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India objects to Leno's remark on Golden Temple

Golden Temple India Photos Washington Wikipedia: Harmandir Sahib

Zeenews
India objects to Leno's remark on Golden Temple
Washington: India has strongly "objected" to the remark on the Golden Temple by popular US television host Jay Leno, terming it "quite unfortunate". Leno, the host of the popular "The Tonight Show" on... (photo: WN / Aruna Gilbert)

Sir Salman Rushdie With Students

India Intelligence Photos Rajasthan Wikipedia: Salman Rushdie

BBC News
Rushdie: India authorities gave 'false intelligence'
Author Salman Rushdie has accused authorities in the Indian state of Rajasthan of giving "false intelligence information" of a threat to his life. Mr Rushdie withdrew from the Jaipur literature... (photo: Creative Commons)

A demonstrator shouts anti government slogans in Thessaloniki, Greece Friday Sept. 10, 2010. Unions are staging protests in Thessaloniki ahead of an annual weekend speech on the state of the economy by Prime Minister George Papandreou. Unions are angry at plans by Papandreou's Socialist government to sell-off and reform loss-making state enterprises and relax labor rules as part of an effort deal with Greece's acute debt crisis.

BBC News
Trust in government has 'suffered a severe breakdown'
Public trust in government has suffered a severe breakdown across the world, according to the Edelman Trust Barometer. Governments have been blamed for the financial and political chaos of 2011. In 17... (photo: AP / Dimitri Messinis)
Business Eurozone Government Photos Wikipedia: European Financial Stability Facility

The political leader of Tibet, Dr. Lobsang Sangay during the 63rd Anniversary of International Human Rights Day, Dharamshala, H.P, India, 10th December 2011.

The Examiner
Dr Lobsang Sangay urges China to stay out of Indo-Tibetan matters
The Tibetan government in exile has been fortunate to have found a home in India where democratic traditions favor the Tibetan cause. A desire by Tibetan Prime Minister Lobsang Sangay to have China... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang)
China India Photos Tibet politics

Iranian rescuers scour the waters for victims of a capsized boat, at the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas, some 1300 miles (2100 kilometers) south east of the capital Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. Seventeen people have died after a storm capsized a passenger boat off Iran's southern coast, the official IRNA news agency reported on Sunday. The boat sank Saturday evening while sailing between Hormuz Island and the port city of Bandar Abbas on the mainland. (AP Photo/Sami Hozni)

Al Jazeera
Many drown in Iran boat accident
At least 16 people have died after a passenger boat sank off Iran's southern coast, the official IRNA news agency has reported. The boat sank on Saturday... (photo: AP / Sami Hozni)
Accident Iran Maritime Photos Wikipedia: Iran

President Barack Obama holds conference call on Hurricane Irene with FEMA Director Craig Fugate, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Chief of Staff Bill Daley, and John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security, in Chilmark, Massachusetts, August 25, 2011.

Tulsa World
Eye on State of the Union, Obama promotes tourism
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is citing his work to bolster tourism and aid the economy as he readies to outline his election-year priorities. Obama used his... (photo: White House / Pete Souza)
Economy Photos Tourism Washington Wikipedia: Tourism in the United States

Syrian army defectors gather at the mountain resort town of Zabadani, Syria, near the Lebanese border, on Friday Jan. 20, 2012.

Al Jazeera
Arab League to decide on Syria mission's fate
Arab League foreign ministers are due to meet in Cairo to discuss the future of an observer mission in Syria that critics say has failed to halt the... (photo: AP)
Arab World Peace Photos Syria Wikipedia: 2011–2012 Syrian uprising

Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina addresses the 54th session of the U.N. General Assembly at the United Nations Monday, Sept. 20, 1999.

