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Breaking News Wed, 11 May 2011
President Barack Obama and China's President Hu Jintao take part in a joint news conference, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011, in the East Room of the White House in Washington.
China   Human Rights   HumanRights   Photos   US  
 Deccan Herald 
US, China publicly clash on human rights issue
Washington, May 11 (PTI) Wednesday, May 11, 2011 --> | The US today sharpened its criticism of China's human rights record, citing handling of restive Tibet region, triggering a strong retort from Bei... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak)
Valerie Amos, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, addresses a Security Council meeting on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, 10 May, 2011.
Human Rights   Peace   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: 20102011 Middle East and North Africa protests  
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UN Stresses Security Council's Duty to Protect Civilians
Wednesday, 11 May 2011, 3:26 pm | Press Release: United Nations | UN Officials Stress Security Council’s Role In Protecting Civilians During Armed Conflict | New York, May 10 2011 - The recent ... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras)
More grain for BPL families in two weeks, Centre informs court  The Hindu 
More grain for BPL families in two weeks, Centre informs court
| J. Venkatesan | 50 lakh tonnes of rice and wheat for all States/Union Territories at BPL prices | Need to strike a balance between excess procurement and storage: Justice Bhandari | 'Whatever you pr... (photo: WN / Geeta)
Food   India   Photos   Poverty   Wikipedia: Poverty in India  
In this citizen journalism image made on a mobile phone and acquired by the AP, taken on Friday, May 6, 2011, Syrian anti-government protesters carry a banner during a rally in the central city of Homs, Syria.  The Independent 
Despite the sanctions, Assad sends troops into the villages
| The Syrian regime continued its brutal wave of repression yesterday as it sent troops into southern villages around the trouble-hit city of Deraa in spite of EU sanctions announced earlier this week... (photo: AP)
Human Rights   Photos   Protest   Syria   Wikipedia: 2011 Syrian uprising  
Top Stories
US China Talks The Examiner
Asia: China's relationships cause and concerns of growth.
| Previously I have written about China and U.S. interactions, and then reviewed China’s view of the U.S. Still believing that neither China nor the U.S. has to feel as... (photo: AP / Alex Brandon)
China   Economy   Economy   Photos   US  
17th Karmapa Rinpoche attending His Holiness the 14th Dalai lama's 75th birthday anniversary event which held in Dharamshala, India The Examiner
Karmapa wants China to resolve Kirti monastery issue
| Buddhists here in Syracuse have said many prayers for their fellow Buddhists who have been under siege at the Kirti Monastery. His Holiness the Dalai Lama has lead pray... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang)
China   Human Rights   HumanRights   Photos   Tibet  
African migrants, transferred from Lampedusa, arrive at Taranto's harbor, Italy, Wednesday, May 4, 2011. Al Jazeera
UN seeks help for migrants fleeing Libya
| Aid agencies have called on NATO and the European Union to help migrants fleeing Libya, hundreds of whom have drowned while trying to escape the fighting there. | "We a... (photo: AP / Lapresse)
Libya   Nato   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: 2011 Libyan civil war  
File - A member of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) signals for two more voters to go into the polling station in the "Muzipele quartier" in Bunia, to cast their votes in the second round of presidential and provincial elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo,  29 October, 2006. The Daily Beast
Obama, Congo Needs You Now
| by Annie Rashidi-Mulumba Info | Annie Rashidi-Mulumba is a consultant on human rights for the United Nations, focusing on refugees in West Africa. She is the director o... (photo: UN / Martine Perret)
Africa   Congo   Democracy   Photos   Wikipedia: Democratic Republic of the Congo  
In this Feb. 18, 2011, file photo, Bahraini anti-government demonstrators run during clashes between protesters and the Bahraini army during a demonstration in Manama, Bahrain. Huffington Post
Bahrain Crackdown Ignored By West
| The fate of Bahrain's protest movement is a stark reminder of how Western and regional power politics can trump reformist yearnings, even in an Arab world convulsed by ... (photo: AP / Hassan Ammar)
Bahrain   Human Rights   Photos   Protest   Wikipedia: 2011 Bahraini uprising  
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, supporters of Syrian President Bashar Assad carry his pictures as military police load the coffins of eleven killed soldiers and security force members into ambulances before sending them to their families for burial, in front of a military hospital in the central city of Homs, Syria, Saturday, May 7, 2011. Chicago Tribune
Several protesters killed as Syria continues crackdown
Reporting from Cairo— Syrian forces loyal to President Bashar Assad appeared determined to stop persistent antigovernment protests Sunday, with clashes in several c... (photo: AP / SANA)
