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 Dalai Lama's pro-independence brother dies in U.S
| BEIJING (Reuters) - The Dalai Lama's brother, a Buddhist monk-turned-CIA translator who helped train Tibetan resistance fighters in a guerrilla war against Chinese rule, has died at his U.S. home. H... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang) Canada Dot Com
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 Dalai Lama's brother dies at age 86
| BEIJING - The Dalai Lama's brother, a Buddhist monk-turned-CIA translator who helped train Tibetan resistance fighters in a guerrilla war against Chinese rule, has died at his U.S. home. He was 86. ... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang) Canada Dot Com
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 GMA asks congress to pass 'crisis' year budget
| President Gloria Arroyo urged Congress on Friday to pass a P1.415-trillion ($30.2-billion) budget providing more money for infrastructure and food aid amid a global eco... (photo: AP / Aaron Favila) The Manila Times
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 Afghanistan's war has a new battlefield
| By Syed Saleem Shahzad | KARACHI - In anticipation of a new era in Pakistani politics under president-in-waiting Asif Ali Zardari, the first volleys have been fired in ... (photo: U.S. Army/Sgt. Christopher Kaufmann) Asia Times
Afghanistan Karachi Pakistani Photos Politics |
 China still on-side with Russia
| By Yu Bin | Sino-Russian relations have been under intense scrutiny lately because of the Georgian-Russian conflict over the breakaway Georgian region of South Ossetia.... (photo: AP / RIA Novosti, Presidential Press Service / Vladimir Rodionov) Asia Times
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 Imelda Marcos, Imee to testify vs Lucio Tan
| MANILA, PhilippinesFormer First Lady Imelda Marcos and her daughter Imee are to testify before the Sandiganbayan on Monday to support government claims that the bulk o... (photo: GFDL Photo / Marcos Presidential Center) Inquirer
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 HMV slips as Harry Potter magic fades
· Sales at Waterstone's drop 4% | · Games and DVD sales climb slowly | reported a slowdown in sales growth today as revenues from the Waterstone's bookshops bus... (photo: WN) The Guardian
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 World markets sink after Wall Street plunge
LONDON -- World stock markets retreated Friday in the wake of a sell-off on Wall Street amid mounting concerns about a slumping U.S. economy and its impact on global grow... (photo: AP /Richard Drew) The News Tribune
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 Qantas reliability continues to fall
| Qantas suffered a further deterioration in the number of flights delayed and cancelled in July, despite crippling industrial action ending half-way through the month. |... (photo: GFDL / Mailer diablo) Sydney Morning Herald
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 Asia, Europe markets sink after Wall Street plunge
| TOKYO - Asian stock markets plunged Friday in the wake of a sell-off on Wall Street amid mounting concerns about a slumping U.S. economy and its impact on global growth... (photo: AP Photo / Lee Jin-man) Houston Chronicle
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 Big bailout needed for Air India as losses mount
Air India confirmed in mid-Aug-08 that it would seek a minimum of INR20 billion (USD458 million) in fresh equity and soft loans from the Indian Government shortly, to fun... (photo: pd file) TravelDailyNews
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 Hong Kong Express adds four new popular destinations to its line-up
Hong Kong Express Airways, the new airline of choice for Hong Kong travellers, is continuing to expand its already impressive line-up of routes across Asia, with the addi... (photo: WN) TravelDailyNews
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 Asia markets tumble
| : Stock markets plunged across Asia on Friday, continuing a steep downturn that began in Europe on Thursday and deepened on Wall Street as investors around the world gr... (photo: WN) International Herald Tribune
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 Asian markets tumble after Wall Street plunge as weak data undercut hopes for US recovery
| TOKYO - Asian stock markets plunged Friday after more bad news on the U.S. economy, a vital export market, triggered a broad sell-off on Wall Street overnight. | Disapp... (photo: White House/Paul Morse ) Star Tribune
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