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Obama postpones Malaysia visit over US shutdown

United States President Barack Obama has postponed his first visit to Malaysia and the Philippines next week due to the current US government shutdown, it was announced on Wednesday. "Obama called......

Philippines beauty Megan Young wins Miss World crown

Philippines beauty Megan Young was crowned Miss World 2013 after beating 130 contestants across the globe on Saturday. This is the first time Miss Philippines has been awarded the title in the 63rd......

PHOTOS: Usagi, 2013's most powerful tropical cyclone

Usagi -- the most powerful tropical cyclone of 2013 -- swept past the Philippines and Taiwan over the weekend but saved the worst of its wrath for neighbouring Hong Kong and China.Reports said......

Respect Indian sense of national pride: Chinese media

Underlining that China's "surrounding environment" will suffer if India becomes another Japan or Philippines in confronting it, Chinese media on Monday called for understanding and respect for......

Typhoon Pablo rips through Philippines

Nearly 200,000 people have been rendered homeless and 475 confirmed dead after the Philippines' worst typhoon this year, officials said on Wednesday, as the government appealed for international......

Real wages in India expected to quadruple by 2030

Real wages in India are expected to quadruple by 2030 and grow threefold, in the Philippines says a study by Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC).On the other hand, wages in the UK and US are projected to......

Wipro Consumer eyes the Philippines' bulging middle

Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting (WCCLG), a part of Azim Premji's Wipro, plans to enter the Philippine market through acquisitions.The Philippines' per capita consumer spending is almost double......

20 most expensive cities in the world

In Manila, the philippines, a couple can buy a new wardrobe for $410. In New York City, it would cost $1,550, more than three times as much, says the Business Insider. These are the kind of......

Asia gets its fastest undersea data cable system

A new 7,800 km undersea data cable has opened to traffic in Asia linking Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines which could aid in financial trade. The Submarine-cable Express (ASE)......

How the Philippiness outplayed India in the outsourcing game

The rambling, low-slung vastness of Metro Manila, the National Capital Region of the Philippines, is broken by the steel and glass high-rises of Makati -- the country's financial nerve centre.......

Asian chess: Negi, Mary Ann in sole lead

Grandmaster Parimarjan Negi scored his sixth victory on the trot, disposing of Oliver Barbosa of Philippines to retain his half-point lead with just one round to go in the Asian individual chess......

India bow out of AFC Challenge

India's hopes of winning the AFC Challenge Cup football tournament went up in smoke after they suffered a 0-2 defeat to Philippines Kathmandu. This was India's second defeat in the tournament they......

AFC Challenge Cup: India coach confident of improved show

Indian football Coach Savio Medeira is hoping that his boys will not repeat the past mistakes when they take on Philippines in the AFC Challenge Cup, in Kathmandu on Sunday. Philippines are......

Asian chess: Easy for Negi, Sasikiran held

Second seed Krishnan Sasikiran was held to a draw by Oliver Barbosa of the Philippines in the first round of the ongoing Asian Individual Chess Championship in Mashhad, Iran.Fresh from his exploits......

Bopanna-Qureshi in Wimbledon second round

Somdev Devvarman's Wimbledon campaign did not last long.The Indian and his Philippine partner Treat Conrad Huey went down to the Indo-Pakistani pair of Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi in the......

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Q. Islam is not a new religion, but the same truth that God revealed through all His prophets to every people. For a fifth of the world's population, Islam is both a religion and a complete way of life. Muslims follow a religion of peace, mercy, and forgiveness, and the majority has nothing to do with the extremely grave events, which have come to be associated with their faith.How do we know Islam is the truth?
Azam Khan: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/islam-is-not-a-new-religion-but-the-same-truth-that-god-reve/26527711/answers/

Q. HOW MANY ISLANDS ARE THERE IN THE PHILIPPINES?
GOKULA PREETHAA: A. One billion people from a vast range of races, nationalities and cultures across the globe--from the southern Philippines to Nigeria--are united by...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/how-many-islands-are-there-in-the-philippines/26420167/answers/26527726

Q. In which country do we find the Tamaraw (Dwarf Water Buffalo) in the wild?
Francisco: A. Enough to make a country! more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/in-which-country-do-we-find-the-tamaraw-dwarf-water-buffalo-/26258519/answers/26420168

Q. 30Mangrove forests in Asia are largely concentrated in_____________?A IndiaB MalaysiaC IndonesiaD Philippines
Pravin: A. Mindoro in the Philippines more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/30mangrove-forests-in-asia-are-largely-concentrated-ina-indi/26096362/answers/26258566

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PM to visit Brunei, Indonesia to sew up economic ties

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is set to leave for Brunei and Indonesia on Wednesday to take forward Indias "Look East" policy. During his visit, he... ...

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/361814/pm-visit-brunei-indonesia-sew.html

Girls crush puppy to death video

The Philippines has approved a law increasing penalties for cruelty to animals, the presidential palace said on Monday amid a social media outcry... ...

http://www.mumbainews.net/index.php/sid/217575669/scat/b8de8e630faf3631

World Bank downgrades ChinaEAsia but spares Philippines

Growth forecasts for China and much of East Asia have been revised down by the World Bank for this year and next. The bank says China has made... ...

http://www.newdelhinews.net/index.php/sid/217574204/scat/b8de8e630faf3631

Has India fallen off global players radar?

At the ongoing World Retail Congress in Paris, global heads of retail chains were literally mum on India. While Mexico and the Philippines were... ...

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/multibrand-retail-has-india-fallen-off-global-players-radar/article5210683.ece

India-Asean trade, services pact may be inked this year

The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in trade and services between India and the 10-member (Asean) is expected to be signed in calendar 2013, a senior... ...

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/indiaasean-trade-services-pact-may-be-inked-this-year/article5210751.ece

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