Democracy   Photos   Protest   Syria   Wikipedia: 2011 Syrian uprising  
In this Friday, May 6, 2011 photo released by the United Nations Operation in Ivory Coast (known by it's french acronym ONUCI), U.N. investigators visit the site of an alleged mass grave in a recently pacified area of the Yopougon district, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The Guardian
Bodies found in new Ivory Coast mass grave
| A grave containing 29 bodies has been found in a restive suburb of Ivory Coast's commercial capital | UN investigators visit the site of an alleged mass grave in a rece... (photo: AP / ONUCI, Pelagie Kouame)
Abidjan   Africa   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: 20102011 Ivorian crisis  
File - Asylum seekers hold a protest on the roof of the Villawood detention center in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010. The Independent
Australia condemned over deal to ship refugees to Malaysia
| Australia's latest initiative to deter asylum-seekers by sending them to Malaysia was roundly condemned yesterday, with critics noting that Kuala Lumpur has refused to ... (photo: AP / Rob Griffith)
Australia   Malaysia   Photos   Refugees   Wikipedia: Mandatory detention in Australia  
Migrants receives assistance as they arrive on the tiny island of Lampedusa, Italy, early Sunday, May 8, 2011. Irish Times
63 refugees left to die at sea after Nato aircraft carrier fails to respond
| JACK SHENKER in Lampedusa | DOZENS OF African migrants were left to die in the Mediterranean Sea after European and Nato military units apparently ignored their cries f... (photo: AP / Francesco Malavolta)
Human Rights   Nato   Photos   Refugees   Wikipedia: Refugee  
Coke The Star
The World of Coca-Cola
| Coke's success story can be attributed to its ability to cut across racial, cultural and economic lines. | I HAVE been drinking Coke most of my life, yet it never occur... (photo: WN / Yolanda)
Beverage   Coke   Cultural   Photos   Wikipedia:Coke  
World Bank Debt Relief
- World Bank Grants U.S$4 Million to Bank of Salone
- Govt, World Bank Sign Two Agreements
- World Bank, Total to Improve Road Safety in the Region
- World Bank Offers U.S.$300 Million Loan to Upgrade Roads in
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HSBC to cut costs and shift its focus from 'world's local bank'
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- Europe needs a debt jubilee: James Saft
- FTC Continues to Warn Consumers About Debt Settlement Fraud
- Boehner rules out tax increases in negotiations on extending
- Debt inspectors due in Athens as financially stricken Greece
Specialist Peter Mazza, left, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday Feb. 10, 2009. The major stock indexes fell more than 5 percent Tuesday, including the Dow Jones industrial average, which tumbled 382 points. Traders and investors said the lack of specifics from Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on how the government would direct more than $1 trillion in public and private support was troubli
Europe stocks resume rally as debt jitters abate
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Indigenous Issues Health Care
- Indigenous groups want more say at Arctic Council
- Vegetarian cooking, "slow food", indigenous to Mex
- Indigenous People protest Alberta government's plan to e
- Further investment in Indigenous affairs
Australia Aboriginal Apology
Australia's Aboriginal suicide rate sparks concern
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- Professional Development Resources Announces New Ethics and
- Teva Reports First Quarter 2011 Results
- Puridiom - KP Corporation Partnership Redefines Communicatio
- It's never ok to turn people away
Britain's food habits: how well do we eat?
Britain's food habits: how well do we eat?
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Agriculture Global Economy
- Middle class appetites drive China food inflation
- Flooded river taking aim at Mississippi Delta
- Middle class appetites drive China food inflation
- Middle class appetites drive China food inflation
Dairy - Butter - Spread
Banks lucky over rebound in dairy prices, Bollard says
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- UAE economy to grow 3 to 3.5 pct in 2011: Economy Minister
- Luck and taxes
- The nuclear shell game
- A gilded speculative
Dubai - Building Terraces  - Dish Antina - (United Arab Emirates)
UAE economy to grow 3 to 3.5 pct in 2011: Economy Minister
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Social Security Environment
- Thaksin gambles on radical w
- Syrian Elite to Fight Protests to ‘the End’
- Killings and Rumors Unsettle a Libyan City
- Report: Syrian troops shelling residential areas
The Chairperson, National Advisory Council, Smt. Sonia Gandhi .
UPA aims at women's self-reliance: Sonia
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- Botanical Gardens building strong roots
- Lagos Beauty Now Challenged By Mutilated Election Posters
- Could climate change be a good thing?
- Vestas considers return to UK with Kent wind turbine factory
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
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