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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 ...

  • Japan mulls talks with NKorea surprising allies

    TOKYO -; Japan's government is looking into re-opening official talks with North Korea to resolve questions over the abductions of Japanese citizens decades ago, raising concerns among allies who fear Tokyo's focus on that issue might weaken efforts to reign in Pyongyang's nuclear weapons ...

  • Indian Shares Rise On Asian Cues

    Indian shares edged higher on Wednesday, tracking firm Asian cues amid expectations that the Fed would stick to its $85 billion monthly bond-buying program until next year to bolster the economic recovery.Meanwhile, the Bank of Japan concluded its two-day policy meet with Governor Haruhiko Kuroda pledging to conduct money market operations so that the monetary base will increase at an annual ...

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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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  • The June 7-8 Obama-Xi Summit Likely Start Of A New Asian Order

    US President Barack Obama (2nd R) and Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (2nd L) speak alongside translators during meetings in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, February 14, 2012. The White House on Tuesday welcomed China's likely next leader Xi Jinping, with President Barack Obama looking to push Beijing on a range of concerns yet also work for smoother future ...

  • Pakistans Imran Khan leaves hospital after fall

    Imran Khan hospitalised after falling at election rally Pakistani cricket-hero-turned-politician Imran Khan left hospital on Wednesday after treatment for back injuries suffered in a fall in Lahore, television stations said. Khan, who has been fitted with a spinal brace to aid recovery, fell from a fork-lift taking him to a poll campaign podium on May 7. A general election four days later ...

  • State media shows NKorea has new military chief

    PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) -- A North Korean state media dispatch shows that leader Kim Jong Un has named a hardline general as his new military ...

  • Asia Markets Japan stocks hold gains after central-bank meet

    HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Japanese stocks stayed on course for a fresh multiyear high Wednesday after the country's central bank raised its economic outlook, even as it left other elements of its monetary policy ...

  • Cannes Apsara Distribution Gets Asia Rights to Harrison Fords Paranoia

    Cannes: While Theft Continues to Plague Fest, Charity Event Hits the Carlton (Column) The company has a deal with Buena Vista International in selected territories Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam and Cambodia. Titles secured by Apsara ...

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