Asia & World in Depth: Top 200 News Headlines on 4/18/15

• Tributes to Everest avalanche dead
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from BBC News - Asia

  
  Tributes are paid in Nepal and climbing is suspended to mark the anniversary of an avalanche on Everest that killed 16 sherpas.
• Taiwan workers win $18m over cancer deaths
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Latest news, comments and reviews from The Gulf Today | gulftoday.ae
  TAIPEI: Workers from a factory in Taiwan which leeched toxic chemicals they say resulted in 200 deaths from cancer and more than 1,000 other cases of the disease won a Tw$564.45 million ($18 million) payout from US electronics company RC...
• Prince Harry airborne in Australia
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from BBC News - Asia
  Prince Harry takes to the skies during his first two weeks of a secondment with the Australian Defence Force.
• Nigeria post-election: Bellwether of African democracy?
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (Central & South Asia)
  Muhammadu Buhari's historic win has prompted talks of an 'African Spring'.
• The New Zealand Dollar’s Big Moment
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from The Diplomat
  Buoyed by a strong economy, the Kiwi approaches a historic parity.
• Dozens Killed in Twin Blast in Jalalabad, ISIL Claims Responsibility
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Sputnik International
  At least 33 were killed and 100 injured in twin suicide blasts in the city of Jalalabad, second largest Afghanistan's city, according to local hospital officials.
• Has Europe’s migration policy capsized?
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (Central & South Asia)
  Calls grow for the EU to take greater responsibility for migrants risking their lives on the high seas.
• Q&A: Jean-Paul Laborde on counter-terrorism
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (Central & South Asia)
  Can human rights be protected in the fight against "terror"? We ask the UN's Counter-Terrorism Committee chief.
• High cost for Bangladesh war closure
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from BBC News - Asia
  The cost of closure from Bangladesh's war
• 'I am his eyes and he is my arms'
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from BBC News - Asia
  A blind man and a double amputee on a 10-year mission
• China regulator clamps down on borrowing to buy stocks
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Asian Correspondent
  BEIJING (AP) — China's securities regulator is tightening control over lending to small investors trading stocks.
• Chinese action a global worry: Aquino
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Latest news, comments and reviews from The Gulf Today | gulftoday.ae
  MANILA: President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino on Friday said the controversial Chinese reclamation projects on disputed territories in the South China Sea should be considered a global, not a regional problem because of their adverse impact ...
• May the force be with awesome new "Star Wars" plane
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from CNN.com - Asia
  Japanese carrier ANA has just launched a five-year "Star Wars Project" that includes a new 787-9 Dreamliner painted with an R2-D2 livery.
• China court jails journalist, 71, for 7 years
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Latest news, comments and reviews from The Gulf Today | gulftoday.ae
  BEIJING: A Chinese court on Friday convicted a 71-year-old journalist of leaking state secrets and jailed her for seven years, it said, with rights groups condemning the “arbitrary” verdict as a “blow to free expression.” Gao Yu — named ...
• Japanese company says its magnetic levitation train set speed record
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Asia - Los Angeles Times
  A Japanese company said its magnetic levitation train set a speed record this week, reaching 366 mph on a test track. 
• Deadly blast hits US consulate in Erbil
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (Central & South Asia)
  At least three die after a car bomb explodes outside American consulate, as a wave of deadly bombings targets Baghdad.
• Australian Police Arrest 5 Men They Say Were Planning Terror Attacks
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from NYT > Asia Pacific
  Two of the men, both 18-year-olds, had been preparing to attack police officers in Melbourne during an upcoming national holiday, the authorities said Saturday.
• China: New Asian bank will enhance international finance system
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Asian Correspondent
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior Chinese official says that Beijing's proposed infrastructure bank for Asia is intended to complement and not replace existing lenders dominated by the U.S. and Japan.
• Australia PM downs beer in seconds
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from BBC News - Asia
  Footage has emerged of Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott downing a large glass of beer in only seconds.
• At Least 33 Killed, 50 Injured In Blasts In Afghan City Of Jalalabad
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from International Business Times
  At least 33 people were killed and over 50 were wounded in twin blasts in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Saturday, according to local media reports. The death toll is likely to rise as dozens of people are believed to be critica...
• Japan’s ruling party summons TV executives
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Latest news, comments and reviews from The Gulf Today | gulftoday.ae
  TOKYO: Japan’s ruling party summoned executives from two leading television networks on Friday in a move opponents said endangered press freedom. The Liberal Democratic Party’s panel on information and communications strategy questioned ...
• Dozens Killed in Suicide Bombing at Bank in Eastern Afghanistan
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from NYT > Asia Pacific
  The Taliban denied responsibility for the attack Saturday in the city of Jalalabad, which targeted a crowd of people waiting to collect their salaries.
• Aus. counterterrorist police arrest 5
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from CNN.com - Asia
• Clashes With Security Forces In India's Jammu And Kashmir Kill 1, Injure Several
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from International Business Times
  A day after a separatist leader was arrested in the north Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir for allegedly encouraging his supporters to wave Pakistani flags, one person was killed during clashes between protesters and security forces in ...
• The U.S. Presidential Race: Hillary and India
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from The Diplomat
  The recently announced presidential candidate has a deep familiarity with India.
• 7 Record-Breaking Skyscrapers Currently In The Works Around The Globe
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from Forbes - Asia
  A roundup of the most extraordinary edifices presently underway, from Egypt's modern-day "pyramid" and Switzerland's soaring "mirror," to the soon-to-be new "king" of the world.
• An ongoing struggle for justice after Khmer Rouge
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from CNN.com - Asia
  During the Khmer Rouge regime, I was put in prison at the age of 15 for picking mushrooms in the rice fields to feed my pregnant sister. Under the Khmer Rouge, everything belonged to the Revolution — and picking up anything from the grou...
