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Two local girls offer tea and cakes to police and New Zealand Urban Search and Rescue workers in Christchurch, New Zealand, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010. Christchurch was struck by a powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake  on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010, that smashed buildings, cracked roads and twisted rail lines and also ripped a new 11-foot (3.5 meter) wide fault line in the earth's surface, officials said Sunday.
Earthquake   Emergency   New Zealand   Photos   Wikipedia: 2010 Canterbury earthquake  
5.1 aftershock shakes Canterbury
By Updated 8:17 AM Wednesday Sep 8, 2010 Share Email Print | Another big aftershock measuring 5.1 has shaken Canterbury this morning after a sleepless night for many residents with at least 10 tremors... (photo: AP / Rob Griffith) NZ Herald
People unload a victim injured in a suicide bombing, from an ambulance at a local hospital in Kohat, Pakistan Saturday, April 17, 2010.
Pakistan   Photos   Taliban   Terrorism   Wikipedia: Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan  
Deadly Blast Strikes Police Compound in Pakistan
| ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A powerful blast ripped through a residential compound for police officials and their families in Pakistan’s restive northwest on Tuesday evening, killing at least ... (photo: AP / Mohammad Sajjad) The New York Times
Migrant workers in Dubai creek, UAE, November 2007 Asian Migrant Workers See Exploitation in Sweden
| The image of migrant workers freezing, locking up their bosses and marching for better pay and conditions is not typically Swedish. | Yet these are among the catalog of incidents that have occurred ... (photo: WN / Guillaume Poulet-Mathis) The New York Times
Migrant   People   Photos   World   wikipedia:Migrant  
A man injured by an explosion in Kohat is treated at a local hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan on Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010. A car bomb ripped through a police compound in a northwestern Pakistani city killing many people and leaving scores of people injured, the latest in a string of attacks proving that Islamist militants remain a potent force in the country. Car bomb kills 20 in Pakistan after Taliban threat
| KOHAT, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber rammed his car into a police residential complex in Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 20 people, officials said, in another blow for a country grappl... (photo: AP / Mohammad Iqbal) The Star
Pakistan   Photos   Taliban   Terrorism   Wikipedia: Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan  
Top Stories
Grocery - Supermarket Cheaper groceries just as healthy as branded products, says Choice study
| HOUSEHOLDS are paying up to twice the price for branded groceries that taste no better or have little nutritional difference to the supermarket labels. | A major study ... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) The Daily Telegraph Australia
Consumer   Groceries   Nutrition   Photos   Wikipedia: Grocery store  
In this Korean Central News Agency photo taken on Wednesday, July 8, 2009 and distributed by Korea News Service in Tokyo, North Korea leader Kim Jong Il, center in the front row, and high ranking North Korean officials sit in front of a giant red flag with an image of his father late Kim Il Sung during a gathering at an auditorium in the capital Pyongyang to mark the 15th anniversary of the death of the country's late founder. North Korea blows off the cobwebs
|      Sep 8, 2010 North Korea blows off the cobwebs | By Andrei Lankov | SEOUL - In the next few days, a large gathering of North Korean officials is... (photo: AP / Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service) Asia Times
Communism   N Korea   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: North Korea  
A man walks past the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo Wednesday, March 18, 2009. Bank of Japan Vows to Step Up, if Necessary
| TOKYO (Reuters) — The Bank of Japan stood pat on monetary policy on Tuesday but vowed timely action when needed, setting the stage for possible easing next month ... (photo: AP / Shizuo Kambayashi) The New York Times
Economy   Japan   Markets   Photos   Wikipedia: Bank of Japan  
JUNE 16 , 2008 , MANDALUYONG CITY , PHILIPPINES -  FILIPINO SHOPPERS IN  SM MEGAMALL Stocks extend gains
| LOCAL STOCKS yesterday extended their rally for the sixth straight day as a renewed buying binge late in the session propelled the index to a fresh three-year high. | T... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo) Inquirer
Foreign Investors   Local Stock   Philippines   Photos   Wikipedia: Philippine Stock Exchange  
JUNE 16 , 2008 , MANDALUYONG CITY , PHILIPPINES - FILIPINO SHOPPERS IN  MAIN HALLWAY  IN SM MEGAMALL Foreign exchange reserves hit all-time high of $49.6B
| THE COUNTRY'S reserves of foreign currencies -- the wealth that determines the Philippines' ability to purchase imports and engage in other commercial transactions with... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo) Inquirer
Currencies   Investments   Philippines   Photos   Wikipedia: Department of Trade and Industry (Philippines)  
Many people seen in a rush hour along Commonwealth Avenue , Quezon City , Philippines , September 7 , 2009. RP economy seen growing by 7.3% this year, 4.4% in '11
| Most Read Business MWSS told to return billions of pesos in unimplemented projects Stocks near all-time high Peso drops as forex markets prevent sharp currency upswings... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo) Inquirer
Business   Economy   Philippines   Photos   Wikipedia: Economy of the Philippines  
China Japan
Andatee China Marine Fuel Services Corporation to Receive Ba
Gates, Buffett to sell giving to China's richest
Chinese Offshore Development Blows Past U.S.
