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Two new tablets unveiled ahead of top Asia IT fair

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=99916188&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Two electronic firms unveiled new tablet computers in Taipei Monday, on the eve of Asia's biggest IT trade fair, as they try to get a slice of a lucrative market dominated by Apple's iPad….

UN aims for biodiversity treaty by July 2012

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=99916191&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK A global treaty on the harvesting of genetic resources will probably be ratified by July 2012, the UN executive secretary on biological diversity said Tuesday….

China vows to address Mongol grievances

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=99903474&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK China vowed Tuesday to act to address problems that have sparked protests by ethnic Mongols while also warning of unspecified "overseas" forces fanning the unrest in Inner Mongolia….

Pakistan air strike kills six militants: officials

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=99901012&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Pakistani fighter jets on Tuesday killed at least six militants and destroyed hideouts in a restive northwestern tribal district, local officials said….

Afghanistan no longer source of terrorism: Canada PM

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=99872512&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Monday said Afghanistan "is no longer a source of global terrorism" during a surprise visit to the war-torn country, but still urged vigilance on the threat….

Australia halts cattle supply to Indonesia abattoirs

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=99866337&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Australia has moved to halt the supply of live cattle to three Indonesian abattoirs after a documentary Monday revealed evidence of cruelty against animals shipped there for slaughter….

US ‘concern’ over violent end to Russian gay rally

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=99821080&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK The United States voiced "concern" Sunday over the violent end to a gay rights rally in Moscow, and called on Russian authorities to better safeguard "fundamental freedoms" of assembly….

More demos planned in China’s Inner Mongolia

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=99795787&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Ethnic Mongols are planning more protests in an area of northern China already rocked by unrest, a rights group said Sunday, after the region's leader tried to address simmering anger over Chinese rule….

Dozens detained at violent Moscow gay rally

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=99769686&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Moscow police Saturday detained three global gay rights leaders and dozens of Russians in a violent end to a daring rally that activists tried to stage near the Kremlin wall….

Dozens detained at violent Moscow gay rally

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=99754591&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Moscow police Saturday detained three global gay rights leaders and dozens of Russians in a violent end to a daring rally that activists tried to stage near the Kremlin wall….