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China launches crackdown on corruption, expels legislator : China says it has expelled a member of the national legislature for "serious disciplinary violations" amid a crackdown on corruption ordered by President Xi Jinping. The National People's Congress said it took the action against Zhou Wenbin following ...

Youth commits suicide after girlfriend refuses to meet him YAMUNANAGAR: A youth committed suicide following his girlfriend's refusal to have an immediate meeting with him. Following the refusal, the youth reached her house and, to her horror, committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan there, on  ...

Youth key to helping families fight stigma of mental illness, suicide : After 18-year-old Steven Hutchison took his own life in his dorm room at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ont., earlier this year, a lot of his close friends kept in touch with his parents. Young people who had known the popular, ever-smiling ...

Commission shares its learnings on cyber bullying and youth suicide Commission shares its learnings on cyber bullying and youth suicide . Research linking cyber bullying to suicide as a risk factor and the role of social networking  ...

Israel and Palestinians cautious as Kerry extends peace bid However, Kerry — now on his fifth visit as a peace broker to the Israeli -Palestinian stalemate — has said he would not have returned to the region so soon if he did not believe he could make progress. He has been guarded about his plans to break the  ...

Shankar Rao to face more charges : Now, Crime Investigation Department (CID) sleuths are mulling adding new sections, both under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and other laws, to the existing charges during the course of the Greenfield land dispute case investigation. A few days ago, the ...

Pakistan bombings: Dozens killed in attacks as British PM Cameron visits No one has claimed responsibility for the attacks in the northwest, but suspicion will fall on the Pakistani Taliban. The group has been waging a bloody insurgency against the government for years that has killed thousands of security personnel and ...

Pakistan Hindus victims of 'religious apartheid': Hindu group KARACHI: Hindus in Pakistan are not equal citizens of the state but victims of a "religious apartheid", a newly formed Hindu group has said, demanding a special session of Parliament to probe persecution of Hindus and other minorities in the country.

Blast in Pakistan's Peshawar kills 14 : Two paramilitary personnel riding with the convoy were wounded but the brunt of the blast was borne by passers-by in the tense Badhber neighbourhood of Peshawar, a frequent scene of attacks on the police and army by Pakistan's Taliban militants.

Pakistan tells UK it backs Afghan peace David Cameron's talks in Islamabad were conducted as three attacks in northwest Pakistan killed at least 24 people, underscoring the Islamist militant violence plaguing both sides of the Afghan border. His two-day visit to Afghanistan and Pakistan was ...

China denies changing policy on Dalai Lama : BEIJING — China denied changing its stance on exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Saturday, after reports said Beijing had relaxed its policies of publicly denouncing him and banning worship of his image. “Our policy towards the Dalai ...

Downpours kill at least 14 in China : Torrential rains and hail that suddenly lashed Erdos City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, on Sunday afternoon killed at least eight people and left another missing, sources with the local government said. The severe convective weather  ...

ICC to incorporate set of anti-corruption principles The International Cricket Council (ICC) Saturday decided to incorporate an enhanced set of principles that deals with anti- corruption matters that include a consistent framework for international and domestic anti- corruption rules, addresses the ...

'Judiciary is not untouched by corruption' Justice P. Sathasivam, seniormost judge of the Supreme Court, who takes over the next Chief Justice of India on July 19, spoke to J. Venkatesan on a wide range of issues, on the state of the judiciary and his priorities. The interview was held on June 28.

Pakistan tells Britain it backs Afghan peace efforts ISLAMABAD — Pakistan assured Britain's visiting prime minister on Sunday that it would promote peace efforts in neighbouring Afghanistan as the West pushes for talks with the Taliban ahead of NATO's withdrawal. David Cameron's talks in Islamabad were  ...

Pakistan 'blasphemy' girl moves to Canada ISLAMABAD — A Pakistani Christian girl who was arrested for alleged blasphemy last year and forced into hiding for fear of her life has moved to Canada, an activist said Sunday. Rimsha Masih could have faced life in prison if convicted over ...

Israel 'sweetens deal for 930 E.Jerusalem homes' : JERUSALEM (AFP) – Israel is poised to approve incentives for buyers of nearly 1,000 new homes in annexed east Jerusalem despite a major US push to revive peace talks, reports said on Sunday. The plan, which will offer prospective buyers a huge  ...

'Israel's lobbying efforts to stop S-300 missiles shipment to Syria were not ... Elkin, who accompanied Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu when he met Putin in May to explain Israel's opposition to the Russian delivery of S-300 anti-aircraft missiles to Syria, said the Russians "understand" Israel's position on the matter ...

Israel Prison Service tries to break Eritreans' hunger strike : In an attempt to end the hunger strike by Eritrean migrants being held at the Saharonim detention center, the Israel Prison Service on Sunday began transferring them to other wings in the prison, or to other facilities entirely. The Prison Service ...

China pretty effectively forcibly moving Tibertans out of the country / Scrape ... One of the more troublesome and problematic of those regions has certainly been Tibet . While few will debate that the region of Tibet , historically, was a part of the borders of China it has become an autonomous nation since that time, or it had done ...

China pretty effectively forcibly moving Tibertans out of the country / Scrape ... One of the more troublesome and problematic of those regions has certainly been Tibet . While few will debate that the region of Tibet , historically, was a part of the borders of China it has become an autonomous nation since that time, or it had done ... Our mission is to provide the best information on social exclusion worldwide

Armenian Armed Forces violate ceasefire : Armenian Armed Forces opened fire at the positions of Azerbaijani Army situated in Gizilhajili village of Gazakh region and positions on the nameless heightsof Gedabek region from the positions in the village of Berkaber of Ijevan region and from the  ...

Will These Youth Protests Spread to Asia's Corrupted Democracies? : India is infamous for its corruption , while simultaneously praised for its quality education. That contradictory combination practically guarantees disappointed youth lapsing into either apathy or street anger. India's democracy is robust, but its ...