
China, India are 'natural partners', envoy tells Modi
China's top diplomat told India's new Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday that the nuclear-armed neighbours should regard themselves as "natural partners" rather than rivals as they held talks in New Delhi. ... more
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India nuclear reactor attains 'full capacity'
The first reactor of India's largest nuclear plant - dogged by protests and multiple delays - reached full capacity for the first time Saturday, an official said. ... more
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Trump vows to relaunch Egypt-Ethiopia talks on dam row
China's birth rate falls to lowest on record
Chile police arrest suspect over deadly wildfires
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Rivals India and China hold first major talks since Modi win
Rival giants India and China appeared Sunday to have got off to a "productive beginning" in resetting their frosty ties after the first-high level meeting since hardline nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi took charge. ... more
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Pakistan: Decline and fall?
Pakistan's Taliban - known as TTP - are facing a major army offensive against the wishes of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Nawaz, as he is known (Sharif is as common as Smith in the U.S.) then took off for an unprecedented summit meeting in Delhi with the freshly elected new Indian Prime Minister Narendra D. Modi. ... more
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Tibet leaders slam China 'repression' in new autonomy push
The leader of Tibet's exiled government accused China Thursday of blanket repression in his homeland and warned that resentment over its rule was growing as he launched a new campaign for autonomy. ... more
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2,000 Nepalese tree-huggers claim world record
More than two thousand people including lawmakers and students hugged trees in a park outside Nepal's capital Kathmandu on Thursday to claim a new record on World Environment Day. ... more
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Pollution-ridden Bangladesh unveils green tax in budget
Bangladesh imposed a radical new "green tax" on Thursday to force polluting factories to pay extra levies as it looks to clean up the country's increasingly dirty rivers and air. ... more
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