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27 dead after 2 trains derail in India
dpa, Published on 05/08/2015
» Two passenger trains derailed after being hit by flash floods on a bridge in central India, killing at least 27 people in the latest deadly accident on the nation's crumbling rail network.
Internet "offline" packages for sale
dpa, Published on 21/09/2014
» HAVANA - Game of Thrones fever is beginning to die down in Cuba. The fourth season of the wildly popular medieval-setting United States television series wrapped up in June.
Sola Aoi takes diplomacy to China
dpa, Published on 21/08/2014
» BEIJING - In her white sneakers, Sola Aoi tiptoes through the Beijing studio as if she were wearing 20-centimetre-high heels. Every finger nail is covered with a different combination of rhinestones, glitter and plastic.
Laos to launch first satellite in 2015
dpa, Published on 27/05/2014
» VIENTIANE — Chinese contractors will launch Laos' first satellite next year, state media reported on Tuesday.
Cricket match "riot" in Singapore
dpa, Published on 28/03/2014
» Singapore police charged 14 people with rioting in connection with a fight that broke out earlier this week among foreign workers over a televised cricket match, media reports said on Friday.
Missing plane may have turned back
dpa, Published on 09/03/2014
» KUALA LUMPUR - The Malaysia Airlines plane missing in the South China Sea for a day may have turned back before losing contact, an official said on Sunday.
Chinese spacecraft lands on moon
dpa, Published on 14/12/2013
» BEIJING - The first-ever Chinese spacecraft landed on the moon on Saturday, state television reported.
Myanmar gives civil servants a pay rise
dpa, Published on 01/04/2013
» Myanmar on Monday increased monthly salaries for an estimated two million civil servants by 20,000 kyats (24.20 United States dollars), or around 20%, to ease the impact of inflation.
Xi Jinping named president of China
dpa, Published on 14/03/2013
» China's nominal state parliament on Thursday appointed Communist Party leader Xi Jinping as the nation's president to succeed Hu Jintao.