Olympics host Vancouver ranked world's most liveable city
SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - Vancouver has again topped a list of the top 10 most liveable cities in the world, giving the Canadian west coast city an extra boost as it opens the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Nations:Canada Australia South Africa Austria Nigeria Pakistan Source:(Reuters)
2010-02-12
Asia urged to rethink growth policies amid crisis
BALI, Indonesia - Asia's governments must spend more on social safety nets and reduce their reliance on export-driven growth as they grapple with an economic meltdown that will keep tens of millions trapped in poverty, finance officials said Sunday.
Nations:Japan China Uzbekistan Indonesia South Korea Nepal Activities:Global Financial Crisis Source:(AP)
2009-05-03
Natural disasters 'killed over 220,000' in 2008
BERLIN (AFP) - Natural disasters killed over 220,000 people in 2008, making it one of the most devastating years on record and underlining the need for a global climate deal, the world's number two reinsurer said Monday.
Nations:China Denmark Tajikistan Afghanistan Bangladesh Myanmar Activities:2008 China Earthquake Myanmar Cyclone Disaster Source:(AFP)
2008-12-29
India names Pakistani masterminds, date plot to 07
NEW DELHI - A Pakistani militant group apparently used an Indian operative as far back as 2007 to scout targets for the elaborate plot against India's financial capital, authorities said Thursday, a blow to Indian officials who have blamed the deadly attacks entirely on Pakistani extremists.
Nations:India Pakistan Nepal People:Condoleezza Rice Activities:2008 Mumbai Terror Attack India-Pakistan Source:(AP)
2008-12-04
China opens its long-sought Olympics spectacularly
BEIJING - China didn't just walk onto the world stage. It soared over it. At last playing its long-sought role as Olympic host, China opened the Summer Games in spectacular fashion Friday with an extravaganza of fireworks and pageantry dramatizing its ascendance as a global power.
Nations:Afghanistan Nepal Turkey Argentina Kenya Germany People:Dirk Nowitzki Roger Federer LeBron James Vladimir Putin Yao Ming Kobe Bryant Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics
2008-08-08
Official: 16 dead in Tibet riots
Tibet's governor promised leniency to anti-Chinese protesters who turned themselves in before the end of Monday -- and harsh consequences for those who don't -- while troops fanned out to quell sympathy protests that have spread to three neighboring provinces.
Nations:China Nepal People:Dalai Lama Activities:2008 Tibet Riot
2008-03-17
Nepal bridge collapses, 15 killed
A steel footbridge collapsed Tuesday in western Nepal under the weight of hundreds of people on their way to a fair, plunging scores about 100 feet into icy Himalayan waters. At least 15 were killed and more than 100 were missing and feared dead, officials said.
Nations:Nepal
2007-12-26
Six die as Nepal rebels raid town
At least five Maoist rebels and a Nepali soldier were killed when hundreds of rebels stormed an eastern town overnight, the army said on Monday, as a fresh curfew was clamped on the capital to thwart anti-king protests.
Nations:Nepal
2006-04-24
Opposition Rejects Nepalese King's Pledge
Nepal's king vowed Friday to return multiparty democracy to his Himalayan nation after weeks of bloody protests and increasing international pressure. But King Gyanandra fell short of a key opposition demand -- the creation of a special assembly to write a new constitution -- and one of the main opposition parties rejected the pledge as "incomplete."
Nations:Nepal
2006-04-21
Defiant Nepalis Return to the Streets
Tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters were back on Nepal's streets Friday, defiantly marching toward the spot outside the capital where security forces shot and killed three demonstrators a day earlier.
Nations:Nepal
2006-04-21
Nuclear Deal With India a Victory for Bush
On his first trip to India, President Bush and his Indian counterpart agreed Thursday on a landmark nuclear energy agreement that deepens ties between the world's oldest and largest democracies.
Nations:Nepal Pakistan India Iran U.S. China People:George W. Bush Activities:India-U.S.
2006-03-02
Jolie tells starstruck summit to stay focused
Angelina Jolie told a summit of business leaders and politicians, many driven to distraction by the Hollywood siren, to concentrate on the real issues.
Nations:Chad Afghanistan Nepal Pakistan People:Angelina Jolie Brad Pitt
2006-01-27
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