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- Al Qaeda releases tape from French hostages
- Six dead, 50 wounded in Taiwan train accident
- Thai-Cambodia peace moves stall
- Ericsson surprises with 224% profit leap
- Two elderly Taiwanese likely starved to death: police
- Samsung to invest $7.04 bn in wetland green town
- Japan's Mitsubishi Motors profit more than triples
- Exiled Tibetans elect Harvard academic as political leader
- China in no mood to listen in U.S. rights talks
- Cambodian PM calls for truce with Thailand
- Taiwan gets first female presidential candidate
- Egypt says gas pipeline to Israel, Jordan bombed
- Local Teochew opera struggling to survive
- Chavez says Libya officials discuss peace options
- Syrian troops pour into Damascus suburb
- Singapore's Lee re-elected MP uncontested
- Sai Baba, India's living god, buried with state honours
- Japan royal couple visit tsunami zone
- Exiled Tibetans get new political leader
- U.S. denies considering tougher visas for Chinese officials
| Al Qaeda releases tape from French hostages Posted: 27 Apr 2011 12:45 AM PDT DUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's north African branch released messages from four French hostages it kidnapped in Niger, who called for France to respond to the militant group's demand that France withdraw troops from Afghanistan. 
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| Six dead, 50 wounded in Taiwan train accident Posted: 27 Apr 2011 12:42 AM PDT At least six people were killed and 50 others wounded Wednesday when a train carrying numerous Chinese tourists was hit by a falling tree at a popular mountain spot in central Taiwan, rescuers said.
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| Thai-Cambodia peace moves stall Posted: 27 Apr 2011 12:27 AM PDT Hopes of an imminent ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia faded Wednesday after Bangkok pulled out of talks with its neighbour and deadly border clashes entered a sixth day.
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| Ericsson surprises with 224% profit leap Posted: 27 Apr 2011 12:26 AM PDT Swedish giant Ericsson, a world leader in making telecommunications equipment, recorded a 224-percent rise in first-quarter net profits, higher than expected, a company statement said on Wednesday.
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| Two elderly Taiwanese likely starved to death: police Posted: 27 Apr 2011 12:25 AM PDT Two elderly Taiwanese sisters found dead in their home probably starved to death, police said Wednesday, in a case that has highlighted rising concern over care of the island's ageing population.
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| Samsung to invest $7.04 bn in wetland green town Posted: 27 Apr 2011 12:25 AM PDT South Korea's largest business group Samsung signed an initial deal Wednesday to invest $7.04 billion in a state project to build a green energy complex on reclaimed wetland.
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| Japan's Mitsubishi Motors profit more than triples Posted: 27 Apr 2011 12:24 AM PDT Japan's Mitsubishi Motors said Wednesday its net profit more than tripled for the year to March as the global market recovers and cost-cutting measures helped offset the yen's strength.
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| Exiled Tibetans elect Harvard academic as political leader Posted: 27 Apr 2011 12:14 AM PDT DHARAMSALA (Reuters) - Tibetan exiles from around the world have voted a Harvard law scholar as their political leader, officials said on Wednesday, the first election since the Dalai Lama moved to devolve power and which could usher in a more radical government-in-exile. 
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| China in no mood to listen in U.S. rights talks Posted: 26 Apr 2011 11:43 PM PDT BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China's increasingly tough line against dissent suggests it will be in no mood to bend to U.S. demands to soften its approach when the two begin talks on human rights on Wednesday. 
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| Cambodian PM calls for truce with Thailand Posted: 26 Apr 2011 11:15 PM PDT Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday called for a truce with Thailand as border clashes that have left 14 people dead on both sides entered their sixth day.
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| Taiwan gets first female presidential candidate Posted: 26 Apr 2011 11:15 PM PDT Taiwan's main opposition party said Wednesday it will nominate ex-vice premier Tsai Ing-wen for next year's presidential election, the first woman in Taiwan's history to run for the post.
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| Egypt says gas pipeline to Israel, Jordan bombed Posted: 26 Apr 2011 11:13 PM PDT Unknown saboteurs bombed an Egyptian gas pipeline in Sinai at dawn on Wednesday, forcing authorities to cut supplies to neighbouring Israel and Jordan, a security official told AFP.
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| Local Teochew opera struggling to survive Posted: 26 Apr 2011 11:12 PM PDT Local Teochew opera artists are facing a dilemma between promoting the cultural art and maintaining their livelihood, since they have to face fierce competitions from foreign opera troupes while the art itself is being gradually washed away.
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| Chavez says Libya officials discuss peace options Posted: 26 Apr 2011 10:08 PM PDT CARACAS, April 27 — A delegation of Libyan officials is in Venezuela to discuss possible peaceful solutions to the war in the North African country, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez said yesterday. A vocal opponent of military action by Western governments, Chavez is also a close ally of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and has proposed talks ... 
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| Syrian troops pour into Damascus suburb Posted: 26 Apr 2011 08:09 PM PDT AMMAN, April 27 — Syrian President Bashar al-Assad poured troops into a suburb of the capital overnight while his tanks pounded Deraa to crush resistance in the southern city where the revolt against his autocratic rule began on March 18. White buses brought in hundreds of soldiers in full combat gear into the northern Damascus suburb of Douma, a ... 
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| Singapore's Lee re-elected MP uncontested Posted: 26 Apr 2011 10:13 PM PDT Singapore's founding father Lee Kuan Yew was re-elected to parliament on Wednesday without any contest as the ruling party braces for a stiff challenge from the opposition during May 7 polls.
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| Sai Baba, India's living god, buried with state honours Posted: 26 Apr 2011 10:12 PM PDT Hundreds of thousands of devotees gathered Wednesday for the funeral of Sathya Sai Baba, one of India's most influential spiritual leaders who enjoyed a global following.
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| Japan royal couple visit tsunami zone Posted: 26 Apr 2011 10:11 PM PDT Japan's royal couple made their first visit to the country's tsunami-ravaged northeast coast Wednesday to comfort thousands of survivors still huddling in evacuation shelters.
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| Exiled Tibetans get new political leader Posted: 26 Apr 2011 10:10 PM PDT Exiled Tibetans worldwide will get a new political leader Wednesday, after electing a prime minister who faces the daunting task of taking on a role embodied for decades by the Dalai Lama.
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| U.S. denies considering tougher visas for Chinese officials Posted: 26 Apr 2011 10:10 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department denied a newspaper report on Wednesday that Washington could respond to a series of Chinese diplomatic snubs by making it more difficult for senior Chinese officials to secure visas. 
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