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 Singer Eve arrives at the 4th Annual VH1 Hip Hop Honors ceremony at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York, Thursday, Oct. 4, 2007. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer) nf2
Eve   Photos   Rapper   Tattoo   Wikipedia: Eve (entertainer)  
 Huffington Post 
Eve's Tattoo Mistakes Still Have Meaning For The Rapper
Rapper Eve opens up in July's edition of Redbook as she prepares for the release of her first album in 11 years. The artist confesses that while she has made some mistakes in the past, including two t... (photo: APphoto )
Kashmiri Protestors infront of  burning tire  on a road during a strike called by separatist organizations in protest for hanging of Afzal Guru on February 17, 2013.
Human Rights   Kashmir   Photos   Protests   Wikipedia: Human rights abuses in Jammu and Kashmir  
 The New York Times 
Activists Hope Law Changes the Way Kashmir Treats Juveniles
NEW DELHI – In October 2011, a Kashmiri boy who was throwing stones in a protest against Indian security forces found out very quickly that what it was like to be treated as an adult by the local po... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
The Union Minister for Commerce & Industry and Textiles, Shri Anand Sharma meeting the Chairperson, National League for Democracy, Myanmar, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, on the sidelines of World Economic Forum on East Asia at Nay Pyi Taw Myanmar on June 06, 2013.  The Times Of India 
Aung San Suu Kyi wants to run for president
NAYPYIDAW, MYANMAR: Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday declared her intention to run for president, calling for all of the country's people to share the fruits of its dramatic refo... (photo: PIB of India)

Leader   Myanmar   Photos   President   Wikipedia: Aung San Suu Kyi  
An installation of solar panels in rural Mongolia. A solar panel (photo voltaic module or photo voltaic panel) is a packaged interconnected assembly of solar cells, also known as photo voltaic cells  South China Morning Post 
China has more cards to play in EU trade dispute, says People's Daily
China still has plenty more cards to play in an increasingly ugly trade dispute with the European Union, the official People’s Daily newspaper said on Thursday, accusing Europe of not realising that... (photo: Creative Commons)

China   European Union   Photos   Trade   Wikipedia: Solar panel  
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A South Korean owner who runs a factory in the stalled South Korea and North Korea's joint Kaesong Industrial Complex, stands just outside of military barricades set up on Unification Bridge near the border village of Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, May 30, 2013. Zeenews
North Korea, South Korea agree to talk on Kaesong zone
Zee Media Bureau | Seoul: In what seems to bring calmness over Korean peninsula, the two Koreas have agreed to hold talks on the joint Kaesong industrial zone, weeks afte... (photo: AP / Lee Jin-man)
Kaesong   N. Korea   Photos   S. Korea   Wikipedia: Kaesong Industrial Region  
Lenovo - Computers - Laptop - Devices - Technology The Times Of India
Lenovo opens first production plant in US
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA: Three business reasons - quicker, closer and custom - prompted computer maker Lenovo to open its first US manufacturing operation in North Caroli... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Computer   Laptop   Lenovo   NAmerica   Photos   Wikipedia: Lenovo  
US Permanent Representative Briefs Media on DPRK The Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 2094 (2013), condemning the 12 February nuclear test by the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK) and imposing new sanctions on that country.  Susan Rice, Permanent Representative of the United States to the UN, speaks to journalists following the adoption of the resolution. The Guardian
Obama names outspoken Rice as his security adviser
JULIE PACE | AP White House Correspondent= WASHINGTON (AP) — Defying Republican critics, President Barack Obama named outspoken diplomat Susan Rice as his national secu... (photo: UN / Mark Garten)
Benghazi   Diplomat   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Susan Rice  
Facebook - Texting - Social Networking - Mobile Internet South China Morning Post
Facebook and Twitter go live in China - but only for Chengdu business forum
Facebook and Twitter, the world’s two largest real-time social media network services, finally went live in China, but only in one small location and for the next few d... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
China   Facebook   Photos   Twitter   Wikipedia: Facebook  
Bahraini anti-government protesters block a road with burning debris to slow approaching riot police in Sanabis, Bahrain, Monday, April 15, 2013. Al Jazeera
Obama urges 'meaningful reform' in Bahrain
US President Barack Obama has called for "meaningful reform" and respect for universal rights in Bahrain, during talks with Crown Prince Salman at the White House. | Obam... (photo: AP / Hasan Jamali)
Bahrain   Photos   Protests   US   Wikipedia: Bahraini uprising (2011present)  
Food Grains - Prices - Inflation Reuters
Rising food demand to put pressure on global prices: FAO/OECD
BEIJING (Reuters) - China, the world's most populous nation, will import more meat and oilseeds over the next decade as consumption outpaces production growth, the OECD s... (photo: WN / sweet)
Economy   Food   Inflation   Photos   Wikipedia: 200708 world food price crisis  
File - Soldiers of the U.S. 82nd airborne escort an Afghan detainee after flex-cuffing and blindfolding him during Operation Alamo Sweep in southeastern Afghanistan on Nov. 7, 2002. BBC News