• VIDEO: Afghanistan blast leaves many dead
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from BBC News - Asia
  At least 33 people have been killed and 100 injured in a suicide bomb attack in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad.
• Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Okinawa Governor Clash Over US Air Base
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from International Business Times
  Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe publicly clashed with the governor of the southern island of Okinawa on Friday over the relocation of a controversial U.S. air base that has remained a thorn in relations between Tokyo and Washington. M...
• Australian police arrest five teens over Anzac Day plot
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (Central & South Asia)
  Alleged "terror" plot targeted police officers on April 25 national holiday that commemorates fallen WWI soldiers.
• CCTV military commentator responds to US report on YJ-18
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-News
  Lu Jian, the presenter of Focus Today, a current affairs program on China's state broadcaster CCTV, asked a military commentator to comment on a report on the country's massive naval build-up released...
• Journalist Gao Yu sentenced to seven years in jail for 'leaking state secrets'
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-News
  Gao Yu, an independent journalist in China, was sentenced to seven years in jail for leaking state secrets to a foreign website, reports the state-run China News Service. Beijing No.3 Intermediate...
• A-bombed cities hope countries "overcome gaps" for nuke-free world
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from News - Kyodo News
  HIROSHIMA/NAGASAKI - Mayors of the two Japanese cities that were devastated by U.S. atomic bombings in 1945 in World War ...
• Soccer: J-League 1st division results
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from News - Kyodo News
• VOX POPULI: It's time for Tokyo to show Okinawa some respect
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from AJW by The Asahi Shimbun
  In May 1853, U.S. Commodore Matthew C. Perry arrived with his "Black Ships" for the first time in Naha, the chief port of the Ryukyu Kingdom. He then headed to Uraga in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture, where his fleet of four black-hulle...
• On the pleasing violence of fairy tales
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from The Japan Times » National
  Traditional fairy tales are so steeped in blood it’s astonishing that children didn’t all grow up to become deranged in days gone by. Take, for example, the popular Japanese fable “Shita-kiri Suzume” (literally, &...
• Mind the gap: Nara election reveals voter values
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from The Japan Times » National
  In the wake of last Sunday’s local elections, big city political reporters were quick to see the results as (1) a mandate for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe; and (2) a disaster for the Democratic Party of Japan. The conclusions reached ...
• UPDATE1: Baseball: Rhee gets job done as Lotte routes Hawks
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from News - Kyodo News
• Prosecutors Look into Claims of Evidence Concealment by Sung’s Aides
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from [KBS WORLD RADIO] NEWS
  [Domestic] : Prosecutors have begun looking into claims that Keangnam Enterprises attempted to conceal evidence ... [more...]
• UPDATE1: Protesters, police clash in Seoul amid ferry disaster memorials
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from News - Kyodo News
• CNN features best beef noodle restaurants in Taipei
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-News
  CNN on Wednesday picked eight restaurants that it said serves the best beef noodles in Taipei, a city that it noted has an annual festival devoted to the dish. "At beef noodle soup's equivalent of ...
• Suicide bomber kills 22 outside bank in Afghanistan: officials
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from South China Morning Post - Asia feed
  A suicide bomber killed at least 22 people and wounded 50 others in an attack on Saturday outside a bank in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, provincial officials said.
• 80% of people with dementia under 65 lose jobs: gov't survey
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from News - Kyodo News
• UPDATE1: Athletics: Kiryu settles for 3rd in men's 200 at Oda Memorial
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from News - Kyodo News
• Suicide bomber kills 22 outside bank in E. Afghanistan: officials
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from The Korea Heald
  A suicide bomber killed at least 22 people and wounded 50 others in an attack Saturday outside a bank in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, provincial officials said."The explosion happened outside a bank where government employees co...
• Kyodo sports news summary
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from News - Kyodo News
• Xinhua decodes psychology behind China's 'Furious 7' frenzy
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-News
  The staggering performance of Furious 7 in China has left many industry insiders baffled. The movie, starring Vin Diesel and the late Paul Walker, broke almost every record possible–the largest mi...
• WHO urges total ban on tobacco advertising in China
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-News
  The World Health Organization (WHO) and other tobacco control organizations on Thursday called on China to ban tobacco advertising. The move came days ahead of the third review of a draft amendment...
• Park holds talks with Santos on boosting ties
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from The Korea Heald
  South Korean President Park Geun-hye called Friday for quick ratification of a free trade agreement (FTA) with Colombia to further boost bilateral trade in the second day of her visit to the South American country. The sides clinched an ...
• Soccer: Japan could start World Cup q'fying campaign at home
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from News - Kyodo News
• Baseball: Central League standings
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from News - Kyodo News
• UnionPay expands global presence
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-News
  From high-street Harrods in London to the hectic duty-free shops in Singapore's airport, China's largest bank card payment processor Unionpay has become a global necessity for businesses catering to i...
• U.S.-Philippines wargames to start under China's shadow
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from The Korea Heald
  Thousands of American and Filipino soldiers on Monday will kick off expanded wargames, showcasing a deepening defence alliance as alarm bells ring over China. The 10-day exercises in the Philippines are an annual affair between the longt...
• Production of iconic gyroscope toy coming to a close after 90 years
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from AJW by The Asahi Shimbun
  NAGOYA--Production of the "chikyu-goma" (earth spin), a little metal gyroscope, a must-have item in every child's room in the 1960s and 70s, will cease in late April when manufacturer Tiger & Co. shutters its operations.
• Owner of 'Fast and Furious' Ferrari in Beijing identified
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-News
  A red Ferrari driven by a 20-year-old man surnamed Yu that was hit by a green Lamborghini in Beijing on April 11 turns out to have been bought in May 2014 by the man's mother, a deputy general manager...
