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add video playlist Japan marks sovereignty restoration dayJapan remembers the day it regained its sovereignty after World War II. April 28 2013.
Japan marks sovereignty restoration dayJapan remembers the day it regained its sovereignty after World War II. April 28 2013.
Japan marks sovereign­ty restora­tion day
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http://www.euronews.com/ Re-elected to an unprecedented second term, President Giorgio Napolitano is now charged with resolving the political deadlock. Much ...
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Cyprus GOLD BAILOUT! IMF sells the gold and CHINA is BUYING (EU CRISIS €) In this episode of the Keiser Report, Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert discuss the Old ...
Cyprus GOLD BAILOUT! IMF sells the gold and CHINA is BUY­ING (EU CRI­SIS €)
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Kim Jong Un has ordered his military to prepare for missile strikes against the U.S..
Kim Jong Un, North Korea Threat­en Missle Strikes to 'Set­tle Ac­counts With U.S.'
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Violence in and around Iraq\'s capital Baghdad has killed at least 20 people. It was the latest in a series of attacks following a deadly police raid on anti-...
Dead­ly an­ti-gov­ern­ment vi­o­lence grips Iraq
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President Obama says the US would hold Syria accountable if it used chemical weapons at a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.
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http://www.youtube.com/CompleteNews Complete News Plz Subscrib for Latest News A team of UN experts has gone to Cyprus and is waiting to carry out an investi...
Com­plete News - Syria 're­jects' UN bid to in­ves­ti­gate chem­i­cal weapons
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Part of 9/11 Plane Landing Gear Found in New York Part of landing gear from 9/11 plane is found wedged between two Manhattan buildings - 11 years after the t...
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Since Friday\'s capture of Boston Marathon bomber suspect Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, the city of Boston has slowly returned to its usual activities. According to a...
Boston bomb­ing sus­pect claims US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as rea­son for at­tacks
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At Least 38 Killed In Rus­sian Psy­chi­atric Hos­pi­tal Fire
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updated 28 Apr 2013; published 28 Apr 2013
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Japan marks sovereign­ty restora­tion day
National Public Radio 28 Apr 2013, Japan marked for the first time Sunday the end of the allied occupation of the country following its defeat in World War II. "We have a responsibility to make Japan a strong and resolute country that others across the world can rely on," Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said at a ceremony in Tokyo that was attended by dignitaries, including Emperor...
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updated 23 Apr 2013; published 22 Apr 2013
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Napoli­tano: the man to save Italy
Chicago Tribune 28 Apr 2013, ROME (Reuters) - Two Italian police officers were shot and wounded on Sunday outside the prime minister's office in Rome at the same as Prime Minister Enrico Letta's new government was being sworn in just a kilometer (mile) away. It was not immediately clear whether the attack was linked to the launch of the new government, but the episode came at...
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updated 27 Apr 2013; published 24 Apr 2013
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Build­ing Col­laps­es in Savar Dhaka Bangladesh 100s dead
Philadelphia Daily News 28 Apr 2013, JULHAS ALAM and CHRIS BLAKE , The Associated Press Posted: Sunday, April 28, 2013, 1:03 AM SAVAR, Bangladesh - Bangladesh rescuers on Sunday located nine people alive inside the rubble of a multi-story building that collapsed five days ago, as authorities announced they will now use heavy equipment to drill a central hole from the top to look for...
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updated 20 Apr 2013; published 12 Apr 2013
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Cyprus GOLD BAILOUT! IMF sells the gold and CHINA is BUY­ING (EU CRI­SIS €)
CNTV 28 Apr 2013, BEIJING, April 27 (Xinhua) -- State Councilor Yang Jiechi met with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Margaret Ashton on Saturday. Yang hailed the developments made in China-EU relations over the past decade, adding that it is of great significance for the two sides to strengthen communication, increase mutual...
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updated 28 Apr 2013; published 29 Mar 2013
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Kim Jong Un, North Korea Threat­en Missle Strikes to 'Set­tle Ac­counts With U.S.'
Scoop 28 Apr 2013, Sunday, 28 April 2013, 12:23 pm Press Release: United Nations UN Chief Expresses Support for Dialogue on Reopening Korean Industrial Complex New York, Apr 25 2013 1:00PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today affirmed support for inter-Korean dialogue, following the Republic of Korea’s offer to hold talks with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea...
