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Breaking News Fri, 3 Jul 2009
Then candidate for a new director general of the UN nuclear agency IAEA, Yukiya Amano of Japan, is seen prior to the start to a hearing of the candidates in Vienna, Austria on Thursday, July 2, 2009.
IAEA   Japan   Nuclear   Photos   UN  
 The Australian 
Japanese Yukiya Amano to head up International Atomic Energy Agency
| TOKYO: Japan, the only nation to suffer an atomic bombing, has welcomed the appointment of one of its own to lead the world's top nuclear watchdog. | The Mayor of Hiroshima, the southwestern city th... (photo: AP / Hans Punz)
An investor talks with his mobile phone as he looks at the share index at a private stock market gallery in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008.
Asia   Europe   Investment   Markets   Photos  
 The New York Times 
A Subdued Trading Day in Asia and Europe
| Asian shares closed mixed and European shares were essentially flat Friday after unemployment reports released the day before reinforced the idea that a recovery was still a ways off. | Friday's dec... (photo: AP / Lai Seng Sin)
British Airways  The Independent 
BA to delay superjumbo deliveries
| British Airways announced further reductions in its summer 2009 and winter 2009/10 schedules as well as delays to the delivery of its fleet of 500-seat Airbus A380 superjumbos. | The announcement ca... (photo: Public Domain Photo / Adrian Pingstone)
Airline   Photos   Transport   Travel   UK  
US currency - US dollar - finance - economy  CNN 
Japan backs dollar as reserve currency
Japan backs dollar as reserve currency | China has asked for a new currency to replace the dollar as the world's reserve, but Japan says major countries should stick with the greenback. | | | | RSS Pa... (photo: WN / Jane Magturo)
China   Currency   Japan   News   Photos  
Top Stories
 President Indonesia Megawati  The Star
Indonesia's Megawati defends VP pick on rights issue
| JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian presidential candidate Megawati Sukarnoputri defended on Friday her choice of a running mate accused of human rights abuses, saying he ha... (photo: WN)
Election   Indonesia   Photos   Politics   President  
elephant and baby Canoe
Thailand offers elephants for adoption
By Michael Casey, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | A Thai mahout and his infant elephant look for foreign tourist, along Sukhumvit Road in downtown Bangkok. After failing repeatedl... (photo: Creative Commons / FlickreviewR)
Animal   Bangkok   Photos   Thailand   Wildlife  
Dinosaur Irish Times
Dinosaur fossils found in Australia
| Fossils of three new species of dinosaurs have been discovered in Australia, including a meat-eater larger than Velociraptor from the Jurassic Park movies, suggesting A... (photo: Creative Commons / Ben2)
Australia   Dinosaurs   Discovery   Environments   Photos  
The President of the National Security Bureau of Kuwait, Sheikh Ahmad Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah -ayt1 Philadelphia Daily News
Asia Olympic Council backs Tokyo's 2016 bid
| The Associated Press | SINGAPORE - The Olympic Council of Asia has endorsed the bid of Tokyo to host the Summer Games in 2016. | "Asia will always support any city from... (photo: Nato)
Asia   Kuwait   Photos   Singapore   Sports  
President Barack Obama gestures during his interview with The Associated Press, Thursday, July 2, 2009, in the West Wing of the White House in Washington. Star Tribune
AP Interview: Obama tells Putin Cold War is over, US-Russian relations entering new chapter
| WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama said former Russian President Vladimir Putin and his hand-picked successor should expect an in-person reminder the Cold War is over ... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Photos   Politics   President   Russia   Washington  
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) holds discussions with Mark Malloch Brown, Minister of State in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Star Tribune
UN chief says Myanmar junta leader rejects initial request to see opposition leader Suu Kyi
| NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Friday that Myanmar's junta chief rejected his initial request to meet jailed opposition leader Aung San Su... (photo: UN / Evan Schneider)
Leader   League   Myanmar   Photos   Secretary  
Japan China
- Dive into the lives of others
- Japanese Yukiya Amano to head up International Atomic Energy
- A Subdued Trading Day in Asia and Europe
- Pyongyang plans fourth of July fireworks
Then candidate for a new director general of the UN nuclear agency IAEA, Yukiya Amano of Japan, is seen prior to the start to a hearing of the candidates in Vienna, Austria on Thursday, July 2, 2009.
Japanese Yukiya Amano to head up International Atomic Energy Agency
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- Brian Gaynor: The Las Vegas of the currency world
- Anniversary China's excuse for a crackdown on dissent
- Little lost boy story goes missing
- Doomed never to peak in tongues
An investor talks with his mobile phone as he looks at the share index at a private stock market gallery in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008.
A Subdued Trading Day in Asia and Europe
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Malaysia Korea
- Up a lazy river
- Crabtree & Evelyn on verge of bankruptcy in US
- Malaysians in £80m bid for Newcastle United
- Selangor Sultan calls for indepth discussion on conversion
Side shot of Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana
Feature: Weaning Ghana off Foreign Aid: Is it Possible?
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- Circus adventure ends right back at home
- Japanese Yukiya Amano to head up International Atomic Energy
- Book Review
- Pyongyang plans fourth of July fireworks
Then candidate for a new director general of the UN nuclear agency IAEA, Yukiya Amano of Japan, is seen prior to the start to a hearing of the candidates in Vienna, Austria on Thursday, July 2, 2009.
Japanese Yukiya Amano to head up International Atomic Energy Agency
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Indonesia Philippines
- Law 'too harsh' on Indonesian people-smugglers
- A Subdued Trading Day in Asia and Europe
- Interview
- Indonesia's Megawati defends VP pick on rights issue
An investor talks with his mobile phone as he looks at the share index at a private stock market gallery in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008.
A Subdued Trading Day in Asia and Europe
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- No credible polls
- Starting on the wrong foot
- Old Balara residents affected by C-5 expansion assured of re
- Pinoy who had it off with a Sabah girl is caned and jailed
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo delivers her speech during the Midyear Philippine Economic Briefing dubbed "The Philippines Addressing Challenges, Staying the Course" Wednesday (Sept. 17) at the Rizal Ballroom of the Makati Shangri-La Hotel in Makati City.
Philippine president's biopsy comes back clean
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Singapore Vietnam
- Asia Olympic Council backs Tokyo's 2016 bid
- Oil hovers above $66 after dismal jobs data
- Hrithik's tribute to Michael Jackson
- Nikkei Flat; Rio, BHP Climb
The President of the National Security Bureau of Kuwait, Sheikh Ahmad Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah -ayt1
Asia Olympic Council backs Tokyo's 2016 bid
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- Importing league players into union an expensive mistake
- That's the way out of the recession: Take off your cloth
- Catfish war between U.S. and Vietnam heats up
- Trade fair market in Asia grows by 8.7% in 2008
Trade Fair at Mega Trade Hall, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City, Philippines on June 3-7, 2009
Trade fair market in Asia grows by 8.7% in 2008
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