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Breaking News Thu, 2 Sep 2010
This undated image taken from Al-Arabiya TV Wednesday, July 14, 2010 shows failed Times Square car bomb suspect Faisal Shahzad holding a Quran. Al-Arabiya broadcast excerpts showing Shahzad saying he planned a "revenge attack" against the U.S. that he hoped would touch the hearts of Muslims. Shahzad appears in the clips sitting on the ground in a black turban and military fatigues, with a gun next to him.
Pakistan   Photos   Terrorism   US   Wikipedia: Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan  
US puts Pakistan Taleban on official terrorist register
5:30 AM Friday Sep 3, 2010 Share Email Print | WASHINGTON - United States officials launched a broad legal offensive against Pakistan's Taleban yesterday, placing the group on its international terror... (photo: AP / Al-Arabiya via AP Television Network) NZ Herald
Pakistan's one-day captain Shahid Afridi, top center right, huddles with the rest of his team before the one-day cricket match  between Somerset County Cricket Club and Pakistan at the County Ground in Taunton, England, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010.
Cricket   Pakistan   Photos   Scandal   Wikipedia: Match fixing  
Cricket: Pakistan three to sit out the rest of tour
5:30 AM Friday Sep 3, 2010 Share Email Print | TAUNTON - Pakistan team manager Yawar Saeed says the three players at the centre of fixing allegations will not play in the T20 and one-day international... (photo: AP / Matt Dunham) NZ Herald
Pakistan's High Commissioner Wajid Shamsul Hasan, center, talks to the media outside the Pakistan High Commission in London, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, where he interviewed Oakistani international cricker players Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Amir and captain Salman Butt, in connection with allegations of a plot to bowl no-balls to order during the fourth Test Match defeat to England at Lord's. Accused cricketers set up, says diplomat
| THE three Pakistan cricketers at the centre of spot-betting allegations that shocked the sporting world were "set up," the country's top diplomat in London claims. | High Commissioner... (photo: AP / Sang Tan) The Daily Telegraph Australia
Cricket   Pakistan   Photos   Scandal   Wikipedia: Match fixing  
In this June 13, 2009 file photo, an electrical linesman repairs cables as illegal subsidiary wires are seen mangled to the main cables in Allahabad, India. Stealing of power is a frequent phenomenon in Indian towns. Bringing Light to India's Rural Areas
| BANGALORE, INDIA — As dusk falls, the sound of children singing fills the air at the SOS Tibetan Children’s Village in Bylakuppe, five hours’ drive from Bangalore in southern India... (photo: AP / Rajesh Kumar Singh, File) The New York Times
Climate Change   Energy   India   Photos   Wikipedia: Solar energy  
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A U.S. soldier of Charlie Company 1-15 Infantry, 3rd Brigade Combat team, 3rd Infantry Division, passes next to a wall painted with the Iraqi flag during a routine patrol in Salman Pak, about 30 miles (45 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, March 1, 200 The risks of withdrawal loom
| Entering a war is easy; getting out of it is the hard part. That axiom is particularly true for the United States today, as it muddles through three wars — two of... (photo: AP / Petros Giannakouris) Gulf News
Defence   Iraq   Photos   US   Wikipedia: 2003 invasion of Iraq  
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. 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) The New York Times
Afghanistan   Defense   Photos   US   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present)  
Containers are handled at the container terminal of the harbour in Hamburg, northern Germany, in this Jan. 16, 2006 file picture. German exports increased by 9.3 percent in May 2007 compared with the same month last year, and the country's trade surplus increased more strongly than expected, according to data released Monday, July 9, 2007. Strong Yen Helps to Fuel Germany's Export Boom
| FRANKFURT — There was a touch of schadenfreude in the most recent earnings report issued by Kuka, a company based in the Bavarian city of Augsburg whose orange in... (photo: AP / Kai-Uwe Knoth, File) The New York Times
Currency   Export   Germany   Photos   Wikipedia: Economy of Germany  
FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2010 file photo, Toyota Motor Corp.'s Prius is on display at the automaker's showroom in Tokyo. Toyota said on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010 it has received 77 complaints in Japan over brake problems with its popular hybrid. Toyota Feels Exchange-Rate Pinch as Rivals Gain
| TOKYO — For all the turmoil over Toyota’s wave of recalls, the company, the world’s largest automaker, may face a bigger problem: the surging yen. | W... (photo: AP / Koji Sasahara) The New York Times
Automaker   Currency   Markets   Photos   Wikipedia: Toyota  
A logo of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is seen outside one of its branches in London, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008. Shares at the Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC plunged 39 percent in early trading on Tuesday, as investors worried that the British government was not doing enough to boost banks' balance sheets in the financial cris R.B.S. to Cut 3,500 Jobs in Britain
| LONDON — Royal Bank of Scotland, the bank controlled by the British government, said Thursday it plans to cut another 3,500 jobs and close 10 offices in Britain t... (photo: AP / Akira Suemori) The New York Times
Banking   Britain   Jobs   Photos   Wikipedia: Royal Bank of Scotland  