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updated 27 Apr 2013; published 26 Apr 2013
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Dead­ly an­ti-gov­ern­ment vi­o­lence grips Iraq
BBC News 27 Apr 2013, Iraq's prime minister has warned that a plague of sectarianism is threatening Arab nations, after the most widespread violence there since US troops left. Nouri Maliki said sectarian conflict had returned to Iraq "because it began in another place in this region" - an apparent reference to Syria. The violence has left some 170 people...
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updated 27 Apr 2013; published 20 Mar 2013
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End Times Watch: Obama warns Syria on chem­i­cal weapons
Khaleej Times 27 Apr 2013, President Barack Obama warned Syria on Friday that its use of chemical weapons would be a 'game changer' for the United States but made clear he was in no rush to intervene in the Syrian civil war on the basis of evidence he said was still preliminary. Speaking a day after the disclosure of US intelligence that Syria had likely used chemical...
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updated 27 Apr 2013; published 24 Apr 2013
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Build­ing Col­laps­es in Savar Dhaka Bangladesh 100s dead
Huffington Post 27 Apr 2013, After an eight-story building collapsed in Bangladesh Wednesday, killing at least 300 workers, police have arrested the owners of two factories that operated within the building. "We've arrested Bazlus Samad, the chairman of New Wave Buttons and New Wave Style factories, and Mahmudur Rahaman Tapash, a managing director of one of these plants, after...
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updated 26 Apr 2013; published 26 Apr 2013
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Com­plete News - Syria 're­jects' UN bid to in­ves­ti­gate chem­i­cal weapons
Al Jazeera 27 Apr 2013, A UN spokesman has said that investigators from the world body have started collecting evidence outside Syria on the suspected use of chemical weapons. Ban Ki-moon has written to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad with a new request for access. Last month, both the Syrian government and rebels accused each other of using chemical...
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updated 27 Apr 2013; published 27 Apr 2013
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Part of 9/11 Plane Land­ing Gear Found in New York
The Siasat Daily 27 Apr 2013, April 26: A piece of landing gear believed to be from one of the commercial airplanes that crashed into the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, has been discovered, wedged between two lower Manhattan buildings, police said on Friday. The piece of landing gear found in a narrow alleyway behind 51 Park Place and 50 Murray Street in Manhattan's...
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updated 28 Apr 2013; published 24 Apr 2013
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Boston bomb­ing sus­pect claims US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as rea­son for at­tacks
The New York Times 27 Apr 2013, At least 20 people were killed by bombs in Baghdad on Friday, at the end of a week of bloodshed that prompted a United Nations envoy to warn that Iraq was “at a crossroads.” More than 160 people have been killed in fighting and bombings that began on Tuesday when troops stormed a Sunni protest camp near Kirkuk. On Friday, eight people...
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updated 24 Apr 2013; published 24 Apr 2013
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En­glish News Today - Mushar­raf ap­pears in Pak­istani court
The Star 26 Apr 2013, RAWALPINDI, Pakistan: A Pakistani court on Friday slapped a three-day house arrest order on former military ruler Pervez Musharraf over the murder of Benazir Bhutto more than five years ago, a prosecutor said. Musharraf is already under a two-week house arrest period, set to expire on May 4, over the...
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updated 26 Apr 2013; published 26 Apr 2013
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At Least 38 Killed In Rus­sian Psy­chi­atric Hos­pi­tal Fire
France24 26 Apr 2013, At least 38 people died after a blaze tore through a psychiatric hospital near Moscow on Thursday night, raising questions about security standards at Russian medical institutions following similar incidents in recent years. By News Wires (text) Thirty-eight people, mostly psychiatric patients, were killed in a fire that raged Friday at a...
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updated 27 Apr 2013; published 27 Apr 2013
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North Korea re­jects South's Kaesong dead­line
Al Jazeera 26 Apr 2013, North Korea has rejected South Korea's offer to open formal talks on restarting operations at the Kaesong joint industrial zone, Yonhap news agency has said. Yonhap news agency confirmed the rejection on Friday, citing the North Korea's National Defence Commission. Seoul on Thursday had given the North 24 hours to agree to formal negotiations...
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Japan Marks 'Restoration Of Sovereignty' For The First Time
Full Article National Public Radio
28 Apr 2013

