Saturday, May 25 2013, 05:21 AM

World

CAPDI calls for peaceful conflict resolution

The fourth plenary and second general assembly of the Centrist Asia Pacific Democrats International (CAPDI) is focusing its deliberations on…

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  • Roadside bomb kills 5 soldiers in south Thailand

    Five soldiers have been killed and one wounded by a roadside bomb in Thailand's insurgency-plagued south.

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  • Syria govt to take part in peace conference

    Russia's foreign ministry says the Syrian government has agreed to a conference on the country's future proposed by Russia and the United States.

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  • Swedish capital wracked by 5th night of rioting

    Swedish police say rioters in several suburban districts of Stockholm have burned two schools and 15 cars in the fifth straight night of unrest.

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  • Buddha's birthday

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    Wearing special costumes, Buddhist devotees carry water pots during the Full Moon day of Kasone, known as Buddha's Birthday, at a pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar Friday.

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  • Cannes crime: 2nd jewel theft during film festival

    Thieves outsmarted 80 security guards in an exclusive French Riviera hotel and made off with a necklace that creators say is worth a staggering 2 million euros ($2.6 million) —…

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  • 5 climbers feared dead on world's 3rd highest peak

    A Nepalese official says five climbers are missing and feared dead on the world's third highest mountain.

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  • Japan's ANA to resume Boeing 787 flights on Sunday

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    Japan's All Nippon Airways, the launch customer for Boeing's 787 "Dreamliner," will resume commercial flights of the aircraft on Sunday, just over four months after the jets were grounded due…

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  • Unheard voices of the disabled in disaster reduction

    Arief Wicaksono joyfully performed a pantomime act on what deaf people should do during an earthquake. Jumping and waving his hands back and forth, Arief demonstrated the “duck, cover and…

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  • African Union eyes its ‘2063 vision’

    The African Union (AU) kicked off the celebrations of Africa Day in Jakarta on Thursday, commemorating 50 years of cooperation and unity on the African continent.

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  • Bridge collapse

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    A portion of the Interstate 5 bridge is submerged after it collapsed into the Skagit River in Mount Vernon, Wash., Thursday.

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