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• Philippine deputy mayor shot dead in flashpoint province
• Indian IT, BPO cos to invest over $100m in Ireland next year
• 4th blast hits New Zealand coal mine where 29 died
• Ireland works on bailout as protesters take to streets
• Okinawa vote to test US-Japan military alliance
• US and South Korea push ahead with war games
• Pit tragedy threatens all underground mining in New Zealand: PM
• Cargo plane crashes in Karachi, killing at least eight
• War for Rio? Olympic city facing gang backlash
• Greece may get 11-year period to repay bailout: IMF
• Icelanders vote for ordinary people to draft constitution
• Deadly violence, fear of fraud jolt vote in troubled Haiti
• Kidnapped Mexican ex-presidential candidate released: report
• Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari arrives in Sri Lanka on maiden visit
• Kiran Reddy meets Sonia, PM; Congress warns Jagan

Philippine deputy mayor shot dead in flashpoint province Posted: 28 Nov 2010 12:31 AM PST Gunmen shot dead a deputy mayor on Sunday in the same southern Philippine province where political rivalry led to the country's worst massacre last year, police said.

Indian IT, BPO cos to invest over $100m in Ireland next year Posted: 27 Nov 2010 11:05 PM PST In spite of the battering the country has received for fiscal imprudence, Ireland expects FDI flows of over $100 million from Indian companies in the IT, BPO and life-sciences sectors in the next year.

4th blast hits New Zealand coal mine where 29 died Posted: 27 Nov 2010 08:41 PM PST A fourth explosion in nine days has ripped through a New Zealand coal mine where the volatile conditions have prevented recovery of 29 miners' bodies.

Ireland works on bailout as protesters take to streets Posted: 27 Nov 2010 08:00 PM PST Ireland was set to complete final negotiations on a hefty international bailout for its debt-laden economy Sunday, despite a major protest against both the deal and the government's austerity programme.

Okinawa vote to test US-Japan military alliance Posted: 27 Nov 2010 06:54 PM PST Voters head to the polls on the Japanese island of Okinawa to choose between two gubernatorial candidates campaigning for the removal of a controversial US Marine base.

US and South Korea push ahead with war games Posted: 27 Nov 2010 05:19 PM PST The United States and South Korea began joint war games Sunday, as South Koreans demanded vengeance over a deadly North Korean artillery bombardment that has raised fears of more clashes between the bitter rivals.

Pit tragedy threatens all underground mining in New Zealand: PM Posted: 27 Nov 2010 05:01 PM PST The future of New Zealand's entire underground mining industry was in doubt following a colliery disaster that claimed 29 lives, Prime Minister John Key said.

Cargo plane crashes in Karachi, killing at least eight Posted: 27 Nov 2010 02:40 PM PST A cargo plane crashed into a housing complex in Karachi soon after takeoff Sunday, setting off a huge blaze and killing all eight Russian crew on board, Pakistan's civil aviation authority said.

War for Rio? Olympic city facing gang backlash Posted: 27 Nov 2010 02:15 PM PST The drug gang leader jabs the muzzle of his 5.56-mm Sig Sauer assault rifle around as he talks.

Greece may get 11-year period to repay bailout: IMF Posted: 27 Nov 2010 02:11 PM PST The EU and the IMF could extend the period in which Greece must repay its bailout loans by five years, to make it easier for it to service its debt, a Greek newspaper said on Saturday, citing an IMF official.

Icelanders vote for ordinary people to draft constitution Posted: 27 Nov 2010 01:03 PM PST Icelanders voted Saturday for dozens of ordinary people who will draft a new constitution, amid enduring public anger towards the political elite over the collapse of the country's major banks.

Deadly violence, fear of fraud jolt vote in troubled Haiti Posted: 27 Nov 2010 01:06 PM PST Presidential campaigning in quake-stricken Haiti wrapped up Saturday amid deadly electoral violence, concerns of voter fraud, and a cholera outbreak that has yet to peak.

Kidnapped Mexican ex-presidential candidate released: report Posted: 27 Nov 2010 06:19 AM PST Mexican former presidential candidate Diego Fernandez de Cevallos, who was kidnapped by unknown criminals in May, was set free Saturday, the daily El Universal reported, citing a relative.

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari arrives in Sri Lanka on maiden visit Posted: 27 Nov 2010 05:24 AM PST Bilateral defence and economic cooperation is expected to figure prominently in talks between Sri Lankan leaders and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari who arrived here Saturday on a maiden visit.

Kiran Reddy meets Sonia, PM; Congress warns Jagan Posted: 27 Nov 2010 07:28 AM PST Newly-appointed Andhra Pradesh CM Kiran Kumar Reddy met Congress president Sonia Gandhi here Saturday to finalise the list of his ministers, even as the Congress leadership warned defiant MP Jaganmohan Reddy with a "serious view of his activities".

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