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A demonstrator shouts slogans at a protest against fuel hikes in La Paz, Bolivia, Thursday Dec. 30. 2010. People are protesting a 73 percent jump in gasoline prices and 83 percent rise in the price of diesel that were announced by the government on Sunday. Bolivia withdraws fuel price increase after street protests
Eds: epa photos available = La Paz (dpa) - Bolivian President Ivo Morales late Friday repealed a hike in fuel prices that had sparked street protests similar to those five years ago that brought down... (photo: AP / Juan Karita) m&c;
Bolivia   Fuel   Photos   Protests   Wikipedia: Evo Morales
Estonians celebrate joining the euro zone during a concert the center of in Tallinn, early Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011. The Baltic state of Estonia early Saturday became the 17th European Union member to adopt the joint European currency, the euro. It is the first former Soviet republic to join the single currency club. Estonia joins eurozone despite turmoil
Estonia joins euro area (CNN) -- Estonia became the newest member of the eurozone Saturday, adopting the euro for its official currency as the clock rang in 2011. The country's Prime Minister Andrus... (photo: AP / Timur Nisametdinov, NIPA) CNN
Currency   Estonia   Eurozone   Photos   Wikipedia: Eurozone
Tens of thousands of Muslim pilgrims moving around the Kaaba, the black cube seen at center, inside the Grand Mosque, during the annual Hajj in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010. A Pilgrimage Just Might Save America from Imminent Disaster
"You may be shocked...But on this pilgrimage, what I have seen, and experienced, has forced me to re-arrange much of my thought-patterns previously held, and to toss aside some of my previous... (photo: AP / Hassan Ammar) WorldNews.com
Photos   Politics   Religion   US   Wikipedia: Park51
Revellers during the New Year's Eve celebrations in Hong Kong's Times Square Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011. NYC welcomes 2011 with traditional ball-drop, revelers
Times Square counts down to 2011 New York (CNN) -- An estimated 1 million people marked the passing of one year and the beginning of another in New York's Times Square with the descent of an iconic... (photo: AP / Vincent Yu) CNN
Holiday   New York   Photos   Tradition   Wikipedia: Times Square Ball
North Korean Army soldiers, background, look at southern side as South Korean Army soldiers stand guard at the border village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 20. 2010. North Korea Calls for Dialogue With the South
SEOUL, South Korea --- In an annual New Year’s commentary that is widely seen as an indicator of the country’s political and economic goals for the coming year, North Korea called Saturday... (photo: AP / Ahn Young-joon) The New York Times
Diplomacy   N Korea   Photos   S Korea   Wikipedia: Bombardment of Yeonpyeong
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. 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 to... (photo: AP / Mohammad Sajjad) Al Jazeera
Blasphemy   Pakistan   Photos   Protest   Wikipedia: Blasphemy law in Pakistan
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