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Kashmir's main opposition People�s Democratic Party's (PDP) Chief Mehbooba Mufti addresses a press conference at her Gupkar residence in Srinagar on Wednesday 07, April 2010. in her statement she oppose inter district recruitment-ammendment-reservation policy. Mean while she condemned the state government attitude towards government employees

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Lack of basic facilities in rural areas of Kashmir valley :Mehbooba
Sun 18 Apr 2010
Srinagar,India,April 18 (Scoop News) - Expressing concern over lack of basic facilities in rural areas, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president and MLA Wachi, Mehbooba Mufti today regretted... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)

Passengers line up to buy train tickets at Rome's Termini station, on Sunday, April 18, 2010.

Airlines Photos Route Travelers Volcano

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Volcano-stranded Europeans seek alternate routes
Sun 18 Apr 2010
(AP) - BANGKOK-Frustrated European travelers stranded overseas struggled to find alternate routes home Sunday, desperate for information on flights into the continent's few airports not closed by a... (photo: AP / Pier Paolo Cito)

Chinese President Hu Jintao, right, comforts a girl receiving medical treatment at Jiegu town in earthquake-hit Yushu county in west China's Qinghai province, Sunday, April 18, 2010. Hu flew to the remote, mountainous Tibetan region devastated by an earthquake as the flow of rescue supplies picked up pace Sunday.

Star Tribune Sun 18 Apr 2010
Chinese President Hu flies to devastated earthquake zone as death toll rises to 1,706
JIEGU, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao cradled an injured Tibetan girl as she wept Sunday and promised speedy aid for the scores left homeless when a massive earthquake struck this remote,... (photo: AP / AP Photo)
China Disaster Earthquake Jintao Photos

From right, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl of Ariz., and House Minority Whip Eric Cantor of Va., take part in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010, on the eve of the Health Care Summit with President Barack Obama.

The News & Observer Sun 18 Apr 2010
McConnell's comments on financial reform riles critics
WASHINGTON -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell last week threw a rhetorical stick of dynamite into what had been a collegial debate about overhauling the nation's financial regulations,... (photo: AP / Harry Hamburg)
Critics Financial McConnell Minority Photos

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 24, 2009, before a House Financial Services Committee hearing on AIG.

Wtop Sun 18 Apr 2010
Geithner: Obama taking steps to shrink deficit
WASHINGTON (AP) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (GYT'-nur) says President Barack Obama is taking steps to reduce the... (photo: AP / Susan Walsh)
Finance Photos Politics US Washington

Hugo Chavez

ABC News Sun 18 Apr 2010
Chavez: China to Devote $20B to Venezuela Projects
The Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela April 18, 2010 (AP) In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, left,... In this photo... (photo: Creative Commons / Manu Dias)
Chavez China Photos Projects Venezuela

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe arrives for his 84th birthday celebrations in the southern border town of Beitbridge, Zimbabwe Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008.

Seattle Times Sun 18 Apr 2010
Zimbabwe business take overs stay, Mugabe pledges
HARARE, Zimbabwe - President Robert Mugabe pledges to go ahead with plans for Zimbabweans to take over 51 percent control of... (photo: AP / Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
Africa Harare Photos Politics Zimbabwe

Republican vice presidential candidate, Sarah Palin, R-Alaska, speaks at a rally at Bowman Field in Williamsport, Pa., Thursday evening, Oct. 30, 2008.

Newsvine Sun 18 Apr 2010
Sarah Palin's Regional Tour
It's useful to glimpse celebrities doing the regional circuit: Away from the flattering lights of Broadway or Hollywood, you see what kind of performer they are. Can they... (photo: AP / Bloomsburg Press Enterprise, Jimmy May)
Broadway Celebrities Palin Photos Tour

Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari, widower of assassinated former Pakistani leader Benazir Bhutto gestures during a press conference in Islamabad, Pakistan on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008. Zardari took office as the country's new president, facing immediate pressure to crack down on Islamic militants and address daunting economic problems.

DNA India Sun 18 Apr 2010
Pak landmark amendment bill to get presidential seal tomorrow
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari is set to sign into law a landmark constitutional amendment bill that will strip him of his sweeping powers and remove... (photo: AP / Anjum Naveed)
Islamabad Media Pakistan Photos Politics

Pole Beans - String Beans - Vegetables - Crop

The Examiner Sun 18 Apr 2010
How to plant and grow pole beans, bush beans, lima beans and other legumes.
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	Turkish Cypriot election could halt peace talks The Guardian
	Turkish Cypriot election could halt peace talks and jeopardize Turkey's EU membership bid Star Tribune

Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty answers a question during a news conference in St. Paul, Minn. on Tuesday, June 2, 2009 where he announced that he would not seek a third term.

