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Somali government soldiers keep guard near the scene of a suicide car bomb attack, Monday, Feb. 15, 2010 in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
Bombing   Photos   Somalia   Terrorism   Wikipedia: Al-Shabaab (militant group)  
 Al Jazeera 
Deadly suicide bombing in Somali capital
| A police official has said a security guard died while fending off suicide bombers who were trying to storm into a popular | Mogadishu restaurant. | Yusuf Abdi said on Saturday that security guards ... (photo: AP / Mohamed Sheikh Nor)
Residents work to recover their personal possessions from their flattened home in a camp for displaced people in Port au Prince. Tropical storm Isaac passed across Haiti overnight with high winds and heavy rains, flooding low lying areas of the capital and flattening camps for displaced people from the January 2010 earthquake. Photo Logan Abassi UN/MINUSTAH
Aid   Caribbean   Haiti   Photos   Storm   Wikipedia: Effects of Hurricane Sandy in the Greater Antilles  
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Haiti appeals for foreign aid in Sandy's wake
| Superstorm Sandy has wreaked havoc in a number of Caribbean countries, including Haiti, where it killed dozens of people and wiped out vast swathes of crucial crops. | The country is now appealing f... (photo: UN / Logan Abassi)
Jose Manuel Barroso et Viviane Reding  CNBC 
Europe urges end to Myanmar killings, pledges aid
| BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso called on Saturday for an end to sectarian killings in Myanmar, following talks with the president of the nation which is emerg... (photo: European Community / EC)

Europe   Myanmar   Photos   Violence   Wikipedia: 2012 Rakhine State riots  
 The Secretary of Ministry of Finance, Shri Rakesh Mohan briefing the Press about the credit policy announced by Reserve Bank of India in New Delhi on April 28, 2005. (sk1)  Newstrack India 
Rakesh Mohan is India's new executive director at IMF
| Tweet | New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Former Reserve Bank Deputy Governor Rakesh Mohan has assumed charge as executive director on the board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington. | Prior... (photo: PIB)

Banking   Business   Finance   Photos   Wikipedia: Rakesh Mohan  
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Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, responds to questions during an interview at the Associated Press office in Portland, Maine, on Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. Snowe talked about aspects of health care reform legislation pending in Washington. CNBC
Factbox: Close races in the battle for U.S. Senate
| (Reuters) - A year ago, Republicans seemed headed toward capturing the U.S. Senate, now held by Democrats, 53-47. | But then things went awry, beginning with the surpri... (photo: AP / Pat Wellenbach)
Business   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Olympia Snowe   Women  
German Chancellor Angela Merkel speakes during a press conference after an energy summit at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012. German Chancellor Angela Merkel met with the country's 16 state governors and various ministers to coordinate the country's energy transition from nuclear to renewable power sources within a decade. The New York Times
IHT Quick Read: Nov. 3
By THE INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE | NEWS Chancellor Angela Merkel held talks Friday on developing a nationwide strategy on renewable energy with the governors of German... (photo: AP / Michael Sohn)
Business   Energy   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Angela Merkel  
Robert Pattinson speaking at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con International in San Diego, California. Newstrack India
Indian film market is huge: Robert Pattinson (Interview)
| Tweet | New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Robert Pattinson's brooding vampire avatar as Edward Cullen in the "Twilight" series has a massive following in India, and the Hollywood... (photo: Creative Commons / Gage Skidmore)
Celebrity   Film   Hollywood   Photos  
The Union Minister for Law and Justice Salman Khurshid - India- Politics Indian Express
'Campaign against me won't distract me from representing India'
| External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said he would not allow the campaign against him by social activists to distract him from his new job of representing India's ... (photo: PIB of India / )
Campaign   India   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Salman Khurshid  
Netbook front  Lenovo IdeaPad S9e from the front. The Times Of India
Lenovo eyeing 10% share in Indian smartphone market
AHMEDABAD: Chinese electronics manufacturer Lenovo has targeted a 10% share in the smartphone market of India within two years, a company official said on Friday. The com... (photo: Creative Commons / and3k)
Business   Market   Photos   Technology   Wikipedia: Lenovo  
In this Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012 file photo feminist punk group Pussy Riot members, center from left, Yekaterina Samutsevich, Maria Alekhina, and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova sit in a glass cage at a court room in Moscow. Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Friday Nov. 2, 2012 that he detested the Pussy Riot act, but added the women have been in prison long enough and should be released. Al Jazeera
Russia PM wants Pussy Riot members freed
| Russia's prime minister has said that members of the Pussy Riot punk band serving two-year prison sentences should be set free. | Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Fr... (photo: AP / Sergey Ponomarev)
Crime   Photos   Politics   Russia   Wikipedia: Pussy Riot  
Malaysia Airlines The Star
