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Smartphones drive record Samsung profit
  | SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co posted a record $4.7 billion quarterly operating profit, driven by booming smartphone sales, and will spend $22 billion this year to boost production of c... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
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 The Times Of India 
Bank of India sees subdued growth in corporate loans
MUMBAI: State-run lender Bank of India expects a subdued growth for its corporate loan book in the coming quarters and will be cautious about lending to risky sectors, senior officials said, as increa... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
boy -child - kid - India  DNA India 
India sends exaggerated reports to UN on child rights
| India's report on children to the United Nations (UN), "Convention on rights of children report", is stated to be far from reality. Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) working on pro-child rights ha... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)

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Kia Motors  Independent online 
Kia Motors earnings up
South Korea's second largest automaker, Kia Motors, said Friday it posted a record profit last year thanks to brisk overseas sales and increased returns in investment in affiliated firms. | Net profit... (photo: Creative Commons / Magnus Manske)

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Bank of India - banking system in India The Times Of India
'Bank of India sees subdued growth on corporate loans'
MUMBAI: State-run Bank of India sees subdued growth on corporate loans going forward, while rising debt restructuring by corporates is exerting stress on the bank's asset... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Bank   India   Mumbai   Photos   Wikipedia: Bank of India  
British Foreign Secretary William Hague arrives for an EU Foreign Ministers meeting at the EU Council in Brussels, Thursday March 10, 2011. The European Union is hitting the regime of Moammar Gadhafi with more financial sanctions just as France says it is recognizing the Libyan opposition's Interim Governing Council and plans to exchange ambassadors with it. Zeenews
UK wants stronger, deeper ties with India: Hague
London: Noting that India is making its mark on the global economy with electrifying skill, innovation and dynamism, British Foreign Secretary William Hague has said that... (photo: AP / Geert Vanden Wijngaert)
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File - Historian Howard Zinn lecturing at the Monona Terrace in Madison, Wisconsin, May 2, 2009. Al Jazeera
Remembering Howard Zinn
| Editor's note: Today, January 27, is the second anniversary of the death of Howard Zinn. An active participant in the Civil Rights movement, he was dismissed in 1963 fr... (photo: Creative Commons)
Human Rights   Justice   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Howard Zinn  
Activists of right wing all-women Dukhtaran-E-Milat (Daughters of the Faith) hold placard as they demonstrate in Srinagar on January 27, 2012. The Siasat Daily
Kashmir women's group seeks Aafia Siddiqui's release
| Srinagar, January 27: Muslim women separatist group, Dukhtaran-e-Milat (Daughters of Faith) headed by Asiya Andrabi, staged a demonstration in Srinagar Friday, demandin... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
Kashmir   Photos   Protest   Wikipedia: Aafia Siddiqui   Women  
Apple Inc. Mosaic The Guardian
Asia may not be such easy pickings for Apple
By Harichandan Arakali and Farah Master BANGALORE/HONG KONG, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Investors in Apple Inc have a one-word answer for those who wonder whether this corporate ... (photo: Creative Commons / Mono)
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Twitter - Social networking site The Times Of India
Twitter to begin restricting user content in some countries
SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter announced on Thursday that it would begin restricting Tweets in certain countries, marking a policy shift for the social media platform that helped... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
France   Germany   Internet   Photos   Wikipedia: Twitter  
Nigeria President,Goodluck Jonathan, visits the site of the police headquarters bombed by a suicide bomber in Kano, Nigeria, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. Al Jazeera
Jonathan urges Boko Haram to state demands
| Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has challenged Boko Haram to identify themselves and state clearly their demands as a basis for talks. | "If they clearly identify ... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba)