Rescuers move parts of a collapsed building in search of victims after rain-triggered landslides swept through Wama village near Baoshan city, in southwest China's Yunnan province, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. Four die in China landslides
| BEIJING: At least four people died and 44 were missing after rain-triggered landslides struck in southwestern China. | The landslides swept through a mountain village n... (photo: AP) The Australian
China   Landslide   Photos   Weather   Wikipedia: 2010 China floods  
Former British prime minister Tony Blair, now the Middle East envoy for the so-called Quartet peacemakers, speaks at a meeting of the French ruling conservative party, the Union for a Popular Movement party (UMP), Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008 in Paris. Blair was invited on Saturday by French President Nicolas Sarkozy to deliver a speech before some 2,000 party members Tony Blair memoir reveals support for George W. Bush and Guantanamo Bay
| TONY Blair admires George W. Bush more than almost any other politician in the world and uses his memoir, A Journey, to give a qualified endorsement of the Guantanamo B... (photo: AP / Thibault Camus) The Australian
Iraq   Photos   Tony Blair   War   Wikipedia: A Journey  
Democratic Party of Japan presidential candidates, senior lawmaker Ichiro Ozawa, left, and Prime Minister Naoto Kan  pose for photos before their pre-election live political debate at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. Rivals avoid rorts in Japanese debate
| JAPANESE Prime Minister Naoto Kan and his leadership challenger Ichiro Ozawa both attacked the power of Japan's bureaucracy and pledged to reclaim power for electe... (photo: AP / Junji Kurokawa) The Australian
Elections   Japan   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Democratic Party of Japan  
China India
Creating dialogue
When Rare Earths Get Rarer
Strong Yen Helps to Fuel Germany's Export Boom
Toyota Feels Exchange-Rate Pinch as Rivals Gain
Containers are handled at the container terminal of the harbour in Hamburg, northern Germany, in this Jan. 16, 2006 file picture. German exports increased by 9.3 percent in May 2007 compared with the same month last year, and the country's trade surplus increased more strongly than expected, according to data released Monday, July 9, 2007.
Strong Yen Helps to Fuel Germany's Export Boom
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Minefield of underground betting
Doping virus lays athletes, wrestlers low
Sprint Star best bet for feature event
Vettel accident cost Force India dear, says Liuzzi
In this June 13, 2009 file photo, an electrical linesman repairs cables as illegal subsidiary wires are seen mangled to the main cables in Allahabad, India. Stealing of power is a frequent phenomenon in Indian towns.
Bringing Light to India's Rural Areas
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Japan South Korea
Big punt across the Tasman
Strong Yen Helps to Fuel Germany's Export Boom
Toyota Feels Exchange-Rate Pinch as Rivals Gain
Rivals avoid rorts in Japanese debate
Containers are handled at the container terminal of the harbour in Hamburg, northern Germany, in this Jan. 16, 2006 file picture. German exports increased by 9.3 percent in May 2007 compared with the same month last year, and the country's trade surplus increased more strongly than expected, according to data released Monday, July 9, 2007.
Strong Yen Helps to Fuel Germany's Export Boom
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China makes its North Korea move
Over 70 Countries Converge to Craft a Truly Global Congress
US data shores up stocks ahead of payrolls
Three killed as Typhoon Kompasu tears through South Korea
In this image made Monday, Aug. 30, 2010 from China Central Television footage, North Korea's  Kim Jong Il, left, walks with Chinese President Hu Jintao, right, when they met in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin province on Friday Aug. 27, 2010
China makes its North Korea move
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North Korea Thailand
Arms trafficking charges
NZ at top of IMF shock chart
Toyota Feels Exchange-Rate Pinch as Rivals Gain
China makes its North Korea move
FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2010 file photo, Toyota Motor Corp.'s Prius is on display at the automaker's showroom in Tokyo. Toyota said on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010 it has received 77 complaints in Japan over brake problems with its popular hybrid.
Toyota Feels Exchange-Rate Pinch as Rivals Gain
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Arms trafficking charges
NZ at top of IMF shock chart
Toyota Feels Exchange-Rate Pinch as Rivals Gain
China makes its North Korea move
FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2010 file photo, Toyota Motor Corp.'s Prius is on display at the automaker's showroom in Tokyo. Toyota said on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010 it has received 77 complaints in Japan over brake problems with its popular hybrid.
Toyota Feels Exchange-Rate Pinch as Rivals Gain
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Vietnam Taiwan
Talks on for Jakarta, Bangkok flights to Clark
Fugitive former Thai leader meets Nelson Mandela
Myanmar leader Than Shwe to visit China
Malaysia Ringgit Up on Central Bank News
Grocers in fruits and vegetable area Carrefour Dubai UAE
Retailers to submit bids for Carrefour Asia -sources
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Committee will not dictate trade: MAC
BNHI to relax rules on invalid insurance cards
Pingpu pan denial of recognition
Government steps up efforts to join international groups
 1500Z report from The Joint Typhoon Warning Center says that Tropical Storm Talim is located west-northwest of Taipei, Taiwan. This system has tracked northwestward at 15 knots. Winds are sustained at 35 knots, with higher gusts(gm1)
Strong tropical storm hits Taiwan
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