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 Al Jazeera
Thousands flee South Kordofan fighting
Thousands of people have fled villages in Sudan's South Kordofan region amid an assault by Sudanese forces. They say the army has launched a deliberate campaign to bomb and starve civilians in the... (photo: AP / Pete Muller)
Africa Photos South Sudan Violence Wikipedia: South Sudan |
 The Miami Herald
Tourism recovering a year after disaster
NEW YORK -- A year after a tsunami and earthquake devastated parts of Japan, officials say tourism to Tokyo and other areas unaffected by the disaster is on track to recover to pre-tsunami levels,... (photo: WN / patricia)
Earthquake Japan Photos Tourism Tsunami Wikipedia: Japan |
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 The Independent
An IoS investigation: To the Chinese and the Indians, the spoils of a terrible war
Click HERE to view 'land of opportunity' graphic The potentially lucrative task of exploiting Afghanistan's immense mineral wealth – estimated to be worth around £2trn,... (photo: US Marine Corps / Lance Cpl. Dexter S. Saulisbury)
Afghanistan Development Photos War Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001–present) |
 The Times of India
Rio Tinto is gearing up to develop India's second diamond mine in Bundelkhand
Tweet You could mistake the porous piece of rock jutting out from a rivulet in the teak forests of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh, for just that - a piece of rock. But that... (photo: Creative Commons / 350z33 (talk))
Australia Diamond India Mining Photos Wikipedia: Rio Tinto Coal Australia |
 Al Jazeera
Egypt's Coptic Pope Shenouda dies at 89
Egypt's Coptic Pope Shenouda III, the leader of the Middle East's largest Christian minority, has died at 89, state television and church sources said. The cause of death... (photo: AP / Ben Curtis)
Christian Egypt Photos Religion Wikipedia: Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria |
 France24
Japan's Kagawa fires Dortmund eight points clear
AFP - Japan winger Shinji Kagawa fired defending champions Borussia Dortmund eight points clear at the top of the German league on Saturday as his early goal sealed a 1-0... (photo: AP / Angel Fernandez)
Bundesliga Dortmund Football Photos Wikipedia: 2011–12 Borussia Dortmund season |
 Jakarta Post
Surabaya Zoo scandal may prompt OZ boycott
The poor treatment of animals at Surabaya Zoo may lead some Australian tour operators to boycott trips to East Java, according to a local tourism official. Yusak Anshori,... (photo: WN / Agnieszka Dziubińska)
Boycott Photos Surabaya Tourism Wikipedia: East Java Zoo |
 Jakarta Post
Big discounts lure crowds to largest RI travel exhibition
The Astindo International Travel Fair 2012 drew huge crowds when it kicked off on Friday as people hoped to take advantage of discounts for overseas trips offered by... (photo: WN / Emico Silalahi)
Economy Exhibition People Photos Travel Wikipedia: Tourism |
