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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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • Indian Shares Seen Lower On Weak Asian Cues

    Indian shares are seen opening lower on Tuesday following two consecutive sessions of gains. With the RBI maintaining status quo on key policy rates, investors will watch the rupee movement closely for clarity on the future direction of monetary policy. Indian shares rose notably on Monday, extending Friday's rally, after the Reserve Bank of India said a durable receding of inflation will ...

  • Maestro Wireless Solutions and KORE Wireless Sign Partnership Agreement in Asia Pacific

    HONG KONG & SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Maestro Wireless Solutions, the Hong Kong based machine-to-machine (M2M) wireless solutions and design service provider has recently signed a partnership agreement with KORE Wireless Group. The agreement allows for Maestro Wireless customers to obtain one step privileged access to the KORE network in Asia for startup and development testing, ...

Movie Review

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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  • World Briefing | Asia Floods in India Kill at Least 23

    Torrential rain and floods washed away buildings and roads, killing at least 23 people in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, officials said Monday. More than a dozen people died in the ...

  • Asia Roundup Marts mixed ahead of US Fed meet

    Asian markets were mixed yesterday, Monday June 17 2013 despite a weak batch of US economic data boosting hopes that the Federal Reserve will put off announcing any winding down of its vast stimulus scheme at the end of a policy meeting this week. Traders were upbeat despite a soft lead from Wall Street while the US dollar edged up after suffering a sell-off last Friday in New York. Tokyo ...

  • End of the Road for Asian Currencies

    Asian currencies have been battered lately by talk of the U.S. Federal tapering its massive stimulus program and analysts expect the pummeling to continue as other major drivers that led the currencies to appreciate now face pressure. On top of funds flowing out of Asia on worries about the Fed unwinding its asset-purchase program, Citi Research expects sovereign risk ...

  • Asia Markets Japan Korea stocks choppy as investors eye Fed

    HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Japanese and South Korean stocks advanced Tuesday after wavering between gains and losses, as investors pondered whether the U.S. Federal Reserve will maintain its monthly bond ...

  • Asian mkts capped as Fed meeting jangles nerves

    Asian shares were pressured despite an overnight rise in global markets, with investors on tenterhooks for news of the Fed's plans for its stimulus ...

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