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Floods threaten Bangkok just as north starts to rebuild

November 10, 2011 By Admin

By Pailin Wedel The Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Floodwaters from Thailand’s flood-ravaged central heartland pushed farther into Bangkok on Monday, Nov. 7, as residents of long-submerged provinces north […]

Activists slam U.S. studio for filming in Linyi, China

November 5, 2011 By Admin

By Gillian Wong The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Rights activists have criticized a Hollywood studio for filming a buddy comedy in an eastern Chinese city, where a blind, self-taught […]

Cambodia’s former king vows to stay in homeland

November 5, 2011 By Admin

By Sopheng Cheang The Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s ailing former King Norodom Sihanouk, his country’s dominant figure for half-a-century, vowed Sunday, Oct. 30, at a rare […]

Guinness won’t ratify 100-year-old’s marathon

November 5, 2011 By Admin

TORONTO (AP) — Centenarian marathoner Fauja Singh won’t have a spot in the Guinness World Book of Records after all. The 100-year-old Singh attracted worldwide attention when he completed the […]

Health officials say India is close to wiping out polio

October 29, 2011 By Admin

By Nirmala George The Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India has not had a case of polio in nine months, raising hopes the country is on the verge of […]

Police arrest two drivers in Chinese 2-year-old’s death

October 29, 2011 By Admin

BEIJING (AP) — Police formally arrested two drivers suspected of running over a toddler who died a week after she was struck on a busy market street in southern China […]

Japan’s aging air force plans major overhaul

October 22, 2011 By Admin

By Eric Talmadge THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HYAKURI AIR BASE, Japan (AP) — Warplanes bearing the bright red Rising Sun logo roared overhead on Sunday, Oct. 16, as Japan […]

Cards from China offer thanks to WWII veterans

October 22, 2011 By Admin

By Lindsay Wise THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE PEARLAND, Texas (AP) — The postcard arrived in Ed Denzler’s mailbox in Pearland last month, a mystery from his past nestled among the routine […]

Iranian, Filipino claim top Asian film awards

October 22, 2011 By Admin

By Sam Kim The Associated Press BUSAN, South Korea (AP) — An Iranian film and a Philippine film have shared the top awards for Asian productions at the region’s largest […]

U.S. farmers have high hopes for breaking into China’s rice market

October 15, 2011 By Admin

By Nomaan Merchant The Associated Press ALICIA, Ark. (AP) — After years of effort, U.S. farmers believe they are close to getting permission to sell rice in China, a potentially […]