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Roman Polanski speaks at a press conference in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday Sept. 29, 2005. The 72-year-old Polanski, director of the Oscar-winning film "The Pianist," was in Warsaw to promote the film. The film is based on Dickens' classic tale of a young orphan turned pickpocket in the squalor of Victorian London.
Berlin   Films   Photos   Polanski   Scorsese		  Syracuse 
Polanski, Scorsese Films to Debut at Berlin Festival
Mon 8 Feb 2010
(AP) - c ()-2010, Bloomberg News BERLIN-Roman Polanski, holed up in his Swiss ski chalet and facing possible extradition to the United States on a 30- year-old child-abuse case, is a notable absentee... (photo: AP / Maciej Macierzynski)
Chinese use computers at an Internet cafe in Beijing Thursday Feb. 8, 2007. China, regarded as the world's leading source of illegally copied movies and software, had only limited success during a four-month crackdown on Internet piracy and copyright infringement, an official said Thursday.
Attacks   Beijing   Cyber   Photos   Washington		  Asia Times 
Beijing beefs up cyber-warfare capacity
Mon 8 Feb 2010
By Willy Lam While the furor over cyber-attacks against Google has lapsed somewhat, the Sino-American confrontation over the larger issue of Internet security and global digital warfare is expected to... (photo: AP / Greg Baker)
Haikou skyline, Hainan Province, China  Asia Times  Mon 8 Feb 2010
Hainan fears real-estate bubbles - again
By Stephen Wong SHANGHAI - Money has flooded into the tropical Chinese island province of Hainan for property speculation in the few weeks since the central government unveiled a plan to turn it into... (photo: Public Domain / Anna Frodesiak)
Fears   Hainan   Photos   Property   Shanghai
A man walks past a screen showing the European stock markets fall in Paris, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008. The Paris stock exchange briefly suspended calculating the benchmark CAC-40 index on Wednesday amid a massive influx of sell orders that caused it to plummet nearly 8.2 percent, an exchange spokeswoman said. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)hg3  Breitbart  Mon 8 Feb 2010
European stocks stabilize but debt fears linger

People stand in front of the electronic stock board of a securities firm... LONDON (AP) - Markets stabilized in Europe on Monday, but fell in Asia and the U.S., as investors weighed their fears of the... (photo: AP / Thibault Camus)
Asia   Greece   Market   Photos   US
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Air India-BOEING 014/N5016R test flight 777-200LR Boeing Field - Seattle, WA October 16, 2007 The Times of India Mon 8 Feb 2010
AI to focus on domestic routes

NEW DELHI: This could well be the ultimate irony of the controversial Air India-Indian Airlines merger that saw the domestic arm's identity getting lost. Now, the IA... (photo: Creative Commons / Rick Schlamp)
Aerospace   Business   Delhi   Photos   Transport
Pranab go-ahead for Congress-Trinamool Congress tie-up talks DNA India Mon 8 Feb 2010
Pranab go-ahead for Congress-Trinamool Congress tie-up talks
Kolkata: West Bengal Congress president Pranab Mukherjee today gave a go-ahead for ground level work for a Congress-Trinamool Congress tie-up ahead of May-June elections... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Bengal   Congress   Kolkata   Photos   Talks
Philhealth - Health Insurance Corporation - Philippines Zeenews Mon 8 Feb 2010
Health insurance awareness low in country, says report
Mumbai: A majority of people have low awareness about health insurance products offered by various companies in the country, says a report. "A majority of Indian... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub)
Awareness   Health   Insurance   Photos   Report
Sri Lanka's defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka waves to supporters during a protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010. The Boston Globe Mon 8 Feb 2010
Sri Lankan opposition leader Fonseka arrested

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka-Sri Lanka's defeated presidential candidate was hauled away by military police from his office Monday and will be court-martialed for allegedly... (photo: AP / Rafiq Maqbool)
Conspiracy   Democracy   Photos   Politics   S Asia
Globe Telecom - Globelines Payment Center Inquirer Mon 8 Feb 2010
Globe plans P3B loan from local banks
MANILA, Philippines--GLOBE TELECOM INC. MAY borrow another P3 billion from local banks to supplement the company's budget requirements for the year. But the company said... (photo: WN / Trigedia)
Banks   Loan   Philippines   Photos   Telecom
Pass Resolution On AFSPA, Mirwaiz Dares Govt Kashmir Observer Mon 8 Feb 2010
Pass Resolution On AFSPA, Mirwaiz Dares Govt
Srinagar, Feb 08, KONS: Describing the NC’s and the PDP’s reaction to the killing of innocents as “crocodile’s tears,” the chairman of the Hurriyat (M), Mirwaiz Umer... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
Jammu   KAshmir   Leaders   Photos   UN


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Brokers are seen under the curve of German stock index DAX at the stock market in Frankfurt, central Germany, Monday, Oct. 20, 2008. European stocks rally despite debt fears Houston Chronicle
Traders check a screen on the floor of the stock market in Buenos Aires, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008. Argentine stocks opened higher after suffering a loss Monday amid growing concerns of a worldwide recession. European Stocks Follow Wall Street Higher Wall Street Journal
A trading screen shows the reaction to early market moves on the London Stock Exchange and the FTSE100 index at CMC Markets in London, Monday, Oct. 6, 2008 . Stocks fall on mixed jobs report, debt worries The News & Observer
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Manila Electric Company ( MERALCO ) plant along Edsa , Quezon City , Philippines , March 7 , 2009 MPIC, Piltel to form Meralco holding firm The Daily Tribune
Morgan Stanley Building After Buying Spree, China Owns Stakes in Top U.S. Firms The New York Times
Lalit Modi the Chairman and Commissioner of the Indian Cricket Premier League (IPL) speaks during the Global Sport Summit in London, Friday Oct. 23, 2008. Overseas plans for IPL Sky Sports
Philippine opposition Senator Panfilo Lacson, left, joins a prayer vigil for the safety of Rodolfo Lozada Jr., a witness in a Senate corruption inquiry that has implicated President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's husband, in front of the Senate building in suburban Manila on Wednesday Feb. 6, 2008. Lozada was facing an arrest warrant from the Senate for failing to attend last week's hearing when police whisked him out of Manila airport after he returned from an official trip abroad, authorities and his family said. Sign at right reads "Cannot bare this rotten government!" (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) Ping’s ‘asylum’ an option The Daily Tribune
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Stephon Marbury no lance livre Stephon Marbury joins China’s Brave Dragons Boston Herald
ag2 Jie Zheng at the US Open September 4th, 2006 during match with Partner Zi Yan Zheng finds out size not a problem China Daily
Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) 3 cheetahs swim moat, briefly escape in NZealand The News & Observer
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