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  • Dalian Wanda Group to buy UK yacht maker and hotel property Dalian Wanda Group to buy UK yacht maker and hotel property

    LONDON - China's largest premier commercial property and entertainment conglomerate, Dalian Wanda Group Wednesday entered into 320million pounds definite acquisition deal with leading British yacht company, Sunseeker International Ltd, under which Wanda will acquire a majority shareholding of 91.81% in pre-eminent luxury motor yacht manufacturer. Under the agreement, the remaining 8.19% ...

  • Afghanistan to shun US peace talks with Taliban Afghanistan to shun US peace talks with Taliban

    KABUL - An angry Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Wednesday his government would not join US peace talks with the Taliban "until the peace process is totally under Afghan control." He also suspended talks with the US to discuss the nature of US military presence after international troops withdraw in 2014. A spokesman for President Hamid Karzai said the decision was taken over ...

  • Kim Jong-un on 'luxury yacht' in North Korea Kim Jong-un on 'luxury yacht' in North Korea

    SEOUL, South Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has used a luxury boat to tour the country's east coast amid indications that the 90-feet-long yacht may have been smuggled into the country in defiance of UN sanctions that bans importing of luxury items to the impoverished country. A website that tracks events in the reclusive state said the yacht, a Princess 95MY made by British-based ...

  • 39 killed in Nepal floods landslides

    At least 39 people were killed and 18 went missing in the recent floods and landslides in Nepal, authorities said Thursday. At least half a dozen were injured in the disaster triggered by incessant rains, said Nepal's Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). Ministry spokesperson Shanker Prasad Koirala told IANS that according to the data available until Thursday morning, at least 39 people have lost ...

  • US says Kerrys skipping Pakistan from Asia trip absolutely not a snub

    US Secretary of State John Kerry will not be visiting Pakistan during his trip to Asia. Kerry instead will be visiting India during his trip that is beginning this week, a State Department spokesperson said. The United States said Kerry was keen to visit Pakistan soon and his skipping Pakistan during his Asia trip was absolutely not a snub to the key South Asian country. According to the ...

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Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter [DVD]

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter [DVD]

Viewed in retrospect, knowing that there have been an additional seven sequels plus a recent remake plus an already planned sequel to that remake, the attempts at finality in Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter are nothing less than laughable. Not tha ... ...

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  • US women in all combat units by 2016 Pentagon

    American women will be fully integrated into frontline and special combat roles, including elite forces such as Army Rangers and Navy SEALs, by January 2016, the Pentagon has said. More than 200,000 women are in the active-duty military, representing about 14.5 percent of the overall force, according to Pentagon figures. Most serve in the army. While air force, army, navy, Marine and special ...

  • Facebook looking to partner with Samsung to boost mobile advertising sales

    With the growing mobility of internet, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg discussed potential partnership with Samsung company's president Shin Jong Kyun during Mark Zuckerberg's Asia tour. According to Bloomberg report, the partnership would reportedly focus on advancing mobile-advertising sales. Facebook has been strongly encouraging advertising on mobile. In April, Facebook Home had been ...

  • Asian Stocks Tumble On Bernanke Comments China Worries

    Asian stocks tumbled on Thursday, with investor sentiment hurt by Fed Chairman Bernanke's comments signaling the end of bond buying by the middle of next year and concerns over slowing growth in China. Speaking at a news conference after a two-day Fed policy meeting, Bernanke yesterday indicated that the Fed is moving closer to slowing its bond-buying program later this year as long as ...

  • Stampede over Beckham injures 5 in Shanghai

    BEIJING -- At least five people have been injured in a stampede after fans stormed a stadium gate upon the arrival of superstar David Beckham at a Chinese university Thursday afternoon.Shanghai-based Tongji University says on its official microblog that four university employees and one foreign student have been sent to hospital with injuries.The state-run news site Xinmin Net says nearly 1,000 ...

  • Markets roiled by Bernankes exit strategy

    LONDON -- Markets were roiled Thursday by a suggestion from U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke that the central bank may be done with its monetary stimulus next year. While stocks and commodities took a pounding on the news, the dollar surged.For nearly five years, the Fed has been pursuing an aggressive monetary policy to shore up the U.S. economy, which was battered by the financial ...

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