Japan marked for the first time Sunday the end of the allied occupation of the country following its defeat in World War II. "We have a responsibility to make Japan a strong and resolute country that others across the world can rely on," Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said at a ceremony in Tokyo that was attended by dignitaries, including Emperor...

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, left, bows to Emperor Akihito, second from right, and Empress Michiko, right, before giving a speech during a ceremony to mark the day Japan recovered its sovereignty under the San Francisco Peace Treaty in 1952, in Tokyo Sunday, April 28, 2013.
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Two police officers shot as Italian government sworn in
Full Article Chicago Tribune
28 Apr 2013

ROME (Reuters) - Two Italian police officers were shot and wounded on Sunday outside the prime minister's office in Rome at the same as Prime Minister Enrico Letta's new government was being sworn in just a kilometer (mile) away. It was not immediately clear whether the attack was linked to the launch of the new government, but the episode came at...

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A wounded Carabinieri paramilitary police officer is assisted after being shot at outside the Chigi Premier's office, in Rome, Sunday, April 28, 2013.
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Bangladesh building collapse death toll hits 362
Full Article Philadelphia Daily News
28 Apr 2013

JULHAS ALAM and CHRIS BLAKE , The Associated Press Posted: Sunday, April 28, 2013, 1:03 AM SAVAR, Bangladesh - Bangladesh rescuers on Sunday located nine people alive inside the rubble of a multi-story building that collapsed five days ago, as authorities announced they will now use heavy equipment to drill a central hole from the top to look for...

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A Muslim man prays on the roof of the garment factory building that collapsed Wednesday, in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday, April 27, 2013.
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China, EU agree to beef up cooperation
Full Article CNTV
28 Apr 2013

BEIJING, April 27 (Xinhua) -- State Councilor Yang Jiechi met with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Margaret Ashton on Saturday. Yang hailed the developments made in China-EU relations over the past decade, adding that it is of great significance for the two sides to strengthen communication, increase mutual...

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China, EU agree to beef up cooperation
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UN Chief Expresses Support for Reopening Korean Complex
Full Article Scoop
28 Apr 2013

Sunday, 28 April 2013, 12:23 pm Press Release: United Nations UN Chief Expresses Support for Dialogue on Reopening Korean Industrial Complex New York, Apr 25 2013 1:00PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today affirmed support for inter-Korean dialogue, following the Republic of Korea’s offer to hold talks with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea...

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UN Chief Expresses Support for Reopening Korean Complex
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Iraq PM Maliki warns of 'plague of sectarianism'
Full Article BBC News
27 Apr 2013

Iraq's prime minister has warned that a plague of sectarianism is threatening Arab nations, after the most widespread violence there since US troops left. Nouri Maliki said sectarian conflict had returned to Iraq "because it began in another place in this region" - an apparent reference to Syria. The violence has left some 170 people...

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Civilians inspect the aftermath of a car bomb attack in the Husseiniyah area of northeastern Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, April 25, 2013.
photo: AP / Hadi Mizban


Obama talks tough, waits to act on Syria
Full Article Khaleej Times
27 Apr 2013

President Barack Obama warned Syria on Friday that its use of chemical weapons would be a 'game changer' for the United States but made clear he was in no rush to intervene in the Syrian civil war on the basis of evidence he said was still preliminary. Speaking a day after the disclosure of US intelligence that Syria had likely used chemical...

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President Barack Obama holds a meeting in Situation Room of the White House on the ongoing investigation in the Boston Marathon bombings, April 20, 2013.
photo: White House / Pete Souza


Bangladesh Factory Owners Arrested After Building Collapse
Full Article Huffington Post
27 Apr 2013

After an eight-story building collapsed in Bangladesh Wednesday, killing at least 300 workers, police have arrested the owners of two factories that operated within the building. "We've arrested Bazlus Samad, the chairman of New Wave Buttons and New Wave Style factories, and Mahmudur Rahaman Tapash, a managing director of one of these plants, after...

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Bangladeshi rescue workers search for victims Friday, April 26, 2013 amid the rubble of a building that collapsed Wednesday in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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UN investigating Syria chemical weapons use
Full Article Al Jazeera
27 Apr 2013

A UN spokesman has said that investigators from the world body have started collecting evidence outside Syria on the suspected use of chemical weapons. Ban Ki-moon has written to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad with a new request for access. Last month, both the Syrian government and rebels accused each other of using chemical...

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In this Tuesday March 19, 2013, citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, black smoke rises from a building due to Syrian government forces shelling, in Aleppo, Syria.
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Part of 9/11 plane landing gear found in lower Manhattan
Full Article The Siasat Daily
27 Apr 2013

April 26: A piece of landing gear believed to be from one of the commercial airplanes that crashed into the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, has been discovered, wedged between two lower Manhattan buildings, police said on Friday. The piece of landing gear found in a narrow alleyway behind 51 Park Place and 50 Murray Street in Manhattan's...

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This Friday, April 26, 2013, photo provided by the New York City Police Department shows a piece of landing gear that authorities believe belongs to one of the airliners that crashed into the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, that was found wedged between a mosque and another building, in New York.
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Iraq: Bombings in Baghdad
Full Article The New York Times
27 Apr 2013

At least 20 people were killed by bombs in Baghdad on Friday, at the end of a week of bloodshed that prompted a United Nations envoy to warn that Iraq was “at a crossroads.” More than 160 people have been killed in fighting and bombings that began on Tuesday when troops stormed a Sunni protest camp near Kirkuk. On Friday, eight people...

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Civilians inspect the aftermath of a car bomb attack in the Husseiniyah area of northeastern Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, April 25, 2013.
photo: AP / Hadi Mizban


Pakistan court remands Musharraf over Bhutto killing
Full Article The Star
26 Apr 2013

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan: A Pakistani court on Friday slapped a three-day house arrest order on former military ruler Pervez Musharraf over the murder of Benazir Bhutto more than five years ago, a prosecutor said. Musharraf is already under a two-week house arrest period, set to expire on May 4, over the...

