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At Least 7 Dead, 19 Missing During Landslides in S.W. China
The Chinese news agency Xinhua has reported at least seven people were killed and another nineteen were missing after landslides hit the Yunnan province in southwest China.
Tourists Allowed Back Into Tibet After Month-long Suspension
News agency Xinhua has reported that the first groups of foreign tourists entered Tibet on Sunday after a month-long suspension during the anniversary of a failed uprising in the Himalayan region. The authorities closed Tibet in March over anniversaries...
100% Voter Turnout Sees Kim Jong-il Reelected to N.Korean Parliament
Local media has reported that North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has been unanimously reelected to the country’s parliament with 100% voter turnout. North Korea held a parliamentary election on Sunday. The North Korean parliament is unicameral and...
Italian Man Wants Sex Change So He Can Become a Nun
The ANSA news agency has reported that a 45-year-old Italian gay man is planning to undergo a sex change operation and become a nun, although so far the church has failed to back his plan. The man, whose name has not been revealed, lives in a small town...
Indian Couple Arrested in Polygamy, Theft Scam
Police have arrested a man and wife in a theft and polygamy scam in India, according to the country’s Indopia news agency.Moldova’s Parliament Passes Law Banning Newspapers Which “instigate Territorial Separatism”
According to a new bill approved by Moldova’s Parliament in its first reading on 5 June, the Republic of Moldova shall prohibit the publishing of any literature “which contains libel against the State and the people, calls to war or aggression,...
