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Whale shark
Conservation   Maldives   Photos   UN   Wildlife  
 The New York Times 
Maldives Ban Fishing of Sharks
| PARIS — The Maldives will make its territorial waters into a shark sanctuary, a government official said Tuesday, lending momentum to efforts to protect the fish at a United Nations endangered... (photo: GFDL)
A scene of an ordinary day in Las Pias City, one of the cities of Metro Manila, Philippines
Asia   Corruption   Philippines   Photos   Survey  
 The Daily Tribune 
RP 4th most corrupt on Asia-Pacific list
| By Michaela P. del Callar | 03/10/2010 | It is no surprise that the Philippines under President Arroyo is again still in the bottom list of corrupt economies. | The Philippines slid two notches from... (photo: WN / Trigedia)
An evacuated Parliament House complex is seen in New Delhi, India, Thursday Dec. 13, 2001. Gunfire and explosions erupted at Indias Parliament House as half a dozen armed men stormed the complex  The New York Times 
Uproar in India Over Quota for Female Lawmakers
| NEW DELHI — The upper house of India’s Parliament passed a bill Tuesday that would amend the Constitution to reserve one-third of the seats in India’s national and state legislatur... (photo: AP / Ajit Kumar)
India   Law   Photos   Politics   Woman  
Anti-Myanmar government protesters hold posters of detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a protest to demand her release in front of the U.N. office in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, May 22, 2009.  Asia Times 
'Bless you Mr Obama' on Myanmar
| By Stanley A Weiss | MANDALAY - In September 1952, Russian dictator Joseph Stalin and Chinese foreign minister Chou Enlai convened an extraordinary meeting to discuss the future of Southeast Asia. A... (photo: AP / Sakchai Lalit)
China   Foreign Policy   Myanmar   Photos   US  
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An Afghan boy looks back as U.S. Marines from 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment patrol in Marjah in Afghanistan's Helmand province on Thursday Feb. 25, 2010. Asia Times
Marjah, the city that never was
| By Gareth Porter | WASHINGTON - For weeks, the United States public followed the biggest offensive of the Afghanistan war against what it was told was a "city of 80,000... (photo: AP / David Guttenfelder)
Afghanistan   Defence   NATO   Photos   US  
Indonesian police officers check a car during a search for militants in Pidie, Aceh province, Indonesia, Tuesday, March 9, 2010. 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 terrorist... (photo: AP / Heri Juanda)
Indonesia   Jakarta   Photos   Security   Terrorism  
Male giant Panda Tai Shan at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park in Washington, D.C., 10 June 2007 The New York Times
US-Born Panda Freed From Quarantine in China
| Filed at 7:47 a.m. ET | CHENGDU, China (AP) -- After a month in quarantine, American-born panda Tai Shan paced around his new home in southwest China as he was put on p... (photo: Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 2.5 / Fernando Revilla)
Animals   China   Photos   US   Wildlife  
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai walk together on the Presidential compound in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 8, 2010. BBC News
Robert Gates warns of 'hard Afghan fight ahead'
| US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has warned that "hard fighting" lies ahead, in his first visit to Afghanistan since the launch of a major offensive there. |... (photo: US DoD / Cherie Cullen)
Afghanistan   Defence   Photos   S Asia   US   War  
Former Sri Lankan army commander General Sarath Fonseka gestures as he addresses a press conference after taking over as the chief of defense staff in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, July 15, 2009. Newsvine
Sri Lanka's opposition leader ends hunger strike
| COLOMBO — Sri Lanka's detained opposition leader has ended a hunger strike after just one day after authorities allowed him to use a telephone again, a party offi... (photo: AP / Eranga Jayawardena)
Colombo   Media   Photos   Politics   Srilanka  
KLdy1 - Mar08 - Aluminium - steel - metal - metal prices. (dy1) The Guardian
Weak banks, miners push FTSE down 0.7 percent
* Banks lower on Moody's and Credit Suisse caution * Miners weak after recent gains; metal prices down By Tricia Wright LONDON, March 9 (Reuters) - Weak banks helped driv... (photo: WN / Denise Yong)
Asia   Banks   Metal   Photos   Prices  
