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![Norton Folgate is a short length of street in London, connecting Bishopsgate with Shoreditch High Street on the northern edge of its financial district, the City of London. It constitutes a very small section of the A10 road, the former Roman Ermine Street. Its name is a reminder of the tiny ancient liberty and parish[1] of Norton Folgate situated in and around this area.](http://web.archive.org./web/20120325235736im_/http://cdn1.wn.com/vp/i/81/868450a8102245.jpg) The Independent Sat 24 Mar 2012
Machine-gun attack on Russian banker in London
| German Gorbuntsov was shot several times, possibly with a sub-machine gun, as he entered an exclusive block of serviced flats near Canary Wharf. Last night the businessman was under armed guard in a... (photo: Creative Commons / Wjfox2005)
London Murder Photos Russia Wikipedia: Crime in London |
 Al Jazeera Sat 24 Mar 2012
Sri Lanka rejects UN war resolution
| Sri Lanka has rejected a UN resolution urging it to seek external help in probing alleged war crimes committed during an offensive against Tamil Tiger rebels nearly three years ago. | Acting Foreign... (photo: UN / Jean-Marc Ferr)
Human Rights Photos Sri Lanka UN Wikipedia: Alleged war crimes during the Sri Lankan Civil War |
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 The Times Of India Fri 23 Mar 2012
Indo-ASEAN trade likely to touch $80 billion in 2011-12
Tweet KOLKATA: The trade between India and ASEAN countries is expected to post 30 per cent growth during the current fiscal and is likely to touch USD 75-80 billion. | "T... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe)
Asean Kolkata Photos Trade UN Wikipedia: ASEAN Summit |
 Al Jazeera Fri 23 Mar 2012
UN condemns Mali coup, World Bank stops aid
| The UN Security Council has condemned the coup in Mali while top officials said fallout from the Libya civil war had increased the frustration of soldiers who oust... (photo: UN / Iason Foounten)
Aid Mali Photos Security UN Wikipedia: Mali |
 The Guardian Thu 22 Mar 2012
Palestinian refugee schoolgirls study hard for an uncertain future
| At Irbid refugee camp, the schools run on double shifts and nurture one key aspiration: a Palestinian homeland Girls gather outside Irbid girls' school, where a two-tie... (photo: UN / Bernardino Soares)
Future Palestine Photos Refugee UN Wikipedia: Refugee camp |
 The Guardian Thu 22 Mar 2012
Police say car blast kills 1, wounds 23 in Kashmir
| SRINAGAR, India (AP) — A bomb exploded Thursday in a car outside the main city of Indian-controlled Kashmir, killing the driver and wounding at least 23 other people ... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
India Kashmir Photos Police Wikipedia: Kashmir conflict |
 San Francisco Chronicle Thu 22 Mar 2012
Chevron executives charged in Brazil oil spill
| Seventeen Chevron and Transocean executives were formally charged with environmental crimes in an oil leak off Rio de Janeiro's coast amid prosecutor calls for damage p... (photo: AP / Rio de Janeiro's government,Rogerio Santana)
Brazil Chevron Oil Spill Photos Wikipedia: Chevron Corporation |
 BBC News Thu 22 Mar 2012
Mercury poles give up hints of water ice
A Nasa spacecraft has found further tantalising evidence for the existence of water ice at Mercury's poles. | Though temperatures here can soar above 400C, some crat... (photo: NASA / NASA / JHU/APL)
Nasa Photos Science Water Wikipedia: Mercury (planet) |
 BBC News Wed 21 Mar 2012
Oil prices drop 2% on Saudi Arabia supply assurances
Oil prices dropped 2% on Tuesday after Saudi Arabia said it would increase supplies to allay fears that high oil prices could threaten the global economic recovery. | Sau... (photo: AP / Hasan Jamali)
Oil Prices Photos Prices Saudi Wikipedia: Energy in Saudi Arabia |
 Al Jazeera Wed 21 Mar 2012
Sharp increase in Palestinian deaths in 2011
| The past year saw a sharp rise in the number of civilians killed in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a human rights group said. | An annual report from the Jerusalem-b... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
Civilians Israel Palestinian Photos Wikipedia: IsraeliPalestinian conflict |
