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Packets of Gutka (a product of tobacco) for sale on a stall near  Delhi, India
India   People   Photos   Smoking   Tobacco  
 The Times Of India 
From June 1, tobacco packs to carry scarier pictures
NEW DELHI: It's a picture that 98% people polled in seven states of India said will repulse tobacco users, in turn helping them to quit smoking or chewing tobacco. | A new pictorial warning will appea... (photo: WN / Geeta)
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Election   Manila   Philippines   Photos   Vote  
 Inquirer 
Int'l electoral watchdog to monitor May 10 polls
| MANILA, Philippines—An international electoral watchdog is sending a team to observe if the May 10 automated elections will work in other parts of Asia. | On the other hand, a negative result could ... (photo: WN / janice)
Dog - Canine  DNA India 
In Bengal, Maoists train guns on street dogs
| Kolkata: Dogs seem to have become a bigger threat to Maoists than police informers or CPI(M) activists in West Bengal. The rebels have put up posters in forest areas of Bankura, Purulia and West Mid... (photo: WN / sweet)
Bengal   Dogs   Guns   Maoists   Photos  
 Cathay Pacific Airways /aaeh  Gulf News 
Cathay Pacific returns to profit
| Hong Kong: Cathay Pacific Airways, Hong Kong's biggest carrier, posted a second-half profit after paring capacity and selling a stake in a maintenance venture. | The HK$3.9 billion (Dh1.84 billion) ... (photo: Public Domain)
Airline   Business   Economy   Hong Kong   Photos  
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, right, and Afghan President Hamid Karzai review the honor guard at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan on Wednesday, March 10, 2010. The New York Times
Iran and U.S. Trade Barbs in Kabul Visit
| KABUL, Afghanistan — The Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, shot back Wednesday at American allegations that Iran was providing support to Afghan insurgents,... (photo: AP / Sorkhabi, Pool)
Afghanistan   Iran   Photos   Taliban   US  
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, March 31, 2009 in New York. Wall Street is finishing a tumultuous month on a high note as investors load up on technology and financial shares on the last day of the quarter. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) The New York Times
Wall Street Shares Try to Push Higher
| Shares on Wall Street edged higher Wednesday after the government said businesses trimmed their inventories again in January. | The Commerce Department said that wholes... (photo: AP / Mary Altaffer)
Economy   Jobs   Market   Photos   US  
Indonesian paramilitary policemen carry their weapons during a search for militants in Aceh Besar, Aceh province, Indonesia, Wednesday, March 10, 2010. The New York Times
Suspect's Death Leads to Questions on Indonesia's Border Security
| JAKARTA, Indonesia — The fugitive Islamic militant killed by Indonesian security forces traveled to Indonesia from the Philippines within the last few months, pol... (photo: AP / Heri Juanda)
Defence   Indonesia   Photos   Security   Terrorism  
Defense Secretary Robert Gates holds a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008. Gates said that U.S. and British citizens were the targets of the violent siege in Mumbai, although most of those killed in the city, the nation's financial capital, were Indians. He also said Tuesday that the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen, had gone to the region to meet with official The New York Times
Gates in Saudi Arabia to Discuss Iran
| RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrived here on Wednesday for talks with the Saudi royal family that senior defense officials said would ... (photo: AP / Lawrence Jackson)
Iran   Nuclear   Photos   Saudi Arabia   US  
s The New York Times
China's Exports Rise 46%
| BEIJING —China announced Wednesday that its exports climbed 46 percent in February from a year earlier. Economists said the data signaled a rebound in consumer de... (photo: WN / abeer)
Beijing   Business   China   Economy   Photos  
U.S. President Barack Obama, left, listens to Chinese President Hu Jintao, as they attend a state dinner reception at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. Standing behind them are their translators. Asia Times
Beijing seeks a shift in geopolitics
| By Willy Lam | China's ongoing tussles with the United States over issues including Taiwan, Tibet and trade are in a sense nothing new. For more than two decades, Sino-... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
China   Defence   Photos   Politics   US  
Locals listen to Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Marjah, Afghanistan, Sunday, March 7, 2010. Asia Times
Marjah fears return of warlords
| By Mohammad Elyas Daee and Abubakar Siddique | MARJAH - Azizullah Khan might be this town's best example of civic-mindedness. He is a middle-aged farmer in this area, a... (photo: AP / Dusan Vranic, Pool)
Afghanistan   Military   Photos   Security   Taliban  
Jackpot machines are seen at Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010. Asia Times
A good bet on cash, tourists and crime
| By Stanislaus Jude Chan | SINGAPORE - Vehicles with foreign license plates filling the car park is the first unfamiliar sight that greets visitors in the basement of th... (photo: AP / Joan Leong)
Crime   Entertainment   Photos   Singapore   Tourism  
