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South Asia
Major news in Nepal on Jun 13 : More than 70 feared dead in Afghan quakes
Top news in <The Himalayan Times> : More than 70 feared dead in Afghan quakes AFP/KABUL: More than 70 people, most women and children, are feared dead after a landslide triggered by a double earthquake engulfed their Afghan village, officials said on Tuesday. Two shallow quakes less than half an…
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Earthquake Strikes Northern Afghanistan
An Afghan man mourns the death of relatives near the site after an earthquake hit Baghlan province, north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, June 11, 2012. As many as 100 people are feared dead after an earthquake struck northern Afghanistan this morning. The governor of Baghlan province says the quake triggered…
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Major news in India on Jun 12: India may become first ‘fallen angel’ among BRIC countries
Top news in <The Times of India> : India may become first ‘fallen angel’ among BRIC countries NEW DELHI: The clouds over the Indian economy just got darker. Global ratings agency Standard & Poor’s on Monday cautioned that India seriously risks losing its investment-grade rating, citing slowing growth and political…
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A Bus Fire Kills At Least 7 In Pakistan
Wreckage of a burnt bus is seen after a firing incident in southern Pakistan’s port city of Karachi, June 10, 2012. At least 7 people were killed and many others were injured including a woman in the firing incident in Karachi on Sunday. <Xinhua> news@theasian.asia
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Major news in Pakistan on June 11: PM urges CJ to consider Musa Gilani his own son
Top news in <Dawn> : PM urges CJ to consider Musa Gilani his own son LAHORE: The Pakistani premier has said that if the Chief Justice cannot hear the case against his own son due to legal barriers, he should take up the case against the PM’s son Ali Musa…
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Major news in Sri Lanka on Jun 8
Top news in <Daily News>: Speaker gets tough with two UNP MPs news@theasian.asia
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Colonial Era Building Serves As Historical Monument In Karachi
“Frere Hall: A beautiful and historical monument in Karachi, Pakistan, built around a hundred and fifty years ago, in 1865 during the British rule in the Indian sub-continent. It was a gift from Seth Edulji Dinshaw, a Parsi philanthropist in that era, to a British colonial administrator, Sir Henry Bartle…
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Major news in Bangladesh on Jun 7
Top news in <Daily Star>: Balance is order of the day news@theasian.asia
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Bus Crash Claims 25 Lives In Pakistan
Family members of a bus accident victim mourn at a local hospital in Kahuta near Rawalpindi, Pakistan on Monday, June 4, 2012. At least 25 members of a wedding party died early Monday when their bus fell into a deep ravine, police said.Pakistani soldiers take part in a rescue work…
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Major news in India on Jun 4
Top news in <India Times>: Sachin Tendulkar today took oath as Rajya Sabha MP news@theasian.asia
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