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In this Aug. 23, 2004 file photo, American Jonathan Keith Idema, 48, smokes a cigarette in a court in Kabul, Afghanistan. Idema, a former Green Beret from North Carolina convicted of running a private jail in Afghanistan where he tortured terrorism suspects, has died at the age of 55. The Independent
The dark truth behind the man who claimed he had Bin Laden in his sights
| Variously described as a conman, a fantasist, a sociopath, and a super-patriot, Jonathan Keith "Jack" Idema died alone on Saturday of complications relating t... (photo: AP / Emilio Morenatti)
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 Actress Naomi Watts, attends the Chanel 2006-07 cruise collection fashion show at Grand Central railroad terminal, Wednesday, May 17, 2006 in New York. (AP Photo/Dima Gavrysh) nf2  Watts gang to have summer in SydneyThe Daily Telegraph Australia
FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi from Argentina, right, duels for the ball against Real Madrid's Lass during a quarterfinal, second leg, Copa del Rey soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium, in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. Barcelona's Lionel Messi admits anguish over accusations of lack of passion for ArgentinaGoal
File - Historian Howard Zinn lecturing at the Monona Terrace in Madison, Wisconsin, May 2, 2009. Remembering Howard ZinnAl Jazeera
Australia's cricket team captain Ricky Ponting reacts after playing a shot during the first day of their first cricket test match against India, in Mohali, India, Friday, Oct. 1, 2010. Ponting Guides Australia Further Into The DistanceSporting Life
North & Central Asia
In this image made available Sunday Nov. 22 2009 and taken from Al Alam TV, a missile is fired in an unspecified location in Iran. Iran on Sunday Nov. 22 2009 began large-scale air defense war games aimed at protecting the country's nuclear facilities against any possible attack, state television reported. It said the five-day drill will cover an area a third of the size of Iran and spread across the central, western and southern parts of the country. Obama renews anti-Iran war rhetoric Pakalert Press
Jan Kubis (centre, in red tie), the newly-appointed Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan and Head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), arrives in Kabul to take up his post, 17 January, 2011. UN's new Afghan envoy heartened by talk of peace Austin American Statesman
The Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Jaipal Reddy addressing a press conference after the bilateral meeting with his Pakistani counterpart, Mr. Asim Hussain, in New Delhi on January 25, 2012. India, Pakistan say strategy soon for gas import from Turkmenistan The Times Of India
Iranian oil technician Majid Afshari, steps down as he make his way at the oil separator facilities in Azadegan oil field How an embargo of Iranian oil could affect markets The Boston Globe
Far East
Nissan - Automaker - Carmaker - Motors Nissan to build new $2 bn plant in Mexico Zeenews
In this Feb. 8, 2008 file photo, a for sale sign stands in front of a bank-owned home in Las Vegas. Las Vegas was second to Stockton, Calif., which was first, with 9.5 percent of all housing units receiving a foreclosure filing in 2008. World stocks muted ahead of US growth figures my SA
Nintendo Wii set being sold at Toys R US in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada on June 9, 2011. Nintendo triples its loss forecast as sales lag San Francisco Chronicle
A Syrian army defector, waves the Syrian revolution flag and shouts slogans shortly after he defected with other soldiers and join the anti-Syrian regime protesters at Khalidiya area in Homs province, central Syria, on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012 UN to discuss action on Syria Irish Times
Middle East
People clean the scene of a car bomb attack in Zafaraniyah, Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. Shiites in Firing Line as Dozens Killed at Iraq Funeral March Jakarta Globe
Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak answers questions during a press conference after the meeting with his Slovak counterpart Lubomir Galko in Bratislava, on Friday, Oct. 29, 2010. Israel says Iran 'drifting' toward nuke goal line The Boston Globe
Gasoline Prices - Pump - Oil - Crude Oil hovers near $100 amid Iran tensions Jakarta Post
A Syrian army defector, waves the Syrian revolution flag and shouts slogans shortly after he defected with other soldiers and join the anti-Syrian regime protesters at Khalidiya area in Homs province, central Syria, on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012 UN to discuss action on Syria Irish Times
