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Hong Kong protesters suggest talks with Beijing
World | Oct 29, 2014, 11:09 AM ISTHong Kong: Student democracy activists who have occupied Hong Kong streets for a month suggested Tuesday that direct negotiations with senior Chinese Communist Party officials could be a way to end their standoff with the
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China lays out red carpet for Ghani on his first visit abroad
World | Oct 28, 2014, 08:07 PM ISTBeijing: China today accorded a red carpet welcome to new Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and appreciated his gesture to make Beijing his first stop of his maiden trip abroad, raising China's strategic stakes in the
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IAF asks personnel not to use Xiaomi phones
India | Oct 24, 2014, 08:32 PM ISTNew Delhi: IAF personnel and their families have been asked to desist from using Chinese ‘Xiaomi Redmi 1s' phones as these are believed to be transferring data to their servers in China and could be
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Zuckerberg speaks Chinese in Beijing amidst cheer
Oct 24, 2014, 07:13 AM ISTBeijing: China may ban Facebook, but not its co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who delighted an audience of students in Beijing with a 30-minute chat in his recently learned Mandarin Chinese.There was no explicit discussion
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Living with smokers can cause major health issues
Lifestyle | Oct 22, 2014, 08:21 PM ISTLondon: Living with smokers is as bad as living in smoke-free homes in heavily polluted cities such as Beijing or London, researchers said. Moving to a smoke-free home could have major health benefits for non-smokers, they
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20 Injured in New Hong Kong Protest Violence
World | Oct 19, 2014, 10:14 AM ISTHong Kong: Hong Kong police clashed with protesters early today, with the government saying 20 people were injured in a fourth night of violence after nearly three weeks of largely peaceful pro-democracy rallies.Dozens of police
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Hong Kong police move in against protest zone
World | Oct 17, 2014, 11:14 AM ISTHong Kong: Dozens of Hong Kong police arrived at a pro-democracy protest zone today to remove barricades in a dawn raid.Officers in riot helmets and shields descended on the district of Mong Kok to take
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Hong Kong leader revives offer to talk as public anger grows
World | Oct 16, 2014, 09:41 PM ISTHong Kong: Hong Kong's leader tried to soothe tensions with student-led democracy protesters Thursday by reviving an offer of talks, though public anger over a video of police kicking a handcuffed activist complicates efforts to
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Cameroon vows to wipe out Boko Haram after hostages' release
World | Oct 14, 2014, 10:22 AM ISTYaounde: Cameroon's President Paul Biya today vowed his government would go after the Islamist group Boko Haram "until it's totally wiped out".He made the promise as he received 10 Chinese and 17 Cameroonians freed last
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China upgrades status of Tibet's police force to military body
World | Oct 08, 2014, 07:28 PM ISTBeijing: China has upgraded the status of Tibet's top police force to that of a military body, recognizing its key role in maintaining peace in the troubled Himalayan region which has witnessed anti-Beijing protests by
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Hong Kong protesters make apparent concessions
World | Oct 05, 2014, 07:59 PM ISTHong Kong: In an apparent concession to authorities warning pro-democracy protesters to clear Hong Kong's streets by the beginning of the work week, students occupying the area outside city government headquarters agreed today to remove
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Defiant Hong Kong leader rejects calls to stand down
World | Oct 03, 2014, 08:33 AM ISTHong Kong: Hong Kong's embattled leader stood defiant tonight, rejecting demands to resign and sending his deputy to talk to pro-democracy demonstrators, as huge crowds rallied outside his government's besieged headquarters for a fifth consecutive
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China backs HK leader as pressure to quit grows
World | Oct 02, 2014, 02:55 PM ISTHong Kong: Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters demanded the city's embattled leader heed their ultimatum to resign today, but China backed him “firmly and unshakably” and pledged support for the police.Demonstrators, who have shut down central
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China warns of chaos if Hong Kong protests persist
World | Oct 02, 2014, 11:12 AM ISTHong Kong: China warned of “chaos” and threw its weight behind Hong Kong's embattled leader in his face-off with pro-democracy protesters who have threatened to occupy government offices unless he steps down by the end
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China's Xi demands 'absolute loyalty' from PLA
World | Sep 22, 2014, 08:29 PM ISTBeijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping today demanded “absolute loyalty” from PLA's top brass, asking them to repose “firm faith” in the ruling Communist Party, guarantee a smooth chain of command and make sure all decisions
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India has agreed to work with China to resolve border dispute, says Beijing
World | Sep 19, 2014, 08:45 PM ISTBeijing: China on Friday said President Xi Jinping's maiden visit to India has given a “great boost” to bilateral ties and the two sides should control and manage border disputes in a manner that does
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Hong Kong protesters once again call for democracy
World | Sep 15, 2014, 01:28 PM ISTHong Kong: Thousands of protesters dressed in black marched through the streets of Hong Kong to call for democracy and express their opposition to Beijing's decision to restrict the number of candidates who may run
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Over 200 arrested after Hong Kong democracy rally
World | Jul 02, 2014, 12:15 PM ISTHonk Kong: Hong Kong police arrested nearly 200 people on Wednesday after tens of thousands in the former British colony joined a massive march to push for democracy. Anger at mainland China has never been
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Beijing to set up Chinese industrial parks in India
Jun 30, 2014, 11:24 PM ISTBeijing: India and China on Monday signed a key agreement to set up Chinese industrial parks in India as their commerce ministers held the first meeting here after the new NDA government came to power.On
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Malaysia vows to track down MH370; authors claim foul play
World | Jun 15, 2014, 08:42 PM ISTKuala Lumpur: Malaysia today vowed to hunt Flight MH370 missing for the past 100 days with “renewed vigour”, even as two authors of a yet to be released book on the plane sensationally claimed that