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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (left) and US President Barack H. Obama (right).

Nato Photos US War Wikipedia: 2011 military intervention in Libya

WorldNews.com
Escalation Doctrine and NETO? (Part One)
Article by WorldNews.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. "Much more numerous-and controversial-than wars of necessity, however, are wars of choice. Indeed, none of America's wars since 1945 have been... (photo: NATO)

In this Nov. 10, 2008 file photo, detainees are seen outside their cell block at the U.S. detention facility at Camp Cropper in Baghdad, Iraq.The U.S. has handed over 55 former members of Saddam Hussein's inner circle, including the longtime international face of the regime, Tariq Aziz, Iraq's deputy justice minister said Wednesday. The announcement comes a day before U.S. authorities are to transfer authority of Camp Cropper, the last American-run detention facility to the Iraqi government.

Photos Torture UK War Wikipedia: Extraordinary rendition by the United States

The Independent
Torture inquiry will 'not cover US rendition'
An inquiry into Britain's involvement in torture during the "war on terror" will not investigate whether UK forces handed over suspects to be transported to other countries for interrogation by the... (photo: AP / Maya Alleruzzo, File)

Iran´s ballistic missile, the Shahab-3, which has the capacity to carry nuclear warheads, is seen, during a military parade, marking the 24th anniversary of the outset of the Iran-Iraq war (1980-1988), in front of the mausoleum of the late revoluti

Al Jazeera
'Iran, North Korea trade missile technology'
A leaked UN report says North Korea and Iran have been exchanging ballistic missile technology in violation of UN sanctions, according to Reuters news agency. "Prohibited ballistic missile-related... (photo: AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Iran Photos North Korea Pyongyang Wikipedia: Ballistic missile

File - Two young boys push a cart full of scrap metal into a collection site in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Al Jazeera
Ten years on, young Afghans still lack basics
Earlier this year, Afghan president Hamid Karzai signed an agreement with the United Nations to curb the recruitment of underage children in the Afghan police force. The agreement comes after the UN... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe)
Afghanistan Development Photos Poverty Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001–present)

Nashville Tennessean
Toyota's new Prius model may not arrive for a year
TOKYO Some buyers will have to wait until April next year for deliveries of the latest Toyota Prius because of shortages of a new battery thats adding to production... (photo: GFDL / Matthias93)
Auto Japan Photos Toyota Wikipedia: Toyota Prius

Gold and silver jewelries

The Australian
Gold dented on modest US inflation
PRECIOUS metals pared earlier losses alongside the euro this morning, after a clarification of comments European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Gold Inflation Metals Photos Wikipedia: Gold

The Guardian
Burberry hopes Brit brand can win over shoppers worldwide
Fashion chain trades on its Britishness to capture growing far eastern market Growing appeal: the new Burberry store in Covent Garden. Photograph: Linda Nylind for the... (photo: WN / Marzena Jazowska)
Brand Fashion Market Photos Wikipedia: Burberry Worldwide

Nature, Environment, Virginia, US (ka2)

Deccan Herald
Pharmacy for a Fijian
Manjushree G Naik Friday, May 13, 2011 --> Located in the tropical South Pacific, Fiji a cluster of 333 islands is observably the awesome paradise on earth.... (photo: WN / anastasya)
Fiji Islands Photos Tourism Tropical Wikipedia: Fiji

Gasoline - Oil Prices

The State
World stocks advance as oil prices rise
BANGKOK - Modest gains on Wall Street, stabilizing oil prices and improving economic data from France helped lift world markets higher Friday. Oil prices rose to near... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Economy Industry Photos Trading Wikipedia: Price of petroleum

In this Thursday, May 5, 2011, photo released by Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), a worker measures radiation levels inside the Unit 1 reactor building of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, northeaster Japan.

