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Huge security as Afghan presidential election looms
Afghanistan Elections   Hamid Karzai   Photos   Taliban in Afghan   Wikipedia: Afghan presidential election, 2014  
 BBC News 
Huge security as Afghan presidential election looms
There is a huge security operation in Afghanistan as presidential candidates prepare for Saturday's vote. | The new president will succeed Hamid Karzai, who has been in power since the 2001 fall ... (photo: AP / Farzana Wahidy)
Relatives of Chinese passengers onboard the Malaysia Airlines MH370 stand near candles arranged as a memorial in a prayer room in Beijing, China, Thursday, April 3, 2014.
Air Disasters   Flight 370 Search   Malaysia Airlines   Photos   Wikipedia: Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 conspiracy theories  
 Canberra Times 
MH370: Underwater search for black box begins
Retired Australian Air Chief Marshall Angus Houston says the search for MH370 will also continue on the surface. Photo: AP | The hunt for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane has shifted below the surf... (photo: AP / Ng Han Guan)
A Towed Pinger Locator (TPL), used to detect black box recorders, sits on the wharf at naval base HMAS Stirling in Perth, Australia, ready to be fitted to the Australian warship Ocean Shield to aid in the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, Sunday, March 30, 2014.  BBC News 
Malaysia plane MH370: Pinger locators deployed in search
Towed pinger locators will begin to search the southern Indian Ocean for signs of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, Australian officials say. | Two ships with pinger locator capabilities will se... (photo: AP / Rob Griffith)

MH370 Black Box   MH370 Underwater Search   Malaysia Airlines   Photos   Wikipedia: Malaysia Airlines Flight 370  
Indian White Tiger on the water bathtop at Alipore Zoo in Kolkata in Eastern India City  The Charlotte Observer 
China’s tiger parks under fire from conservationists, animal cruelty experts
HARBIN, China The tourists piled into the bus, which took them through a series of gates into an enclosed, snow-covered field. Within minutes, the bus _ modified so that a steel cage covered the windo... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)

Animal   China   Conservationists   Park   Photos   Wikipedia: China  
Top Stories
Spicejet Airline's air plane at airport-India. Newstrack India
After SpiceJet, IndiGo and Air India enter fare war
Tweet | New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Air India and IndiGo Thursday followed SpiceJet to attract flyers, offering promotional schemes | Budget carrier IndiGo has slashed Delh... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam)
Aviation   Economy   India   Photos   Wikipedia: Air travel  
"Indigo Airlines" ticket window, at Mumbai Airport, India The Siasat Daily
After SpiceJet, IndiGo and Air India enter fare war
New Delhi, April 03: | Air India and IndiGo Thursday followed SpiceJet to attract flyers, offering promotional schemes | Budget carrier IndiGo has slashed Delhi-Mumbai fa... (photo: WN / Geeta)
IndiGo   India   Photos   SpiceJet   Wikipedia: Air India  
A Malaysian armed policeman stands guard at Singmata Adventures and Reef resort after a raid by suspected Filipino insurgents in Semporna, Sabah state of Malaysia, Thursday, April 3, 2014. The Guardian
Chinese tourist and hotel receptionist kidnapped in Malaysia
Suspected insurgents from Philippines seized women from tourist resort before fleeing in speed boat, officials say | Tourists react to the sound of a gunshot in Singamata... (photo: AP)
Abu Sayyaf   Kidnap For Ransom   Malaysia   Photos   Wikipedia: Abu Sayyaf  
A man looks at a screen displaying Japanese stock prices in Tokyo October 8, 2008. The Nikkei average plunged 9.4 percent on Wednesday, its biggest one-day drop since the 1987 stock market crash, as fear spread of a global recession, fueled by expectations of a slide in profits at Toyota Motor Corp and a firmer yen.  REUTERS/Michael Caronna (JAPAN) MARKETS-JAPAN-STOCKS/ The Japan News
Nikkei ends above 15,000 on strong U.S. data, weaker yen
Jiji Press The benchmark Nikkei average closed above 15,000 for the first time in some three weeks on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Thursday, boosted by purchases thanks to st... (photo: Creative Commons / artemuestra)
Nikkei 225   Photos   Stock Exchange   TOPIX index   Wikipedia: Nikkei 225  
Imran Khan  Actor, Bollywood, India The Siasat Daily
No good roles penned for Indians in Hollywood: Imran
April 03: | Actor Imran Khan, who has lent his voice to a character in the Hindi version of animation film 'Rio 2', says he is not keen on acting in Hollywood as not many... (photo: GFDL)
Actor   Hindi   Hollywood   Photos   Wikipedia: Imran Khan (actor)  
Pakistani security personnel are on alert during a court proceeding against former President Pervez Musharraf in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, March 31, 2014. Al Jazeera
Pakistan's Musharraf survives bomb attck
Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, who is on trial for treason, narrowly escaped an assassination attempt as a bomb went off shortly before his convoy was... (photo: AP / B.K. Bangash)
Extremism in Pakistan   Pakistan Conflict   Pervez Musharraf   Photos   Wikipedia: Pervez Musharraf  
