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Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010. Karzai appealed to Taliban fighters Sunday to put down their weapons and accept Afghan laws as the country and its international allies push a program to entice militants away from the insurgency.
Afghanistan   Defence   NATO   Photos   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present)  
 Al Jazeera 
Karzai slams Nato civilian killings
| Afghan President Hamid Karzai has condemned an air strike by Nato-led forces which he said killed 10 election campaign workers, although US officials maintained it was aimed at an Islamist leader. |... (photo: AP / Musadeq Sadeq)
A chinese structures stands inside the Mischief Reef Thursday, Dec. 10, 1998 off South China Sea
Asia   Defence   Photos   US   Wikipedia: South China Sea  
 BBC News 
Why are South China Sea tensions rising?
Imagine an exchange of fire between Chinese and Vietnamese navies in the South China Sea. | Or just an accidental bump between Chinese and American warships, as high-stakes manoeuvring gets out of han... (photo: AP / Pat Roque)
An investor checks the share index at a investment bank in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, March 3, 2009.  The Star 
Analysts see new high for Malaysia's main market index
| PETALING JAYA: With four months to go before 2010 ends, a number of brokerages have unveiled their 2011 year-end targets for FTSE Bursa Malaysia KL Composite Index (FBM KLCI). | Quite a few predicte... (photo: AP / Lai Seng Sin)
Business   Malaysia   Market   Photos   Stock  
Poverty people at malaysia.  The Star 
Poor family gets RM10,000 Hari Raya gift from kind well-wishers
| THINGS are looking better for Tajenisha Beevi Sirajidin, 34, and her seven children, whose plight has received attention from generous Malaysians throughout the country. | On Tuesday, the Malaysia H... (photo: WN / Periasamy)
Economy   Malaysia   People   Photos   Poverty  
Top Stories
Social activist Swami Agnivesh (in orange) - India- Politics The Hindu
Bihar should free Maoists: Agnivesh
| Raktima Bose | Swami Agnivesh | KOLKATA: Wondering why the Bihar government was not releasing the eight Maoists as demanded by the rebels in exchange for the four abduc... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
Bihar   India   Photos   Violence   Wikipedia: Swami Agnivesh  
West Bengal in the shadow of drought.- India The Hindu
Third farmer suicide
| Ananya Dutta | KOLKATA: Even though the West Bengal government is yet to confirm that suicides by farmers in the Ausgram block of Bardhaman district are drought-related... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Farmer   India   Photos   West Bengal  
Indian Policemen stand guard on a Railway track The Hindu
No railway track security recommendation for Maoist areas
| Raktima Bose | Panel set up by West Bengal after Jnaneswari Express tragedy | "Dilly-dallying attitude of State government results in pecuniary loss for Railways" | KOL... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
India   Photos   Railway   West Bengal   Wikipedia: Naxalite-Maoist insurgency  
File - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono gestures as he delivers a speech at his residence in Cikeas in the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, July 25, 2009. The Star
A true friend in SBY
| He continues to be panned by his critics as being weak when dealing with Malaysia, but Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has proven yet again that he is ind... (photo: AP / Irwin Fedriansyah)
Government   Indonesia   Malaysia   Photos   Politics  
Palm Oil - CPO - Sime Darby Plantations In Johor. The Star
Time to fire a second salvo to defend palm oil
| I WAS baffled to read The Star report on Sept 1 about an anti-palm oil activist group tainting Malaysia's name at the Australian zoos. | It is sad that the freedom of s... (photo: WN / patricia)
Australia   Malaysia   Nature   Oil   Photos  
Withe the help of a Marine, center, and a Navy medic, right, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Audrey Ramos, left, of San Antonio, Texas, a Flight Medic with Task Force Shadow, oversees the evacuation of an Afghan child with multiple gunshot wounds, west of Lashkar Gah, in southern Afghanistan  Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. The New York Times
Accounts Differ on Fatal NATO Strike on Afghans
| KABUL, Afghanistan — Airstrikes by NATO forces that killed 12 people on Thursday in northern Afghanistan have produced sharply conflicting accounts as to whether ... (photo: AP / Brennan Linsley)
Afghanistan   Defence   NATO   Photos   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present)  
