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 Asia Times
US misses Iran opportunity
By Kaveh L Afrasiabi With mounting tensions in the Middle East greeting President George W Bush's trip this week to Saudi Arabia and Egypt, Washington could seize the opportunity for direct dialogue... (photo: AP / Hasan Sarbakhshian,file)
Iran Mideast Nuclear Photos US |
 The Australian
Massive tectonic fault line linked to Himalayas
THE Chinese earthquake was a result of the geological processes that created the Himalayas. Mount Everest and the Himalayas form part of the Tibetan Plateau and are still rising because of the... (photo: GFDL / ignat)
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Hezbollah's shots ring in Bush's ears
By Jim Lobe WASHINGTON - While this week's trip by President George W Bush to Israel, Saudi Arabia and Egypt was never conceived as a triumphant "victory lap" around the... (photo: AP / Gerald Herbert)
Lebanon Mideast Peace Photos US |
 Asia Times
A deadly miscalculation in Lebanon
By Sami Moubayed DAMASCUS - The Lebanese government made a fatal underestimation of how far leaders of the Shi'ite group Hezbollah would go to preserve what they believe... (photo: AP Photo)
Beirut Damascus Hezbollah Lebanon Photos |
 Asia Times
'Devalue' call undermines yuan true faith
By Wu Zhong, China Editor HONG KONG - Until last week, it had been a general belief among financial investors and speculators that the Chinese currency, the yuan, would... (photo: WN/Patricia)
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Qatar Airways future expansion tops 200 aircraft orders
Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker spoke of the airline's aggressive expansion plans over the next few years highlighting orders for more than 200... (photo: Public Domain)
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 Canada Dot Com
Great Lakes monitoring groups announce new rules to stop invasive species
MONTREAL -- It is the aquatic lifeblood of our continent, the world's largest freshwater circulatory system, stretching 3,700 kilometres from the Atlantic Ocean into the... (photo: Public Domain)
America Lakes Montreal Photos World |
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HSBC profits rise despite $3.2 bln subprime hit
Logo of HSBC in the Kwun Tong district in Hong Kong on May 08. Global bank HSBC has said that first-quarter profits climbed, despite writing off an additional 3.2 billion... (photo: Creative Commons)
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