THE WEEK Feb 10: Halftime hazards

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Asia-Pacific

Police issue warrant for former Maldives president

Mount Lokon in Indonesia erupts

Mount Lokon in Indonesia's North Sulawesi province erupted at 08:20 local time (0020 GMT).
Japan's wholesale prices in Jan up 0.5%

Japan's wholesale prices rose 0.5 percent in January from a year earlier, the Bank of Japan said on Friday.
Japan to take action on FX if needed

Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi said on Friday that the country would take decisive action on the currency market if necessary.

Michelle Obama performs dance

3 killed in gunshot in Mexico

A taxi driver was shot dead by gunmen almost at the same time when another group of hitmen attacked three taxi drivers in a different neighborhood, killing two.
Facebook defriending led to murders

A Tennessee couple who "defriended" a woman on Facebook were murdered in their home.
Bolivia accuses US of spying on L America

Bolivian President Evo Morales on Thursday accused the United States of spying on his and other Latin American countries.

Eurozone defers decision on bailout

Greek govt concludes debt deal

Greek coalition party leaders concluded a deal on austerity measures to secure a new bailout package by EU and IMF creditors on time to stave off a Greek financial meltdown next month.
Russian Navy to update nuclear fleet

The Russian Navy will receive at least 10 new Borey class strategic nuclear submarines by 2020, Kommersant Daily said Tuesday.
French flights partly disrupted by strike

More than 10 percent flights were disrupted as French aviation workers on Monday staged a nationwide four-day strike.

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.

9/11 ten years on

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Chen Weihua

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Op Rana

There is more to Iran than meets the eye

Chen Weihua

Luxury shoppers ring alarm bells

Libyan Foreign Ministry on Thursday announced its decision to expel Syria's charge d'affaires and his staff.

Apple to announce iPad 3 in March

Apple has chosen the first week in March to introduce the successor to the iPad 2 in one of its signature events in San Francisco, US media reported Thursday.

Greek govt concludes debt deal

Greek coalition party leaders concluded a deal on austerity measures to secure a new bailout package by EU and IMF creditors on time to stave off a Greek financial meltdown next month.

US jobless claims hit 4-year low

The number of Americans initially applying for unemployment aid last week dropped to nearly a four-year low, a sign for recovery in the labor market, the US Labor Department reported Thursday.

Middle East

Clinton, Israeli FM discuss Iran, peace talks

Security official killed in Yemen

A senior Yemeni security official was shot dead Thursday evening in Yemen's restive province.
Israel to call off major drills in 2012

Confronted by significant cuts to its budget, the Israeli military is expected to cancel large-scale exercises.
Libya decides to expel Syrian diplomats

Libyan Foreign Ministry on Thursday announced its decision to expel Syria's charge d'affaires and his staff.

Abducted Chinese workers released in Sudan

Cape Town becomes S Africa's drug capital

With an awful lot of drugs available, Cape Town has become "the drug capital of South Africa".
7 killed in S Africa bus collision

A minibus collided with a car in the central South African province of Free State.
Kidnapped Chinese workers safe

Twenty-nine Chinese nationals abducted by local rebels in Sudan last month arrived Tuesday afternoon at the Wilson Airport in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi.

Police issue warrant for former Maldives president

Mount Lokon in Indonesia's North Sulawesi province erupted at 08:20 local time (0020 GMT).

Japan's wholesale prices rose 0.5 percent in January from a year earlier, the Bank of Japan said on Friday.

Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi said on Friday that the country would take decisive action on the currency market if necessary.

Michelle Obama performs dance

A taxi driver was shot dead by gunmen almost at the same time when another group of hitmen attacked three taxi drivers in a different neighborhood, killing two.

A Tennessee couple who "defriended" a woman on Facebook were murdered in their home.

Bolivian President Evo Morales on Thursday accused the United States of spying on his and other Latin American countries.

Eurozone defers decision on bailout

Greek coalition party leaders concluded a deal on austerity measures to secure a new bailout package by EU and IMF creditors on time to stave off a Greek financial meltdown next month.

The Russian Navy will receive at least 10 new Borey class strategic nuclear submarines by 2020, Kommersant Daily said Tuesday.

More than 10 percent flights were disrupted as French aviation workers on Monday staged a nationwide four-day strike.

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Libyan Foreign Ministry on Thursday announced its decision to expel Syria's charge d'affaires and his staff.

Clinton, Israeli FM discuss Iran, peace talks

A senior Yemeni security official was shot dead Thursday evening in Yemen's restive province.

Confronted by significant cuts to its budget, the Israeli military is expected to cancel large-scale exercises.

Libyan Foreign Ministry on Thursday announced its decision to expel Syria's charge d'affaires and his staff.

Abducted Chinese workers released in Sudan

With an awful lot of drugs available, Cape Town has become "the drug capital of South Africa".

A minibus collided with a car in the central South African province of Free State.

Twenty-nine Chinese nationals abducted by local rebels in Sudan last month arrived Tuesday afternoon at the Wilson Airport in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi.

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