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Southeast Asia: U.S. Completing Asian NATO To Confront China

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Southeast Asia: U.S. Completing Asian NATO To Confront China
Mon 7 Nov 2011
Since the North Atlantic Treaty Organization adopted its first Strategic Concept for the 21st century a year ago this month in Portugal, and in the process all but formalized the bloc as a global... (photo: US Army / Juancarlos Paz)

UN close to ban on West's toxic waste exports

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UN close to ban on West's toxic waste exports
Sun 23 Oct 2011
One of the most persistent and insidious pollution problems visited by the West on the developing world has taken a huge step towards a permanent solution this weekend. A UN environmental conference... (photo: European Community / Felipe Caicedo)

Canada's Custom Office building in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada on June 12, 2011.

Journal of Commerce Fri 14 Oct 2011
With UPS, International Air Freight Goes Digital for Customs Clearance
Company Also Expanding Number of Countries In Which Customers Can Process All Shipments Electronically UPS(NYSE:UPS)today announced it was extending to air freight customers the same capability now... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal)
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Thai soldiers pile up sandbags to make a flood barrier in Pathumthani province, central Thailand Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011.

The Guardian Wed 12 Oct 2011
Thai floods damage rice, threaten exports
* Thai floods also seen delaying rice shipments * Thai prices to climb, Vietnam rice hits 3-yr high * Vietnam rice export defaults to reach 520,000 T * Typhoon rice damage climbs to 1 mln T in... (photo: AP)
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President Barack Obama speaks from the White House briefing room, Sunday, July 31, 2011, in Washington, about a deal being reached to raise the debt limit.

The Star Tue 24 Jan 2012
Iran slams EU oil embargo, warns could hit U.S.
TEHRAN/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Iran accused Europeans on Monday of waging "psychological warfare" after the EU banned imports of Iranian oil, and U.S. President Barack Obama... (photo: AP / Carolyn Kaster)
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Children watch to a dried water canal filled with garbage at the slum of Cite Soleil in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday Nov. 10, 2010. Doctors and aid groups are rushing to set up cholera treatment centers across Haiti's capital as officials warn that the disease's encroachment into the city will bring a surge in cases. Cholera has killed more than 580 people across the country according to Haiti's health ministry.

Al Jazeera Tue 24 Jan 2012
New allegations of UN sexual abuse in Haiti
The UN has begun an investigation into two new allegations of UN police abuse and "sexual exploitation" of children in Haiti, Martin Nesirky, a UN spokesperson, said. One... (photo: AP / Ramon Espinosa)
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Elephant at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens. E2ride bike tours opened in 2009 and is the area's only historical bicycle tour company in Riverside-Avondale, San Marco, Olde Mandarin, Springfield and Jacksonville Beach

The Guardian Mon 23 Jan 2012
How China is driving the grim rise in illegal ivory
Demand from Asia is driving the killing of Africa's elephants for their tusks, with seizures hitting a record high in 2011 following a ban in 1989 2011 saw the highest... (photo: Creative Commons / Excel23)
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Deccan Chronicle Mon 23 Jan 2012
Tn Fishermen attacked by Lankan navy
It seems diplomacy does not hold strong for even a week between India and Sri Lanka. External affairs minister S.M. Krishna raised the issue of attacks on Indian... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
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Iranian rescuers scour the waters for victims of a capsized boat, at the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas, some 1300 miles (2100 kilometers) south east of the capital Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. Seventeen people have died after a storm capsized a passenger boat off Iran's southern coast, the official IRNA news agency reported on Sunday. The boat sank Saturday evening while sailing between Hormuz Island and the port city of Bandar Abbas on the mainland. (AP Photo/Sami Hozni)

Al Jazeera Sun 22 Jan 2012
Many drown in Iran boat accident
At least 16 people have died after a passenger boat sank off Iran's southern coast, the official IRNA news agency has reported. The boat sank on Saturday... (photo: AP / Sami Hozni)
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Belfast Telegraph Thu 19 Jan 2012
Search resumes for liner victims
Divers have resumed the search for 21 people still missing after a cruise ship capsized off the Tuscan coast. They are scouring the submerged area of the Costa Concordia... (photo: AP / Gregorio Borgia)
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The cruise ship Costa Concordia leans on its side after running aground the tiny Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012.