• Study: Drunks fall from train station platforms in a matter of seconds
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from AJW by The Asahi Shimbun
  OSAKA--Railway officials here were surprised at how quickly inebriated passengers can fall from station platforms and onto the tracks once they start moving, in a study of platform-related accidents.
• New Taiwanese freeway toll system cuts travel time: bureau
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-News
  A new distance-based electronic toll system implemented last year in Taiwan has cut down travel time for those using the country's Freeway No. 1, the National Freeway Bureau said Thursday. This is ...
• AIIB preparation in full swing
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-News
  Preparations for the establishment of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) are gaining momentum as a succession of intensive talks are on the horizon. Representatives of the 57 founding co...
• Nobel Prize winner Yunus warns China not to leave its rural population behind
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-News
  China could balance its economic development through fostering rural areas' potential by introducing social business and internet technology, Nobel Prize winner Muhammad Yunus said. "In China, ther...
• Facial ID used in Chinese universities to deter absenteeism
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-News
  Henan University of Technology in Henan province and Minjiang University in Fujian province have set up a facial recognition systems to monitor student absence rates and prevent students from having c...
• Abe tells Okinawa expanding other U.S. base is only solution
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from The Korea Heald
  Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told the governor of Okinawa prefecture that expanding other U.S. military facilities on the island is the only way to shift a Marine air base out of an urban area.The two met in Tokyo on Friday for the first ti...
• Japan rejects Putin’s claim it is to blame for stalled islands talks
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from The Japan Times » National
  Japan has rejected Russian President Vladimir Putin’s claim that it is responsible for stalling bilateral talks on a decades-long territorial dispute, and called for speeding up negotiations. “There’s absolutely no fact...
• China steps up spying activities against Taiwan
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-News
  China appears to be stepping up spying activities against Taiwan, partly for the purpose of causing the US to have second thoughts about transferring military technology to the island, lest they be st...
• Who does Jackie Chan hate more than the woman who sold a story on him?
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-News
  While it is widely believed that Hong Kong movie star Jackie Chan despises Hong Kong actor Elaine Wu, after she sold her story on an affair she had with Chan that left her pregnant in 1999, forcing Ch...
• [Photo] Guiness record-setting candlelight vigil
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from English Edition : The hankyoreh
  The day after the one year anniversary of the Sewol ferry sinking, 4,475 people gathered in Seoul Plaza in front of City Hall, Apr. 17, for an event titled “The Saddest Challenge in the World”. They m..
• Australian arrest 5 for plotting veterans' day terror attack
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from News - Kyodo News
• Porn is in the iPhone of the beholder
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from The Japan Times » National
  “Her lips languorous like a loose-wound spool, the fragrance of her perfume reaching to the skies. And how lovely when she moves, swaying back and forth. … When compared to this creature, a man’s wife can hardly seem mo...
• Nepal sets up welfare fund for mountain tourism workers
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from News - Kyodo News
• 80% of workers with premature dementia get fired or quit: health ministry survey
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from The Japan Times » National
  About 80 percent of premature dementia patients either have to quit their jobs or get fired by their employer, a health ministry survey shows. The post 80% of workers with premature dementia get fired or quit: health ministry survey appe...
• N. Korea's ceremonial head of state travels to Indonesia
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from The Korea Heald
  North Korea's ceremonial head of state, Kim Yong-nam, arrived in Beijing on Saturday, en route to Indonesia to attend a regional conference where he could hold a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, a diplomatic source sa...
• Tencent, Alibaba in race to snap up smart city deals with local gov'ts
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-News
  After vying against each other in mobile payment, online retail, and taxi-hailing, Chinese internet giants Tencent and Alibaba have taken their battle to a new field–government smart city initiatives...
• World › Suicide bomber kills 22 outside bank in Afghanistan
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion - World
  A suicide bomber killed at least 22 people and wounded 50 others in an attack on Saturday outside a bank in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, provincial officials said. "The explosion happened outside a bank where government employee...
• Finance Minister: Higher Rates Not a Must After Fed Rate Hike
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from [KBS WORLD RADIO] NEWS
  [Politics] : South Korea's finance minister said the Bank of Korea does not have to raise interest rates in line ... [more...]
• EDITORIAL: If it is true to its word, Tokyo must hold constructive dialogue with Okinawa
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from AJW by The Asahi Shimbun
  In a long-awaited meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga expressed his determination to oppose the central government’s plan to relocate a U.S. military base within his prefecture.
• HKU to make 'mainland China experience' compulsory for undergrad students
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Hong Kong feed
  A new policy that will make it compulsory for all HKU undergraduate students to spend time on the mainland as part of their degree has caused ripples through the campus.
• Woman offers HK$2,000 reward to return cat that went missing at the Peak
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Hong Kong feed
  A woman filed for her missing cat on Thursday in rich neighbourhood on the Peak, claiming that the cat may have been stolen on Monday.
• Intense Yemen bombing, Qaeda attack after U.N. peace call
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from The Korea Heald
  U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called for international action to end the Saudi-led air campaign on Huthi rebels as intense bombing hit Yemen again Friday and Al-Qaeda seized more ground in the chaos.Columns of smoke rose over an arm...
• Industry 4.0 opens new field for Sino-German cooperation
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-News
  Industry 4.0, a German strategy aimed at digitalizing the manufacturing industry, is likely to open a new field of cooperation between China and Germany, an analyst has said. China will become an imp...
• NHL playoff capsules
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from The Korea Heald
  Nicklas Backstrom had a goal and two assists, and Alex Ovechkin scored once, leading the Washington Capitals and fill-in goalie Philipp Grubauer past the New York Islanders 4-3 Friday night to even their first-round playoff series at a g...
