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- Indonesia (807)
- Japan (1,436)
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- Laos (3)
- Malaysia (6,377)
- Myanmar (25)
- Nepal (712)
- Pakistan (3,592)
- Philippines (1,081)
- Singapore (4,460)
- South Korea (305)
- Taiwan (190)
- Tajikistan (42)
- Thailand (1,124)
- Uzbekistan (33)
- Vietnam (614)
G7 finance ministers, central bankers meet in Dresden
DRESDEN, Germany (AFP) – Finance ministers and central bank governors of the Group of Seven wealthiest nations gathered in Dresden Thursday to discuss the global economy and tax evasion, but the Greek crisis was also high on everyones minds.German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble and his counterparts from Britain, Canada, France, Italy,...
FIFA corruption scandal turns U-20 World Cup media conference into big farce
Flustered FIFA officials shut down a media conference in New Zealand on Thursday after being inundated with questions about the sport’s latest scandal. What was meant to be a promotion for FIFA’s under-20 World Cup, the tournament that has launched the careers of players like Lionel Messi, descended into farce when local journalists...
G7 finance ministers, central bankers meet in Dresden
Germany – Finance ministers and central bank governors of the Group of Seven wealthiest nations gathered in Dresden Thursday to discuss the global economy and tax evasion, but the Greek crisis was also high on everyone’s minds.German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble and his counterparts from Britain, Canada, France, Italy, Japan...
New Zealand ‘monitor’ FIFA scandal whereas Costa Rica open investigations
New Zealand Football executives have labelled the corruption controversy embroiling world soccer’s governing body FIFA as “serious” and said they were “monitoring the situation” ahead of the under-20 World Cup. The tournament begins in New Zealand on Saturday with 24 teams playing 52 games over three weeks. FIFA was...
Kuwaiti tourist dies in Phuket bungee jump
A 25-year-old Ukrainian man was killed after an elastic rope attached to his ankles came loose during a bungee jump on Patong beach in Phuket resort province on Wednesday. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Russia masses heavy firepower on border with Ukraine – witness
KHUTOR CHKALOVA, Russia – Russia’s army is massing troops and hundreds of pieces of weaponry including mobile rocket launchers, tanks and artillery at a makeshift base near the border with Ukraine, a Reuters reporter saw this week.Many of the vehicles have number plates and identifying marks removed while many of the servicemen had...
Foreigners exploiting law loophole to adopt, say Ugandan MPs
KAMPALA: Uganda MPs have raised fresh concerns that hundreds of children have left the country through “dubious circumstances” as a result of foreigners working with local lawyers to exploit a loophole in the law, allowing them to be adopted. Last September, an official report said a boom in Uganda’s “international...
Kazakhstan Unveils 100 Concrete Steps to Implement Institutional Reforms
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Kazakhstan is embarking on some of the most ambitious reforms in its independent history as President Nursultan Nazarbayev moves to implement his election campaign platform of five institutional reforms. On May 20, three weeks after Nazarbayev announced...
Russia’s nuclear threats ‘deeply troubling’: NATO chief
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Russias provocative rhetoric and its dramatic expansion of flights by nuclear bombers are deeply troubling and dangerous, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday.Russias plans to deploy nuclear-capable missiles in Kaliningrad — near Polands border — and its threat to move nuclear forces in...
Biden castigates Putin, casts Ukraine crisis as a test
WASHINGTON (AFP) – US Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday denounced Vladimir Putins pure aggression in Ukraine, warning that Western nations must be prepared to respond with further sanctions against Russia if necessary.Condemning the Russian presidents actions abroad and repression at home, Biden said facing down Putin was critical to...