The New York Times
Bangladesh: 5 Islamists Arrested in Coup Attempt, Military Says
Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesworld for international breaking news and headlines. Bangladeshi special forces arrested five members of a banned Islamic group... (photo: AP / Stuart Ramson)
Bangladesh Islamists Military Photos Wikipedia: Bangladesh

Eurotel Hotel in Makati City, Philippines

Sun Star
Services sector to banner job opportunities from 2012-2020
MANILA—The services sector, which includes supermarkets, banks, hotels and restaurants and logistics, will be the main creators of jobs between the years 2012 and 2020,... (photo: WN / RTayco)
Banks Hotels Manila Photos Services Wikipedia: Manila

Palm Beach Post
With Nasdaq soaring, is 2012 tech's breakout year?
WASHINGTON — The stock market has had an impressive January. The staid companies that make up the Dow Jones industrial average have gained 4 percent in three weeks,... (photo: AP / Mark Lennihan)
Nasdaq Photos Stock Wall Street Wikipedia: BMO Harris Bank

Asean

	Honda’s Ito Forecasts Profit Surge in ’Rebound’ Bloomberg
	‘PH still has room for growth’ Sun Star
	LEAD: Thai premier chief guest at India's Republic Day celebrations m&c

Middle East

	Shiites in Firing Line as Dozens Killed at Iraq Funeral March Jakarta Globe
	Israel says Iran 'drifting' toward nuke goal line The Boston Globe
	Jewish Imperial News WorldNews.com

India

	Bank of India sees subdued growth in corporate loans The Times of India
	P Chidambaram, Nandan Nilekani call truce on Aadhaar The Times of India
	Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke have turned Australia's fortunes dramatically The Australian

China

	World stocks muted ahead of US growth figures my SA
	UN to discuss action on Syria Irish Times
	Twitter may censor tweets in individual countries The Guardian

Japan

	Nissan to build new $2 bn plant in Mexico Zeenews
	Nintendo triples its loss forecast as sales lag San Francisco Chronicle
	World stocks gain on Fed's low rate pledge The Charlotte Observer

Mysterious Kurt and Courtney-Themed Clothing Collection Emer

Taiwan official deported, sentenced to time served

China Ex-Im Bank lends $41M for Bahamas project

Research and Markets: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) And Sys

“India lagging in core research”

Protestors react after receiving the news of the departure of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh from Sanaa to Oman in Sanaa, Yemen, Jan. 22, 2012

Many killed in Yemen clashes

Nigeria President,Goodluck Jonathan, visits the site of the police headquarters bombed by a suicide bomber in Kano, Nigeria, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012.

Jonathan urges Boko Haram to state demands

A view of saluting dais of the 63rd Republic Day Parade-2012, at Rajpath, in New Delhi on January 26, 2012.

India celebrates its 63rd Republic Day with patriotic fervour: Report

India Factory Workers Revolt, Kill Company President Forbes
U.S. has "no desire" for new military bases in Asia: admiral Hartford Courant
Final campaign flurry for India's elections Al Jazeera
UN urges support for refugees at Davos summit Al Jazeera
Senators open to lifting sanctions on Myanmar Foreign Policy
Fresh blooper: US veep mimics Indian accent The Times of India
Musharraf, facing arrest, postpones return to Pakistan CNN
Government to decide next month on Rome 2020 bid CNN
Pervez Musharraf postpones Pakistan return, aide says BBC News
India assures global CEOs of FDI in retail Indian Express
Musharraf delays Pakistan return The Australian
North Korea: Please turn off your cell phone... or else Foreign Policy
Dealing with Pakistan's fears on water The Hindu
Bringing down the fatwa wall The Hindu
Chinese ready to ride the dragon of change Sydney Morning Herald
Musharraf delays Pakistan return without setting new date France24
Italian Premier Mario Monti says the government will decide The Washington Post
Bomb kills 31 in Iraq The Himalayan
Najib: Umno to deal with indiscipline during election immedi The Star
Musharraf will return to Pakistan after tensions end - APML The Star

British Foreign Secretary William Hague arrives for an EU Foreign Ministers meeting at the EU Council in Brussels, Thursday March 10, 2011. The European Union is hitting the regime of Moammar Gadhafi with more financial sanctions just as France says it is recognizing the Libyan opposition's Interim Governing Council and plans to exchange ambassadors with it.

UK wants stronger, deeper ties with India: Hague

Buildings-residential real estate project-Property-India.

