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Breaking News Fri, 30 Jul 2010
A woman walks by the graffiti reading "Kosovo is Serbia", Thursday, May 21,2009, in Belgrade. U.S Vice President Joe Biden offered Serbia "a strong, new relationship" with the U.S. on Wednesday, along with help in its European Union membership bid, despite deep differences over independence for Kosovo. Biden, the first senior U.S. official to visit Kosovo since it declared independence from Serbia last year has arrived in Kosovo to boost the new country's statehood in the face of strong opposition from Serbia.
Kosovo   Photos   Serbia   UN   Wikipedia: 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence  
Serbia in UN bid to ward off Kosovo's secession
| DANIEL McLAUGHLIN | SERBIA AND Kosovo are engaged in a diplomatic battle over the status of the fledgling latter country, which is seeking wider recognition of its independence even as Belgrade urge... (photo: AP / Srdjan Ilic)
Irish Times
Chinese paramilitary police patrol near a mosque closed to Friday prayers in Urumqi, western China's Xinjiang province, Friday, July 10, 2009.
China   Law   Photos   Uighurs   Wikipedia: Uyghur people  
China Sentences 3 Webmasters of Uighur Sites
| BEIJING — Three men accused of “endangering state security” for their role in maintaining popular Uighur-language Web sites have been sentenced to prison terms of 3 to 10 years, ac... (photo: AP / Ng Han Guan)
The New York Times
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
|      Jul 31, 2010 US and Cambodia in controversial lockstep | By Clifford McCoy | BANGKOK - Cambodia's first-ever multinational military exercise is part and parcel of intensifyi... (photo: AP / Heng Sinith) Asia Times
Asia   Cambodia   Defence   Photos   US  
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). 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 coasts of South Korea is about to e... (photo: AP / Navy Visual News Service, PO 3rd Class Adam K. Thomas) Asia Times
Defence   Korea   Photos   US   Wikipedia: ROKS Cheonan sinking  
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Onlookers watch share prices on a screen on the facade of the Bombay Stock Exchange, reflected in a car window, in Mumbai, India, Friday, March 7, 2008. Indian shares tumbled further in noon trading Friday, tracking global markets, with the benchmark index dropping more than 4 percent and slipping below the 16,000 mark. Sensex opens 79 pts low on ONGC, Honda poor quarterly earnings
MUMBAI: The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex on Friday opened nearly 79 points low on selling by funds and retail investors, on the back of poor quarter earnings fr... (photo: AP / Gautam Singh) The Times Of India
Business   India   Mumbai   Photos   Wikipedia :Bombay Stock Exchange  
solar water heater - renewable energy Competing subsidies fail to ignite solar geysers
  | Submit your comment | Coming in the next five years to a roof near you: one of a million solar water heaters. That is the government's plan but there is no clari... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Business Report
Energy   Photos   Solar   Water   Wikipedia: Solar water heating  
A protester holds a sign during a protest against BP PLC organized by Moveon.org outside an Arco gas station in Los Angeles, Tuesday, June 8, 2010. BP spill cases head to court as Shell counts cost
| LONDON/WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - The tide of lawsuits unleashed by BP'soil spill in the Gulf of Mexico breaks into an Idaho courtroom on Thursday, just as the compan... (photo: AP / Chris Pizzello) The Star
BP   Cost   Court   Photos   Shell  
The German stock index (DAX) display at the Stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany Signs of Recovery Push European Shares Higher
| European stock markets rose Thursday after another batch of positive earnings and further evidence that Europe’s economy is recovering faster than previously expe... (photo: AP / Bernd Kammerer)) The New York Times
Economy   Europe   Markets   Photos   Wikipedia: 2010 European sovereign debt crisis  
OCTOBER 23 , 20008 , MAKATI CITY , PHILIPPINES - AVON PHILIPPINES , A DISTRIBUTOR OF COSMETIC AND APPAREL PRODUCTS Stocks up on AstraZeneca, Bayer, telecom earns
| Specialist Michael Sollitto, right, directs trades at his post on the floor... | LONDON (AP) - World stock markets mostly rose Thursday after another batch of positive ... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo) Breitbart
London   Photos   Stock   Telecom   Wikipedia: DAX  
HDFC - Housing Development Finance Corporation - India Sensex closes flat, global cues mixed
Sensex closes flat, global cues mixed | Share ARTICLEURL | Mumbai, July 29: Indian equities markets closed the July future series on a dull note Thursday with a benchmark... (photo: WN / Geeta) Deccan Chronicle
India   Markets   Mumbai   Photos   Wikipedia: BSE Sensex  
