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Democratic Party of Japan presidential candidates, senior lawmaker Ichiro Ozawa, left, and Prime Minister Naoto Kan  pose for photos before their pre-election live political debate at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010.
Elections   Japan   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Democratic Party of Japan  
 The Australian 
Rivals avoid rorts in Japanese debate
| JAPANESE Prime Minister Naoto Kan and his leadership challenger Ichiro Ozawa both attacked the power of Japan's bureaucracy and pledged to reclaim power for elected officials in a campaign deba... (photo: AP / Junji Kurokawa)
Hitoya Yaguchi, who heads a support group for victims of poison gas produced by Japanese Imperial Army during World War II, shows photos of the latest poison gas victims in the northeastern Chinese city of Qiqihar after drums of mustard gas  dumped by Imperial Japanese soldiers decade ago were dug up last week, sickened at least 34 people, during a news conference in Tokyo Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2003.
Japan   Photos   War Crimes   Weapons   Wikipedia: World War II  
 Asia Times 
Hiroshima's poisonous past
|      Sep 3, 2010 Hiroshima's poisonous past | By Peter J Brown | In late August, several historians and others from South Korea, China and Japan announced the joint publication o... (photo: AP / Katsumi Kasahara)
An Afghan refugee whose house was demolished by heavy flooding, looks for his belongings amid rubble in Azakhel near Peshawar, Pakistan  Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010.  Asia Times 
Pakistan mulls 'flood taxes'
|      Sep 3, 2010 Pakistan mulls 'flood taxes' | By Syed Fazl-e-Haider | KARACHI - The government in Islamabad may impose a 2% tax on all imports to generate about 50 billion rupe... (photo: AP / Mohammad Sajjad)
Finance   Floods   Pakistan   Photos   Wikipedia: 2010 Pakistan floods  
U.S. Air Force Col. T. Harrison Smith Jr. assumes duties of the U.S. air base in Kyrgyzstan new commander during a ceremony at the Manas Air Base near the capital, Bishkek, Monday, June 4, 2007, with Kyrgyz, right, and U.S. flags in the foreground. The base, located at Kyrgyzstan's main civilian airport, hosts about 1,200 American and dozens of French and Spanish servicemen, as well as several military cargo and refueling aircraf  Asia Times 
Clawing back credibility in Kyrgyzstan
|      Sep 3, 2010 Clawing back credibility in Kyrgyzstan | By Yong Kwon | American airmen sometimes call the Manas Transit Center in Kyrgyzstan "the frontier of freedom". While th... (photo: AP / Azamat Imanaliev)
Democracy   Kyrgyzstan   Photos   Politics   US  
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In this image made Monday, Aug. 30, 2010 from China Central Television footage, North Korea's  Kim Jong Il, left, walks with Chinese President Hu Jintao, right, when they met in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin province on Friday Aug. 27, 2010 Asia Times
China makes its North Korea move
|      Sep 3, 2010 Page 1 of 2 | China makes its North Korea move | By Peter Lee | The Barack Obama administration's policy of "strategic reassur... (photo: AP / CCTV via APTN)
China   N Korea   Photos   US   Wikipedia: ROKS Cheonan sinking  
Commander, Fleet Forces Command, Adm. John Nathman, greets the Honorable Secretary of Defense (SECDEF), Robert M. Gates, aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) for an official visit and tour. Breitbart
US defence chief Gates on surprise Afghan visit
| US Defence Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Kabul Thursday on a surprise v... | US Defence Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Kabul Thursday on a surprise visit followi... (photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Mari Matsumoto)
Afghanistan   Defence   Photos   US  
Former British prime minister Tony Blair, now the Middle East envoy for the so-called Quartet peacemakers, speaks at a meeting of the French ruling conservative party, the Union for a Popular Movement party (UMP), Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008 in Paris. Zeenews
India a shining example of democracy: Blair
London: Tony Blair, who took Indo-British ties to a new level during his 10 years as Prime Minister, believes that India is a shining example of a nation that is "genuine... (photo: AP / Thibault Camus)
India   Leader   London   Photos   Politics  
Lalu Prasad Yadav- India- politics Zeenews
Lalu accuses Nitish of failing to handle Maoist crisis
Patna: RJD supremo Lalu Prasad today accused Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of failing to handle the crisis arising out of the kidnapping of policemen after the encoun... (photo: PIB of India / Photo Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India.)
