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16 Pinoys, 12 other sailors taken by Somali pirates

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By Michaela P. del Callar 12/01/2009 Ransom-seeking Somali pirates took another group of 16 Filipino seafarers Sunday on board a Greek cargo vessel, reports said Monday »

Terrorism prompts England badminton pull out

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HYDERABAD, India: A terrorist threat has prompted England to pull out of the Badminton World Championships scheduled to begin Monday in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad. Badminton England... »

India detains "suspect" North Korean sugar ship

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SEOUL (Reuters) - The Indian... »

‘India investigating detained North Korean ship’

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NEW DELHI (AFP) – India has detained a North Korean merchant ship after the vessel dropped anchor off the Andaman and Nicobar islands in the Bay of Bengal without permission, a coast guard official said Saturday. The MV Musen was stopped "in Indian territorial waters on Thursday" after failing to respond to signals, an... »

Most wanted militant eluded capture for years

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JAKARTA, Indonesia—Noordin... »

India detains N Korea cargo ship

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Indian coast guards have detained a "suspicious" North Korean cargo ship, but a preliminary search revealed it was carrying sugar rather than illicit cargo. The vessel was detained after a six-hour chase off India's southeastern coast on Saturday and taken to Port Blair, the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar islands. The MV Mu... »

Five die in fresh Kashmir gunbattles: Indian officials

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SRINAGAR, India (AFP) – Two Indian army soldiers and three Muslim militants were killed in separate gunbattles in revolt-hit Kashmir, officials said Friday. »

Senate confirms China, Japan ambassador nominees

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WASHINGTON – The Senate on Friday confirmed Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman as ambassador to China, giving the Republican the task of nurturing a sometimes shaky relationship that President Barack Obama sees as crucial to solving many of the world's most difficult crises. The Senate also confirmed John Roos, a lawyer and Obama campaign fundraiser,... »

Where now for Pakistan’s Taliban?

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By M Ilyas Khan BBC News, Islamabad Baitullah Mehsud, the feared militant commander in Pakistan, appears to have ended his career in much the same way as he had started - by keeping a low profile. Speculation about whether he is dead or alive is rife across Pakistan - from the mountainous tribal territory... »

Workers End Standoff at South Korean Auto Plant

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PYEONGTAEK, South Korea - Violent, fiery clashes between the police and workers at a South Korean auto factory ended on Thursday after the company agreed to keep half the workers at the plant rather than lay them all off in a restructuring, union and company officials said. After the concession by Ssangyong Motor Company,... »

New NATO Chief Calls for More Troops in Afghanistan

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NATO's new Secretary-General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, speaks at a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, 05 Aug 2009New NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen says more troops are needed in Afghanistan to defeat a... »

India PM defends move to improve ties with Pakistan

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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Prime... »

China pledges drastic cut in execution rate

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China plans to reduce the number of death sentences it hands out each year to "an extremely small number" and to reserve executions for only the most serious offenders. In an interview published today in the state-run Legal Daily, Zhang Jun , Vice-President of the Supreme People's Court, said that China would not abolish... »

Militants Kill Pakistani Pro-Government Tribal Leader

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Police say suspected Taliban militants have killed a pro-government tribal leader in Pakistan's northwest. The tribal leader was shot and killed... »