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Chinese Premier Li’s New Delhi Visit Puts Sino-Indian Ties in the Spotlight
Delhi commuters are not among those likely to be won over by China’s new premier during his three-day visit to the Indian capital this week. On Monday morning, rush hour traffic ground to a sweltering halt on one of the hottest …
Obama Cites Burma Reforms During Leader’s Visit
(WASHINGTON) — President Barack Obama says despite tensions between the U.S. and Burma, President Thein Sein (tayn sayn) of Burma has shown leadership to move his country toward political and economic reforms.
Obama spoke as …
Suicide Bomber Kills 14 at Afghan Province Council
(KABUL, Afghanistan) — A suicide bomber struck outside a provincial council headquarters in northern Afghanistan on Monday, killing the council chief and at least 13 others, authorities said.
Baghlan provincial council leader Mohammad Rasoul Mohseni was entering the compound in the morning when the bomber ran up on foot and …
China Asks NKorea to Release Fishing Boat, Crew
(BEIJING) — China is urging North Korea to release a Chinese fishing boat whose owner says it was seized by gun-toting North Koreans earlier this month and held for ransom, in the latest irritant in relations between the neighboring allies.
The seizure of the Liaoning-based boat adds to China’s frustration with North Korea over its …
Chinese, Indian Leaders Call for Cooperation
(NEW DELHI) — The leaders of India and China played down their recent border dispute and other tensions Monday, pledging to work together for regional stability and the economic growth of the world’s two most populous nations.
Friction has been building between the Asian giants in recent years as they vie for regional influence and …
S Korea: N Korea Fires 6th Projectile into Waters
(SEOUL, South Korea) — North Korea fired short-range projectiles into its own eastern waters Monday for a third straight day, Seoul officials said. The North said it was bolstering deterrence against enemy attack.
North Korea regularly conducts short-range missile tests. Analysts say the recent launches appear to be weapons tests or …
Chinese Boat Owner Says Nkoreans Detained His Crew
(BEIJING) — A Chinese state media report and a boat owner say unidentified North Koreans have taken one of his fishing boats and its crew and are demanding a ransom.
Yu Xuejun said on a verified microblog that his boat was in Chinese waters on May 5 when it was boarded and detained by gun-wielding North Koreans. He wrote on Tencent …
Pakistan Repeats Vote in Karachi Despite Killing
(KARACHI, Pakistan) — Pakistan held a repeat election on Sunday in an upscale area of the southern city of Karachi that was plagued with allegations of vote-rigging, despite the shooting death of a senior member of former cricket star Imran Khan’s party.
Khan blamed Zahra Shahid’s killing late Saturday night in Karachi on the …
SKorea Says NKorea Fires 3 Short-Range Missiles
(SEOUL, South Korea) — North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters on Saturday, a South Korean official said. It routinely tests such missiles, but the latest launches came during a period of tentative diplomacy aimed at easing tensions.
The North fired two missiles Saturday morning and another in the …
Bombs at Mosques in Northwest Pakistan Kill 13
(PESHAWAR, Pakistan) — Bombs exploded outside two mosques in a village in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 13 people, underlining the challenge of militant violence facing a new government led by Nawaz Sharif set to take power.
The blasts at the two Sunni Muslim mosques also wounded 45 people, said tribal police …
Taiwan Military Holds Drills Amid Row With Manila
(ABOARD A TAIWANESE DESTROYER IN THE BASHI STRAIT) — Taiwan‘s military on Thursday conducted exercises in waters between Taiwan and the Philippines, close to the spot where Filipino coast guard personnel opened fire on a Taiwanese fishing vessel last week, killing a 65-year-old-crew member.
Two Lafayette frigates, one Kidd-class …
After Fighting Over Mountains, India and China Lock Horns in the Indian Ocean
In mid-April, a platoon of Chinese soldiers trooped some 20 km into territory considered India’s and pitched tents and unfurled banners. When detected by Indian forces, the Chinese refused to leave, triggering a tense three-week …
