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Chinese hold massive anti-Japan rallies: History textbook row BEIJING, April 10: Around 20,000 anti-Japanese protesters took to the streets of two cities in southern China on Sunday, as Japan made a formal diplomatic protest over a violent rally outside...		Chinese PM calls for tech axis with India BANGALORE, April 10: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visited India’s technology hub on Sunday and said the two Asian giants could team up to become world leaders in information technology. Chinese PM...
BD: Indian firm seeks joint gas exploration DHAKA, April 10: The state-run Indian Oil and Natural Gas Corporation has proposed to Bangladesh a joint search for gas in areas which have remained unexplored. ONGC Director Dr AK Balyan,...		Al Qaeda kills Najaf police chief DUBAI, April 10: Al Qaeda’s wing in Iraq said on Sunday it had kidnapped and killed a senior Iraqi police officer in the capital Baghdad, according to Internet postings....
50 killed as Yemeni forces, rebels clash SANAA, April 10: At least 40 rebels and 10 soldiers have been killed in fresh clashes in Yemen’s mountainous northwest, military and tribal sources said on Sunday, as government forces pursue...		Robots will replace child camel jockeys DUBAI, April 10: The United Arab Emirates, under pressure to stamp out the use of children as camel jockeys, plans to introduce robot riders this year, newspapers said on Sunday. “The...
Labourers in UAE struggle to survive DUBAI: Ranver hasn’t been paid in nine months by his construction firm, but the Indian worker fears he could be deported if he complains to Dubai authorities as he also works...		Tokyo demands apology from Beijing TOKYO, April 10: Tokyo on Sunday lodged a formal protest with Beijing over a violent anti-Japanese protest in the Chinese capital, demanding an apology and compensation. Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura...
Jumblatt wants polls on schedule BEIRUT, April 10: Lebanese Druze opposition leader Walid Jumblatt urged various opposition factions on Sunday to draw up a political programme for Lebanon after a May general election....		Tehran says it will never give up enrichment TEHRAN, April 10: Iran will not abandon uranium enrichment, despite its negotiations with the European Union on its nuclear programme, a senior official said on Sunday. Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza...
China-Japan relations hit rock bottom BEIJING: Relations between Asia’s major powers China and Japan are at their worst in decades as each side stokes nationalist sentiment to appease domestic audiences, causing clashes over history and territorial...		Malaysia’s workforce package backfires KUALA LUMPUR: An acute labour crunch threatening Malaysia’s economy after the government expelled hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants highlights a failure to plan for long-term manpower needs, analysts and industry...
Fear, uncertainty grip Nepal KATHMANDU: Though spring is in the air in the Himalayas, there is not much cheer in Nepal — now under emergency rule. The mountain trekkers have failed to arrive in numbers...		N. Korea’s anti-US rage goes on PANMUNJOM (North Korea): Standing just a few paces from his enemy, the North Korean army’s Lieutenant Colonel Sung Jong-Chol outlines his nation’s case against the United States with surprising restraint....