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Breaking News Wed, 10 Mar 2010
Defense Secretary Robert Gates holds a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008. Gates said that U.S. and British citizens were the targets of the violent siege in Mumbai, although most of those killed in the city, the nation's financial capital, were Indians. He also said Tuesday that the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen, had gone to the region to meet with official
Iran   Nuclear   Photos   Saudi Arabia   US  
 The New York Times 
Gates in Saudi Arabia to Discuss Iran
| RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrived here on Wednesday for talks with the Saudi royal family that senior defense officials said would be focused on Iran. | His visi... (photo: AP / Lawrence Jackson)
A cargo ship loaded with containers disembarks from the Tianjin Port in China, March 4, 2009. China says the decline in its exports accelerated in February as a slump in global demand worsened, adding to pressure on China to pump up its economy with a massive stimulu
Business   China   Economy   Exports   Photos  
 The New York Times 
China's Exports Rise 46%
| BEIJING —China announced Wednesday that its exports climbed 46 percent in February from a year earlier. Economists said the data signaled a rebound in consumer demand from the United States an... (photo: AP / Andy Wong)
Locals listen to Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Marjah, Afghanistan, Sunday, March 7, 2010.  Asia Times 
Marjah fears return of warlords
| By Mohammad Elyas Daee and Abubakar Siddique | MARJAH - Azizullah Khan might be this town's best example of civic-mindedness. He is a middle-aged farmer in this area, at the center of a recent large... (photo: AP / Dusan Vranic, Pool)
Afghanistan   Military   Photos   Security   Taliban  
A Pakistani stock broker and stock index board is reflected from a mirror in Karachi Stock Exchange in Karachi, Pakistan on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008. Pakistan is also a part of slowdown in world economies while tense situation between Pakistan and the U.S. over the rules of fighting war against terrorism on Pak-Afghan border areas will continue to keep market sentiments depressed, analysts sai  Asia Times 
Pakistan risks IMF's $1.2bn
| By Syed Fazl-e-Haider | KARACHI, Pakistan - Islamabad's tardiness in naming a finance minister to succeed Shaukat Tarin, who resigned on February 23 to pursue his own business interests, may delay t... (photo: AP / Fareed Khan)
Economy   Finance   IMF   Pakistan   Photos  
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet attends the 51st Anniversary of Tibetan National Uprising Day, Dharamshala, India WorldNews.com
Statement of His Holiness the Dalai Lama on 51st Anniversary of Tibetan National Uprising Day
Dharamshala: Today marks the 51st anniversary of the Tibetan people's peaceful uprising in 1959 against Communist China's repression in Tibet, as well as the second anniv... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang)
Asia   China   Communist   Photos   Tibet  
Newsvine
Are you ready for the toilet of the future?
| — While most bathrooms in the United States are business as usual, toilets in Japan and in some parts of Europe are high-tech wonders, overflowing with luxurious ... (photo: WN / RTayco)
Health   Photos   Technology   Travel  
The Examiner
Papaya leaf extract used to treat certain cancers
| A brewed pot of papaya leaf extract tea may be just what the doctor may order AP Photo/US Consumer Product Safety Commission If you like this ... African American women... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Food   Health   Nutrition   Photos   Science  
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addresses the 63rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008. Khaleej Times
Ahmadinejad criticises NATO troops, mocks Gates
KABUL - Iran's outspoken president on Wednesday criticised Western troops as an obstacle to peace in Afghanistan and mocked the US defence secretary during their overlapp... (photo: AP / Seth Wenig)
Iran   Nato   Photos   President   US  
The Siasat Daily
12 lakh child labourers in different sectors: Govt
| New Delhi, March 10: Over 12 lakh child labourers are employed in different sectors including hazardous industries like glass and fireworks, Labour Minister Mallikarjun... (photo: WN / Prajkta)
Children   Human Rights   Photos   Trade  
Nobel Peace prize winner, His Holiness the Dalai Lama playing ritual instruments during Buddhist Tantra prayer ceremony held in Dharamshala, India Newstrack India
Dalai Lama offers prayers to mark 51st anniversary of Tibetans' uprising
| Dharamsala, Mar. 10 (ANI): Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama offered prayers in Dharamsala on Wednesday to mark the 51st anniversary of Tibetans' aborted uprising aga... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang)
China   Dalai Lama   Photos   Religion   Tibet  
China Airlines The Examiner
Review: China Airlines - cheap flights, excellent service and friendly staff
| In the last decade, I've flown on China Airlines at least 15 times. With every round-trip I've taken with China Airlines, I've been happy with just about every part of ... (photo: Creative Commons / TC411-507)
Air   China   Flights   Photos   Price  
A trader reacts to early market moves on the London Stock Exchange and the FTSE100 index at CMC Markets in London, Monday, Oct. 6, 2008 . Britain's benchmark stock index, the FTSE 100, fell 4.62 percent in the first 15 minutes of trading on Monday morning, following a slide in Asian markets as the financial crisis worsened over the weekend. The FTSE fell 230.2 to 4,750.05. The worst declines were in the banking industry _ HBOS PLC's share price dropped 12.7 percent to 175 pence (US$3.08), while the Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC fell 10.8 percent to 166 pence (US$2.9 Wall Street Journal
