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• North Korea warns of 'merciless strike' ahead of US-South Korea drills - CNN [Read Full Story ]
  Sun, 20 Aug 2017 06:37:49 GMT
  

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  North Korea warns of 'merciless strike' ahead of US-South Korea drills CNN China has urged both Washington and Pyongyang to tone down the rhetoric and stop actions that inflame tensions, missile testing on North Korea's side and military exercises on the US and South Korean side. China's Global Times newspaper, a state-run ... North Korea warns of nuclear war if US drill turns to 'actual fighting' USA TODAY War games set to begin in South Korea The Hill North Korea threatens 'merciless strike' on US New York Post Newsweek - Fox News - Reuters - UPI.com all 114 news articles »

  
  
  
• Pakistan: Teenager detained over blasphemy - Aljazeera.com [Read Full Story ]
  Sun, 20 Aug 2017 17:11:21 GMT
  

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  Pakistan: Teenager detained over blasphemy Aljazeera.com Massih was charged under section 295-B of Pakistan's penal code, added Iqbal, referring to a part of the country's constitution that makes the death sentence mandatory for anyone who damages or desecrates the Quran. He will stand trial and faces the ... and more »

  
  
  
• India's Bihar state reels under unprecedented flooding - Aljazeera.com [Read Full Story ]
  Sun, 20 Aug 2017 19:45:42 GMT
  

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  India's Bihar state reels under unprecedented flooding Aljazeera.com The eastern state, which was hit this month by heavy downpours that also wreaked havoc in other parts of South Asia, is facing its worst deluge since 2008, affecting nearly 13 million people spread across 20 of its 38 districts. Ashish Ranjan, a ... and more »

  
  
  
• Rare wildlife killed as floods devastate India reserve - Aljazeera.com [Read Full Story ]
  Sun, 20 Aug 2017 11:00:15 GMT
  

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  Rare wildlife killed as floods devastate India reserve Aljazeera.com Rising floodwaters have inundated large parts of a famous wildlife reserve in northeastern India, killing more than 225 animals and forcing hundreds of others to flee. About 15 rare rhinos, 185 deer, and at least one Royal Bengal tiger have died in the ... and more »

  
  
  
• Jerry Lewis, Grace Mugabe, Barcelona: Your Monday Briefing - New York Times [Read Full Story ]
  Sun, 20 Aug 2017 20:07:18 GMT
  

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  Jerry Lewis, Grace Mugabe, Barcelona: Your Monday Briefing New York Times Briefing | Asia and Australia Edition. Jerry Lewis ... Finally, in her last piece from India, our South Asia bureau chief wrestles with a murder covered up in plain sight, and with what she is leaving behind " like the chief of a small village, above ...

  
  
  
• As India's Climate Changes, Farmers In The North Experiment With New Crops - NPR [Read Full Story ]
  Sun, 20 Aug 2017 12:00:12 GMT
  

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  As India's Climate Changes, Farmers In The North Experiment With New Crops NPR Add to the mix the burning of garbage and crops, and it's a toxic cocktail that makes India the third-largest contributor of greenhouse gas emissions in the world, after China and the United States. Under pressure to cut these emissions " which ... and more »

  
  
  
• Philippines drug campaign condemned by senior Catholics - BBC News [Read Full Story ]
  Sun, 20 Aug 2017 13:51:06 GMT
  

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  Philippines drug campaign condemned by senior Catholics BBC News The head of the Philippines Catholic Church has criticised the government's bloody campaign against drugs. Manila Cardinal Luis Tagle condemned "those who kill even the helpless". Police say that since President Rodrigo Duterte launched a campaign ... Anger simmers in Philippines over Duterte's drug war Reuters all 81 news articles »

  
  
  
• Indonesia in flag flap with Malaysia at Games - Aljazeera.com [Read Full Story ]
  Sun, 20 Aug 2017 03:58:19 GMT
  

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  Indonesia in flag flap with Malaysia at Games Aljazeera.com Indonesia has accused the Malaysian organisers of the Southeast Asian Games of negligence after the Indonesian flag was printed upside down in a souvenir guidebook. The mistake, which makes the red-and-white Indonesian flag resemble Poland's, has ... and more »

  
  
  
• With Some Countries, China Is in the Red - Bloomberg [Read Full Story ]
  Sun, 20 Aug 2017 12:15:33 GMT
  

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  With Some Countries, China Is in the Red Bloomberg South Korea's $72.2 billion surplus with the People's Republic in fact tops a list of more than 40 nations that export more to the country than they import from it, followed by Switzerland and Australia, data compiled by Bloomberg show. Besides ... In ... and more »

  
  
  
• Trump to address nation on Afghanistan, South Asia - The Hill [Read Full Story ]
  Sun, 20 Aug 2017 19:44:00 GMT
  

  The Hill

  Trump to address nation on Afghanistan, South Asia The Hill The White House statement also suggested that Trump will be discussing North Korea. Tensions between the U.S. and North Korea have been on rise amid a series of missile tests by Pyongyang, and news reports that it has the ability to place a nuclear ... and more »

  
  
  
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