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ASIA News, Oct 14, 2011


Asia Stocks Advance Most Since March on Optimism Over European Debt, China
Bloomberg
The MSCI Asia Pacific Index gained 3.4 percent to 116.82 this week, the biggest weekly advance since the week ended March 25, after French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged action on the euro region's debt crisis. ...
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Summer of change in Southeast Asia, but no Arab Spring
Reuters India
By Raju Gopalakrishnan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Myanmar's cautious relaxation of strict government control has grabbed the spotlight in recent weeks, but it's only the latest act in a summer of political change in Southeast Asia. It's not a replay of the ...
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Battling for Asian skies: Japan's air force prepares for major overhaul
Washington Post
By AP, HYAKURI AIR BASE, Japan — Warplanes bearing the bright red Rising Sun logo roared overhead Sunday as Japan held a once-every-three-years display to showcase one of the best air forces in Asia. The only problem — most of its fighters were ...
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Singapore leads Asia's silence on corporate greed
Firstpost
Australia and New Zealand started the rolling global protests denouncing corporate greed but capitalist countries elsewhere in Asia were reluctant to demonstrate, with the turnout in wealthy Singapore almost zero. Protesters gathered across the world ...
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Firstpost
Australian Study Weighs China's Rising Economic, Political Influence in Asia
Voice of America
October 15, 2011 Australian Study Weighs China's Rising Economic, Political Influence in Asia Phil Mercer | Sydney Last year, China attained the status as the world's second-largest economy, surpassing Japan. A recent study by researchers in Australia ...
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Iran May Start Jet Fuel Exports to Neighbors, East Asia
BusinessWeek
By Ladane Nasseri Oct. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Iran will soon start exporting aviation fuel processed at its Bandar Abbas refinery in the country's south, Fars reported, citing an Oil Ministry official. Several East Asian countries have shown interest in ...
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Will euro crisis sink your Asia fund?
Telegraph.co.uk
Will the Euro sink your Asia fund? Photo: HOWARD MCWILLIAM By Rosie Murray-West Is the euro typhoon heading for Asia? Figures from the Investment Management Association (IMA) show that private investors have put their faith in the China, ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
Sharjah heads to ITB Asia to attract more Asian tourists
AME Info
Singapore is getting all decked up and ready for another exciting edition of the ITB Asia. The Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority will be heading a delegation from Sharjah to the high profile travel and tourism event being held from ...
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Central & South Asia 'Attack kills nine' in Pakistan
Aljazeera.net
There is confusion about attacks that took place in the early hours of the morning near Wana in South Waziristan, a in Pakistani on the Afghan, killing nine people, Al Jazeera's producer in Pakistan said. Al Jazeera's Hameedullah Khan reported that ...
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'Occupy Wall Street' hits Asia
TODAYonline
HONG KONG - People throughout the Asia-Pacific rallied yesterday to protest the widening gap between rich and poor as part of a planned day of demonstrations in dozens of cities across the world against the global financial system. ...
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Speak Asia: SC to hear case tomorrow
IBNLive.com
New Delhi: The case of Speak Asia, the online survery company which is at the centre of a huge scam, is set to come up before the Supreme Court on Monday. Some of the investors have approached the court. Surprisingly many of them are expressing faith ...
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13 Taiwanese Internet startups named finalists for Asia award
Focus Taiwan News Channel
Taipei, Oct. 16 (CNA) Thirteen internet startups in Taiwan have been selected as finalist for Red Herring's Top 100 Asia award, which honors the most promising private technology ventures in Asia annually. Red Herring, a technology business magazine, ...
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The Wandering Falcon: Pakistan badlands inspire belated literary success
The Express Tribune
By AFP The book has been described as "one of the finest collections of short stories to come out of South Asia in decades". PHOTO: AFP ISLAMABAD: A retired Pakistani civil servant nearing 80 may not sound like the most obvious debut author to take the ...
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The Express Tribune
Asian journalists eye safety codes for covering conflicts, emergencies
GMANews.TV
About 50 journalists from the Asia-Pacific region have committed to uphold responsible journalism and protect vulnerable people while reporting on violence and emergencies. In their Manila Declaration, the media workers also vowed to work for the ...
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Water wars in Asia
Daily Pioneer
And, nowhere else does this prospect look more real — and frightening — than in Asia, says Utpal Kumar Battles in the past were fought over land. Today, they are being waged for energy. And, those in future will take place on the issue of water. ...
