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Visa rules set to be eased in Central Asia   By Nikolaus von Twickel The Moscow Times     The Central Asian republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are planning to liberalize their visa rules this summer, marking what looks like a trend among former Soviet states.   The Kyrgyz parliament approved a bill Thursday […]

Zimbabwe: African, Carribean and Pacific Group backs call for lifting of European Union sanctions By Victoria Ruzvidzo The Herald  PORT VILA, VANUATU— The African, Carribean and Pacific Group (ACP) says it stands in solidarity with Zimbabwe as it seeks the removal of illegal sanctions imposed by the European Union. Describing the sanctions as a “source of irritation” […]

China’s first manned space lab mission coming within days China’s historic spacecraft docking mission this month will involve a female astronaut Video: Upate June 16, 2012   People watch the Long March-2F rocket carrying the Shenzhou-9 spacecraft which moves to the launch pad at the Jiuquan launch center in Jiuquan, China’s northwest Gansu province, Saturday, […]

Hugo Chavez rallies thousands launching re-election bid Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez acknowledges supporters before the registration of his presidential bid to the electoral authorities in Caracas June 11, 2012. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins By Fabiola Sanchez Associated Press   CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez rallied tens of thousands of supporters Monday, wearing his signature […]

Mexico’s presidential candidates battle over television coverage and attack ads    Jo Tuckman The Guardian MEXICO CITY- Mexico’s leftwing presidential candidate, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, has called on Enrique Peña Nieto, the current favorite to win the election on July 1, to come clean about the alleged purchase of favorable coverage on Mexico’s biggest television […]

June 8, 2012 How the man cured of HIV has inspired doctors to discover revolutionary new treatment By Brian Clark Howard Daily Mail Timothy Brown, 46, became the first person in history to be cured of HIV after receiving a blood stem cell transplant from a person resistant to the virus. In 2007 doctors made the breakthrough […]

Syria could unite Russia and China against the U.S.     By Dmitri Trenin Bloomberg     The massacre of more than 100 men, women and children at Houla has buried the peace plan for Syria promoted by former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan. Soon, the regime and its opponents will get to fight […]

Zimbabwe  to hold first Zimbabwe China trade fair next month   HARARE (Bernama)- Zimbabwe will hold the first Zimbabwe China Trade Fair next month aimed at fostering trade relations between the two countries, New Ziana reported.   The Africa Economic Development Strategies (AEDS) said in a statement that the trade fair’s objective is to find […]

Russia’s Putin in China for regional security talk Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) walks to his car upon his arrival at the Beijing International Airport on June 5, 2012. Putin arrived in China on June 5 for a three-day visit aimed at bolstering a crucial alliance.  — Photo by AFP   By Christopher Bodeen Associated […]

More than 140 on plane that crashes in Lagos, Nigeria By Jon Gambrell Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria — A passenger plane carrying between 140 and 150 people crashed in Nigeria’s largest city on Sunday, officials said. Firefighters pulled at least one body from a building that was damaged by the crash and searched for survivors […]