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Breaking News Sun, 11 May 2008
 Villagers on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia, catch boxes of food tossed from a US Navy (USN) helicopter during Operation UNIFIED ASSISTANCE, the humanitarian operation effort in the wake of the Tsunami that struck South East Asia on December 26, 2004.
Aid   Disaster   Photos   Society   US  
 The Australian 
US help could save thousands of lives
| ONE April day in 1991, the world awoke to the news that a devastating cyclone and tidal wave had struck the coast of Bangladesh. As bodies washed ashore by the thousand and the death toll rose to 13... (photo: US Navy file/PHAN Nicholas Morton)
The Times Square news ticker displays financial headlines on Friday, Aug. 10, 2007 in New York. U.S. stocks moved toward another sharply lower open Friday after Thursday's huge sell-off and as bank regulators in Europe and Asia injected cash into money markets, stoking concerns of a more pronounced liquidity crunch
China   Economy   India   Photos   US  
 The Australian 
News of USA's demise greatly exaggerated
| Will Hutton, in The Observer, on why it is a bit premature to concede the 21st century to China or India | THE fashionable view is that the US economy is a busted flush (but) of the world's top 100 ... (photo: AP Photo / kalpana)
Pervez Musharraf (sl1)  International Herald Tribune 
Accord on restoring judges eludes Pakistan's ruling parties as deadline looms
| : With a self-imposed deadline looming, Pakistani leaders had yet to clinch a deal Sunday on restoring judges sacked by President Pervez Musharraf, an issue that has threatened to break up the rulin... (photo: AP Photo / B.K.Bangash)
Government   Pakistan   Photos   Politics   President  
Malaysian election officials prepare transparent ballot boxes and equipments for Saturday's general elections in Petaling Jaya, near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, March 7, 2008.  Canada Dot Com 
Malyasian election turns into ugly money fight
| KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's recent elections promised a new era of democracy and reform, but instead have ushered in an ugly fight for power and money that has turned off investors. | Malays... (photo: AP / Lai Seng Sin)
Democracy   Elections   Malaysia   Photos   Politics  
Top Stories
  Asif Ali Zardari  Dawn
Altaf, Asif discuss situation
| LONDON, May 10: The Pakistan People’s Party and Muttahida Qaumi Movement have underscored the importance of unity among all political forces for resolving pressing nati... (photo: AP Photo / Fareed Khan)
Karachi   London   Media   Pakistan   Photos   Politics  
INDIA-SAVE-NANDIGRAM-RALLY Gulf News
Intellectuals not allowed to go to Nandigram
| Kolkata: A team of city-based intellectuals under the banner of non-government organisation Swajan, who on Saturday set out for Nandigram in East Midnapore district to ... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Election   Kolkata   Nandigram   Photos   Protest   Slideshow  
Myanmar satellite images Kenya Broadcasting Corp
Vote on new constitution held in crisis hit Myanmar
Written By:AFP   , Posted: Sat, May 10, 2008 | Myanmar's junta Saturday held a vote on a new constitution, ignoring pleas to focus on delivering u... (photo: NASA / MODIS-Terra)
Disaster   Myanmar   Photos   UN   US  
Sri Lankan soldiers search through the debris of a caf after an explosion in Ampara, about 220 kilometers (130 miles) east of capital Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, May 9, 2008. The Boston Globe
Bombing kills 11, casts cloud over Sri Lanka elections
| BATTICALOA, Sri Lanka - A bomb blamed on Tamil Tiger rebels ripped through a cafe in eastern Sri Lanka yesterday, killing 11 people and casting a cloud over pivotal pro... (photo: AP Photo / Wasantha Chadrapala)
Bombing   Elections   Photos   Sri Lanka   Tamil  
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, a woman casts her ballot at a polling station in Hlegu township, 48 kilometers (30 miles) north of Yangon, Myanmar, during the national constitutional referendum on Saturday, May 10, 2008. International Herald Tribune
Myanmar holds referendum amid cyclone chaos
| : The military rulers of Myanmar went ahead with a constitutional referendum on Saturday despite calls from the outside world to postpone it after the devastation of Cy... (photo: AP Photo / Xinhua, Zhang Yunfei)
Disaster   Junta   Myanmar   Photos   Referendum  
india kashmir protest Gulf Daily News
Why blame only China?
