Rangoon on List for Big Weather Disasters
By SETH BORENSTEIN / AP WRITER
Report claims global warming will bring such severe storms, droughts and heat waves that nations including Burma should prepare for unprecedented onslaught of deadly weather disasters.
Police Bust Asian Human Trafficking Ring By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Police in Thailand and Australia arrest six people as part of a yearlong, multination operation against asian human trafficking networks. |
Vietnam Revokes Visas of Church Officials By VICTOR L. SIMPSON / AP WRITER Vietnam revokes visas of three representatives of the Roman Catholic church seeking to hold talks about the possible beatification of a cardinal forced into exile. |
Authorities Postpone By-elections in Restive North By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Election authorities in Burma have postponed voting in three of 48 constituencies in the April 1 by-election because of what the military-backed government says are security concerns. |
India Lost $210 Billion on Coalfield Sales: Audit By NIRMALA GEORGE / AP WRITER India's scandal-plagued government lost hundreds of billions of dollars by selling coalfields to companies without competitive bidding, according to a leaked audit report. |
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Horrific Anti-China Protests Become Tibet's Norm |
By GILLIAN WONG / TIM SULLIVAN / AP WRITERS |
Waves of Tibetans burning themselves to death in protest at perceived human rights abuses associated with Chinese rule have become an everyday occurrence. |
Bangladesh Reaches First-Ever Asia Cup final |
By JULHAS ALAM / AP WRITER |
Bangladesh reaches its first cricket Asia Cup final by cruising past Sri Lanka by five wickets with nearly three overs to spare in rain-disrupted match. |
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