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US advertisers act on privacy fears
The US advertising industry moved to try to head off the growing threat of legislative action over so-called behavioural targeting, a form of internet advertising that critics complain could violate the privacy of internet users
In Pakistan, Generations of Brick Makers See Few Changes
TARLAHI, Pakistan -- At the end of a village road, behind a grassy bluff, lies a hidden valley carpeted with thick red dust and canyoned with craggy mounds of earth. At the bottom, clay-colored figures squat barefoot all day, shaping balls of mud into bricks. In the distance, a dozen scattered c...
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UN chief due to arrive in Burma
The UN secretary general will visit Burma to seek the release of political prisoners including Aung San Suu Kyi.
Missile experts see Soviet parts in NKorean rocket
(AP)
AP - With concerns rising about a possible North Korean long-range missile test this weekend, two independent scientists say the rogue regime may be using an old Soviet ballistic missile to boost a rocket capable of reaching the West Coast of the United States.
New GM almost ready to roll
A new General Motors could emerge from bankruptcy protection next week if a federal judge approves its restructuring plan, as seems likely
Chinalco takes its Rio Tinto entitlement
By taking its full rights entitlement, the Chinese company shows that it remains committed to Rio Tinto, for now.
Photos from Philippines Best Companies awards party
The celebration was sponsored by ATR KimEng and drew more than 100 of the Philippines' top executives.
US-AFGHANISTAN: Four Thousand Marines to "Drink Lots of Tea"
WASHINGTON, Jul 2 (IPS) - After months of planning and putting pieces in order, aspects of the new U.S. strategy in Afghanistan are beginning to be concretely implemented – including a surge of troops and attempts to curtail the poppy trade that allegedly funds insurgents.
U.N.'s Ban to urge Myanmar leader to free prisoners
(Reuters)
Reuters - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has a rare meeting with Myanmar's top general on Friday where he will urge the secretive leader to free all political prisoners and ensure next year's elections are credible.
RBS announces a string of equity appointments
The hires include Kevin Chang, who becomes the head of equity derivatives strategy, and Darwin Lam, the new head of regional insurance research.
US vice president in Iraq
Iraqi security forces secure the site of a roadside bomb attack in Baghdad's Karrada neighborhood, Iraq, Thursday, July 2, 2009. The attack was the first in Baghdad since US troops withdrew from Iraqi...
Japanese lake may claim largemouth bass record
3:04 p.m. July 2, 2009 Japan's Lake Biwa, one of the oldest lakes in the world, may be claiming a largemouth bass that might tie the oldest and most cherished all-tackle world record in freshwater ...
New Saddam interviews released
Saddam Hussein, 2001 (Newsmakers) WASHINGTON (AP) - Newly released interviews show that Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was less afraid of the U.S. threat to Iraq than the one posed by its neighbor, Ira...
Obama Turns Focus to War in Afghanistan
There is a popular proverb that has been making the rounds in Kabul involving the inadvisability of juggling two watermelons with one hand. It is used to suggest the peril—some say folly—o...
Decriminalization of Homosexuality in India Will Boost AIDS Prevention
"It also positively impacts on how services like HIV services will be provided amongst the men having sex with men community. There is a very strong intervention program by the national AIDS Control O...
Health threats to displaced Pakistanis major concern for UN agencies
United Nations agencies have expressed their concerns about the health and welfare of the approximately 2 million displaced people living in north-west Pakistan, while also lauding the Pakistanis who ...
Rajapaksa’s actions speak louder than words for sceptical Tamils
declared victory over the Tamil Tigers in May, he reached out to the Tamil minority that the defeated rebels had claimed to represent over 26 years of civil war. Speaking in Tamil, as well as ...
Russia hopes old alliances will help it forge new ties in Africa
Last Updated: July 03. 2009 12:54AM UAE / July 2. 2009 8:54PM GMT JOHANNESBURG // When Dmitry Medvedev, the Russian president, addressed reporters in Namibia part way through his African tour last wee...
