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  • Escalating civil war in Syria major focus of G8 summit Escalating civil war in Syria major focus of G8 summit

    ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland - The escalating civil war in Syria and the deepening divisions between the western powers and Russian President Vladimir Putin over the war-torn country are to be the focus of the G8 summit that opened here Monday. Putin is likely to attack US President Barack Obama over his move to arm the rebels fighting the Assad regime. "The EU is convinced that we are ...

  • US cool over North Korea's latest talks offer US cool over North Korea's latest talks offer

    WASHINGTON - The United States has said it wants "credible negotiations" with North Korea as Pyongyang in its latest offer has expressed desire to start "senior-level" talks with America on regional peace and easing tensions. President Barack Obama and his South Korean counterpart, Park Geun-hye, are said to have discussed the issue by telephone Sunday evening. They agreed to close ...

  • UN chief urges global efforts for drought desertification

    UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon has called for a collective global action to build resilience and prepare for droughts, as well as to combat desertification (a type of land degradation). "Droughts are hard to avert, but their effects can be mitigated. Because they rarely observe national borders, they demand a collective response," reported Xinhua citing the UN chief in a message marking this ...

  • Junior Indian wrestlers win 17 medals at Asian championship

    Junior Indian wrestlers won a rich haul of medals at the recently concluded Asian Junior Championships here. The grapplers won in freestyle, greco-roman and female categories in the tourney held June 12-16. The freestyle team won three gold, two silver and two bronze medals and also took the overall team championship. The girls team won two silver and three bronze medals while the greco-roman ...

  • Japan moves to boost influence in Asia

    The Japanese government is engaged in its own diplomatic offensive to cement relationships with countries in Asia, in line with the Obama administration's efforts to undermine Chinese influence in the region. At the end of May, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Burma (Myanmar) before hosting India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Tokyo. In Burma, Abe met with President Thein Sein and ...

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The Little Mermaid [DVD]

The Little Mermaid [DVD]

It may be hard to believe in an age when Disney animated films are considered failures when they only gross $100 million, but there was a time not too long ago when the Disney animated studio was in trouble. After turning out numerous classics during the '30s, '40s, and '50s, the animation division had begun to sink into mediocrity, and the '70s and '80s produced interesting but flat films lik ... ...

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  • Blast in Afghan capital amid security transition

    KABUL, Afghanistan -; A large bomb exploded in the Afghan capital on Tuesday as the international military coalition hands over responsibility for fighting the Taliban insurgency to the nascent national army and police they have been ...

  • Thailand Laos step up fight against bird flu

    Thailand and Laos have stepped up bilateralcooperation on practical response to any possible outbreak of the new deadlyH7N9 bird flu along their common ...

  • Difference between spying and hacking Barack Obama says

    Obama pressed China's president on cyberhacking earlier this month during a meeting in California. Obama said their conversations on the topic were "very ...

  • Correction Singapore beauty blogger posts horrific results of facial gone wrong

    The following article (posted 8 June 2013 erroneously stated that a blogger had facial surgery at a clinic in Singapore called ‘MedLife Clinic & Surgery’ resulting in damaged skin. MedLife has informed that the blogger ';‘Juli’, Ms Juliana Phang never received a facial at MedLife Clinic and that the clinic does not provide facial services in any case'; and ...

  • Obama says China getting tougher on N Korea

    US President Barack Obama said that China is taking a tougher line against North Korea's nuclear program as he credited new President Xi Jinping with taking more responsibility in the ...

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