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Rain - Weather - Climate Expect a wet weekend--Pagasa
Inquirer  | MANILA, Philippines -- It will be a wet weekend for the country as a low-pressure area was spotted near Catanduanes, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration ... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Luzon   Photos   Rainshowers   Weather   Wikipedia: Intertropical Convergence Zone  
** FILE ** In this Feb. 7, 2009 file photo, a fire truck moves away from out of control flames from a bushfire in the Bunyip Sate Forest near the township of Tonimbuk, 125 kilometers (78 miles) west of Melbourne, Australia. Australia awaits 2009 Victoria bushfire verdict
BBC News  A report into Australia's worst bushfire disaster is to be made public. | One hundred and seventy three people died and hundreds of homes were destroyed when fires tore across the state of Victoria in... (photo: AP / FILE)
Australia   Disaster   Photos   Wikipedia: Bushfires in Victoria   Wildfire  
Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany celebrates after winning the British Formula One Grand Prix at the Silverstone racetrack, in Silverstone, England, Sunday June 21, 2009. Red Bull driver Mark Webber of Australia came second and Brawn GP driver Rubens Barrichello of Brazil finished third. Motorsport: Vettel sets pace at Hungary practice
NZ Herald 11:00 AM Saturday Jul 31, 2010 Email Print | BUDAPEST - Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel had the best times during both 90-minute practice sessions for the Hungarian Grand Prix on Friday, local time. | In ... (photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis)
Hungary   Motorsport   Photos   Vettel   Wikipedia: Sebastian Vettel  
Aishwarya with family after winning Miss World crown -Aishwarya Rai as a Teen - Aishwarya -Aishwarya speaks up; Salman´s shooting deferred,I´ve nothing to say about an association that ended for me a long time ago," says Aishwarya Rai,br Aishwarya Rai in town today
The Star | KUALA LUMPUR: Wonder no more. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, A.R. Rahman and Rajinikanth will be in town today. | The big stars of India will be here in support of their latest Tamil blockbuster film Enthi... (photo: WN)
Bollywood   Celebrity   Entertainment   India   Photos  
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People bring flowers and candles to the tomb of the late former Philippine president Corazon ' Cory' Aquino. 'People Power People' remembers Cory Aquino
Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines—To commemorate the first death anniversary of former President Corazon Aquino and to celebrate her life, various activities are being held in Metro ... (photo: WN / RTayco)
Celebrated   Corazon   Philippines   Photos   Remembers  
Filipino Teachers - Women - Profession Arroyo 'Thank You' notes to teachers undelivered
Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines—No thanks for the many thank-you notes. | As if Education Secretary Armin Luistro didn't have enough problems, now he has to deal with yet another l... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Arroyo   Funds   Philippines   Photos   Wikipedia: Teacher  
House House-price growth across the nation hits a wall
The Australian | HOUSE-PRICE growth has come to a halt, with capital-city residential prices flatlining in the June quarter. | Melbourne, which had been the country's hottest housing ma... (photo: Creative Commons / Royalbroil)
Economy   Housing   Market   Photos   Wikipedia: Real estate economics  
Parisians wait for a vaccination against H1N1 swine flu at a temporary center inside a gymnasium in Paris, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009. Flu vaccine for under-5s given OK
The Daily Telegraph Australia | THE suspension of flu vaccine for children under five has been lifted by the Commonwealth's Chief Medical Officer after a series of adverse reactions earlier in th... (photo: AP / Francois Mori)
Children   Health   Photos   Vaccine   Wikipedia: Influenza vaccine  
Stones with the word "hero" written on them lay on grave stones in Section 60, where many soldiers from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are buried, Thursday,July 29, 2010, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. Thousands of errors unearthed at Arlington
The Australian | THE debacle at the Arlington National Cemetery on the edge of Washington is much worse than first thought, with thousands of graves estimated to be unmarked or wrongly ... (photo: AP / Jacquelyn Martin)
Military   Photos   Society   US   Wikipedia: Arlington National Cemetery mismanagement controversy  
With a poster of soldiers in the background, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen, center, U.N. Resident Coordinator Douglas Broderick, left, and Tea Banh, right, Cambodian defense minister, pose during a U.S.-backed peacekeeping exercise dubbed "Angkor Sentinel 2010" at the Cambodian tank command headquarters in Kampong Speu province, 65 kilometers (42 miles) west of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Saturday, July 17, 2010. US and Cambodia in controversial lockstep
Asia Times |      Jul 31, 2010 US and Cambodia in controversial lockstep | By Clifford McCoy | BANGKOK - Cambodia's first-ever multinational military exercise is... (photo: AP / Heng Sinith)
Asia   Cambodia   Defence   Photos   US  
In a Monday, July 26, 2010 photo provided by the Navy Visual News Service, U.S. Navy and Republic of Korea ships transit the East Sea Monday, July 26, 2010 in a 13-ship formation led by the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Tuscon (SSN 770). The (war) games go on
Asia Times |      Jul 31, 2010 The (war) games go on | By Donald Kirk | SEOUL - The drama over United States and South Korean war games in the seas off the coast... (photo: AP / Navy Visual News Service, PO 3rd Class Adam K. Thomas)
