Tag: asia

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[World] Fire hits Myanmar embassy in Bangkok

A fire destroyed a floor at Myanmar's embassy in the Thai capital on Monday....
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[World] South Korea, Arab states to form group

South Korea and states in the Middle East and Africa are meeting to prepare for the launch of a new organization aimed at seeking closer ties....
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[World] Gangster faces death for shooting city mayor

A court in Japan convicted an alleged gangster and sentenced him to death Monday for the fatal shooting of a popular mayor in a crime that stunned a nation that takes pride in its rigid gun-control laws....
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[World] Hundreds in Seoul protest U.S. beef

Riot police beat and arrested several protesters early Monday during an illegal rally by hundreds of opponents of a beef import agreement with the United States that has raised fears of mad cow disease in South Korea....
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[World] Sri Lanka: Bomb blast kills seven, injures 62

A bomb exploded on a crowded commuter train in a southern suburb of Sri Lanka's capital Monday, killing seven people and wounding at least 62 others, police said....
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