Bhutan crowns a new king
The isolated Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan crowned
its new king Thursday, placing a charismatic Oxford-educated
bachelor as head of state of the world’s youngest democracy.
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Troops deployed in Kashmir to scuttle anti-India protests
Thousands of troops were deployed in Indian
Kashmir Thursday to prevent a protest rally called by separatist
leaders against New Delhi’s rule in the Muslim-majority region.
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S.Korea rules out renegotiating trade pact with US
South Korea’s trade minister on Thursday ruled
out any renegotiation of a free trade agreement with the United
States amid nervousness about its prospects under a Barack Obama
presidency.
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