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Asif Ali Zardari likely will lose Pakistan’s presidency – and immunity from prosecution
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s president, Asif Ali Zardari, will certainly lose his job in September – and like his predecessor, retired Gen. Pervez Musharraf, he’s likely to face criminal charges under the government of newly elected Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Zardari has lived with the virtual inevitability of facing charges of corruption since 2009, when Pakistan’s ...
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Pakistan - Roots of Impunity Special report on Pakistans endangered press
Pakistan's Endangered Press and the Perilous Web of Militancy, Security, and PoliticsMore than 20 journalists have been murdered in reprisal for their work in Pakistan over the past decade. Not one case has been solved, not a single conviction won. This perfect record of impunity has fostered an ever-more violent climate for journalists. Fatalities have jumped in the past five years, and ...
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Nepal - Maoist party cadres seize copies of newspaper in Nepal
Freedom Forum is gravely concerned over a recent press freedom violation that occurred in the capital city of Kathmandu.Early in the morning of May 19, 2013, cadres affiliated with the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) seized all copies of ...
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China to step up investment in Pakistan
China pledged on Thursday to increase investment in Pakistan in return for a tariff reduction the two governments have agreed on. "The two sides must strengthen strategic cooperation in response to a fast-changing global and regional climate," visiting ...
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Former Pakistani premier claims third term in power according to unofficial resu…
Former Pakistani premier claims third term in power according to unofficial results from Saturday's elections ISLAMABAD - Former Pakistani Prime Minister Navaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-N claimed an early victory in Saturday's parliamentary elections, according to unofficial results.Sharif, toppled 14 years ago in military takeover, was ahead with 130 seats while his main ...
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RP to export for first timehybrid corn seed to Vietnam in2...
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines will be able to export for the first time its hybrid corn seed once nearby Southeast Asian countries including Vietnam opens up to biotechnology products within the next two ...
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Vietnam nationals caught after Qld escape
SEVEN Vietnamese nationals who broke out of a remote Cape York detention centre have been caught in Cairns. The group are understood to have climbed over a fence at the Scherger detention centre, about 15km east of Weipa, on Thursday. "The circumstances of how they escaped are still unclear," a Department of Immigration spokeswoman told AAP. It's believed the group then managed to ...
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Safe Rooms Saved Lives in Tornado Disaster
WASHINGTON -- The scattered ruins of Moore, Oklahoma, a town devastated for the fourth time in 14 years by a major tornado, are a grim reminder that current building codes can’t do much to prevent property destruction and loss of life, especially when a powerful twister cuts through town. But the death toll can be dramatically reduced when people take shelter in underground storm bunkers ...
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Obama Renews Pledge to Close Guantanamo Prison
In a speech addressing U.S. national security and counter-terrorism strategy, U.S. President Barack Obama announced additional steps to reaffirm his pledge to close the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He said Guantanamo "has become a symbol around the world for an America that flouts the rule of law." In a speech Thursday at the National Defense University in ...
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Kenyan Cooperation with ICC Questioned
An April 2011 Combination picture shows Kenya's Uhuru Kenyatta, who was finance minister, and William Ruto, former Higher Education Minister at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The ...
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Burma - Burmese leaders visit prompts U.S. to end sanctions
Protesters rally outside the Voice of America headquarters building before the arrival of Burmese President Thein Sein during his visit to Washington, 19 May ...
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Trip strengthens ties with South Asian partner
Li Keqiang in the South Asian nation. On Thursday, the premier wrapped up his two-day official visit in Pakistan, the second stop of his nine-day journey abroad. The two sides vowed to deepen strategic ties in spite of the global situation, signing a joint declaration and a number of accords and memorandums of understanding, including one for establishing an "economic corridor". As ...
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Thai Cultural Festival Launched
Manama-May-23(BNA)The Thai Cultural Festival was today given the go-ahead at the Cultural Hall. Culture Minister Shaikha Mai bint Mohammed Al-Khalifa and Thai Ambassador to Bahrain Vichai Varasirikul and a number of diplomats attended the opening ceremony. The Ministry of Culture is organizing the festival with the Thai Ministry of Culture and Manama-based Thai Embassy. The festival, which ...
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‘Asian fit’ menswear by way of Savile Row
BRITISH Ambassador to the Philippines Stephen Lillie (right) and Cowdery cut the ribbon formally opening T.M. Lewin’s SM Aura store. PHOTOS BY RICHARD REYES If T.M. Lewin had expanded in the Philippines four years ago, the respected British men's shirting brand would have probably raised not a few eyebrows back in London. But that has changed, as the brand, which was founded way back ...
