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90 bodies of AirAsia victims discovered in Indonesia’s waters

JAKARTA, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) — Rescuers have found a total of 90 bodies of victims of crashed AirAsia plane from Indonesia’s waters, rescuer said on Tuesday. “So far, as many as 90 corpses have been discovered,” Nurul Karlina, official in charge at National Search and Rescue Office told Xinhua via phone. Search and rescue operation […]

China Voice: Obama should remember discussions about Dalai Lama

BEIJING, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) — “Reviewing what you have learned and learning anew, you are fit to be a teacher,” Confucius famously said. As reports of a possible meeting between Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama are circulating, it is time to remind the U.S. president of his words in Beijing about three months ago. […]

Obama proposes $4 billion for states beating climate goals

New York, Feb. 3 (NsNewsWire) — The Obama administration is proposing a $4 billion fund to reward states that exceed cuts in greenhouse-gas emissions, and wants Congress to back steeper royalty rates for oil, gas and coal extraction from public land. In a mix of measures likely to be greeted skeptically by the Republican majority […]

Pakistan successfully tests self-developed cruise missile

ISLAMABAD, Feb.3 (Xinhua) — Pakistan on Monday conducted a successful flight test of an indigenously developed cruise missile that enables the country to achieve strategic standoff capability on land and at sea, the military said. The Air Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM) “Ra’ad” has a range of 350 km, an army statement said. “Cruise technology is […]

Putin urges all sides in Ukraine to end military hostilities

MOSCOW, Feb.3 (Xinhua/NsNewsWire) — Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed concern with the situation in eastern Ukraine and urged the conflicting parties to end military hostilities, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday. “The president is very concerned with how the situation is unfolding in Donbas amid incessant fighting and is calling on all the sides in […]

Egypt deports Al-Jazeera jailed Australian reporter

CAIRO, Feb. 2 (NsNewsWire) — Egypt decided to deport jailed reporter Peter Greste back to his native Australia, Egypt’s state news agency MENA reported on Sunday. The Foreign Ministry coordinated with the Australian Embassy in Cairo, and Greste was supposed to depart for Sydney this afternoon, the source added, reports Xinhua. Greste, together with Egyptian […]

Bangladesh in ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: Strengths, weaknesses and key players

DHAKA, Feb. 2 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh will be one of the six representatives from Asia in ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. This time they are going into this mega event without much expectation, probably because of the conditions Down Under. Still, owing to their expertise in giant killing, Bangladesh will be an interesting side to […]

Pakistan, Afghanistan boost security cooperation to counter militant groups

ISLAMABAD, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) — Pakistan and Afghanistan have significantly increased bilateral collaboration as the previous traditional blame game had badly hindered their efforts to effectively deal with militant groups. Military commanders and security officials are now regularly consulting to mutually share intelligence and coordinate security operations on their respective sides of the border. Afghan […]

Violence claims 108 lives in Karachi in one month

ISLAMABAD, Feb. 1 (NsNewsWire) — Over 108 people have been killed in separate incidents of target killings based on political, personal and religious enmities in Pakistan‘s southern port city of Karachi during the month of January, officials said. Karachi police issued a reported Friday saying that 18 policemen, two paramilitary troops and fiver doctors were […]