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UAE marks another year of steady progress
UAE marks another year of steady progress

This article was contributed by the United Arab Emirates Embassy in Seoul On Tuesday, the United Arab Emirates marked its National Day, celebrating 43 years …

Colors of the mountain
Colors of the mountain

Doi Tung in Chiang Rai province will be ablaze with color next weekend and for once it won’t just be the flowers in Mae Fah Luang Garden providing the …

Remembering fellow heroes
Remembering fellow heroes

Barbara McMurrey, a 73-year-old from Texas, believes that her father, Maj. William McMurrey, still has a guiding hand on her, 70 years after his death. “I …

Tales of a taxi ‘uncle’
Tales of a taxi ‘uncle’

On my fourth day as a taxi driver, I drove for six hours at night with just one five-minute toilet break. It was past midnight when I headed home and …

U.S. lawmaker’s aide to quit over Obama daughters rant

WASHINGTON (AFP) ― A communications director for a Republican lawmaker said Monday she would resign after she posted a Facebook rant about U.S. President …

Bill Cosby resigns from board of Temple University
Bill Cosby resigns from board of Temple University

PHILADELPHIA (AP) ― Bill Cosby stepped down as a trustee of his beloved Temple University following renewed accusations that he had drugged and sexually …

Scarlett Johansson weds partner Dauriac
Scarlett Johansson weds partner Dauriac

Actress Scarlett Johansson and husband Romain Dauriac. (AP-Yonhap) LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― Hollywood superstar Scarlett Johansson quietly tied the knot with her …

13 paramilitary troops dead in India Maoist attack

PATNA, India (AP)–At least 13 paramilitary troops were killed in an attack by Maoist rebels in central India on Monday, police said.   R.K. Vij, a top …

[Newsmaker] China policy in question after Taiwan polls
[Newsmaker] China policy in question after Taiwan polls

TAIPEI ― Taiwan’s warmer relations with China were called into question after the island’s Beijing-friendly ruling party suffered its worst-ever polls …

Critics slam Egypt’s ‘selective justice’ after Mubarak ruling

CAIRO (AFP) ― Critics on Sunday accused Egypt’s courts of taking sides after the dropping of a murder charge against ex-president Hosni Mubarak, with …

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