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Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband speaks during a joint press conference with Afghan foreign minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta, unseen, at the foreign ministry in Kabul, Afghanistan Wednesday, Feb. 18,
Britain   Economy   Elections   Photos   Politics  
 Khaleej Times 
Miliband says UK must not retreat into shell
LONDON - Britain must remain a major player in international affairs despite likely political and budgetary constraints in coming years, Foreign Secretary David Miliband said on Monday. | 'We mustn't ... (photo: AP / Musadeq Sadeq)
British long jumper Jade Johnson reacts after finishing second in the women's long jump final at the European Athletics Championships in the Olympic Stadium in Munich, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2002.
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 The Independent 
A century of distinction: 100 women who changed the world
| Tomorrow is designated International Women's Day, and it is a particularly significant milestone this year: the campaign to improve the rights of women was founded a century ago. | To celebrate the ... (photo: AP / Jan Pitman)
Sania Mirza of India  DNA India 
Sania Mirza hopes for a good return to court in 2010 Commonwealth Games
| New Delhi: Recuperating from the wrist injury, Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza has said that her next big goal is to make a strong comeback at the Commonwealth Games, scheduled in October 2010 in the ... (photo: AP / Apichart Weerawong)
India   Photos   Sport   Tennis   Women  
A pedestrian walks past an electric market board in Tokyo, Monday, Oct. 20, 2008. Asian stock markets advanced Monday, with South Korean shares gaining for the first time in four days as the government moved to shore up the country's banking system amid the global credit crisis. Japan's Nikkei 225 stock average rose almost 3.6 percent to 9,005.59. In Tokyo, shares rose amid hopes for better-than-expected corporate earnin  Wall Street Journal 
Asia Posts Modest Gains
By MYRA P. SAEFONG, SHRI NAVARATNAM And PHILIP VAHN | Asian markets saw broad but modest gains Wednesday, with strength in commodity plays and upbeat economic data helping to lift Australia's benchmar... (photo: AP / Katsumi Kasahara)
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An investor looks at the stock price monitor at a stock securities company Thursday Nov. 13, 2008 in Shanghai, China. Chinese shares have climbed, shrugging off losses in other Asian markets as newly released details of Beijing's economic stimulus plan helped boost construction and other stocks. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index jumped 3.68 percent, or 68.5 points, to close at 1927.61. (AP Photo) Wall Street Journal
Commodities Boost Asian Stocks
By SHRI NAVARATNAM | SINGAPORE -- Asian shares were mostly higher Wednesday on easing concerns over debt-strapped Greece, with commodities plays supporting markets in Aus... (photo: AP)
Commodities   Kospi   Market   Nikkei   Photos  
Australia's Foreign Minister Stephen Smith speaks at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) - Australia meeting during the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting in Singapore Wednesday, July 23, 2008. Newstrack India
Australian FM to brief media twice on India Visit
| New Delhi, Mar. 2 (ANI): Visiting Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith will be interacting with the media twice on Tuesday, and it is expected that he will be brie... (photo: AP / Charles Pertwee)
Australia   Delhi   India   Media   Photos  
Australia's Foreign Minister Stephen Smith speaks during a news conference Friday, Jan. 25, 2008, in New York. Zeenews
Oz FM to discuss racial attacks, CWG during India visit
Melbourne: Australia's Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith is heading to India on Monday to discuss with Indian authorities the security preparation for the Commonweal... (photo: AP / Jason DeCrow)
Australia   India   Photos   Politics   Security  
Passengers at plane-Air travel-India The Hindu
Air travel to become costlier
| Special Correspondent | As all classes come in the service tax net | Scope of air passenger transport service is being expanded | Airport services to include all servic... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam)
Aviation   Economy   Photos   Transport   Travel  
Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband, right, looks on as Prime Minister Gordon Brown, left, congratulates him following his speech on the third day of the Labour Party Conference, Monday Sept. 22, 2008, in Manchester, England. The Guardian
Sri Lankan government voices anger as UK MPs address Tamil group
| David Miliband and Gordon Brown meet delegates at London conference of Global Tamil Forum | David Miliband addressed the inaugural conference of the Global Tamil Forum.... (photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis)
Colombo   London   Photos   Sri Lanka   UK  
Vegetable Farming - Farming - Crops - Agriculture Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Tassie farmers seek Commonwealth help to inspect Chinese vegie production
The Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association is seeking federal assistance to research vegetable production in China and New Zealand. | Chief executive Chris Oldfield s... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Chinese   Farming   Photos   Production   Vegetable  
France's President Nicolas Sarkozy speaks during a summit news conference with Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown, The New York Times
France Hopes Sarkozy's Visit to Rwanda Will Improve Ties
| PARIS — Nicolas Sarkozy’s visit to Rwanda on Thursday, the first by a French president since the 1994 genocide there, is intended to improve the fraught rel... (photo: AP / Matt Dunham)
France   Genocide   Photos   Politics   Rwanda  
World Politics Europen Union
- Massachusetts Provincial Congress
- UN expert calls for culturally sensitive reforms for indigen
- Vijender, Akhil look to make it count in Commonwealth Champi
- Artists to pay for classification under child porn laws
Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband speaks during a joint press conference with Afghan foreign minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta, unseen, at the foreign ministry in Kabul, Afghanistan Wednesday, Feb. 18,
Miliband says UK must not retreat into shell
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- EU faces court challenge over biofuels reports
- Canadian leaders tuck into 'seal meal' to defy EU ba
- EU, Merkel urge curbs on swaps as Greece takes plea to US
- Ashton avoids embarassing demotion in EU Parliament debate (
A cane cutter works in Batatais, Brazil, in this Aug. 28, 2007 file photo. Booming Brazil is in overdrive with test drilling at a potentially mammoth offshore oil field, trucks jamming ports to offload soy shipments for China, biofuel production galore and plenty of cash for mega-infrastructure projects ranging from bridges to dams
EU faces court challenge over biofuels reports
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Human Rights Aid Agency
- Villar: Why pay when they're running with me?
- Yemen offers talks with separatists as unrest flares
- Nigerian Christian villagers flee threats of fresh attacks b
- Yemen offers talks with separatists as unrest flares
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks with visiting Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, left, during their meeting in the Moscow Kremlin on Tuesday, March 9, 2010.
Russia urges Sweden to extradite Chechen "bandits"
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- Ex-Edwards aide narrowly avoids jail over sex tape
- Heads must roll at the BBC, says Geldof after Ethiopia aid r
- Last Night's Television - Famous, Fich and Jobless, BBC1
- Lumley named in row over Gurkha charity
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Greek PM not looking for aid in meeting with Obama
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Refugees Social Issues
- Call for inquiry into Glasgow tower suicides
- Hisham: IOM can be of help
- Lebanese women wed to foreigners fight for rights
- Iraqi refugee saved from deportation at last minute
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.
Kevin Rudd and Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's plan to stop people smuggling
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- All Ramps and Spirals and Mosquito Landings
- A New Frontier for Indie Rock, Down in Mexico
- Lib Dems – launch pad or scaffold?
- Pictures by homeless people rub frames with photography grea
President Hosni Mubarak attends a joint press cEgyptian onference with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert (tmg1)
What will it Take for Change to Come to Egypt?
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