Asahi News
TEPCO drowning in dealing with tons of radioactive water
As if Tokyo Electric Power Co., the embattled operator of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, didn't have enough problems, another daunting task is what to... (photo: AP / Tokyo Electric Power Co)
Disaster Japan Nuclear Photos Wikipedia: Fukushima I nuclear accidents

Europe

	airBaltic adds flights to Warsaw, Gdansk and Bari in summer TravelDailyNews
	airberlin increases revenue to 751.6m. euros tin the 1st q. of 2011 TravelDailyNews
	Former IMF chief to leave jail Friday, attorney says CNN

Asia

	Qantas plane forced to land after Rolls-Royce engine trouble The Guardian
	Rushdie's Midnight's Children filmed in Sri Lanka The Siasat Daily
	Budding investment: India's flower farms Indian Express

Asia Europe Relations

	Burger King sales continue to decline The Miami Herald
	One-third of the world's food goes to waste, says FAO The Guardian
	Australian stocks tumble on weak jobs data, Europen concerns The Australian

Soccer: Chelsea keeper Cech up for Japan trip, despite nucle

Shane Warne: a last farewell to my cricketing career

ACN Global Reach Charities Brings Celebrities and Golf Toget

British trial of Pakistan cricketers set to start

Entertainment & Arts

Planking Craze Hits Australia: At Least One Dead (VIDEO)

City of Life and Death Movie Review

MarketsandMarkets: Global Team Collaboration Software & Audi

Indian film gets royal attention

Technology News

Leading Property & Casualty Insurer, FBD, Goes Live with FIN

TSYS Celebrates 10 Years of European Processing

HI CORPORATION 3D Rendering Engine "MascotCapsule® eruptionS

Kofax to Acquire Atalasoft, a Leading Provider of Imaging So

Capitalists Who Fear Free Markets

A Shaken Agency Looks to the Future

Another white lie of India exposed

Shell announces final investment decision on Prelude Floatin

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Indian Rupee Currency

India to use rupee, other currencies to pay for oil imported from Iran

Bread

Bakers see bread price increase in June

Toyota Auto Company

World stock markets up on US corporate cues

Thai exports up 24.6 per cent in April, trade deficit m&c;
China Ritar Power Corp. Announces Receipt of Nasdaq Staff De StreetInsider
Yingli Green Energy Reports First Quarter 2011 Results StreetInsider
Zhongpin Announces Registration Deadline for Investor Tour o StreetInsider
Stock index futures flat; Gap eyed Hartford Courant
India's 2011-12 coffee exports may slump by 16.7 pc: USDA The Times of India
Asian Nations Call for Local Successor at IMF Wall Street Journal
Prada Approved for Hong Kong I.P.O. Set for Late June The New York Times
Prada struts towards $2 bln HK IPO, first for Italian firm The Guardian
EU parliamentarian condemns Cambodia's "blood sugar" exports m&c;
Japan may drop F-35 from shortlist of next mainstay fighter The Guardian
Japan ready for talks on EU free trade deal The Times of India
FocusAsia MTBE plunges on weak Europe market, Chinese demand ICIS
Asian stocks mostly rise, weak yen lifts Tokyo The Times of India
UPDATE 1-Kazakhs to join gas project by year-end -PM The Guardian
Asia Markets Mixed as Tokyo Turns Cautious Wall Street Journal
1 crore blood money offered for 17 Indians on Dubai death ro The Siasat Daily
BOJ holds fire, unfazed by recession and Q1 slump Chicago Tribune
New Zealand not a PIIG, S&P's Budget man Curry says Scoop
Nikkei edges higher in thin trade, BOJ meeting eyed The Times of India

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, head of the International Monetary Fund, right, with his attorney Benjamin Brafman, is arraigned Monday, May 16, 2011, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, on charges he sexually assaulted a hotel maid on Saturday.

IMF chief resigns, denies sex assault charges

Conservative Party leader David Cameron, left, and Sir Reg Empey, Ulster Unionist Party leader speak to the media during a visit to the Ulster Carpets factory in Portadown, Northern Ireland, Thursday, May, 21, 2009.

David Cameron's communications director in tax fraud investigation

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, head of the International Monetary Fund, waits be arraigned Monday, May 16, 2011, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, on charges he sexually assaulted a hotel maid on Saturday.

