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Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak delivers a speech at a United Malays National Organization (UMNO) general assembly in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, March 28, 2009.
Business   Lawmaker   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Najib Razak  
 Wall Street Journal 
Malaysia Scraps Law Seen as Weapon Against Critics
By SHIBANI MAHTANI | Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said he is repealing the colonial-era Sedition Act that has long angered dissidents in the country, leading activists to welcome the move whil... (photo: AP / Lai Seng Sin)
Ruling Democratic Party of Japan Secretary-General Ichiro Ozawa reacts during a news conference after being questioned by prosecutors in Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010.
Business   Japan   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Ichir Ozawa  
 BBC News 
Japan's Ichiro Ozawa forms rival political party
Veteran Japanese politician Ichiro Ozawa, who resigned from the ruling party over plans to raise sales tax, has formed a new opposition party. | Mr Ozawa's party is now the third largest in parli... (photo: AP / Itsuo Inouye)
A Boeing 777F of China Southern Airlines landing at Frankfurt Airport  Newstrack India 
China airlines' profits decline
Tweet | Beijing, July 11 (IANS) Profits of major Chinese airline companies have declined in the first half of 2012, it was reported here Wednesday. | China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd. said its net prof... (photo: Creative Commons / Wo st 01)

Airlines   Industry   Photos   Transport   Wikipedia: China Southern Airlines  
Talk show host Oprah Winfrey arrives at the Art Institute of Chicago for a dinner in honor of the International Olympic Committee's Evaluation Committee in Chicago, Monday, April 6, 2009  Newstrack India 
Discover India with Oprah Winfrey in two-part series
Tweet | New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Oprah Winfrey went to the slums, visited the Taj Mahal, socialised with Bollywood's gliteratti and explored real India on her maiden visit to the country. Now, the in... (photo: AP / Charles Rex Arbogast)

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Aerial view of Delhi city from aeroplane-India. DNA India
Delhi is India's most competitive city, Mumbai next
| India's capital has emerged the most competitive city in the country for the third straight time with the commercial hub of Mumbai retaining the second spot, according ... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam)
Delhi   India   Mumbai   Photos   Wikipedia: Delhi  
File - Women gather in the corridor of their home in Bagram, Afghanistan. The Times Of India
Afghan women protest over woman's public execution
SHARE | AND | DISCUSSTweetAfghanistan head of Human Rights Commision Seema Samar (Center) marches with Afghan women to protest the recent public execution of a young woma... (photo: UN / Eric Kanalstein)
Afghanistan   Human Rights   Photos   Women  
INDIA-CHOCOLATE-SHOP-PATCHI India Chocolate Shop Patchi at Forum at Kolkata in Eastern India City ---- WN/BHASKAR MALLICK Indian Express
Indians get sweet on chocolates
| After a disastrous start in the early 70s, cocoa is back in India and prospering, thanks to the growing penchant for chocolates. The Indian chocolate market is seen gro... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Chocolate   Food   India   Photos   Wikipedia: Chocolate  
Town residents look on as a soldier from the M23 rebel group walks in Bunagana, Congo, Saturday, July 7, 2012, a day after rebels ousted the government troops who had been controlling the town. Al Jazeera
DRC official claims Rwanda aiding M23 rebels
| An official in the Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province has accused neighbouring Rwanda of supporting and arming a rebel group in a volatile border area. ... (photo: AP / Marc Hofer)
Africa   Congo   Photos   Rwanda   Wikipedia: 2012 East DR Congo conflict  
Mumbai: A view of Mumabi, India, 25 October 2008. Boards 32 The Times Of India
World Population Day: Mumbai's population growth slowest in almost a century
SHARE | AND | DISCUSSTweetMUMBAI: It may be hard to believe but Mumbai recorded its slowest population growth in almost a century in the last decade. The population of th... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang)
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton addresses the American Jewish Committee Annual gala dinner in Washington, Thursday, April 29, 2010. BBC News
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on historic Laos visit
Hillary Clinton is due in Laos as the first US secretary of state to visit the country in 57 years. | She is expected to discuss plans to build a controversial Mekong Riv... (photo: AP / Cliff Owen)
Environment   Laos   Photos   SE Asia   Wikipedia: Xayaburi Dam  
Sharp - LCD TV - Televisions - Electronics - Appliances Reuters
Nikkei sags after U.S. firms warn on dropping revenues
| * Sharp hits 33-year low, JPMorgan drops target price * Nikkei poised for fifth straight day of losses * Reconstruction-related stocks fail to provide support By Sophie... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Economy   Market   Photos   Stock   Wikipedia: Sharp Corporation  
Vegetables at Street market, Dahuisi South Road (a few blocks northwest of Beijing Aquarium), Xicheng District in Beijing, China. Xinhua
Socialist market economy turning point for China: People's Daily
| BEIJING, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Good education, housing, medical care and insurance are within the reach of more Chinese since the adoption of a market economy, according ... (photo: Public Domain / Daderot)
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Mark Cavendish finishing Stage 3 of the 2011 Tour Down Under in Stirling. Cavendish leads Brit cycling contingentAl Jazeera
A 50 rupiah Indonesian coin. Rupiah Reverses Loss and Bonds Advance After Funds Buy AssetsJakarta Globe
Town residents look on as a soldier from the M23 rebel group walks in Bunagana, Congo, Saturday, July 7, 2012, a day after rebels ousted the government troops who had been controlling the town. DRC official claims Rwanda aiding M23 rebelsAl Jazeera