Joy Online Wed 18 Jan 2012
Cruise captain under house arrest
Italian judges have put under house arrest the captain of a cruise ship that crashed into rocks on Friday. Prosecutors say Francesco Schettino caused the crash and also... (photo: AP / Gregorio Borgia)
Arrest Cruise Photos Transport Wikipedia: Costa Concordia disaster

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	Ethiopia seeks India's financial muscle for its rail project The Times of India
	India's biometric ID number plan divided by bureaucracy The Los Angeles Times
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Hindustan Petroleum fueling station, Pune, India

Indian Petroleum Ministry to Refund $120M to Cairn & Ravva Oil

The Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Jaipal Reddy in a bilateral meeting with the Minister of oil and Gas, Oman, Dr Mohammed Bin Hamad Al Rumhy, on the sidelines of 20th World Petroleum Congress at Doha on December 06, 2011. The Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri G.C. Chaturvedi, the CMD EIL, Mr. A.K. Purwah, the CMD, BPCL, Mr. R.K. Singh, the MD, PLL, Mr. A.K. Balyan and the Director, Marketing, HPCL, Ms. Nishi Vasudeva are also seen.

Oman keen to invest in India

The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh delivering the inaugural address at the Fifth Conference of Association of Speakers and Parliamentarians, at Parliament House, in New Delhi on July 09, 2011.

India, Vietnam sign oil exploration agreement; ignore China's objections

New Delhi to continue buying oil from Iran Khaleej Times
India open to all mechanisms to buy Iranian oil Zeenews
India pledges to continue buying oil from Iran Belfast Telegraph
India exploring options for oil payments to Iran: Reddy The Times of India
Cairn India's gains in situations where ONGC, Oil India stru The Times of India
India Explores Ways to Buy Iranian Oil Chosunilbo
Cairn India 3Q Profit Up 12.5%; Higher Prices, Forex Gain He Rig Zone
India drawn to Iran's favourable oil terms: Reddy Zeenews
Raniganj CBM block gas reserves at 55 bn cubic feet: Essar O The Times of India
India making 'best efforts' for oil payments to Iran: Jaipal The Times of India
India drawn to Iran's favorable oil terms: minister KDVR
India Exploring Various Payment Options for Iran Oil Wall Street Journal
India trying to find solution to pay for Iran oil: RBI The Times of India
India prepares for upset in oil supplies from Iran Newstrack India
ONGC In Initial Partnership Talks with ConocoPhillips Rig Zone
Will keep buying Iranian oil, says India The Times of India
Oil India in talks with Conoco for shale gas assets Indian Express
Oil India Eyes US Shale Gas Acreage Rig Zone
India, China not to bend to US pressure over reducing Iran’s Irna
India to cut Iran oil imports, may not seek waiver: Sources Deccan Chronicle

In this June 12, 2011 photo released on July 5, 2011 by Tokyo Electric Power Co., masked workers in protective outfits prepare to drop one of sliding concrete slabs into a slit of the upper part of the sluice screen for Unit 2 reactor at the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, in their effort to decrease the leak of radiation contaminated water to the ocean.

Pushing nuclear exports after Fukushima

City view of Dhaka: The Asia-Pacific region is urbanizing rapidly.

Bangladesh, Myanmar sign aviation deal to boost trade, tourism

Load carriers laden with Kashmir products leave from Salamabad trade centre in Uri to Pakistan administered Kashmir .Cross Loc trade between the two divided parts of Kashmir was resumed after 61 years of dead-lock between India and Pakistan on October 21 last year.

