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Secretary of State John Kerry was engaged in a different type of Cold War last week as he met with representatives of nations bordering the Arctic at the conclusion of Sweden’s two year chairmanship of the Arctic Council.
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A group of influential healthcare professionals from around Southeast Asia are teaming together to tackle non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the region.
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Reports have come in from Upper Michigan of a teenager who had not been seen in years. The parents allegedly locked the young boy in a make shift room, beat and sexually abused him and never allowed him out in public.
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While hard to imagine for the average person, these luxury accommodations will automatically park your highly-expensive car, right in your living room. And for the car lover on vacation, there's a hotel where you can actually sleep in an iconic V8 car.
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Singapore -
The Float at Marina Bay, Singapore, also known as Marina Bay Floating Platform, is the world’s largest floating football stadium.
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One of Singapore's oldest heritage districts, Chinatown is forever bursting with beautiful sights, sounds, and colors, prompting travelers to swing by for a visit. Here are four places you ought to stop by during your tour around the city.
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Nestlé has voluntarily recalled Kit Kat Chunky chocolate bars and Giant Eggs sold in the UK, Germany, Switzerland, Malta, Austria, Singapore, Philippines, and Canada.
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Brunei's Sultan, Hassanai Bolkiah, is shown on Tuesday meeting with Barack Obama at the White House. The President demonstrates his second-term pivot towards the Pacific is real. In October he will attend the ASEAN conference.
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With the increasing variety of conflicting island and seaway issues among South-western Pacific nations, it comes as no surprise the American Navy is deploying the first of at least four light combat vessels of the new Freedom Class to this region.
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Singapore -
Earth Hour, the world’s largest movement for the planet, launched its campaign for 2013 in Singapore on February 27. This year Earth Hour will take place on Saturday, March 23 at 8:30 p.m. in time zones throughout the world.
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Scientists based at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) have generated human kidney cells from human embryonic stem cells within a laboratory.
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Sydney -
There are two elephants in the financial markets, and China’s recent decision to tighten mortgage lending requirements has sent markets into a nervous dump of stocks. It's not a repeat of the US disaster, but the money involved is equally big.
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On February 24, Vidya, a 21-year-old Indian woman died in Chennai as a result of acid attack injuries, after struggling for survival during the past 25 days at Kilpauk Medical College Hospital.
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The video shows US Marines learning jungle survival skills in the Thai Navy drinking cobra blood as part of the training syllabus. The ladies, having won the right to go into combat with the men, aren't exempted.
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On February 16, a rare protest of about 3,000 people took place in Singapore. They were protesting government plans to increase the population of the city state.
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An airline operating in the islands of Scotland has won a contract to operate the world's shortest scheduled flight. If the wind is blowing in the right direction the flight time is as short as 47 seconds, from take off to landing.
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Delhi -
A lawyer for three of the men accused of gang raping an Indian student blames the victim for her attack and death, as well he claims the men accused have been tortured and coerced into making a confession in the case that has shocked the world.
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As the female gang-rape victim who was nicknamed "Nirbhaya" passed away from her injuries, the six perpetrators now face murder charges.
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The 23-year-old Indian woman who was gang-raped by a group of men inside a bus in New Delhi, has died in Singapore on Saturday, an official of a Singapore hospital treating her said.
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The story of a 23-year-old woman gang-raped by six men on a moving bus, attacked with an iron rod, and thrown out of the bus in New Delhi, India (and the lack of proper official response to her case) has outraged the Indian society.
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