Mumbai’s Home Sales Decline to Three-Year Low as Record Prices Dent Demand

KLdy1 - Cathay Pacific Airline - Cathay Pacific Airlines - Asia´s second most-profitable carrier - Hong Kong. (dy1)

Asia Pacific airline passenger numbers rose by 3.5 per cent in 2011

Bank of India Q3 profit rises 9.6% Indian Express
Crude heads for weekly gain on US recovery Gulf News
World to spend up large at Karaka auctions NZ Herald
Acer, Asustek PC shipments rise in Asia-Pacific area Taipei Times
Thailandâs industrial output declines for fourth month Taipei Times
India, China to drive boom in Asian economies: Singapore PM DNA India
Shock treatment Canberra Times
Trade Winds Change in China Journal of Commerce
Stocks Hesitate After Growth Disappoints The New York Times
Jakarta's Water Mediators Wonder if They Still Have a Job Jakarta Globe
Cocoa Exporter Davomas Sees 2011 Revenue Slump Jakarta Globe
Civil Aviation Ministry working on new policy Zeenews
UPDATE 1-Myanmar has no plans to export new gas finds The Guardian
The Economist Adds ‘China’ Section, First Single mediabistro
India signs convention against black money The Hindu
UK exports action plan 'good for Scotland' BBC News
Ford Posts Third-Straight Annual Profit The New York Times
Indonesia's burgeoning economy held back by entrenched corru Sydney Morning Herald
Australia risks auto collapse Sydney Morning Herald
Indonesia makes its case at Davos Jakarta Post

Japanese Finance Minister Naoto Kan is surrounded by reporters at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Wednesday, June 2, 2010.

Japan PM in 'crisis' after minister resigns: Media

Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara celebrates as he completes a century during the second day's play of the second test cricket match between Sri Lanka and West Indies in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010.

Sri Lanka should not win World Cup: Newspaper

Firefighters try to douse flames at a government building set on fire by protesters in Srinagar, India, Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010. Police fired warning shots and tear gas to disperse hundreds of demonstrators who attacked a police post and burned government offices in Kashmir on Saturday, as tens of thousands of people took to the streets to protest Indian rule in the Himalayan region, officials said.

Offices of outspoken Sri Lanka website burned down

Newspapers in Japan Defy Western Mediaâs Malaise Jakarta Globe
Jakarta Newspaper Reports On Papua Edge "Free" NZ Media Scoop
Newspapers in Japan defy West's media malaise France24
Newspapers in Japan Defy Westâs Media Malaise Jakarta Globe
North Korean Newspaper Inveighs Against American Imperialist Business Insider
Here's North Korea's Official Newspaper—Online For The First Business Insider
Communist Party newspaper prepares for Shanghai listing The Australian
Top PLA newspaper claims US aims to contain Chinaâs rise Taipei Times
Virender Sehwag behind disharmony in Team India, says Austra Cricket Country
China newspaper boss sacked for corruption The Daily Telegraph Australia
British newspapers claim apes 'like prisoners on death row' The Star
New Jakarta Newspaper Bacaan Rakyat Informs the Poor Jakarta Globe
PAS and PKR told to apologise for 'raid' on newspaper office The Star
Afghan Newspaper Lambasts China as Rapacious Exploiter Business Insider
Bre-ad issue hits newspapers The Star
India has 82237 newspapers, 4853 registered in 2010-11 Newstrack India
Newspaper review: Kim Jong-il's funeral fills papers BBC News
Nation & World | In China, a daring few challenge one-child Newsvine
Hotels told not to deliver newspapers in Team India players' Cricket Country
Pakistan leaders near showdown with army: Newspapers The Times of India

Twitter - Social networking site

Twitter to begin restricting user content in some countries

India Village Woman making food on the roadside at Kolkata in Eastern India City

Will India's poor remain hungry?

Singapore Dollars - currency - business - finance - money (mj1)