MAS to serve caviar on first class KL-London flights
| PETALING JAYA: Guests flying first class with Malaysia Airlines on the Kuala Lumpur-London route will be served caviar. | The national carrier said the inclusion of the... (photo: Creative Commons / contri)
Airlines   Business   Photos   Transport   Wikipedia: Malaysia Airlines  
Jon Bon Jovi in the Netherlands on May 26, 2006 CNBC
Springsteen, Bon Jovi sing to aid Sandy victims
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Jersey natives Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi joined Sting, Christina Aguilera and other music stars on Friday in a televised benefit conce... (photo: Creative Commons / Artur Bogdanski)
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Residents work to recover their personal possessions from their flattened home in a camp for displaced people in Port au Prince. Tropical storm Isaac passed across Haiti overnight with high winds and heavy rains, flooding low lying areas of the capital and flattening camps for displaced people from the January 2010 earthquake. Photo Logan Abassi UN/MINUSTAH Haiti appeals for foreign aid in Sandy's wakeAl Jazeera
Manchester United's Robin van Persie, left, fights for the ball against Arsenal's Mikel Arteta during their English Premier League soccer match at Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester, England, Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012. Van Persie on target against old clubAl Jazeera
Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, responds to questions during an interview at the Associated Press office in Portland, Maine, on Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. Snowe talked about aspects of health care reform legislation pending in Washington. Factbox: Close races in the battle for U.S. SenateCNBC
In this Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012 file photo feminist punk group Pussy Riot members, center from left, Yekaterina Samutsevich, Maria Alekhina, and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova sit in a glass cage at a court room in Moscow. Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Friday Nov. 2, 2012 that he detested the Pussy Riot act, but added the women have been in prison long enough and should be released. Russia PM wants Pussy Riot members freedAl Jazeera
North & Central Asia
Afghan Security Not Ready for 2014, Report Says Afghan Security Not Ready for 2014, Report Says US News
Afghans set presidential poll date; Taliban jeer Afghans set presidential poll date; Taliban jeer The Guardian
Soldiers shot in Afghanistan named Soldiers shot in Afghanistan named Belfast Telegraph
File - An Afghan National Army (ANA) commando with the 2nd Company, 2nd Special Operations Kandak prepares to engage enemy insurgents Oct. 2, 2012, in Sayed Abad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. After 11 years of war: Taliban leaders can run for Afghan president Middle East Online
Far East
Coach Nobuo Sato (left) and Mao Asada (right) at the 2011 Cup of Russia. Mao Asada rebounds for Cup of China gold CBC
England golfer Lee Westwood watches his shot on the 3rd tee box during the Nedbank Golf Challenge in Sun City, South Africa Lee Westwood more than makes up for absence of stellar names in China The Guardian
German Chancellor Angela Merkel speakes during a press conference after an energy summit at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012. German Chancellor Angela Merkel met with the country's 16 state governors and various ministers to coordinate the country's energy transition from nuclear to renewable power sources within a decade. IHT Quick Read: Nov. 3 The New York Times
Netbook front  Lenovo IdeaPad S9e from the front. Lenovo eyeing 10% share in Indian smartphone market The Times Of India
Middle East
In this frame grab from amateur video taken Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012, and provided by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights via AP video, captured soldiers lie on the ground in Saraqeb, northern Syria. Later in the video, alleged rebels appear to kill the group of captured soldiers, spraying them with bullets as they lie on the ground. U.N. says Syria video killings appear to be war crime Chicago Tribune
In this Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012 photo, a rebel fighter belonging to the Liwa Al-Fatah takes cover as he aims at an enemy position from a school building during skirmishes with the Syrian army in the nearby Bustan Al-Pasha front line in Aleppo, Syria. Armed rebel groups in Syria and crimes against humanity The Examiner
Gen. David H. Petraeus gives an aerial tour of Baghdad to Sen.'s Barack Obama, Jack Reed and Chuck Hagel Monday. Obama is good for Israel Ha'aretz
An Boeing 747-400F of Emirates Airlines landing at Frankfurt Airport Emirates to fly into Adelaide Stuff
South Asia
Jose Manuel Barroso et Viviane Reding Europe urges end to Myanmar killings, pledges aid CNBC
 The Secretary of Ministry of Finance, Shri Rakesh Mohan briefing the Press about the credit policy announced by Reserve Bank of India in New Delhi on April 28, 2005. (sk1) Rakesh Mohan is India's new executive director at IMF Newstrack India
Robert Pattinson speaking at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con International in San Diego, California. Indian film market is huge: Robert Pattinson (Interview) Newstrack India
Business & Industry Economy & Finance
- Chinese composer wins top int'l musical award
- How the China Trade Helped Make America
- Pakistan leader's mangrove-to-metropolis dream
- Pakistan leader's mangrove-to-metropolis dream
- I REMEMBER WHEN: Sungai Lembing was our El Dorado
- Oil palm companies save a lot with waste
Robert Pattinson speaking at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con International in San Diego, California.
