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Breaking News Fri, 18 Jan 2013
Mining group Rio Tinto's CEO Tom Albanese, left, and Chairman Paul Skinner.
Australia   Mining   Photos   Rio Tinto   Trade   Wikipedia: S&P;/ASX 200  
Rio Tinto leads shares higher
| The Australian sharemarket is higher as news of Rio Tinto chief Tom Albanese’s resignation drives up mining stocks. | In morning trade, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 16.1 points, o... (photo: AP / Matt Dunham) Canberra Times
Day 14 - The Women's Singles Final match of Serena Williams (USA) against Victoria Azarenka (BLR) US Open 2012 USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center New York City, USA - September 9, 2012
Australia   Photos   Sport   Tennis   Wikipedia: Serena Williams  
Serena triumphs in romp, will face Morita in third round
| MELBOURNE, Australia — Serena Williams cautiously walked onto the court, and tried to keep the points short to avoid irritating her injured right ankle as she advanced to the third round at th... (photo: WN / Aaron Gilbert) Japan Times
Myanmar Prime Minister Thein Sein attends the ASEAN meeting with Southeast Asian business leaders during the 13th ASEAN Summit in Singapore on Tuesday November 20, 2007. Thein Sein a man of war, not peace
| By Nancy Hudson-Rodd | Speaking Freely is an Asia Times Online feature that allows guest writers to have their say. if you are interested in contributing. | On April 22, Myanmar President Thein Sein... (photo: (AP Photo/Romeo GACAD, POOL) / ) Asia Times
Myanmar   Peace   Photos   Thein Sein   Wikipedia: Thein Sein  
Hazy conditions in an early afternoon at the Tianjin Port. Winds of change in China's smog
| By Brendan O'Reilly | Air pollution in Beijing has reached truly apocalyptic proportions. Last week saw the highest smog measurements for north Chinese skies since the implementation of modern monit... (photo: Creative Commons / Arrorro) Asia Times
Beijing   China   Photos   Pollution   Wikipedia: Pollution in China  
Top Stories
Algerian men look at national newspapers headlining the terrorist attack and kidnapping in Amenas at a news stand in Algiers, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013. Report: 30 hostages killed in Algeria gas plant crisis
| (CNN) — Nearly two days after Islamist militants abducted an undetermined number of hostages — including Westerners — at a gas plant in a remote secti... (photo: AP / Ouahab Hebbat) Fox31 Denver
Africa   Al Qaida   Algeria hostages   Photos   Wikipedia: In Aménas hostage crisis  
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, center and Deputy Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, right, watch images of Darfur on a TV screen during a press conference at the seat of the Court in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday, July 14, 2008. Would the ICC help in Syria?
| After several months of relative inattention to the issue, there's been a renewed push in the past week to get the International Criminal Court (ICC) involved in Syria.... (photo: AP / Fred Ernst) Foreign Policy
Human Rights   International Criminal Court   Photos   Syria   War Crimes   Wikipedia: Human rights violations during the Syrian civil war  
A man reads a newspaper headlining "Terrorist attack and kidnapping in In Amenas", at a news stand in Algiers, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013. Hostages among dead as Algerians blast Islamists from ground and air
| Algerian forces launched a brazen air attack on suspected Islamist militants holding scores of foreign employees of a natural gas complex Thursday, killing kidnappers a... (photo: AP / Ouahab Hebbat) Kansas City Star
Al-qaida   Algeria   Hostages   Photos   Wikipedia: In Aménas hostage crisis  
Sitaram Yechury, Member of Polit Bureau and Communist Party of India (Marxist) Leader addresses during the Interactive Session of Industrialization, Agricultural Growth and Employment at Kolkata MCC Conferance Hall on Monday,29 September 2008. Centre has virtually deregulated diesel price, says Yechury
The decision taken by the Centre to allow oil marketing companies to revise the price of diesel has “set the process of decontrol in motion,” Communist Party ... (photo: WN / aditi) The Hindu
Industry   Market   Oil   Photos   Wikipedia: Sitaram Yechury  
