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  • Pakistani toll in Siachen avalanche rises to 128

    The death toll in an avalanche in the Siachen glacier region last year has risen to 128, following the recovery of three more bodies, the Pakistani military said. The bodies of three soldiers were recovered from Gayari sector of Siachen Saturday, the Associated Press of Pakistan reported. On April 7, 2012, at least 140 soldiers of the 6 Northern Light Infantry Battalion and a few civilians ...

  • Sarabjit death probe Pakistani official may visit India

    A one-man inquiry tribunal comprising Justice Syed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi of Lahore High Court may visit India to complete the judicial inquiry into the death of Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh, a media report said. Sarabjit Singh, an Indian on death row in Pakistan, died May 2 after a group of Pakistani prisoners attacked him April 26 Kot Lakhpat Jail. Sarabjit was on death row since 1990 ...

  • China halts imports of New Zealand meat

    WELLINGTON, New Zealand -; Hundreds of tons of frozen mutton, lamb and beef from New Zealand have been stranded on Chinese docks after China halted imports from the country due to a certification ...

  • Dollar eases in Asia but expected to resume rise

    AP FILE PHOTO TOKYO - The dollar eased in Asia on Monday after a Japanese minister said the recent correction against the yen was nearly over, but analysts said the greenback would soon resume its climb. The dollar was changing hands at 102.84 yen in Tokyo morning trade, down from 103.19 yen in New York late Friday but still up from the lower 102-yen range seen before the Tokyo market closed ...

  • Asian women begin bid for Canada

    Asia's long road to the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015™ commences on Tuesday, with a record 16 sides featuring in the preliminaries for next March's 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup in Japan, which serves as the qualifier for the global ...

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Jigoku [DVD]

Jigoku [DVD]

The afterworld is an ugly place in Nobuo Nakagawas morbid cult classic Jigoku, the literal translation of which is Hell. It is precisely in hell--or, more specifically, numerous hells--that the final third of the film takes place, and it is Nakagawas brutal, surreal imagining of the realms ... ...

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  • Asean back on Russias map as a region of interest

    Russia is refocusing on Asean after years of inertia due to its domestic priorities and challenges. After Russia was invited to join the East Asia Summit (EAS) in 2010, former President Dmitry Medvedev did not attend the inaugural meeting in Bali and last year President Vladimir Putin, fresh from his third-term presidential victory, also failed to show up at the premier strategic forum. However, ...

  • US university student killed by police during break-in

    MINEOLA, NEW YORK: In what police are describing as a crime of opportunity, a wanted man with a criminal history dating nearly 15 years entered a front door that had been left open at a New York home near Hofstra University. A short time later, the intruder, Dalton Smith, and a 21-year-old college junior, Andrea Rebello, were both dead. The two were killed early on Friday by ...

  • EM ASIA FX-Baht won Philippine peso ease Taiwan dollar firm

    May 20 (Reuters) - The following table shows the position of Asian currencies against the dollar at 0140 GMT. CURRENCIES VS U.S. DOLLAR Change on the day at 0140 GMT Currency Latest bid Previous day Pct Move Japan yen 102.83 103.21 +0.37 Sing dlr 1.2569 1.2592 +0.18 Taiwan dlr 29.995 30.060 +0.22 Korean won 1119.55 1116.40 -0.28 Baht 29.88 29.78 -0.33 Peso ...

  • Asia Markets Japan stocks rally but Korean shares underperform

    HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Japanese stocks rallied to lead Asian markets higher Monday, tracking a positive global lead after U.S. indexes notched another record finish on Friday, although South Korean shares underperformed, weighed by geopolitical ...

  • China asks NKorea to release fishing boat crew

    BEIJING -; The Chinese Embassy in Pyongyang asked North Korea to release a private Chinese fishing boat and its crew soon after its owner reported the detention 10 days ago, state media ...

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