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Pakistani plane lands in Britain after jet escort police
A Pakistani International Airlines plane landed atBritain's Stansted airport on Friday after fighter jets were scrambled to investigate an incident on board, police ...
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RAF probes Pakistani plane emergency
AN RAF Typhoon jet has been launched to investigate an incident involving a civilian aircraft in UK airspace, the British Ministry of Defence says. Reports said the aircraft was a Pakistani passenger plane which had been diverted from Manchester to Stansted. The aircraft, which is still in the air, is a Pakistan International Airlines passenger plane which was flying from Pakistan to Manchester, ...
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Britain Scrambles Warplanes for Pakistani Airliner
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Asia Flash Singapore posts improved activity indicators
The Japanese stock market recovered somewhat today (+0.9%), after a 2-day roller-coaster ride that saw losses of -7.3% yesterday on worries of a possible QE exit by the Fed and a much weaker-than-expected outturn of China's HSBC Flash PMI for May. The volatility in Japanese equity and bond markets underscores risks of the BoJ's dramatic easing campaign and the importance that markets ...
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Pakistani passenger jet intercepted by UK fighters after it sent an emergency signal
A passenger jet from Pakistan bound for Manchester, England has been intercepted by two Typhoon fighter jets from Britain’s Royal Air Force after it sent an emergency radar signal to air traffic controllers, the U.K. Ministry of Defence said.Defence officials said fighter jets had been scrambled but the reason for the emergency signal was not immediately known."Typhoon aircraft from ...
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Thai FM to visit U.S.
Thai foreign minister is scheduled to visit the United Sates of America from Saturday to Wednesday, according to the Thai Foreign Ministry. Surapong Tovichakchaikul, deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs, will leave Bangkok for the States on Saturday and will be back on Wednesday. He will meet with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Washington DC, said Thai Foreign ...
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Pakistan US diplomat kills pedestrian in accident
ISLAMABAD — The U.S. Embassy says an American diplomat accidentally killed a pedestrian while driving in the Pakistani capital. The embassy said in a statement sent to reporters that the diplomat hit the pedestrian near a market in Islamabad on Friday. The pedestrian died as a result of his injuries. The embassy expresses regret for the accident and says it is cooperating with Pakistani ...
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Buddhists from Bangladesh resettle in Myanmar Rohingya Muslims cry foul
Minority Rohingya Muslims who have long alleged persecution by the Buddhists in Myanmar, say Buddhist families from Bangladesh are now being resettled on their ...
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Pakistan welcomes Obama stance on force
Obama, who outlined his counterterrorism policy in a speech Thursday, called "the use of force in fighting" terrorism as "part of a larger discussion about a comprehensive counter-terrorism ...
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Air Asia completes investment in Zest Air
BUSINESS MANILA - The Philippine unit of Southeast Asia's largest budget airline has completed its investment in Zest Airways Inc. In a disclosure to the Bursa Malaysia, Air Asia Berhad said Air Asia Philippinescompleted its acquisition of 49 percent of the voting rights and 85 percent of the economic interest Zest Air. The transaction, which was completed in May 10, also includes the ...
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Bangladesh RMG Sector-should be win-win situation for all
Professor Abdul Mannan. After the Savar’s Rana Plaza disaster and 1127 ready-made garments workers death in five garments factories located in the building there has been flurry of activities around the world, mostly condemning the Bangladesh Ready Made Garments’ Manufacturers, the Government and other relevant trade bodies for not overseeing the safety issues of approximately 4 ...
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Suicide bomber strikes vehicle of Afghan religious leader killing 3 people in Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Police say a suicide bomber walked up to a vehicle owned by an Afghan religious leader in northwestern Pakistan and set off his explosives, killing three people. The leader, Haji Hayatullah, was not harmed in the attack in Peshawar city because he was in a nearby mosque attending Friday prayers. Police officer Riaz Ali Shah says Hayatullah's driver and guard were ...
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Abe on 1st trip to Myanmar by Japan PM in 36 years
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is traveling to Myanmar on the first visit to the country by a Japanese leader in 36 years, as Tokyo bids to reassert its position as a top economic partner after decades of frosty relations with the previous military ...
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Dai-ichi expands in Southeast Asia with Panin Life deal source
By Taiga Uranaka TOKYO | Fri May 24, 2013 7:10am EDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co Ltd (8750.T) has agreed to buy a 40 percent stake in Panin Life from the parent of the Indonesian insurer for around 30 billion yen ($295 million), a source with direct knowledge of the matter said. The stake acquisition by one of Japan's top four life insurers is the latest ...
