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US defense chief tells Pentagon to sharpen focus on China
WASHINGTON: US defense secretary Lloyd Austin directed the Pentagon on Wednesday to sharpen its focus on China, which the...
San Antonio base locked down for hour after gunfire reported
SAN ANTONIO: An Air Force base in San Antonio was placed on lockdown for about an hour Wednesday after...
China and the Agreement to Prevent Unregulated High Seas Fisheries in the Central Arctic Ocean – The Diplomat
AdvertisementOn May 9, the Chinese government finally approved the Agreement to Prevent Unregulated High Seas Fisheries in the Central...
High-Profile Rape Trial Continues India’s Sordid Tradition of Victim-Blaming – The Diplomat
AdvertisementOn May 21, a trial court in the western Indian state of Goa acquitted Tarun Tejpal, founder and former...
Chanel invites agencies to pitch in global media beauty parade | Media
Chanel is conducting a review of its global media-buying arrangements and has contacted leading agency groups. WPP retained the...
Florida reverses itself, will allow rainbow bridge lighting
JACKSONVILLE: Florida reversed itself Wednesday and said a downtown Jacksonville bridge can be decorated in rainbow lights to celebrate...
Chinese Police Hold Billionaire With Links to Fall of Zhou Yongkang — Radio Free Asia
Authorities in the southwestern province of Sichuan have detained a businessman with links to the family of jailed former...
Khurelsukh Cruises to Victory in Mongolian Presidential Race – The Diplomat
AdvertisementKhurelsukh Ukhnaa of the Mongolian People’s Party (MPP) looks to have scored the biggest victory in a presidential election...
Federal judge asked to halt 2 South Carolina electrocutions
FLORENCE: Attorneys for two prisoners facing death by electrocution under South Carolina's new capital punishment law are asking a...
Mumbai marooned by first heavy rain of monsoon
Since the early morning, Mumbai and the surrounding districts witnessed a heavy downpour, causing flooding in several low-lying areas...