| Kuwait
votes for new parliament
|
Kuwait
City, May 17:
Kuwaitis vote on Saturday for a new parliament that must work
with the royal family-controlled Cabinet, whose recent resignation
triggered a period of political stagnation in this oil-rich
US ally.
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| China's
1-child policy add to pain of loss
|
Wufu,
China, May 17:
After their daughter was born, Bi Kaiwei and his wife, Meilin,
decided to adhere to China's one-child policy and its slogan,
''Have fewer kids, live better lives.''
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| Thousands
flee as China lake bank feared broken
|
Beichun,
May 17:
A Chinese county near the epicentre of a 7.9 magnitude earthquake
was ordered to evacuate on Saturday amid fears a lake had burst
its banks, prompting thousands to flee to the hills to escape
possible flooding.
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| Pakistan's
poor go hungry amid food shortages
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Karachi,
May 17:
Sukena, a middle-aged mother of two girls, argued with a shopkeeper
as she reached her hands into the pockets of her burqa and counted
money.
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| India
ready to assist in making S Asia more secure: PM
|
Thimphu,
May 17:
Becoming the first world leader to address the Bhutan Parliament,
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday strongly pitched for
a South Asia that is "at peace with itself" and expressed
...
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| Film
set in Kerala gets mixed reception in US
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Washington,
May 17:
"Before the Rains", director Santosh Sivan's English
language debut drama set in 1937 India, has hit Washington to
mixed reviews with one calling it a "beautiful film"
and another branding it "a hodgepodge in the Raj".
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