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Narendra Modi likely to form separate ministry for Himalayas

New Indian Prime Minister - Narendra Modi -  is likely to form a separate ministry for the mountain range of the Himalayas. The Himalayan...

United States and Japan worried about China-Vietnam dispute

The United States and Japan expressed on May 9, 2014 that they are very concerned about the newest issue between Vietnam and China over contested waters. It has...

Investors in Indonesia hoping for united government

The results of the Indonesian legislative election were released on April 9, 2014. Following the quick count results, there is a possibility of a...

Prime Minister of Libya Abdullah al-Thinni to leave post

The leadership of Libya announced on Sunday, April 13, 2014 that the interim prime minister denied a parliamentary mandate in order to form a...

Japanese parties submit bill to lower referendum voting age to 18

The opposition, as well as ruling parties in Japan have submitted a bill together to the Lower House on April 8, 2014. The bill...

Textbooks claiming Diaoyu islands approved by Japanese government

The government of Japan gave an approval for new elementary school textbooks on Friday, April 4, 2014, which state that the controversial Diaoyu Islands...

Turkish government continues blocking Twitter

The government of Turkey was under pressure on April 3, 2014 to implement a top order from the court to stop blocking social networking and...

North Korea’s missile launch criticized by US and South Korea

North Korea has launched two missiles of medium range into the sea off the country's east coast. The move was immediately criticized by Seoul...

South Korean telecom ministry to investigate KT hacking case

Telecom ministry of South Korea will be launching an investigation related to the latest hacking incident at KT Corp, it has been announced on...

BNP criticizes increased electricity prices in Bangladesh

The government of Dhaka recently increased electricity prices. The move has been criticized by the BNP leader Nazrul Islam Khan on March 5, 2014,...