• S. Korea's finance minister highlights role of GCF to G-20
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from The Korea Heald
  Finance Minister Choi Kyung-hwan urged the Group of 20 major economies to lend support to the Green Climate Fund (GCF), an organization that helps developing countries tackle climate change-related problems, in Washington on Saturday. In...
• Nepal marks anniversary of deadliest Everest avalanche
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from World News, News of World, Top World News, World Breaking Headlines - Times of India
  Nepal on Saturday marked the anniversary of Mount Everest's deadliest avalanche with a memorial and a government announcement that it will set up a welfare fund for mountaineering and trekking workers in the Himalayan nation.
• Teen Dies During Protests in Kashmir's Budgam, Magisterial Probe Ordered
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from NDTV News - Top Stories
  A teenager died and two persons were injured in Kashmir's Budgam today after clashes broke out between protesters and police. The state government has ordered a magisterial inquiry into the death. Kas...
• People should understand their duties towards society: Rijiju
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Zee News : India National
  Union Minister Kiran Rijiju on Saturday said people should understand their duties towards society and learn to be tolerant.
• Congress accuses money-minded BJP of working for corporates
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Zee News : India National
  The Congress Party on Saturday condemned Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Poonamben Madam`s indecent gesture to shower money at the crowd during the `Ahir` festival in Gujarat and said that it reflected the `character` of the representati...
• Vikas Swarup takes over as Spokesperson in MEA
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Zee News : India National
  Senior diplomat Vikas Swarup, whose debut novel was made into the Oscar-winning movie "Slumdog Millionaire", on Saturday assumed charge as Spokesperson in the External Affairs Ministry.
• Cong. gears for Sunday’s rally
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from The Hindu - National
  The party launched a website called "Zameen Wapsi" to reportedly counter the Modi government's 'bundle of lies' on the land acquisition issue.
• No information on cost of Modi’s wardrobe: PMO
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Times of India
  The Prime Minister's Office says it has no information about the cost incurred on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's wardrobe.
• Budgam killing: Two policemen arrested
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from The Hindu - National
  Two policemen were arrested in connection with the killing of a youth in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. Earlier, already under house arrest, chairman of hardline facti...
• New Income Tax Form on Foreign Travel Disclosure to be Reconsidered
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from NDTV News - Top Stories
  The government said on Saturday that new income tax return (ITR) forms that require disclosure of details regarding bank accounts and foreign trips undertaken by an individual will be reconsidered, a ...
• Dozen sustain burn injuries in blowout at ONGC Gujarat field
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Times of India
  At least a dozen persons sustained burn injuries in a fire that broke out on Saturday when a piece of equipment used to prevent blowouts at one of the gas wells in state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation’s Ankleshwar fields. Some 80 km...
• I am a hard nut to crack: Smriti
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Times of India
  "I am a hard nut to crack," says HRD minister Smriti Irani who also asserts that she is "too fat" to be cut to size.
• Psychiatrist Vikram Patel in TIME’s influential people list
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from The Hindu - National
  Professor Patel is also the co-Director of the Centre for the Control of Chronic Conditions at Public Health Foundation of India.
• H S Brahma relinquishes CEC post, Zaidi to take over tomorrow
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Times of India
  Chief Election Commissioner H S Brahma on Saturday relinquished the charge of the top post of the nation's poll panel.
• In Jammu & Kashmir, two cops arrested for fatal firing at stone pelters
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Times of India
  Two policemen have been arrested in connection with the shooting at stone-pelting protesters at Budgam district's Narbal village in the Kashmir valley on Saturday.
• Xi comes calling to Pakistan, bearing gifts worth $45 billion
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from The Hindu - National
  China to finalise deals for Maritime Silk Road, eight submarines
• Ganga rejuvenation cannot be modelled on foreign rivers: Bharti
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Zee News : India National
   Despite getting several international offers, rejuvenation of Ganga cannot be modelled on foreign rivers as the river has cultural and religious significance, Water Minister Uma Bharti said on Saturday.
• Congress Launches Zameen Wapsi Website, Says Will Counter 'Misinformation' on Land Ordinance
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from NDTV News - Top Stories
  The Congress launched a website - zameenwapsi.com - as part of its agitation against the government's land acquisition Ordinance. The launch came a day ahead of the mammoth farmers' rally in Delhi, wh...
• Policeman Shot At in Post-Poll Violence in Kolkata; 'Small Incident', Says Mamata Banerjee
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from NDTV News - Top Stories
  Just an hour after voting closed in Kolkata municipal election, a police sub-inspector was shot at in post-poll violence. The incident occurred near Girish Park in north Kolkata.
• Former Washington state governor ejects man from car
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from World News, News of World, Top World News, World Breaking Headlines - Times of India
  Former Washington state Governor Chris Gregoire used fast thinking and driving to stop a stranger from climbing into her car in a store parking lot, Olympia police said on Thursday.
• No Information on Cost of PM Modi's Wardrobe, Says His Office in Reply to RTI Query
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from NDTV News - Top Stories
  The Prime Minister's Office says it has no information about the cost incurred on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's wardrobe.
• Ha Noi to conduct checks at housing projects
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Lastest news from VietNam News
  Commercial housing projects and new urban areas in the capital city of Ha Noi will be monitored, with a focus on infrastructure construction, following instructions from the municipal People's Committee.
• Germanwings crash victims remembered with candles and angels
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from The Star Online News Highlights
  COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) - The passengers and crew killed in the Germanwings plane that crashed into the French Alps were remembered on Friday at a memorial service in which 150 candles were lit on the steps of the altar of Cologne Cat...
• PM uses special power to remove education permanent secretary
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from Thai PBS English News
  The same order appointed Mr Kanjorn Tateyakavee, secretary-general of University Affairs Commission, as the new education permanent secretary. Mrs Sutthasri was shunted to the National Education Council as the secretary-general. Other se...
