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Yemen authorities arrest 30 Al Qaeda suspects
Yemeni authorities have arrested 30 suspected members of the Al Qaeda terrorist network believed to have been plotting attacks in neighbouring Saudi Arabia, official sources said Thursday.
Traveling Vietnam Memorial in East Tennessee
is a half-size replica of the Washington DC Vietnam Veterans Memorial. It has been touring the country for the past two decades.Volunteers helped set up the wall Thursday morning in Sevier County.For ...
Van crash kills 10 S. Korean tourists in Philippines
Ten South Korean nationals on vacation tour in northern Philippines were killed on Wednesday when their van crashed onto a concrete wall, local media reported. Police said that according to initial in...
Lingerie-clad teens given free drinks
TWO underage sisters dressed only in lingerie were hauled out of a bar by their mother after allegedly being served free alcohol by bar staff. The girls, aged 16 and 17, were enticed to sit on the v...
Young Fast to build touch panel plant in Vietnam
Young Fast Optoelectronics, a Taiwan-based touch panel maker, has announced a plan to build a new plant in Vietnam. The company has a budget of NT$550 million (US$17.47 million) for its 2008 capital expenditure (capex), which will be used for the Vietnam project, as well as capacity expansion at its existing front-end facilities.
CHINA: The Air Hasn't Quite Cleared
OSLO, Aug 25 (IPS) - While China's dramatic last-minute measures to cut pollution during the Beijing Olympics grabbed headlines, a little publicised Norwegian project in Guizhou province shows just how difficult it will be to make lasting changes.
Food riots as Bihar floods destroy 250,000 homes
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Reuters - Food riots erupted on Wednesday in Bihar, where more than two million people have been forced from their homes and about 250,000 houses destroyed in what officials say are the worst floods in 50 years.
Macau.com Partners Wine & Gourmet Asia 2008 as Official Onli..
PRWeb, a leader in online news and press release distribution, has been used by more than 40,000 organizations of all sizes to increase the visibility of their news, improve their search engine rankin...
Livni Opens Wide Gap Over Mofaz
(IsraelNN.com) The Kadima party primaries are only three weeks away, and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni has opened a wide lead in the polls over her rival, Transportation Minister Sha'ul Mofaz. Polls sh...
2009 budget must focus on food security, education - Sen. Ro..
MANILA, Philippines - Senator Manuel Roxas II on Thursday asked the government to focus the 2009 national budget on the country’s most pressing needs, which include food security and quality edu...
Iran football team flies to Kish for preparation
LONDON, August 28 (IranMania) - Iran football team is set to fly to Kish Island on Friday ahead of Saudi Arabia match in the 2010 World Cup qualifications on September 6, MNA reported. Iran will hold ...
BJP asks government to summon Pakistan envoy
Expressing concern over the increased infiltration bids from across the border in Jammu and Kashmir, the Bharartiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday asked the government to summon the Pakistan high commissioner over the issue.
Lighter rules on Singapore demos in effect next week
SINGAPORE, Aug 26, 2008 (AFP) - Liberalised rules governing outdoor demonstrations in Singapore will take effect next Monday, the National Parks service said.
Taliban Claim Pakistan Suicide Blasts That Kill 45
WAH CANTONMENT, Pakistan, Aug 21 -- At least 45 people were killed and 60 injured in a well-coordinated suicide bomb attack on a high-level army munitions factory on Thursday, the latest in a series of militant attacks against Pakistani government targets.
Dalai Lama admitted to hospital with stomach pain
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AFP - The Dalai Lama was taken to hospital in India on Thursday after complaining of stomach pain, his office said.
Fairfax strike-breakers take over
FAIRFAX Media will use strike-breakers to publish its flagship newspapers The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Australian Financial Review in a high-stakes battle with staff after journalists ye...
World media plays up story of
Italy's largest newspaper, Corriere della Sera, featured the headline "Shock in Israel: Rose was murdered by her grandfather" prominently on its Web site Wednesday. Although it does not usually mentio...
De Castro, Villar neck-and-neck in latest presidential surve..
MANILA, Philippines - If presidential elections were held today, it would be a tight race between two friends - Vice-President Noli de Castro and Senate President Manuel Villar - based on the result o...
Pakistan troops kill five Taliban rebels, official says
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AFP - Pakistani troops Thursday killed five militants in attacks on Taliban hideouts in a northwestern region near the Afghan border, security officials said.
Negroponte to visit Vietnam, Cambodia, HK
ong Kong for talks with his counterparts, the State Department said Wednesday. The visit by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's number two to the region from September 10 to 18 was "for discuss...
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