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Breaking News Sun, 5 Sep 2010
Staff members work on the production line at the Foxconn complex in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, Southern city in China, Wednesday, May 26, 2010.
Company   Electronics   Photos   Taiwan   Wikipedia: Foxconn  
 Gulf News 
Foxconn cuts target as size brings challenge
| Shenzhen, China: Foxconn Technology Group Chairman Terry Gou cut his long-term growth target for the world's largest contract manufacturer of electronics by half as demand for Apple Inc iPhones... (photo: AP / Kin Cheung)
Employees of Bahrain Petroleum Company, the Persian Gulf island's national oil company, crank on a pipeline valve Monday, Oct. 27, 2008, in the Sakhir, Bahrain, desert oilfields. Growing evidence of a severe global economic slowdown drove oil prices below $62 a barrel Monday as investors brushed off a sizeable OPEC output
Markets   OPEC   Oil   Photos   Wikipedia: OPEC  
 Gulf News 
At 50, Opec still dominates
| Once upon a time in Baghdad, fifty years ago and exactly on September 14, 1960, the five developing countries of Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela met and announced the formation of the... (photo: AP / Hasan Jamali)
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, medical workers take a medical examination for a young patient at No.2 People's Hospital of Fuyang City in east China's Anhui  Province Thursday, May 1, 2008.  The Australian 
Chinese officials hit for hiding cholera
| AUTHORITIES in eastern China covered up an outbreak of cholera for 12 days, state media has complained. | The outbreak was stifled for fear that news of the deadly illness would shock the local popu... (photo: AP / Xinhua, Li Jian)
China   Disease   Health   Photos   Wikipedia: Cholera  
An aerial view shows the mudflow surrounding a house as floodwaters recede in some parts of the Rajanpur district of Punjab province, Pakistan  on Sunday Sept. 5, 2010.  The Australian 
Economy and food production will be flood's next victims
| THE floods in Pakistan have affected a fifth of the country and engulfed large parts of all four of its provinces. | The vast scope of the damage makes this a truly national disaster bearing massive... (photo: AP / Aaron Favila)
Agriculture   Economy   Floods   Photos   Wikipedia: 2010 Pakistan floods  
Top Stories
Eurostar and Thalys TGV at Paris Gare du Nord In November 2007, various British newspapers reported that Deutsche Bahn, Germany's national train company, had applied to use the Channel Tunnel and High Speed 1 rail line into St Pancras Internationa The New York Times
U.S. Plays Catch-Up on High-Speed Rail
| AUSTIN, TEXAS — Spanish trains whisk passengers from Madrid to Barcelona in little more than two and one-half hours. Japan has bullet trains. China is building a ... (photo: Creative Commons / MPD)
Investment   Photos   Railway   US   Wikipedia: High-speed rail in the United States  
Indian Cricketer Harbhajan Singh at a promotional event in Kolkata on Wenesday 26 May 2010 in Eastern India City ---- WN/BHASKAR MALLICK The Siasat Daily
I will slap bookie: Harbhajan
| New Delhi, Sepember 05: Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh on Sunday said he has never been approached by a bookie in his career and would slap anybody who dares to app... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Delhi   Games   India   Photos  
Water Pollution Zeenews
Water meet focuses on pollution and quality
Stockholm: Increasing water pollution and dwindling water quality around the globe will be the main focus as around 2,500 experts begin gathering in Stockholm Sunday for ... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Ecosystems   Photos   Pollutants   Stockholm   Wikipedia: Water pollution  
An Afghan man pushes his cart carrying used gym shoes for sale past election posters of parliamentarian candidates in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010. Khaleej Times
Taleban vow to disrupt Afghanistan election
KABUL - Afghanistan's Taleban said on Sunday they would attempt to disrupt elections this month and warned Afghans to boycott the vote, the first explicit threat against ... (photo: AP / Musadeq Sadeq)
Afghanistan   Elections   Photos   Taliban   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present)  
Ryo Ishikawa of Japan tees off on the fourth hole during the first round of the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., Thursday, April 9, 2009 CBS News
Ishikawa wins Fujisankei Classic in playoff
CBSSports.com wire reports | TOKYO -- Japanese teenager Ryo Ishikawa won his eighth career title on Sunday, defeating Shunsuke Sonoda on the fourth playoff hole at the Fu... (photo: AP / Charlie Riedel)
Japan   Photos   Sport   Tokyo  
Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni takes a run during the third day of the second test cricket match against South Africa in Calcutta, India, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010. Zeenews
Dhoni nominated as U'khand's Ist wildlife warden
Dehradun: India cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was today nominated as Uttarakhand's first honorary wildlife warden as part of the hill state's tiger conservation ca... (photo: AP / Bikas Das)
Dhoni   India   Nominated   Photos   Wildlife  
Air India 772LR The Times Of India
Air India's Apr-July rev up 26%, yields, seat factor rise
MUMBAI: Riding high on the upsurge in air-passenger traffic, national air-carrier Air India has clocked a healthy growth in revenues besides a significant improvement in ... (photo: Creative Commons / Altair78)
Airlines   India   Photos   Transport   Wikipedia:Air India  
Rice - Food - Commodity - Grain The Guardian
Mozambique's food riots âEuro" the true face of global warming
| It has been a summer of record temperatures – Japan had its hottest summer on record, as did South Florida and New York. Meanwhile, Pakistan and Niger are flooded and... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Commodity   Florida   Food   Photos   Wikipedia: Rice  