• PSD denies that more than 400,000 civil servants’ salaries are between RM805 and RM820
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from The Rakyat Post » News
  KUALA LUMPUR, April 17, 2015: The Public Service Department (PSD) has denied that there are between 400,000 to 800,000 civil servants in the Implementation Group who are still getting a monthly salary of between RM805 and RM820. In a sta...
• Ombudsman asks SC to revisit doctrine of condonation
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from GMA News Online / News / Nation
  Admitting it hampers their investigations, Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales said Friday they have asked the Supreme Court to revisit a legal doctrine that removes administrative liability when a public official is reelected.
• Major Education shake-up
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from NationMultimedia.com - Topstories
  NATIONAL COUNCIL for Peace and Order (NCPO) chief General Prayut Chan-o-cha has introduced a big shake-up at the Education Ministry in the push for education reform and greater efficiency.
• Former president defiant as humanitarian toll mounts in Yemen war
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from The Star Online News Highlights
  ADEN (Reuters) - Yemen's former president Ali Abdullah Saleh said on Friday he would not leave the country, dismissing reports in the Gulf Arab media that he was seeking a safe exit as Saudi Arabian war planes bomb troops loyal to hi...
• BAT cigarettes revert to pre-GST prices
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from Malaysiakini :: NEWS
  It had earlier increased prices of all its cigarette brands by 50 sen.
• Dancenter to hold annual show
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Lastest news from VietNam News
  The international dance training school Dancenter will stage a show called Celebration featuring 200 dancers at the Youth Cultural House in early June.
• Seminar urges development goal reform
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Lastest news from VietNam News
  The different orientation and strategies needed to shift from the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were discussed by senior Vietnamese officials and international experts at a seminar in Ha Noi ...
• Exhibition marks 150 years of press
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Lastest news from VietNam News
  An exhibition on old Vietnamese publications will take place in Ha Noi today to celebrate the 150-year anniversary of the Vietnamese language press.
• Australia pushing for criminal investigation over destruction of MH17
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from The Rakyat Post » News
  MELBOURNE, April 17, 2015: Australia will ask Ukraine for a strong criminal investigation to find and punish those responsible for the destruction of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 last July, according to The Australian newspaper. The...
• RFD officials face probe
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from NationMultimedia.com - Topstories
  Investigation to see why landrights deeds were granted for forest land
• Why Ombudsman rejects 'Aguinaldo doctrine'
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from Nation
  The Office of the Ombudsman is asking the Supreme to junk the condonation doctrine, otherwise known as the "Aguinaldo doctrine," because it hampers the fight against corruption.
• Nepal army, police join search for missing Malaysian trekker
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from The Rakyat Post » News
  KUALA LUMPUR, April 17, 2015: The search for Malaysian amateur trekker Dennis Lee Thian Poh, who disappeared while crossing the Pokhara-Msutang route in Western Nepal, entered its 12th day today. A search and rescue (SAR) operation compr...
• Online Islamic will-writing service launched
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from The Rakyat Post » News
  SHAH ALAM, April 17, 2015: Warkah Akhir Sdn Bhd has launched ‘e-wasiat’, an online Islamic will-writing service, for a one-time payment of RM100. Its chief executive officer, Ahmad Fakhrul Anuar Ismail, said the public could ...
• VN-Index flat as blue chips slide
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Lastest news from VietNam News
  The VN-Index closed almost flat at 568.32 points by the end of yesterday's session, erasing early gains. This was caused by unexpected declines of several large-cap shares.
• Amos Yee to spend at least one night in jail; parents did not post bail after hearing
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from The Malay Mail Online | World
  SINGAPORE, April 17 — Teenager Amos Yee, who is facing three criminal charges arising from online content he posted, will spend at least one night in jail after his parents did not post bail for him following a pre-trial conference...
• Law may recognise transgender people
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Lastest news from VietNam News
  The health ministry is finalising the amendment of the draft Civil Code law, which is likely to acknowledge transgender people and their rights for the first time in Viet Nam.
• ‘Umno’s stand is not associated with Kedah’s conflict’
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from The Rakyat Post » News
  SEBERANG JAYA, April 17, 2015: “The conflict surrounding Kedah and its Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir, who had been told to resign, is an isolated one and does not represent the stand of any Umno division or committee,&#...
• Ex-minister proposes Mahathir-Anwar-Ku Li team to unseat PM
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from The Malaysian Insider : Malaysia
  Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Kelantan prince Tan Sri Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah and jailed opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim should work together to save the country, a former minister wrote on his blog today. Dat...
• Areas with industrial parks at risk of dengue
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Lastest news from VietNam News
  Provinces and cities with many industrial parks are at a higher risk of a dengue fever outbreak, the head of HCM City's Pasteur Institute has said.
• Pope Francis may visit Cuba as add-on to U.S. trip, Vatican says
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from The Rakyat Post » World
  ROME, April 17, 2015: Pope Francis may add a trip to Cuba on to the itinerary of his visit to the United States in September, the Vatican said on Friday, adding that discussions with Cuban authorities were still at an early stage. A stop...
• Celebrities among users of date-rape drug 'liquid ecstasy' – NBI
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from GMA News Online / News / Nation
  The National Bureau of Investigation said that high-profile individuals are among users of gamma hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) or liquid ecstasy, which have supposedly been used in “date-rape” incidents.
• Invoking Emergency Power, Prayuth Transfers 6 Education Officials
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from Breaking News - RSS Khaosod English
  BANGKOK - Junta chairman and Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has invoked his emergency power and transferred six education officials without any explanation today.
• Malaysian charged for armed robbery in Singapore 26 years after crime
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from The Malay Mail Online | Malaysia
  SINGAPORE, April 17 — A Malaysian man was charged in court yesterday for armed robbery — 26 years after he committed the crime. Thoo Ing Lai, 53, who had a warrant of arrest issued on him by the State Courts, was arrested in ...
