Sun, 14 Mar 2010
(Photo: AP /Pavel Rahman)Bangladesh slaughters 117,000 birds over avian flu
A poultry farmer feeds chickens at a local market in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, March 22, 2007. Bangladeshi authorities recently culled about 30,000 chickens at a state-owned farm after many died mysteriously, sparking fears of a bird flu outbreak that...Full Story

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(Photo: GFDL / Pavanravela)China funds zoo after Siberian tigers die: reports
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China Merchants Bank rights issue take-up 98.6 pct
* A-share rights issue take-up 98.6 percent, worth $2.6 bln * Analysts had expected strong demand due to pricing * Chinese banks step up capital raising after lending spree (Adds background, details) SHANGHAI, March 14 (Reuters) - China Merchants Bank said on Sunday tha...Full Story
China asserts yuan stable;worried about of $770 bn US bonds
BEIJING: Rejecting the American demand for letting its currency yuan rise against the dollar, China today expressed apprehension over the safety of USD 770 billion US treasury bonds, a development that could see the foreign exchange markets across the world going topsy-...Full Story
Golf: JLPGA money rankings+
TOKYO, March 14 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Leading money winners on the Japan LPGA Tour after the Yokohama Tire PRGR Ladies Cup at Tosa Country Club in Kochi Prefecture (Japanese unless noted): | Yen | Wins Events 1. Ahn Sun Ju, S. Korea 15,904,000 1 | 2 2. Wei Yun-jye, Taiwan...Full Story
China Premier Wen Jiabao decries calls to boost yuan
March 14, 2010: 8:52 AM ET | (CNN) -- China is bracing for another tough year despite economic growth, but opposes foreign pressure to appreciate the value of its currency, Premier Wen Jiabao said Sunday. | "This is going to be the most complicated year for the economy,...Full Story
China funds zoo after Siberian tigers die: reports
| BEIJING-A municipal government in northeastern China has allocated 7 million yuan ($1 million) to improve conditions at a local zoo after the recent deaths of 11 rare Siberian tigers and other animals, state media said Sunday. | The Siberian tigers at the Shenyang For...Full Story
China funds zoo after Siberian tigers die: reports
| AP Photo - FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2010 file photo, an endangered Siberian tiger runs away with a chicken tossed by tourists at the Harbin Tiger Park in Harbin in northeastern China's Heilongjiang province. Eleven rare Siberian tigers kept in small cages and fed only c...Full Story
China funds zoo after Siberian tigers die: reports
| The Siberian tigers at the Shenyang Forest Wild Animal Zoo starved to death in the past three months, having been fed nothing but chicken bones as the facility ran into financial trouble, according to reports last week, although a zoo manager said unspecified diseases...Full Story
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China funds zoo after Siberian tigers die: reports
The Guardian | BEIJING (AP) — A municipal government in northeastern China has allocated 7 million yuan ($1 million) to improve conditions at a local zoo after the recent deaths of 11 rare Siberian tigers and other animals, state media said Sunday. | The Siberi...
China Funds Zoo After Siberian Tigers Die: Reports
CBS News Local Chinese Gov't Funds Zoo After Deaths Of Siberian Tigers, As Other Animals Die: Reports | Font size Print E-mail Share | (AP) (AP) BEIJING (AP) - A municipal government in northeastern China has allocated 7 million yuan ($1 million) to improve c...
China funds zoo after Siberian tigers die: reports
Breitbart | FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2010 file photo, an endangered Siberian tiger runs... | BEIJING (AP) - A municipal government in northeastern China has allocated 7 million yuan ($1 million) to improve conditions at a local zoo after the recent deaths of 11 ...
China funds zoo after Siberian tigers die: reports
The State | BEIJING -- A municipal government in northeastern China has allocated 7 million yuan ($1 million) to improve conditions at a local zoo after the recent deaths of 11 rare Siberian tigers and other animals, state media said Sunday. | The Siberian tig...
China funds zoo after Siberian tigers die: reports
The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) -- A municipal government in northeastern China has allocated 7 million yuan ($1 million) to improve conditions at a local zoo after the recent deaths of 11 rare Siberian tigers and other animals, state media said Sunday. | The Siberian ...
