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Breaking News Thu, 2 Sep 2010
Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010. Karzai appealed to Taliban fighters Sunday to put down their weapons and accept Afghan laws as the country and its international allies push a program to entice militants away from the insurgency.
Afghanistan   Defence   NATO   Photos   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present)  
 Al Jazeera 
Karzai slams Nato civilian killings
| Afghan President Hamid Karzai has condemned an air strike by Nato-led forces which he said killed 10 election campaign workers, although US officials maintained it was aimed at an Islamist leader. |... (photo: AP / Musadeq Sadeq)
A chinese structures stands inside the Mischief Reef Thursday, Dec. 10, 1998 off South China Sea
Asia   Defence   Photos   US   Wikipedia: South China Sea  
 BBC News 
Why are South China Sea tensions rising?
Imagine an exchange of fire between Chinese and Vietnamese navies in the South China Sea. | Or just an accidental bump between Chinese and American warships, as high-stakes manoeuvring gets out of han... (photo: AP / Pat Roque)
Poverty people at malaysia.  The Star 
Poor family gets RM10,000 Hari Raya gift from kind well-wishers
| THINGS are looking better for Tajenisha Beevi Sirajidin, 34, and her seven children, whose plight has received attention from generous Malaysians throughout the country. | On Tuesday, the Malaysia H... (photo: WN / Periasamy)
Economy   Malaysia   People   Photos   Poverty  
Mount Sinabung spews volcanic smoke as seen from Tanah Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010.  CBS News 
Indonesian Volcano Spews New Burst Of Ash
TANAH KARO, Indonesia (AP) - An Indonesian volcano sent a new, powerful burst of hot ash and debris two miles (thousands of meters) into the air early Friday, sending villagers fleeing back to emergen... (photo: AP / Binsar Bakkara)
Disasters   Environment   Indonesia   Photos   Volcano  
Top Stories
West Bengal in the shadow of drought.- India The Hindu
Third farmer suicide
| Ananya Dutta | KOLKATA: Even though the West Bengal government is yet to confirm that suicides by farmers in the Ausgram block of Bardhaman district are drought-related... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Farmer   India   Photos   West Bengal  
Indian Policemen stand guard on a Railway track The Hindu
No railway track security recommendation for Maoist areas
| Raktima Bose | Panel set up by West Bengal after Jnaneswari Express tragedy | "Dilly-dallying attitude of State government results in pecuniary loss for Railways" | KOL... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
India   Photos   Railway   West Bengal   Wikipedia: Naxalite-Maoist insurgency  
File - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono gestures as he delivers a speech at his residence in Cikeas in the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, July 25, 2009. The Star
A true friend in SBY
| He continues to be panned by his critics as being weak when dealing with Malaysia, but Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has proven yet again that he is ind... (photo: AP / Irwin Fedriansyah)
Government   Indonesia   Malaysia   Photos   Politics  
Palm Oil - CPO - Sime Darby Plantations In Johor. The Star
Time to fire a second salvo to defend palm oil
| I WAS baffled to read The Star report on Sept 1 about an anti-palm oil activist group tainting Malaysia's name at the Australian zoos. | It is sad that the freedom of s... (photo: WN / patricia)
Australia   Malaysia   Nature   Oil   Photos  
Withe the help of a Marine, center, and a Navy medic, right, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Audrey Ramos, left, of San Antonio, Texas, a Flight Medic with Task Force Shadow, oversees the evacuation of an Afghan child with multiple gunshot wounds, west of Lashkar Gah, in southern Afghanistan  Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. The New York Times
Accounts Differ on Fatal NATO Strike on Afghans
| KABUL, Afghanistan — Airstrikes by NATO forces that killed 12 people on Thursday in northern Afghanistan have produced sharply conflicting accounts as to whether ... (photo: AP / Brennan Linsley)
Afghanistan   Defence   NATO   Photos   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present)  
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, right, is greeted by top NATO commander Gen. David Petraeus as he arrives in Kabul, Afghanistan on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. The New York Times
Gates Lands in Afghanistan
| KABUL, Afghanistan — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrived here on an unannounced visit Thursday for meetings with American military commanders and President ... (photo: AP / Jim Watson, Pool)
Afghanistan   Defense   Photos   US   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present)  
