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  • US president lauds Thein Sein for Myanmar reforms but urges end to violence against Muslims US president lauds Thein Sein for Myanmar reforms but urges end to violence against Muslims

    WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama praised the reforms of Myanmar leader Thein Sein but urged him to end violence against Muslims. Sein is the country's first president to visit the White House in almost half a century. Speaking from the US capital Monday Obama said he recognized Sein's work to guide Myanmar down "a long and sometimes difficult, but ultimately correct, path to ...

  • Six Afghan policemen killed in Herat bombing Six Afghan policemen killed in Herat bombing

    KABUL, Afghanistan - At least six Afghan policemen guarding a strategically important dam were killed in a roadside bombing Tuesday in the war-torn country's western province of Herat, officials said. They said that suspected Taliban insurgents triggered the explosion when a police patrol vehicle heading to Herat city was travelling in the Chashti Shareef district of the province. "There ...

  • Chinese boat with 16 fishermen freed by North Korea Chinese boat with 16 fishermen freed by North Korea

    PYONGYANG - A Chinese boat and 16 fishermen held by armed North Koreans for more than two weeks have been released, easing the latest tension in relations between the neighbouring allies. Owner Yu Xuejun, who was not on board the boat when it was seized on 5 May, wrote on his microblog that his captain called him at 3.50am to say the crew and boat were set free and that they were on their way ...

  • All 28 bodies recovered from collapsed Indonesian mine tunnel

    Rescuers have recovered seven more bodies from a collapsed mine tunnel in eastern Indonesia, its US operator said Wednesday, taking the accident's final toll to ...

  • North Korean leader sends special envoy for leader Kim Jong Un to China

    Choe Ryong Hae . There were no other details. Choe is the North Korea military's top political officer tasked with supervising the 1.2-million-strong force. China is North Korea's only major political and economic benefactor. Beijing has faced pressure from Washington to use its influence to ...

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Meet the Feebles

Meet the Feebles

Every once in a while, a movie comes along that is so grotesque, so perverse, and so daring that it defies criticism. These are the films that laugh in the face of the status quo while they purposely mock all previously cinematic conventions, happily thrusting themselves beyond the boundaries of good taste and accepted morality. More times than not, these movies are simply stupid because they have ... ...

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  • EM ASIA FX-Taiwan dollar firm most others stable

    May 22 (Reuters) - The following table shows the position of Asian currencies against the dollar at 0135 GMT. CURRENCIES VS U.S. DOLLAR Change on the day at 0135 GMT Currency Latest bid Previous day Pct Move Japan yen 102.55 102.48 -0.07 Sing dlr 1.2587 1.2597 +0.08 Taiwan dlr 29.794 29.942 +0.50 Korean won 1111.10 1110.60 -0.05 Baht 29.78 29.79 +0.03 Peso ...

  • Asia Markets Tokyo stocks lead Asia ahead of Bank of Japan meet

    HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Japanese stocks rallied toward fresh multiyear highs to lead broad gains for Asian markets Wednesday, as indications that the Federal Reserve Bank wasn't close to slowing its asset purchases lifted investor ...

  • RPT-India leads Asian cuts in Iran oil imports ahead of waiver review

    Tue May 21, 2013 9:55pm EDT (Repeats earlier story with no change in text) * India cuts Iranian crude imports 17 pct Dec-April vs previous 6 months * China may reduce Iranian imports 5-10 percent in 2013 * U.S. due to review Asia's waiver extensions on Iran sanctions 3rd time By Nidhi Verma and Meeyoung Cho NEW DELHI/SEOUL, May 21 (Reuters) - India has slashed Iranian oil imports by almost a ...

  • Asia Roundup Mixed ahead of Fed chief’s testimony

    Asian shares were mixed yesterday, Tuesday May 21 2013 after a dip on Wall Street, ahead of a testimony from the US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke and a policy meeting of the Japanese central bank. Tokyo stocks rose 0.13 per cent or 20.21 points to 15,381.02, Sydney fell 0.56 per cent or 28.9 points to 5,180.1 and Seoul slipped 0.07 per cent or 1.34 points to 1,981.09. In Shanghai shares ...

  • Asia-Pacific Warehouse Rents Among World’s Highest CBRE Says

    Six Asia-Pacific cities were among the 10 most expensive for warehouse rents, driven by demand from logistics companies and retailers amid limited space availability, according to CBRE Group Inc. The greater Tokyo area had the highest average rent in the first quarter of 2013, at $20.70 per square foot per year, and the strongest quarterly growth at 5.7 percent, ...

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