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Los Angeles Times, 20.03.10 14:17 UTC

Nepal leader who helped end king's rule dies at 86

KATMANDU, Nepal Nepal's former Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, who served five terms and led mass protests that ended the king's authoritarian rule in the Himalayan nation, died Saturday. He ...

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Seattle Times, 20.03.10 12:29 UTC

US official: India to question US terror convict

Indian investigators will be able to question a Chicago man who pleaded guilty to scouting targets for the 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai, a senior U.S. official said Saturday.

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Seattle Times, 20.03.10 09:36 UTC

India unexpectedly hikes rates a quarter point

India's central bank has unexpectedly hiked key interest rates a quarter of a percentage point, as the bank tries to cool high inflation amid a faster-than-expected economic rebound.

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Seattle Times, 20.03.10 09:14 UTC

Cambodia to build memorial for slain journalists

Cambodia will erect a memorial to nearly 40 foreign and Cambodian journalists who died covering a savage five-year war that ended with the triumph of the Khmer Rouge 35 years ago, a government official said Saturday.

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Daily Mail, 20.03.10 01:52 UTC

Planespotter accused of spying from a hotel sunbed while on holiday in Egypt

A planespotter was arrested in Egypt after being accused of spying from his hotel sunlounger. Corbie Weastell was thrown in a filthy cell without food or water and left handcuffed and chained to ...

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Forbes, 20.03.10 01:08 UTC

Is the world out of recession?

Yes, if you go by the textbook. But it gets hazy if you look at other indicators.

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Times Online Business, 20.03.10 00:20 UTC

Spring in the air for the Tempus Ten

It is still more than a week before Eastern Platinum files full-year results, but that has not stopped shares in the South African miner from surging 68 per cent since the start of the year. The ...

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Daily Mail, 19.03.10 23:59 UTC

Victoria & Abdul: The 24-year-old Indian servant the widowed Queen called 'dearest Munshi' and the society scandal that drove him out of Britain

Early one cold, February morning in 1901, the inhabitants of a cottage on the Windsor Castle estate were startled by a loud banging at the door. Tired and dazed, the head of the household, Abdul ...

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Times Online World News, 19.03.10 23:10 UTC

Indian city of Chandigarh learns to protect its modernist heritage

For nearly 30 years a mid-ranking forestry department official in the Indian city of Chandigarh has come to work having no idea that he is sitting on a fortune. They are comfortable, sturdy, good for ...