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Pakistan military incoming PM pledge to fight U.S. drone campaign
May 11, 2013: Former Prime Minister and leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-N party Nawaz Sharif waves to his supporters at a party office in Lahore, ...
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Tiger Airways launches Hong Kong-Jakarta service
HONG KONG - Tiger Airways brings in valued travel options to Indonesia with its launch of direct service between Hong Kong and Jakarta. From 25 July 2013, Tiger Airways will fly to the capital of Indonesia four times weekly on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, with an increase to daily flights from September onwards. "We are excited that Tiger Airways is the first low cost carrier ...
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Centara Grand at Central Plaza Ladprao Bangkok offers special package for Club accommodations
Centara Grand at Central Plaza Ladprao Bangkok has a special package for its Club accommodations, with rates starting at Baht 3,560 per night for a Club Deluxe Room if they stay for 2 nights or more, along with 15 percent discount on regular a la carte treatments at Spa Cenvaree and 25 percent discount on all spa packages. The package is available from now until October 31, 2013, and rates are ...
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Agoda.com offers hotel deals in the lead up to the Great Singapore Sale
SINGAPORE - Agoda.com, Asia's leading hotel booking site and part of Nasdaq-listed Priceline Group (Nasdaq:PCLN), has announced a variety of hotel deals in the leadup to the Great Singapore Sale, one of the island nation's biggest yearly events. Celebrating its 20th year and taking place from May 31 to July 28, the sale - often abbreviated simply as GSS - is an annual event centered ...
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Report At Least 1 London Terror Suspect is of Nigerian Descent
A picture of victim Drummer Lee Rigby, of the British Army's 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers is displayed with flowers left by mourners outside an army barracks near the scene of his killing in Woolwich, southeast London May 23, ...
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White House Fact Sheet on Counterterrorism Policy
Fact Sheet: U.S. Policy Standards and Procedures for the Use of Force in Counterterrorism Operations Outside the United States and Areas of Active Hostilities Since his first day in office, President Obama has been clear that the United States will use all available tools of national power to protect the American people from the terrorist threat posed by al-Qa’ida and its associated ...
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LIVE Obama Speaks on Counterterrorism
2001, we were shaken out of complacency. Thousands were taken from us, as clouds of fire, metal and ash descended upon a sun-filled morning. This was a different kind of war. No armies came to our shores, and our military was not the principal target. Instead, a group of terrorists came to kill as many civilians as they could. And so our nation went to war. We have now been at war for well ...
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Malaysia Opposition figures arrested weeks after election protests
Supporters of the opposition Pan-Islamic Malaysian Party campaign along a road on the eve of elections on May 4, 2013 in Pekan, Malaysia. The elections, set for May 5, will see incumbent PM Najib Razak face Anwar Ibrahim, whose opposition coalition includes moderates, Islamists and Malaysians of Chinese descent. (Nicky Loh/Getty ...
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China Pakistan to deepen strategic co-op
/enpproperty--> ISLAMABAD - China and Pakistan have agreed to cement their strategic partnership and deepen comprehensive strategic cooperation in various areas, according to a joint statement issued Thursday during Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's visit to the South Asian nation. The statement said both sides are satisfied with their relationship, which contributed to peace and stability ...
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Li praises Pakistan but not everyone buys it
ISLAMABAD--Chinese Premier Li Keqiang praised the Sino-Pakistan relationship to the hilt on Thursday, urging the "all-weather friends" to boost cooperation in business, trade, energy and infrastructure and build a long-vaunted economic ...
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Bangladesh factory collapse blamed on swampy ground and heavy machinery
The defects and errors that led to the world's deadliest garment-industry accident include the swampy ground the Rana Plaza was built on, the "extremely poor quality" construction materials and the massive, vibrating equipment operating when the eight-story building collapsed, a committee appointed ...
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Sri Lanka sees major tourism industry investment
Sri Lanka’s tourism industry, especially the cruising scene, is getting back on its feet following the war, with significant interest being shown by major cruise lines wanting to schedule Sri Lankan ports on Indian Ocean Cruises, while the local yachting scene is seeing exciting growth and a local cruise industry may be emerging from infancy.
Sri Lanka, following the long and devastating civil war, which lasted around two and a half decades, is now making renewed attempts to redevelop its tourist industry. The industry is extremely import to the economy of Sri Lanka and is a vital part of the country’s access to foreign currency reserves, but saw marked declines in tourist arrivals during periods in which the ongoing civil war was perceived to be increasing in intensity and violence. Read more
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