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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 ...

  • Saudi Arabia nabs 10 over spying for Iran

    Saudi Arabia has arrested 10 people on suspicion of espionage for Iran, the interior ministry announced Tuesday. "Following an initial investigation, the security forces arrested 10 more suspects over involvement in the espionage acts for an Iranian espionage cell, reported Xinhua citing a spokesperson for the ministry. The arrestees, comprising eight Saudis, a Lebanese and a Turk, are linked ...

  • Asian Water Summit Focuses on Security Disaster

    CHIANG MAI, THAILAND -- Resource experts say many Asian countries face a potential water crisis unless they address mismanagement that could lead to severe shortages of clean water. Other states struggle to contain massive floods. The site of a just-concluded regional summit on the managing water supplies and disasters. There was no sign of a water shortage here in northern Thailand as ...

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The Lost World [DVD]

The Lost World [DVD]

When Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, best known as the creator of the intrepid detective Sherlock Holmes, first published his novel The Lost World in 1912, it was an adventure story so grandiose that the reviewer in The New York Times couldn't quite decide if it was a new high ... ...

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  • Guangzhou sink Mariners to reach Asias last eight

    SINGAPORE (AFP) - Chinese giants Guangzhou Evergrande marched into the AFC Champions League quarter-finals and underlined their strong title credentials with a convincing 3-0 win over Central Coast Mariners on Wednesday.Goals from Muriqui, Dario Conca and Gao Lin took Marcello Lippi's team through with room to spare, as Japan's Kashiwa Reysol also swept into the last eight with a 5-2 ...

  • MSC to Raise Asia-Europe Rates

    will also increase rates for all dry and refrigerated cargo on its trade from Limassol, Cyprus, to any destination in the Far East, beginning June 1.The hike will be $100 per ...

  • Afghanistan Suicide bomber kills anti-Taliban village elder 3 others in busy market

    KABUL - A suicide bomber on foot killed an anti-Taliban village elder and at least three other people in a busy marketplace Wednesday in central Afghanistan, the latest in a wave of assassinations and bombings. Habibullah Khan was killed along with two bodyguards and a civilian bystander in the afternoon attack in Ghazni province's Moqur district, police said. At least 14 civilians were ...

  • Asian elephant calf to meet the public today

    St. Louis Zoo , makes her public debut today. She will be on view until noon today and again between 2 to 4 p.m. along with her mother Ellie and other members of her extended family. Keepers say the calf is doing well.After today, Priya will be on view, weather permitting, but not at scheduled times. The calf and mother will probably not be on view all ...

  • Stocks surge as Bernanke retains dovish tone

    LONDON - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's signal that monetary policy will remain loose gave stocks another lift Wednesday, paving the way for many indexes to advance to new record highs.Following a run of upbeat U.S. economic news, largely related to housing and jobs, there had been talk in the markets that the Fed may soon put a brake on its super-easy monetary policy, which has ...

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