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 Senator Barack Obama speaks at a charity event in New York, Monday, Dec. 4, 2006. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)   (js1)
London   Photos   Politics   President   US  
 China Daily 
Obama is 'playing with fire' over yuan
| LONDON - US President Barack Obama's pressure on China over its currency's exchange rate is a manifestation of hypocrisy from the West and will not work, a British economist has said. | "The preside... (photo: AP/Seth Wenig)
Prices of foodgrains showing no signs of downward trend- India- Food
Delhi   Food   India   Inflation   Photos  
 The Hindu 
Inflation moving fast towards the double-digit mark
| Special correspondent | 'Rabi arrivals should have a positive impact in bringing down prices' | NEW DELHI: With food prices showing no signs of abating and the impact of the fuel price hike in the l... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
President Barack Obama pauses as he delivers an address on national security, terrorism, and the closing of Guantanamo Bay prison, Thursday, May 21, 2009, at the National Archives in Washington.  Independent online 
 Obama demands 'courage' as health vote looms
| Next »  1  2 | Washington - Barack Obama on Monday demanded "courage" from Democratic lawmakers unnerved by looming final votes on his historic health care plan in a pivotal politica... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak)
Health   Leader   Photos   Politics   Washington  
President Barack Obama pauses as he delivers an address on national security, terrorism, and the closing of Guantanamo Bay prison, Thursday, May 21, 2009, at the National Archives in Washington.  The Star 
Q+A - Obama to seek deeper Asia-Pacific ties
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will seek to deepen U.S. ties in the Asia-Pacific region in the face of rising Chinese influence there when he visits Indonesia and Australia next week.... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak)
Asia   Leader   Photos   President   Washington  
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Zhang Ziyi China Daily
Actress denies charity fraud
| Film star says she will make up for fund shortfall | LIAONING PROVINCE: Zhang Ziyi has vehemently denied accusations that she committed fraud in the name of charity, bu... (photo: AP / )
China   Film   Photos   Society   Star  
2010 Nissan Sentra photographed in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. Daily Star Lebanon
Toyota, Nissan, others set up electric car group
| Tuesday, March 16, 2010 | - Powered by | Yuri Kageyama | Associated Press | TOKYO: Toyota and three other Japanese automakers together with a power company have set up ... (photo: Public Domain / IFCAR)
Electric   Nissan   Photos   Technology   Toyota  
Mayawati DNA India
Mayawati pushes for Noida airport
| New Delhi: With the Mayawati government again pushing for an airport in the state, the group of ministers on aviation has sought revised traffic figures from Uttar Prad... (photo: AP / )
Airport   Aviation   Delhi   Mayawati   Photos  
Water Conservation The Times Of India
Water-starved city faces 35% cut after pipe bursts
MUMBAI: In what appears to be one of the worst pipeline bursts this year, a six-foot-diameter pipe burst in Bhiwandi on Monday evening. So great is the damage that the en... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Mumbai   Photos   Pipeline   Supply   Water  
Members of Mumbai's anti-terrorism squad take away two arrested men, face covered, after producing them at a court in Mumbai, India, Sunday, March 14, 2010. The Times Of India
Terror duo sings: Mumbai strike averted in nick of time
MUMBAI: A terror strike appears to have been averted in Mumbai in the nick of time. The two terror suspects arrested over the weekend planned to set fire to the Oil and N... (photo: AP)
Intelligence   Mumbai   Photos   Police   Terrorism  
Pizza - Food The New York Times
Skip the $41 Burger. The 99-Cent Pizza Will Do.