In this photo taken, Nov. 2, 2010, a veteran member of the Taliban smokes a cigarette as he speaks to The Associated Press in Afghanistan, Nov 2, 2010. The longtime member said scribbled notes from Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar have surfaced in mosques all over Afghanistan's ethnic Pashtun heartland, threatening death to anyone who takes up a government offer to negotiate for peace. Trying to quash rumors of a break in their ranks, the Taliban have also vehemently denied reports _ including one by The Associated Press _ that representatives of the militant group were involved in negotiations with the Afghan government. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) Taliban peace talks are not under way, says US ambassador to Afghanistan
| James Cunningham says reconciliation with Washington is a long way off, despite recent signs of progress | An Afghan youth looks on as US Marines patrol in Afghanistan'... (photo: AP / Rodrigo Abd) The Guardian
Afghanistan   Asia   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Taliban  
Kashmiri muslims  block traffic on Srinagar- Barmulla National Highway during a protest  in Srinagar, India, on Friday 12, October 2012. Strike called by (KEA) Kashmir economic Alliance an amalgam of trading bodies seeking an increase in the number of subsidised LPG cylinders in the Valley. Omar lauds Centre's decision to raise subsidised LPG cap
| Srinagar, January 17: | Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday expressed his gratitude to the Centre for increasing the cap on subsidised LPG cylind... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) The Siasat Daily
Energy   India   Kashmir   Photos   Wikipedia: Liquefied petroleum gas  
 KLps1 - December06 - China - Industrial Pollution - Environment - Traffic Pollution - Emissions - Air Pollution - Climate Change. (ps) Clearing Beijing's air
| The following editorial appeared in the Baltimore Sun on Wednesday, Jan. 16: | Ever wonder what life in the United States would be like without a U.S. Environmental Pro... (photo: WN/Patricia) The Miami Herald
China   Environment   Photos   Pollution  
Entertainment Politics
VIDEO: ICIS Asia Lunchtime Bulletin 18 January 2013
Japanese film festival to kick off on Jan 24
Section23 Films’ April 2013 release slate revealed
South Korean director O Muel 's film 'Jiseul'
The Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Shri Kapil Sibal addressing at the launch of the Voice and Video Over Broadband Service in Delhi and Mumbai by MTNL, in New Delhi on January 17, 2013.
Centre launches MTNL's Video Telephony service in Delhi, Mumbai
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Mukherjee calls for private sector participation to fight bl
Odisha gang-rape: Five months after chargesheet, trial yet t
World briefs: Crowds honor 3 slain Kurds
Pakistan protesters win power role
Myanmar Prime Minister Thein Sein attends the ASEAN meeting with Southeast Asian business leaders during the 13th ASEAN Summit in Singapore on Tuesday November 20, 2007.
Thein Sein a man of war, not peace
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Economy Travel
Oil prices rise slightly as traders weigh positive economic
Oil rises slightly as traders weigh China data
Abe Adviser Signals Preference for Yen at 100 to 110 Per Dol
China home prices up in Dec‚ investment growth slows
Mining group Rio Tinto's CEO Tom Albanese, left, and Chairman Paul Skinner.
Rio Tinto leads shares higher
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PT Pos Indonesia sees 30% growth in 2013
AirAsia to open more routes from Semarang and Makassar
Indian Luxury Expo is all set to grace Mumbai
QE2 cruise ship to move to Asia after conversion to luxury h
Senior citizen-old age people-India.
Ageing India lonely, resigned: Survey
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Health Sport
China Breaks Decline in Economic Growth
Japanese battery-making company says probe into Dreamliner p
Oil prices rise slightly as traders weigh positive economic
India has jurisdiction to try Italian marines for fishermen
Mining group Rio Tinto's CEO Tom Albanese, left, and Chairman Paul Skinner.
Rio Tinto leads shares higher
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Australian Open: Top seeds cruise in Melbourne
SBY talks soccer with Argentina’s Fernandez
Indonesia-Japan relations: The soccer dimension
IPL auction to be held in Chennai on February 3
India's Saina Nehwal plays against Malaysia's Wong Mew Choo in their women's badminton singles final at Siri Fort Sports Complex in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010. Nehwal won the gold.
Saina sails to quarters, injured Kashyap crashes out
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