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  • 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 ...

  • 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% ...

  • 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 ...

Movie Review

The Cell [DVD]

The Cell [DVD]

"The Cell" takes an old science fiction trope--what if we could somehow enter into another person's subconscious--and uses it to explore that unique horror of the machine age: serial killing. And, as flashy and visually inventive as the film is, its greater importance lies in the way it explores the duality of serial killers in a way most films won't dare. ...

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  • Asia should unite on energy

    /enpproperty--> Asia is being seriously short-changed when it comes to the oil-purchasing deals the region is still tied to. Because the various countries that constitute Asia are usually involved in individual deals, the collective strength of the whole region is not being capitalized as a bargaining tool to leverage more favorable terms in their purchases. Yet the fact is that since 2008, ...

  • Skal International Asia elects new president and board

    NEGOMBO, Sri Lanka - The 42nd Skal Asia Congress was successfully held in Negombo, Sri Lanka from May 30-June 2, 2013 with about 100 international delegates and local members and VIPs, including Mok Singh, Skal International President; Bernhard Wegscheider, Secretary General of Skal International; Hon. Faiser Mustapha, the Sri Lankan Deputy Minister for Investment Promotion; Hon. Nimal Lanza, ...

  • Vietnam Escalating Persecution of Bloggers

    Vietnam's strategy of repressing critics big and small will only lead the country deeper into crisis. The latest arrests and assaults on bloggers show how afraid the government is of open discussion on democracy and human ...

  • GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian stocks brace for fall China data eyed

    Wed Jun 19, 2013 6:41pm EDT * Nikkei futures, Australian stock futures down after Wall St fall * Bernanke confirms market fears of a stimulus withdrawal this year * Dollar higher as U.S. Treasury yields jump By Ian Chua SYDNEY, June 20 (Reuters) - Asian stock markets were braced for a fall on Thursday in line with Wall Street after the U.S. central bank confirmed that it would begin to withdraw ...

  • China says North Korea ready to return to nuclear talks

    North Koreaexpressed willingness on Wednesday to rejoin long-stalled nuclear talks, according to its ally China, but the United States, Japan and South Koreacalled for action instead of ...

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