Asia stocks mostly gain on Fed's low rates pledge

Japan’s Rakuten Set to Challenge Amazon With Help From All Things Digital
Voices of Chinese Workers in the ‘iEconomy’ The New York Times
Jumbo problem: ‘Elephant cuisine’ fad poses fres The Times of India
France to Speed Troops’ Withdrawal from Afghanistan The New York Times
Taiwanese cultural liaison sentenced, deported in illegal ho The Business Review
Twitter’s New Policy on Blocking Posts Is Attacked, an The New York Times
Pakistani family wants justice in CIA killing Khaleej Times
Ogilvy & Mather Delhi Wins Back Incredible India DNA India
Japan making progress on U.S. trade concerns: USTR Daily Press
PM's press secretary gone after melee 'leak' Sydney Morning Herald
'Rogue' marshal sounds alarm Sydney Morning Herald
Bad run puts Team India on slow ad pitch The Times of India
Think long term on Indian realty Gulf News
Giving voice to Kashmir and its women Gulf News
Report: Hawaii could get another 1,000 Marines Business Journal
Protesters Sour on Apple Over Working Conditions in China The Wrap
One year on, Pakistani family seeks compensation in CIA cont The Washington Post
Apple CEO Addresses Reports of China Labor Abuse Newsfactor
Taiwan official sentenced in KC to time-served Austin American Statesman
Pakistan v England second Test, day three: wagging tail the The Daily Telegraph

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, on patrol conducting searches and village assessments in a region of Khowst, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

How the Marines video made the Afghan war even tougher

Members of a U.S. Marine Scout-Sniper team joke around after an exchange of fire with Taliban militants hiding in the tree-line close to their base, in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011.

US identifies unit in Marine abuse video

Fiel - U.S. Marine Corps Lt.Col Kyle Ellison, battalion commander of 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, speaks with a local Afghan man about the importance of school for his children while on the way to the farmers market in Marjah, Afghanistan on Sept. 24, 2010.

Analysis - Is Marine desecration video a new Abu Ghraib?

Imprisoned West Bank woman tells of abuse Al Jazeera
Omanis stay put despite flood fears Al Jazeera
Iraq's political crisis takes sectarian lines Al Jazeera
UK grapples with youth unemployment Al Jazeera
Gas shortage hits Pakistani industries Al Jazeera
Pakistan's unregulated drug industry Al Jazeera
The rural reach of China's Communist Party Al Jazeera
Rise In Female Bodyguards In China Skynews
Turkey extends grip on armed forces Al Jazeera
Oz Sobers Up For Australia Day Skynews
Battle lines drawn over US pipeline project Al Jazeera
More babies die at Indian hospital Al Jazeera
Star Wars: the fans strike back Al Jazeera
New online privacy policies cause furore Al Jazeera
Aid agencies sound warning in South Sudan Al Jazeera
Turkey booming as EU continues to languish Al Jazeera
Bus driver goes on deadly rampage in India Al Jazeera
Free Syrian Army 'not only defectors' Al Jazeera
Obama for tax reform to end inequalities Al Jazeera
Alarm spreads among file-sharing websites Al Jazeera

U.S. actor David Hasselhoff poses for the photographers prior to the UK premiere of his new film ´Cl

Smashing stuff from mind of The Hoff, David Hasselhoff in Celebrity Apprentice Australia

Mobile Internet - Smartphone

`Internet in India is growing, but it's early days'

File:Ron Paul by Gage Skidmore.jpg

CNN censors vet that supports Ron Paul

The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA): The Corporat GlobalResearch
Women hot-foot it to buy Julia Gillard's shoe The Daily Telegraph Australia
China fuels A.O. Smith earnings Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Ford Misses Estimates While Reporting Biggest Profit Since 1 Business Week
The sole survivor returned to guard Sydney Morning Herald
Shoe in custody as protesters give Gingerella the slipper Sydney Morning Herald
Is Now The Time To Move Away From Major U.S. Cities? Pakalert Press
Mega trouble for Dotcom as police pounce Irish Times
'Julia Gillard Shoe' for sale on eBay Canberra Times
Japan’s Retail Sales Grow at the Fastest Pace Since Au Business Week
Activists taunt 'Gingerella' to lodge claim for the stolen s Sydney Morning Herald
Going once, any bids for PM's shoe? Canberra Times
Japan's NTT Communications buys 74% in Netmagic for Rs 900 c The Times of India
Megaupload boss says he's innocent Toronto Sun
Prices slashed as Apple moves into the classroom The Australian
Upward trend continues for internet star eBay The Australian
Velocity 4G smartphone released on January 24 in Australia The Australian
Zappos faces security breach lawsuit The Australian
Protesters gather over US anti-piracy law The Australian
Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang resigned from the board and othe The Australian

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