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U.S. to hold Afghan peace talks with Taliban in Doha
Reuters © Members of the Taliban voluntarily hand over their weapons and join a peace reconciliation program in Jalalabad province January 6, 2013. ...
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Demonstrators flood Brazilian streets in protest
Protesters massed in four Brazilian cities Monday in what they hoped would be their biggest demonstrations yet against a hike in public transport fares, stoking fears of more clashes with police and raising questions about security during big events like the current Confederations Cup and a papal visit next ...
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Turkey PM claims victory after protest crackdown
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday claimed victory over anti-government protesters after a heavy crackdown on the movement, as police raided homes and arrested dozens of demonstrators to stamp out nearly three weeks of ...
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Beermen may lose players ahead of Fiba Asia tilt
DESPITE its victory in the Asean Basketball League, there's no guarantee that San Miguel Beer will represent the country in the Fiba Asia Champions Cup this September in Jordan. The Beermen, whose core players are set to go their separate ways, earned an outright slot in the continental club tournament as an incentive for capturing the ABL championship. "It's going to be an ...
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US to begin meetings with Taliban
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- American officials say U.S. representatives will begin formal meetings with the Taliban in a few days at the group's new office opening in ...
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Spy programme transparent ObamaPresident Barack Obama defended top secret National Security Agency spying programs as legal in a lengthy interview and called them transparent - even though they are authorized in secret.
National Security Agency spying programs as legal in a lengthy interview, and called them transparent - even though they are authorized in secret. "It is transparent," Obama told Public Broadcasting Service's Charlie Rose in an interview broadcast late Monday. "That's why we set up the FISA court," he added, referring to the secret court set up by the Foreign ...
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Markets edge higher as Fed meeting starts
LONDON (AP) -- Stock markets edged higher Tuesday as a two-day policy meeting of the U.S. Federal Reserve got under way - a meeting that could have a huge influence on how investors see the future path of the country's monetary ...
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Death toll at Pakistan funeral blast jumps to 20
PESHAWAR, Pakistan -; A police officer says the death toll from a bomb that ripped through a crowded funeral in northwest Pakistan has risen to 20 ...
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Bombing at Pakistani funeral kills 27
PESHAWAR, Pakistan -; A suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd of hundreds of mourners attending a funeral in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing 27 people. Among those killed was a newly-elected lawmaker who may have been the target, authorities ...
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Thailand acknowledges $4.4B loss from rice scheme
BANGKOK -; Thailand's government on Tuesday acknowledged losing more than $4.46 billion in one year in a much-criticized scheme to support rice prices that ended up dislodging the country from its spot as the grain's top exporter. The program is likely to be amended to reduce the losses, the commerce minister ...
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Oil prices climb above $98 before US Fed meeting
The price of oil climbed back above $98 a barrel Tuesday, a day after briefly touching a nine-month high, as traders awaited the start of a Federal Reserve policy ...
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General Meeting and Strategy Conference - IFEX network calls for ASEAN action to protect free expression in Southeast Asia
Brunei Darussalam: H.E. Pehin Dato Dr. Awang Hj. Ahmad bin Hj. Jumat, Cambodia: H.E. Srun Thirith, Indonesia: H.E. Rafendi Djamin, Lao PDR: H.E. Phoukhong Sisoulath, Malaysia: Dato' Sri Dr. Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, Myanmar: Amb. Kyaw Tint Swe, Philippines: Amb. Rosario Gonzales Manalo, Singapore: Amb. Chan Heng Chee, Thailand: H.E. Seree Nonthasoot, Vietnam: Amb.Le Thi Thu, ASEAN ...
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Chinas Xi in thorough clean-up of party Xinhua
PresidentXiJinping is to launch a "thorough clean-up" of the ruling Communist Party, state media reported Tuesday, the latest strongly-worded anti-corruption drive to be enacted by China's new ...
