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02.09.2009, 13:56
In India, extreme poverty means many children have little chance of climbing the social ladder, but in one small village, tribal boys and girls have come to see boxing as a ticket to a better life.
21.08.2009, 14:21
India's monsoon rains have failed to arrive and farmers in the worse hit regions say there is little hope that enough crops can be grown this year to stave off food shortages.
27.04.2009, 12:04
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Hardly anyone is willing to help Indian child beggars, or wants to touch them, but a group of volunteers goes into the streets of Delhi to make these children feel wanted.
16.04.2009, 22:36
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There is no shortage of candidates in the Indian presidential election, including one 45-year-old transsexual, who says it’s her sexual identity that will defeat the political heavyweights.
04.09.2010, 15:15
A Thai parliamentary commission of the ruling coalition and opposition has spent three hours in a Bangkok jail cell talking to alleged arms dealer Viktor Bout, who faces extradition to the US after a recent court ruling.
Viktor Bout case
23.03.2010, 10:47
China has accused the world's leading search engine of breaking the promises it made when entering the market, after Google stopped self-censoring search results in the country.
27.03.2010, 10:18
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In parts of India, witch hunting is not merely a dark part of history. It is still happening today.
11.03.2010, 06:34
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China is a threat to cyber security and Internet freedom, both of which America should promote. That's according to the US Congress, which praised Google's decision to fight against Chinese web censorship.
21.01.2010, 08:25
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India is clamping down on beggars on the streets of capital New Delhi. Despite the optimism of the officials, the measures only appear to have a cosmetic effect.
25.10.2010, 16:31
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A high-ranking Israeli official on Sunday slammed a statement from Catholic bishops, who called for international organizations to lead the cause of Palestinian statehood.
Published: 09 September, 2009, 09:32
Edited: 10 September, 2009, 09:36
The tradition of ritual suicides by widowed women is still respected in certain communities of India and, despite long ago being prohibited, such cases continue to occur.
