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Breaking News Fri, 18 May 2012
An Afghan villager unlocks the door of a suspected homemade explosives factory for U.S. Army Spc. Timothy Rodgers in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, May 4, 2012.
Afghanistan   Nato   Photos   US   Wikipedia: 2012 Chicago Summit  
 Al Jazeera 
The NATO Afghan summit: Reality and illusion
| Everything has been moving forward, step by step. At the beginning of May, after months of negotiation, US President Barack Obama made a triumphal appearance at the Afghan Presidential Palace, on th... (photo: US Army / Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod)
A Palestinian vendor displays a gold jewellery at a jewellery store in the Rafah Refugee Camp, Southern Gaza Strip on September. 19, 2011. Decline in demand for gold in the Palestinian markets due to the high price of $ 50 per gram, this high price in the global gold. ( Photo by Ahmed Deeb/WN)
Commodities   Dollar   Photos   Prices   Wikipedia: Gold  
 Tempo Interactive 
Dollar Prevails while Gold Slumps below US$1,550
| , New York:Gold prices have plunged further to their lowest price this year due to concerns over Greece’s political deadlock, which triggered the appreciation of the US dollar. | Prices of gold comm... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
File - Chinese soldiers look at cars confiscated from a company owned by fugitive smuggling suspect Lai Changxing, including a bullet-proofed Mercedes Benz, at an anti-smuggling exhibition in Beijing Thursday, Nov. 11, 2004.  Denver Post 
China sentences fugitive smuggler Lai to life term
| BEIJING—The man once considered China's most-wanted fugitive was sentenced to life in prison for smuggling and bribery in a lurid corruption case that reached into the highest echelons of the ... (photo: AP / Greg Baker)
China   Corruption   Crime   Photos   Wikipedia: Lai Changxing  
Afghanistan takes center stage at NATO event in Chicago  Detroit Free Press 
Afghanistan takes center stage at NATO event in Chicago
| WASHINGTON -- Mapping the way out of an unpopular war, the U.S. and NATO are trying to build an Afghan army that can defend the country after 130,000 international troops pull out. The alliance's pl... (photo: US Army / DOD)
Afghanistan   Nato   Photos   US   Washington   Wikipedia: Afghanistan  
Top Stories
File - U. S. Marines and sailors of Border Advisory Team 2 patrol alongside Afghan Border Police during Operation Eagle Hunt, west of Tahgaz, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 9, 2011. The Guardian
NATO: 2 international troops killed in Afghanistan
| KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An insurgent attack in Afghanistan has killed two members of the international military coalition. | NATO says the two died Friday in easter... (photo: USMC / Cpl. Daniel Wulz)
Afghanistan   Nato   Photos   Troops   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present)  
Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou declares victory in the presidential election, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012 in Taipei, Taiwan. The Guardian
China shadow looming, Taiwan's Ma set for 2nd term
| TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan's Ma Ying-jeou is set to begin his second presidential term caught between China's desire to exert greater influence over his democratic ... (photo: AP / Wally Santana)
China   Photos   Politics   Taiwan   Wikipedia: Taiwan  
Hangars at Shahjalal International Airport where aircraft are stored and maintained. Jakarta Post
Main Bangladesh airport set for upgrade in 2 months
| Work for upgrading Bangladesh's main airport - Shahjalal International Airport - will start in a couple of months with Danish funds, but it will leave out some vital pa... (photo: Creative Commons / Shmunmun)
Airlines   Bangladesh   Photos   Transport   Wikipedia: Shahjalal International Airport  
Cathay Pacific Boeing 747 The Hindu
Cathay Pacific launches cargo services from RGIA
The Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in Hyderabad is growing fast as an air cargo hub in the South Central region of the country with a third international airli... (photo: Public Domain / Arpingstone)
Airlines   Industry   Photos   Transport   Wikipedia: Cathay Pacific  
The burqa reminder Chicago Tribune
The burqa reminder
Since a 2009 trip to Kabul, I have kept a sky-blue burqa in my office as a reminder of the responsibility we have to the women of Afghanistan. | As world leaders gather i... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod)
Afghanistan   Military   Photos   Rights   Wikipedia: Afghanistan   Women  
