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Supporters of Pakistani religious party Jamat-i-Islami wave their party flags with Arabic inscription" There is no God but Allah, Mohammad is the Messenger of Allah," during a rally to protest against attempts to modify blasphemy laws, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Friday, Dec. 31, 2010.

Blasphemy Pakistan Photos Protest Wikipedia: Blasphemy law in Pakistan

Al Jazeera
Pakistanis rally over blasphemy law
| Strikes and rallies have been staged across Pakistan against proposed changes to Pakistan's blasphemy laws. | Protests were staged in Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta and Karachi against a move t... (photo: AP / Mohammad Sajjad)

View of Paris city-France-traffic in Paris.

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The Independent
Travel 2011: The year of travelling differently
| It's surely the stuff of dreams. The ultimate, fantastical, globe-spanning holiday, lasting 365 days and starting ... now. You put aside the mundane demands of the office, unburden yourself of famil... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam)

Wide-view of the Security Council open debate on the work of the Peacebuilding Commission, at UN Headquarters in New York. (mb1)

The Star
ANALYSIS - More Iran steps seen tougher sell to new U.N. council
| UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - India and South Africa join the U.N. Security Council on Saturday, bolstering a bloc of countries on the powerful panel that may be reluctant to support new sanctions agai... (photo: UN Photo/Paulo Filgueiras)

Iran Nuclear Photos UN Wikipedia: Nuclear program of Iran

Dry Creek at Walkley Heights, South Australia. In flood after heavy rain

The New York Times
Australia Floods Show No Signs of Retreating
| Rising waters have knocked out roads and several highways in northeastern Australia, trapping motorists, marooning entire towns and driving thousands from their homes as flooding stretched into its ... (photo: GFDL / Peripitus)

Australia Floods Photos Weather Wikipedia: 2010 Queensland floods

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An investor looks at the stock price monitor at a stock securities company Thursday Nov. 13, 2008 in Shanghai, China. Chinese shares have climbed, shrugging off losses in other Asian markets as newly released details of Beijing's economic stimulus plan helped boost construction and other stocks. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index jumped 3.68 percent, or 68.5 points, to close at 1927.61. (AP Photo)

Gulf News
Chinese equities market posts 15% annual decline
| Shanghai: A mixed trading year in Asia has ended with the Chinese stock market posting an annual decline of nearly 15 per cent. | Despite a slight rally yesterday, the ... (photo: AP)
Business China Market Photos Wikipedia: Economy of China

Indian policemen stand guard outside the Bombay Stock Exchange building in Mumbai, India, Monday, May 4, 2009. India's Sensex closed 6.4 percent higher.

Gulf News
Indian index best performer
| Mumbai: Indian stocks rose for a second year, making the benchmark index the best performer among the world's ten biggest equity markets as the nation's economic growth... (photo: AP / Rajanish Kakade)
India Investment Market Photos Wikipedia: BSE Sensex

Iranian oil workers work at Tehran's oil refinery, Iran, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007. Iran's president said Saturday that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries is "under heavy economic and political pressures" and that the oil prices are below its real value, state-run-news agency reported.

Gulf News
Iran oil buyers see steady flow despite sanctions
| Singapore: Most of Iran's biggest crude buyers in Asia are finding ways around difficulties in financing oil trade and see little disruption in 2011 flows after cuts la... (photo: AP / Vahid Salemi)
Industry Iran Oil Photos Wikipedia: Oil reserves in Iran

NZ Herald
Looking after eggplants
| Landscape gardener and Life columnist Justin answers your questions | The first year I grew eggplant the plants didn't produce fruit until almost the first frost. Last ... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Eggplant Gardening Photos Vegetables Wikipedia: Eggplant

Gulf News
Singapore Airlines aims to sell Virgin Atlantic stake
| Singapore: Singapore Airlines Ltd.'s Goh Choon Phong, who takes over as chief executive officer today, may shed the last major remains of the carrier's global expansion... (photo: AP / Wong Maye-E)
Aerospace Photos Singapore Transport Wikipedia: Singapore Airlines

Pakistani villagers carry a dead body of a person reportedly killed by a US drone attack on Dec. 27, 2010 in Pakistani tribal area of Mir Ali along the Afghanistan border, during his funeral in Bannu, Pakistan on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010.

The Australian
US missiles kill 8 in northwest Pakistan
| A US missile strike killed eight alleged militants in northwest Pakistan on the final day of a year that has seen a major escalation in drone attacks targeting insurgen... (photo: AP / Ijaz Muhammad)
Afghanistan Pakistan Photos US Wikipedia: North Waziristan

OFW - Overseas Filipino Workers in Dubai UAE.

Gulf News
Manila to push for overseas workers' insurance scheme
| Manila: The foreign affairs department vowed to launch a campaign in 2011 to get 100 countries comply with the government's demand for insurance scheme for hired overse... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Filipinos Insurance Photos Wikipedia: Overseas Filipino Workers

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton gives a speech at the US- ASEAN Ministerial Meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam on Thursday, July 22, 2010.

Gulf News
US hypocrisy on rights
| Times are tough for organisations around the world working on sensitive issues such as human rights, governance, religious freedom, and humanitarian aid. As individual ... (photo: AP / Na Son-Nguyen, Pool)
Photos Politics Rights US Wikipedia: Human rights