Adam Lambert, the runner-up finalist on "American Idol," poses backstage following the show's finale in Los Angeles, Wednesday, May 20, 2009. 'American Idol': Adam Lambert battles on American, Canadian Hot 100
| Adam: keeping to his road. Getty Images   Related articles 'American Idol': Adam Lambert books new dates for the Philippines, Hong Kong | While Adam Lambert didn't... (photo: AP / Chris Pizzello) The Examiner
Celebrity   Entertainment   Music   Photos   Singer  
 Bombay Stock Exchange - mumbai - maharashtra - india - am1 Sensex ruling flat amid tardy global cues
MUMBAI: A benchmark index for Indian equities markets on Thursday afternoon recovered after a brief slip but was still ruling flat amid sluggish global cues. | The 30-scr... (photo: creative commons) The Times Of India
Business   India   Mumbai   Photos   Wikipedia : Bombay Stock Exchange  
Passanten gehen am Dienstag, 8. Juli 2008, am Siemens-Forum in Muenchen vorbei. Der Siemens-Konzern will weltweit 16.750 Stellen abbauen. In Deutschland sollen etwa 5.250 Arbeitsplaetze entfallen, wie Siemens am Dienstag mitteilte. (AP Photo/Uwe Lein) Siemens quarterly earnings up 9 percent
| BERLIN - A strong increase in orders in a recovering economy helped push earnings at Siemens AG 9 percent higher in the most recent quarter, the industrial conglomerate... (photo: AP / Uwe Lein)) Herald Tribune
Earnings   Economy   Orders   Photos   Siemens  
Guangzhou Beijing
Labor unions to 'hire' leaders
Hong Kong tycoon buys up UK electricity networks
Eco-disasters up by 98% in China
Japanese firms targeted in China strikes
a soybean - soyabean - cereals - food
Cold chain opportunities galore for US companies
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15 dead in China coal mine blast
Google not sure if China behind service disruption
New plan targets more pollutants
New spokesmen have world of experience
Chinese paramilitary police patrol near a mosque closed to Friday prayers in Urumqi, western China's Xinjiang province, Friday, July 10, 2009.
China Sentences 3 Webmasters of Uighur Sites
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Shanghai Wuhan
New plan targets more pollutants
New spokesmen have world of experience
Students vie for top honors at green contest
Govt leaders in Zhengzhou ordered to take bus
A woman walks by the graffiti reading "Kosovo is Serbia", Thursday, May 21,2009, in Belgrade. U.S Vice President Joe Biden offered Serbia "a strong, new relationship" with the U.S. on Wednesday, along with help in its European Union membership bid, despite deep differences over independence for Kosovo. Biden, the first senior U.S. official to visit Kosovo since it declared independence from Serbia last year has arrived in Kosovo to boost the new country's statehood in the face of strong opposition from Serbia.
Serbia in UN bid to ward off Kosovo's secession
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At least 5 die after bus falls off cliff in C China
China should cut foreign ore supply: Steel Association
Floods dump scores of chemical containers into China river
Shanghai shares hit 2-month high; HK lower in choppy trade
In this photo taken on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, a man carries his belonging on a flooded path in Changchun in northeast China's Jilin province.
Floods dump scores of chemical containers into China river
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Fujian Macau
Eco-disasters up by 98% in China
Coal-fired Unit At Fuzhou Power Plant Completes Trial Run
Huaneng Power International, Inc.: Generating Unit (No.5) at
Taiwanese wary about China amid warming ties
A public utility jeepney ( PUJ ) seen emitting smoke and causes air pollution , Mandaluyong City , Philippines, October 17 , 2008.
As China's Economy Grows, Pollution Worsens Despite New Efforts to Control It
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Indian arrivals in Hong Kong show 58.4% increase
Cambodia
Summary Box: Wynn Resorts posts $52.4M profit
Summary Box: Wynn Resorts posts $52.4M profit
The Chinese yuan or Renminbi (RMB) signs are displayed at a ceremony as the Bank of China (BOC) launches yuan-denominated bonds in Hong Kong Wednesday, Sept, 12, 2007. Bank of China Ltd., one of the country's big four state lenders, said it plans to issue yuan-denominated bonds worth 3 billion yuan (US$399 million; euro 289 million) in Hong Kong from Thursday.
Hong Kong goes on yuan spree
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Tianjin Taiwan
Labor unions to 'hire' leaders
Charles River terminates WuXi PharmaTech buy
Big Brother flexes muscles
Japanese firms targeted in China strikes
 KLps1 - China - Chinese Yuan - Currency - Money - Reminbi. (ps1)
China stocks end up 0.7 pc at 1-month closing high
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Taiwan rejects discussing with Beijing about removing missil
Tseng Stays in Control at Women's British Open
Court tries to stop judge from resigning
Lu calls on DPP to focus on national security
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 nudges ahead
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