| Singapore's First Casino By Las Vegas Sands Updated:26 May 2006 |
| Singapore has chosen the firm Las Vegas Sands to build and operate the nation's first casino. The casino is projected to cost more than $3bn.
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| India Opts Out Of UN Chief Race Updated:27 May 2006 |
| India, increasingly recognized as strong contender for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, is unlikely to field a candidate for the post of the UN's Secretary General, a local newspaper reported.
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| Over 2500 Killed In Indonesia Earthquake Updated:27 May 2006 |
| At least 2500 people were killed and thousands more injured when a powerful earthquake rocked in Indonesia's Central Java province early on Saturday, official sources said.
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| Burma Extends Pro-Democracy Leader's House Arrest Updated:27 May 2006 |
| Burma's military leaders extend pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's house arrest. Government officials say her detention ended on Saturday, raising hopes that she would be set free.
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| Asia Will Need Food Production Levels To Double In 50 Yrs Updated:27 May 2006 |
| Nobel Peace Prize winner and pioneer of the "Green Revolution" says world food production must double in 50 years in order to feed the growing population of Asia according to reports.
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| Lightning Kills Five, Injures Six In Bangladesh Updated:27 May 2006 |
| Five people were killed and six others sustained burn injuries in a lightning storm in the Satkhira district of Bangladesh over the last 48 hours.
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| Pakistan Borrows $42 Milllion For Tribal Areas Updated:27 May 2006 |
| The Asian Development bank (ADB) is set to lend Pakistan 42 million dollars for a project to improve farming, livestock and irrigation in that country's Federally Administered Tribal Areas reports The Philippine Star.
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| Sinai Bomber Surrenders Self To Police Updated:27 May 2006 |
| Mohamad Khadr Salam, a 26-year-old Egyptian who was wanted in connection to the Sinai bombings and several other attacks on Egyptian tourism resorts has voluntarily showed up to police.
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| Zambian Minister Attacked By Opposition Mob Updated:28 May 2006 |
| The Zambian Information Minister was attacked when he visited the final resting place of opposition leader Anderson Mazoka. Minister Vernon Mwaanga, says, "They accused me of being part of the government that killed Mazoka," and thew stones, bruising him and his driver.
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| 50 Gay Rights Activists Arrested In Moscow Updated:28 May 2006 |
| Gay rights groups staged a parade in Moscow which resulted arrest of 50 activists.
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| UN, EU Offer Assistance To Quake Hit Indonesia Updated:28 May 2006 |
| UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan expressed Saturday his condolences to the population struck by the earthquake in Java region of Indonesia.
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| Comatose Sharon Transferred To Tel Aviv Hospital Updated:28 May 2006 |
| Former Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, who has been in a coma since suffering a stroke earlier this year, has been transferred Sunday from a Jerusalem hospital to a long-term care facility in Tel Aviv, according to hospital officials.
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| Villagers Lock Up A Soldier Accused Of Raping Schoolgirl Updated:28 May 2006 |
| Villagers near Srinagar locked up a soldier alleging he had raped a schoolgirl.
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| Nepal's Government and Maoists Sign "Code Of Conduct" Updated:28 May 2006 |
| Nepal's government and the Maoists have signed a 25-point code of conduct to make a successful path for permanent peace.
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| Rabbi Attacked In Poland Updated:29 May 2006 |
| Poland's chief rabbi, Michael Schudrich, was attacked with pepper spray and punched in the face on a Warsaw street by an unidentified man. Schudrich says he was heading to a Sabbath lunch on Saturday near Warsaw's main synagogue with a group of people when a young man yelled out "Poland for Poles!"
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| Tamil Tigers Agree To Talks Updated:28 May 2006 |
| Officials from the Sri Lankan government, and leaders of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), have agreed to hold peace talks. According to Norwegian peace envoy, Jon Hannsen-Bauer, the parties have an "agreement in principle" to hold talks in Norway next month, after a dramatic return to violence on the island.
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| Roughly 1,000 British Soldiers AWOL Since 2003 Updated:29 May 2006 |
| About 1,000 British soldiers have deserted military service since 2003, when the Iraq war began. Parliament is currently debating a law, which would inhibit military personnel from evading occupation of a foreign country.
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| Bus Explosion In Iraq Kills Nine Updated:29 May 2006 |
| Police say at least nine are dead and at least eleven injured after an explosion on or near a bus northeast of Baghdad. There are conflicting reports as to where the explosion took place but police say they believe it was caused by a bomb.
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| Brangelina's Daughter An Honorary Namibian Citizen Updated:29 May 2006 |
| After the birth of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's daughter Saturday night in Africa, officials in the country of Namibia say the child is an official Namibian citizen.
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| Indonesian Death Toll Passes The 5000 Mark Updated:29 May 2006 |
| With aid trickling in at a slow pace, the number of people who died from the powerful tremor in Indonesia's Central Java province on Saturday has passed the 5000 mark.
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| 50 Talibans Killed In U.S.-Led Air Strikes Updated:29 May 2006 |
| Fifty Taliban fighters were killed on Monday after a U.S.-led air raid pounded a mosque in the Helmand province, located in a southern region of the country.
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| Iran Commends Nuclear Fusion Research Updated:29 May 2006 |
| A senior Iranian official says his country is progressing in its nuclear fusion research program.
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| Seven Top Militants Sentenced To Death In Bangladesh Updated:29 May 2006 |
| Seven top militants, including chief of the banned Jmaatul Mujaheedin Bangladesh (JMB), Shaikh Abdur Raman, and second-in-command Siddiqul Islam Bangla Bhai, on Monday were sentenced to death for killing of two judges in Bangladesh.
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| Couple Seeks Mercy Killing For Ailing Son Updated:29 May 2006 |
| A couple in the Northern state of India in a letter to President APJ Abdul Kalam, have asked for help or the permission to let their son die.
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| Two Filipinos Get $500,000 From US Gov't Updated:29 May 2006 |
| Two Filipinos will divide a $500,000 reward from the US government for providing valuable information that led to the capture of a terrorist suspect.
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| Pope Benedict Returns To Rome After Polish Pilgrimage Updated:29 May 2006 |
| Pope Benedict XVI has returned home to the Vatican after a four-day visit to Poland, the late John Paul II's native country. While in Poland, the Pope met and prayed with survivors and other religious leaders.
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| France To Sit In Asean Summit Updated:29 May 2006 |
| It has been confirmed that France will join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in December in Cebu.
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| Nepal Needs New National Anthem Updated:29 May 2006 |
| To celebrate the restoration of a multi-party democracy in Nepal, it is searching for the right national anthem that would provide the right blend of patriotism and people's sovereignty.
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| Israel Strikes Gaza A Day After Attack On Lebanon Updated:29 May 2006 |
| Israel launched a strike on militants, using a helicopter gunship to kill three men in Gaza. The move comes only a day after Israeli warplanes launched airstrikes on positions in Lebanon, following rocket attacks on Israeli soil.
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| India, China Signs Historic MoU Updated:29 May 2006 |
| India and China have signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding on Monday, which is expected to serve as an instrument for a regular and sustained dialogue on defense issues between two countries.
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