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** FILE ** In this Feb. 7, 2009 file photo, a fire truck moves away from out of control flames from a bushfire in the Bunyip Sate Forest near the township of Tonimbuk, 125 kilometers (78 miles) west of Melbourne, Australia.
Australia   Disaster   Photos   Wikipedia: Bushfires in Victoria   Wildfire  
 BBC News 
Australia awaits 2009 Victoria bushfire verdict
A report into Australia's worst bushfire disaster is to be made public. | One hundred and seventy three people died and hundreds of homes were destroyed when fires tore across the state of Victoria in... (photo: AP / FILE)
People bring flowers and candles to the tomb of the late former Philippine president Corazon ' Cory' Aquino.
Celebrated   Corazon   Philippines   Photos   Remembers  
 Inquirer 
'People Power People' remembers Cory Aquino
| MANILA, Philippines—To commemorate the first death anniversary of former President Corazon Aquino and to celebrate her life, various activities are being held in Metro Manila. | Civil society groups... (photo: WN / RTayco)
Parisians wait for a vaccination against H1N1 swine flu at a temporary center inside a gymnasium in Paris, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009.  The Daily Telegraph Australia 
Flu vaccine for under-5s given OK
| THE suspension of flu vaccine for children under five has been lifted by the Commonwealth's Chief Medical Officer after a series of adverse reactions earlier in the year. | Professor Jim Bishop... (photo: AP / Francois Mori)
Children   Health   Photos   Vaccine   Wikipedia: Influenza vaccine  
Stones with the word "hero" written on them lay on grave stones in Section 60, where many soldiers from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are buried, Thursday,July 29, 2010, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va.  The Australian 
Thousands of errors unearthed at Arlington
| THE debacle at the Arlington National Cemetery on the edge of Washington is much worse than first thought, with thousands of graves estimated to be unmarked or wrongly labelled. | A Senate report re... (photo: AP / Jacquelyn Martin)
Military   Photos   Society   US   Wikipedia: Arlington National Cemetery mismanagement controversy  
Top Stories
In a Monday, July 26, 2010 photo provided by the Navy Visual News Service, U.S. Navy and Republic of Korea ships transit the East Sea Monday, July 26, 2010 in a 13-ship formation led by the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Tuscon (SSN 770). Asia Times
The (war) games go on
|      Jul 31, 2010 The (war) games go on | By Donald Kirk | SEOUL - The drama over United States and South Korean war games in the seas off the coast... (photo: AP / Navy Visual News Service, PO 3rd Class Adam K. Thomas)
Defence   Korea   Photos   US   Wikipedia: ROKS Cheonan sinking  
Visitors play the online game 'World of Warcraft' at the Games Convention, the fair for interactive entertainment in Leipzig, eastern Germany, Friday, Aug. 22, 2008. Asia Times
Gaming gamble for Google
|      Jul 31, 2010 <IT WORLD> | Gaming gamble for Google | By Martin J Young | HUA HIN, Thailand - Google is cooking up new recipes in its digi... (photo: AP / Eckehard Schulz)
Google   Industry   Internet   Photos   Wikipedia: Online game  
In this July 7, 2008 photo, an investor looks at a stock price board at a private securities' company in Shanghai, China. Chinese shares fell sharply Friday, Aug. 8, 2008, on heavy selling of airlines and other market heavyweights, as investors and analysts puzzled over why expectations of a rally linked to the Beijing Olympic games never materialized. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index sank 4.5 percent, or 122.81 points, to 2,605.16. The Shenzhen Composite Index of China's smaller, second market dropped 5.6 percent to 74 Asia Times
Asia nudges ahead
|      Jul 31, 2010 MARKET RAP | Asia nudges ahead | By R M Cutler | MONTREAL - Overall, Asia looks like having some rough going, at least for a while... (photo: AP / Eugene Hoshiko, FILE)
Asia   Economy   Finance   Markets   Photos  
A Filipino family living below the poverty line  -  Poor family  -  Philippines Inquirer
World Bank to help fund poverty-reduction plan
| THE WORLD Bank has committed to help fund the poverty-reduction programs of the Aquino administration. | Jim Adams, vice president of the World Bank for East Asia and t... (photo: WN / Trigedia)
Philippines   Photos   Poverty   Subsidy   Wikipedia: World Bank  
Slums on the outskirts of a wealthy urban area in So Paulo, Brazil: an example of inequality common in Latin America. Newsvine
Brazil's sex tourism boom
| Young children are supplying an increasing demand from foreign tourists who travel to Brazil for sex holidays, according to a BBC investigation. Chris Rogers reports on... (photo: Creative Commons / Dornicke)