Brett Lee tears into England Lions with five-wicket burst for Australians
Champion players are often a catalyst for a team's change in fortunes, and Brett Lee answered the call of captain and country yesterday. A nine-over spell either side of tea of sustained hostility a...
British calls for diplomatic walkout from Iran are rejected by EU partners
British calls for a mass walkout of European Union ambassadors from Tehran were shot down by more cautious nations led by Germany and Italy yesterday as the carefully constructed European consensus ...
Tamil refugees may end up in permanent camps, say aid workers
Sri Lankan authorities appear to be building permanent camps to house many of the 300,000 refugees from the last phase of the war with the Tamil Tiger rebels, despite promising to resettle 80 per cent...
Nuclear threat from Iran the big dilemma facing Israel and Netanyahu
Is the threat of Iran getting a nuclear weapon so great that Israel should contemplate military action? And should the US encourage it in that? These aren’t questions that Binyamin Netanyahu, ...
Biden to press Iraqis on unity
Last Updated: July 03. 2009 12:43AM UAE / July 2. 2009 8:43PM GMT BAGHDAD // The US vice president, Joe Biden, arrived in Iraq yesterday to visit US soldiers just two days after all American combat tr...
Corruption allegations see Britain near control of Turks & Caicos
Britain took the first step towards seizing control of a number of Caribbean islands yesterday despite international criticism of a “return to colonialism”. The Foreign and Commonwe...
Sole survivor of Yemenia flight 626 clash is flown home
Last Updated: July 03. 2009 12:43AM UAE / July 2. 2009 8:43PM GMT LE BOURGET, FRANCE // A young girl believed to be the only survivor of an Indian Ocean plane crash flew back to Paris yesterday to the...
how to win back the lost fans
Last Updated: July 03. 2009 12:22AM UAE / July 2. 2009 8:22PM GMT It is not so long ago that a big game of football could be guaranteed to bring in the crowds. Not any more. While the Rugby Sevens in ...
Ramirez just keeps doing his thing
Last Updated: July 02. 2009 9:42PM UAE / July 2. 2009 5:42PM GMT Hanley Ramirez continued his hot streak by extending his RBI streak to 10 games as the Florida Marlins beat the Washington Nationals 5-...
Deal sealed to double Ord zone
The $415 million expansion of the Ord River irrigation area will get the official sign-off today when Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Premier Colin Barnett meet in Kununurra to formalise funding respons...
Bashed officer may not return to front line
Const. Matthew Butcher will return to work on Monday as a desk-bound officer but has conceded that even if he regains his mobility he will not return to frontline policing for the sake of his traumati...
 
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AsiaInfo Holdings (ASIA) Named One of Five Suggested Chinese Stocks ... - Transworld News
Telecom and security software developer AsiaInfo Holdings Inc. (ASIA) was suggested as one of five Chinese stocks that may be superior investment opportunities among all Chinese stocks right now. The mention was made in the article "Dump the ...
India unveils new government; Mukherjee new finance minister - Summary
New Delhi - India's newly elected federal government Saturday named veteran Congress party leader Pranab Mukherjee as the country's new finance minister, amidst other key appointments. The appointment of Mukherjee comes at a time when Asia's third la...
Asia Day Ahead: U.S. Stocks Drop; Morgan Stanley May Post Loss - Bloomberg
July 3 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks tumbled, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average to its biggest drop since April 20, as a worse-than-projected decrease in jobs added to concern that rising unemployment will prolong the recession. Treasuries rose ...
Asia Day Ahead: US Stocks Drop; Morgan Stanley May Post Loss - Bloomberg
Positive US news lifts Asia-Pacific stocks
Tokyo - Asia-Pacific stocks rose Tuesday on a recovery in financial stocks as the cost of borrowing fell and increases on Wall Street on hopes for a US economic recovery. Hong Kong and South-East Asia saw the biggest increases with the Hang Seng up 3...
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