South Asia
India's Virender Sehwag catches the ball while playing Australia on the second day in their cricket test match at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012. India made 191 in their first innings. Sehwag's cameo was not what India needed Sydney Morning Herald
boy -child - kid - India India sends exaggerated reports to UN on child rights DNA India
Sri Lanka's Mahela Jayawardene raises his bat and helmet to celebrate scoring a century during the Cricket World Cup final match between India and Sri Lanka in Mumbai, India, Saturday, April 2 , 2011. Sri Lanka not complacent about India in tri-series The Hindu
Business & Industry Economy & Finance
- Bad run puts Team India on slow ad pitch
- Think long term on Indian realty
- NZ wine exports grow 9.5%, bottled-wine price holds steady
- Kim Dotcom: Power of money put to test
- Battlefield of the future
- Hefty race purse 'great for breeders and investors'
Samsung - Electronics - Technology
Smartphones drive record Samsung profit
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- Crude heads for weekly gain on US recovery
- World to spend up large at Karaka auctions
- Key starts political year in defensive mode
- Shock treatment
- Tonga's church, built in hope, faith and pride, collapse
- Stocks Hesitate After Growth Disappoints
Bank of India - banking system in India
'Bank of India sees subdued growth on corporate loans'
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Politics Poverty
- Dealing with Pakistan's fears on water
- Bringing down the fatwa wall
- Najib: Umno to deal with indiscipline during election immedi
- Musharraf will return to Pakistan after tensions end - APML
- 6 lawmakers met with Cebu guv
- Failed Mutiny Highlights the Schism in Papua New Guinea
File - Historian Howard Zinn lecturing at the Monona Terrace in Madison, Wisconsin, May 2, 2009.
Remembering Howard Zinn
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- SRI LANKA: Tea rich but nutrient poor
- Leprosy far from extinct in India as poor are hit hard
- Kiwis take the lead in heading off global food crisis
- Will India's poor remain hungry?
- Maori child abuse linked to poverty and discrimination
- 1,300 Kyrgyz prisoners sew their mouths shut in protest at p
India Village Woman making food on the roadside at Kolkata in Eastern India City
Will India's poor remain hungry?
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Technology Terrorism
- Samsung's phone sales mask loss in panels
- World to spend up large at Karaka auctions
- Kim Dotcom: Power of money put to test
- Battlefield of the future
- Hefty race purse 'great for breeders and investors'
- UK Soldier Shot Dead While On Afghan Patrol
Samsung - Electronics - Technology
Smartphones drive record Samsung profit
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- Battlefield of the future
- Pakistani family wants justice in CIA killing
- One year on, Pakistani family seeks compensation in CIA cont
- Afghanistan nation building: The impossible dream
- One year on, Pakistani family seeks compensation in CIA cont
- Pakistani family wants justice in CIA killing
In this Aug. 23, 2004 file photo, American Jonathan Keith Idema, 48, smokes a cigarette in a court in Kabul, Afghanistan. Idema, a former Green Beret from North Carolina convicted of running a private jail in Afghanistan where he tortured terrorism suspects, has died at the age of 55.
The dark truth behind the man who claimed he had Bin Laden in his sights
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Entertainment Sport
- Bad run puts Team India on slow ad pitch
- Think long term on Indian realty
- Giving voice to Kashmir and its women
- Crude heads for weekly gain on US recovery
- Samsung's phone sales mask loss in panels
- Woods, McIlroy in the hunt in Abu Dhabi
Samsung - Electronics - Technology
Smartphones drive record Samsung profit
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- Pakistan fights hard as England chases win
- Tourism boom is uncharted water for ‘shark town’
- Cricket: India's humiliation goes on as Tendulkar flops
- League: Sky talks with NRL stall over broadcast rights
- Netball: Ferns tag Aussie to plug gap in midcourt
- Cricket: Hira throws his hat in the ring
Australia's cricket captain Ricky Ponting, center, and fellow team members acknowledge the applause from the crowd after their win in the Cricket World Cup Group A match between Australia and Kenya in Bangalore, India, Sunday, March 13, 2011. Australia won by 60 runs.
Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke have turned Australia's fortunes dramatically
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