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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, shakes hands with his Indonesian counterpart, Susilo Bambang
Indonesia   Photos   Politics   Religion   Society  
 The Australian 
Yudhoyono faces test of faith
| INDONESIAN President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is standing atop an unstable new precipice of religious intolerance as his Government considers banning an allegedly heretical Muslim sect. | An expecte... (photo: AP / Vahid Salemi)
 Qantas airlines-flight-aviation-airlines (sl1)
Aerospace   Business   Freight   Photos   Transport  
 The Australian 
Qantas deserts price-fix executive
| COLLEAGUES of a former Qantas executive facing an eight-month jail term for his part in an international freight cartel have accused the airline of leaving him "like a shag on a rock" to face the US... (photo: Public domain photo)
 A beaming President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo waves to acknowledge the greetings of the crowd before her speech at the 2007 Labor Day celebration Tuesday (May 1) at the Folk Arts Theater in Pasay City. In her speech, the President announced a package of no  The Manila Times 
GMA pitches birth control vs. rice crisis
| Birth control and friendly ties with the world's top rice exporters will help the Philippines survive soaring food prices, President Gloria Arroyo said on Friday. | "We are challenged to promote bir... (photo: OPS/NIB-Rey Baniquet)
Food   Health   Philippines   Photos   President  
 Bangladesh Cyclone. (mb1)  The Manila Times 
Wrong response aggravates Asia food crisis-ADB report
| Asia's response to tightening global grain supplies has worsened food | price inflation and uncertainty, according to an Asian Development Bank (ADB) report released on Friday in Manila. | Export ba... (photo: AP / Saurabh Das)
Asia   Food   Inflation   Photos   Society  
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 A worker sweeps rain water from the main gate of newly-built Cebu International Convention Center, main venue of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting Saturday Dec. 9, 2006 in Cebu, Philippines. The ASEAN Summit and its Dialogue Part The Manila Times
Filipino workers push for higher wages amid food crisis
By Mynardo Macaraig | MANILA: Already struggling to make ends meet, millions of ordinary Filipinos living on the minimum wage are seeking a pay increase just to keep up w... (photo: AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Economy   Food   Philippines   Photos   Society  
Ford Motor Company employees work on the chassis for the 2008 Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable, Friday, June 22, 2007 at the Chicago Assembly Plant where they are being built. New hiring in the areas of education, health services, leisure and hospitality and government drove overall job growth last month. Construction companies also expanded employment _ even as they coped with fallout from the housing slump. Those employment gains swamped job cuts at factories, retailers and certain professional and business services The Australian
Ford's loss worst in 17 years
| FORD Australia has announced an $87 million loss for fiscal 2007 -- its worst result in 17 years -- on the eve of its new Falcon going on sale. | Net revenue of $3.3 bi... (photo: AP Photo / M. Spencer Green)
Australia   Business   Company   Market   Photos  
Ban Ki-Moon, U.N. Secretary General The Australian
UN savages Burma junta over bans
| THE UN blasted Burma's military junta yesterday, saying its refusal to let in foreign aid workers was "unprecedented" in the history of humanitarian work, even as survi... (photo: AP / Martial Trezzini)
Aid   Burma   Cyclone   Disaster   Photos  
 Silvio Berlusconi, President of the Italian Council of Ministers and acting President of the Council of the EU, and Jacques Chirac, President of France, from left to right The Australian
Berlusconi's back on top
| SILVIO Berlusconi has taken the reins of power in Italy for the third time at a swearing-in ceremony before President Giorgio Napolitano in Quirinal Palace. | The new "... (photo: EC)
Elections   Italy   Photos   Politics   Society  
 Mrs. Laura Bush hosts a roundtable discussion about the humanitarian crisis facing Burma at the United Nations in New York City Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2006. (mb1) Philadelphia Daily News
US official: 1 shipment to be allowed to Myanmar
| FOSTER KLUG | The Associated Press | WASHINGTON - The governing military junta in Myanmar has agreed to allow a single U.S. cargo aircraft to bring in relief supplies f... (photo: White House /Shealah Craighead )
Asia   Crisis   Cyclone   Junta   Military   Myanmar   Photos   US   Washington   World  
 Rice - crop - agriculture - grains (mj1) wnhires Khaleej Times
India may ease rice curbs; supply worries linger
| MANILA - India said on Friday it may allow limited rice exports, a sign that a global supply crisis could start to ease, as Philippine traders held off purchases hoping... (photo: WN)
Economy   Food   India   Photos   Society  
 UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETS TO DISCUSS HUMAN RIGHTS QUESTIONS 10 December 2004 (cg1) CNN
U.N. 'furious' as Myanmar aid 'seized'
| BANGKOK, Thailand (CNN) -- The United Nations' top World Food Program official says he is "furious" over the Myanmar's government's refusal to allow the organization to... (photo: UN file)
Cyclone   Myanmar   Photos   UN   WFP   World  
Business Economy
- Fitch revises Central Pacific rating to negative
- Gas prices set new records in Hawaii, U.S.
- IDI gets Foreign Trade Zone in West Memphis
- BPA reaches deal with Treasury
 Rice - crop - agriculture - grains (mj1) wnhires
India may ease rice curbs; supply worries linger
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- Burma cyclone raises rice prices
- Hong Kong's key stock index drops 1.5 percent as investo
- Australian central bank raises inflation forecast, says it w
- Japan Airlines reduces losses in fourth quarter
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Burma cyclone raises rice prices
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Politics Health
- Putin: Still Russia's paramount leader
- Berlusconi's back on top
- George, DeMaio run in District 5
- Group says North Korea faces massive famine
 THE KREMLIN, MOSCOW. Meeting with the Cabinet.  - Vladimir Putin       (js1)
Putin: Still Russia's paramount leader
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- UN savages Burma junta over bans
- Hawaii firm recalls beef due to E. coli - USDA
- Australia experiences new baby boom
- China, Japan pledge to enhance cooperation in food security
Ban Ki-Moon, U.N. Secretary General
UN savages Burma junta over bans
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Education Agriculture
- Students chosen on good works
- Highlights abound in high school playoffs
- Students looking forward to Starwalk
- Concert to raise funds for school
Ebony Tree Forest at Krishnapura- india-am1
Earth Day event for students at recreational forest
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- Ducking for cover down on the dairy farm
- Rollercoaster ride through life as a zany Kiwi legend
- Soaring cost of living threatens Chathams
- Economic slide puts jobs at risk
 A beaming President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo waves to acknowledge the greetings of the crowd before her speech at the 2007 Labor Day celebration Tuesday (May 1) at the Folk Arts Theater in Pasay City. In her speech, the President announced a package of no
GMA pitches birth control vs. rice crisis
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Science Technology
- EBay's PayPal-only experiment in Australia angers users,
- Taiwan, China battle for pandas
- Japan set to open up defense use of space
- Japan set to open up defense use of space
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California conservative group argues polar bears are not in danger
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- NZ cartoon to teach UK children
- EBay's PayPal rule in Australia draws fire
- EBay's PayPal Rule In Australia Draws Fire
- EBay's PayPal rule in Australia draws fire
 Japan Airlines  JAL; flight - Travel -Transport -  wnhires (sv1)
Japan Airlines reduces losses in fourth quarter
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