Indias main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, waves to supporters at an election campaign rally at Hiranagar 55 kilometers (34 miles) from Jammu, India, Wednesday, March 26, 2014. India will hold national elections from April 7 to May 12, kicking off a vote that many observers see as the most important election in more than 30 years in the world's largest democracy. Party symbol lotus and photographs of Indian political leader Deendayal Upadhyaya, left and former Indian prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee are displayed behind. The Times Of India
BJP may win 5-7 seats in Delhi, opinion poll says
NEW DELHI: Riding a strong Narendra Modi wave, the BJP in Delhi is likely to win 5-7 seats in the coming Lok Sabha elections, an opinion poll by research agency Cicero fo... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
Delhi   Elections   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Narendra Modi  
Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei works in front of a computer at home in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011. Thousands of people have sent more than $800,000 to Ai, some tossing cash folded into airplanes over his gate, to help him pay a tax bill they see as government harassment, he said Monday. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) Voa News
New Ai Weiwei Exhibition Unveiled in Berlin, but Artist Can't Attend
Reuters | BERLIN — Chinese artist Ai Weiwei's biggest solo show, featuring a reproduction of the white cell where he was held for 81 days by Chinese authorities, wa... (photo: AP / Ng Han Guan)
Ai Weiwei   China   Human rights in China   Photos   Wikipedia: Ai Weiwei  
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ANDAMAN SEA (March 17, 2014)  U.S. Navy Sailors use hand signals while directing helicopter operations onboard the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100). Kidd is currently conducting search and rescue operations for the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370. The flight had 227 passengers from 14 nations, mainly China, and 12 crew members. (U.S. Navy photo by Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Karmowska-Brooks/RELEASED) Underwater hunt for MH370 beginsBBC News
A Towed Pinger Locator (TPL), used to detect black box recorders, sits on the wharf at naval base HMAS Stirling in Perth, Australia, ready to be fitted to the Australian warship Ocean Shield to aid in the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, Sunday, March 30, 2014. Malaysia plane MH370: Pinger locators deployed in searchBBC News
Shops and merchant stores on the ground floor, and residential spaces on upper floors is common in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. Vietnam's retail sales up 10.2% in Q1Xinhua
Sri Lanka Retreat Australia’s best 100 holidays listed by Australian Traveller magazineThe Australian
North & Central Asia
File - A U.S. Army member of a Counter Improvised Explosive Device Team  moves through an Afghan village to ensure roads are safe for travel in Pul-e Alam District, Logar province, Afghanistan, June  29, 2010. Afghanistan: Before and after the Taliban BBC News
PRIME MINISTER MUHAMMAD NAWAZ SHARIF TALKING TO MEDIA AT GOVERNOR HOUSE QUETTA ON JULY 2, 2013. Pakistan wants to maintain deep economic ties with India, Afghanistan: Sharif Newstrack India
A head-to-toe veiled Iranian woman walks past a satirized drawing of the Statue of Liberty, painted on the wall of the former US Embassy in Tehran, in an annual state-backed rally, marking the anniversary of take-over of the embassy in 1979 by militant students, Iran, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010. The Real Evil Empire The People's Voice
An Afghan soldier trains his grenade launcher towards a hotel attacked by gunmen in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Feb. 26, 2010 Militants hold Americans, other foreigners at Kabul guest house CNN
Far East
Indian White Tiger on the water bathtop at Alipore Zoo in Kolkata in Eastern India City China’s tiger parks under fire from conservationists, animal cruelty experts The Charlotte Observer
training exercises for weight loss Weight loss can save people at diabetes risk The Times Of India
Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei works in front of a computer at home in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011. Thousands of people have sent more than $800,000 to Ai, some tossing cash folded into airplanes over his gate, to help him pay a tax bill they see as government harassment, he said Monday. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) New Ai Weiwei Exhibition Unveiled in Berlin, but Artist Can't Attend Voa News
Chinese soldiers march outside the Great Hall of the People before the closing ceremony of the National People's Congress in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 17, 2013. Democracy not for China, say Xi Jinping The Irish Times
Middle East
This citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian refugees filling their buckets at Atmeh refugee camp, in the northern Syrian province of Idlib, Syria, Friday, April 5, 2013. Lebanon registers 1 million Syrian refugees San Francisco Chronicle
File - Rami Barbakh, a released Palestinian prisoner, is reunited with his family upon arriving at his home in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on December 31, 2013. Israel says it won't release Palestinian prisoners WPXI