A Pakistani stock broker and stock index board is reflected from a mirror in Karachi Stock Exchange in Karachi, Pakistan on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008. Pakistan is also a part of slowdown in world economies while tense situation between Pakistan and the U.S. over the rules of fighting war against terrorism on Pak-Afghan border areas will continue to keep market sentiments depressed, analysts sai Asia Times
Pakistan risks IMF's $1.2bn
| By Syed Fazl-e-Haider | KARACHI, Pakistan - Islamabad's tardiness in naming a finance minister to succeed Shaukat Tarin, who resigned on February 23 to pursue his own b... (photo: AP / Fareed Khan)
Economy   Finance   IMF   Pakistan   Photos  
Indonesian members of the parliament jostle during a plenary meeting on the inquiries of the government's US$715 million bailout of Indonesia's Bank Century in 2008, at the parliament building in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, March 2, 2010. Asia Times
End in sight for Bank Century circus
| By Gary LaMoshi | DENPASAR, Bali - An investigation of Indonesia's Bank Century, which required a bailout in 2008 that eventually climbed to 6.7 trillion rupiah (US$720... (photo: AP / Karel)
Banking   Corruption   Finance   Indonesia   Photos  
Prof Samdhong Rinpoche, the Tibetan prime minister of Tibetan Government in-exile, delivering his statement on 51st Anniversary of Tibetan National Uprising Day, Dharamshala, India WorldNews.com
Statement by the Exiled Tibetan Prime Minister on the 51st Anniversary of National Uprising Day
Dharamshala: Today - 10 March 2010 - marks the 51st anniversary of the Tibetan people's peaceful uprising against the Chinese authorities. On this momentous day, the Kash... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang)
Asia   China   Photos   Politics   Tibet  
Business & Economy Pollution & Environment
- Administration Nears Trade Crossroads
- Rio Tinto boss off to China for key talks
- Thaksin ex, son in HK as unrest looms
- Red alert
 Cathay Pacific Airways /aaeh
Cathay Pacific returns to profit
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- China Chastizes US For Not Doing Enough About Climate Change
- China environment worsening, could miss energy goals
- Seminar on natural resources and environment in October 2010
- Joint efforts against water pollution
WEST BENGAL GOVERNOR M. K. NARAYANAN AT 31th CONVOCATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF BURDWAN IN EASTERN INDIA ---- WN/BHASKAR MALLICK
Security environment more difficult: Narayanan
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Entertainment Science & Technology
- I have the courage to do unusual stuff
- The film chose me: Aanaahad
- Shaapit is a love story: Aditya Narayan
- Weight and watch: KJo
Jackpot machines are seen at Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010.
A good bet on cash, tourists and crime
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- Google optimistic about talks
- Google CEO expects China dispute will be resolved 'soon&
- Google boss says something will happen in China 'soon
- Google stands behind plan to stop China censorship
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, a giant panda takes a shower near another after arriving at Fuzhou Giant Panda Protection and Research Center in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Tuesday, June 24, 2008.
Sequencing, Annotation And Comparative Analysis Of Nine BACs Of Giant Panda
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Sport Society & Culture
- Pakistan opts out of C'Wealth boxing C'ship
- Adelaide reap the rewards in China
- Big boys play tonight in the hockey World Cup
- THE HOT CORNER: The last of Yakult's boys from Brazil
Indian tennis team players cheer their captain Leander Paes, front, after he won reverse singles against Pakistan's Aqeel Khan in the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Zone Group I in Bombay, India, Sunday, April 9, 2006. India retained its place in the Davis Cup after Paes overcame Pakistan's Khan 6-4, 7-6 (4), 3-6, 0-6, 6-1 in the decider reverse singles Sunday.
Leander Paes calls for support to Haiti victims
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- Cabinet to discuss five education reform bills today
- 3-day meet on global warming from today
- Rhythm and Bollywood
- Back in B-Town
Jackpot machines are seen at Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010.
A good bet on cash, tourists and crime
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Agriculture Terrorism
- Marjah fears return of warlords
- Marjah, the city that never was
- Two arrested in India for tiger cubs death
- Farmers contracted to plant red rice to make infant cereal
Locals listen to Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Marjah, Afghanistan, Sunday, March 7, 2010.
Marjah fears return of warlords
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- 'Terrorism being fanned to destabilise economy'
- Afghan, Pakistani presidents vow to jointly fight against te
- A 'fair dinkum' deal on terrorism from SBY
- Suspect's Death Leads to Questions on Indonesia's Bo
Indonesian paramilitary policemen carry their weapons during a search for militants in Aceh Besar, Aceh province, Indonesia, Wednesday, March 10, 2010.
Suspect's Death Leads to Questions on Indonesia's Border Security
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