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Tibetans pray for Dalai Lama at 80th birthday celebration
AFP, Published on 21/06/2015
» DHARAMSALA (INDIA) - The Dalai Lama will mark his official 80th birthday on Sunday with prayers and celebrations in his hometown-in-exile, but little to show for his decades of lobbying for greater Tibetan autonomy.
China, US set for 'vigorous' talks on tough issues
AFP, Published on 21/06/2015
» WASHINGTON - The United States is vowing not to "paper over" differences with China at key talks this week weighed down by thorny issues of trade, cyber spying and tensions in the South China Sea.
Young Hong Kongers seek new path in democracy battle
AFP, Published on 21/06/2015
» HONG KONG - With the defeat this week of the Beijing-backed political reform plan they slammed as "fake democracy", Hong Kong's young protesters are questioning how to take their fight forward as the gulf between them and mainland China widens.
Precarious existence in shadow of Indonesian volcano
AFP, Published on 21/06/2015
» BERASTAGI (INDONESIA) - When Indonesian farmer Elfi Dalimunthe fled to safety last week as a volcano hurled hot ash and rocks across the sky, it marked the third time she was forced to abandon her home in recent years.
'Pirates' held by Vietnam speak Indonesian: state media
AFP, Published on 21/06/2015
» HANOI - Eight men detained by Vietnam on suspicion of hijacking a Malaysian-flagged tanker speak Indonesian and were carrying large amounts of cash when they were apprehended, state media reported Sunday.
Twitter, YouTube analysis pinpoints IS strategy
AFP, Published on 21/06/2015
» PARIS - Tweets and YouTube videos by fighters from the Islamic State group have allowed analysts to pinpoint their movements in Iraq and Syria, highlighting the group's increasing push towards government strongholds.
China gives new twist to world's second tallest building
AFP, Published on 21/06/2015
» SHANGHAI - The world's second tallest building, Shanghai Tower, will soon open in the Chinese financial capital with a twist -- a 120-degree twist, to be exact.
Shebab militants attack military intelligence base in Mogadishu
AFP, Published on 21/06/2015
» MOGADISHU - Shebab militants launched a major suicide raid on Sunday against a military intelligence base in the capital Mogadishu, setting off a car bomb before storming inside, security officials said.
Greek debt talks haunted by ghost of Argentina
AFP, Published on 21/06/2015
» BUENOS AIRES - With Greece in danger of tumbling into the economic abyss it faces the haunting memory of Argentina in 2001, when the South American country defaulted on nearly $100 billion and was plunged into a crisis it is still battling back from.
South Korea FM arrives in Japan for first visit
AFP, Published on 21/06/2015
» TOKYO - South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-Se arrived in Japan Sunday on his first visit since taking office, as the two countries mark 50 years of diplomatic relations despite current strains.