Brazil   Photos   Thailand   Tourism   Wikipedia: Prostitution in Thailand  
Taiwan's Yani Tseng reacts on the eighteenth hole during the second round of the Womens British Open, at Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport, England CBS SportsLine
Tseng moves to four-shot lead at Royal Birkdale
| SOUTHPORT, England -- Taiwan's Yani Tseng took an early 4-stroke lead in the second round of the Women's British Open on Friday after shooting a second consecutive 4-un... (photo: AP / Tim Hales)
Golf   Photos   Taiwan   Wikipedia: Yani Tseng   Women  
Singapore Airlines PhysOrg
Singapore Airlines to introduce electronic magazines
| Singapore Airlines said Friday it is to introduce an electronic version of its inflight magazines as part of its plans for paperless planes. | The carrier said it had e... (photo: Creative Commons / Kprateek88)
Aerospace   Photos   Singapore   Transport   Wikipedia: Singapore Airlines  
Rice - Commodity Herald Tribune
Philippines swimming in rice amid high imports
| MANILA, Philippines - The world's biggest rice importer, the Philippines, is now "swimming" in the staple grain because of massive imports by the previous government th... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Imports   Philippines   Photos   Spoilage   Wikipedia: Rice  
Business & Economy Politics
- Japan's budget to focus on jobs and growth
- Expensive tastes help boost airfreight volumes to China
- Making his fortune
- Rise in unemployment puts brakes on Japan's economy
Visitors play the online game 'World of Warcraft' at the Games Convention, the fair for interactive entertainment in Leipzig, eastern Germany, Friday, Aug. 22, 2008.
Gaming gamble for Google
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- US and Cambodia in controversial lockstep
- Vigil for Taiwan ends after half-year outside Los Angeles fe
- Obama reviving US clout in Asia as China stumbles
- Study panel: Navy needs bigger fleet
With a poster of soldiers in the background, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen, center, U.N. Resident Coordinator Douglas Broderick, left, and Tea Banh, right, Cambodian defense minister, pose during a U.S.-backed peacekeeping exercise dubbed "Angkor Sentinel 2010" at the Cambodian tank command headquarters in Kampong Speu province, 65 kilometers (42 miles) west of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Saturday, July 17, 2010.
US and Cambodia in controversial lockstep
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Sport Health
- Gaurav Gill sounds optimistic
- No racism in Australia, says first victim
- Ship lost in Arctic 150 years ago found
- Running With the Roosterfish
Taiwan's Yani Tseng reacts on the eighteenth hole during the second round of the Womens British Open, at Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport, England
Tseng moves to four-shot lead at Royal Birkdale
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- Pakistani Floods Affect Nearly a Million People
- Pakistan: The WISE women of Karachi
- Horn of Africa Once Again Polio-Free
- Aid For North-Western DR Congo
People bring flowers and candles to the tomb of the late former Philippine president Corazon ' Cory' Aquino.
'People Power People' remembers Cory Aquino
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Education Agriculture
- Businessman donates land for school expansion
- University duathlon series starts
- 21 students from Cardiff University go on a research study t
- 92% of top students get public varsity offer
Snacks - Junk Foods
Back to school snacks; start the year off healthy
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- Pacific Rim v. El Salvador
- Entry into Force of Global Cluster Munitions Pact
- Crafars appeal dirty dairying convictions
- Little man fears overseas water raiders
Rice - Commodity
Philippines swimming in rice amid high imports
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Science & Technology Entertainment
- Gaming gamble for Google
- Schnitzer sells two big properties for more than $300M
- Microsoft Will Try to Block Google-Yahoo Japan Deal
- BoomTown Gets Ping-Ponged in Seattle by TechFlash
Visitors play the online game 'World of Warcraft' at the Games Convention, the fair for interactive entertainment in Leipzig, eastern Germany, Friday, Aug. 22, 2008.
Gaming gamble for Google
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- Fifty years of tender love
- Malaysian touch to Tamil movie
- Cartoon: The week that was, part 1
- Cartoon: The week that was, part 2
Actress Angelina Jolie arrives for the 81st Academy Awards Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles.
Angelina Jolie concerned about the people of North Korea
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