People mourn the deaths of Wednesday's blast victims during their funeral in Lahore, Pakistan on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. Asia Times
Al-Qaeda makes a point with Lahore attack
|      Sep 3, 2010 Al-Qaeda makes a point with Lahore attack | By Syed Saleem Shahzad | ISLAMABAD - After announcing the formal end to combat operatio... (photo: AP / K.M. Chaudary)
Al Qaida   Lahore   Photos   Terrorism   Wikipedia: Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan  
Hitoya Yaguchi, who heads a support group for victims of poison gas produced by Japanese Imperial Army during World War II, shows photos of the latest poison gas victims in the northeastern Chinese city of Qiqihar after drums of mustard gas  dumped by Imperial Japanese soldiers decade ago were dug up last week, sickened at least 34 people, during a news conference in Tokyo Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2003. Asia Times
Hiroshima's poisonous past
|      Sep 3, 2010 Hiroshima's poisonous past | By Peter J Brown | In late August, several historians and others from South Korea, China and Japan ann... (photo: AP / Katsumi Kasahara)
Japan   Photos   War Crimes   Weapons   Wikipedia: World War II  
Business & Economy Politics
- Asia stocks rise on US factory data, Ping An gains 2.7%
- Taiwanese exporter sentenced to prison for conspiring to exp
- SEYI (Shieh Yih Machinery) Announces Second Quarter Results
- AIG Taiwan unit buyer hopes for favourable solution
The American International Group logo is shown Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008 in New York. Stocks fluctuated Tuesday following a report that the government is considering extending aid to AIG _ the latest in a string of companies that investors worry could be undone by a shortage of
Taiwan to Block Sale of A.I.G. Unit
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- Chinese culture minister visits Taiwan
- Chinese culture minister leads group to Taiwan+
- China intensifies military build-up against Taiwan: Reports
- Cambodia boasts plans for Asia's tallest building
Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's  destroyer Ikazuchi (front) cruises along with U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (second from front) and vessels from the Indian Navy in its first trilateral exercise in waters in the Pacific, about 40 kilometers off Nojimazaki on the Boso peninsula, southeast of Tokyo, on Monday April 16, 2007.
Japanese forces gird for mock island assault
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Sport Entertainment
- Karzai slams Nato civilian killings
- Federer and Wozniacki sail safely through
- Pakistani cricket trio suspended
- US OPEN 2010: Top seed Caroline Wozniacki hands Chang Kai-ch
Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010. Karzai appealed to Taliban fighters Sunday to put down their weapons and accept Afghan laws as the country and its international allies push a program to entice militants away from the insurgency.
Karzai slams Nato civilian killings
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- Remembering Teresa Teng
- Teresa Teng honoured
- Taiwanese director chosen as Asian Filmmaker of the Year
- Taiwanese director chosen as Asian Filmmaker of the Year
Dalai-lama-tend-rains-banners-flags-Dharamshala, India
Read comics on Dalai Lama, those on Gandhi also in offing
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Society & Culture Health
- Remembering Teresa Teng
- Over 70 Countries Converge to Craft a Truly Global Congress
- Teresa Teng honoured
- Taiwanese director chosen as Asian Filmmaker of the Year
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- Wozniacki focused on the prize
- Over 70 Countries Converge to Craft a Truly Global Congress
- Taiwan, China Spat Derails AIG's Nan Shan Sale
- Taiwan Rejects Hong Kong Group's Bid For AIG Unit
The American International Group logo is shown Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008 in New York. Stocks fluctuated Tuesday following a report that the government is considering extending aid to AIG _ the latest in a string of companies that investors worry could be undone by a shortage of
Taiwan to Block Sale of A.I.G. Unit
more
Education Science & Technology
- On the first day of school in Taipei primary school
- Taiwan, bracing for tropical storm, closes schools, cancels
- Taiwan president says Chinese students can help Taiwan colle
- E-Reading: Revolution Or Fading Fad?
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- Touch screen, price hike to cheapest Sony e-reader
-  Tropical storm hits Taiwan, heads to China
- Taiwan to Block Sale of A.I.G. Unit
- NASA's Terra Satellite captures 3 tropical cyclones in t
The American International Group logo is shown Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008 in New York. Stocks fluctuated Tuesday following a report that the government is considering extending aid to AIG _ the latest in a string of companies that investors worry could be undone by a shortage of
Taiwan to Block Sale of A.I.G. Unit
more