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Instead of jade, Myanmar’s gem scavengers find heroin, destitution

Yangon, December 15 Unsuccessful jade scavengers in Myanmar seeking to assuage their despair are swelling a tide of drug abuse in Kachin state that presents

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Instead of jade, Myanmar’s gem scavengers find heroin, destitution

Yangon, December 15 Unsuccessful jade scavengers in Myanmar seeking to assuage their despair are swelling a tide of drug abuse in Kachin state that presents a challenge for the untested

Islamic extremist arrested in Germany on terror charge

BERLIN: Authorities in Germany have arrested one of the country’s most prominent Islamic extremists on suspicion of supporting a foreign terror group, prosecutors said Tuesday. Sven Lau was arrested Tuesday

Argentina bus crash leaves 43 border patrol officers dead

BUENOS AIRES: A bus carrying Argentine border patrol officers blew a tire and tumbled from a bridge into a dry river bed in the northern province of Salta on Monday,

Police shove diplomats as China rights lawyer stands trial

BEIJING: Police shoved diplomats and protesters close to a Beijing courthouse on Monday as one of the country’s most high-profile human rights lawyers stood trial on charges of inciting ethnic

China’s Sinopec building filling station in disputed South China Sea

BEIJING: Chinese oil major Sinopec is building a filling station on an island in the South China Sea, as China continues to expand its civilian infrastructure in the disputed waterway,

India clears Japan’s bid for first bullet train ahead of Abe trip

NEW DELHI: India’s cabinet has cleared a $14.7 billion Japanese proposal to build its first bullet train line, an Indian government minister and official said on Thursday, one of India’s

Afghan forces repel Taliban attack on airport, 50 dead

KABUL: Afghanistan says its forces have repelled a Taliban attack on the Kandahar airport that lasted more than 24 hours and killed 50 people, mainly civilians. The Defense Ministry said

Strong earthquake strikes off coast of eastern Indonesia

JAKARTA:  A strong earthquake has struck off the coast of eastern Indonesia, but officials say there is no threat of a tsunami. The US Geological Survey said the magnitude-6.9 quake

Beijing authorities use technology in pollution battle

BEIJING: Some Beijing residents use smokestacks to predict smog: Smoke drifting gently upward means stagnant air where smog will accumulate, while smoke blowing away from the mountains indicates fresher winds