| Kidnapped Chinese workers freed in Sudan oil state
Chinese technicians man drilling equipment on an oil rig in Paloich, South Sudan. Militants apparently captured 29 Chinese workers after attacking a remote work site in the volatile South Kordofan region of neighboring Sudan, and Sudanese forces were increasing security for Chinese projects and personnel there, China said Sunday.... |
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| Tiger tourists nearly become lunch
Tiger-animal (sl1)... |
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| Gold holds below $1,720/oz, all eyes on Greece
Gold - jewelry - necklace on display in shop, India... |
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| World stocks lower as Greek debt talks drag on
US Dollars... |
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| Ex-Caltrans worker indicted on smuggling charges
Caltrans District 7's Headquarters in Downtown Los Angeles.... |
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| Asia stocks muted as Greek debt talks drag on
A floor trader looks on the stock price at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Friday, May 7, 2010. Investors dumped shares across the board in Asia after the Dow Jones industrials plunged 1,000 points at one point Thursday, the biggest drop ever during a trading day, amid fears that Greece's debt problems could halt the global economic recovery. A technical glitch is suspected of contributing to the plunge.... |
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| Syria steps up assault on Homs
Men chant slogans during an anti-Syrian regime protest in front of the Chinese embassy in Tripoli, Libya, Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. Russia and China have vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution aimed at ending Syria's bloodshed, despite international outrage over a devastating bombardment of the city of Homs by President Bashar Assad's forces. The veto and the show of support by Russia last Saturday raised concerns that Assad's regime could now unleash even greater violence to crush the revolt against his rule, assured that his ally would prevent international action while continuing its weapons sales to Damascus. (AP Photo/Abdel Magid al-Fergany)... |
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| Most Asian Stocks Rise; China Companies Retreat as More Uncertainty Seen
The screens show the Hang Seng Index at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Tuesday, March 15, 2011.... |
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| China drives growth for KFC owner Yum
Klps1 - December06 - China - Kentucky Fried Chicken - KFC - Fast Food. (ps1) ... |
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| Tuesday Papers: Greece to face curbs on new bailout
A general view of a parliament session as Greek Prime minister speaks, about the next year's state budget, in Athens, on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011.... |
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| Chinese banks cut exposure to euro zone -paper
File:HK R10 Central Des Voeux Road HK Chinese Bank Building Citic Ka Wah Bank Evening.jpg... |
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| Don't want to become political, but can't remain silent: Karmapa
Don't want to become political, but can't remain silent: Karmapa... |
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| U.N. victory may push Syria's Assad into unwinnable war
Syrian rebels hold their RPG and their guns as they stand on alert during a battle with the Syrian government forces, at Rastan area in Homs province, central Syria, on Tuesday Jan. 31, 2012.... |
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| Obama administration closes US embassy in Damascus, pulls American diplomats out of Syria
President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 11,2012, during a forum on "Insourcing American Jobs".... |
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| Sorry, Mitt: It Won't Be an American Century
Mitt Romney... |
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