• HRW urges Thailand to drop charges against Phuket journalists
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from NationMultimedia.com - Breakingnews
  The Thai authorities are urged to drop criminal proceedings against two journalists for reporting on trafficking of ethnic Rohingya "boat people", Human Rights Watch said today.
• Nam wins gold in India
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Lastest news from VietNam News
  Ly Hoang Nam of Viet Nam won a gold medal at the ITF Asian Closed Junior Championships yesterday in India.
• Palestinian women join effort to keep Jews from contested holy site
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from The Malay Mail Online | World
  JERUSALEM, April 17 — The women, covered face-to-toe, surrounded the Jewish group walking through the contested holy site in Jerusalem. “The army of Muhammad is coming!” the women shouted. One woman covered her face wit...
• Alleged Rapist & Murderer Arrested, Victims Urged to Come Forward
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from Breaking News - RSS Khaosod English
  CHIANG MAI - Police in northern Thailand are urging past victims of a self-confessed serial rapist and murder to press charges against the suspect.
• NRC's Week-Long Charter Debate to be Broadcast Live
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from Breaking News - RSS Khaosod English
  BANGKOK - The first public deliberation on the draft of Thailand's new constitution will be broadcast live throughout its entire session - which is expected to last for seven days - a government official said.
• Thai PM hails progress, says he doesn’t want to stay in power
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from The Rakyat Post » World
  BANGKOK, April 17, 2015: Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha hailed the performance of his military government on Friday and said a much-criticised overhaul of the Constitution was needed to pull Thailand out of years of political cris...
• MPC mulls issuing non-convertible bonds to raise more working capital
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Lastest news from VietNam News
  Minh Phu Seafood Corporation JSC (MPC) may decide to issue 2,500 non-convertible bonds for periods of three years or more at the annual shareholders meeting on April 18.
• Pakatan Mahathir, Tengku Razaleigh dan Anwar mampu jatuhkan Najib
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from Malaysia Today
  Sayuti Omar Usaha untuk menyingkirkan Najib Razak dari kerusi perdana menteri yang ditakhtai sekarang ini bukan mudah. Memang nampak hari ini usaha itu sedang keras dijalankan. Mereka yang berusaha untuk menyingkirkannya... READ MORE
• 3 Phone Snatchers Arrested in Pattaya
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from Breaking News - RSS Khaosod English
  CHONBURI - Police have arrested three Thai men who allegedly stole a mobile phone from a Chinese tourist in the resort town of Pattaya last night.
• BIDV confirms merger with Mekong Housing Bank
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Lastest news from VietNam News
  The management board of the Bank for Investment and Development of Viet Nam (BIDV) announced its plan to merge with the Mekong Housing Bank (MHB) at a shareholders meeting on April 17.
• China police shoot dead two ‘terrorists’ on Vietnam border
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from The Rakyat Post » World
  BEIJING, April 17, 2015: Chinese police have shot dead two suspected “terrorists” on the border with Vietnam, part of a group of people trying to sneak out of the country, state media said on Friday. The group was discovered ...
• Authorities know the identity of Koh Samui bomb masterminds, ministers told
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from NationMultimedia.com - Topstories
  THE AUTHORITIES know the identity of people behind the car bomb on Koh Samui but are waiting to see if more evidence comes to light, a source quoted Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwan as saying yesterday.
• 892 pass Electronics Engineer Licensure Exam –PRC
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from GMA News Online / News / Nation
  The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) on Friday announced that 892 out of 2,552 passed the Electronics Engineer Licensure Examination and 1,066 out of 1,483 passed the Electronics Technician Licensure Examination given in Manila, ...
• Unfair to penalise Thai airlines: IATA
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from NationMultimedia.com - Topstories
  MADRID, Spain - It is unfair to penalise Thai airlines for the government's poor ''oversight'' in regulatory regime for aviation, said International Air Transport Association (IATA) director general and chief executive officer Tony Tyler.
• 'Enormous shock' of Germanwings crash endures: German president
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from Channel NewsAsia World News
  "Since this day, nothing has been what it was for these families and friends" of the victims, Germany President Gauck said. "Something was destroyed that can never be healed again in this world."
• Class IV staff on poll duty
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from bdnews24.com - Bangladesh
  The class IV employees reportedly wanted to be relieved, but were turned down
• Clean and green solution to Pakistan's auto rickshaws
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific News
  A World Bank report says Pakistan’s urban air pollution is among the most severe in the world. The popular auto rickshaws are a source of this pollution, but a Pakistani engineering firm says they have come up with a clean and green solu...
• UN: Death toll in Ukraine fighting now above 6,100
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from Manila Bulletin | Latest Breaking News | News Philippines » World
  BERLIN (AP) — The United Nations says the number of people killed in a year of fighting in Ukraine has now passed 6,100, and says it’s increasingly worried that breaches in a cease-fire will further worsen the human rights situatio...
• 4 insurgents dead in Paktia airstrike
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from Pajhwok Afghan News (English)
  By Sahel Mangal on 17 April 2015 GARDEZ (Pajhwok): Four militants were killed in foreign forces  airstrikes in the Zurmat district of southeastern Paktia province on Friday, a senior police official said. Col. Mohammad Zama said the atta...
• Former president defiant as humanitarian toll mounts in Yemen war
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from Channel NewsAsia World News
  Yemen's former president Ali Abdullah Saleh said on Friday he would not leave the country, dismissing reports in the Gulf Arab media that he was seeking a safe exit as Saudi Arabian war planes bomb troops loyal to him and their Houthi mi...
