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Food   Markets   Photos   Prices   Wikipedia: Agriculture   		 The Columbus Dispatch 
Spike in food prices fans riot fears
| JOHANNESBURG - A few pennies' increase in the price of a loaf of bread can mean the difference between getting by and going hungry - and erupting in anger - in the world's poorest countries. | A spi... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Volunteers carry injured people following an explosion during a Shiite procession in Quetta, Pakistan on Friday, Sept. 3, 2010.
Bombing   Pakistan   Photos   Terrorism   Wikipedia: Terrorism in Pakistan   		 Al Jazeera 
Deadly bombing at Pakistan rally
| At least 22 people have been killed in a large suicide blast in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, police said. | The bomber struck a rally of about 2,000 people who had gathered o... (photo: AP / Arshad Butt)
An investor looks at the stock price monitor at a stock securities company Thursday Nov. 13, 2008 in Shanghai, China. Chinese shares have climbed, shrugging off losses in other Asian markets as newly released details of Beijing's economic stimulus plan helped boost construction and other stocks. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index jumped 3.68 percent, or 68.5 points, to close at 1927.61. (AP Photo)  Philadelphia Daily News 
Asia stocks rise on slight improvement in US data
| JOE McDONALD | The Associated Press | BEIJING - Most Asian stock markets climbed Friday as investors took heart from a slight improvement in U.S. economic indicators amid lingering worries over the ... (photo: AP)
Asia   Beijing   Market   Photos   Wikipedia: Asian market  
An investor trades online at a private securities company Friday July 31, 2009 in Shanghai, China.  Herald Tribune 
Asia stocks rise on slight improvement in US data
| TOKYO - Most Asian stock markets climbed Friday as investors took heart from a slight improvement in U.S. economic indicators amid lingering worries over the pace of the global economic recovery. AC... (photo: AP / Eugene Hoshiko)
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Members of a Hong Kong police forensic team examine the tourist bus used in the hostage-hijacking on Aug. 23 by an ex-policeman at the auditorium at Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City, suburban Manila, Monday, Aug. 30, 2010. Al Jazeera
Manila begins hostage crisis probe
| Authorities in the Philippines have begun a three-day inquiry into a botched hostage rescue operation in which eight Hong Kong tourists were killed in the cap... (photo: AP / Noel Celis)
Crime   Hostage   Philippines   Photos   Wikipedia: Manila hostage crisis  
Gasoline - Oil Prices Breitbart
Oil lingers near $75 in Asia as stock markets gain
BANGKOK (AP) - Oil prices lingered near $75 a barrel Friday in Asia, largely holding onto a big gain the day before as investors put a positive spin on U.S. economic repo... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Asia   Markets   Photos   Stock   Wikipedia: Price of petroleum  
Sacks of Rice - Commodity - Food The Guardian
Mozambique riots spotlight world food price spike
| DONNA BRYSON | Associated Press Writer= JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A few pennies' increase in the price of a loaf of bread can mean the difference between getting by and goi... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Food   Markets   Photos   Prices   Wikipedia: Inflation  
Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010. Karzai appealed to Taliban fighters Sunday to put down their weapons and accept Afghan laws as the country and its international allies push a program to entice militants away from the insurgency. Al Jazeera
Karzai slams Nato civilian killings
| Afghan President Hamid Karzai has condemned an air strike by Nato-led forces which he said killed 10 election campaign workers, although US officials maintained it was ... (photo: AP / Musadeq Sadeq)
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A chinese structures stands inside the Mischief Reef Thursday, Dec. 10, 1998 off South China Sea BBC News
Why are South China Sea tensions rising?
Imagine an exchange of fire between Chinese and Vietnamese navies in the South China Sea. | Or just an accidental bump between Chinese and American warships, as high-stak... (photo: AP / Pat Roque)
Asia   Defence   Photos   US   Wikipedia: South China Sea  
Laborers work outside the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium, one of the venues renovated for the upcoming Commonwealth Games, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, July 27, 2010. BBC News
Delhi loses patience with Commonwealth Games
It was meant to be Delhi's moment of glory. | By staging the Commonwealth Games successfully in its capital, India wanted to announce to the world that it was an emerging... (photo: AP / Mustafa Quraishi)
Commonwealth Games   Corruption   India   Photos   Wikipedia: Commonwealth Games Village 2010  
An investor checks the share index at a investment bank in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, March 3, 2009. The Star
Analysts see new high for Malaysia's main market index
| PETALING JAYA: With four months to go before 2010 ends, a number of brokerages have unveiled their 2011 year-end targets for FTSE Bursa Malaysia KL Composite Index (FBM... (photo: AP / Lai Seng Sin)
Business   Malaysia   Market   Photos   Stock  
Poverty people at malaysia. The Star
Poor family gets RM10,000 Hari Raya gift from kind well-wishers
| THINGS are looking better for Tajenisha Beevi Sirajidin, 34, and her seven children, whose plight has received attention from generous Malaysians throughout the country... (photo: WN / Periasamy)
Economy   Malaysia   People   Photos   Poverty  
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India's captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, right, and Yuvraj Singh chase train for the Twenty20 Cricket World Cup in Bridgetown, Barbados, Wednesday, May 5, 2010.
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- Suspected arms dealer's extradition to US delayed
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People mourn the deaths of Wednesday's blast victims during their funeral in Lahore, Pakistan on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010.
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Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa answers a question raised by a journalist during a media briefing at his office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010.
Indian Foreign Secretary Meets President
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Indian army soldiers will get 2 eggs daily.
Army jawans to get 2 eggs, poultries a fat biz
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- Indonesian Volcano Spews New Burst Of Ash
- Committee formed to ensure inscription of western ghats site
- Russia and China vow to protect Siberian tigers
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Mount Sinabung spews volcanic smoke as seen from Tanah Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010.
Indonesian Volcano Spews New Burst Of Ash
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- Saudi official denies Sri Lankan maid had nails driven into
- South Africa A through to tri-series final
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- Did same bookie ‘spot’ Mohammad Aamer in Sri Lanka too?
Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan, right, celebrates after he claimed his 800th test wicket with the dismissal of Indian cricketer Pragyan Ojha during the first cricket test match against India in Galle, Sri Lanka, Thursday, July 22, 2010. Muralitharan has become the first bowler to take 800 test wickets, reaching the milestone on the last ball of his test career.
Super Kings felicitates Muralitharan
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Science & Technology Society & Culture
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A U.S. flag flutters as an Indian flags flutters atop the Parliament House, background, in New Delhi, India, Monday, Feb. 27, 2006. Bush's visit to India will be judged by whether he seals a nuclear deal with New Delhi, yet its success also depends on whether he finds a new footing with a burgeoning economic power that some Americans fear and others em
Cracks in India's nuclear law
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Child in makeshift bunker during height of fighting in 2009
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