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Oil price surges to record 127.43 dollars
LONDON - The price of oil rocketed to a record high point of 127.43 dollars per barrel on Friday, as US President George W. Bush prepared to urge Saudi Arabia to pump more crude, analysts said. | New ... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal) | |
Energy Investment Markets Oil Photos | International Herald Tribune
Oil rallies to new high near $128
| : Oil shot to a record high near $128 on Friday after Goldman Sachs, the most active investment bank in energy markets, raised sharply its forecast for prices. | U.S. crude hit a peak of $127.82 and... (photo: WN/Marzena Bozek) | |
 International Herald Tribune
Young Tibetan spiritual leader on first tour of U.S.
| : The 22-year-old living Buddha seemed joyfully aware to feel no jet lag whatsoever. So far. | "Maybe tonight," he said in English on Thursday. "But not yet." | He had just arrived at a New York hot... (photo: AP / Tarun Das)
Buddhism Dalai Photos Tibet US |
 Examiner
China child virus death toll up to 43
BEIJING (Map, News) - The death toll rose to 43 from the hand, foot and mouth disease virus that has sickened tens of thousands of children across China, a report said Friday. | A 22-month-old girl fr... (photo: WN / deniseyong)
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 International Herald Tribune
Aftershocks hit China quake area
| : A strong aftershock sparked landslides near the epicenter of this week's powerful earthquake Friday, burying vehicles and again cutting off ravaged areas of central C... (photo: AP / Vincent Yu)
China Disaster Photos Quake Sichuan |
 Business Day
China protests at Dalai Lama's talks with German legislators
BERLIN - The Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, yesterday expressed sadness at the thousands of deaths in China's earthquake, as he arrived in Frankfurt to begi... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang)
China German Photos Protests Slideshow Talks |
 The Guardian
Big ideas
"No one wrote a great book on the history of the flea," Amitav Ghosh quotes Melville approvingly. "To write a good book you must have a great subject." Coming from a man ... (photo: GNU / David Shankbone )
Book History India London Photos |
 Seattle Times
Animals' behavior foretold disaster?
| BEIJING - First, the water level in a pond plunged inexplicably. Then, thousands of toads appeared on streets in a nearby province. Finally, hours before China's worst ... (photo: Public Domain)
Animals China Disaster Photos Zoo |
 The News & Observer
What China blocks, Durham man posts
The topic may be Tibet, earthquakes or outbreaks of dengue fever. But when people in China want to share news or commentary that government censors would likely squelch, ... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang)
China Dengue Earthquakes Photos Tibet |
 Khaleej Times
China's president flies to quake zone
| CHENGDU, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao flew into Sichuan province Friday to see firsthand the widespread devastation from this week's earthquake as the country br... (photo: AP / Xinhua, Ju Peng)
AId China Disaster Earthquake Photos |
 International Herald Tribune
Asian stocks gain
| : Asian stocks rose cautiously on Friday as the dollar steadied against the yen and oil prices hovered below record highs, offering a rare lull in the market's gyration... (photo: AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Asia Business Market Photos Stock |
 Chosunilbo
Korean Firms Shell Out for Earthquake Victims
Korean conglomerates are supporting relief and recovery efforts in China¡¯s Sichuan Province, where a powerful earthquake has killed at least 19,500 people. The Samsung G... (photo: AP )
Asia China Disaster Media Photos |
 Taipei Times
Dalai Lama heads for Germany
SCHEDULE: The Tibetan spiritual leader will be meeting neither German Chancellor Angela Merkel nor Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on his trip to Europe | The Da... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang)
China German Photos Politics Tibet |
 Chosunilbo
S.Korea, U.S., Japan in Fresh Nuclear Meeting
Kim Sook, South Korea's nuclear envoy, talks to the media upon his arrival from Beijing at the Incheon International Airport in Incheon on Thursday. The top nuclear envoy... (photo: AP / Susan Walsh)
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