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Pakistan court remands Musharraf over Bhutto killing
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Dozens killed in Russia mental hospital fire
Full Article France24
26 Apr 2013

At least 38 people died after a blaze tore through a psychiatric hospital near Moscow on Thursday night, raising questions about security standards at Russian medical institutions following similar incidents in recent years. By News Wires (text) Thirty-eight people, mostly psychiatric patients, were killed in a fire that raged Friday at a...

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Ministry for Emergency Situations workers and fire fighters work at a site of a fire of a psychiatric hospital Friday morning, April 26, 2013.
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North Korea rejects South's Kaesong demand
Full Article Al Jazeera
26 Apr 2013

North Korea has rejected South Korea's offer to open formal talks on restarting operations at the Kaesong joint industrial zone, Yonhap news agency has said. Yonhap news agency confirmed the rejection on Friday, citing the North Korea's National Defence Commission. Seoul on Thursday had given the North 24 hours to agree to formal negotiations...

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North Korean soldiers sit on the side of a road in south of Kaesong, North Korea near the demilitarized zone which separates the two Koreas on Wednesday, April 24, 2013.
photo: AP / David Guttenfelder


Norman Calls Golf's Drug Testing 'Disgraceful'
Full Article The New York Times
28 Apr 2013

SYDNEY (AP) — Greg Norman says golf's anti-doping procedures are "disgraceful" and blood testing needs to be instituted as soon as possible. Norman cites Vijay Singh "to know the drugs issue is there." Singh acknowledged in a magazine interview in January that he'd used deer antler spray, which contains a muscle-building...

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Aviation Boatswain Mate 3rd Class Greg Black explains the oujia board, in Hangar Deck Control, to professional golfer Greg Norman.
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Celts Top Knicks 97-90 in OT, Avoid Playoff Sweep
Full Article The New York Times
28 Apr 2013

BOSTON (AP) — Jason Terry scored Boston's last nine points and the Celtics weathered a strong comeback by the New York Knicks, avoiding a sweep with a 97-90 overtime win on Sunday. Paul Pierce led the Celtics with 29 points as they forced a fifth game in the series, but it was Terry who provided the finishing touches. In Game 3, he had been...

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Boston Celtics' Jason Terry (4) and Miami Heat's Ray Allen (34) battle for the ball during the second half of a NBA basketball game in MIami, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. The Heat won 120-107. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)
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Petr Cech expects Euro battle to go to the wire
Full Article The Times of India
28 Apr 2013

LONDON: Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech believes the battle for a place in next season's Champions League will not be resolved until the final day of the season. Cech and his Chelsea team-mates face Swansea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday looking to bounce back after dropping two points following Luis Suarez's late equaliser at Liverpool last weekend....

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Petr Cech in 2011-2012 season
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Arjun Atwal slips way down in third round at Georgia Classic
Full Article The Times of India
28 Apr 2013

VALDOSTA (GEORGIA): Arjun Atwal endured a nightmarish back nine and fell dramatically on the leaderboard in the third round of the South Georgia Classic on Web.com Tour. Atwal, who had two birdies in...

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Arjun Atwal, of India, reacts on the eighteenth green after winning the Wyndham Championship golf tournament in Greensboro, N.C.
photo: AP / Gerry Broome


Harry Redknapp reflects on Queens Park Rangers' relegation to Championship
Full Article Sky Sports
28 Apr 2013

Harry Redknapp says Queens Park Rangers will have to work 'very hard' to secure an immediate return to the Premier League after a 0-0 draw at Reading condemned both clubs to relegation. QPR needed to win at the Madejski Stadium to stand any chance of climbing out of the...

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Queens Park Rangers' manager Harry Redknapp, center, is seen prior to a Premier League soccer match against Manchester United, at Loftus Road ground in London, Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013. Manchester United won the match 2-0.
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Player Ratings: Torino 0-2 Juventus
Full Article Goal
28 Apr 2013

Goal.com takes a closer look at the men involved in Saturday's Derby della Mole, decided in the final minutes by goals from Marchisio and Vidal which handed a win to the visitors By Daniel Edwards Comments Torino 2.67 1 0 3.00 Jean-François Gillet Always attentive and quick to come out of goal, closing down the spaces for Vucinic as Juventus looked...

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Juventus Chilean forward Arturo Vidal, right, celebrates with his teammate Milos Krasic after scoring, during a Serie A soccer match between Juventus and Parma at the Juventus Stadium in Turin, Italy, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011.
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Torino 0-2 Juventus: Vidal & Marchisio put Conte's men on brink of Scudetto
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28 Apr 2013

The Chilean star hit a beauty to give Juve victory in a disappointing derby and the Serie A holders need just one point from the last four games to assure title success By Daniel Edwards More On : Juventus, Torino, Torino vs Juventus Comments Getty Images An off-key Juventus could not find a way past Torino, until Arturo Vidal arrived...

