Tuesday, May 21 2013, 01:51 AM

World

Book launch

Mark McGillivray (at the podium, left), the coauthor of Narrowing the Development Gap in ASEAN: Drivers and Policy Options, speaks…

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  • Earthquake strikes off Japan

    A magnitude-6.8 earthquake hit off Japan's southern coast Monday, prompting the Meteorological Agency to issue a tsunami warning.

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  • NKorea agrees to resume joint projects with SKorea

    North Korea agreed Monday to lift border restrictions with South Korea to allow reunions of separated families and restart stalled tourism ventures in its latest gesture of conciliation toward Seoul…

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  • 2 Russian jets collide, crash in air show training

    Two Russian air force jets rehearsing aerobatic maneuvers collided near Moscow, killing one stunt pilot and sending one fighter crashing into nearby vacation homes, a military official said.

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  • Hamas: Gaza order restored after bloody weekend

    Gaza's Hamas rulers said they had restored law and order to the seaside territory Sunday after a bloody weeend of clashes with an al-Qaida-inspired group.

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  • Iran's president says 3 women to join Cabinet

    Iran's president says three women will join his Cabinet, the first female ministers in the country since the 1970s.

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  • Malaysia deputy PM in helicopter emergency landing

    A news report says a helicopter carrying Malaysia's deputy prime minister has made an emergency landing due to bad weather.

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  • Taiwan typhoon survivors struggle as aid arrives

    Water purification tablets, tents, prefabricated homes and other foreign aid arrived in Taiwan on Sunday as the typhoon-battered island coped with the aftermath of its worst weather disaster in 50…

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  • Taiwan awaits foreign aid for storm relief

    Taiwan awaited desperately needed aid from the United States, China and other countries Sunday as villagers mourned the hundreds who were killed in the worst storm to strike the island…

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  • Aide: Zelaya plane stopped at base with US troops

    A top aide to Honduras' ousted president accused the United States of involvement in the coup, saying Saturday that the plane that flew Manuel Zelaya into exile stopped to refuel…

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  • Senator meets Suu Kyi, wins American's release

    An American imprisoned in a trial with Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi looked forward to being deported from the military-ruled country Sunday after a U.S. senator secured his…

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