China Funds Zoo After Siberian Tigers Die: Reports
The New York Times | Filed at 6:44 a.m. ET | BEIJING (AP) -- A municipal government in northeastern China has allocated 7 million yuan ($1 million) to improve conditions at a local zoo after the recent deaths of 11 rare Siberian tigers and other animals, state media sa...
China funds zoo after Siberian tigers die: reports
Denver Post | BEIJING—A municipal government in northeastern China has allocated 7 million yuan ($1 million) to improve conditions at a local zoo after the recent deaths of 11 rare Siberian tigers and other animals, state media said Sunday. | The Siberian ...
Israel arrests top Hamas official in West Bank
MSNBC | JERUSALEM - Israeli forces arrested a senior Hamas figure on Sunday after a raid in the town of Ramallah, the seat of the West Bank-based Palestinian government, the Israeli military said. | A military statement described Maher Audi as a founder of...
China funds zoo after Siberian tigers die: reports
The Miami Herald | BEIJING -- A municipal government in northeastern China has allocated 7 million yuan ($1 million) to improve conditions at a local zoo after the recent deaths of 11 rare Siberian tigers and other animals, state media said Sunday. | The Siberian tig...
China premier rejects call for faster currency rise
Business Report | Beijing - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Sunday rejected pressure from the United States and other nations for a faster appreciation of China's currency. | "A country's exchange rate policy and its exchange rates should depend on its national econom...
Review: Air Asia's online booking system has problems: Some American credit cards cannot be used
The Examiner | Last week, I spent more than two hours trying to book two flights on Air Asia's new website. Normally as easy as choosing a flight, keying in credit card information and pressing "Pay", Air Asia's website and online booking system seem to...
China funds zoo after Siberian tigers die: reports
Seattle Times BEIJING - | A municipal government in northeastern China has allocated 7 million yuan ($1 million) to improve conditions at a local zoo after the recent deaths of 11 rare Siberian tigers and other animals, state media said Sunday. | The Siberian tige...
China funds zoo after Siberian tigers die: reports
Yahoo Daily News | BEIJING – A municipal government in northeastern China has allocated 7 million yuan ($1 million) to improve conditions at a local zoo after the recent deaths of 11 rare Siberian tigers and other animals, state media said Sunday. | The Siberia...
Bihar turning around on improved law and order: World Bank
Zeenews New Delhi: Bihar has started turning around based on the all-inclusive reforms initiated by the state government, including improved law and order and higher public expenditures, the World Bank has said. | "There are visible signs of a turnaround whe...
China PM defends assertive trade, foreign policy
Philadelphia Daily News | CHARLES HUTZLER | The Associated Press | BEIJING - China vowed Sunday to remain alert to any renewed signs of economic crisis and forcefully defended its currency, trade and more assertive foreign policies as helping global rebalancing, not undermi...
India not interested in proxy war in Afghan: Shyam Saran
The Siasat Daily | New Delhi, March 14: Referring to Pakistan's concerns over India's involvement in reconstruction work in Afghanistan, a special envoy of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said India was not in the business of having a proxy war in the confl...
Militant With Money Links Leads Abu Sayyaf Faction
The New York Times | Filed at 4:06 a.m. ET | MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- A Filipino militant wanted by Washington has become leader of a key faction of Abu Sayyaf, the al-Qaida-linked extremist group in the southern Philippines for which he has previously acquired fore...
China defends currency policy
Al Jazeera | China's prime minister has rejected foreign calls for allowing the yuan to appreciate and blamed the US for strained ties between Washington and Beijing. | Wen Jiabao used a news conference marking the end of China's annual parliament meeting on Su...
Worldview: Grassroots Afghan education
Philadelphia Daily News | By Trudy Rubin | Inquirer Opinion Columnist We all know the importance of educating girls (and boys, too) in poor Muslim countries. | So it is exciting to come across a successful educational model developed by an unusual Afghan educator to teach p...
Militant with money links leads Abu Sayyaf faction
The Boston Globe | MANILA, Philippines-A Filipino militant wanted by Washington has become leader of a key faction of Abu Sayyaf, the al-Qaida-linked extremist group in the southern Philippines for which he has previously acquired foreign funding, the Philippine mili...
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