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Cheers all round for Obama in Korea | By Donald Kirk | OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea - The United States Air Force lieutenant was furious. How dare anyone ask questions of American troops without permission? | "This is a US base, and you h... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais) Asia Times Government Obama Photos Politics President |
5th World Parliamentarians' Conference for Tibet issues a new declaration By: Yeshe Choesang, WN Correspondent | Delegates to the 5th World Parliamentarians' Convention on Tibet, which took place 18-19 November in Rome, have published a new declaration regarding the Tibetan... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang) WorldNews.com Asia Photos Politics Tibet World |
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Hong Kong man dies of swine flu in Guangzhou A 56-year-old Hong Kong man died of human swine flu H1N1 in Guangzhou last Sunday, the Centre for Health Protection said last night. | //--> Mary Ann Benitez | Friday, No... (photo: AP / Alexandre Meneghini) Hong Kong Standard Death Disease Health Medical Photos |
In consumption of gold, India again climbs to top NEW DELHI: With gold prices touching new highs in 2009, its demand in the global market declining. However, in gold consumption, India again climbed to the top position i... (photo: WN / Geeta) The Times Of India Consumer Gold India Photos Prices |
Brad Pitt Circles Dark Void Film Adaptation | Sci fi thriller will be based on Capcom's New videogame franchise debuting January 19th. | November 19, 2009 - Los Angeles, CA - Brad Pitt's production company Plan B E... (photo: AP / Katsumi Kasahara) IGN Insider Actor Arts Awards Entertainment Photos |
Westwood in pole position 14:45, Nov 19 2009 | | Lee Westwood gave playing partner Rory McIlroy something to think about with a sparkling six-under-par 66 when the Dubai World Championship ... (photo: AP / Paul White) IC Newcastle Dubai England Golf Photos Sport |
RP's Smart bags Asia Mobile awards | MAKATI, Philippines – Mobile telecommunications firm Smart Communications won in three categories at the 2009 Asia Mobile Awards held in Hong Kong Thursday. | Smart fir... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal) Inquirer Asian Award Philippines Photos Telecom |
Gold Demand Falls 34 Percent in Q3: World Gold Council By Jan Harvey | November 19, 2009 | LONDON (Reuters) - Gold demand fell 34 percent in the third quarter as high prices weighed on investment flows and led to a slump in j... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub) ABC News Demand Gold Market Photos Trading |
Markets routed | By JIMMY CALAPATI | Global markets were routed anew yesterday as bank fears resurfaced after Citigroup announced a 52,000 job cut on top of Monday's news that US, EU an... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo) Malaya Bank Citigroup Global Markets Photos |
1billion mobile users in India by '15: Kohli HONG KONG: India could have more than one billion mobile phone users by 2015, with the bulk of that growth in rural areas, one of the country's top telecom executives sai... (photo: WN / Geeta) The Times Of India Hong Kong India Mobile Phone Photos Telecom |
Stocks Off to Sluggish Start on Wall Street | Stocks were lower Wednesday in early trading on Wall Street after a report showed housing starts dropped unexpectedly in October. | The Commerce Department said constru... (photo: AP / Richard Drew) The New York Times Economy Finance Investment Photos US |
Equals at Last, for Better or for Worse | While no breakthroughs came out of the Barack Obama-Hu Jintao summit meeting, the U.S. president's maiden trip to China will go down in history as a pivotal event in th... (photo: (AP /Christophe Ena)) The New York Times China Economy Photos Politics US |
Who is 'WE'? - And Bobby McGee of Wall Street? "WE" and Bobby McGee, and Obama and Geithner and GW Bush and Summers and Goldman decided on throwing trillions of Dollars, representing future savings of U.S. and other c... (photo: AP / Richard Drew) WorldNews.com Business Economy Photos Politics Scandal |
HK unveils 'democracy blueprint' | Hong Kong's government has proposed changes to the way the territory chooses its leader and its legislature. | The government wants to expand the 800-strong committee t... (photo: AP / Vincent Yu) BBC News Democracy Hong Kong Photos Politics Society |