with the construction of more power plants.
Several current power-plant projects face opposition from locals.
"Vario ....
Philippines weighs move on China incursion last updated : 2013-05-23 10:33:03 -> 370 view(s)
The Philippines is weighing what course of action to take in the wake of the latest Chinese incursion in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) even as the country asserted its capability to defend its exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
The Departmen ....
Drone strikes in Pakistan have fallen sharply, says report last updated : 2013-05-23 10:07:32 -> 287 view(s)
Ahead of US President Obama’s long-awaited address on drones at Washington’s National Defence University on Thursday, the New York Times said that drone strikes in Pakistan have fallen sharply since their peak in 2010, perhaps in response to incr ....
Morning storm wreaks havoc in Hong Kong last updated : 2013-05-23 10:03:43 -> 318 view(s)
More than 18,000 lightning strikes were reported over Hong Kong and as much as 200mm of rain swamped parts of the city, as the government raised its first black rainstorm warning in three years.
Yesterday morning's storm closed the stock exchange ....
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