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Breaking News Wed, 27 Aug 2008
Tibetan protests as Beijing closes 2008 Olympics
Beijing   Human Rights   Photos   Talks   Tibet  
 Asia Times 
Past presents problems for Tibet
| By Karine Gagne, Francois Pesant and Denis Burke | Sporadic negotiations between Beijing and representatives of the Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, over the past 30 years have stall... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang)
Pakistani brokers work at Karachi Stock Exchange, Pakistan on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008.
Economy   Investments   Pakistan   Photos   Politics  
 Asia Times 
Politics hold Pakistan economy hostage
| By Syed Fazl-e-Haider | QUETTA, Pakistan - The breakup of Pakistan's five-month-old ruling coalition, just a week after the resignation of former president Pervez Musharraf, has further aggravated i... (photo: AP / Fareed Khan)
Thai demonstrators occupy the Government House Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand.  Houston Chronicle 
Thai protest refuses order to leave gov't compound
| BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai authorities stepped up pressure Wednesday on demonstrators occupying the grounds of the prime minister's office, getting court orders demanding the crowd disperse and issuin... (photo: AP / David Longstreath)
Court   Photos   Protest   Thailand   Violence  
INDIA-TMC-LEADER-MAMATA-BANERJEE  The Times of India 
Mukesh Ambani fires up in Tata's defence
|                 NEW DELHI: Warning that 'fear psychosis' was being created to slow down projects of national interest, India's corporate leader Mukesh Am... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Acquisition   Delhi   Government   Industry   Photos  
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kashmiri muslim walk past indian policemen  during a relaxation in curfew in Srinagar August 27, 2008 The Times of India
Fresh violence in Kashmir; 2 dead
| 27 Aug 2008, 1825 hrs IST,PTI             SRINAGAR: Two persons were killed and another was critically injured on Wednesday when security ... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
India   Kashmir   Photos   Security   Slideshow   Violence  
  Anwar Ibrahim Al Jazeera
Anwar to take oath as Malaysian MP
| Malaysia's opposition leader, Anwar Ibrahim, is set to be sworn in as a member of parliament two days after a landslide by-election win marked his return to mainstream ... (photo: Creative Commons)
Election   Kuala Lumpur   Malaysia   Photos   Politics  
 Kashmiris are seen on a street during a relaxation in curfew in Srinagar August 27, 2008                                Gulf News
Authorities to relax curfew in Srinagar for few hours
| Srinagar: Authorities plan to relax a strict curfew that has kept the streets of Indian Kashmir's biggest city largely deserted for days, officials said on Wednesday. |... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
Curfew   India   Kashmir   Photos   Politics   Slideshow  
Prime minister Prachanda The Times of India
Prachanda says his first 'political visit' will be to India
| 27 Aug 2008, 1656 hrs IST,PTI             KATHMANDU: Amid criticism of his move to visit China first instead of India after assuming offic... (photo: AP / )
China   India   Kathmandu   Nepal   Photos  
Raj Thackeray    (bp4) The Times of India
Marathi nameplates: Raj gives Thursday deadline to shopowners
| 27 Aug 2008, 1545 hrs IST,PTI             MUMBAI: Stepping up his campaign for Marathi signboards, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Th... (photo: AP / Aijaz Rahi)
India   Maharashtra   Mumbai   Photos   Politics  
INDIA-WEST-BENGAL-CHIEF-MINISTER The Times of India
Left slams Buddhadeb for anti-bandh remarks
| 27 Aug 2008, 1640 hrs IST,AGENCIES             KOLKATA- West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's opposition to bandhs on Wedne... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Bengal   Congress   Kolkata   Marxist   Photos  
Taiwan The Times of India
Taiwan economy shows signs of slowing: Government
|                 TAIPEI: Taiwan's economy showed signs of slowing last month, the economic planning agency said Wednesday. |... (photo: GFDL / Neilpeart is god at English Wikipedia)
Asia   Development   Economy   Photos   Taiwan  
Coalition forces, in conjunction with Afghan National Army commandos, conduct a cordon and search operation in eastern Afghanistan Dec. 18, 2007, to detain and question individuals with suspected ties to the Taliban insurgency. The Boston Globe
30 suspected Taliban killed in Afghanistan