India-Pak border to have trade on Sundays also

Navy wants commando 'mothership' in Middle East my SA
Thamel firm to fetch defunct APCs The Himalayan
Defense Budget Limits Reach of a Campaign Promise for the Na The New York Times
CSAV Raises Rates From India, Middle East Journal of Commerce
Exclusive: Oman may help Sri Lanka if Iran oil sanctions bit Daily Press
Tropical Cyclone Iggy Wreaks More Havoc in Indonesia Jakarta Globe
Piracy costs maritime sector $12B a year, says UN Malaya
Pirate Fishing Al Jazeera
Air Seychelles partners with Etihad Airways Nation
Barack Obama hails US Navy SEAL Somalia raid that freed aid The Daily Telegraph
Breaking News and Commentary from CLG - 23 Jan 2012 Scoop
Factbox: Strait of Hormuz Daily Press
Sri Lankan Group Sells Colombo Port Stake Journal of Commerce
Iran: UK Could Send Forces To Hormuz Strait Skynews
UAE investment in Pakistan at $21 bln Khaleej Times
UPDATE 3-Developer of Myanmar's Dawei mega-project seeks fun The Guardian
EU eases sanctions on Myanmar leaders Independent online (SA)
Triple tonic for GAIL OUR BUREAU Jan. 23: State-owned GAIL ( The Telegraph India
Laura Dekker: a heroine for our times The Guardian
India's SCI, Hamburg Sud Hike Rates From India Journal of Commerce

The Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Jaipal Reddy addressing a press conference after the bilateral meeting with his Pakistani counterpart, Mr. Asim Hussain, in New Delhi on January 25, 2012.

India, Pakistan say strategy soon for gas import from Turkmenistan

A milk man ride a bicycle during a fresh snowfall in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir on 16, January 2012.

India Kashmir imposes cooking gas ration

Hindu Devotess engaing in 'Kavadi' at a Vavuniya temple. The culture of Sri Lanka dates back over 2500 years.

Qatar leader in Sri Lanka to increase investments in tourism, trade

UPDATE 1-Myanmar has no plans to export new gas finds The Guardian
Myanmar has no plans to boost gas exports beyond 2013 The Guardian
Gas shortage hits Pakistani industries Al Jazeera
Petroleum price subsidy unavoidable but who pays for it? Joy Online
Thousand Year Old UFO Base Under Mount Shasta Pakalert Press
Whose Fuel Are You? Pakalert Press
US enticing Pakistan with cheap gas Pakalert Press
Near East: Daily Press Briefing - January 25, 2012 Scoop
Pakistan agrees to flat transit fee for Turkmenistan Gas The Times of India
Not bound by U.S. and EU sanctions against Iran: India The Hindu
India offers to export petro goods to Pakistan The Hindu
Pakistan willing to charge uniform transit fee for Turkmen g The Times of India
India, Pakistan Plan To Partner For Energy Security Rig Zone
India, Pakistan agree on uniform transit fee for TAPI pipeli The Times of India
India, Pakistan agree to transit fee formula for TAPI gas pi Newstrack India
15 Indian companies including Tata Power, GMR Group and Adan The Times of India
Imperialism for a cash-strapped era: US can afford only half Novosti
Zardari on Myanmar trip, wants dynamism in ties Zeenews
All Silk Roads Lead to Tehran Foreign Policy
EU eases sanctions on Myanmar Independent online (SA)

A great white shark turns onto its back while hunting tuna bait

Shark attack: the deadliest beach in the world

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People cross a bridge to vote during Brazil's elections in the Rocinha slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2006. Brazil's first working-class president held a commanding lead over his conservative rival ahead of Sunday's election, as voters appeared willing to overlook corruption scandals tarnishing his government and focus on its success at fighting poverty. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Counter-insurgency 'improves' Brazil's slums

Indian Navy inducts second sail training ship INS Sudarshini The Times of India
Obama hails US raid to free captives in Somalia Business Day
India-Thailand trade target fixed at $14 billion The Hindu
Pakistani premier tones down criticism of army Austin American Statesman
West displays Gulf military power to defiant Iran Kansas City Star
UK could send more navy assets to Strait of Hormuz STL Today
UK could send military assets to Strait of Hormuz The Wichita Eagle
Morgan Stanley tops India deal show The Times of India
Russia hands over nuclear-powered attack submarine to India The Times of India
Why GMO And Organic Can Not Co-Exist: Lateral Gene Transfer Pakalert Press
Russia hands over nuclear attack sub to India DNA India
Egypt election: results show Islamists taking two thirds of The Daily Telegraph
Terror attacks in Kano, Nigeria, kill at least 162 The Daily Telegraph
The British charity saving lives of African children with a The Daily Telegraph
Teenage sailor Laura Dekker becomes youngest to circumnaviga The Daily Telegraph
China Seeks Alternative Oil Suppliers as Wen Wraps Up Mideas Wall Street Journal
SOPA: Freedom or profits? Al Jazeera
Iranian subs laying in wait for US Aircraft carriers in the The Examiner
India joins war against the virtual world Al Jazeera
India to get Russian aircraft carrier by December The Times of India