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Obamas landmark drone speech fairly well-received in Pakistan Yemen but criticism remains
ISLAMABAD - President Barack Obama's speech on the use of drones to kill Islamic militants was well-received in two countries most affected by the strikes -- Pakistan and Yemen -- but criticism of the U.S. policy remains strong. Obama cast the drone program as crucial to U.S. counterterrorism efforts, though he announced more restrictive rules governing the attacks. His advisers said these ...
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With fleeting reference to God Australian evangelical draws big audience in Communist Vietnam
In this Thursday, May 23, 2013 photo, a Vietnamese girl sells headbands printed the name of Nick Vujicic, a Serbian Australian evangelist outside My Dinh national stadium in Hanoi, Vietnam. Vujicic was born with tetra-amelia syndrome, a rare disorder characterized by the absence of all four limbs. Amid childhood bullying, he once tried to drown himself. (AP Photo/Na Son ...
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U.S. requires transparency from Myanmar
The U.S. government said it imposed requirements on U.S. investors who do more than $500,000 worth of business in the energy sector of Myanmar. The Office of Management and Budget announced that U.S. entities that have new net investments of more than $500,000 need to report on policies and procedures in Myanmar by July 1. The reporting requirements extend to human rights, corruption and any ...
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China-Pakistan ties to get fresh vigor premier
/enpproperty--> ISLAMABAD - Visiting Premier Li Keqiang said Thursday that the commitment shared by China and Pakistan to deepening bilateral cooperation will inject new vigor into their friendship. The two nations boast an evergreen friendship that is always full of vim and vigor, Li said in a meeting with a cross-section of Pakistanis devoted to bilateral friendship. Noting that the ...
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Foreign preacher takes rare turn on Vietnam stage
The 25,000 people at the soccer stadium and the millions more watching at home waited 90 minutes before the Australian evangelical preacher got to the message he had come to Communist-ruled Vietnam to ...
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Survivor of Bangladesh factory building collapse speaks out
(CBS News) DHAKA, Bangladesh -- When she was 11 years old, Tahmina Akhter Sadia went to work in a garment factory. Four years later, she's her family's breadwinner -- and a survivor of one of the worst industrial accidents in ...
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Australian preacher takes on Vietnam
THE 25,000 people at the soccer stadium and the millions more watching at home waited 90 minutes before the Australian evangelical preacher got to the message he had come to Communist-ruled Vietnam to deliver. "Do you know why I love God?" Nick Vujicic asked a young girl on stage who, like him, was born without arms and legs. "Because heaven is real. And one day when we get to ...
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Indonesia keen on starting new ventures in TN
bilateral trade relations between the two countries. Indonesia Ambassador Rizali Wilmar Indrakesuma, heading a delegation, today expressed his country's interest in starting new ventures ...
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Myanmar president makes landmark US visit
BEIJING, May 19 (Xinhuanet) -- Myanmar President, U Thein Sein, has gone to the United States for a landmark visit. It is the first official visit to the US by the country's head of state in 47 years. U Thein Sein will meet US President Barack Obama at the White House on Monday to discuss democracy building in the Southeast Asian country. Two agreements on trade and investment are expected ...
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Neo-Nazi denial in Myanmar
if you are interested in contributing. Myanmar has a newly registered Nazi party, the Rakhine National Development Party (RNDP), created ceremoniously in the wake of last year's anti-Muslim ethnic cleansing in western Rakhine State. Naypyidaw has incubated the party, while opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has wined and dined publicly with ...
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Chinas premier Li Keqiang in Pakistan
By Syed Fazl-e-Haider KARACHI - Pakistan and China on Wednesday agreed to jointly work on an economic corridor for enhanced connectivity, with the two countries signing a series of agreements related to energy, technology and space during the first visit to Pakistan by China's premier Li Keqiang since he took office in March. Even so, local critics claimed Pakistan was of little ...
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Laos looking ahead
The new stock exchange in Laos may be a sign of changes to come in our otherwise centrally-run economy.
Laos is one of the poorest countries in South East Asia, but as the globally economy recovers and commodity prices pick up, the country looks set for a future of relatively strong growth, if not widespread prosperity, and this has been exemplified in the government’s recent decision to open a stock exchange in the country, which it is hoped will bring much-needed capital flowing into the country to fund investment projects in industry and infrastructure, catalysts for further growth in the economy. Read more
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