Indian film market is huge: Robert Pattinson (Interview)
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- Dominican police arrest three in killing of ex-Yankees pitch
- NBA: Nets celebrate Brooklyn opening with victory over Toron
- Fort Larned storms to Classic win
- Classic again eludes Baffert as Game On Dude fails
- New York City crime down by a third in wake of superstorm
- U.S. Navy skipper fired over drunken misconduct in Russia
Jose Manuel Barroso et Viviane Reding
Europe urges end to Myanmar killings, pledges aid
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Politics Poverty
- Dalai Lama says India is firmer with China on Tibet (Video)
- Deadly suicide bombing in Somali capital
- By email or in a tent: a scramble to get Sandy victims to vo
- Mexico finance minister urges fiscal stimulus from able G20
- Election fever kicking in
- Can Malala save Pakistan?
Somali government soldiers keep guard near the scene of a suicide car bomb attack, Monday, Feb. 15, 2010 in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
Deadly suicide bombing in Somali capital
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- What do the Chinese believe?
- Good news! China may change its 'one-child' policy
- China eyes change to one-child policy
- St Dominic's students honoured for generosity
- In Pakistan’s Taliban territory, education is a casualty o
- Famine on the menu, and soon
"Gone with the Wind" finds an audience in North Korea
"Gone with the Wind" finds an audience in North Korea
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Technology Terrorism
- Iskandar Malaysia: City of the future
- New J-31 stealth jet gives China a fighting chance
- Harper says could block other foreign investments
- North Korea says proud of its human rights record
- Lenovo eyeing 10% share in India's smartphone market
- 'Gangnam Style' dancing robot wins Chinese competiti
Netbook front  Lenovo IdeaPad S9e from the front.
Lenovo eyeing 10% share in Indian smartphone market
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- Is Indonesia Ngruki Islamic school teaching terrorism?
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- Indonesian police kill alleged militant in raid
- Indonesian police kill alleged militant in raid
- Indonesian Police Kill Alleged Militant In Raid
- Indonesian police kill alleged militant in raid
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, left, and French President Francois Hollande hold a news conference after their bilateral meeting at 10 Downing Street in London Tuesday July 10, 2012.
France to fight relentlessly against anti-Semitism: Hollande
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Entertainment Sport
- Dalai Lama says India is firmer with China on Tibet (Video)
- New York City crime down by a third in wake of superstorm
- New York nanny arrested in slayings of two young children
- Army of Chinese workers on diplomatic visas flown in to buil
- Can Malala save Pakistan?
- Is Indonesia Ngruki Islamic school teaching terrorism?
 The Secretary of Ministry of Finance, Shri Rakesh Mohan briefing the Press about the credit policy announced by Reserve Bank of India in New Delhi on April 28, 2005. (sk1)
Rakesh Mohan is India's new executive director at IMF
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- Giants win Japan Series
- Dominican police arrest three in killing of ex-Yankees pitch
- Proteas persist with batting practice against Australia A
- Proteas persist with batting practice against Australia A
- Hashim Amla retires against Australia A at the SCG
- HTA sends care packages to Afghanistan troops
Manchester United's Robin van Persie, left, fights for the ball against Arsenal's Mikel Arteta during their English Premier League soccer match at Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester, England, Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012.
Van Persie on target against old club
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