BP emails reveal company veiling spill rate

The Oil Off Cuba: Washington and Havana Dance at Arms Length Over Spill Prevention

State Monitors Potential Spill Situation Near Kodiak

Deal struck for Italian liner passengers, oil pumping delaye Jakarta Globe
Brazil Oil Spills: Beach Slick Cleaned Up As Another River L Huffington Post
BP loses attempt to share Deepwater Horizon oil spill costs The Guardian
Stephen Harper and the Big Oil Party of Canada CounterPunch
Everything You Know About Peak Oil is Wrong New America Foundation
BP contract shields Transocean in spill Gulf News
Iran Oil Export Curbs Extend to 95% of Tankers in Europe’s I Bloomberg
Deal struck for Costa Concordia's passengers as oil pumping DNA India
BP fails to shift $15 billion oil spill costs onto Transocea KDVR
Cuba's offshore oil drilling platform under intense scrutiny Sacramento Bee
BP faces $42bn oil spill clean up bill Independent online (SA)
Transocean wins favorable ruling in Gulf oil spill Business Journal
BP blow after US court rules against demand for Transocean t The Daily Mail
Obama loves oil! Not! National Post
U.S. to open up remaining Gulf oil leases CNN
Gulf of Mexico oil spill: BP loses bid to make others pay co The Guardian
Is oil drilling in Cuban waters safe? The Miami Herald
BP must cover some Transocean liabilities for oil spill BBC News
BP must cover some Transocean oil spill damages Chicago Tribune
Transocean protected from some oil spill charges, judge says The Business Review

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NOME, Alaska - Coast Guard Cutter Healy remains offshore as tanker vessel Renda's transfer of 1.3 million gallons of fuel nears completion on Jan. 18, 2012. Healy has been escorting and breaking ice for Renda since Jan. 3, 2012, and will soon begin breaking more than 360 miles of ice for the return trip. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric J. Chandler. (1501128) ( 120118 G ZQ587 Healy Nome Offshore )

Vessels head home after Alaska fuel delivery

BERING SEA - The Coast Guard Cutter Healy approaches the Russian-flagged tanker Renda while breaking ice around the vessel 97 miles south of Nome, Alaska, Jan. 10, 2012. The two vessels departed Dutch Harbor for Nome on Jan. 3, 2012, to deliver more than 1.3 million gallons of petroleum products to the city of Nome. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis. (1494320) ( Healy escorts Renda )

Tanker moored off Nome, gearing up fuel delivery

Sudan to release tankers, sign oil deal with south my SA
Berlian debt standstill may lead to massive restructuring Jakarta Post
Off-duty cop run over by fuel tanker truck dies on the spot The Star
Arctic ice melt lifts hopes for Russian maritime trade The Star
DNB exposed to troubled Indonesian firm The Guardian
Talks over North Lincolnshire tanker drivers' strike BBC News
Costa Concordia Disaster May Be Biggest-Ever Shipping Loss F Huffington Post
Kashmir highway closed down following gas tanker leak Newstrack India
Indonesia tanker firm Berlian Laju to stop debt payments Tempo Interactive
Indonesia's Berlian Laju Tanker says has $1.9 bln debt The Guardian
Gas Leak from Tanker Causes Panic on Highway Kashmir Observer
Conair to convert a jet airliner into an air tanker The Examiner
Miramichi port gets first winter ship in decade CBC
Highway closed after LPG tanker leak, people evacuated DNA India
Fuel tankers roll again from Coryton refinery The Independent
Freighter Oversupply Weighs on Shipowners and Banks The New York Times
Fatal collision involving tanker truck reported near Hanford Fresno Bee
Lloyds to sell ship loan book in parcels -sources The Guardian
Minister Abandons Inauguration of Fuel Tankers Over Explosiv All Africa
Nepad fisheries advisor visits new maritime training centre Nation

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