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A supporter of US Democratic Party hopeful Barack Obama wears a hat fixed with US flags in a big piece of cheese during a campaign in Phnom Penh on September 7, 2008. (AFP)
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Thai PM says no chance of a coup
 
BANGKOK: Thailand's embattled prime minister said on Sunday there was no chance of a coup against his government and that he would go to the U.N. General Assembly session in New York later this month
 
 Pakistan suicide attack toll rises to 33
 Iran presidential polls set for June 2009
SPORTS LATEST
Djokovic closes an Open to forget
 
NEW YORK: Forgive Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic if this US Open is one Grand Slam event he would like to forget.
 
 Japan and Qatar highlight threat to Aussies
 Aussies eye India after B'desh thrashing
BUSINESS LATEST
SanDisk in talks with Samsung
 
SAN FRANCISCO: Computer memory group SanDisk said Friday it has had "discussions" with South Korean giant Samsung Electronics but declined to confirm that they were merger or takeover talks.
 
 Boeing machinists to strike, talks fail
 Oil falls $2 to 5-month low
 
LOCAL FLAVOUR
HM appoints new manpower minister, municipality chief
OHI, UAE realtor ETA Star announce luxury township
Rajayoga to hold seminar on meditation tomorrow
American Express signs pact with Omantel and Oman Mobile
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Capello challenges Rooney to end England goal-drought
Al Qaeda undefeated in Iraq, work to be done: Petraeus
MySpace links users to US hurricane emergency alerts
McCain, Obama woo voters amid struggling economy
Rourke, Hathaway light up patchy Venice film fest
 FEATURES
Maasai hairdressers break taboos
 
Maasai warriors are a familiar sight on Kenya's beaches and in its renowned safari parks.
 
Farmers keep tradition of charcoal-burning
Now mostly used by the world's poor, charcoal serves mainly to grill food, for instance in barbecues.
Reality TV show stirs business spirit
 
The programme, the latest in a series of popular reality shows in Afghanistan, is more than just entertainment.
 
Tallest tower aims to take Shanghai higher
China's tallest building, the 492-metre Shanghai World Financial Centre, opens to the public on Saturday.
 TECHNOLOGY
LONDON: Google's chief executive admitted Thursday there was a "defensive component" to the Web search giant's launch of its own Internet browser, thereby pitting it against Microsoft's dominant softw