By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Yonhap) -- The United Nations' development agency plans to close
its office in Seoul next month as South Korea looks set to join the OECD club of

SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Yonhap) -- The Korean unit of Japan's game console maker Nintendo
Co. welcomed Thursday a Supreme Court ruling against the sale of tools used to
play pirated games.

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DHAMAR, Nov.18 (Saba)- International Fund for Agricultural =
Development(IFAD)has approved presenting a
further grant of $7.5 million to the Rural Development Project in Dhamar =

Melbourne, Nov 18 (PTI) An Indian couple living in a
Melbourne suburb Wednesday claimed that a group of three
people, including two women, beat them up with an iron rod and

H S Rao and Prasun Sonwalkar
London, Nov 18 (PTI) A 28-year-old Indian-origin woman
has been murdered with her right hand chopped off in a west

"It's horrific but hugely symbolic that Geeta's right
hand was cut off. She was a Sikh and all Sikhs wear a metal
bangle, the kara, on their right wrist.

The US Ambassador said this message has been resolutely
communicated to Pakistan by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
and National Security Adviser James Jones during their visits

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 (Bernama) -- Two of the latest Malaysian-made products,
the halal vegetable cheese and environmental-friendly bio-ray multiple board

By Ahmad Kamil Tahir

TOKYO, Nov. 18 Kyodo -
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development called on the
Japanese government Wednesday to review the ''purpose and scope'' of its key