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Speak Asia MD floated, closed down 25 firms
IBNLive.com
HYDERABAD: Sleuths of the Crime Investigation Department (CID) probing the SpeakAsia fraud, have learnt that Harinder Kaur, managing director of the company, floated and closed down about 25 companies in Singapore after duping many people. ...
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Asia Entertainment & Resources: Undervalued Stock With The Safety Of A High Yield
Seeking Alpha
The company is Asia Entertainment & Resources (AERL), a gaming promoter company doing business in Macau's red-hot casinos. For a more comprehensive understanding of the business go to AERL's website, and click the Analyst Report tab under Financial ...
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Peace in South Asia linked to Kashmir settlement: Malik
Pakistan Times
SRINAGAR (IHK): In occupied Kashmir, the Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front, Muhammad Yasin Malik, has said that permanent peace in South Asia is not possible without resolving the Kashmir dispute in accordance with the Kashmiris' ...
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Reach Out To Asia and Vodafone sponsored youth clubs heading for success
AME Info
Scores of youth across Qatar have been benefitting from the Reach Out To Asia (ROTA) Youth Service Clubs, funded by a generous donation from Vodafone Qatar. The Clubs have been very active this year with milestone projects implemented by the groups, ...
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Wall Street Protests Spread as Thousands Gather in Europe, Asia
San Francisco Chronicle
Oct. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Protests against widening income disparity took place across western Europe and Asia today as the Occupy Wall Street movement spread around the globe, with about 1000 converging in London and 5000 in Frankfurt. In the UK capital, ...
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World's population hits seven billion; challenges abound, notably in Asia, Africa
Toronto Star
In this Oct. 1, 2011 photo, people gather at a bus terminal in Kampala, Uganda. According to the UN Population Fund, as of Oct. 31, 2011, there will be seven billion people sharing Earth's land and resources, with Africa being one of the prime spots ...
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Condé Nast Traveler surveys best island destinations in Asia, world
Inquirer.net
By Boboi Costas An international magazine that specializes in luxury travel has ranked Cebu as the 8th best island destinatino in Asia for 2011. The Condé Nast Traveler survey also recognized Shangri-La's Mactan Resort and Spa in Mactan Island, Cebu, ...
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India makes it to top five at Miss Asia Pacific World
Daily News & Analysis
India's Tanvi Singla was one of the top five finalists at the Miss Asia Pacific World pageant held in Busan, with the crown going to South Korea's Park Sae Byul. "Yippppeeeeeee!! INDIA made top 5 out of 57!! Tanvi Singla is 4th runners up! ...
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Bank of Asia registers victories
Republica
Bank of Asia was the most successful team of the day with two victories. It beat Citizen's Bank International by six wickets. Batting first, Citizens scored 53/5 with Sharad Pokhrel topscoring with 25 off 12 balls. Diwesh Dangol was the successful ...
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Republica
A better security architecture in NE Asia
Korea Times
By Eddie Walsh From an American perspective, the optimal security architecture in Northeast Asia remains the preservation of the hubs-and-spokes system of bilateral security relationships. Over the past decade, China has made little effort to improve ...
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Ambiguous US objectives
Pakistan Observer
With the unfolding of recent events, the fact that the US has no clear political objectives in South Asia is becoming evident. The lack of a clearly paved road map towards a peaceful exit and an inherent absence of a much needed joint strategy on the ...
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ASEAN prepares FTA framework of Asia-Pacific region
IBNLive.com
PTI | 04:10 PM,Oct 16,2011 Kuala Lumpur, Oct 16 (KYODO) The Association of Southeast Asian Nations has prepared a framework of general principles to steer the establishment of an Asia-Pacific free trade agreement. The "ASEAN Framework for a ...
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Gill calls for help to fight hunger
The Official Home of Asian Football
Ho Chi Minh City: Reigning AFC Women's Player of the Year and Goodwill Ambassador for the Asian Football against Hunger Campaign Kathryn Gill has called for the mobilisation of people's willpower and resources to end poverty and hunger in Asia. ...
