HONG KONG — Developing nations in Asia, it seems, are finally seeing the light.
In May, the Asian Development Bank started a major drive to promote solar power across the region. Last year, the Indian government approved an ambitious National Solar Mission, which seeks a huge increase in the country’s solar-energy capabilities. Bangladesh, with the support of the World Bank, is aiming to have one million remote rural homes supplied with solar panels by the end of 2012.
ATHENS, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- The third annual Green Design Festival opened in Syntagma Square in the center of Athens on Friday with the aim to promote an environment-friendly urban lifestyle.
The open-air event, which runs till Oct. 10 under the auspices of the City of Athens and the Greek Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change, invites Greek citizens and foreign visitors to take a look at experts' suggestions regarding everyday practices that protect the environment.
NEW YORK, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- The 48th New York Film Festival opened on Friday night at Lincoln Center with David Fincher's latest movie "The Social Network" as the premier screening.
The film, which follows then-Harvard undergrad Mark Zuckerberg' s path to fame and riches, is about the founding of Facebook and is one of the most anticipated releases of the year.
KATHMANDU, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- The World Heart Day 2010 is being observed across the world on Saturday, with the theme " Workplaces Wellness: Take responsibility for your own heart health ".
In Nepal, this day is being marked organizing various programs such as conferences, seminar and workshop to create awareness about heart problems.
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PANAMA CITY, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- The Panamanian police have seized nearly eight tons of cocaine in two operations in the past 48 hours, said a spokesman of the National Aeronavel Service (SENAN) on Saturday.
According to the SENAN, the second seizure occurred Friday on the Atlantic coast with an amount of almost five tons of cocaine, a record quantity so far this year, following a seizure of three tons of cocaine on Thursday.
NEW DELHI, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- In a suspected case of honor killing, two decomposed bodies of a couple have been found in the northern Indian state of Haryana, a senior police official said Sunday.
"The bodies were of a couple who had recently eloped. The bodies were found in a field in the state's Sirsa district. The victims have been identified as Inderpal and Maya who were last seen on Sept. 17. The case seems to be that of honor killing," the official said.
ISLAMABAD, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- Pakistanis have taken to the streets across the country in recent days to criticize a United States court verdict to hand down 86-year jail term to a Pakistani neuroscientist, in which a widespread anti-American feeling emerges in Pakistan, experts say.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- A U.S. university student died after being shot at a private party overnight, the shooting also injured four other people, U.S. police reported Saturday.
Essex County prosecutor officer said that Jessica Moore, a 19-year-old Seton Hall University student in New Jersey, was convinced dead from her injuries at 3:20 p.m. local time.
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