‘Bird’s nest’ boom in Malaysia sparks protests
Thousands of bird “motels” have opened across
Malaysia to lure the swiftlets whose nests are harvested to make
bird’s nest soup, a costly delicacy in Chinese cuisine.
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Atomic bomb attacks 64th anniversary:
Hiroshima wants nuke-free world by 2020
Japan marked 64 years Thursday since Hiroshima
was hit in the world’s first atomic bomb attack with a call for a
nuclear-weapons-free world, a goal backed by US President Barack
Obama.
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Musharraf to be tried if Parliament passes resolution
Pakistani Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani
said Wednesday that former President Pervez Musharraf will be tried
if the parliament passes an unanimous resolution.
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