• Smuggled mobile phones seized in Ctg
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from bdnews24.com - Bangladesh
  Most of them are of various models of Samsung phones 
• Sasol repatriates South African workers in Mozambique over anti-immigrant fears
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from Channel NewsAsia World News
  Sasol is repatriating 340 South Africans working at its projects in Mozambique over fears for their safety after foreign nationals were attacked back home, the synthetics fuel maker said on Friday.
• One dies in Dhaka crash
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from bdnews24.com - Bangladesh
  A pickup van rams into a bus
• Man convicted of murder of 69-year-old woman executed
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from Singapore
  SINGAPORE - A convicted murderer was executed today (April 17), close to 10 years after his crime, after several rounds of appeal were rejected. Muhammad Kadar, 39, a Singaporean, had stabbed a 69-year-old woman to death in her flat whil...
• MACC seizes 14 vehicles worth RM1.5mil, seven arrested
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from The Star Online Nation Highlights
  SEREMBAN: The Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission has detained seven individuals and seized 14 vehicles including used luxury models believed to have been smuggled in from a neighbouring country.
• Ukraine wants global court to investigate crimes in Crimea and east
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from Channel NewsAsia World News
  Ukraine wants the International Criminal Court to investigate all alleged recent war crimes in Crimea and eastern Ukraine, Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin said in an interview, broadening an existing probe.
• UN chief calls for immediate Yemen ceasefire
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from Channel NewsAsia World News
  UN chief Ban Ki-moon called for an immediate ceasefire in Yemen as he began the hunt for a new peace envoy to the war-torn country, where Al-Qaeda is expanding its territory. 
• Serbian president's plane plunges for 'eternity' before steadying
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from Channel NewsAsia World News
  An ageing Serbian government plane carrying the country's president tumbled through the air "for a whole two minutes" on Friday when an engine failed, tossing passengers around the cabin.
• Bangladesh peacekeepers extolled
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from bdnews24.com - Bangladesh
  Netherlands to work more closely with Bangladesh on peacekeeping operations
• 33 dead, over 100 wounded in twin Jalalabad blasts
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Pajhwok Afghan News (English)
  By Zeerak Fahim on 18 April 2015 JALALABAD (Pajhwok):  A suicide bomber blew himself up in front of Kabul Bank, leaving 33 persons dead and more than 100 injured in Jalalabad City, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province, on Saturday m...
• Rula Ghani among 100 influential persons
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Pajhwok Afghan News (English)
  By Pajhwok Report on 18 April 2015 KABUL (Pajhwok): Rula Ghani, first Lady of Afghanistan and the wife of the incumbent President Ashraf Ghani, has been named among 100 influential persons of the world in 2015 by Time, an American news m...
• Five dead in Arizona home after 'family dispute' shooting
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from Channel NewsAsia World News
  ABC television news affiliate KNXV said the victims were three brothers, their mother and a wife of one of the men. Police found a gun next to one of the men, who appeared to have a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
• Malaysian charged for armed robbery 26 years after crime
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from Singapore
  SINGAPORE - A Malaysian man was charged in court yesterday for armed robbery - 26 years after he committed the crime. Thoo Ing Lai, 53, who had a warrant of arrest issued on him by the State Courts, was arrested in Malaysia with the help...
• High school graduates can avail student loan online
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from BBS
  Last year’s class XII students can now avail student loan, under education ministry’s scheme, online. Students who scored 50 percent aggregate and from economically-challenged backgrounds are eligible. The post High school graduates can ...
• Using leftover bread to make beer, an inspiration from ancient past
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from World
  A small Brussels-based brewery has embarked on a project to make beer from leftover bread, harking back to antiquity, when bread, rather than barley, was the main ingredient. The idea for brewing with bread came when 31-year-old Frenchma...
• Apa Group plans to build Japan's biggest hotel by 2020 Olympics
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from World
  TOKYO - Apa Group aims to capitalise on a boom in visitors to Japan by building the country's biggest hotel in time for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the Chief Executive Officer of the nationwide hotel chain Toshio Motoya said. The unlis...
• Perak farmers facing eviction turn to Najib for help
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from The Star Online Nation Highlights
  PUTRAJAYA: Some desperate farmers from Perak are turning to the Prime Minister for help to save them from being evicted.
• Protest held outside parliament for release of passengers
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Pajhwok Afghan News (English)
  By Abasin Zaheer on 18 April 2015 KABUL (Pajhwok): A number of protesters on Saturday blocked the way leading to parliament house, demanding the release of 31 passengers kidnapped two months back from Kabul-Kandahar Highway by armed gunm...
• Jahani also makes way to present plans to WJ
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Pajhwok Afghan News (English)
  By Abasin Zaheer on 18 April 2015 KABUL (Pajhwok): Abdul Bari Jahani, minister-designate for information and culture, on Saturday presented plans to the lower house of parliament after his second nationality was revoked. More than two we...
• MH17: Australia pushes for criminal investigation
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific News
  Australia will ask Ukraine for a strong criminal investigation to find and punish those responsible for the destruction of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 last July, according to The Australian newspaper.
• Buyers value brand-new, highly personalised houses in Japan
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from Asia
  Would you buy a house that you knew would lose its value as years passed? That you would never be able to sell? That you might have to pay to demolish? In Japan, this is the willing choice of many houseowners. In Western countries, a hom...
• MoI, Pakistan condemn terror attack in Jalalabad
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Pajhwok Afghan News (English)
  By Pajhwok Report on 18 April 2015 KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghanistan’s Ministry of Interior (MoI) and the government of Pakistan on Saturday condemned in categorical terms the terrorist attack which resulted in the killing and injuring of ten...