Strauss-Kahn seems on way out, one way or another

This Day in History - May 20 Jamaica Observer
Ex-IMF chief gets $1M bail in NYC sex assault case Denver Post
Former IMF chief granted $1M bail Ohio
Africa: Battleground For NATO's 21st Century Strategic Conce GlobalResearch
Former IMF chief wins bail; succession race rages Khaleej Times
China's Fosun shopping overseas for consumer brands, resourc The Guardian
China's Fosun shopping overseas for consumer bands, resource The Guardian
Jockeying begins for International Monetary Fund leader Seattle Times
Control of IMF is at a crossroads The Los Angeles Times
Hamish McRae: Now is the opportunity to have a well-run, apo The Independent
US balks at backing European candidate for IMF Herald Tribune
Gordon Brown makes IMF pitch as race to succeed Strauss-Kahn The Guardian
United States and China: The Next Five Years Scoop
The Dark Side of Fine Bone China Wall Street Journal
Lagarde the early favourite to take over as head of IMF The Independent
Sean O'Grady: Not a job for Europe's rock star The Independent
Ex-IMF chief gets bail in sex assault case Philadelphia Daily News
Strauss-Kahn given bail NZ Herald
The money's on ... Hong Kong Standard
Dominique Strauss-Kahn Indicted: Former IMF Chief Faced New Huffington Post

File - Afghan prisoners watch Taliban prisoners, unseen, from a window of Kabul's prison in Afghanistan, Saturday, May 10, 2003.

Judges accuse Ministry of Defence of stifling challenges over treatment of detainees

In this Nov. 17, 2010 file photo, artist Ai Weiwei arrives at the Wenyuhe court to support fellow artist Wu Yuren during his trial in Beijing.

Mandates of Earth or 'Who's Afraid of Ai Weiwei?'

Exploited Workers of Southeast Asia Unable to Unite

Exploited Workers of Southeast Asia Unable to Unite

Azerbaijan: Activist Sentenced in Political Trial Human Rights
Despite our noble intentions, aid does not solve problems - The Daily Mail
National bodies key to safeguarding of basic human rights - United Nations
Timor Leste Anniversary speech by Xanana Gusmao Scoop
UN body to review Turkmenistan's human rights record BBC News
Counterterrorism Cooperation With Europe and Eurasia Scoop
The Responsibility to Protect The Cases of Libya and Ivory GlobalResearch
This Day in History - May 16 Jamaica Observer
Of Humans and Rights Scoop
Removing Taliban safe havens could lead to peace Irish Times
The Balkanization of Libya GlobalResearch
Nobel laureate Yunus quits bank after court ruling Fresno Bee
China "unhappy" with support for detained artist Hartford Courant
Why India celebrated Osama's Asia Times
Uzbekistan: 6 Years On, No Justice for Andijan Victims Human Rights
Middle class appetites drive China food inflation The News & Observer
U.S. Daily Press Briefing- May 10, 2011 Scoop
Afghanistan 'must not be abandoned' London Evening Standard
With Friends Like Pakistan... The Examiner
Biden and Clinton lecture China on human rights Breitbart

This televsion image released by Qatar's Al-Jazeera televison broadcast on Friday Oct. 5, 2001 is said to show the most recent images of Osama bin Laden, right, at an undisclosed loaction, the prime suspect in the terrorist attacks on the United States on Sept. 11. At left is bin Laden's top lieutenant, Egyptian, Ayman al-Zawahri, jsa1

Osama Bin Laden Journal Seized During Raid

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, makes his way during a departure ceremony for him as he leaves the country for Turkey to attend an international conference, as Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi, right, and advisor to the supreme leader, Ali Akbar Velayati, walk at the Mehrabad airport in Tehran, Iran, Monday, May 9, 2011.

Ahmadinejad: West must end occupation

Protesters hold a poster of Osama bin Laden during a protest after the Friday prayers at Baldia town north of Karachi Oct. 19, 2001. Protests continue around major cities of Pakistan following the continued airstrikes by the U.S. and British forces into Afghanistan in an effort to topple the ruling Talibans who are harboring Osama Bin Laden, the prime suspect in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the U

Pakistanis say US shot bin Laden in "cold blood"

Terror 'franchises' pose huge post-Bin Laden risk Breitbart
Distrusting U.S., Saudi Arabia embarks on more assertive rol CNN
Pyeongchang step closer to hosting 2018 Games CNN
Danish 'terrorist' fights Indian extradition The Independent
2018 bid cities make campaign pitches to IOC The Boston Globe
Cities make cases to host 2018 Winter Olympics Denver Post
Is Pakistan pivotal to peace in Afghanistan? Merinews
Britain to pull 400 troops out of Afghanistan this year The Guardian
Rare suicide bombing shocks Kazakhstan The Himalayan
Pakistan troops injured in Nato helicopter attack London Evening Standard
Bin Laden & The 911 Illusion: Part III: Secret Societies & M Pakalert Press
Bin Laden & The 911 Illusion: Part II: Deutsche Bank & Black Pakalert Press
World lucky to have Manmohan Singh as Indian PM: Former US N The Times of India
US deepens engagement with Afghan Taliban to end war: Report DNA India
'World lucky to have Manmohan Singh as Indian PM' Indian Express
It's failure of world intelligence: Gilani The Siasat Daily
Bin Laden was logged off, but not al-Qaida Inquirer
A SCO canopy for South Asia Asia Times
Kerry notes U.S. concerns during visit to Kabul, Pakistan Denver Post
Senator Kerry interview on Afghan TV: 'Pakistan needs to mak The Examiner

