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• Boat sinks in flooded northern India, killing 20
In 2007, monsoon floods killed more than 2,200 people across South Asia and left 31 million others homeless, short of food or with other problems.
• Asia sides with West, not Russia, over Georgia
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan - China and several Central Asian nations rebuffed Russia's hopes of international support for its actions in Georgia, issuing a statement Thursday denouncing the use of force and calling for respect for every country's ...
• Bush's final G-8 summit may be harmonious
It's a G-8 with a lot of political leaders who are pretty weak," said Michael Green, a former Bush assistant on Asian affairs and now an Asia specialist at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
• Singapore salon infuses tea with new level of luxury
The leading nations that produce tea are in Asia yet you do not have a luxury tea brand from the region,” Murjani, a former brand-building executive who helped shape U.S. designer label Tommy Hilfiger, told Reuters.
• Mice Infestation Closes North Side Food Wholesaler
Daley's Dumpster Task Force inspected and closed the Asia Provision Company, also known as the Golden Brand Company Inc. at 5426 N. Broadway because of an infestation of mice and lax housekeeping, according to a release from the city Department of ...