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Agra, Dec 30 – Singer Katy Perry and comic actor Russell Brand are enjoying a vacation in this city of the Taj Mahal.

Singapore  – German airline Deutsche Lufthansa AG said Thursday that it had gained passengers on its Asian routes since last year although the aviation industry was hit hard by the global economic crisis.

Stockholm  – Asia needs to improve irrigation and introduce water reform to feed growing populations in the coming decades, a new study said Tuesday.

Bangkok  – The world economic crisis is expected to shift more economic power to Asia, where signs of recovery are showing sooner than elsewhere, the World Trade Organization’s chief economist predicted Monday.

Paris – Paris will host the Dalai Lama on June 7 for a ceremony in which Mayor Bertrand Delanoe will confer on Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader honorary citizenship of the French capital, RTL radio reported Tuesday.

Tokyo – Nissan Motor Co and Europcar Groupe SA have agreed to form a partnership to sell and lease electric vehicles from 2010, the Japanese carmaker said Tuesday.

Islamabad – A New-York based rights watchdog on Tuesday warned that severe shortages of food and medicine are creating “a humanitarian catastrophe” for thousands still trapped in fighting between Taliban and Pakistani troops in north-western Swat district.

Phnom Penh – Cambodian health authorities said Friday they were searching for three US citizens who arrived in Phnom Penh Sunday after sharing a flight from the US to South Korea with a person later diagnosed with swine flu.

Kuala Lumpur – The aviation industry needs to continue preparing for difficult times as international passenger volume and demand for air cargo slumped in April, the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) said Thursday.

Stockholm – A Swedish government aid agency Thursday pledged 35 million kronor (4.8 million dollars) to assist people displaced by fighting in northern Pakistan.