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Latest deaths expose plight of China’s “left-behind” children

GUIYANG, June 11 (Xinhua) — The deaths of four children from one family in one of China’s poorest regions have once again shed light on

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US spending on Islamic State fight totals $2.7bn

BBC. June 12: The US spends more than $9m (£5.7m) a day on the war against Islamic State, and has poured $2.7bn (£1.7bn) into the bombing campaign since the start.

Obama: No military solution to Iran’s nuclear program

JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S President Barack Obama reached out to a skeptical Israeli public in an interview aired Monday saying that only an agreement, not military action, can prevent Iran

Latest Nepal quake cuts off China-Nepal highway

LHASA, May 13 : Chinese armed police are working to reopen a section of a China-Nepal highway which was blocked by the latest 7.5-magnitude quake that struck Nepal on Tuesday

UN Security Council calls for international conference on Yemen

UNITED NATIONS, May 13 : The UN Security Council on Tuesday called on UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to convene a conference of all related parties of the Yemen issue to

US defends record before top UN human rights body

Kathmandu, May 12:The United States heard widespread concern Monday over excessive use of force by law-enforcement officials against ethnic minorities as it faced the U.N.’s main human rights body for

Asian workers rally against government labour reforms

SEOUL, May 1, (AFP) – Tens of thousands of South Korean workers held May Day rallies on Friday, vowing to wage an “all-out general strike” if the government pushes through

Japan launches ‘cool biz’ campaign as mercury climbs

TOKYO, May 1- Japan launched its annual “Cool Biz” campaign on Friday, an energy conservation drive that calls on business people to ditch their jackets and ties so offices can

Iranian ships turn away from Yemen

WASHINGTON, APR 25: A convoy of Iranian ships headed toward Yemen is now moving away from the war-torn country, days after the U.S. deployed warships to the Yemeni coast, according

Italy: Suspects had contact with bin Laden network, discussed Vatican attack

ROME, APR 25: Italian authorities launched a “vast anti-terrorism operation” Friday, going after suspects associated with al Qaeda who allegedly had discussed a range of targets, including the Vatican. Wiretaps