New Fuel for an Old Narrative: Notes on the BP Oil Disaster
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, medical workers take a medical examination for a young patient at No.2 People's Hospital of Fuyang City in east China's Anhui  Province Thursday, May 1, 2008.
Chinese officials hit for hiding cholera
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U.S. team to discuss N.Korea in Seoul, Tokyo, Beijing
Maruti lines up Rs 1,925-crore investment for sixth plant
Jordan, Japan to ink nuclear deal this weekend
Japan to share ‘secret of success’ with Jordanian industrial
A man walks past the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo Wednesday, March 18, 2009.
Bank of Japan Vows to Step Up, if Necessary
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Singapore Malaysia
A University and an Exchange in Singapore Join Forces to Edu
China and Singapore to talk about potential bid for Potash C
Singapore Prods Locals to Speak Better English
Speak Singlish can? Cannot. Singapore fears local patois wil
Singapore Airlines B777 landing Adelaide Airport
Outgoing Singapore Airlines CEO to be next SGX Chairman
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Dubai firm to issue bonds to settle debts
Travel firms see demand increase for Eid holidays
Plan to Sabotage Common Wealth Games - 2010 by Zaheerul Hass
Nepali worker lost in Malaysia
A Tokyo Stock Exchange employee reacts during the afternoon trade in Tokyo Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008. Japan's benchmark stock index plunged more than 4 percent in Tuesday morning trading in the second day of a frenetic sell-off over fears of a possible global slowdown. The benchmark Nikkei index lost 587.63 points, or 4.41 percent, to 12,738.31 points on the Tokyo Stock Exchange at the end of the morning session.
Asia stocks down modestly as economy worries ease
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Indonesia North & South Korea
Petraeus warns Koran burning threatens troops
Soros gives $100 mn to Human Rights Watch
US church vows Koran burning will go on despite warnings
Indonesian volcano erupts again, strongest yet
Afghans burn an effigy of Dove World Outreach Center's pastor Terry Jones during a demonstration against the United States in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Sept. 6, 2010.
Planned burning of Qur'an will 'endanger troops': Petraeus
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Cambridge tops international league table
In France, a Farmhouse of the Right Vintage
U.S. team to discuss N.Korea in Seoul, Tokyo, Beijing
Deadly Blast Strikes Police Compound in Pakistan
People unload a victim injured in a suicide bombing, from an ambulance at a local hospital in Kohat, Pakistan Saturday, April 17, 2010.
Deadly Blast Strikes Police Compound in Pakistan
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Vietnam Philippines
Official calls on Indian drug firms to invest in Vietnam
Low demand prompts airlines to cut fares, drop service
Climate change seen eating into Vietnam GDP
Major amusement park in the offing in Long An
Traders gather at the post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange that handles General Motors
Briefing.com: Hourly In Play (R) - 16:00 ET
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SSS says Cunanan, Neri bonuses illegal
Pag-IBIG moves to blacklist real estate firm
Congressman Singson defers plea
Impeachment proceeds; Ombudsman told to answer raps
Dengue fever patients lay on beds inside Dong Da Hospital in Hanoi, Vietnam,Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007.
Dengue cases rising in Metro
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