Chinese export porcelain

Porcelain once was highly prized

Corn - Food - Commodity

Cost of wheat, corn, other commodities mushroom

Glenn Beck, center, holds hands with faith leaders at the "Restoring Honor" rally in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010.

Glenn Beck tells us to watch the other hand (Obama's) Part 1 - Hillary Clinton

Manipur - a slice of Switzerland in India The Times of India
At home: Sydney by design NZ Herald
Denmark to lay claim to North Pole, leaked documents suggest Canada Dot Com
'Haiku roll in/ from Japan and Europe/ friendships form' Asahi News
Strange Resting Places – AOTNZ Tour 1 June – 1 Scoop
Sydney: Fashion hot shops NZ Herald
Beyond the Melting Pot The New York Times
Classic Hollywood: Nancy Kwan opened doors for Asian actors KDVR
Eurovision head says global contest a "challenge" Yahoo Music
Roaring success: The scarily life-like paintings show why 4D The Daily Mail
Detained Ai Weiwei allowed to meet wife Al Jazeera
Top 10 cutting-edge cool hotels Independent online (SA)
Real estate transactions Houston Chronicle
Seoul forces Italian fashion house Fendi to remove fur from Star Tribune
Cannes 2011: Coming-of-age tale for Chris Pine? Kansas City Star
New Zealand curators sought for Korea and China tour Scoop
In Paris, the Striking Strokes of Japanese Calligraphy The New York Times
Malaysian sisters 'in fashion' Down Under The Star
Q&A with Marcus Miller on his Concert for Japanese Tsunami R The Examiner
Ai Weiwei; Ai Weiwei, Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads – revie The Observer

Liquor - Alcohol

When will NZ be serious about reducing alcohol harm?

In this photo released by Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), a worker walks on the first floor of the No. 1 reactor building at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okuma town, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, early Monday, May 9, 2011.

Japan Scraps Plan for New Nuclear Plants

In this Nov. 2, 2010 picture, survivors wade through water in their village Khairpur Nathan Shah, Pakistan which is surrounded by floodwaters. The floods that hit Pakistan in the summer of 2010 took 2,000 lives and affected 20 million people, of whom 7 million remain homeless.

UK: More aid needed for Pakistan flood victims

Medtronic Resolute® Drug-Eluting Stent Exhibits Strong Safet StreetInsider
Three foreigners arrested in raid on suspected prostitution m&c;
I, Newt Wall Street Journal
Beauty wonderland in Sydney NZ Herald
How Do You Eat Safely In China? WPXI
Japan's Takeda buying Nycomed for $13.6 billion The Boston Globe
Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical buys Swiss drugmaker Nycomed t Star Tribune
Japan's Takeda to buy Swiss drugmaker Nycomed BBC News
Japan's Takeda to buy Swiss drugmaker for $13.6 bn Breitbart
Takeda to buy Swiss drugmaker Nycomed for $13.6 billion Chicago Tribune
Takeda says to buy Swiss drugmaker Nycomed for $13.6 billion Hartford Courant
German official: Detention of Chinese artist strains relatio m&c;
Myriad's Revenue Growth Has Stabilized Seeking Alpha
Hong Kong buzzes over $13mln lottery jackpot Breitbart
BOE Minutes Showed a 6-3 Split on Interest Rate Hike Business Insider
FX, interest rate two major concerns for local firms The Saigon Times
Healthcare Stocks That Will Keep Your Portfolio Healthy Seeking Alpha
Health Care Stocks That Will Keep Your Portfolio Healthy Seeking Alpha
MetLife Announces New Coinsurance Option for Its MET Series Insurance Newsnet
12 demonstrators killed in Afghan anti-NATO protest m&c;

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