Minn.'s Pawlenty courts Iowa fiscal conservatives

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Kids in poorer Ariz. families battling obesity

Former President Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton to appear with Dolphins players

Top general says US withdrawal from Iraq on track Lexington Herald-Leader
Clinton: Look beyond judges for high court pick Syracuse
McCain says US lacks effective policy on Iran Philadelphia Daily News
Bangkok's main shopping boulevard declared unsafe Breitbart
McCain says he didn't need to hear about classified memo to Star Tribune
Clinton: Democrats to hold Senate, House in 2010 The News & Observer
GOP eyes another Massachusetts upset - this time, the race f Seattle Times
Pelosi: Democrats are one bill away from completing Presiden Newsvine
Iceland Volcano: Incredible eruption videos from Eyjafjallaj The Examiner
NFL Draft Prospect: Sergio Kindle, Texas The Examiner
Fort Hood cover up denied by Secretary Gates The Examiner
Sunday, April 18, 2010 Syracuse
Large Hadron Collider could reveal our origins The State
Bill Clinton: Democrats will hold Senate, House in 2010; not Star Tribune
Thai military declares main shopping area unsafe because of Star Tribune
Party guest says Roethlisberger was drunk, groped her Toledo Blade
Learn facts on TPS finances Toledo Blade
Tea Party supporters rally in Central Park Penn Live
Nontheists in Birmingham politics The Examiner
Arizona Governor to eliminate states commerce department The Examiner

Mithai - sweets made up of milk kept on a display for sale, Pune, India

Chocolate confectioners show off the sweeter side of Syria

President Barack Obama looks to Paul Volcker, Chairman of the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board, as Vice President Joe Biden looks on

Iceland volcano fallout results in President Obama cancelling trip to Poland

Euro

Euro gives up early gains as Greek tragedy persists

Elaborate state funeral for Poland's first couple The Press Democrat
Kaczynski funeral service gets underway (1st Lead) m&c;
Polish, foreign leaders attend Kaczynski funeral Khaleej Times
Turk Cypriots hold election, critical to settlement Khaleej Times
Polish leader, wife flown to president's burial Chicago Sun-Times
Poland Buries President While World Mourns From Afar National Public Radio
Funeral held for Polish president and his wife Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Bodies of Polish President and Wife Arrive for Burial The New York Times
Polish President's funeral is local affair as volcanic ash g The Times
Northern Cyprus Fight For Power Heats Up Turkish Press
Bodies of Polish president, wife, flown to Krakow for tradit Star Tribune
Poland to lay president to rest Kenya Broadcasting Corp
Poland Buries President, First Lady National Public Radio
Poland buries president as world leaders cancel Inquirer
A Robot Ronaldo, a PC toaster: Spain's Campus Party has it a PhysOrg
Everything is technical at Spain's campus party Khaleej Times
Debt crisis a shocking wake-up call for Greeks Business Report
Poland to bury president in Krakow The Independent
Conspiracy theories inappropriate way of mourning Polish pla The Examiner
Longevity's opportunity: life by design, part one The Examiner

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Rival Thai 'Yellows' discuss moves as 'Reds' rally on

Gubernatorial candidate and Vice Mayor Ismael Mangudadatu grieves during the burial of his wife and other family members in Buluan town, Maguindanao province, southern Philippines on Thursday Nov. 26, 2009.

Mangudadatu denounces junking of raps vs 2 Ampatuans

Bangkok- Violence- Protesters

Thai security forces split by protests: analysts

Obama may visit India in Aug: PM The Siasat Daily
Minister appeals for calm over North Korean team visit m&c;
Thailand faces threat of yellow-shirt counter-protest BBC News
Chinese president flies to earthquake zone Chicago Sun-Times
Khadka vents frustration at Maoists The Himalayan
President Hu visits quake-hit Yushu China Daily
Japan 'boosting intelligence on Chinese military' Newsvine
Nepal Maoists to start fresh anti-government protests The Times of India
Mullah Omar may be willing to hold peace talks: Report Zeenews
Pakistan gov't set to act against Musharraf, others: ministe Breitbart
Chinese President Hu Flies To Tibetan Quake Zone National Public Radio
Fonseka to be allocated front row seat in Lankan Parliament Zeenews
Chinese president flies to Tibetan quake zone The Press Democrat
Pakistan ruling party to take action in Bhutto's murder m&c;
China president visits quake zone BBC News
Islamic finance restores 'transparency' to banking Middle East Online
Philippines Drops Charges vs 2 Massacre Suspects The New York Times
Chinese president visits quake zone Al Jazeera
Chinese President Hu Jintao flies to quake site, toll nears The Times of India
Philippines Drops Charges Against Massacre Suspects Wall Street Journal

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivers a speech during prayers in Tehran Friday, Nov. 22, 2002. In the background is a portrait of Iran's late supreme leader Ayatollah Khomenei.

Iran calls US nukes tool of terror, intimidation

A polling station official empties a ballot box for the start of counting in Juba, southern Sudan on Friday, April 16, 2010.

