News - Powered by Yahoo NewsEthnic Group Blows Up Trucks On Myanmar Border Roa
YANGON, May 22 (Bernama) -- The ethnic Kachin Independence Army (KIA) blew up two trucks heading from Muse to Lashio, border towns in Myanmar's eastern Shan state, over the weekend, China's Xinhua news agency quoted official media's report Tuesday.
Mon, 21 May 2012 20:21:39 -0700 -
Ghosts of ethnic strife haunt Ghana vot
ACCRA (Reuters) - When Ghanaian parliamentary hopeful Ursula Owusu toured the capital Accra to watch voters register for December's elections, events took a turn for the worse at one of the downtown markets she visited. "I heard people saying 'leave this place, leave this place, what are you doing here? ... The next thing I knew was pah, pah - slaps from behind," said Owusu, a candidate for the ...
Tue, 22 May 2012 05:03:34 -0700 -
Ethnic reconciliation talks planned, says Myanma
Myanmar is planning to hold an all-inclusive ethnic conference to discuss national reconciliation and the future of ethnic minorities in the union, according to a Union Minister.
Wed, 23 May 2012 10:30:18 -0700 -
Myanmar government, armed ethnic group reach accor
Yangon, May 19 (IANS) The Myanmar government and an ethnic armed group Saturday reached an agreement during the second round of central level peace talks.
Sat, 19 May 2012 09:46:48 -0700 -
Napal ethnic group strike: 6 injured in clas
Six people were injured when a clash ensued at Imadol in Lalitpur district when the locals resorted to retaliation against the strike called by various ethnic groups demanding ethnicity-based federali .....
Mon, 21 May 2012 00:09:12 -0700 -
Analysis - Ghosts of ethnic strife haunt Ghana vot
ACCRA (Reuters) - When Ghanaian parliamentary hopeful Ursula Owusu toured the capital Accra to watch voters register for December's elections, events took a turn for the worse at one of the downtown markets she visited.
Tue, 22 May 2012 04:40:46 -0700 -
Capitol Alert: Latinos will soon be California's largest ethnic group, Census say
Latinos will become California's largest ethnic group very soon, a new Census Bureau report indicates.
Thu, 17 May 2012 10:42:31 -0700 -
At CUNY, an Ethnic Shift Because of Stricter Admission
First-time freshmen at the university's top-tier schools are entering with higher SAT scores, more Asian students, and fewer black and Hispanics.
Wed, 23 May 2012 12:48:00 -0700 -
Nepal strike enters second day; six injured in clashe
At least six people were injured in clashes between an agitating ethnic group and locals who were opposing the three-day strike, called by Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NEFIN), which entered the second day yesterday.
Mon, 21 May 2012 14:38:21 -0700 -
Ethnic Koreans from China Hit by Seoul Visa Polic
SEOUL - In recent decades, South Korea has relied on migrant labor to help keep its economy running. The majority of those foreign workers are from northeast China, but ethnically Korean. This year, about 70,000 of these workers will have to return home because their visas are set to expire - a policy that many claim is unfair. Kim Young-hwang has been working construction jobs in South Korea ...
Wed, 23 May 2012 09:22:19 -0700 -