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China braces for Typhoon Utor
Southern China is bracing itself for the arrival of Typhoon Utor - which has already hit the Philippines and Hong Kong.Japan ministers in Yasukuni visit as PM Abe sends offering
Two Japanese cabinet ministers visited a controversial shrine dedicated to Japan\'s war dead Thursday, the anniversary of the nation\'s surrender in World ...Opposition plans mass protests in Bahrain
Anti-government activists in Bahrain are calling for protests Wednesday to push for greater democracy, despite a new ban on large demonstrations in ...Indian submarine sinks with 18 on board
The Indian defense minister says there were fatalities when a diesel-powered navy submarine caught fire and sank early Wednesday, trapping as many ...Hong Kong braces for Typhoon Utor
A typhoon lashed Hong Kong with wind and rain, closing down the bustling Asian financial center Wednesday before sweeping toward mainland China.New H7N9 bird flu death confirmed in China
A Chinese man infected with the deadly H7N9 avian influenza died of multiple organ failure, taking the number of deaths due to ...China sentences two to death over Xinjiang unrest
A court in northwest China\'s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Monday sentenced two men to death and another three to prison for ...US sues to stop US Airways, American Airlines merger
The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday announced it has filed an antitrust lawsuit challenging the proposed merger of US Airways and American ...Czech cabinet resigns after political deadlock
The Czech cabinet led by Prime Minister Jiri Rusnok on Tuesday submitted its resignation to President Milos Zeman after it failed to ...Top Shining Path rebels believed killed in Peru
Three senior leaders of the Shining Path guerrilla group were killed in a clash with Peru\'s security forces, President Ollanta Humala said ...