EU Monitors: Sudan Vote Fell Short of Standards

Prime Minister Ayad Alawi

Iraq PM: Sunni-backed bloc must be in govt

Report: Gates sent White House memo on Iran policy The Examiner
Fighting for love across new Iraq’s sectarian frontline Middle East Online
Iran, Iraq will top historic GCC- Russia political talks Gulf News
Kuwait one step closer to mandatory national military servic Gulf News
Muscat Municipality scoops Arab League's e-Government award Gulf News
US offers $4.5 million for helping displaced people in Sa'ad Gulf News
Report: Gates sent White House memo on Iran policy - Yahoo! Newsvine
Iran, Lebanon urge Muslim resistance The Siasat Daily
Struggle over Iran's nuclear capabilities playing out in cou The Miami Herald
Israel seals off West Bank as security precaution for memori Star Tribune
Israel on way to collapse: Iran president Mahmoud Ahmadineja DNA India
Gates 'warns White House' over Iran nukes policy Breitbart
Gates Warns U.S. Lacks Strategy on Iran Nukes Newsvine
Report: Gates sent Iran policy memo to White House USA Today
Roger L. Simon | Break Out The Borscht: Jewish Tea Parties C Newsvine
Al-Maliki invites rival Iraq Sunni bloc to form government Seattle Times
Turkish Cypriot election could halt peace talks and jeoprodi KDVR
Brazil: 'Affinity' on Iran with China, India The Guardian
UAE minister welcomes Spanish investment Gulf News
Advocacy group to Obama: Picking a fight with Israel could e Hot Air

Ecuador President Rafael Correa

Ecuador's Correa to propose oil nationalization bill

Ecuador's President Rafael Correa gestures during a press conference supporting Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya in Quito, Sunday, June 28, 2009.

Ecuadorean threat to oil giants

Laptop - Internet - Computers

Two Billion Laptops? It May Not Be Enough

Venezuelan street-art brigades get political San Fransisco Chronicle
Three major waves of Latinos to Knoxville Knox News
Review | 'In the Company of Angels' Kansas City Star
Pinera announces US$8.43bn plan Taipei Times
Ecuador threatens to take over oil operations Khaleej Times
Bolivian president bargaining for plane built for Manchester Syracuse
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh returns after weeklong US, Bra Newstrack India
Hu back home from BRIC summit China Daily
Fidel Castro in 'very good health': Chavez The Siasat Daily
Making up acronyms? The Times of India
Amazon Dam Project Pits Economic Benefit Against Protection The New York Times
Who killed BB? The News International
Saturday, April 17, 2010 By Anjum Niaz The News International
BRIC declares 2010 deadline for World Bank, IMF reform The Hindu
From IBSA to CHIBSA? BRIC to BRICS? Not yet The Hindu
Chile's Pinera announces $8.43B plan to rebuild Newsvine
Amazon dam delay overturned by Brazil judge Syracuse
Chile's president announces $8.43 billion plan for post-eart Hartford Courant
Industrial policy is back, though it was never really out of Daily Star Lebanon
Brazilian President Lula: BRIC countries must forge a transp The Christian Science Monitor

Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe, centre, greets the crowd upon his arrival for his 86th birthday celebrations in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010.

Zimbabwe marks 30th anniversary of Mugabe's rule

President Robert Mugabe at the National Heroes Acre in Harare, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008. Mugabe who was speaking at the burial of Eliot Manyika, a government minister who died in a car accident, warned against the invasion of Zimbabwe by western powers whom he described as being hypocritical for wanting to send troops to Zimbabwe because of an outbreak of cho

Zimbabwe marks 30 years under President Mugabe

Prominent Sudanese Islamic leader Hassan Turabi, leader of the National Congress Party, gestures as he adresses a lecture in Khartoum, Sudan, late Sunday, Dec.10, 2000.

Sudan opposition leader rejects election results

Mugabe calls for rejection of violence Independent online (SA)
Mugabe attends Zimbabwe''s 30th independence anniversary The Himalayan
After 30 years under President Mugabe, Zimbabwe marks indepe Newsvine
Zimbabwe's 30th birthday: how did Robert Mugabe turn hope in The Daily Telegraph
Sudan elections 'failed' to meet international norms Joy Online
Zimbabwe President Mugabe says control of businesses in blac Star Tribune
President calls on local universities Kenya Broadcasting Corp
Staffers testify against Parliament Independent online (SA)
Malema to be sued after 'manhandling' " Independent online (SA)
Crisis looms as Zim celebrates independence Independent online (SA)
Zimbabwe marks 30 years under Mugabe The Independent
Charged DA leader voted out Independent online (SA)
Malema to face major disciplinary charge Independent online (SA)
ANC mum about Malema charge Independent online (SA)
'Chief whip a disgrace to ruling party' Independent online (SA)
SCCI chairman urges unity for business growth Nation
Seychelles to host health meeting for SADC ministers Nation
Analysts comments on A man of the people Nation
Zimbabwe Marks 30 Years of Independence Wall Street Journal
Sudan vote 'fails standards but should be recognised' Middle East Online

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