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Breaking News Mon, 8 Feb 2010
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
Clinton   Photos   US   Wedding   Women  
 Mumbai Mirror 
Hillary is proud being a Mother of the Bride
| Los Angeles: Wedding bells are ringing for US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's daughter Chelsea and she's anything but proud of being a 'Mother of the Bride'. | After discussing everything from ... (photo: Creative Commons / U.S. Department of State)
Haikou skyline, Hainan Province, China
Fears   Hainan   Photos   Property   Shanghai  
 Asia Times 
Hainan fears real-estate bubbles - again
| By Stephen Wong | SHANGHAI - Money has flooded into the tropical Chinese island province of Hainan for property speculation in the few weeks since the central government unveiled a plan to turn it i... (photo: Public Domain / Anna Frodesiak)
Democratic Party of Japan new leader Yukio Hatoyama speaks to the media during a news conference after being elected its leader in Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, May 16, 2009. Hatoyama takes control after the party's previous boss Ichiro Ozawa stepped down amid a political funding scandal.  Breitbart 
Kyodo news summary -6-+
TOKYO, Feb. 8 (AP) - (Kyodo)—---------- Hatoyama approves Ozawa's remaining as DPJ's No. 2 | TOKYO - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, who is also president of the Democratic Party of Japan, said Mo... (photo: AP / Itsuo Inouye)
Japan   News   Photos   President   Tokyo  
The Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), the 4km wide buffer zone separating North and South Korea is rather ironically, anything but demilitarized.  Indian Express 
NKorea threatens South amid push to restart talks
| North Korea warned South Korea on Monday that any attempt to bring down the communist country would draw “strong measures” from its military, a threat issued even as Pyongyang embarked on a flurry o... (photo: Creative Commons / Kok Leng Yeo)
Communist   Korea   Nkorea   Nuclear   Photos  
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Tibet's political and spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Dharamshala, India Hong Kong Standard
Obama could not afford to turn the Dalai Lama away
Just a week after enraging China with an arms sale package for rival Taiwan, President Barack Obama risks more damage to this crucial relationship by agreeing to meet wit... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang)
China   Photos   President   Taiwan   US  
Demonstrators hold up anti-U.S. bases slogans as some 6,000 people gather at a rally protesting against a U.S. Marine base stationed on the southern island of Okinawa, in Tokyo Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010. Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Friday he would decide by the end of May on where to relocate the U.S. Marine Airfield Futenma in Okinawa that has strained ties between the nations. The slogans written in Japanese read: "We don't need Futenma base," in red, and "We refuse new Henoko base," in blue. Denver Post
Land-starved Japan jealously eyes spread-out U.S. bases
| A protest last month in Tokyo against the U.S. bases drew 6,000 people. (Associated Press file photo ) | GINOWAN, Japan — In a country where land is a precious co... (photo: AP / Koji Sasahara)
Japan   Photos   Protest   Society   US  
American missionary Robert Park, left, is escorted by U.S. officials upon his arrival at the Beijing Capital Airport, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. His arrival in Beijing came a day after North Korea announced it would free Robert Park. The Times
US missionary Robert Park returns home from North Korea
| A US missionary released by North Korea after entering the country on Christmas Day to protest human rights abuses is back in the United States. | "Robert Park arrived ... (photo: AP / Andy Wong)
China   Media   Northkorea   Photos   US  
Laura Chinchilla, presidential candidate for the National Liberation party, greets supporters outside the Virgen de los Angeles Basilica in Cartago, Costa Rica, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. Costa Rica will hold presidential, congressional and municipal elections on Sunday. Star Tribune
Costa Rica election pits president's protege against Libertarian
| SAN JOSE, Costa Rica - Costa Ricans could elect their first female president Sunday as Central America's most politically and economically stable country chooses betwee... (photo: AP / Esteban Felix)
America   Election   Photos   Politics   Women  
A resident carries a hose during a fire that gutted about 1,000 houses at a slum area near the city jail in Manila on Thursday Dec. 10, 2009. The News & Observer
House fire in Warwick, RI, kills 5, including baby
| WARWICK, R.I. -- A house fire that officials said might have simmered undetected for hours Saturday killed five people, including a mother and her 7-month-old baby, in ... (photo: AP / Aaron Favila)
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Politics Refugee
- Report: NKorea's Kim Reiterates Disarmament Pledge
- N. Korea threatens South amid push for talks
- N. Korea accuses S. Korea of plot amid push for nuclear talk
- Reagan downplayed rights in S.Korea meet: documents
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left), flanked by by Kai Eide, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), addresses staff members of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) during a one day visit to express his support for the work of the mission, as well as to covey his condolences regarding the latest terrorist attack in Kabul which claimed the lives of five UN staff members.
World Agenda: Ban Ki-moon hopes to make his reputation in North Korea
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- Paper falls from sky bearing good news for Congo rebels: It&
- Global human trafficking news roundup ( Feb. 4, 2010)
- Pastor: Arrest of missionaries a misunderstanding
- One year on, China stays silent on missing lawyer
Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, announces his candidacy for the post of presidency during the opening session of the Somali parliament in neighboring Djibouti. Sheik Sharif Ahmed, the newly elected president of Somalia, has won in landslide victory in the next round of the election after he contested with the son of the former Somali president Siyad Bare General Maslah Siyad Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009.
Somali president vows to defeat insurgents
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Business Industry
- Non-singing Simon says: You're rubbish, then pockets a p
- NKorea threatens South amid push to restart talks
- Obama's Balancing Act on U.S. Trade Policies
- Obama could not afford to turn the Dalai Lama away
Barack Obama
Obama's Balancing Act on U.S. Trade Policies
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- Toyota's Recall Woes
- Hainan fears real-estate bubbles -
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- Kyodo news summary -7-+
Haikou skyline, Hainan Province, China
Hainan fears real-estate bubbles - again
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Farming Health
- N. Korea threatens South amid push for talks
- NKorea threatens South amid push to restart talks
- NKorea threatens South amid push to restart talks
- NKorea threatens South amid push to restart talks
Hacking into the mind of the CRU climate change hacker
Hacking into the mind of the CRU climate change hacker
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- Official: 95% Accounted for in Conn. Blast
- Probe Begins in Deadly Conn. Plant Blast
- Seize the opportunities
- No one has the right to decide who lives or dies
Hacking into the mind of the CRU climate change hacker
Hacking into the mind of the CRU climate change hacker
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Law Defence
- US troops who have died while serving in Afghanistan and the
- Valdez, Alaska, becomes a Cree LED City
- NKorea threatens South amid push to restart talks
- Obama's Balancing Act on U.S. Trade Policies
Barack Obama
Obama's Balancing Act on U.S. Trade Policies
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- NKorea threatens South amid push to restart talks
- Russia and U.S. Lead Calls to Reduce Nuclear Arsenals
- Q+A - Will North Korea resume nuclear talks? If so, so what?
- Clinton calls terrorist WMD the greatest threat
St Petersburg Russia
Report: Russian navy official says France has sanctioned warship sale to Moscow
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