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Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) showing side of head and neck. Parrot Collector in Dubai Loses 'Scared' Bird
DUBAI ' George never reached the age where he could say 'love you very much' to his owner. | The one-year-old parrot escaped from distressed German bird collector Stefan Klingberg on Monday. | A loud ... (photo: Creative Commons / Randy) Khaleej Times

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Marriage - Wedding - Nuptials - Bride - Groom - Filipino 19 DHA Staff Tie the Knot at Mass Wedding
DUBAI ' It was a day to celebrate for Dubai Health Authority when 19 of its employees tied the nuptial knot at a mass wedding ceremony, at the Maktoum Ballroom at Dubai World
Trade Center. | The... (photo: WN / Dominic Canoy) Khaleej Times
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai addresses an opening session at Parliament in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. Karzai said the U.S. and other Western military allies have not heeded his calls to stop airstrikes in civilian areas in Afghanistan, and that without popular support from Afghans the fight against militants cannot be Karzai in anti-graft speech defends convicted mayor
| KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai used a keynote anti-corruption speech on Tuesday to defend the first of his top officials convicted of graft in years, a move that could anger Western... (photo: AP / Rafiq Maqbool) The Star

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Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono speaks at a business dialogue organized by KL Business Club in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, Aug. 4, 2006. Yudhoyono led a high-level push to attract Malaysian corporations to invest in the archipelago Frid Yudhoyono sees coups round every corner
| By John McBeth | JAKARTA - Something strange has happened to Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono since his sweeping victory in July's presidential elections, showing a side of him that app... (photo: AP Photo/Andy Wong) Asia Times

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From left in the foreground, Chinese President Hu Jintao, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov and Uzbek President Islam Karimov turn on the flow of natural gas together in the gas plant at Samandepe Gas Field, Turkmenistan, on Monday, Dec. 14, 2009. China ends Russia's grip on Turkmen gas
| By Bruce Pannier | With one flick of a switch, Russia's long-standing dominance and near monopoly over Central Asian natural-gas exports officially came to an end on Monday. | The Turkmenistan-China... (photo: AP) Asia Times

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Israeli Arab Knesset member for the Ra'am-Ta'al party Talab El-Sana, right, washes the floor inside a mosque that was vandalized last Friday, during his visit in the West Bank village of Yasuf, near Nablus, Monday, Dec.14, 2009. Like Strasbourg, Like Gaza and the West Bank?
Article by WorldNews.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. | When Jewish extremists in Palestinian territory attacked a mosque and set fire to Muslim holy books and prayer carpets, it was reminiscent of t... (photo: AP / Nasser Ishtayeh) WorldNews.com

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