Defence   Korea   Photos   US   Wikipedia: ROKS Cheonan sinking  
Visitors play the online game 'World of Warcraft' at the Games Convention, the fair for interactive entertainment in Leipzig, eastern Germany, Friday, Aug. 22, 2008. Gaming gamble for Google
Asia Times |      Jul 31, 2010 <IT WORLD> | Gaming gamble for Google | By Martin J Young | HUA HIN, Thailand - Google is cooking up new recipes in its digi... (photo: AP / Eckehard Schulz)
Google   Industry   Internet   Photos   Wikipedia: Online game  
In this July 7, 2008 photo, an investor looks at a stock price board at a private securities' company in Shanghai, China. Chinese shares fell sharply Friday, Aug. 8, 2008, on heavy selling of airlines and other market heavyweights, as investors and analysts puzzled over why expectations of a rally linked to the Beijing Olympic games never materialized. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index sank 4.5 percent, or 122.81 points, to 2,605.16. The Shenzhen Composite Index of China's smaller, second market dropped 5.6 percent to 74 Asia nudges ahead
Asia Times |      Jul 31, 2010 MARKET RAP | Asia nudges ahead | By R M Cutler | MONTREAL - Overall, Asia looks like having some rough going, at least for a while... (photo: AP / Eugene Hoshiko, FILE)
Asia   Economy   Finance   Markets   Photos  
A Filipino family living below the poverty line - Poor family - Philippines World Bank to help fund poverty-reduction plan
Inquirer | THE WORLD Bank has committed to help fund the poverty-reduction programs of the Aquino administration. | Jim Adams, vice president of the World Bank for East Asia and t... (photo: WN / Trigedia)
Philippines   Photos   Poverty   Subsidy   Wikipedia: World Bank  
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In this July 7, 2008 photo, an investor looks at a stock price board at a private securities' company in Shanghai, China. Chinese shares fell sharply Friday, Aug. 8, 2008, on heavy selling of airlines and other market heavyweights, as investors and analysts puzzled over why expectations of a rally linked to the Beijing Olympic games never materialized. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index sank 4.5 percent, or 122.81 points, to 2,605.16. The Shenzhen Composite Index of China's smaller, second market dropped 5.6 percent to 74 Asia nudges ahead Asia Times
Gasoline - Oil Price Oil falls to near $78 as global stocks drop The Boston Globe
The Federal Reserve building in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008, ahead of the central bank's meeting on interest rates and assessment of the country's financial and economic troubles. Stocks pulled well off their lows Tuesday as the financial sector partially recovered from Wall Street's worst session in years and as investors grew hopeful about a Federal Reserve interest rate cut. The Dow Jones industrial average traded in a wide range, sometimes dropping more than 100 after a 500-point slide on Mond Fed Member's Deflation Warning Hints at Policy Shift The New York Times
Entertainment
Actress Angelina Jolie arrives for the 81st Academy Awards Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. Angelina Jolie concerned about the people of North Korea Newstrack India
Bipasha Basu - Bollywood. (dy1) Bips’s shopping holiday to Bangkok! The Times Of India
Nayong Pilipino - Tourist Spot Bloombury groundbreaks $577M integrated resort complex in Entertainment City Malaya
Health
Breastfeeding - Breast Milk Vietnam health experts call for more breastfeeding m&c
Kidney Kidney donors down, says expert Malaya
In this photo released by the Emirates News Agency (WAM), The 'M. Star' oil supertanker anchors offshore Fujairah port in the United Arab Emirates Thursday, July 29, 2010. Questions Swirl About Damaged Japanese Tanker The New York Times
Politics
Taliban fighters ride their multiple rocket launcher near the front line, north of Kabul, Sunday, Jan. 4, 1998. The politics of Taliban reconciliation The Hindu
With a poster of soldiers in the background, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen, center, U.N. Resident Coordinator Douglas Broderick, left, and Tea Banh, right, Cambodian defense minister, pose during a U.S.-backed peacekeeping exercise dubbed "Angkor Sentinel 2010" at the Cambodian tank command headquarters in Kampong Speu province, 65 kilometers (42 miles) west of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Saturday, July 17, 2010. US and Cambodia in controversial lockstep Asia Times
Rice - Commodity Philippines swimming in rice amid high imports Herald Tribune
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With a poster of soldiers in the background, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen, center, U.N. Resident Coordinator Douglas Broderick, left, and Tea Banh, right, Cambodian defense minister, pose during a U.S.-backed peacekeeping exercise dubbed "Angkor Sentinel 2010" at the Cambodian tank command headquarters in Kampong Speu province, 65 kilometers (42 miles) west of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Saturday, July 17, 2010.
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Pakistani villagers collect fixtures off their wall which collapsed due to heavy flood in Nowshera, Pakistan on Friday, July 30, 2010.
400 Killed in Flooding in Pakistan, Officials Say
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In this July 7, 2008 photo, an investor looks at a stock price board at a private securities' company in Shanghai, China. Chinese shares fell sharply Friday, Aug. 8, 2008, on heavy selling of airlines and other market heavyweights, as investors and analysts puzzled over why expectations of a rally linked to the Beijing Olympic games never materialized. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index sank 4.5 percent, or 122.81 points, to 2,605.16. The Shenzhen Composite Index of China's smaller, second market dropped 5.6 percent to 74
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