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Taiwan Firm Crafts Stylish Shoes From Recycled Paper

The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Confronted with an ever-growing pile of old newspapers, Taiwanese fashion designer Colin Lin came up with the idea of using them to make shoes and tote bags for her environmentally friendly footwear company. Lin, 50, says they are now hot items in Taiwan as well as markets from the United States to Europe, finding a niche with green-minded customers who have a fondness for novelty....

• Taiwan firm uses recycled paper in shoemaking - Seattle Times
• Taiwan firm uses recycled paper in shoemaking - San Fransisco Chronicle
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6 world powers press Iran on nuclear issue

Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago

BRUSSELS - Representatives of six world powers urged Iran on Friday to accept a U.N. plan aimed at delaying its ability to build a nuclear weapon, as the head of the U.N....

6 world powers press Iran on nuclear issue

kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago

Representatives of six world powers urged Iran on Friday to accept a U.N. plan aimed at delaying its ability to build a nuclear weapon, as the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency warned Tehran not to miss the opportunity to resolve the dispute.

Iraq cleric's aide urges end to political crisis

kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago

A top aide to Iraq's Shiite spiritual leader on Friday urged the country's fractious political blocs to resolve a crisis over a key election law that threatens to delay national polls planned for January.

World powers urge Iran to reconsider nuclear deal - Summary

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago

Berlin/Brussels - Top diplomats from the so-called 5+1 group of world powers expressed disappointment Friday at Iran's rejection of a compromise deal on the country's controversial nuclear programme and urged its leaders to reconsider. We urge Ira...

WashPost: 'Pakistan has nothing to fear from India'

Council on Foreign Relations (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago

Lally Weymouth interviews Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to discuss U.S. troop presence in Afghanistan, the Copenhagen Climate Summit, trade, and India-Pakistan relations.

26/11 trial: Faheem's signature matches with handwriting in maps, says expert

rediff News (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago

Specimen signatures of 26/11 accused Faheem Ansari matched with the writings on maps of Mumbai terror sites seized from him by Lucknow police at the time of his arrest in a bomb blast case in Uttar Pradesh last year, a handwriting expert informed the trial court on Friday.

Delhi, Hurriyat talks can't succeed without Pak, claims Qureshi

rediff News (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago

Pakistan on Friday claimed that any talks between the Indian government and separatist Kashmiri leaders will not be successful without its involvement.

Can't understand why Gafoor made such remarks: Mumbai cops

rediff News (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago

Refuting allegations by their former boss that they dithered from "responding to the situation" during 26/11, some police officers said on Friday that they did not understand what prompted former Mumbai police commissioner Hassan Gafoor to make such remarks.

Police nab mastermind of Islamabad suicide attacks, including WFP bombing

World Food Program (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago

Islamabad Police Friday announced the capture of a terrorist mastermind who has confessed to his role in recent suicide attacks in the capital city, including suicide hit at WFP office, besides involvement in terrorist activities in Swat. (..) These four suicide hits, confessed by the terrorist Jamshed, include suicide hit on United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) office in which five UN workers...

Second Taiwan baseball team sacks players over match fixing

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago

Taipei - Taiwan's La New Bears baseball team sacked five more players over alleged match fixing Friday, as the illegal betting scandal snowballs and implicates more players. In a statement, La Mew Bears said that after firing two players Thursday, it...

8 Militants Killed in Reported U.S. Strike in Northwestern Pakistan

New York Times (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago

The area of the attack is believed to hold many insurgents who fled from an army offensive elsewhere in the Afghan border region.

UN says Afghanistan is world's worst place to be born

Sify (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago

Geneva: Afghanistan is the most dangerous place in the world for a child to be born, the UN has said.It is especially dangerous for girls, the UN Children's Fund (Unicef) said Thursday, in

• Afghanistan Is World's Worst Place To Be Born: UN - Health - The Post Chronicle
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Flood threat rises in Southern Sri Lanka

Colombo Page (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago

Nov 20, Colombo: The government authorities have warned the residents of the city as well as the devotees to the most sacred Kataragama city in Southern Sri Lanka to be vigilant as the water level of the famous Menik River could rise tonight.

Sri Lanka Opposition Leader suggests dialogue among all parties

Colombo Page (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago

Nov 20, Colombo: Sri Lanka Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremasinghe says that the country should follow one policy on future development goals.

Najib to launch Malaysian-Europe Forum | Malaysia in Focus

crompt | 11/18/2009

Malaysia’s Prime Minister , Najib Tun Razak, will officially launch the Malaysian-Europe Forum (MEF) on Nov 12. The Forum’s aim is to build communities through dialogue and its inaugral meeting will focus on the theme: “Towards A New Era in Malaysia-EU Relations.” “It will provide an opportunity to deepen understanding and achieve common ground between Malaysia and the EU on matters of mutual interest...

OIC investment in Malaysia reaches $46.8 million | Malaysia in Focus

crompt | 11/18/2009

Malaysia attracted US$46.8 million (RM158.18 million) worth of foreign direct investments from the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) countries in the first eight months of this year. Malaysian Industrial Development Authority, deputy director-general Datuk Afifuddin Abdul Kadir told reporters, “the investments were in chemicals and chemical products, electronics and electrical products and scientific...

Amazing Fansipan - Vietnam

togovn99 | 11/17/2009

Fansipan Discovery 2009 Programme had lots of new points compared to previous years. This year is the first time that tourism enterprises with their tourist delegations together discover Fansipan. For the past years, the programme was dedicated to “professional mountaineers” with urgent trips within one day, or two days one night. This year, tourists had three days and two nights to conquer the mountain...