http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=97561282&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK The International Monetary Fund said Wednesday the economy of debt-laden Dubai was expected to expand by nearly three percent this year, on the back of robust trade, logistics and tourism sectors….
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Ugandan opposition boss freed, vows more demos
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=97561235&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye on Wednesday pledged to press on with demonstrations against rising living costs following his release on bail after almost a week in jail….
Nokia to shed thousands of jobs in massive restructuring
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=97551990&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK The world's leading mobile phone maker Nokia said Wednesday it would cut 4,000 jobs and outsource another 3,000 in a restructuring aimed at stopping the haemorrhaging of its market share….
Singapore ruling party faces bold polls challenge
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=97552014&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK The campaign for Singapore's May 7 parliamentary elections kicked off Wednesday with the opposition hoping for unprecedented gains amid voter gripes over living costs and foreign workers….
Tibet exiles pick Dalai Lama’s political successor
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=97552023&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Tibetan exiles on Wednesday elected a Harvard academic as their new prime minister, who will face the daunting task of assuming the political duties of a global icon, the Dalai Lama….
UK economy returns to growth in first quarter
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=97548843&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK The British economy returned to growth in the first quarter of 2011 as expected, official data showed on Wednesday but economists warned of a weak outlook amid deep cuts to government spending….
Harvard academic elected exiled Tibetan PM
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=97516741&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Harvard academic Lobsang Sangay was elected head of Tibet's exiled government Wednesday, with the daunting task of assuming the political duties of a global icon, the Dalai Lama….
Vietnam dissident jailed for five years on appeal
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=97454284&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK A Vietnamese communist turned democracy campaigner was given five years in prison for propaganda on appeal Wednesday, in a reduced sentence criticised by activists as still "very severe"….
Pakistan naval bus attacks kill four in Karachi
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=97435710&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Bomb attacks hit two buses carrying Pakistani navy officials in Karachi on Tuesday, killing four people in the latest sign of rampant insecurity in a nation key to US hopes of beating the Taliban….
Suicide bomber kills anti-Taliban leader in Pakistan
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=97224177&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK A suicide bomber Saturday struck the vehicle of a Pakistani anti-Taliban militia leader killing him and four others in a restive tribal area bordering Afghanistan, officials said….