| KANDAHAR, Afghanistan—More than 30 Taliban fighters and four policemen were killed in a series of clashes, airstrikes and bombings in Afghanistan, officials said ... (photo: US Army / Spc. Michael D. Carter)
Afghanistan   Death   Photos   Police   Taliban  
Tanks in Bangkok The Boston Globe
Thousands protest in streets of Bangkok
| BANGKOK - Thousands of antigovernment demonstrators besieged government offices yesterday and briefly shut down a television station in some of the most aggressive acti... (photo: Creative Commons / BetacommandBot )
Bangkok   People   Photos   Police   Politics  
One of the seven wonders of the world, this still stands the time of changes... The Miami Herald
Looking for travel luxury at low cost? Consider India
| Americans are currently traveling in large numbers to destinations like Bali and Argentina where the cost of living is unusually low. Why? Travelers can offset high air... (photo: Creative Commons)
Cost   India   Luxury   Photos   Travel  
Politics / Politicians / Elections Agricultural Policy
- Afghan police find bullet-ridden body of abducted Japanese
- Anwar bid for power boosted by election win
- Politics hold Pakistan economy hostage
- Victorious Anwar on path to power
Pakistani brokers work at Karachi Stock Exchange, Pakistan on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008.
Politics hold Pakistan economy hostage
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- Consumers may get pulses at Rs 17-18/kg through ration shops
- Banks to get Rs 25000 crore to meet farm loan waiver costs
- Govt to ensure enough broken rice for Raya
- Farmers advised to store small onion as prices are set to ri
 chana-  (Cicer arietinum) is an edible legume (English "pulse") of the family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae.- food- am1
Consumers may get pulses at Rs 17-18/kg through ration shops
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International Relations Climate Change Policy
- Leadership finally takes the fight to John McSame
- 'He could read a directory and it would sound good'
- 'People still see things in black and white'
- 'Assassins' had seething hatred
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks at a rally about securing America's future with veterans and military families at Riverfront park in Billings, Mont., Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008.
'Assassins' had seething hatred
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- India's 'River of Sorrows' Threatens More Floods
- Whales losing blubber, claims controversial Japanese study
- Climate to be used for trade protection?
- Olympic Daily News - Sunday, August 24
A Baird's beaked whale is cleaned after it was dragged onto the port deck in Wada, Japan to be slaughtered on Thursday, June 21, 2007.
Whales losing blubber, claims controversial Japanese study
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Human Rights Policies Society & Culture
- Past presents problems for Tibet
- Amid recent violent protests, UN urges restraint in Indian-a
- 60 children among Afghan dead, UN finds
- Afghanistan demands review of foreign troops
Tibetan protests as Beijing closes 2008 Olympics
Past presents problems for Tibet
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- Touring Ancient temples / Jingoji source of Heian Buddhism
- Heartthrobs get Venice Film Festival started
- Bags of wheat flour to go green in Ramazan
- One-third of world's poor in India: Survey
Flour-wheat (sl1)
Bags of wheat flour to go green in Ramazan
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Nuclear Weapons Terrorism
- Pro-NKorea paper says nuclear tension could spike
- US shrugs off North Korea's threat to halt nuclear disab
- Pro-N. Korea paper: Nuclear tension could spike
- Russia 'regrets' North Korea's halt in nuclear d
In this image from television, North Korea's 60-foot-tall cooling tower at it's main reactor complex is destroyed, Friday, June 27, 2008, in Yongbyon, North Korea. North Korea destroyed the most visible symbol of its nuclear weapons program Friday in a sign of its commitment to stop making plutonium for atomic b
Pro-N. Korea paper: Nuclear tension could spike
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- Chinore wakes up to terror at the doorstep
- Khawaja a dangerous zealot: Crown
- Bimstec meet to focus on terrorism
- Canadian general calls for increased troops
In this image from television, North Korea's 60-foot-tall cooling tower at it's main reactor complex is destroyed, Friday, June 27, 2008, in Yongbyon, North Korea. North Korea destroyed the most visible symbol of its nuclear weapons program Friday in a sign of its commitment to stop making plutonium for atomic b
Pro-N. Korea paper: Nuclear tension could spike
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