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Christmas Decorations in a shopping mall, Singapore.

Singapore's economy grows 1.6 percent in first quarter
Xinhua | SINGAPORE, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's economy grew by 1.6 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2012, slower than 3. 6 percent growth in the preceding quarter, Singapore's Ministry of Tra... (photo: WN / Periasamy)

In this image from television, foreign reporters and workers in protective gear are seen at North Korea's main nuclear reactor in Yongbyon, Friday, Feb. 22, 2008.

North Korea 'resuming work' on nuclear reactor
The Daily Telegraph Satellite imagery has revealed that North Korea has resumed work on a light water reactor that analysts believe indicates Pyongyang's intention to push ahead with efforts to enrich uranium for nuclear... (photo: AP / APTN)

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Investments up, stocks tumble in the Philippines
Xinhua | By Alito L. Malinao | MANILA, May 17 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine economy was marked by both positive and negative developments in the past few days, with a huge surge in investments registered last m... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub)

SAA needs state cash to renew its fleet â€” Gigaba
Business Day | South African Airways (SAA) needed to be recapitalised by the state to allow it to renew its fleet of aircraft and roll out its African aviation strategy, Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba s... (photo: Creative Commons / Kleinz1)

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Chinese Vice Premier LI Keqiang, right, and LIu Yunshan, left, Director of Chinese Communist Party's Propaganda Department, clap while Zhou Yongkang, center, member of Chinese Communist Party Politburo Standing Commitee, is introduced during a conference to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the founding of Chinese Communist Youth League at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Friday, May 4, 2012.

Chinese in bold call for official's removal
Al Jazeera | A group of Communist Party veterans has written a daring open letter calling for the removal of China's top security official, in the latest sign of disunity ahead of B... (photo: AP / Alexander F. Yuan)

Prescribed pills for patient suffering from high blood pressure condition.

Drug trial offers new hope in preventing Alzheimer's
Canberra Times Click for more photos Alzheimer's prevention trial | Laura Cuartas, left, with her children Maria Elsy, 48, in bed, and Dario, 55, both suffering from Alzheimer's disease... (photo: WN / Priya Dashini)

Apple's new iPhone to have larger screen: Sources
The Times Of India SHARE | AND | DISCUSSTweetApple plans to use a larger screen on the next-generation iPhone and has begun to place orders for the new displays from suppliers in South Kore... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)

President Barack Obama waits with Vice President Joe Biden before attending the STOCK Act signing event in the Hold Room of the South Court Auditorium at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building (EEOB) of the White House, April 4, 2012.

Putin-Obama Mutual Snubs Spell â€˜Resetâ€™ Crisis â€“ Analysts
Novosti | The current diplomatic contretemps between Russia and the United States is a crisis for the reset policy in bilateral relations, which are still based on Cold War-era d... (photo: White House / Pete Souza)

Frequent cooking will help you live longer
PhysOrg | In advanced economies, households generally cook less than half of their meals leading to an increased concern among nutrition policy makers that fewer meals are being ... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)

Modified motorcycles take on larger amounts of fuel in N. Maluku
Jakarta Post | Residents in North Maluku are modifying their motorcycles to increase the fuel tank capacities following the ban on bulk fuel purchases using jerry cans. | In an observ... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)

World stocks fall amid political turmoil in Greece
Newsday | BANGKOK - (AP) -- World stocks dived Wednesday after a failure by Greece's political leaders to form a coalition government set the stage for new elections next month, ... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)

Samsung loses $10 billion market value on Apple order report
The Guardian SEOUL (Reuters) - Shares in Samsung Electronics Co slumped more than 6 percent on Wednesday, wiping $10 billion (6 billion pounds) off the electronics giant's market valu... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)

Former U.N. chief Kofi Annan waves as he arrives for his meeting with Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby at the Arab league headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, March 8, 2012. Anan says his top priority as special envoy to Syria is to end the violence, deliver humanitarian relief and finally start a "political process" to resolve the one-year conflict there.

Annan urges Syria to stop delaying humanitarian aid
France24 | AFP - UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan on Tuesday urged Syria to stop delaying UN access to more than one million Syrians in need of assistance. | The United Nations has... (photo: AP / Amr Nabil)

Soldiers stand guard outside the presidential palace after a military coup in Bamako, Mali, Friday, March 23, 2012.

Amnesty cites rights abuses in northern Mali
Al Jazeera | Amnesty International has accused armed Tuaregs and groups fighting to impose Sharia law in northern Mali of carrying out grave rights abuses such as rape, murder and u... (photo: AP / Harouna Traore)