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Thursday, 17 February 2011

India lifts onion export ban after prices crash

Continue reading the main story Related Stories Indian onions' eye-watering price India inflation falls in November India raises interest rates The Indian government has lifted its ban...

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Briton among 12 dead after tour boat sinks at Vietnam beauty spot The Independent

Officials in Vietnam are investigating what caused a boat to sink while anchored in the spectacular Halong Bay, drowning 10 young foreign tourists, including a Briton, named as 30-year-old Stuart McCormick. Two Vietnamese were also killed, including the tour guide. Amid reports that the boat, Truong...

Taiwan leader says US jets critical Yahoo Daily News

WASHINGTON (AFP) – Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou on Thursday renewed his call for the United States to sell fighter jets to the island, arguing its survival was at stake despite his outreach to China. Taiwan "is a sovereign state; we must have our national defense," Ma, who...

Kidnapped toddler found by internet users BBC News

In China tens of thousands of children are abducted from their families...

U.S. sees N. Korea provocations but not missile test Yahoo Daily News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea shows no signs it will test a missile soon, but succession politics in Pyongyang point to new provocative acts "in months and not years," the commander of U.S. military forces in the Pacific said on Thursday. "There are no signs that I'm...

China Rail Chief's Firing Hints at Deeper Trouble The New York Times

BEIJING — In his seven years as chief of the Chinese Railways Ministry, Liu Zhijun built a commercial and political colossus that spanned continents and elevated the lowly train to a national symbol of pride and technological prowess. Stian Lysberg Solum/SCANPIX, via Associated Press Liu...

Kochi fans ridicule 'Commandos' IPL tag Yahoo Daily News

NEW DELHI (AFP) – Indian Premier League side Kochi attracted fresh controversy on Thursday for adopting the name 'Indi Commandos' ahead of their debut appearance in the money-spinning, scandal-plagued tournament. The team, based in the southern state of Kerala, departed from the...

China blocks U.N. report on N.Korea nuclear breaches Yahoo Daily News

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – China has told U.N. Security Council members it plans to block publication of a U.N. special report that accuses North Korea of violating sanctions on its nuclear program, Western diplomats said. The U.N. Panel of Experts on North Korea submitted a report on January...

US voices 'major concern' on N.Korea missiles Yahoo Daily News

WASHINGTON (AFP) – A senior US military commander on Thursday voiced "major concern" over North Korea's missile program but said he had no indications the communist state was preparing a new launch. Satellite images posted on the website of US defense information group...

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