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  • The Siasat Daily: Bees provide pain relief in beleaguered Gaza
  • Gaza, November 14: In a clinic in the beleaguered Gaza Strip, Ratib Samur makes his way from one patient to the next armed with little more than a small box filled with enraged bees. He uses the bees to sting those who have come to him for help -- and amid the territory's deepening isolation, his clinic has been transformed into a hive of activity. Since Hamasseized power in Gaza in 2007 the coastal enclave has been sealed off from all but vital aidby both Israel and Egypt, limiting the...
  • Philadelphia Daily News: Obama seeks equal partnership in Asia
  • CHARLES HUTZLER The Associated Press TOKYO - President Barack Obama pressed on with his mission to repair America's global standing, telling Asians he was determined to engage them as equal partners in the economy,diplomacy and security. In a 40-minute speech Saturday that ranged across the multitude ofissues, the president declared the United Statesa "nation of the Pacific. Asia and the United States are not separated by this great ocean; we are bound by it." While he offered few specifics...
  • Voa News: APEC Leaders Discuss Economic Recovery
  • Australian Prime Minister Kevin RuddLeaders ofPacific Rim economies are gathering in Singaporeto discuss recovering from the global financialcrisis and promoting free trade. Leaders of the 21-member Asia Pacific...
  • The Times of India: Tendulkar: 20 years of undiminished aura
  • NEW DELHI: In an era where 15 minutes of fame is the order of the day and icons often have hidden feet of clay, Sachin Tendulkar remains a glorious exception, his 20 years of undiminished aura showing no signs of waning. No other cricketer has managed to seamlessly combine both statistics and aesthetics to underline his greatness like Tendulkar did, retaining the innocence and humility of his early days all along. Since his debut on November 15, 1989, the teen with curly hair and a sing-song...
  • The Boston Globe: WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: What time is it?
  • TOKYO-What time is it again? Even White House press secretary Robert Gibbs found the time change startling as President Barack Obama's tour of Asia got under way. As he began briefing the traveling press corps, he found he didn't really know whether to wish them a good morning, afternoon, evening or night. "I haven't the slightest idea what time of day or what day it is, so I'll just start by saying I hope you all are doing well," Gibbs said at the start of an eight-day tour of the region. For...
  • The Star: 45 years of helping kids
  • THE Handicapped Children's Centre (HCC) Penang celebrated its 45th anniversary with a colourful party themed 'Sehari Sejati Bersama HCC Penang.' Held last Saturday to honour the selfless individuals who have contributed time, effort and money to give the children a better quality of life, the...