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Su Wei, chief negotiator of China on climate change, makes a point during his press conference at the UN Climate summit in Copenhagen, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009.
China   Climate Change   India   Photos   UN  
 The New York Times 
China and India Join Climate Accord
| WASHINGTON — China and India formally agreed to join the international climate change agreement reached last December in Copenhagen, the last two major economies to sign up. | The two countrie... (photo: AP / Heribert Proepper)
Whale shark
Conservation   Maldives   Photos   UN   Wildlife  
 The New York Times 
Maldives Ban Fishing of Sharks
| PARIS — The Maldives will make its territorial waters into a shark sanctuary, a government official said Tuesday, lending momentum to efforts to protect the fish at a United Nations endangered... (photo: GFDL)
A scene of an ordinary day in Las Pias City, one of the cities of Metro Manila, Philippines  The Daily Tribune 
RP 4th most corrupt on Asia-Pacific list
| By Michaela P. del Callar | 03/10/2010 | It is no surprise that the Philippines under President Arroyo is again still in the bottom list of corrupt economies. | The Philippines slid two notches from... (photo: WN / Trigedia)
Asia   Corruption   Philippines   Photos   Survey  
The aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) enters Yokosuka, Japan  The New York Times 
Japan Drops Denial of Cold War 'Treaties'
| TOKYO — Japan ended decades of denials on Tuesday by confirming the existence of secret cold-war-era agreements with Washington that, among other things, had allowed American nuclear-armed war... (photo: U.S. Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kyle D. Gahlau )
Defence   Japan   Nuclear   Photos   US  
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A wooden boat carrying Sri Lankans migrants is seen docked next to an Indonesian Navy ship at a port in Cilegon, banten province, Indonesia, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009. The Daily Telegraph Australia
Kevin Rudd and Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's plan to stop people smuggling
| PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will formalise an agreement to combat people smuggling today. | Dr Yudhoyono will make histo... (photo: AP / Irwin Fedriansyah)
Australia   Immigration   Indonesia   Photos   Politics  
Anti-Myanmar government protesters hold posters of detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a protest to demand her release in front of the U.N. office in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, May 22, 2009. Asia Times
'Bless you Mr Obama' on Myanmar
| By Stanley A Weiss | MANDALAY - In September 1952, Russian dictator Joseph Stalin and Chinese foreign minister Chou Enlai convened an extraordinary meeting to discuss t... (photo: AP / Sakchai Lalit)
China   Foreign Policy   Myanmar   Photos   US  
Indonesian police officers check a car during a search for militants in Pidie, Aceh province, Indonesia, Tuesday, March 9, 2010. The New York Times
Indonesian Forces Kill 3 Terror Suspects
| JAKARTA — Indonesian counterterrorism forces stormed an Internet cafe and a nearby house on the outskirts of Jakarta on Tuesday, killing three suspected terrorist... (photo: AP / Heri Juanda)
Indonesia   Jakarta   Photos   Security   Terrorism  
WEST BENGAL GOVERNOR M. K. NARAYANAN AT 31th CONVOCATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF BURDWAN IN EASTERN INDIA ---- WN/BHASKAR MALLICK Zeenews
Security environment in WB has become more difficult: Narayanan
Kolkata: West Bengal Governor M K Narayanan on Tuesday expressed concern over the security environment in the state which witnessed violence by Left wing extremists in th... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Bengal   Environment   Kolkata   News   Photos  
Sukinda Valley, estimated to contain 97% of India's chromite ore deposits and one of the worlds largest open cast chromite ore mines is seen in the Jajpur district in Orissa, India Zeenews
Indian Railway part of mining scam in Orissa: Opposition
Bhubaneswar: The Indian Railway was on Tuesday dragged into the controversy relating to the multi-crore mining scam in Orissa with opposition Congress and BJP demanding a... (photo: AP / Biswaranjan Rout)
India   Mining   Orissa   Photos   Railway  
Union Renewable and energy Minister Dr, Farooq Abdullah inaugurates the Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute at Pampore in Srinagar on 14, October 2009. DNA India
Farooq Abdullah welcomes passing of women's bill in Rajya Sabha
| New Delhi: Union minister and UPA ally National Conference president Farooq Abdullah today welcomed passing of Women's Reservation Bill in Rajya Sabha, calling it a... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
Delhi   India   Photos   Politics   Women  
Male giant Panda Tai Shan at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park in Washington, D.C., 10 June 2007 The New York Times
US-Born Panda Freed From Quarantine in China
| Filed at 7:47 a.m. ET | CHENGDU, China (AP) -- After a month in quarantine, American-born panda Tai Shan paced around his new home in southwest China as he was put on p... (photo: Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 2.5 / Fernando Revilla)
Animals   China   Photos   US   Wildlife  
Old age woman-India Kalinga Times
Women’s Reservation Bill passed in Rajya Sabha
| KalingaTimes Correspondent | New Delhi, March 9: The women’s reservation Bill was finally passed in the Rajya Sabha today with 186 members voting for it and only ... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam)
