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Drought halts shipping on China’s Yangtze Drought on China’s Yangtze river has led to historically low water levels that have forced authorities to halt shipping on the nation’s longest waterway, the government and media said Thursday. The water level along the lower reaches of the river near the city of Wuhan was just above three [...]
Indian PM leaves for Afghanistan visit Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh flew Thursday to Afghanistan, where India and Pakistan are jockeying for influence ahead of an eventual withdrawal of US forces. The two-day visit is Singh’s first for six years and talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai were expected to focus on Indian aid and [...]
Russia, Pakistan pledge to combat terrorism Russia and Pakistan on Thursday pledged to boost economic ties and coordinate efforts to fight terror as the Kremlin welcomed the Pakistani president for a key visit after the killing of Osama bin Laden. Asif Ali Zardari was making the first official visit by a Pakistani leader since the [...]
US drone attack kills five in Pakistan: officials A US drone fired two missiles into a vehicle in Pakistan’s tribal district of North Waziristan on Thursday, killing at least five suspected militants, local security officials said. Herve Leger Bandage Dress It was the third such attack reported in Pakistan’s tribal badlands on the Afghan border, [...]
US, S. Korea plan drill near disputed sea border South Korean and US marines are planning their first joint exercise on a frontline island, officials said Thursday, in an apparent show of force to North Korea following deadly border incidents. “The two allies are discussing details of such a joint marine exercise,” a defence ministry [...]
India’s ruling party outraged over Gandhi’s arrest India’s ruling Congress party reacted with fury Thursday after police arrested senior leader Rahul Gandhi, widely tipped as a future prime minister, as he took part in protests by farmers. The 40-year-old scion of the Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty and son of Congress party president Sonia Gandhi was briefly [...]
Moet Hennessy to make bubbly in Chinaherve leger strapless Moet Hennessy, the wine and spirits arm of France’s LVMH luxury group, said on Thursday it was planting its first vineyard in China to produce a premium sparkling wine. The 66-hectare (163-acre) vineyard will be planted as a joint venture with the publicly-owned agricultural development firm [...]
Bail revoked for Thai ‘Red Shirt’ lawmaker Herve Leger Bandage DressA Thai court on Thursday withdrew bail for an opposition lawmaker who is also a senior leader of the “Red Shirt” protest movement behind mass demonstrations in Bangkok last year that turned deadly. Jatuporn Prompan, who had enjoyed parliamentary immunity until the dissolution of the [...]
Vietnam again vows tour boat crackdown Vietnam has again vowed to crack down on tour boat safety after foreign visitors had a lucky escape from their sinking vessel, in an eerie echo of a fatal accident earlier this year. There were no injuries in the latest incident, which involved 28 French tourists on Sunday afternoon [...]
Malaysians held in massive Australian heroin bust Two Malaysians were arrested and charged Thursday with importing heroin into Australia with a street value of more than Aus$50 million (US$53 million) — the country’s biggest haul in a decade. Customs officers working at Port Botany in Sydney were tipped off about a suspicious furniture shipment from [...]