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Juventus' Arturo Vidal,of Chile, celebrates with teammates Paul Pogba, of France, Mirko Vucinic,right,of Montenegro, and Stephan Lichtsteiner, of Switzerland, after scoring, during a Serie A soccer match between Juventus and AC Milan at the Juventus Stadium in Turin, Italy, Sunday, April 21, 2013.
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Britain's Chris Froome wins Tour of Romandie
Full Article Boston Herald
28 Apr 2013

GENEVA — Chris Froome of Britain completed a start-to-finish victory in the Tour of Romandie on Sunday, enhancing his status as the Tour de France favorite. Bradley Wiggins...

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Christopher Froome of Britain crosses the finish line ahead of Cadel Evans of Australia, center, and Bradley Wiggings of Britain, right, to win the seventh stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 199 kilometers (123.6 miles) with start in Tomblaine and finish in La Planche des Belles Filles, France, Saturday July 7, 2012.
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Angelique Kidjo wins Songlines Best Artist award
Full Article Joy Online
27 Apr 2013

African diva Angelique Kidjo was named Best Artist in Songlines magazine’s annual world music awards on Friday, lauded for her high-energy shows and her championing of social causes. French veterans Lo’jo, who mix French folk with African and Arabic sounds, picked up the Best Group award and the young Zimbabwean band Mokoomba was chosen as top...

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Sir Cliff Richard reveals the secrets of his eternal youth
Full Article The Daily Telegraph
27 Apr 2013

Sir Cliff Richard, the pop star, has admitted to taking "nine tablets" a day and dying his hair to stay looking young. The 72-year-old rocker, about to embark on another new UK tour - 55 years after his first hit single, admits to taking nine tablets a day and using hair dye to keep old age at bay. Photo: REX FEATURES By Claire Duffin 10:44AM...

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Cliff Richard Shadows Brussels 2009
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New Twitter service helps find hot tunes
Full Article Detroit news
27 Apr 2013

By Ryan Nakashima Associated Press Comments Until now, my problem with social music services has been this: Following friends doesn't really turn up much music I actually want to hear. We didn't become friends because we share musical tastes, and too few of them are using the services I'm trying out. Twitter's new music service solves this problem....

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Kanye West On 'SNL' Finale: Rapper Confirmed To Appear On May 18 With Ben Affleck
Full Article Huffington Post
26 Apr 2013

Kanye West will appear as musical guest on the season finale of "Saturday Night Live" opposite host Ben Affleck when the show airs on May 18. NBC made the West announcement official on Friday, just one week after rumors had the rapper making a return trip to the Studio 8H stage. (NBC wouldn't confirm West's involvement at the time, owing to the...

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George Jones dies: Country music legend passes away at 81
Full Article The Examiner
26 Apr 2013

The country music industry is suffering a huge loss today. On April 26, TMZ reported that George Jones has passed away at the age of 81. This is a shocking loss for country music fans today. George has been in and out of the hospital recently. He was put in the hospital back on April 18 for high blood pressure and he also had a fever. He had to...

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 Country music legend George Jones waves to the crowd during his 75th birthday celebration at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tenn., on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2006. From left are Joe Diffie; Jones´ wife, Nancy; Craig Morgan; Jones; Tanya Tucker;
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From Holocaust Deniers to Entertainers
Full Article WorldNews.com
26 Apr 2013

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling Before discussing Justin Bieber's amusing but extremely insensitive comment regarding Anne Frank, a victim of the Holocaust, each year when I have students view and write about the liberation of the Belsen concentration camp, more and more students either laugh and joke about the victims or find it...

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File - The SS camp guards are made to load the bodies of dead prisoners onto a lorry for burial at Belsen Concentration Camp, April 17–18, 1945.
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Singer Billy Currington charged with threats to 70-year-old man
Full Article Kansas City Star
26 Apr 2013

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Police suspect country singer Billy Currington may have videotaped himself chasing a 70-year-old tour boat captain along a coastal Georgia creek and threatening to "finish him off" in a tirade filled with profanities, according to court documents filed Thursday. Order Reprints In this undated photo released by the Chatham...

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Accidental outlaw Willie Nelson celebrates 80th
Full Article Kansas City Star
26 Apr 2013

NASHVILLE, Tenn.America loves its outlaws, and few are as admired and lionized as Willie Nelson. Order Reprints Invision Invision FILE - This Nov. 20, 2012 file photo shows country music legend Willie Nelson on NBC's "Today" show in New York. As the enduring American icon's 80th birthday has approached, he's been honored with lifetime...

