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Former top planning official jailed for life in China over graft

BEIJIN, Dec. 10 (NsNewsWire) – A Chinese court on Wednesday sentenced to life imprisonment the former deputy head of China’s top planning agency in a bribery scandal that exposed graft at the highest levels of China’s government. The sentence, handed down by a court just outside of Beijing, capped the downfall of Liu Tienan, who […]

Typhoon Hagupit weakens as Philippines clear up operation begins

Manila, Dec. 9 (NsNewsWire) — Typhoon Hagupit weakened further on Tuesday as the storm crawled across the central Philippines, while rescue workers struggled in its aftermath to reach towns in central provinces where thousands of homes were wrecked and at least 27 people killed. Nearly 13,000 houses were crushed and more than 22,300 were partially […]

China sends fresh water to Maldive

[More] BEIJING, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) — China will ship about 1,000 tons fresh water to water-starved Maldives via plane and vessel, according to Chinese Foreign Ministry and Defence Ministry on Saturday evening. About 150,000 residents are faced with water scarcity in Male, capital of Maldives, as a fire at the Maldives Water and Sewage Company […]

India arrests accused in suspected plot to kill Bangladesh PM

Guwahati, India, Dec. 6 (NsNewsWire) — Indian police have arrested a key suspect behind a blast in the state of West Bengal who is also believed to have been involved in a plot to assassinate Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh and stage a coup there. Shahnor Alom, who was arrested in a village in […]

China Arrests Ex-Security Chief, Zhou Yongkang, in Corruption Inquiry

HONG KONG, Dec. 6 (NsNewsWire) — China’s former chief of domestic security, who has been under investigation for months in an anticorruption inquiry, has been expelled from the Communist Party and arrested, the official state news agency announced early Saturday. The former security chief, Zhou Yongkang, is the highest-ranking party leader to be prosecuted since […]

Int’l community hails Afghan reform agenda at London conference

LONDON, Dec. 5 (NsNewsWire) — The international community on Thursday welcomed Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s reform agenda for his country at a conference in London, with more than 50 countries reaffirming their commitment to support Afghanistan’s security and development. Britain and Afghanistan co-hosted the London conference to discuss Afghanistan’s future and international support for it […]

Land pact with Bangladesh: Mamata does a U-turn, gives approval for dea

Coochbehar, Indian, Dec. 5 (NsNewsWire) — The hope for implementation of the long-pending Land Boundary Agreement with Bangladesh brightened up today with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee declaring her approval for the deal, saying “the problem will be solved soon”. “A solution is being worked out for border enclaves. (I) hope the problem will […]

China rejects Britain’s “moral duty” to Hong Kong

BEIJING, Dec. 4 (NsNewsWire) — China has rejected Britain’s “moral duty” to Hong Kong, adding some British lawmakers’ attempts to meddle in China’s internal affairs is “not acceptable” and “doomed to fail.” “Britain has no sovereignty over, no governance of, and no superintendence over Hong Kong since Hong Kong returned to China in 1997,” Foreign […]

SAARC Summit begins in Kathmandu

DHAKA, Nov. 26 (NsNewsWire) — The SAARC Summit commenced on Wednesday. Apart from host Nepal, all seven heads of state and government are in Kathmandu to attend the summit. As chair of SAARC, Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen Abdul opened the summit and handed over the responsibility of the chair of the regional bloc to Nepal’s […]