In this Tuesday, March 11, 2014 photo, Mervat, 31, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press as she holds her 9-month-old daughter Shurouk inside their tent at a camp for Syrian refugees in Kab Elias, in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley. Trapped in her northern Syrian village by fighting, Mervat watched her newborn baby progressively shrink. Number of Syria refugees in Lebanon passes 1 million mark New Straits/Business Times
In this Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008, file photo, a private security company's armored vehicle rolls through Tahrir Square in central Baghdad, Iraq. Killing Made Easy and Entertaining, even Essential WorldNews.com
South Asia
"Indigo Airlines" ticket window, at Mumbai Airport, India After SpiceJet, IndiGo and Air India enter fare war The Siasat Daily
Imran Khan  Actor, Bollywood, India No good roles penned for Indians in Hollywood: Imran The Siasat Daily
Pakistani security personnel are on alert during a court proceeding against former President Pervez Musharraf in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, March 31, 2014. Pakistan's Musharraf survives bomb attck Al Jazeera
Business & Industry Economy & Finance
- Indonesia pays nearly $2 million in 'blood money' to
- China Sunergy posts smaller loss as shipments rise
- Mitsubishi Motors recalls Outlander plug-in hybrids for the
- Mitsubishi Motors recalls Outlander plug-in hybrids for the
- Mitsubishi Motors recalls Outlander plug-in hybrids for the
- Mitsubishi Motors recalls Outlander plug-in hybrids for the
Spicejet Airline's air plane at airport-India.
After SpiceJet, IndiGo and Air India enter fare war
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- Japan in Depth / Monetary easing worked, but is more needed?
- The UN Ban On Japanese Whaling Is Already Having Positive Ef
- COLUMN-China's grain trader deals pose a threat to '
- Afghanistan heads for polls amid Taliban threats
- China regulates preferred stocks information disclosure
- North Korea Slander Reaches New Low After Calling South Kore
Huge security as Afghan presidential election looms
Huge security as Afghan presidential election looms
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Politics Poverty
- Young voters have numbers to set India on new path
- The UN Ban On Japanese Whaling Is Already Having Positive Ef
- H7N9 bird flu vaccine can be ready end of year, says health
- Indian anti-graft party chief punched in capital
- Female reporters shot in Afghanistan
- Strong security precondition for prosperity: OPMCM Secy
Huge security as Afghan presidential election looms
Huge security as Afghan presidential election looms
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- Chinese parents, trapped in one-child web, give babies away
- How effective is Pakistan’s disaster authority?
- Going on after sudden loss of a loved one
- Development economist laments India's poor economic grow
- Development economist laments India's poor economic grow
- Development economist laments India's poor economic gro
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Technology Terrorism
- Google's cash for questions app comes to Australia, Cana
- Young Voters Have Numbers to Set India on New Path
- Young voters have numbers to set India on new path
- Mitsubishi Motors recalls Outlander plug-in hybrids for the
- Mitsubishi Motors recalls Outlander plug-in hybrids for the
- Mitsubishi Motors recalls Outlander plug-in hybrids for the
 Pre-filled insulin syringe ("insulin pen").     wnhires     (js1)
Indian scientist develops potential non-insulin diabetes drug
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- Philippines says captives are on southern island
- Officials Focus on Fort Hood Suspect's Mental Health, Pe
- Afghanistan keen on April 5 presidential poll despite repeat
- Mainland police to receive special weapons training
- Kim Jong-un warns of grave situation, threatens nuclear test
- Six-party legacy emboldens North Korea
Pakistani security personnel are on alert during a court proceeding against former President Pervez Musharraf in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, March 31, 2014.
Pakistan's Musharraf survives bomb attck
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Entertainment Sport
- AP photographer killed, reporter wounded in Afghanistan
- Young Voters Have Numbers to Set India on New Path
- Indian court sentences 3 men to death for raping photojourna
- News icon dead
- Young voters have numbers to set India on new path
- The UN Ban On Japanese Whaling Is Already Having Positive Ef
Indian White Tiger on the water bathtop at Alipore Zoo in Kolkata in Eastern India City
China’s tiger parks under fire from conservationists, animal cruelty experts
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- Sydney Swans face short and tall threats in Adelaide against
- Api Koroisau can fill void left by Issac Luke at South Sydne
- Canberra Raiders forward Shaun Fensom could handle Origin: P
- Canberra Raiders chairman Allan Hawke spills the beans
- 2 ships hunt for Malaysian jetliner black boxes
- Canterbury Bulldogs edge out Sydney Roosters with Josh Reyno
Relatives of Chinese passengers onboard the Malaysia Airlines MH370 stand near candles arranged as a memorial in a prayer room in Beijing, China, Thursday, April 3, 2014.
MH370: Underwater search for black box begins
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