Delhi   India   Photos   Politics   Women  
Raj Thackeray -Maharashtra -Politics -India Indian Express
Don't force Hindi on us: Raj Thackeray
| A day after the Supreme Court asked him to desist from making provocative speeches targeting north Indians, MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Tuesday chose to speak on Hindi s... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam)
Court   India   Mumbai   Photos   Politics  
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks at Moscow's President Hotel, Friday, March 27, 2009. Friday's conference on coordination of global efforts to combat terrorism and drug-trafficking in Afghanistan, whose participants include United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, is organized by the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, which includes Russia, China and the ex-Soviet Central Asian nations of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekista Star Tribune
Russian foreign minister says nuclear arms treaty could be signed by April
| MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says a new treaty limiting U.S. and Russian strategic nuclear arsenals could be signed within two or three weeks. | Russ... (photo: AP / Misha Japaridze)
Moscow   Nuclear   Photos   Politics   Russia  
Politics / Politicians / Elections Agricultural Policy
- MLC seat: Vandana Chavan set to be elected unopposed
- Local govt elections can be distracting, says Najib
- Women's Bill passed in RS as Congress refuses to be cowe
- Japan Drops Denial of Cold War 'Treaties'
India's ruling Congress party supporters celebrate the passing of Women's Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of parliament, in Ahmadabad, India, Tuesday, March 9, 2010.
Women's Bill passed in RS as Congress refuses to be cowed down
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- Farmers contracted to plant red rice to make infant cereal
- China Green Agriculture, Inc. to Present at the 22nd Annual
- PHILIPPINES: Food security warnings over El Niño
- Rubber production in India keeps uptrend
Rice - Healthy Rice - Red Rice - Food - Agriculture - Health   (rhubie)
Farmers contracted to plant red rice to make infant cereal
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International Relations Climate Change Policy
- Iraq delays announcement of initial election results as ball
- First Iraq election results to be released Wednesday
- Japan Drops Denial of Cold War 'Treaties'
- Uproar in India Over Quota for Female Lawmakers
Iraqi election officials examine a ballot after the polls closed in the country's provincial elections in the Shiite holy city of Karbala, 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009.
Iraq delays announcement of initial election results as ballot counting continues
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- India, China endorse Copenhagen climate deal
- China, India back Copenhagen climate deal
- China and India endorse Copenhagen climate deal
- China and India Join Climate Accord
The message 'CUT Co2' lights up on the face of the Le Meridien hotel in New Delhi, calling for urgent action to fight climate change, at New Delhi, India, Saturday, May 19, 2007. Greenpeace is demanding that India implement energy efficiency measures as the first and most cost effective way to reduce Carbon Dioxide (Co2) emission
China and India endorse Copenhagen climate deal
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Human Rights Policies Society & Culture
- Burma publishes new election laws
- Bangladesh 'ignoring plight' of starving Burma refug
- No Leeway Given in Picking Dalai Lama
- Heavy security is the new normal in China's Tibet
 Contrasted against giant statues of ancient kings, Myanmar ruling leader Sr. Gen Than Shwe salutes the flag during opening ceremonies of Myanmar Armed Forces day Tuesday, March 28, 2007, in the new capital of Naypyitaw. The new Myanmar capital is located
Burma publishes new election laws
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- Manmohan Singh calls the Women's Reservation Bill "
- Karnataka leader Rajasekharan calls for "Miss a Meal&qu
- Jaipur Police station adjudged best in Asia
- Tibetan exiles try to rush into Chinese Embassy in Delhi
Gender equality is mostly on paper in Asia Pacific region, as women were denied their right on property.
Half of half the sky
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Nuclear Weapons Terrorism
- 3 secret pacts confirmed / 1960 accord allowed U.S. to bring
- Japan confirms Cold War-era secret nuclear pacts with US
- Limited Hanford nuclear tours fill up fast
- Israel, Syria pursue nuclear-powered Mideast
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks at Moscow's President Hotel, Friday, March 27, 2009. Friday's conference on coordination of global efforts to combat terrorism and drug-trafficking in Afghanistan, whose participants include United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, is organized by the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, which includes Russia, China and the ex-Soviet Central Asian nations of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekista
Russian foreign minister says nuclear arms treaty could be signed by April
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- LeT’s Qama is ‘banker’ to terror plans in India
- Indonesian Forces Kill 3 Terror Suspects
- US woman charged for plotting terrorism in Europe, South Asi
- Palace on Wheels on terror radar: Centre
Indonesian police officers check a car during a search for militants in Pidie, Aceh province, Indonesia, Tuesday, March 9, 2010.
Indonesian Forces Kill 3 Terror Suspects
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