U.S. Futures Search for Direction
By STEVE GOLDSTEIN | U.S. stock futures held to a tight range Wednesday, tracking listless overseas trading, with little to focus on outside of a smattering of wholesale ... (photo: AP / Alastair Grant)
Economy   Market   Photos   Trade   USA  
Chief of Police Medical Department Brig. Gen. Musaddeq Ishaq shows a picture of the most wanted Indonesian terror suspects Dulmatin who was killed during a police raid on Tuesday, during a press conference at the National Police headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia, CBC
Bali bomb suspect killed in Indonesia
| Indonesian counterterrorism authorities won international praise on Wednesday, one day after killing a top-ranked Southeast Asian militant wanted for planning the deadl... (photo: AP / Tatan Syuflana)
Bali   Indonesia   Photos   Security   Terrorism  
The Dalai Lama delivers his annual address from exile in India marking the 51st anniversary of a failed Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule in Dharamsla, India, Wednesday, March 10, 2010. BBC News
China seeks to annihilate Tibet's Buddhism - Dalai Lama
| Tibet's spiritual leader has said China is trying to "annihilate Buddhism", as the region marks the anniversary of a failed revolt against China in 1959. | Th... (photo: AP / Ashwini Bhatia)
Buddhism   China   Independence   Photos   Tibet  
The former President, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam - India- Politics The Times Of India
Ex-President APJ Abdul Kalam for national campaign to eradicate terror
MUMBAI: Former president A P J Abdul Kalam on Wednesday said all political parties should declare terrorism as menace for the nation and fight together to combat it. | "T... (photo: PIB of India)
India   Media   Mumbai   Photos   Politics  
Sony Bravia - LCD TVs The Times Of India
Sony India eyes 30% market share in LCD TVs
KOLKATA: Consumer electronic goods major Sony India is targeting a 30 percent market share in the liquid crystal display (LCD) television segment in 2010-11 from the pres... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
India   Market   Photos   Sony   Television  
China India
- China's Exports Rise 46%
- Beijing seeks a shift in geopolitics
- Sinograph
- China assesses its gold strategy
A cargo ship loaded with containers disembarks from the Tianjin Port in China, March 4, 2009. China says the decline in its exports accelerated in February as a slump in global demand worsened, adding to pressure on China to pump up its economy with a massive stimulu
China's Exports Rise 46%
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- I'm a Shah Rukh fan: AkonâEuroŽ
- Young Theoretical Computer Scientist Receives NSF Highest Ho
- Standard & Poor's Brings the S&P 500 to India; Licenses
- The Rolling Maul: Calcutta Cup is shaping up as a grim affai
12 lakh child labourers in different sectors: Govt
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Turkey Iraq
- Turkey and I.M.F. End Talks on Stand-By Loan
- Turkey, IMF end loan talks
- Turkey, IMF end loan talks
- Turkey, IMF end loan talks
Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan addresses the lawmakers of his party at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, July 22, 2008.
Turkey and I.M.F. End Talks on Stand-By Loan
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- Partial Iraq Vote Results Expected by Thursday
- First Iraqi Vote Results Likely on Thursday
- UN official urges Iraqis to report election results quickly
- AQ Khan offered Saddam nuclear 'package' deal: Post
Soldiers of Pakistan's para military force provide security to Pakistani disgraced nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan, center, who arrives to attend funeral of his brother in Karachi, Pakistan on Wednesday, April 15, 2009.
A Q Khan network offered to build nuclear bomb for Saddam: Book
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Saudi Arabia Japan
- Gates in Saudi Arabia to Discuss Iran
- Partial Iraq Vote Results Expected by Thursday
- Beijing seeks a shift in geopolitics
- Iran and Israel play cat and mouse
Defense Secretary Robert Gates holds a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008. Gates said that U.S. and British citizens were the targets of the violent siege in Mumbai, although most of those killed in the city, the nation's financial capital, were Indians. He also said Tuesday that the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen, had gone to the region to meet with official
Gates in Saudi Arabia to Discuss Iran
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- China's Exports Rise 46%
- Novel Idea for Japan: Airport for Budget Travel
- Japanese gaming to profit from child subsidies
- Underwriters Laboratories Assists Better Place with Safety C
A cargo ship loaded with containers disembarks from the Tianjin Port in China, March 4, 2009. China says the decline in its exports accelerated in February as a slump in global demand worsened, adding to pressure on China to pump up its economy with a massive stimulu
China's Exports Rise 46%
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Indonesia Pakistan
- Suspect's Death Leads to Questions on Indonesia's Bo
- End in sight for Bank Century circus
- Taiwan allows ANZ to acquire Royal Bank of Scotland's bu
- Jakarta and Canberra in asylum deal
Indonesian paramilitary policemen carry their weapons during a search for militants in Aceh Besar, Aceh province, Indonesia, Wednesday, March 10, 2010.
Suspect's Death Leads to Questions on Indonesia's Border Security
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- Marjah fears return of warlords
- Pakistan risks IMF's $1.2bn
- Ahmadinejad mocks Pentagon chief on visit to Kabul
- Pakistan court stalls on US terror suspects: lawyers
Locals listen to Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Marjah, Afghanistan, Sunday, March 7, 2010.
Marjah fears return of warlords
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