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A South Korean man watches a TV news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010. North Korea's absolute leader Kim appointed his youngest son as an army general, giving the son his first known official title in an apparent sign that he is being groomed as the country's next leader. South Korean media said Kim's youngest son Kim Jong Un is shown in the portraits on a screen.
Kim Jong Il   N Korea   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Kim Jong-un		  The Australian 
Kim Jong-il son Kim Jong-un gets top North Korea political posts
Wed 29 Sep 2010
THE youngest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il has been given senior posts in the ruling communist party, further confirming his status as heir apparent to his... (photo: AP / Ahn Young-joon)
A person reads a South Korean newspaper which shows photos of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, center, his late father Kim Il Sung, left, and a photo South Korean media says of Kim's youngest son Kim Jong Un, in a subway train in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010. North Korea's Kim Jong Il made his elusive youngest son a four-star general in a major promotion seen Tuesday as confirmation that he is slated to become the country's next leader. At right bottom is Kim Jong-il's sister Kim Kyong Hui and top is her husband, Jang Song Thaek, vice chairman of the all-powerful National Defense Commission.
Kim Jong Il   N Korea   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Kim Jong-un		  The Independent 
The new power couple emerging from the shadows in North Korea
Wed 29 Sep 2010
They're the power couple behind the throne of Kim Jong-il, North Korea's increasingly frail leader, a husband-and-wife team who may have edged closer this week to the centre of power in the reclusive... (photo: AP / Ahn Young-joon)
Blood Test - Blood Donation  The Daily Telegraph  Tue 28 Sep 2010
New prostate cancer blood test in development
A new blood test for prostate cancer that promises to be much more accurate than the existing one is being developed by British scientists. The new test could also pick up prostate cancer earlier,... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Cancer   Disease   Health   Photos   Wikipedia: Prostate cancer
US atheists know more about religion than believers, quiz finds  The Daily Telegraph  Tue 28 Sep 2010
US atheists know more about religion than believers, quiz finds
Atheist Americans know more about religion than their faithful compatriots, research has found. Fewer than half surveyed could identify Buddhism as the Dalai Lama?s religion Photo: GETTY Non-believers... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang)
Atheists   Dalai Lama   India   Photos   Religion
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Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of the Peopleís Republic of Bangladesh, addresses the 65th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010 at United Nations headquarters. Wall Street Journal Tue 28 Sep 2010
The Bangladesh Model
By SADANAND DHUME Not long ago, when you thought of a South Asian country ravaged by floods, governed by bumblers, and apparently teetering on the brink of chaos, it... (photo: AP / Mary Altaffer)
Bangladesh   Economy   Photos   Poverty   Wikipedia: Bangladesh
Peugeot 504 The Daily Telegraph Tue 28 Sep 2010
Peugeot 504 classic rally car
Veteran of the gruelling 1978 Safari Rally is wheeled out to help celebrate Peugeot's 200th anniversary of manufacturing. A Peugeot 504 on its way to winning the 1978... (photo: Creative Commons / Arnaud 25)
Anniversary   Classic   Manufacturing   Peugeot   Photos
South Korean conservative activists shout a slogan next to a defaced North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, left, and what protesters say is a portrait of his son Kim Jong Un, during a rally demanding to return South Korean fishing boat and fisher men in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 31, 2009. The Australian Tue 28 Sep 2010
Young Kim Jong-un to complete Unholy Trinity
THE Dear Leader's son will be treated as a god in North Korea. WHEN Kim Il-sung (the Great Leader) anointed as successor his son Kim... (photo: AP / Ahn Young-joon)
N Korea   Photos   Politics   Society   Wikipedia: Kim Jong-un
South Korean army soldiers watch a TV news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010. North Korea's absolute leader Kim appointed his youngest son as an army general, giving the son his first known official title in an apparent sign that he is being groomed as the country's next leader. South Korean media said Kim's youngest son Kim Jong Un is shown in a portrait on the screen. Asia Times Tue 28 Sep 2010
Kim the Younger steals the show
     Sep 29, 2010 Kim the Younger steals the show... (photo: AP / Ahn Young-joon)
N Korea   Photos   Politics   Society   Wikipedia: Kim Jong-un
Cast member Emma Watson takes shelter under an umbrella as she poses for photographers upon her arrival at the world premiere of the film Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince at a cinema in London, Tuesday, July 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) The Daily Telegraph Tue 28 Sep 2010
Emma Watson named 'best dressed woman'
Harry Potter star Emma Watson has beaten Kate Moss to the title of Britain's best-dressed woman in a poll of 25,000 people. Previous 1 of 2 Images Next Emma Watson Photo:... (photo: AP / Matt Dunham)
Actress   Celebrity   Photos   Star
Cadbury Chocolate The Daily Telegraph Tue 28 Sep 2010
Cadbury's branding change: how other famous slogans could differ
Cadbury's has reportedly decided to drop the slogan "glass and a half" from its Dairy Milk due to "regulatory" pressure, so here is a list of what other advertising might... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Chocolate   Dairy   Photos   Slogan   Wikipedia: Cadbury plc
Britain's Finance Secretary Alistair Darling addresses the media after an EU Finance Ministers meeting at Kiem Conference Center in Luxembourg, Tuesday June 9, 2009. The Daily Telegraph Tue 28 Sep 2010
Labour Party Conference: Alistair Darling urges Ed Miliband to stand firm on deficit
Alistair Darling has urged Ed Miliband not to bow to trade union pressure to abandon the previous Government's plans to cut public spending and pay off Britain's record... (photo: AP / Geert Vanden Wijngaert)
Alistair   Conference   Ed   Labour   Photos


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