Indian Paramilitary troopers stand guard during an undeclared cufew in Srinagar on February 4, 2010. Indian authorities deployed thousands of police and detained top separatists in Kashmir's main city of Srinagar to halt protests over the death of a Muslim boy. The 14-year-old child was struck by a teargas shell fired by police during a separatist demonstration, and his death sparked days of angry protests against New Delhi's rule over the region. About 100 protesters and policemen have been injured in clashes. The Times Of India
In 20 years, J&K witnesses 820 group clashes
JAMMU: As many as 577 ultras were killed in various group clashes between different militant outfits during past two decades of militancy in Jammu and Kashmir. | As per t... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
Home   India   Kashmir   Photos   Terrorism  
Philippine -Economy -Investment -Building Inquirer
RP is 4th most corrupt country in Southeast Asia—poll
| MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines is ranked as the fourth most corrupt country in Southeast Asia out of 16 surveyed by over 2,000 expatriate businessmen, according ... (photo: WN / Jelly Clam)
Asia   Corruption   Manila   Philippines   Photos  
Business & Economy Terrorism
- There are worse things in life than 2 wives - like 3, 4 or
- Etisalat Lanka aims to tap mobile services demand
- Saving holds key to women's empowerment
- Sri Lanka eyes sports business for post-war role
Kingfisher airlines check in counter at Delhi airport - India
Kingfisher to operate international flights
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- Indonesian Forces Kill 3 Terror Suspects
- Suicide Attack Kills 2 NATO Troops in Afghanistan
-  Bali bomb mastermind dead?
- Are Indonesian terror networks regrouping?
Indonesian police officers check a car during a search for militants in Pidie, Aceh province, Indonesia, Tuesday, March 9, 2010.
Indonesian Forces Kill 3 Terror Suspects
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Politics Health
- Sri Lanka's opposition leader ends hunger strike
- Certain Indian officials worked against Rajapaksa: Sri Lanka
- India assures Sri Lanka support for Tamil resettlement
- Sri Lankan Opposition Leader On Hunger Strike
Former Sri Lankan army commander General Sarath Fonseka gestures as he addresses a press conference after taking over as the chief of defense staff in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, July 15, 2009.
Sri Lanka's opposition leader ends hunger strike
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- 'Missing girls' increasing in East Asia: UNDP
- Kundalini Yoga for mind-body awareness, health and balance (
- Philippine health chief, church fight over condoms
- Philippine Health Chief, Church Fight Over Condoms
Indian girls play with soap baloon  at South 24 Parganas  in Eastern India ---- WN/BHASKAR MALLICK
'Missing girls' increasing in East Asia: UNDP
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Environment & Nature Sport
- Maldives Ban Fishing of Sharks
- Fretting About the Last of the World's Biggest Cats
- Conserve water
- India's overworked elephants
Whale shark
Maldives Ban Fishing of Sharks
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- Pakistan oppose NZ tennis concerns
- NZ demand venue shift
- NZ want Pak Davis Cup tie moved
- Orissa girls to miss Colombo football championship
Sri Lanka's Sanath Jayasuriya reacts after a quick fire 81 before being trapped LBW off the bowling of Lendl Simmons during his team's Twenty20 World Cup cricket match against the West Indies at Trent Bridge cricket ground Nottingham, England, Wednesday June 10, 2009.
‘Sanath playing a double game’
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Science & Technology Society & Culture
- Asia Tech
- India for quicker resettlement of Tamils
- Finishing school for Indian IT graduates
- Global warming making Tibet's environment much more frag
Himalayan mountains in Tibet
Global warming making Tibet's environment much more fragile than before
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- India convey willingness to open consulate in Jafna
- India for quicker resettlement of Tamils
- India for quicker resettlement of Tamils
- Nirupama Rao to visit Sri Lanka today
Sri Lanka's former army chief Gen. Sarath Fonseka, right, and and leader of the opposition Ramil Wickremasinghe wave during a special convention of United National Party, in Wattala, on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009.
Clashes erupt in Sri Lanka over general's arrest
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