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India plans mega-dam to counter China water fears
AFP, Published on 30/09/2025
» RIEW (INDIA) - On a football field ringed by misty mountains, the air rang with fiery speeches as tribesmen protested a planned mega-dam -- India's latest move in its contest with China over Himalayan water.
Floods in India leave 14 dead, 102 missing
Reuters, Published on 05/10/2023
» NEW DELHI - At least 14 people were killed and 102, including 22 army personnel, were missing in northeast India on Thursday after heavy rain caused a glacial lake to burst its banks, triggering flash floods down a mountain valley, officials said.
Breakup with France stokes divisions in Burkina Faso
AFP, Published on 24/02/2023
» OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso: The ochre, weather-worn walls and tree-lined canal give a sense of tranquillity to the University of Ouagadougou, the highest institute of learning in crisis-stricken Burkina Faso.
Greece hands over Olympic flame to Beijing 2022 hosts
AFP, Published on 19/10/2021
» ATHENS - Greece on Tuesday handed over the Olympic flame to organisers of the 2022 Beijing Winter Games, a day after the lighting ceremony was disrupted by activists calling for the event to be postponed.
Activists urge IOC to postpone 'genocide' Beijing Games
AFP, Published on 19/10/2021
» ATHENS: Activists on Tuesday called for the postponement of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics as China prepared to receive the Olympic flame, a day after a protest disrupted the lighting ceremony in Olympia.
Dalai Lama marks 80 years as Tibetan spiritual leader
AFP, Published on 22/02/2020
» NEW DELHI: The Dalai Lama on Saturday marked the 80th anniversary of his enthronement as the spiritual leader of Tibet, a position held almost entirely in exile and as a target of constant vilification by the Chinese state.
Stars gather for Chinese 'Oscars' in Taiwan
AFP, Published on 17/11/2018
» TAIPEI - Asian cinema's top stars gather in Taipei on Saturday for Taiwan's Golden Horse film awards, dubbed the Chinese-language "Oscars", with acclaimed director Zhang Yimou's "Shadow" leading the race.
Living by the bow and arrow in Bhutan
AFP, Published on 08/10/2018
» THIMPHU (BHUTAN) - Every weekend Bhutanese Pema Dorji channels his inner Robin Hood and aims for the bull's-eye, but not without generous sips of the local brew and a leg-kicking dance and song routine.