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Winners of London Theater's Olivier Awards
Full Article The New York Times
28 Apr 2013

LONDON (AP) — The winners of London's 2013 Laurence Olivier Awards, honoring achievement in theater, opera and dance: Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesworld for international breaking news and headlines. Twitter List: Reporters and Editors New Play: "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" New Musical: "Top...

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Mirren, Rylance up for London's Olivier awards
Full Article Boston Herald
28 Apr 2013

LONDONHelen Mirren is a favorite to reign at London's Olivier theater awards Sunday for her performance as Queen Elizabeth II in "The Audience." Mirren is a best-actress nominee for the awards, the British equivalent of Broadway's Tonys. She stars in Peter Morgan's play about the private weekly meetings between the...

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Actress Helen Mirren on the Red panel at the 2010 San Diego Comic Con in San Diego, California.
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I am tired of kissing on screen: Emraan Hashmi
Full Article The Siasat Daily
27 Apr 2013

April 27: Actor Emraan Hashmi, who has carved a niche for himself in his ten-year Bollywood career, says he is happy to get his due after having created a new genre of mainstream films in the industry."As an actor I was not accepted for the longest time. But it did not deter me as the audience had accepted me. I never compared myself with any other...

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Quentin Tarantino’s convertible in ‘Pulp Fiction’ found 19 years after it was stolen
Full Article The Washington Post
27 Apr 2013

VICTORVILLE, Calif. — Authorities say the classic Chevrolet convertible featured in the film “Pulp Fiction” has been found nearly two decades after it...

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Writer/director/actor Quentin Tarantino shown Friday, Sept. 26, 2003, in Beverly Hills, Calif
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Vince Vaughn baby: Vaughn’s wife Kyla Weber expecting second child (Video)
Full Article The Examiner
27 Apr 2013

There is another Vince Vaughn baby on the way. ABC News reports on April 26 that Vince Vaughn and his wife Kyla Weber are expecting their second child. Vaughn and Weber already have a daughter, Locklyn, who was born in 2010. Vince Vaughn plans to officially announce the news of his wife expecting a second child on “Ellen,” but the show has already...

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Vince Vaughn arrives at premiere of "Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show" in Los Angeles on Monday, Jan. 28, 2008.
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Johnny Depp in talks for Disney musical adaptation 'Into the Woods'
Full Article Digital Spy
26 Apr 2013

Johnny Depp has reportedly entered talks for Disney's adaptation of musical Into the Woods. The play, by Stephen Sondheim, follows the stories of several fairytale characters as their lives collide...

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U.S. actor Johnny Depp waves for fans during the Japan premiere of his film "The Tourist" in Tokyo Thursday, March 3, 2011.
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Jacqueline Fernandez: 'It's fine if people see me as a sex symbol'
Full Article Digital Spy
26 Apr 2013

Jacqueline Fernandez has said that she doesn't mind if people regard her as a sex symbol. The actress was in the UK to attend a charity fundraiser this week as ambassador for Pratham UK. In an interview with Digital Spy, Fernandez said: "I think what happens is, people do just want to see you as a glamour doll that's put up on screen, but I guess...

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Jacqueline Fernandez at IIFA 2010
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Iron Man 3: Gwyneth Paltrow claims 'Most Beautiful' title 'obviously not true' at premiere
Full Article The Independent
26 Apr 2013

Gwyneth Paltrow says she's thrilled to be picked by People magazine as World's Most Beautiful Woman for 2013 but it's "obviously not true." For more photos of the Iron Man 3 premiere click here Paltrow...

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This April 24, 2013 file photo shows actress Gwyneth Paltrow wearing a sheer dress at the world premiere of "Iron Man 3" held at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles. Paltrow says she's thrilled to be picked by People magazine as "World's Most Beautiful Woman" for 2013 but it's "obviously not true." Paltrow questioned her own selection as she walked the red carpet at the Hollywood premiere of "Iron Man 3" Wednesday night. "It's funny, these things, because it's like obviously not true. But it's very sweet to be named that," Paltrow told The Associated Press. The 40-year-old actress stars as Pepper Potts, Tony Stark's love interest and assistant-turned-business partner in the "Iron Man" trilogy.
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Handloom clusters for weavers
Full Article The Siasat Daily
28 Apr 2013

Hyderabad, April 28: Union Minister Panabaka Lakshmi on Sunday said that the Centre would set up handloom clusters or weavers in Guntur and Prakasam districts. "We will set up handloom clusters in Guntur and Prakasam districts and...

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The Minister of State for Textiles, Smt. Panabaka Lakshmi addressing at the Curtain Raiser Ceremony of Technotex-2013, in Mumbai on September 10, 2012.
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Austerity-hit G8 leaders must not allow charity to begin and end at home
Full Article The Guardian
28 Apr 2013

The last time Britain hosted the G8 summit was at Gleneagles in 2005. Tony Blair was prime minister, Gordon Brown chancellor, Gerhard Schröder chancellor of Germany, and George Bush US president. The world economy was in a sweet spot between the 2001 dress rehearsal for the global financial crisis and the real thing. In the runup to the summit,...

