News Archive - 16 May 2015

Persian Gulf states support 'verifiable' Iran n-pact: Obama

China, India sign more than $22 billion in deals: Indian embassy

>Namgya C. Khampa, of the Indian Embassy in Beijing, made the remarks at the end of a three-day visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during which he sought to boost economic ties and quell anxiety over a border dispute between the neighbors."The agreements have a bilateral commercial engagement...

Eight bodies recovered from wreckage of U.S. helicopter in Nepal

>KATHMANDU The bodies of eight soldiers have been recovered from the wreckage of a U.S. military helicopter lost on an earthquake relief mission in Nepal high on a mountainside, Nepali officials said on Saturday.The remains would soon be transferred to Kathmandu, Jagadish Pokharel, a spokesman for the Nepali...

Thailand finds over 100 migrants on island, many more still adrift

>KOH LIPE, Thailand/BANGKOK Thailand has found more than 100 migrants on a southern island but thousands remain adrift as boats are pushed back out into Southeast Asia's seas by governments who have ignored a U.N. call for a coordinated rescue.The crisis has arisen because smugglers have abandoned boats...