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Aide to N. Korean leader’s ousted uncle seeks asylum in South: media

YoopyaDec 6, 2013December 31, 20230

(Reuters) – North Korea could be facing its most serious defection in 15 years as South Korean media on Friday that a man who managed funds for

Thai protest leaders refuse to give up, but streets calm

YoopyaDec 6, 2013December 31, 20230

(Reuters) – Protesters seeking to topple Thailand’s government stayed off the street on Friday after halting their demonstration the day before out of respect for

Schools close in smog-enshrouded eastern China

YoopyaDec 5, 2013January 31, 20240

(Reuters) – Hazardous air pollution forced schools to shut or suspend outdoor activities in at least two cities in eastern China, where residents complained of the

Indian food vendors get lessons in hygiene

YoopyaDec 5, 2013January 31, 20240

NEW DELHI (AP) — The millions of food vendors peddling tasty morsels from roadside stalls and rickshaws across India have long been an emblem of

Diligent Asian students dominate global exam

YoopyaDec 4, 2013December 31, 20230

BEIJING (AP) — As a ninth-grader, Shanghai’s Li Sixin spent more than three hours on homework a night and took tutorials in math, physics and

Hezbollah says commander killed in Beirut, blames Israel

YoopyaDec 4, 2013February 3, 20240

(Reuters) – Lebanon’s Shi’ite militant Hezbollah group said on Wednesday one of its commanders was killed outside his Beirut home in an overnight attack it

Four dead as Thai protesters force Yingluck Shinawatra to flee police compound

YoopyaDec 2, 2013December 31, 20230

Thailand’s embattled prime minister was forced to flee crowds of anti-government protestors on Sunday as clashes sparked by an opposition-backed “people’s coup” left four dead.

Tehelka scandal: Goa court says Tarun Tejpal misused his position as mentor & father figure to outrage victim’s modesty

YoopyaDec 2, 2013December 31, 20230

Tehelka founder-editor Tarun Tejpal was arrested Saturday night by the Goa Police soon after a local court rejected his anticipatory bail plea in the sexual assault case lodged by

Analysis – As bad loans mount, India gets tough on ‘wilful’ default

YoopyaNov 29, 2013January 31, 20240

(Reuters) – Kemrock Industries and Exports(KEMR.NS) owns a golf course near its plant in western India and its chairman, Kalpesh Patel, talks of the high

Analysis: Déjà vu with a difference as Thai PM faces down protesters

YoopyaNov 29, 2013January 31, 20240

(Reuters) – The French have the best phrase for Thailand’s turbulent politics: déjà vu. Five years ago, a Thai government led by Somchai Wongsawat, the