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Ateneo de Davao University Roxas Avenue Entrance Gate - University
Davao   Philippines   Photos   Politics   University
 Inquirer 
Candidates frustrate audience at Ateneo forum
DAVAO CITY, Philippines—All presidential candidates except the three who have consistently topped the surveys were at the presidential forum at the Ateneo de Davao University here on Tuesday, and they... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal)
Indonesian police officers check a car during a search for militants in Pidie, Aceh province, Indonesia, Tuesday, March 9, 2010.
Indonesia   Jakarta   Photos   Security   Terrorism
 The New York Times 
Indonesian Forces Kill 3 Terror Suspects
JAKARTA — Indonesian counterterrorism forces stormed an Internet cafe and a nearby house on the outskirts of Jakarta on Tuesday, killing three suspected terrorists and arresting two others.... (photo: AP / Heri Juanda)
Sleeper high-speed bullet train in China  The Daily Mail 
200mph train could link London and Beijing in just two days
Rail travel between London and Beijing in just two days could be possible within a decade through an ambitious Chinese project. The Asian power wants to build the 200mph rail line through Europe, the... (photo: Creative Commons / Yaohua2000)
Asia   Beijing   London   Photos   Travel
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addresses the 63rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York Tuesday, Sept. 23,  The New York Times 
Iranian President to Visit Afghanistan
Filed at 3:17 a.m. ET TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran says President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will visit Afghanistan on Wednesday. Tuesday's announcement coincided with a visit to Kandahar by U.S. Defense... (photo: AP / Seth Weni)
Afghanistan   Iran   Photos   President   Tehran
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In this Jan. 25, 2008 file photo employees of German car producer Daimler work on Mercedes C-class sedans on the production line in the plant in Sindelfingen near Stuttgart, Germany. Carmaker Daimler AG said Thursday, July 24, 2008 its second quarter profit slipped 25 percent, mainly on charges related to Daimler's interest in Chrysler LLC, and lowered its earnings outlook for the full year blaming a slowing global economy and higher production cos The New York Times
Germany's Daimler Sells Shares in India's Tata
Filed at 4:47 a.m. ET BERLIN (AP) -- German automaker Daimler AG says it has sold all of its shares in India's Tata Motors to various groups of investors through the... (photo: AP / Thomas Kienzle, File)
Berlin   Germany   India   Market   Photos
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates walks with Maj. Wayne Don, Advisor for the Mongolian Expeditionary Task Force, and Mongolian Lt. Col. Javkhlanbayar, senior representative of the contingent, at Camp Eggers in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 8, 2010. The New York Times
Gates Praises Troops in Southern Afghanistan
Filed at 3:02 a.m. ET FORWARD OPERATING BASE FRONTENAC, Afghanistan (AP) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates told a hard-hit battle unit Tuesday that its heavy losses... (photo: US DoD / Cherie Cullen)
Afghanistan   Defense   Photos   Troops   US
Sony LCD TVs - Electronics Khaleej Times
Sony to start selling 3D TVs in Japan from June
TOKYO - Sony Corp said it will launch 3D televisions in Japan in June, entering an increasingly crowded field of competition for what many see as the next hot product in... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Competition   Photos   Selling   Sony   TVs
South Korean Army soldier stands guard with his machine gun near the border village of Panmunjom that separates the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, May 28, 2009. South Korean and U.S. troops raised their alert Thursday to the highest level since 2006 after North Korea renounced its truce with the allied forces and threatened to strike any ships trying to intercept its vessels. The New York Times
Report: NKorea Has Medium-Range Missile Division
Filed at 12:14 a.m. ET SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea has recently created an army division in charge of newly developed intermediate-range missiles capable of... (photo: AP / Lee Jin-man)
Military   Nkorea   Photos   Politics   USA
Rohingya refugees from Myanmar and Bangladesh perform evening prayers at an Indonesian Navy base where they are being held Wednesday Jan. 28, 2009, after having been rescued at sea, on Sabang Island off the Coast of Banda Aceh, Indonesia. The men were found drifting in a boat on Jan. 7, and a Thai court has convicted the barefoot, disheveled migrants of illegally entering the country, raising the prospect they could be deported despite fears they could face persecution or death if sent back to My Newsvine
Mass. rights group faults Bangladesh on refugees
BOSTON — Tens of thousands of Burmese refugees are being forced into makeshift camps in Bangladesh and face widespread starvation unless they receive more... (photo: AP / Binsar Bakkara)
Bangladesh   Military   Photos   Politics   Refugee
Japanese Yen - Currency - Money The Guardian
Yen rises as equities slip; sterling falters
* Higher-yielding currencies dip vs yen * Some talk of euro/yen selling by Japanese exporters * But BOJ easing speculation seen likely to temper yen rise * Sterling... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
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