| This is with reference to Mr Nelson's letter 'Why bow to China' (GDN, April 23). I agree with him on his unexpressed point that the rights of human beings are sacred. |... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
Human Rights   India   Kashmir   Photos   Slideshow  
Homeless children whose homes were destroyed in last weekend's devastating cyclone look on while taking shelter in a monastery in Kaw Hmu village, about 100 kilometers (62 miles) southwest of Yangon, Myanmar, Thursday, May 8, 2008. The U.N.'s World Food Program says its first flight carrying aid has landed in Myanmar after the military regime gave clearance to send relief material to cyclone victi Asia Times
The case for invading Myanmar
| By Shawn W Crispin | BANGKOK - With United States warships and air force planes at the ready, and over 1 million of Myanmar's citizens left bedraggled, homeless and sus... (photo: AP / )
Aid   Burma   Disaster   Photos   US  
INDIA-CPM-PANCHAYAT-ELECTION-CAMPAIGN The Statesman
Cong slams Buddha
NEW DELHI, May 9: The Congress central leadership today rejected chief minister, Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’s purported remarks against Dr Manmohan Singh, that under his ... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Congress   India   Nandigram   Photos   Slideshow   Violence  
U.S. Marines from Echo Company Infowars
An 'Interview' With Smedley Butler
| Major General Smedley Darlington Butler, one of the most colorful officers in the Marine Corps, was one of two Marines to receive two Congressional Medals of Honor for ... (photo: U.S. Marine Corps. / Staff Sgt. T.G. Kessler)
Hero   History   Legacy   Marine   Military   Photos   US   War   World  
Politics Terrorism
- Japan firms rev up Europe strategy / Companies see benefits
- Pakistan's parallel courts proposal 'farcical'
- Tear down Burma's bamboo curtain
- Growth in disabled vets to cost U.S. billions
 Suspended Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry, center, is surrounded by his supporters and lawyers as he arrives at Supreme Court for a hearing, Tuesday, March 13, 2007 in Islamabad, Pakistan. Pakistan´s top judge set up a
Pakistan's parallel courts proposal 'farcical'
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- Rebels kill 11 railway workers
- Pakistan's parallel courts proposal 'farcical'
- US help could save thousands of lives
- Manipur film forum buckles under terror pressure
INDIA-POLICE-BATALION
Rebels kill 11 railway workers
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Elections Social Safety
- Pakistan's parallel courts proposal 'farcical'
- Tear down Burma's bamboo curtain
- Outside observers better: Election commissioner
- Stray violence mars first phase of rural polls
 Suspended Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry, center, is surrounded by his supporters and lawyers as he arrives at Supreme Court for a hearing, Tuesday, March 13, 2007 in Islamabad, Pakistan. Pakistan´s top judge set up a
Pakistan's parallel courts proposal 'farcical'
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- G-8 Labor Officials Begin 3-day Meeting In Japan
- G-8 labor officials begin 3-day meeting in Japan
- G-8 labor officials begin 3-day meeting in Japan
- G-8 labor officials begin 3-day meeting in Japan
 The G8 Heads of State and Government on the pier at Heiligendam cg1
G-8 labor officials gather in Japan to seek environment-friendly working style
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Human Rights Racism & Discrimination
- We need something new to find a solution in Darfur
- Give generals the boot, it's the only way
- Tear down Burma's bamboo curtain
- Burma down and drowning
A wide-view of the Security Council members voting unanimously to renew the arms embargo against the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Give generals the boot, it's the only way
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- Ku Li: Umno is here to stay
- No hard and fast rule on supremacy
- In defence of judicial activism
- By Dr Tariq Hassan 5/11/2008
 A Sri Lankan Human Rights activist holds a placard during a protest against the eviction of ethnic Tamils in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, June 8, 2007. Sri Lanka´s highest court suspended the eviction of ethnic minority Tamils from the capital on Fr
'My daughter, the terrorist'
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