Bhutan's young king makes debut on world stage
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The 26-year-old, Oxford-educated king of the tiny Himalayan nation of Bhutan made his debut on the world stage on Wednesday with the start of an official visit to India, his country's giant neighbor.
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DEOTHANG, Bhutan  - Bhutanese began voting on Monday to elect members to a new upper house of parliament for the first time, a step towards democracy after a century of absolute monarchy.
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In insular Bhutan, a learn-by-doing film industry is beginning to emerge.
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GUWAHATI, India  - Four bomb blasts rocked the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan on Sunday, including one in the capital Thimphu, and a woman was injured, a spokesman for the Royal Bhutan Police said.
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Cambodia's new monarch King Norodom Sihamoni received blessings from top Buddhist monks and his parents ahead of his formal coronation ceremony, as Phnom Penh slipped into celebratory mode.
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The boy named by Beijing as the 11th Panchen Lama praises the Communist Party in his first interview.
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GUWAHATI, India  - The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan  banned smoking in public and tobacco sales on Friday, the first  country in the world to do so.
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German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder arrived in New Delhi at the start of a four-nation tour aimed at bolstering ties with Asia.
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President Roh Moo-hyun on Monday began his official schedule in India by addressing Korean residents and meeting businesspeople after arriving in New Delhi in the afternoon.
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PHNOM PENH - Cambodia&#39;s retired king yesterday for the first time publicly backed his 51-year-old son, Prince Norodom Sihamoni, to take over the throne he relinquished last week.
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Cambodia&#39;s new king, Norodom Sihamoni, returned from China Wednesday to become his country&#39;s first new monarch in decades, thanking his people for giving him the honor and promising to &quot;do my utmost&#39;&#39; to serve them.
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Nepal's King Gyanendra called for the success of a fragile peace process in the Himalayan nation on Monday, his first public comments since being forced to cede political power in April.
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The son of Cambodia&#39;s former King Norodom Sihanouk, has formally taken his oath as monarch in a ceremony broadcast on national television.
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ARE, Sweden  - The qualifying race for the men's giant slalom at the Alpine ski world championships on Monday attracted entries from some exotic nations but Ghana's Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong stood out from the crowd.
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Cambodia is celebrating the arrival of its first new monarch in 60 years, as King Norodom Sihamoni returns home to assume the throne abdicated by his ailing father.
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NEW DELHI: Myanmar&#39;s military leader Gen Than Shwe has arrived in India on a six-day &quot;historic&quot; state visit. This is the first such visit by Myanmar&#39;s head of state in over 20 years.
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PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia&#39;s King Norodom Sihanouk anointed his son with holy water yesterday to open a day of pageantry for the new king&#39;s coronation.