World News – Page 183

India licenses generic copy of patented Bayer cancer drug

March 17, 2012 By Admin

By Katy Daigle The Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India effectively ended Bayer’s monopoly on a patented cancer drug last Monday, licensing a much cheaper generic under a unique […]

Japan recalls devastation of tsunami and earthquake one year later

March 17, 2012 By Admin

By Miki Toda and Malcolm Foster The Associated Press RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan (AP) — For 70-year-old Toshiko Murakami, memories of the terrifying earthquake and tsunami that destroyed much of her seaside […]

North Korea’s new young leader gets rock star treatment

February 4, 2012 By Admin

By Foster Klug The Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea’s young new leader gets rock star treatment when he visits his troops — just as his father […]

Japan’s population to shrink by one-third by 2060

February 4, 2012 By Admin

By Mari Yamaguchi The Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s population of 128 million will shrink by one-third and seniors will account for 40 percent of people by 2060, placing […]

Asia urges football lawmakers to lift hijab ban

February 4, 2012 By Admin

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The Asian Football Confederation on Monday urged football’s top lawmaking body to approve a headscarf with safety features for use by Islamic female players.

North Korea to issue special pardons for convicts around Lunar New Year

January 21, 2012 By Admin

By Hyung-jin Kim The Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea will issue special pardons for convicts to commemorate milestone birthdays of its two late leaders, state media […]

China’s dragon stamp deemed too ferocious and . . . ugly

January 21, 2012 By Admin

BEIJING (AP) — A stamp designed to mark China’s upcoming Year of the Dragon is drawing unusual criticism for its fang-bearing monster.

Japan Cabinet being reshuffled after rape gaffes

January 14, 2012 By Admin

By Yuri Kageyama The Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Cabinet reshuffle in Japan is coming. It is likely to include the removal of a defense minister who outraged the […]

‘Octomom’ case stuns one-child public in China

January 7, 2012 By Admin

By Alexa Olesen The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The photo was undeniably cute. A studio portrait of eight babies in identical onesies and perky white cotton hats, sports an […]

Samoa and Tokelau jump ahead a day on New Year’s Eve

January 7, 2012 By Admin

By Keni Lesa The Associated Press APIA, Samoa (AP) — Sirens wailed and fireworks exploded in the skies over Samoa, as the tiny South Pacific nation jumped forward in […]