Asia-Pacific
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Over 100 feared dead in ferry accident
More than 100 missing passengers were feared to have been trapped inside an overloaded ferry when it sank off the east coast of Papua New Guinea (PNG).
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Chinese naval drill legitimate
China dismissed Japan's concerns about Chinese naval ships traveling through international waters in the Okinawa Islands, saying it is just a regular drill.
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Sony appoints new president, CEO
Sony Corp. announced the 51-year-old Kazuo Hirai is appointed as the new president and CEO, replacing Howard Stringer on April 1, 2012.
Americas
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Cuba starts oil drilling in deep waters
A Spanish oil company has started drilling the first well in Cuban deep waters by using a Chinese-made oil rig, the company said Thursday.
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Panetta sees Israel could attack Iran
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said that Israel could attack Iran this spring, the Washington Post reported here on Thursday.
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Facebook shoots for $5b in mega-IPO
Facebook filed Wednesday to raise a targeted $5 billion in a hotly anticipated initial public offering, setting the stage for Silicon Valley's biggest-ever IPO.
Europe
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Ukraine cold spell death toll rises to 101
38 more deaths from a cold snap have been registered in Ukraine in the past 24 hours, bringing to 101 the toll.
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Lafarge to cut 460 jobs globally
Lafarge, a French leading firm of building materials, is planning to slash 460 posts worldwide including 90 jobs in France this year, the company said Thursday.
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Russia, NATO to stage anti-missile drills
Russia and NATO will stage joint anti-missile exercises despite their ongoing dispute over the European anti-missile defense system.
Yemen's Saleh signs deal to quit
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh signed a deal on Wednesday under which he will step down after 33 years in power and 10 months of protests against his rule that brought the country to the brink of civil war.
World population hits 7 billion
Afghanistan:
A decade of war
Afghanistan marks 10 years since the start of the US-led war against the Taliban Friday amid heightened security and questions over what the next decade will hold.
Apple's Jobs dead at 56
Apple Inc co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs, counted among the greatest American CEOs of his generation, died on Wednesday at the age of 56.
First Boeing Dreamliner
All Nippon Airways' first Boeing 787 Dreamliner touched down in Tokyo early on Wednesday with hundreds of aviation fans welcoming the carbon-composite plane.
Iran: Oil ban will not halt nuclear work
Iran's oil minister said the Islamic state would not retreat from its nuclear programme even if its crude oil exports grind to a halt, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday.
Syrians storm embassy in Cairo
A crowd of Syrians stormed the Syrian embassy in Cairo smashing furniture and equipment and setting fire to parts of the building.
Moscow warns of Syria veto
Russia shot down suggestions from some UN Security Council members on a draft resolution of an imminent deal aimed at stopping Syria's upheaval.
Chinese naval drill legitimate
China dismissed Japan's concerns about Chinese naval ships traveling through international waters in the Okinawa Islands, saying it is just a regular drill.
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Middle East
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Syrians storm embassy in Cairo
A crowd of Syrians stormed the Syrian embassy in Cairo smashing furniture and equipment and setting fire to parts of the building.
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Moscow warns of Syria veto
Russia shot down suggestions from some UN Security Council members on a draft resolution of an imminent deal aimed at stopping Syria's upheaval.
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Iran warns of revenge over oil sanctions
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday that Iran would retaliate over Western-backed oil sanctions and any threat of attack.
Africa
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China sends work team to Libya
China's Ministry of Commerce is to send a work team to Libya to exchange views on China's participation in the African country's post-war reconstruction.
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Racial differences narrow slightly
There was more representation of blacks in the middle class in South Africa last year, indicating that racial differences had narrowed -- although slightly.
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Kenya retains benchmark lending rate
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) on Wednesday retained the benchmark rate to 18 percent in an attempt to ease inflation.
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Ice hotel
in Montreal
The snow village in Montreal has an ice hotel where restaurants and furniture are all made of ice.
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Big freeze stops peeing statue
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