• PM mourns Surya Bahadur
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from bdnews24.com - Bangladesh
  The five-time Nepalese prime minister died after a long battle with cancer at 87
• Afghanistan With No Defence Strategy
  Friday, April 17, 2015 from Khaama Press (KP) | Afghan Online Newspaper
  By Dr Florance Ebrahimi In a major assault on the Afghan security forces Taliban killed, wounded or kidnapped at least 33 soldiers of the Afghan National Army (ANA) in Jurm district of north-eastern Badakhshan province. Northern Province...
• Adam Schiff: It’s time to recognize Armenian Genocide
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from NEWS.am | News from Armenia
• April 24 events will be broadcast via satellite
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from NEWS.am | News from Armenia
• Sharmazanov: Armenia was guided by state interest when joining EEU
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from NEWS.am | News from Armenia
• Uruguay’s ex-President publishes article devoted to the Armenian Genocide
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from armenpress.am RSS -
  Ex-President of Uruguay Julio María Sanguinetti has published an article entitled "100 Years of Denial of the Armenian Genocide" in Lanicion.
• "Deportivo Armenio" club to wear kits with "I Remember and Demand" inscription on them
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from armenpress.am RSS -
  The Argentinian "Deportivo Armenio" football club, honoring the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, will wear kits with "I Remember and Demand" inscriptions written on them.
• Dollar continues steady rise in Armenia
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from NEWS.am | News from Armenia
• Khloe Kardashian calls on fans to join petition to post an Armenian Genocide Centennial doodle on Google
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from armenpress.am RSS -
  More than 800 users responded to the comment just 14 hours ago. Currently, 114,264 users have joined the petition that was launched at change.org in December 2014, and another 35,736 signatures are required to reach 150,000 signatures.
• AYF members call on Germany to recognize Armenian Genocide
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from NEWS.am | News from Armenia
• Holy Mass in memory of Armenian Genocide victims to be served at Notre Dame Cathedral of Luxembourg
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from armenpress.am RSS -
  The Holy Mass is organized by the Armenian community of Luxembourg and will be served on April 24th at 18:30.
• Armenian youth calls on Germany to condemn Armenian Genocide
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from armenpress.am RSS -
  On April 24, the German Parliament will hold an hour of debate regarding the Armenian Genocide in Bundestag, the lower house of the federal legislature in Germany.
• “Millions of Lives”: Armenian and foreign celebrities condemn Armenian Genocide through music video
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from armenpress.am RSS -
  The premiere of the music video was held at Moscow Cinema on April 18.
• Armenian Genocide centenary-devoted initiative held in Montevideo
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from armenpress.am RSS -
  The campaign “Blood for Life” was held in Montevideo.
• Bundestag resolution will not contain “G-word”
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from NEWS.am | News from Armenia
• Hripsime Khurshudyan wins 4th place at European Weightlifting Championships
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from armenpress.am RSS -
  Hripsime Khurshudyan won 4th place in the 75+ weight category at the European Weightlifting Championships in Tbilisi.
• US calls on Armenia and Azerbaijan to exchange data on missing persons in Karabakh
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from NEWS.am | News from Armenia
• Moscow hosts conference dedicated to the Armenian Genocide Centennial
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from armenpress.am RSS -
  “We will continue this process for the international recognition of the Armenian Genocide since it is a matter of national security,” Ambassador Yesayan mentioned.
• France TV to air April 24 programs dedicated to Armenians
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from NEWS.am | News from Armenia
• Armenia’s FM to visit Luxembourg
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from armenpress.am RSS -
  The aim of the visit is the participation in the meeting of the EU and Eastern Partnership foreign ministers.
• Presence of Armenians was obstacle to ideological plans of Young Turks: Aram I to Vatican Insider
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from armenpress.am RSS -
  His Holiness Catholicos Aram I of the Holy See of Cilicia says the presence of the Armenian people was an obstacle to the ideological plans of the Young Turks. This is why the genocide was planned.
• Armenia joined EEU guided by state interest: Sharmazanov
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from armenpress.am RSS -
  Armenia was guided with state interest by joining Eurasian Economic Union.
• Famous Italian writer Antonia Arslan visits Artsakh
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from armenpress.am RSS -
  President Sahakyan noted that Antonia Arslan and her works are held in special respect in Artsakh.
• Russia to pay up to €5 billion to Greece for “Turkish Stream”
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from NEWS.am | News from Armenia
• Calif. State Museum launches exhibit on Armenian Genocide
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from armenpress.am RSS -
  On March 31 the California State Museum in Sacramento opened its landmark exhibit highlighting Armenian history and culture.
• Karabakh president receives Italian writer Antonia Arslan
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from NEWS.am | News from Armenia
• Azerbaijanis fired more than 12,000 shots towards Armenian positions in one week
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from armenpress.am RSS -
  The frontline military units of the Defense Army have command of the operative-tactical situation on the frontline and continue to defend the positions with confidence.
• March to mark Armenian Genocide Centennial held in London
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from NEWS.am | News from Armenia
• 33.2 hectares forest to be created in Armenia's Tsovak
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from armenpress.am RSS -
  A large-scale afforestation project was launched in the Tsovak village of Gegharkunik province by initiative of the United Nations and funded by the European Union, which will be carried out on 33 hectares, in 2 sections.
• Rio 2016 launches second batch of coins commemorating Olympic and Paralympic Games
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from armenpress.am RSS -
  In circulation since last November, the Rio 2016 commemorative coins have already sparked an unprecedented collecting craze in Brazil, Armenpress reports, citing the official website of the Games.
• Parliamentary speaker sends message of condolence on the death of Harutyun Keheyan
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from armenpress.am RSS -
  Harutyun Keheyan was more than an athlete as a symbol of Armenian sport successes.
• Garik Martirosyan to be in Yerevan on April 24 with Comedy Club staff
  Saturday, April 18, 2015 from armenpress.am RSS -
  The famous Armenian comedian, broadcaster, the founder of Comedy Club Garik Martirosyan will be in Yerevan on April 24.