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- Uneasy peace holds after Thai, Cambodian troops clash
- No moratorium during Chinese New Year
- Najib to meet Umno divisional leaders Saturday
- Koreas hold first military talks since island attack
- Indian court throws out claim against Dutch queen
- Palestinians to hold elections in July: officials
- Indian talks to end parliamentary deadlock
- Bullet sent to Russian embassy in Japan island row
- Mob attacks churches in Indonesia
- Water, water, water everywhere, but the taps are not flowing
- Taylor war crime trial nears end
- Q+A - What next for impoverished Bangladesh's rotating PMs?
- U.S. official's fate may threaten US, Pakistan aid, ties - diplomat
- Suu Kyi’s party seeks talks with West on sanctions
- Admax Malaysia scores impressively in comScore’s ad network ranking
- Toyota nine-month profits quadruple
- Australian MPs weep for disaster victims
- Taiwan seeks Philippine anti-crime efforts after spat
- Thai-Cambodian border quiet after deadly clashes
- Dragon dance
| Uneasy peace holds after Thai, Cambodian troops clash Posted: 08 Feb 2011 12:47 AM PST PRAEH VIHEAR, Cambodia (Reuters) - Thai and Cambodian troops stood on high alert on Tuesday after clashing in disputed land around a 900-year-old mountaintop temple, as both sides face intense regional diplomatic pressure to lay down arms. 
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| No moratorium during Chinese New Year Posted: 08 Feb 2011 12:38 AM PST Politics is a year round activity and politicians will never shut their mouths even during Chinese New Year.
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| Najib to meet Umno divisional leaders Saturday Posted: 08 Feb 2011 12:33 AM PST Prime Minister and Umno President Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak is scheduled to meet leaders of the 191 Umno divisions Saturday to gather feedback and resolve outstanding issues, Umno Secretary-General Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor said today.
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| Koreas hold first military talks since island attack Posted: 08 Feb 2011 12:32 AM PST SEOUL, Tuesday 8 February 2011 (Bernama) -- Military officers from South and North Korea began preliminary talks Tuesday to lay groundwork for a higher-level meeting, Yonhap news agency quoted a defence ministry spokesman as saying.
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| Indian court throws out claim against Dutch queen Posted: 08 Feb 2011 12:16 AM PST MUMBAI, Tuesday 8 February 2011 (AFP) - An Indian judge has thrown out a claim for damages against the Queen of the Netherlands over a ship that capsized more than 20 years ago, media reported on Tuesday.
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| Palestinians to hold elections in July: officials Posted: 08 Feb 2011 12:15 AM PST RAMALLAH, Tuesday 8 February 2011 (AFP) - The Palestinian cabinet will meet later Tuesday and is expected to name a date for the first elections since 2006, government officials told AFP.
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| Indian talks to end parliamentary deadlock Posted: 08 Feb 2011 12:14 AM PST NEW DELHI, Tuesday 8 February 2011 (AFP) - India's finance minister called a meeting of all party leaders Tuesday to try to end a deadlock over a huge corruption scandal that is threatening to paralyse parliament's budget session.
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| Bullet sent to Russian embassy in Japan island row Posted: 08 Feb 2011 12:13 AM PST TOKYO, Tuesday 8 February 2011 (AFP) - A rifle bullet has been mailed to the Russian embassy in Japan, police said Tuesday, amid a worsening territorial row over a string of disputed islands.
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| Mob attacks churches in Indonesia Posted: 08 Feb 2011 12:12 AM PST TEMANGGUNG, Tuesday 8 February 2011 (AFP) - A Muslim mob burned churches and clashed with police in Indonesia on Tuesday as they demanded the death penalty for a Christian man convicted of blaspheming against Islam, police said.
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| Water, water, water everywhere, but the taps are not flowing Posted: 08 Feb 2011 12:01 AM PST There is water everywhere in flood-hit Johor, but the taps are not not flowing.
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| Taylor war crime trial nears end Posted: 07 Feb 2011 11:58 PM PST The war crimes trial of former Liberian leader, Charles Taylor, is entering its final phase.
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| Q+A - What next for impoverished Bangladesh's rotating PMs? Posted: 07 Feb 2011 11:16 PM PST DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh's main opposition party, emboldened by its success at municipal elections and public discontent at the government, has vowed to move parliamentary elections forward to force the ruling party from power. 
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| U.S. official's fate may threaten US, Pakistan aid, ties - diplomat Posted: 07 Feb 2011 11:16 PM PST KABUL (Reuters) - Pakistan is working feverishly to defray tensions over the fate of a U.S. official who killed two men in Pakistan in a case that threatens billions of dollars in U.S. aid and could further damage an already strained alliance, a Pakistani diplomatic source said. 
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| Suu Kyi’s party seeks talks with West on sanctions Posted: 07 Feb 2011 10:36 PM PST YANGON, Feb 8 — The party of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi said today it wanted talks with Western nations on how to modify sanctions on Myanmar, a move signalling greater flexibility if the ruling junta makes concessions. Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) added that responsible investment guidelines could ease economic ...
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| Admax Malaysia scores impressively in comScore’s ad network ranking Posted: 07 Feb 2011 11:11 PM PST comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today revealed the top digital ad networks in Malaysia with Admax Network showing a growing leadership in this sector.
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| Toyota nine-month profits quadruple Posted: 07 Feb 2011 11:00 PM PST TOKYO, Tuesday 8 February 2011 (AFP) - Japan's Toyota Motor on Tuesday said its net profit for the nine months to December nearly quadrupled despite a 39% fall in the third quarter, and upped its net profit forecast for the year.
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| Australian MPs weep for disaster victims Posted: 07 Feb 2011 10:55 PM PST SYDNEY, Tuesday 8 February 2011 (AFP) - Australian lawmakers wept Tuesday as they paid tribute to the tens of thousands of citizens whose lives have been rocked by floods, fires and cyclones, as authorities reined in a major blaze which gutted 68 homes.
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| Taiwan seeks Philippine anti-crime efforts after spat Posted: 07 Feb 2011 10:53 PM PST TAIPEI, Tuesday 8 February 2011 (AFP) - Taiwan called Tuesday on the Philippines to step up cooperation on fighting cross-border crimes and avoid a recurrence of a row over Manila's deportation of 14 Taiwanese suspected fraudsters to China.
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| Thai-Cambodian border quiet after deadly clashes Posted: 07 Feb 2011 10:52 PM PST PREAH VIHEAR, Tuesday 8 February 2011 (AFP) - Cambodian and Thai troops held their fire Tuesday as the UN Security Council said it was willing to meet to discuss four days of deadly border clashes near a disputed 11th-century temple.
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| Posted: 07 Feb 2011 10:41 PM PST Dancers perform a dragon dance in Shanghai as the Chinese people continue to celebrate the Lunar New Year.
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