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South Asia
Bangladeshi garment workers protest to demand better working conditions
A Bangladeshi woman shouts as she participates in a protest by workers outside a garment factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, May 27, 2013. According to local reports, hundreds of garment workers who were protesting to demand better working conditions and to increase in pay hike. Bangladeshi people gather during a…
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East Asia
Indian PM Manmohan Singh arrives in Tokyo for four-day official visit
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh speaks to journalists upon arrival at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo, Monday, May 27, 2013. Singh is here for a four-day official visit. <AP Photo/Koji Sasahara>
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West Asia
EU ends arms embargo on Syrian rebels to press Assad’s regime
The European Union said its member states within days will be able to send weapons to help Syria’s outgunned rebels, seeking to pressure President Bashar Assad’s regime ahead of planned peace talks mediated by the United States and Russia. Though no EU country has any such plans now to send…
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East Asia
China, US officials pave way for first Xi-Obama summit in early June
Chinese President Xi Jinping met U.S. National Security Adviser Thomas Donilon on Monday, forecasting that his upcoming talks with U.S. President Barack Obama will feature discussions on important and strategic issues. “I look forward to meeting with President Obama in California in earlier June,” Xi said at the start of…
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West Asia
66 dead from coordinated car bombings in Iraqi capital Baghdad
A coordinated wave of car bombings tore through mostly Shiite areas of Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 66 people and maiming nearly 200 as insurgents step up the bloodshed roiling Iraq. The attacks in markets and other areas frequented by civilians are the latest sign of a rapid deterioration…
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South East Asia
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi slams two-child limit for Muslim families
Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and Islamic leaders expressed dismay Monday over plans by authorities in western Myanmar to revive a two-child limit on Muslim Rohingya families, a policy that does not apply to Buddhists and comes amid accusations of ethnic cleansing. Some Buddhists, however, welcomed the plan for…
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West Asia
Artist Hend Adnan: A woman revolution against the mind of donkeys!
Well. I wrote previously on Hend Adnan’s works of art, but when she introduces a new idea, in a unique way, I must review that, as I believe it is the reader’s right to know. Talking about rights, and duties, the idea of having four wives is well commonly attached…
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Business
Bangkok ranked world’s top tourist destination
Bangkok has emerged as the world’s top tourist destination, with 15.98 million visitors projected to visit the Thailand’s capital city this year, according to the 2013 Global Destination Cities Index released by MasterCard on May 27. Bangkok surpassed London for the first time for the most popular destination city in…
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Culture
Cannes awards give global recognition for Asian cinema
A clutch of awards at the Cannes Film Festival has given global prominence to what insiders say is a bold era in Asian filmmaking, where China is emerging as a creative power. Directors from China, Japan, Singapore and Cambodia took to the stage at the Palais des Festivals where the…
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