Maoist leaders Prachanda, left, and Baburam Bhattarai are seen in a jovial mood at a sitting of the newly elected Constituent Assembly in Katmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, May 28, 2008. Nepal's lawmakers abolished the monarchy and declared the country a republic Wednesday, ending 239 years of royal rule in the Himalayan nation and the world's last Hindu kingdom. In the first meeting of the newly elected assembly, led by former communist rebels, 560 lawmakers voted for the resolution with just four against. The king was given 15 days to leave his palace in central Ka The Times Of India
Nepal Maoists lose PM's race, blame India
KATHMANDU: Nepal's opposition Maoist party's manoeuvre to divide the regional parties and ride to power again on their support backfired badly on Sunday when their chairm... (photo: AP / Saurabh Das)
India   Maoists   Nepal   Photos  
Cigarette Smoking Kuensel Online
Smoking could cost you an arm and a leg
| PERSPECTIVES 5 September, 2010 - In our subcontinent, a widely prevalent myth is that smoking or use of tobacco keeps gastric problems at bay. | Many would have observe... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
People   Photos   Smoking   Tobacco   Wikipedia: Thromboangiitis obliterans  
FILE - This July 26, 2009 file photo shows Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin waving goodbye to supporters after giving her resignation speech during a ceremony in Fairbanks, Alaska, where Palin turned over power to Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell. Zeenews
Sarah Palin's 'stalker' author moving to Massachusetts
New York: America's glamorous politician Sarah Palin can now heave a sigh of relief, for his "stalking" neighbour of three months is said to be moving to his home in Mass... (photo: AP / Al Grillo, file)
Alaska   America   Photos   Politics  
File:IPhone 4 Black.jpg PhysOrg
iPhone 4 sales in S.Korea start this week
--> | South Korean telecom operator KT Corp said on Sunday it planned to begin selling Apple's iPhone 4 this week amid growing competition to expand in the potentially lu... (photo: Public Domain / TShomaker)
Korea   Market   Photos   Smartphone   Wikipedia: iPhone 4  
China India
- Galaxy keeps faith
- Rate fears eased as inflation tipped to rise
- Radio hosts' future up in air with boss mum
- Parallel stories
Staff members work on the production line at the Foxconn complex in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, Southern city in China, Wednesday, May 26, 2010.
Foxconn cuts target as size brings challenge
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- Is India a global trash can?
- Mumbai the filthiest of all metros: Study
- Lanka player under lens for bookie link
- Indian IT funding cash-strapped client projects
India's Mahesh Bhupathi, left, plays a shot as Leander Paes looks on during their Davis Cup tennis men's doubles match against Pakistan's Jalil Khan and Asim Shafik in Bombay, India, Saturday, April 8, 2006. The Indian pair won by 6-2, 6-3, 6-1.
Bhupathi out of US Open
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Turkey Iraq
- A rising Turkey on the outside of the European circle
- Indian Days Claims Turkish Prize
- Landmark Istanbul hotel aims to revive past grandeur
- US military chief seeks Turkish support over Iran
Turkish Airlines Boeing 737
Turkish Airlines profit takes off
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- Blair's figments 
of imagination
- Iraq cuts oil product supplies to Kurdish region
- Suicide attack at Iraqi army complex kills eight
- At 50, Opec still dominates
Employees of Bahrain Petroleum Company, the Persian Gulf island's national oil company, crank on a pipeline valve Monday, Oct. 27, 2008, in the Sakhir, Bahrain, desert oilfields. Growing evidence of a severe global economic slowdown drove oil prices below $62 a barrel Monday as investors brushed off a sizeable OPEC output
At 50, Opec still dominates
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Saudi Arabia Japan
- Militants kill 12 in assault on military base in Baghdad
- Lebanon's boutique hotel sector shows high potential for
- Mleekh residents stage protest against opening of new quarry
- Baroud launches new Civil Defense center in Kesrouan
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010. Israeli aircraft bombed three Gaza tunnels, killing two Palestinians and wounding a third, Hamas security officials said Sunday.
Netanyahu's chance to make amends
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- Japanese premier rejects asset securitisation plan
- Japanese Rider, 19, Killed in Moto2 Crash in Italy
- Japan fattens textbooks to reverse sliding rank
- Japan fattens textbooks to reverse sliding rank
Ryo Ishikawa of Japan tees off on the fourth hole during the first round of the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., Thursday, April 9, 2009
Ishikawa wins Fujisankei Classic in playoff
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Indonesia Pakistan
- Abu commander killed
- Suspense Sunday, a book about oil, Islam, and power, review
- Briefs & Results
- Ramadan "Night of Power"
APRIL 16 , 2009 , PAMPANGA  PROVINCE , PHILIPPINES - STREET SIGN NOTICE  " ANTI - OVERLOADING LAW  "  R.A. 8794 ENFORCED IN NORTH LUZON EXPRESSWAY ( NLEX )
From SCTEx to Star
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- Terrorism, floods pose 'existential threat' to Pakis
- Ruler of Sharjah orders dispatch of relief for Pakistan
- Lanka player under lens for bookie link
- Three million people yet to receive food aid
An aerial view shows the mudflow surrounding a house as floodwaters recede in some parts of the Rajanpur district of Punjab province, Pakistan  on Sunday Sept. 5, 2010.
Economy and food production will be flood's next victims
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