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Austerity-hit G8 leaders must not allow charity to begin and end at home
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PolitiFact: Testing Ron Johnson claim on anti-pollution policy, gas prices
Full Article Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
28 Apr 2013

New today from : U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) told a constituent that a recent study of an anti-pollution policy showed it could "raise gasoline prices by 141 percent and electricity rates by 171 percent" by 2030 in Wisconsin. his claim. By of the Journal Sentinel Related Coverage April 28, 2013 12:26 p.m. | Los Angeles – Because major...

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Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin speaking at CPAC 2011 in Washington, D.C.
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Indian delegation discusses Nitaqat fall-out with Saudis
Full Article The Hindu
28 Apr 2013

A high level delegation led by Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi, met Saudi authorities to discuss ways to maximise the availability of alternative jobs to Indians hit by the Nitaqat scheme, and to smoothen the exit of those who may have to leave the country. Accompanied by E. Ahamed, Minister of State for External Affairs, and Prime...

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The Union Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs, Shri Vayalar Ravi briefing the media after meeting of the State Government Ministers in-charge of Overseas Indians to discuss matters relating to migration and labour issues of overseas Indian workers, in New Delhi on April 09, 2013.
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Clegg on Duncan Smith call for rich to return welfare
Full Article BBC News
28 Apr 2013

There was a "difference of approach" between Conservatives and Liberal Democrats over plans for welfare reform, Nick Clegg has said. He did not agree with a...

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British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg delivers a speech setting out the Government's plans for political reform at the City and Islington College in London Wednesday May 19, 2010.
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BJP memo to President: Sack Delhi Govt.
Full Article The Hindu
28 Apr 2013

Demanding the sacking of the Congress Government in Delhi, the State unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday submitted a memorandum to President Pranab Mukherjee listing the Government’s failures on multiple fronts. The party alleged that the Capital’s image has taken a beating and life for its people has become...

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The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee addressing at a Reception hosted by the High Commissioner of India in Bangladesh, in honour of the President of India, at Dhaka, Bangladesh on March 04, 2013.
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Japan puts aside Russia row for sake of economy
Full Article The Guardian
28 Apr 2013

ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer= TOKYO (AP) — Japan's relations with Russia are taking a decidedly business-like turn, as the countries put economic imperatives ahead of a longstanding territorial dispute. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe heads this weekend to Moscow on the first leg of an "economic diplomacy" tour to Russia, Turkey and the Middle...

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Japan's main opposition leader Shinzo Abe of the Liberal Democratic Party answers a reporter's questions at a live interview during the poll count in parliamentary elections at the party headquarters in Tokyo Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012.
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Japan's ANA takes its first 787 back into the air since grounding
Full Article The Guardian
28 Apr 2013

TOKYO (Reuters) - All Nippon Airways , the Japanese launch customer for Boeing Co's 787, flew its first Dreamliner in more than three months on Sunday to test reinforced batteries installed by the U.S. aircraft maker. The ANA flight was the second by an airline since aviation regulators on Friday gave permission for 787 operations to restart after...

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A Boeing 787 of All Nippon Airways lands after a test flight at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo, Sunday, April 28, 2013.
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Japan marks sovereignty restoration day
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Japan marks sovereignty restoration dayJapan remembers the day it regained its sovereignty after World War II. April 28 2013.
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Napolitano: the man to save Italy
Napolitano: the man to save Italy
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http://www.euronews.com/ Re-elected to an unprecedented second term, President Giorgio Napolitano is now charged with resolving the political deadlock. Much ...
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Building Collapses in Savar Dhaka Bangladesh 100s dead
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Cyprus GOLD BAILOUT! IMF sells the gold and CHINA is BUYING (EU CRISIS €)
Cyprus GOLD BAILOUT! IMF sells the gold and CHINA is BUYING (EU CRISIS €)
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Cyprus GOLD BAILOUT! IMF sells the gold and CHINA is BUYING (EU CRISIS €) In this episode of the Keiser Report, Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert discuss the Old ...
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Kim Jong Un, North Korea Threaten Missle Strikes to  'Settle Accounts With U.S.'
Kim Jong Un, North Korea Threaten Missle Strikes to 'Settle Accounts With U.S.'
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Kim Jong Un has ordered his military to prepare for missile strikes against the U.S..
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Deadly anti-government violence grips Iraq
Deadly anti-government violence grips Iraq
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Violence in and around Iraq's capital Baghdad has killed at least 20 people. It was the latest in a series of attacks following a deadly police raid on anti-...
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End Times Watch: Obama warns Syria on chemical weapons
End Times Watch: Obama warns Syria on chemical weapons
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President Obama says the US would hold Syria accountable if it used chemical weapons at a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.
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Building Collapses in Savar Dhaka Bangladesh 100s dead
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Complete News - Syria 'rejects' UN bid to investigate chemical weapons
Complete News - Syria 'rejects' UN bid to investigate chemical weapons
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http://www.youtube.com/CompleteNews Complete News Plz Subscrib for Latest News A team of UN experts has gone to Cyprus and is waiting to carry out an investi...
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Part of 9/11 Plane Landing Gear Found in New York
Part of 9/11 Plane Landing Gear Found in New York
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Part of 9/11 Plane Landing Gear Found in New York Part of landing gear from 9/11 plane is found wedged between two Manhattan buildings - 11 years after the t...
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Boston bombing suspect claims US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan  as reason for attacks
Boston bombing suspect claims US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as reason for attacks
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Since Friday's capture of Boston Marathon bomber suspect Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, the city of Boston has slowly returned to its usual activities. According to a...
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English News Today - Musharraf appears in Pakistani court
English News Today - Musharraf appears in Pakistani court
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At Least 38 Killed In Russian Psychiatric Hospital Fire
At Least 38 Killed In Russian Psychiatric Hospital Fire
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North Korea rejects South's Kaesong deadline
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A U.S. Marine provides security during an anti-narcotics operation in Marjah, Afghanistan. Kevin Shattenkirk with his new team, the St Louis Blues.  StL @ Van 25-02-2011 ANA - All Nippon Airways Water in a bottle for sale - Bottled Water