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Suicide bomber strikes during funeral in Pak 20 killed
At least 20 people including a provincial legislator were today killed and over 50 others injured when a suicide bomber targeted a funeral at Mardan in the troubled northwest Pakistan. About 100 people were at the funeral of a businessman in Shergarh area of Mardan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province this afternoon when the bomber detonated his explosive vest, police officials and witnesses ...
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Suicide bombers attack Baghdad Shiites kill 31
Map locating the Baghdad district of Qahira, where a twin suicide bomb attack killed dozens at a Shiite religious hall. Twin suicide bombings killed 31 people after midday prayers at a Shiite Muslim religious centre in Baghdad, the latest in violence sparking fears of a revival of full-blown sectarian ...
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WRAPUP 1-Asian stocks to lead the way to years end Fed seen pulling back - poll
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New diet craze offers five days of feasting for two days of famine
LONDON: Forget abandoning carbohydrates or detoxing. The new dieting craze sweeping Britain and taking off in the United States lets people eat whatever they like EUR" but only five days a week. "The Fast Diet", also known as the 5:2 diet, is the brainchild of TV medical ...
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Bus plunges off road in China 11 dead
The official Xinhua News Agency says the accident happened Tuesday afternoon when the bus was traveling to a tourist spot near Changji city in the region of ...
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Pakistan funeral bomb kills 10 including MP police
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) - A bomb attack killed 10 people, including a provincial lawmaker, and wounded more than 40 others at a funeral in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, police said.The attack took place in the town of Shergarh in Mardan district during funeral prayers for the owner of a local compressed natural gas (CNG) station, Abdullah ...
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Asia Pacific countries gear up for high-speed mobile broadband
Weeks after the UAE decided to open up its 700 MHz and 800 MHz frequencies for high-speed mobile broadband, the Asia Pacific countries have followed suit with plans to align their 700Mhz spectrum by 2020. The telecoms authorities of Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia announced the news at the annual Infocomm Media Business Exchange, Asia's largest ICT and media exhibition. The ...
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Brunei to host ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting in early July
MOSCOW, June 18 (Itar-Tass) - Brunei will host a Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in early July, Russian Foreign Ministry’s ambassador-at-large Alexander Ivanov said on Tuesday. "Russia and ASEAN that was established in 1967 and unites ten countries of the region share common views not only on the architecture of regional security and ...
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Indonesia president defends fuel hike plan after protests
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Tuesday defended his government's plan to hikefuelprices for the first time since 2008, a day after police battled demonstrators outside ...
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Dolphin reportedly dies after China tourist abuse
A dolphin has died in China after tourists hoisted it out of the water to pose with it for photographs, local media said Tuesday, provoking outrage ...
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Asia Region to Contribute to More than One-third of Global Insurance Premiums by 2020
Kuala Lumpur, June 18. (BNA) -- The 2nd Annual Takaful Conference: Asia Leaders Summit (WTC: ALS 2013), which opened today at the Concorde Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, saw more than 150 senior executive industry leaders in the regional Takaful industry engage in critical discussions on strategies for competing for growth and profitability in an increasingly competitive Asian Takaful market. ...
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Charles Saatchi admits assault on celebrity chef wife Nigella Lawson
Prominent British art collector Charles Saatchi has admitted assault and accepted a police caution after published photos showed him grasping the throat of his wife, celebrity chef Nigella Lawson. (Lionel Cironneau/Associated ...
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Domestic violence continues to haunt the women of Azerbaijan
Domestic violence effects up to 80% of women in Azerbaijan, though official figures on the problem do not exist. In recent years the government has attempted to address the issue, but the bulk of responsibility remains with the public.
Azerbaijan has much to be proud of, it was the first country in the Muslim world to establish a democratic and secular government, it has contributed significantly to peace-keeping operations in Iraq, it has a rich history and much diversity in both its people and its landscape, and yet there remains a shameful reality in Azerbaijan, that casts a shadow on much of the country’s success: the prevalence of domestic abuse, and especially the abuse of women. Read more
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