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Global hunger has fallen, U.N. agency says after revising numbers
World NowThree years after the United Nations grabbed headlines with the stunning announcement that more than 1 billion people could be going hungry across the globe, it now says hunger has actually dropped. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization says hunger... -
Norodom Sihanouk dies at 89; former king of Cambodia
Former King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia, an unpredictable and crafty political survivor whose fortunes were entwined with U.S. military involvement in Indochina, died Monday of natural causes in Beijing, where he had undergone medical treatment,...
Tags: Human Interest, Cambodia, United Nations, Southeast Asia, Beijing (China)
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New Damascus bomb attack kills 6 as Syrian violence escalates
World NowA bomb exploded near a Shiite Muslim shrine outside Damascus, the latest in a series of recent bomb attacks in and around Syria's capital.... -
Myanmar, Laos see large increase in opium cultivation, U.N. says
World NowThe amount of land used to grow opium in Myanmar increased 17% during 2011, the sixth straight annual increase, according to a United Nations report.... -
Dole sells businesses to Japanese firm Itochu for $1.7 billion
Dole Food Co., the giant fruit and vegetable seller based in Westlake Village, sold two major portions of its business to Japanese trading behemoth Itochu Corp. as it tries to pare down its operations. The $1.7-billion cash deal involves Dole's worldwide...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, The Home Depot, Business, Sales, Companies and Corporations
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Japan, China, S. Korea stir old resentments on war anniversary
World NowWednesday's 67th anniversary of the end of World War II collided with election-year politics in the Asia Pacific, spurring South Korea's president, Japanese officials and Chinese activists to stage controversial gestures that have stirred up bitter... -
What downturn? More people worldwide have $100 million
World NowThe 1% has gotten bigger. And it’s feeling pretty good. Despite the economic downturn and woes of the euro, the global number of “centa-millionaires” – people with more than $100 million in disposable assets – grew to reach... -
Asian-themed night market returns to Pasadena, with street closures
L.A. NOWMore than 170 food and retail vendors are scheduled to set up shop outside Pasadena City Hall for an event reminiscent of the popular night markets in Asia.... -
U.S. warns China against further moves in South China Sea
World NowThe Obama administration Friday warned China against further moves to tighten control over a disputed section of the South China Sea, as tensions rose in the flashpoint region.... -
Nick Williams Jr. dies at 75; former Times foreign correspondent
Although Nick B. Williams Jr. would carve out a distinguished career as an editor and foreign correspondent at the Los Angeles Times, he first had to overcome the "junior" at the end of his name. He joined the newspaper in the late 1960s when his father,...
Tags: Nicosia (Cyprus), Gainesville, Cyprus, Bangkok (Thailand), Nick Williams
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Fighting in Tajikistan leaves more than 40 gunmen and troops dead
World NowMore than 40 gunmen and Tajikistan government troops were reported killed in one of the largest armed clashes in the Central Asian republic since the end of its devastating 1992-1997 civil war betwen Islamist militants and the autocratic pro-Russian... -
Clinton comments on human rights blocked in China, group says
World NowThe Chinese equivalent of Twitter has blocked remarks from Hillary Clinton that implicitly swiped at human rights abuses in China, according to a Hong Kong group that monitors Chinese media....
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