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Afghan Insurgents Seek Peace
The peace bid by Afghanistan's second-largest insurgent group, Hezb-i-Islami, offers an encouraging scenario of what could happen in other parts of the country once U.S. forces begin to pull back.
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Foreign Universities React to India Plan
Foreign universities are responding cautiously to India's proposed legislation that would make it easier for them to set up full-fledged campuses in India.

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SKS Microfinance Files for IPO
SKS Microfinance has filed a preliminary prospectus with the Indian capital market regulator to raise about $250 million through a proposed initial public offering, seeking to become the first microfinance company in India to tap public markets for funds in what is considered a much sought after space by private equity investors.
Google's Tangled Chinese Web
Google's plan to keep part of its China business is looking more complicated as partners turn away and some operations continue to be censored.
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Dubai World Gets $9.5 Billion
The government of Dubai unveiled a $23.5-billion restructuring plan for its flagship conglomerate, saying it would recapitalize Dubai World and its main real-estate subsidiary with up to $9.5 billion in fresh funding and propose repaying Dubai World creditors over as many as eight years.
Fed Closer to Asset Sales
Bernanke tiptoed toward sales of mortgage securities as a way to gradually get monetary policy back to normal.
Lawyers Play Speed-Date at Toyota Hearing
Dozens of attorneys stood before a panel of judges and made two-minute pitches for where lawsuits filed against Toyota should be heard. The attorneys are hoping for a home-court advantage.
Tata Plans to Up Car Prices
Essar to Buy Aries Coal Mines
Zain, Bharti Expect Pacts Soon
India's Food Prices Ease
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Weekend Asia

What's Next: Haute Cuisine
Berlin-based Tim Raue, a Michelin-starred chef who cooks only gluten- and dairy-free dishes, talks about what's next in global food trends.
Chengdu's Tingling Tofu
Mapo dofu is a local specialty, a sumptuous mélange of ingredients that are a culinary embodiment of lively Chengdu in China's Sichuan province.
After Hours in Jakarta
A nightlife tour of Jakarta might be the best kind of Jakarta tour there is, not only because the terrible traffic generally clears at night, but also because the Southeast Asian megacity hosts world-class bars and clubs.
The Heart of Dim Sum
Though the brunch-time ritual of dim sum has spread from China all over the world, the art of making it--traditionally decades in the learning--may be passing away. Four masters from Hong Kong, where the world's best dim sum is served, discuss their craft.
Heirloom Takes Liquid Form
A braising sauce, passed through generations, inherits the essence of each use and develops an intricate blend of flavors and memories.
A Filipino Chef's Wooden Pursuits
Claude Tayag has a successful restaurant in Angeles City, a guidebook on regional Filipino food due in September, and his crab-fat sauce sells well at Manila supermarkets. But he wants to be remembered as a sculptor, painter and furniture designer.
City Walk: Osaka
We stroll through this shoppers' city, where each distinct area has its own specialty -- ranging from electronics to shoes -- and where one is said to have been the inspiration for the cityscapes of the 1982 film "Blade Runner." | Map

Opinion

David Roche: Delhi Lacks All Credibility on Inflation
India's growth potential will be capped if government spending isn't controlled.
Don't Push the WTO
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Reconciling Mr. Nelson

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India's Fashion Is Its Own Victim
India's fashion weeks need to think less about flash and more about cash, says Devita Saraf, chief executive of Vu Technologies.

Business Case Faceoff From ISB

Re-Imagining a New Urban India
Two students of ISB, Hyderabad debate the various facets of the urbanization phenomenon in India.

World

Congress Passes Final Health Overhaul
Democrats pushed the last piece of Obama's overhaul of the health system through Congress, completing a measure that divided the nation for a year.

World

Europeans Agree on Bailout for Greece
Greece won support for a deal that could lead to a bailout, as leaders of the 16- nation euro zone backed an agreement under which they and the IMF would jointly come to the rescue should its debt troubles intensify.
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TV Chief Critical of Chavez Is Arrested
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De Villepin Plans New Party

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Companies Take Health-Care Charges
The corporate cost of the landmark U.S. health-care overhaul continued to mount, as companies announced special charges that will put a dent in profit expectations.
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Justice Probe Entangles Calpers
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Bank of the West Hires Ex-Citibank President

Asia

China Banker Faults Greece Efforts
A senior Chinese central bank official criticized the handling of the Greek debt crisis, highlighting global concern about the situation in Europe.
Asian Shares Mostly Higher
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Watering China's Economic Growth

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Bailout Agreement Betrays EU Divisions
Germany's tough conditions for any aid for Greece is a sign of a broader division that threatens to hamper Europe's ambitions as a global power: Germany has cooled to unity, except on its terms
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Ukraine Offers Russia Gas Deal
Ferrari Finds Smoke Without Fire

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Debt Concerns Send Treasury Rates Up
A sudden drop-off in demand for U.S. Treasury debt is raising questions about whether rates will finally begin a march higher.
European Shares Fall Amid Caution
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Consumers Down? Spending Says No

Tech

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CW to Double Ads in Web Shows
The CW Network plans next TV season to double the commercials in Web versions of its shows, looking to wring more revenue out of its rising online viewership.
On Apple's Board, Fewer Independent Voices
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U.S. Urged to Action on Internet

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China Ink
By Tiffany Beres
Li Huayi on the appeal of traditional painting.
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Noonan: The Heat Is On. We May Get Burned.
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Strassel: The Senate Reckoning

Life & Style

Restaurants See Signs of Spring
Customers are coming back, suppliers have lowered prices and it's the best wild-mushroom season in years. A look at the brightening outlook for restaurants this season.
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Can Climate Change Be Funny?
Ian McEwan talks about climate change, Rushdie, Martin Amis, Hitchens, Colm Toibin and Isaac Bashevis Singer.
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Government Debt Is Not Risk-Free
Some mutual funds which invest in government bonds have lost money over the last several months, and more losses could be coming, says Shefali Anand, India personal finance writer.
Sebi May Withdraw from Ulip Turf War
Here is a roundup of news from Indian newspapers, news wires and Web sites on Friday, March 26, 2010.
Heard: A Hate-Love Affair With Bharti
The promise of this deal has always been that Africa's telecom markets remain relatively un-tapped, and ripe for a low-cost operator like Bharti.
Pictures of the Day
In today's photos, a woman hauls water in China, a dentist "operates" on a robot, a volcano erupts in Iceland and more.
Olympics Are No Match for Hong Kong Sevens
The Hong Kong Sevens is the Olympics of the rugby sevens world -- and will likely stay that way, even after the sport debuts at the Olympics in 2016.
GM Shows Its EN-V in Shanghai
GM introduced a pod-like electric vehicle in Shanghai this week, a vision for a car of the future to help solve urban-transportation problems such as congestion and pollution.
Asia in Photos
Protest in Thailand, flood in Indonesia, GM's newly unveiled concept car and more.
America's India Envoy Needs to Run a Permanent Campaign
Ambassador Roemer faces the tough task of reassuring New Delhi as Washington and Islamabad seek to strengthen ties, says Paul Beckett, the WSJ's South Asia bureau chief.