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india kahmir gun battle
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Army says 10 killed in clashes with militants in Indian Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India (AP) - Indian forces and suspected Islamic militants clashed Sunday in two separate incidents in Indian-controlled Kashmir, killing 10 people, including three civilians and a news... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
An arch over the Airport Road left in the wake of Cyclone Nargis near Rangoon, Burma May 5, 2008.
Burma   Humanitarian   Junta   Photos   Slideshow   UK
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Ministers attack Burma response
Ministers have condemned Burma's military rulers for their slow response to offers of international humanitarian aid since last weekend's cyclone. Foreign Secretary David Miliband accused the military... (photo: U.S. Department of State / )
Janet Smith shops at Lodge's department store in Albany, N.Y., Tuesday, March 25, 2008. American consumers are gloomier about the economy that at any point since just before the U.S. invasion of Iraq, as slumping housing prices and soaring fuel costs depress consumer confidence to its lowest level in five yea  Stockhouse 
Foreign investors may returnto emerging economies--BSP

'Investors would adjust based on their risk preferences. The emerging markets are expected to be resilient and therefore would continue to be attractive to real money investors,' BSP Gov. Amando... (photo: AP / Mike Groll)
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Dubai, UAE, November 2007  Insurance Newsnet 
World's largest Islamic reinsurance company set up in Dubai
ABU DHABI, May 11, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX News Network) -- Dubai Group, the financial services unit of the government-owned investment company Dubai Holding, has launched the world's largest Islamic... (photo: WN / Guillaume Poulet-Mathis)
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A large sign rests on a damaged house following Cyclone Nargis in Rangoon, Burma May 5, 2008. Time Magazine
In Burma, Fear Trumps Grief
She told me how the torrent of water stole away her one-year-old daughter. With one child gone, all San San Khing could do was clasp her five-year old son to her chest... (photo: U.S. Department of State / )
Burma   Disasters   Fear   Photos   Slideshow   Time
A fallen tree and destroyed house left in the wake of Cyclone Nargis in Rangoon, Burma May 5, 2008. BBC News
'No government help' in Burma
A Rangoon resident, who wanted to remain anonymous, said there was no government help for people affected by the cyclone. He... (photo: U.S. Department of State / )
Aid   Burma   Disasters   Junta   Photos   Slideshow
A home in Rangoon, Burma is left without its roof following Cyclone Nargis May 5, 2008. The News & Observer
Myanmar cyclone shatters homes and dreams of families
KYUNGYANGON SOUTH, Myanmar - As the cyclone raged around him, Ko Zaw Min clung to a tree with one arm while clutching his newborn son with the other. He managed to hang... (photo: U.S. Department of State / )
Disasters   Floods   Myanmar   Photos   Refugee   Slideshow
An aerial view of devastation caused by the cyclone Nargis as seen in Burma May 6, 2008. The Australian
Australia lifts Burma aid to $25m
FOREIGN Minister Stephen Smith has announced Australia will boost its aid commitment to Burma more than eight times to $25million in the wake of Cyclone Nargis. The... (photo: U.S. Department of State / )
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A large sign is toppled over due to damage caused by Cyclone Nargis near Rangoon, Burma May 5, 2008. BBC News
Scots group join Burma aid effort
A Scottish-based aid worker is heading to Burma, after securing a rare visa from the authorities. Mervyn Lee, from Mercy Corps, will fly out on Monday and said he hoped... (photo: U.S. Department of State / )
Aid   Burma   Disasters   Junta   Photos   Slideshow
Large trees were uprooted in the city of Rangoon, Burma following the landfall of Cyclone Nargis May 5, 2008 The Australian
Refugees flee disaster zone

DESPERATE survivors of Cyclone Nargis poured out of Burma's Irrawaddy Delta yesterday in search of food, water and medicine as aid workers warned that up to 1.5 million... (photo: U.S. Department of State / )
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