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The Official Home of Asian Football
5 leftist rebels confirmed killed in southern ... - Siam Daily News
By XinhuaNET.COM
5 leftist rebels confirmed killed in S. Philippines gunfight: military The military on Sunday said five leftist rebels including a rebel leader were killed,
Siam Daily News Online
India makes it to top five at Miss Asia Pacific World News
By Staff
India makes it to top five at Miss Asia Pacific World. New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) India's Tanvi Singla was one of the top five finalists at the Miss Asia Pacific World pageant held in Busan, with the crown going to South Korea's Park Sae Byul. ...
News One
Gov. Perdue headed to Asia | NBC17.com
Gov. Perdue was slated to leave North Carolina on Saturday on her way to Beijing, China, for a week of meetings in the country with business leaders and visits to two universities that have partnerships with North Carolina schools. Perdue ...
www2.nbc17.com - News
Occupy Wall Street Protests Spread To Europe, Asia
By The Huffington Post News Editors
... corporate greed and austerity measures. The "Occupy Wall Street" protests that began in Canada and spread to cities across the U.S. moved Saturday to Asia and Europe, linking up with anti-austerity demonstrations that have raged across the debt-ridden continent for months. ... Some peaceful demonstrators turned against the violent group and tried to stop them, hurling bottles at them, Sky and the ANSA news agency reported. Others fled, scared by the violence. Protesters ...
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Asia Stocks Advance Most Since March on ... - Financial News
By asia economy - Google News
Asia Stocks Advance Most Since March on Optimism Over European Debt, China Bloomberg “There is hope that if a comprehensive European bank package is announced, the damage to the real economy will be less than currently expected,” ...
Financial News
10 Must-Read Tech Stories in China This Week | Tech in Asia
By C. Custer
This past week rolled out with what looked like some very bad news for Google in China, plenty of iPhone and iOS news and apps, a big privacy bug... ... Tech in Asia Asia technews for the world. Home · About · Start-Up Submit · Creative ...
Tech in Asia
Weather: Flooding in South East Asia
Flooding across South East Asia, caused by a strong monsoon season.
meteogroup.co.uk: Weather in the News
GIST's MENA and South/Central Asia Technology Idea ... - BFW News
By admin
CRDF Global invites all interested innovators, scientists and entrepreneurs from MENA and South and Central Asia regions (See list of eligible countries) to participate in this first-ever multinational technology idea competition. This is how it ...
BFW News
Kazor.com World Community News » SensaSlim: Multi-Million Euro ...
By admin
SensaSlim Suisse Limited, the manufacturer of the revolutionary SensaSlim Slimming Spray, has signed a multi-million Euro distribution deal that will see the introduction intoAsia of the breakthrough slimming product amidst concerns being ...
Kazor.com World Community News
EGYPT Truth and justice not lies and superficiality on ... - AsiaNews.it
Obama also assumes that the Copts were violent. Not to forget AsiaNews publishes some pictures of the massacre, sent by Coptic organizations.
www.asianews.it/view.php?l=it&art=6885
China confident Europe can overcome crisis - Asia News Network
"Asia's middle-income group is a huge market. And companies need consumer insights to how the market works. Singapore presents this opportunity for ...
www.asianewsnet.net/home/news.php?sec=2&id=22547
Girl Swallows Gold Necklace Hidden in Muffin - Weird Asia News
Xaio Li, aged 22 meant well when he purchased an $800 gold necklace for his girlfriend's birthday. As a special surprise, he hid it in a muffin he baked.
www.weirdasianews.com/.../girl-swallows-gold-necklace-hidde...
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A 12 year-old Christian is gang ... - Asian Human Rights Commission
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that A 12-year-old Christian girl was abducted and raped for eight months. The rapists ...
www.humanrights.asia/news/urgent.../AHRC-UAC-199-2011
News - Central Asia Online
This site features news from across and about the region and features analysis, interviews and commentary by paid CentralAsiaOnline.com correspondents.
www.centralasiaonline.com/en_GB
Nuclear security a serious threat in South Asia: Manmohan Singh ...
He was addressing the country's top military commanders from the army, navy, air force and coast guard during their combined conference.
www.dnaindia.com/.../report_nuclear-security-a-serious-threat...
Bhutan Royal Wedding Celebrated With Music, Dance and Free ...
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Asia News Today 10. 10. 2011 - YouTube
Australia and the Asian century - Australia Net...by australianetworknews13 views; Thumbnail 3:09. Add to. Asia News Today 06. 10. 2011by ucanews165 views ...