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton addresses the American Jewish Committee Annual gala dinner in Washington, Thursday, April 29, 2010. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on historic Laos visitBBC News
North & Central Asia
Mongolia Naadam Festival Declared a Global Festival Mongolia's Naadam festival celebrates traditions BBC News
Navy Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights during the Urgent Debate on the Human Rights & Humanitarian in Syrian Arab Republic in the  High-Level Segment of the 19th session of the Human Rights Council. 28 February 2012. Photo by Jean-Marc Ferr Kyrgyzstan: Navi Pillay press conference Scoop
Family of US soldier sues Canadian security firm Family of US soldier sues Canadian security firm STL Today
28 insurgents killed in Afghanistan in past 24 hours 28 insurgents killed in Afghanistan in past 24 hours Newstrack India
Far East
Chelsea's John Terry, left, shares a joke with Ashley Cole Ashley Cole defends John Terry over racism charge The Independent
Gold - Precious metal Gold Slips With Fed Minutes Looming The Street
Spicejet - A budget - low cost airlines, India SpiceJet plans to expand international flight services to 6 countries The Times Of India
A Boeing 777F of China Southern Airlines landing at Frankfurt Airport China airlines' profits decline Newstrack India
Middle East
Former U.N. chief Kofi Annan talks during a press conference with Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby, not pictured, at the Arab league headquarters in Cairo, Egypt Annan diplomacy aims to end Syria crisis Xinhua
This citizen journalism image provided by Shaam News Network SNN, taken on Monday, July 4, 2012, purports to show a Free Syrian Army soldier aiming his weapon in the northern town of Sarmada, in Idlib province, Syria. 'For Russia, it's about more than just Syria' Deutsche Welle
U.N. peace envoy Kofi Annan speaks to the media after a meeting with Syrian National Council members in Ankara, Turkey Annan says Iran must be player in Syria crisis talks The Star
No trade with Israel No trade with Israel Gulf News
South Asia
Aerial view of Delhi city from aeroplane-India. Delhi is India's most competitive city, Mumbai next DNA India
INDIA-CHOCOLATE-SHOP-PATCHI India Chocolate Shop Patchi at Forum at Kolkata in Eastern India City ---- WN/BHASKAR MALLICK Indians get sweet on chocolates Indian Express
Mumbai: A view of Mumabi, India, 25 October 2008. Boards 32 World Population Day: Mumbai's population growth slowest in almost a century The Times Of India
Business & Industry Economy & Finance
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Ruling Democratic Party of Japan Secretary-General Ichiro Ozawa reacts during a news conference after being questioned by prosecutors in Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010.
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Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak delivers a speech at a United Malays National Organization (UMNO) general assembly in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, March 28, 2009.
Malaysia Scraps Law Seen as Weapon Against Critics
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Politics Poverty
- Kalinga guv welcomes suspension
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- Syria crisis kicks up Cold War dust
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- Chinese links with the Gulf remain firmly commercial
- Diplomacy must get Indonesia to halt flow of refugees
Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak delivers a speech at a United Malays National Organization (UMNO) general assembly in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, March 28, 2009.
Malaysia Scraps Law Seen as Weapon Against Critics
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- Depopulation by Food while making Profit
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- Charitable Dreams aids poor children in Vietnam
- Chinese police 'eliminate child trafficking gangs’
- India's street children bank on the future
Australian Opposition Leader Tony Abbott, left, and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard  stand together at the Welcome to Country ceremony at Parliament House at the opening of the 43rd Parliament assembly, in Canberra, Australia, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010.
Australia's leaders go to the dogs over carbon tax row
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Technology Terrorism
- World's most affordable tablet launched in Dubai on dema
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- Youku, Tudou shares fall on China content crackdown
- Youku, Tudou shares fall on China content crackdown
- Uzbekistan Just Launched A Facebook Clone With The Most Terr
Nokia mobile phone shop in the city of India
Nokia's grip on Asia weakens
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- Syria crisis kicks up Cold War dust
- 'We want justice,' say Afghan women after executio
- Uzbekistan raises alarm over social network 'bomb'
- Pak frontline state in war on terrorism: Raja Pervez Ashraf
- Friends, family: 6 Fort Bliss MPs among those killed in Afgh
- Taliban commander admits Islamist fighters can NOT win the w
File - Women gather in the corridor of their home in Bagram, Afghanistan.
Afghan women protest over woman's public execution
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- 'World's cheapest tablet' now in Dubai
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- Teacher cleared of mouth-taping
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Vegetables at Street market, Dahuisi South Road (a few blocks northwest of Beijing Aquarium), Xicheng District in Beijing, China.
Socialist market economy turning point for China: People's Daily
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- India loses to South Africa
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Mark Cavendish finishing Stage 3 of the 2011 Tour Down Under in Stirling.
Cavendish leads Brit cycling contingent
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