| The signs at the corner of Ninth Avenue and West 41st Street have an unbelievable, you-gotta-be-kidding quality, like free beer or affordable housing — 99¢ F... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Food   People   Photos   Pizza   World  
An armed security person stands guard outside the parliament building in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. The winter session of the Indian parliament began Thursday. Gulf News
India government delays nuclear liability bill
| New Delhi: Given the fierce opposition from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Left parties, the government yesterday decided against moving the contentious ... (photo: AP / Gurinder Osan)
India   Nuclear   Photos   Politics   US  
President Barack Obama speaks about health care reform at the Walter F. Ehrnfelt Recreation and Senior Center in Strongsville, Ohio, Monday, March 15, 2010. Asia Times
Obama in more trouble than Netanyahu over Iran
| By Spengler | The chess-masters of Tehran have played a single combination for the past five years: threaten America's flanks in Iraq and Afghanistan in order to gain c... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak)
Iran   Nuclear   Photos   Politics   US  
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo uses a fan as she talks to new Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Lt. Generasl Delfin Bangit during the Change of Command ceremony Wednesday, March 10, 2010 in suburban Quezon City, north of Manila, Philippines. Asia Times
Philippines fears electoral chaos
| By Al Labita | MANILA - President Gloria Arroyo's appointment of a loyal army general as the new head of the 120,000-strong military has exacerbated political tensions ... (photo: AP / Pat Roque)
Elections   Philippines   Photos   Politics   President  
A Chinese woman is silhouetted near a video screen displaying an enlarged image of the Chinese currency during an exhibition in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2003. U.S. manufacturers have complained that cheap imports from China, backed by its dollar-pegged exchange system, are leading to the huge current account deficit and job losses. Under pressure from U.S. manufacturers, the U.S. President George W. Bush's administration has been urging China to scrap the dollar-pegged exchange system and let its currency, the yuan, Asia Times
Wen hints at yuan move
| By Olivia Chung | HONG KONG - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, under renewed pressure to let China's currency appreciate, on Sunday again rejected such demands from the Unit... (photo: AP / Str)
China   Currency   Economy   Photos   Trade  
An army helicopter overflies Pakistani soldiers in Ghar-I-Hira camp, in the upper Swat Valley, Pakistan, Saturday, June 20, 2009. Asia Times
Pakistan sharpens its focus on militants
| By Syed Saleem Shahzad | ISLAMABAD - While al-Qaeda-led militants are making powerful statements with attacks such as those last Friday in the Pakistani city of Lahore ... (photo: AP / Emilio Morenatti)
Afghanistan   Pakistan   Photos   Taliban   US  
A Filipino woman, riding her motorcycle, buys vegetables from a vendor in a public market in Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur, Philippines as seen on this June 5, 2009 file photo. DNA India
Inflation is just a whisker below 10%
| Mumbai: Double-digit inflation is here. Almost. On Monday, when the government announced its wholesale prices index for February, the inflation figure hit 9.9%, a wee b... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal)
Consumers   Economy   Inflation   Mumbai   Photos  
China India
- Deaths in China coal mine fire
- Restaurant diners told to refuse crockery charges
- 3 tigers seriously ill in Shenyang zoo
- PLA extends pilot training to high schools
 Senator Barack Obama speaks at a charity event in New York, Monday, Dec. 4, 2006. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)   (js1)
Obama is 'playing with fire' over yuan
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- 23 college students die as bus falls off bridge
- Tamil signboards made must, traders unhappy
- IIT-M students rally for better medical care
- Teach India duo's idea hailed in US
 Senator Barack Obama speaks at a charity event in New York, Monday, Dec. 4, 2006. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)   (js1)
Barack Obama and women MPs do not alone mean equality and justice
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Turkey Iraq
- Turkish authorities stall rabbi election
- No chance of job share, says new Turkey coach Hiddink
- Turkey bans trips abroad for artificial insemination
- New EU commissioner presses Turkey on Cyprus
Turkish Airlines A330-200 TC-JNE
Turkish airline may buy into central Europe
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- Jaipur Foot for 1,000 Iraqis
- Iraqi nationalists must deliver
- Pakistan to buy 4m tons of coal Cement demand strong from I
- Iraq welcomes Chinese help in reconstruction
The Israeli flag is seen flying near the Western Wall and the golden cupola of the Dome of the Rock mosque, in Jerusalem's Old City, Friday Jan. 30,
For the first time there are voices questioning Israel's strategic value
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Saudi Arabia Japan
- Iran bans leading pro-reform political party
- Iran to step up Afghan presence
- 'China knows its duties in Iran N-tussle'
- DUE TO DUBAI WORRIES--> Jan remittance up 8.5%
The Israeli flag is seen flying near the Western Wall and the golden cupola of the Dome of the Rock mosque, in Jerusalem's Old City, Friday Jan. 30,
For the first time there are voices questioning Israel's strategic value
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- Japanese stocks edge up in morning trading
- Nikkei dips as profit-taking weighs; Toyota up
- Japan's Sengoku urges BOJ to help boost capex
- Panda can follow Sichuan dialect
2010 Nissan Sentra photographed in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA.
Toyota, Nissan, others set up electric car group
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Indonesia Pakistan
- Western wrongs and human rights
- How Indonesia tackles terrorism
- Tuesday, March 16, 2010 By Rahimullah Yusufzai
- Q+A - Obama to seek deeper Asia-Pacific ties
President Barack Obama pauses as he delivers an address on national security, terrorism, and the closing of Guantanamo Bay prison, Thursday, May 21, 2009, at the National Archives in Washington.
Q+A - Obama to seek deeper Asia-Pacific ties
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- Chup goes Chachaji, thanks to ATS
- Crush Lashkar savages now, says Ackerman
- Ex-Pakistan leader opposes plan for Afghan pullout
- Aide: Karzai 'very angry' at Taliban boss' arres
Members of Mumbai's anti-terrorism squad take away two arrested men, face covered, after producing them at a court in Mumbai, India, Sunday, March 14, 2010.
Terror duo sings: Mumbai strike averted in nick of time
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