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2011 October 03 | Latest Asia News
The Russian news agency RÄ°A Novosti, Medvedev said, “on the subject of the Western line of the needs of commercial and industrial organizations from ...
www.bakutoday.net/2011/10/03
Android to get enterprise friendlier - ZDNet Asia News
Motorola unit 3LM plans to release security and management software that makes it easier to work in the office as well as the home.
www.zdnetasia.com/android-to-get-enterprise-friendlier-6230...
University of Central Asia - News
University of Central Asia publishes two volumes, rich historical ethnographic research on the Kyrgyz küü. PRESS RELEASE | 05 October 2011. Please also see ...
www.ucentralasia.org/news.asp?Nid=216
Two dead, 20 wounded in Philippine bus attack - Yahoo! News
Read 'Two dead, 20 wounded in Philippine bus attack' on Yahoo! News. Gunmen opened fire on two buses in the troubled southern Philippines on Friday, ...
news.yahoo.com/two-dead-20-wounded-philippine-bus-attack...

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AFRICA News, Oct 16, 2011


Liberia opposition calls presidential poll 'flawed,' pulls out and refuses to ...
Washington Post
The latest partial results gave President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf a narrow lead in the race. In a statement, the group claimed “massive fraud being carried out by the National Elections Commission in the handling and reporting of the presidential ...
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Latest Interest Rate Hike Ruffles Feathers
THISDAY Live
Other African countries with similar response measures included South AfricaGabon and Ghana. Sanusi also raised concerns about the uncertainty of the situation in the Eurozone, coupled with the US deficit problem, inflation in emerging markets, ...
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Special report:Tanzania takes seventh place in African telecoms, report reveals
The Citizen Daily
The ventures are helping to finance the upgrading of GSM networks, installation of latesttechnologies, such as 3G, and laying down basic fibre optic cables. According to recently released World Bank statistics, 10 countries, including Tanzania, ...
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Commodity prices may have plunged, but they could still be the place to invest
The Guardian
"Exports of gold from South Africa will decline because most of the mines there are very old and not enough new ones are coming on stream." He is even bullish about water, but warns that people need to tread with care: "I would not suggest you own ...
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100000-Year-Old Art Studio in South African Cave May be World's Earliest
International Business Times
Henshilwood, who is affiliated with both the University of the Witwatersrand in SouthAfrica and the University of Bergen in Norway, said the latest find shows the evolution of complex human mental cognition. "We're pushing back the date of symbolic ...
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International Business Times
Now US sends troops to Africa to take down brutal rebel leader
Daily Mail
Ultimately, they'll also deploy in South Sudan, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The deployment to central Africa is but the latestsign of an increasing administration focus on the continent, amid increasing ...
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Daily Mail
'government has decided to take robust measures
Coastweek
The latest abduction is the third incident of foreigners being abducted in the EastAfrican nation which neighbours the Horn of Africa nation in just over a month. Both MSF and UNHCR have announced suspension of all but life- saving relief efforts in ...
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Coastweek
Riyadh and Tehran must adopt unified stance to thwart plots
Tehran Times
As a result of the recent developments in the Middle East and North Africa, the Zionist regime has become extremely isolated, and the US government has also been crippled by the recent wave of demonstrations on Wall Street. Thus, the latest accusation ...
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Somalia has best chance for peace in years, says UN envoy
Raxanreeb Online
14 October 2011 – Somalis currently have a rare opportunity to advance peace in their country and establish a fully functioning government, says the United Nations envoy to the Horn of Africa nation. Augustine Mahiga, the Secretary-General's Special ...
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Tanzania: Gender `fine tuning` and imbalances in latest WDR Report
IPPmedia
The government has resisted the change to free markets for sugar – with an adaptation period that could be mapped out via the European Union's Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) that its EastAfrican Community partners refused to sign. ...
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The latest round up from schools in the Haverhill area
Haverhill Echo
It also saw pupils taste African fruit and try their hand at playing traditional djembe drums. The school also held a Grandparents Lunch, where 77 older relatives of pupils joined them for fish and chips. Sawston Village College (SVC) has been awarded ...
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Economy feels effects of increased
Coastweek
ELDORET (Xinhua) -- Research into coastal marine ecosystem is now the latestcasualty as local and international researchers give the Kenyan waters in the Indian Ocean a wide berth due to threats of piracy. International research organizations that ...
