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Maternal Health Emerges as Global Priority

UNITED NATIONS (Sept. 15) -- With 1,000 pregnant women dying every day, improving maternal and reproductive health is emerging as the central target of next week's U.N. summit, where President Barack Obama and 168 other heads of state are expected. Reducing maternal mortality is viewed as critical for meeting the U.N.'s...

Opinion: Want to Improve Food Security? Ask an Investment Banker

(July 19) -- After two years of bumper crops, the question of "food security" is once again back on the menu. The USDA announced this month that heavy rains have whittled down the expected yield of the U.S. grain harvest. China just doubled its imports of Canadian wheat to compensate for a bad crop. Authorities in 12...

Alleged Ring Shows Cold War Still Hot in Spy World

WASHINGTON (June 29) -- The news of a suspected suburban spy ring couldn't have come at a worse time. Just days before, President Barack Obama stood beside Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at the White House and declared they had "succeeded in resetting" the relationship between the two former Cold War rivals. Perhaps...

South Asia News From the Web

05/30/12 Pakistan expect 'breakthrough' in India cricket ties Source: Cricket Premier **My Fifth Video** Cricket claims to be the world's 2nd most popular sport in the world after Football.
05/24/12 Transcend's South Asia boss in Dhaka Source: The Daily Star of Bangladesh Gordon Wu, South Asia region head of Transcend, a leading manufacturer of storage and multimedia products, recently came to Dhaka to see Transcend's market condition here.
05/24/12 Is Economic Growth Bad for Female Workers? Sometimes. Source: TheAtlantic.com The triumph of women in the American office place has been perhaps the greatest economic story of the last century.
05/24/12 'Leave bitterness of past, move ahead for peaceful... Source: New Kerala Dot Com Urging India and Pakistan to forget past bitterness, All Party Sikh Coordination Committee (APSSC) today said to make South Asia a peaceful and prosperous zone, the two neighbours have to improve their relations and move ahead.
05/23/12 Rabies case confirmed in London patient bitten by dog... Source: The Independent - London - UK he potentially fatal disease was confirmed in a patient from London after they had been bitten by a dog in South Asia. The patient, whose age or gender was not given, is receiving hospital treatment and all relevant contacts have been followed up, the HPA said.

Background on South Asia

South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities (see below), also includes the adjoining countries to the west and the east.

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