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, right, is greeted by top NATO commander Gen. David Petraeus as he arrives in Kabul, Afghanistan on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. The New York Times
Gates Lands in Afghanistan
| KABUL, Afghanistan — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrived here on an unannounced visit Thursday for meetings with American military commanders and President ... (photo: AP / Jim Watson, Pool)
Afghanistan   Defense   Photos   US   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present)  
People mourn the deaths of Wednesday's blast victims during their funeral in Lahore, Pakistan on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. Asia Times
Al-Qaeda makes a point with Lahore attack
|      Sep 3, 2010 Al-Qaeda makes a point with Lahore attack | By Syed Saleem Shahzad | ISLAMABAD - After announcing the formal end to combat operatio... (photo: AP / K.M. Chaudary)
Al Qaida   Lahore   Photos   Terrorism   Wikipedia: Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan  
Business & Economy Terrorism
- Profits push port firm overseas
- Sri Lanka’s Use Of The Boat Refugee Weapon Tests West/otta
- Sri Lankan Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa Urges Height
- IMF set to approve Sri Lanka loan payment
India's captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, right, and Yuvraj Singh chase train for the Twenty20 Cricket World Cup in Bridgetown, Barbados, Wednesday, May 5, 2010.
Of waterboys and Yuvraj!
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- Al-Qaeda makes a point with Lahore attack
- The degree zero of culture
- 'Pakistan Taliban has no support'
-  Bid to launch fresh Mideast talks
People mourn the deaths of Wednesday's blast victims during their funeral in Lahore, Pakistan on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010.
Al-Qaeda makes a point with Lahore attack
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Politics Health
- Indian Foreign Secretary Meets President
- Indian investor interest growing, says Rajapaksa
- India stood with SL in responding to post-conflict challenge
- Instances of land grabbing on the rise in the State: D. Pand
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa answers a question raised by a journalist during a media briefing at his office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010.
Indian Foreign Secretary Meets President
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- Army jawans to get 2 eggs, poultries a fat biz
- Sri Lankan fishermen hard hit by peace
- NEPAL: Another blow to food security
- China's intentions being closely monitored: India
Indian army soldiers will get 2 eggs daily.
Army jawans to get 2 eggs, poultries a fat biz
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Environment & Nature Sport
- Indonesian Volcano Spews New Burst Of Ash
- Committee formed to ensure inscription of western ghats site
- Russia and China vow to protect Siberian tigers
- Bhopal photo exhibition on tiger conservation
Mount Sinabung spews volcanic smoke as seen from Tanah Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010.
Indonesian Volcano Spews New Burst Of Ash
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- Saudi official denies Sri Lankan maid had nails driven into
- South Africa A through to tri-series final
- Super Kings felicitates Muralitharan
- Did same bookie ‘spot’ Mohammad Aamer in Sri Lanka too?
Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan, right, celebrates after he claimed his 800th test wicket with the dismissal of Indian cricketer Pragyan Ojha during the first cricket test match against India in Galle, Sri Lanka, Thursday, July 22, 2010. Muralitharan has become the first bowler to take 800 test wickets, reaching the milestone on the last ball of his test career.
Super Kings felicitates Muralitharan
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Science & Technology Society & Culture
- Cracks in India's nuclear law
- Internet connection
- Asia Tech
- Lenovo to launch gaming console
A U.S. flag flutters as an Indian flags flutters atop the Parliament House, background, in New Delhi, India, Monday, Feb. 27, 2006. Bush's visit to India will be judged by whether he seals a nuclear deal with New Delhi, yet its success also depends on whether he finds a new footing with a burgeoning economic power that some Americans fear and others em
Cracks in India's nuclear law
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- Sri Lanka supreme court takes up constitutional changes
- SRI LANKA: Addressing needs of stressed children
- WHY NATIONAL RECONCILIATION IN SRI LANKA IS NOT POSSIBLE [Pa
- The Scope of Canadian Conscience (Opinion)
Child in makeshift bunker during height of fighting in 2009
SRI LANKA: Addressing needs of stressed children
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