Toshiba - Laptops - Computers Reuters
Toshiba plans to double operating profit by 2014-15
| TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Toshiba Corp (6502.T) said on Thursday it aims to more than double its annual operating profit in three years to $5.6 billion, by expanding it... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Electronics   Photos   Profit   Tokyo   Wikipedia: Toshiba  
PDP leader Mehooba mufti flags off trucks carrying fruits as they depart Salamabad for the Line of Control (LOC) on October 21, 2008. Kashmir Observer
Centre Keen to Enhance Cross-LoC Trade: Home Secy
| Srinagar, May 17: Centre was contemplating enhancing cross-LoC trade between two sides of Kashmir, Union Home Secretary R K Singh announced on Thursday during his visit... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
India   Kashmir   Photos   Trade   Wikipedia: Line of Control  
Gold jewellery-necklace-India. The Times Of India
China tops India in gold demand for second quarter
Tweet MUMBAI: China's gold demand surpassed India's for the second successive quarter, growing at an annual rate of 10% to 255.2 tonne in the January-March 2012 period wh... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam)
China   Gold   India   Photos   Wikipedia: Gold  
Politics Business & Industry
- Azumi jawbones yen 'speculators' and won't rule
- Pakistan's tightrope act
- Indian democracy needs an upgrade
- Pakistan needs to find common ground with US
An Afghan villager unlocks the door of a suspected homemade explosives factory for U.S. Army Spc. Timothy Rodgers in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, May 4, 2012.
The NATO Afghan summit: Reality and illusion
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- Greek threat pushes shares down
- Indian shares gain on strong company results
- BHW Show to include workplace health
- Tech investments sought
A Palestinian vendor displays a gold jewellery at a jewellery store in the Rafah Refugee Camp, Southern Gaza Strip on September. 19, 2011. Decline in demand for gold in the Palestinian markets due to the high price of $ 50 per gram, this high price in the global gold. ( Photo by Ahmed Deeb/WN)
Dollar Prevails while Gold Slumps below US$1,550
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Health & Science Farming
- How to right what's wrong in East Asian manufacturing
- Pentagon Study Says China Military Getting Stronger
- Queensland Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie moves to stop acc
- France's Hollande stands by pledge to withdraw combat tr
Beer - Alcohol - Drinker
Chinese herbal extract may help curb binge drinking
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- Selling porkies: offally big boost for UK exports as Chinese
- DR Congo: Victim to the Western quest for justice
- Obama Food Security Pledge Heralds G8, NATO Summits
- Sink or swim - Chinese tourists the key
A lady selling food.   Une dame en train de vendre la nouriture . Togo and Africa
Africa must end hunger to sustain growth - U.N
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Women & Society Terrorism
- Greek threat pushes shares down
- BHW Show to include workplace health
- How to right what's wrong in East Asian manufacturing
- Greek risks pushes shares into red for year
The burqa reminder
The burqa reminder
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- Bukidnon’s ‘target-listed’ drug suspect arrested
- Pentagon Study Says China Military Getting Stronger
- Pentagon report: Elements of Chinese military expansion are
- India charges Italian marines with murder of fishermen
India Kolkata Knight Riders owner and Bollywood Actor Shah Ruk Khan interact with media during the party in kolkata in Eastern India City
Shah Rukh was drunk, but that's not a crime: Mumbai ACP
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Fashion & Entertainment Sports
- Baron Cohen film banned, again
- UPI Australia, Screen Corporation seal first-look deal
- Singapore Fashion Week Showcases Homegrown And International
- Mission in Paris at full security alert, says India
Maruti Suzuki's Ritz car at Auto expo-Automaker-India.
Sensex tanks 324 points in noon trade
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- Banned Vilma sues NFL commissioner
- Clippers focus on crucial back-to-back wins against Spurs
- Sydney fighter forced out of UFC 146
- Archery remains a popular sport in Pakistan
India Kolkata Knight Riders owner and Bollywood Actor Shah Ruk Khan interact with media during the party in kolkata in Eastern India City
Shah Rukh was drunk, but that's not a crime: Mumbai ACP
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