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Indian public figures unite ahead of Ayodhya verdict

Indian public figures unite ahead of Ayodhya verdict
India mints record 69 billionaires: Forbes
Stand firm against the racists
Japan says it may sign treaty against child abductions
Chinese teen allegedly beaten to death in boot camp: report
Bomb blast injures one in Indonesia: police
Family lives together with a python for 20 years
Times Sq bomber footage released
Oldest twins on secret to long life
Sarah Shourd on Iran prison ordeal
John Simpson on N Korea congress
Counting the crowds in NY square
Tension in White House - Woodward
Charlatans gig in super HD
Zeta Jones tees off Ryder gala
Berlusconi wins vote of confidence
China releases 3 Japanese but isle dispute lingers
Depend on China at your peril
World needs to understand true nature of China
Street contortionists

Indian public figures unite ahead of Ayodhya verdict

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 01:02 AM PDT

NEW DELHI, Thursday 30 September 2010 (AFP) - Bollywood stars and leading public figures came together Thursday ahead of the Ayodhya ruling to appeal for calm, stressing that India's religious diversity was its strength.

India mints record 69 billionaires: Forbes

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 12:46 AM PDT

NEW DELHI, Thursday 30 September 2010 (AFP) - India's fast-expanding economy has minted 17 new billionaires in the last 12 months, pushing the total to a record 69, according to a new Forbes Rich List released Thursday.

Stand firm against the racists

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 12:37 AM PDT

The racists have continued stirring troubles through various channels. They keep promoting the so-called assimilation policy in the name of uniting the people, or keep belittling others to defend their privileges. What should we do in the face of such a situation?

Japan says it may sign treaty against child abductions

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 12:35 AM PDT

TOKYO, Thursday 30 September 2010 (AFP) - Japan said on Thursday it is seriously considering signing an international treaty to stop parental child abductions, a day after the US Congress condemned the country over the emotive issue.

Chinese teen allegedly beaten to death in boot camp: report

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 12:28 AM PDT

BEIJING, Thursday 30 September 2010 (AFP) - A Chinese teenager was allegedly beaten to death at a boot camp for troubled youths that his mother had lured him to attend by promising he was going to study IT, state media said Thursday.

Bomb blast injures one in Indonesia: police

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 12:27 AM PDT

JAKARTA, Thursday 30 September 2010 (AFP) - An Islamic extremist carrying a homemade bomb on a bicycle was badly injured Thursday when the device exploded near a police post and a market on the outskirts of Jakarta, police said.

Family lives together with a python for 20 years

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 12:25 AM PDT

KUCHING, SARAWAK: Generally, people are afraid of snakes and try their best to avoid them. But a family treats a 23-metre long python as one of their family members and they have been living together peacefully for 20 years!

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Times Sq bomber footage released

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 06:08 PM PDT

Months after a car bomb attack was thwarted in New York's Times Square a new video has been released of the man who admitted planting it.

Oldest twins on secret to long life

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 10:26 PM PDT

Whisky and Pastis mixed in with the odd piece of exercise sounds like the ideal recipe and it seems it's the secret behind a long life.

Sarah Shourd on Iran prison ordeal

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 04:17 PM PDT

American captive Sarah Shourd talks to Matt Frei about being held in prison in Tehran

John Simpson on N Korea congress

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 03:49 PM PDT

The ruling Workers' Party in North Korea has held its first party congress for 30 years, but events in Pyongyang have been shrouded in secrecy.

Counting the crowds in NY square

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 10:09 PM PDT

Twice a year, a company commissions counts of the number of people walking through New York's Times Square.

Tension in White House - Woodward

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 10:36 AM PDT

In an exclusive UK interview, US investigative journalist Bob Woodward tells Newsnight there is a 'lot of tension' between the US military and the White House.

Charlatans gig in super HD

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 08:47 AM PDT

The BBC has broadcast a Charlatans concert to Japan's NHK TV at 16 times the resolution of today's HD.

Zeta Jones tees off Ryder gala

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 11:40 AM PDT

Golf fan Catherine Zeta Jones is presiding over the official concert celebrating the 2010 Ryder Cup being played in Wales.

Berlusconi wins vote of confidence

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 07:58 PM PDT

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi wins a vote of confidence in his government after making a plea for national unity.

China releases 3 Japanese but isle dispute lingers

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 12:57 AM PDT

BEIJING/TOKYO (Reuters) - China released three Japanese citizens on Thursday whose detention had added to tensions between Asia's two top economies, but a fourth remains in custody in a sign that the row is not yet over.

Depend on China at your peril

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 12:05 AM PDT

The Yomiuri Shimbun
Tokyo, Thursday 30 September 2010

China is piling economic pressure on Japan following the collision this month between a Chinese fishing boat and two Japan Coast Guard patrol vessels in Japanese waters near the Senkaku Islands.

World needs to understand true nature of China

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 11:58 PM PDT

To the world, there are roughly three People's Republic of Chinas (PRC). First is the communist authoritarian country. Second, there is the "peaceful rise" China that transformed itself from a failing state to the second largest economy in the world. And iinally, there is the mainland China that is becoming increasing assertive in its foreign policies. It is the first China that the world dislikes, the second it admires and depends upon, and the third it fears.