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Pakistan forces Indian helicopter to land

By AP News Mon, Oct 24, 2011 12:16AM UTC View Comments

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan forced an Indian military helicopter to land Sunday for violating its airspace near the disputed border with Kashmir and briefly took its four-member crew into custody, Pakistani military officials said. India said the helicopter veered off course because of bad weather, and Pakistan allowed the aircraft to return soon after the...

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Foreigner sexually assaulted in Hahoe Folk Village

By Nathan Schwartzman Sun, Aug 14, 2011 1:43AM UTC View Comments

Original article in Korean is at this link. In an unprecedented incident with undertones of worry over becoming a foreign relations problem, a female foreigner was sexually assaulted at the Haehoe Folk Village, a United Nations World Heritage Site, in Andong. According to police, prosecutors, and the Folk Village on the 12th, at the end...

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Britain bumps up diplomatic presence in Asia

By Shayoni Sarkar Thu, May 12, 2011 12:07AM UTC View Comments

Asia is on Britain’s diplomatic radar, as UK Foreign Secretary William Hague announced the introduction of five new embassies and an increased number of diplomats to recognise the rising influence of economically strong China and India. 80 additional diplomats will be sent to these “emerging superpowers” with 30 to be posted in India and 50...

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