Bihar   Leader   Patna   Photos   Politics  
Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari attends the Pakistan donors conference at a Tokyo hotel, Japan, Friday, April 17, 2009.( Newstrack India
Zardari orders probe into discrimination against Hindus in relief camps
| Sukkur, Sept 2 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has ordered a probe into the reports of discrimination in the flood relief camps. Media reports said flood vic... (photo: AP / Itsuo Inouye)
Islamabad   Leader   Pakistan   Photos   Politics  
Shri Lalu Prasad . The Siasat Daily
Lalu accuses Nitish of failing to handle Maoist crisis
| Patna, September 02: RJD supremo Lalu Prasad today accused Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of failing to handle the crisis arising out of the kidnapping of policemen ... (photo: PIB of India)
Bihar   Maoist   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia : Lalu Prasad  
Indian Congress party President Sonia Gandhi waves to supporters during a rally in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, April 29, 2009. The third phase of the five-phased general election will be held in parts of the country Thursday. Newstrack India
Sonia Gandhi to be re-elected as Congress President
| New Delhi, Sep 2 (ANI): The process of re-electing Sonia Gandhi as Congress President was set in motion on Thursday with the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, and Cong... (photo: AP / Saurabh Das)
Delhi   India   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia : Sonia Gandhi  
The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Shri K. Rosaiah meeting the Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Shri Montek Singh Ahluwalia to finalize Annual Plan 2010-11 of the State, in New Delhi on April 16, 2010. Deccan Chronicle
Rosaiah skips YSR death anniversary functions
--> Rosaiah skips YSR death anniversary functions | Share ARTICLEURL Duffer's Guide Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy more | The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Mr K. Rosaiah was on ... (photo: PIB of India / Photo Division, Ministry of I & B)
Andhra Pradesh   Media   Photos   Politics  
Japanese Yen - Currency The Times Of India
Dollar, yen recover losses; ECB eyed
LONDON: The dollar and yen recovered losses on Thursday as risk-taking sentiment was tempered ahead of a European Central Bank policy meeting later in the day and key US ... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Assets   Currencies   Dollar   Photos   Wikipedia: Japanese yen  
Karunanidhi , Chennai Indian Express
Karuna lauds Advani for 'political culture'
| A book on DMK patriarch and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi with compilations of speeches of leaders cutting across political spectrum about him has been releas... (photo: AP / )
India   Photos   Politics   Tamilnadu  
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- Rivals avoid rorts in Japanese debate
- Sheen wearing off Indian growth
- Clawing back credibility in Kyrgyzstan
- The degree zero of culture
Democratic Party of Japan presidential candidates, senior lawmaker Ichiro Ozawa, left, and Prime Minister Naoto Kan  pose for photos before their pre-election live political debate at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010.
Rivals avoid rorts in Japanese debate
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- Pakistan mulls 'flood taxes'
-  Warmer temperatures to reduce crop yields
- Can China's agriculture become self-sufficient?
- Corn imports set to slow
An Afghan refugee whose house was demolished by heavy flooding, looks for his belongings amid rubble in Azakhel near Peshawar, Pakistan  Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010.
Pakistan mulls 'flood taxes'
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International Relations Climate Change Policy
- Tony Blair memoir reveals support for George W. Bush and Gua
- Rivals avoid rorts in Japanese debate
- Ehud Barak hints at likely Israeli concessions
- Humanitarian work of Mother Teresa recognized in issuance of
Former British prime minister Tony Blair, now the Middle East envoy for the so-called Quartet peacemakers, speaks at a meeting of the French ruling conservative party, the Union for a Popular Movement party (UMP), Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008 in Paris. Blair was invited on Saturday by French President Nicolas Sarkozy to deliver a speech before some 2,000 party members
Tony Blair memoir reveals support for George W. Bush and Guantanamo Bay
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- Climate funds shouldn't divert poverty aid: UN
- LEAD: Japan, Caribbean nations agree to cooperate on climate
- Needed enhanced ecological literacy to save the environment
-  Climate change behind floods - experts
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Needed enhanced ecological literacy to save the environment
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Human Rights Policies Society & Culture
- Carter Helps Free American Held In North Korea
- Mongolia is the unsung success story of Asian human rights
-  Iran tells West to stay out of stoning case
- Malaysia: Disability Rights Treaty Ratification an ‘Import
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, second left, and Aijalon  Gomes, right, hugs as they prepare to leave North Korea from Pyongyang, on Friday August 27, 2010.
Carter Helps Free American Held In North Korea
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- The degree zero of culture
- Egypt: Into the tombs of the pharaohs
- CBI court issues warrant against former Medical Council Pres
- Kashmir unrest plays spoilsport for dry fruits business
People sit before graffiti that read "Long live Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar," in Pakistan's border town of Chaman at the Afghan border on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2007. These fresh graffiti are seen in border towns supporting religious candidates take part in the coming general elections.
The degree zero of culture
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Nuclear Weapons Terrorism
- Nuclear envoys to gather in Beijing to discuss latest impass
- China calls for compromises to reboot North Korea nuclear ta
- China calls for compromises to reboot North Korea nuclear ta
- China calls for compromises to reboot North Korea nuclear ta
A visitor points with am umbrella at a poster of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, painted by North Korean defector Sun Moo, at the Korea War Museum in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010. The Obama administration expanded sanctions against North Korea on Monday by freezing assets of individuals, companies and organizations allegedly linked to support for Pyongyang's nuclear program.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
China calls for compromises to reboot North Korea nuclear talks
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- Al-Qaeda makes a point with Lahore attack
- The degree zero of culture
- Mamata Banerjee announces month-long 'anti-terror' m
- Mamata announces month-long 'anti-terror' movement
People mourn the deaths of Wednesday's blast victims during their funeral in Lahore, Pakistan on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010.
Al-Qaeda makes a point with Lahore attack
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