A side street in Kaesong Australia's Steve Smith, second from left, celebrates with captain Ricky Ponting, right, Brett Lee, left, and Shane Watson after his return run out Sri Lanka's batsman Mahela Jayawardene during their ICC Cricket World Cup match in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday March 5, 2011. Computer - internet - IT - Information Technology Dence coconut trees on the bank of Mahi river in north Kerala - India

Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) president Jack Warner speaks during a news conference Monday, Jan. 28, 2008, in Miami. Soccer's North and Central American and Caribbean governing body is launching its own Champions League to mirror Europe's. The 24-team competition will start in August and will replace the CONCACAF Champions Cup, which has determined the region's champion since 1962 and will end after 2008. South Africa's Herschelle Gibbs scores runs to reach his 50 from West Indies' Kieron Pollard during their Twenty20 World Cup cricket match at the Oval cricket ground, London, Saturday June 13, 2009. Burger King River Cocktail, Bar at an angle in  Protaras , Cyprus   September 2008

Just 3 blocks from Town. A winery near Cafayate, Salta Province (Argentina).  Lula predicts African prosperity Singapore Airlines Cargo plane File - Police officers stand guard outside Parramatta court house in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008.

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Al Jazeera English studio control room in London. With Al Jazeera's coverage of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution, the channel drew acclaim and received renewed attention.
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi authorities suspended the operating licenses of pan-Arab broadcaster Al-Jazeera and nine Iraqi TV channels on Sunday after accusing them of escalating sectarian tension. The move signaled the Shiite-led government's mounting...
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Libyan gunmen from the forces against Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi fire in the air during a mass funeral for rebel gunmen killed in fighting Wednesday, in Ajdabiya, eastern Libya, Thursday, March 3, 2011.
Gunmen surrounded Libya’s foreign ministry and attempted to storm the interior ministry on Sunday to demand that all officials who worked under former leader Muammar Gaddafi be prohibited from senior positions within the new administration. By News...
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Gene clues point to Cambodia for resistant malaria
An international consortium of researchers unravelled the genetic code of 825 samples of the Plasmodium falciparum parasite from Burkina Faso, Gambia, Ghana, Mali, Thailand, Vietnam and from northeastern and western Cambodia. The 166 samples from...
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U.S. President Barack Obama is seen during the G8 Summit, in L'Aquila, Italy, Thursday, July 9, 2009
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama joked Saturday that the years are catching up to him and he's not "the strapping young Muslim socialist" he used to be. Obama poked fun at himself as well as some of his political adversaries during the...
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Poster of Abdelaziz Bouteflika in the suburbs of Algiers during 2009 presidential elections (massive fraud contested)
ALGIERS, Algeria — Algeria's president was transferred to Paris for medical treatment following a mini-stroke and tests show he isn't seriously ill, the state news agency reported Sunday. Abdelaziz Bouteflika had a brief blockage of a...
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Chairman of the Independence Party Bjarni Benediktsson casts his ballot Saturday April 27, 2013, as Icelanders vote in a General Election.
Reykjavik: Iceland's centre-right opposition scored a clear victory in the island's parliamentary poll, allowing the two parties to kick off negotiations for a coalition government, a final count Sunday showed. The right-wing Independence Party was...
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Germany ready to contribute troops to UN mission in Mali
ACCRA, Ghana -- Germany is ready to commit troops to a United Nations mission to Mali, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said Saturday during a...
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