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Mirwaiz can go to China: SM Krishna
NEW DELHI/SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir's Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was free to travel anywhere he wanted to, including China, but his visa should not be separately stapled as the Chinese embassy issues to Kashmiris, the government said Friday.
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'2012' a home run with patriotic fans in China
When the apocalypse comes, China will save the world. Or at least that's how Chinese audiences are interpreting "2012," Hollywood's latest blockbuster disaster movie.
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British air force rescues 200 people from floodwaters in tourist region
Military helicopters winched dozens of people to safety and emergency workers in inflatable boats rescued scores more as floods swamped homes and roads Friday in northern England's picturesque Lake District.
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Cluster of icebergs float close to New Zealand
Icebergs are a rare sight in the sub-Antarctic waters south of New Zealand but in 2006 a number floated to within 25 kilometres of the coastline, the first such sighting since 1931.
Plane misses runway, lands in lava
People gather near an airplane from the Compagnie africaine d'aviation after its brakes failed at the end of the runway while landing in Goma.
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Live like locals on a visit to Paris, and save money, too
By ALEX BRANCH PARIS - The bartender had long gray hair and the sleeves of his rumpled jacket rolled up to his forearms.Three women slouched on stools over Stella Artois beers at the end of the long, wooden bar.And so much was lost in translation during our drink orders that we first got a glass filled with Campari.My wife and I wanted to see ...
Virgin Blue chief Brett Godfrey says he hopes airfares will return to stronger prices soon.
FAA glitch causes widespread US air travel delays
Air travelers nationwide scrambled to revise their travel plans Thursday after an FAA computer glitch caused widespread cancellations and delays for the second time in 15 months.
Radical Measures Won't Stop Swine Flu
Health experts say extraordinary measures against swine flu - most notably quarantines imposed by China, where entire planeloads of passengers were isolated if one traveler had symptoms - have failed to contain the disease.
CEO: Reader's Digest leaving longtime suburban headquarters for NYC and White Plains
The company that publishes Reader's Digest is planning to vacate its longtime suburban headquarters, the CEO said Wednesday.
Canada handed detainees to Afghans: diplomat
Canadian diplomat Richard Colvin testified before a special House of Commons committee on the Canadian mission in Afghanistan on Nov.
Head of US international AIDS program says recession not dampening his efforts
The global recession is not dampening America's international drive to stop AIDS, the head of the campaign said Wednesday.
Clinton urges Afghan leader to institute reform
Kabul -- Hillary Rodham Clinton, on her first trip to Afghanistan as U.S. secretary of state, said Wednesday that President Hamid Karzai's inauguration provides an opportunity for him to improve government accountability and make a difference in the lives of Afghans.
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Congress Hearing on Cuba Travel Ban
At 10.00 am on Nov 19, 2009,A the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs is going to hold a hearing titled 'Is it Time to Lift the Ban on Travel to Cuba? This is the first hearing on this matter since after the Democrats took over Congress.
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger visits native Austria
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has visited his native Austria. Local broadcaster ORF reports that the former bodybuilder and actor spent Tuesday night in a hotel in the southern city of Graz after visiting the grave of his parents and eating a typically Austrian dinner that included Wienerschnitzel.
Airlines Boost "Peak-Day" Surcharges
It could cost you even more to travel next spring and summer. US Airways said Tuesday it will add a 5 percent surcharge to all U.S. flights on or after May 8. Spokeswoman Valerie Wunder says the surcharge will protect the airline in case fuel prices or other costs increase.
White House: Israeli housing plans dismaying
The White House rebuked Israel with heavy criticism Tuesday after the Jerusalem city government moved toward the construction of 900 additional housing units in a Jewish neighborhood in East Jerusalem, which Palestinians claim for the capital of their future state.
Ship carrying over 100 tourists stuck in ice around Antarctica
In this photo taken in March 2006 the Captain Khlebnikov icebreaker seen in the Russia's Pacific port of Vladivostok, about 6,400 km east of Moscow.
Survey: 45 per cent of Americans will travel Thanksgiving-March
Forty-five per cent of U.S. consumers will take a vacation or leisure trip between Thanksgiving and March that involves paying for overnight accommodations, according to a new survey released Monday by Deloitte LLP.
Czechs Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Fal
With their country in deep political crisis, Czechs took to the streets throughout the country Tuesday to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the end of decades of repressive communist rule.
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