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Coastweek
Print Audit® Facilities Manager Adds Support for Xerox PagePack Program
PR Web (press release)
For more information on the recent Facilities Manager 2.19 version, check out the “Latest Release Notes” in the application's online help section. Established in 1999 and headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Print Audit is the fastest growing print ...
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No Michael Jokes Allowed At Janet Jackson Shows
Contactmusic.com
Janet Jackson's still evidently feeling raw from the ongoing spotlight on her brother Michael's death, as her latest tour demands show. With the trial over DR CONRAD MURRAY's alleged manslaughter continuing apace as well as the recent Welsh-based ...
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Once a long shot, Cain's surge continues
CNN
The CNN poll of polls is an average of the latest four national surveys in the GOP race. It was compiled and released Thursday, Polling in critical early voting states indicates that Cain is statistically tied with Romney in Iowa and South Carolina and ...
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Larijani due in Bern for IPU meeting
Press TV
The top Iranian parliamentarian will also take part in the IPU General Assembly meeting and deliver a speech at the union's Committee on Peace and International Security on the latest developments in the Middle East and North Africa. ...
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Press TV
Tacita Dean: Film; Wilhelm Sasnal – review
The Guardian
I understand why the curator decided to let people see the most recent paintings first; Sasnal's latest work is certainly the more colourful and, perhaps, the more accessible. The hope must be that visitors see Bathers at Asnières (2010), ...
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The Guardian
Wall Street and my revolutionary friends
Kurdish Aspect
The poverty we face here cannot be equated with living in the slums of Africa, so we liberals need to get something clear: we are fighting for a better world and true engagement in our government, but we must acknowledge our place of privilege and not ...
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Yergin's new book reflects a different world
Calgary Herald
Last month, Yergin's latest instalment meant to explain the energy business of today - The Quest - was released. For students of the energy business, The Prize has become "the bible" for understanding this broad, complex and ever-changing industry; ...
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Mormon faith dogs Romney
TheChronicleHerald.ca
By RACHEL ZOLL AP When one of Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry's supporters publicly denounced the faith of candidate Mitt Romney and Jon Huntsman as a non-Christian cult, he was the latest in a long line of American Christians who have ...
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Turkish society now unmoved by EU progress reports, observers believe
Today's Zaman
The latest of the annual progress reports of the EU Commission evaluating the distance Turkey has covered or failed to cover within the last year was released on Wednesday, but without the effects the report used to bring about in the country. ...
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Today's Zaman
Deaths, arrests as Syrian revolt enters 8th month
Egyptian Gazette
A handout photo from the Syrian official news agency SANA shows Syrian soldiers carrying the coffin of policeman Ali Muhammed Ali, allegedly killed in recent violence in the country, at the military hospital in Latakia, north of Damascuson October 14 ...
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Steven Pinker: fighting talk from the prophet of peace
The Guardian
The Better Angels of Our Nature: The Decline of Violence in History and its Causes (Allen Lane) is Pinker's latest and most ambitious book. The title is taken from a phrase of Abraham Lincoln's. In it, Pinker challenges one of our deepest but ...
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The Guardian
Questions linger on many fronts as Ireland fail to graspgolden moment
Irish Independent
Ulster's All Black John Afoa is the latest prop to join the line which in recent years has included Will Green, Ollie le Roux, Stan Wright, Heinke van der Merwe and CJ van der Linde in Leinster; Freddie Pucciariello and Wian du Preez in Munster; ...
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Kenya to fight Al-Shabaab
The Standard
Others are the numerous kidnappings and hijackings within Kenya's borders, including two Catholic nuns in Elwak in 2009, two military soldiers last July, and the recentseizure of British, French and Spanish nationals in Lamu and Dadaab. ...
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The Standard
* Sri Lanka opposition party crisis deepens as deputy leaders oppose ...
Colombo Page
Meanwhile, Jayasuriya has also cancelled an overseas trip to South Africa he was scheduled to take on the 23rd following the latest developments in the party. Pathirana and Lakthilleka are also members of the pro-reforms group led by co-deputy leader ...
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FINANCIAL TIMES News, Oct 16, 2011

Pearson and the Financial Times Launch 'FT in Education'
Newswire Today (press release)
The Financial Times and Pearson today announced the launch of FT in education, an initiative that will make the FT's world-class journalism more easily accessible for customers of Pearson, the world's leading learning company. FT in education allows ...
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