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Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- New York has no legal authority to collect property taxes on foreign missions to the United Nations, a U.S. appeals court ruled, overturning judgments for $42.5 million against India and $4.4 million against Mongolia.

SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE, Aug 16, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Ivanhoe Mines today announced its results for the quarter ended June 30, 2010.

American rider Justin Nelzen has won this year's Mongol Derby, a 1,000km race across the steppe that celebrates the horseback messenger system used by Genghis Khan, reports Horsetalk. A sort of survivalist, endurance pony trek, competitors race between horse stations placed 40km apart, at each of which they change their native Mongolian horses for fresh mounts.

The race took eight days

Arvaiheer (Agenzia Fides) – Hope, joy and optimism is growing in Mongolia’s small Catholic community, in particular because of a brand new community formed by six newly baptised women in Arvaiheer, main town of the southern Mongolian Uvurhangai region, thanks to the missionary endeavours of community of Consolata Missionaries IMC.

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SAN ANTONIO -- A toddler from Mongolia got a life-saving surgery in San Antonio Friday. A non-profit group called HeartGift San Antonio made his trip and his incredible operation possible.

Three mates are challenging themselves to drive 10,000 miles from Burton to Mongolia to raise money for a children’s charity ... in a 10-year-old car.

Samuel Ellis, 24, from Tutbury, and his two university pals Sally Tyldesley and Sam Crosland, both 23, will be taking part in the Mongol Rally 2010 on Saturday.

The threesome will be raising money for The

A week ago Ripley passed the 1000 mile mark while trekking in the Altai Valley on his attempted solo crossing of Mongolia. Most of the way the terrain was a big challenge for him and his heavy trailer, and lately the worst he has ever seen, he reported.

Ripley was determined to manage, then things got out of hand; he bad