Army says heavy weaponry and armored vehicles to celebrate the Kingdom’s kids
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The Uzbek Leader’s Daughter Seems to Have a Thing for Nationally Owned Artwork
Damning evidence of “borrowed” artifacts in onetime pop singer Gulnara Karimova’s abandoned $20 million Swiss estate
Dennis Rodman Announces Roster for North Korea Game
“Basketball diplomacy”
A Dog of a Story: Why Kim Jong Un Probably Did Not Feed His Uncle to 120 Hounds
A report in a Hong Kong-based newspaper claims Kim Jong Un had his uncle torn to bits by a pack of ravenous dogs
China Seizes 3 Tons of Crystal Meth in Raid
Crackdown since July 30 has resulted in 10,836 detained suspects and 8.1 tons of confiscated drugs
Cambodia: Four Dead As Garment Protests Turn Violent
Workers brandishing sticks, rocks and petrol-bombs clash with police in Phnom Penh
Fire at Chinese Consulate in San Francisco Investigated as Arson
China calls for better U.S. protection of diplomats
Manmohan Singh: Narendra Modi Would Be “Disastrous” As India’s PM
In unusual press conference, India’s incumbent leader lashes out at rival party candidate
Chinese Doctor Admits To Stealing Babies In Child Trafficking Case
A Chinese doctor, Zhang Shuxia, admitted to stealing babies from families she was close to and then selling them into human trafficking, state media said. She is expected to face harsh punishment under Chinese law.
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Devyani Khobragade Scandal: Why India Still Won’t Back Down
Three weeks after the bilateral row began over the arrest of Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade in New York City, the dust has yet to settle on the wintery streets of New Delhi. People may have stopped burning images of President …
Chinese Titillated by Peek at Xi Jinping’s Office (but Where’s the President’s Computer?)
Workspace images are part of attempt to humanize China’s leader and offer a rare glimpse inside the lives of top officialdom
Hong Kong Protesters March for Democracy
New Year rally presses claims for a directly elected leader and greater autonomy from Beijing
Kim Jong Un Brags of Purging ‘Factionalist Filth’
Thirty-year-old despot clearly refers to the Dec. 12 execution of influential uncle Jang Song Thaek in New Year message to the people