Afghan detainees: UK to restart transfers this month
The UK is to restart the transfer of Afghan detainees captured by British forces to the Afghan justice system later this month, the MoD has said. | Defence Secretary Phil... (photo: AP / Scott Nelson)
Afghanistan   Photos   Prisoners   Troops   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present)  
File - Pensioners shout slogans during a protest in central Athens, Friday, April 19, 2013. Al Jazeera
IMF admits mistakes made in Greece bailout
The International Monetary Fund has said that it lowered its normal standards for debt sustainability to bail out Greece and its projections for the Greek economy may hav... (photo: AP / Dimitri Messinis)
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File - Pensioners shout slogans during a protest in central Athens, Friday, April 19, 2013. IMF admits mistakes made in Greece bailoutAl Jazeera
Secretary of State John Kerry, left, and Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elias Jose Jaua shake hands as they pose for a photo during a meeting of the 43rd General Assembly of the Organization of American States, OAS, in Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala, Wednesday, June 5, 2013. US and Venezuela move to improve relationsAl Jazeera
US Permanent Representative Briefs Media on Sudan and South Susan Rice, Permanent Representative of the United States to the UN, speaks to journalists following a closed-door Security Council meeting on Sudan and South Sudan. Rice to be named US national security adviserAl Jazeera
 KLps1 - August 07 - Aussie Dollar - AUD - Australian Dollar - Currency - Money. (ps1 Australian Stocks Fall Out of FavorWall Street Journal
North & Central Asia
Brihadeeswarar Temple in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India. ‘I want to see Kodai’ Deccan Chronicle
File - Soldiers from the 4th Brigade Combat Team of the 82nd Airborne Division, the Afghan National Police, and the Afghan National Armys 203rd Corps assemble for a recognition ceremony for Operation Maiwand, Ghazni, Afghanistan, 28 June, 2007. Afghan colonel arrested in prisoner torture case; US link suspected Baltimore Sun
Afghans look at a destroyed vehicle after it was hit by a road side bomb in the Alingar district of Laghman province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, June 3, 2013. 2 U.S. troops, 9 children killed by bomb in Afghanistan The Dallas Morning News
International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Director General Yukiya Amano from Japan waits for the start of the IAEA board of governors meeting at the International Center, in Vienna, Austria, on Friday, Nov. 18, 2011. UN nuclear chief says no progress on Iran Al Jazeera
Far East
Kashmiri Protestors infront of  burning tire  on a road during a strike called by separatist organizations in protest for hanging of Afzal Guru on February 17, 2013. Activists Hope Law Changes the Way Kashmir Treats Juveniles The New York Times
An installation of solar panels in rural Mongolia. A solar panel (photo voltaic module or photo voltaic panel) is a packaged interconnected assembly of solar cells, also known as photo voltaic cells China has more cards to play in EU trade dispute, says People's Daily South China Morning Post
Lenovo - Computers - Laptop - Devices - Technology Lenovo opens first production plant in US The Times Of India
A residential building - real estate - property New real estate Bill will curb frauds and money laundering: Ajay Maken The Siasat Daily
Middle East
Bahraini anti-government protesters block a road with burning debris to slow approaching riot police in Sanabis, Bahrain, Monday, April 15, 2013. Obama urges 'meaningful reform' in Bahrain Al Jazeera
Promenading on Avenue de Paris section of the Corniche Beirut. Since the end of the war in 1990, the people of Lebanon have been rebuilding Beirut, and by the start of the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict the city had somewhat regained its status as a tourist, cultural and intellectual center in the Middle East and as a centre for commerce, fashion, and media. Travel warning for Lebanon Stuff
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel,  testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee at the Senate Hart Office Building in Washington, D.C. April 17, 2013. Hagel testified on the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2014 and the Future Years Defense Program. Hagel says see no proof of chemical weapons use in Syria Xinhua
In this citizen journalism image provided by Shaam News Network SNN, taken on Wednesday, July 11, 2012, smoke leaps the air from purported forces shelling in Homs, Syria. US Condemns Syria Regime's Capture of Key Town The New York Times
South Asia
The Defence Minister, Shri A. K. Antony holding talks on defence cooperation with his Thai counterpart Air Chief Marshal Sukumpol Suwanatat, in Bangkok on June 06, 2013. 'India is committed to efforts of ADMM Plus, ARF and East Asia Summit': Antony Newstrack India
The Union Minister for Commerce & Industry and Textiles, Shri Anand Sharma meeting the Chairperson, National League for Democracy, Myanmar, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, on the sidelines of World Economic Forum on East Asia at Nay Pyi Taw Myanmar on June 06, 2013. Aung San Suu Kyi wants to run for president The Times Of India
Pakistan's former president and military ruler Pervez Musharraf, center, gestures as he leaves the High Court building in Islamabad, Pakistan on Friday, April 12, 2013. Musharraf appeared in the court during a hearing pertaining to the judges detention case. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Monday ordered Musharraf to respond to allegations that he committed treason while in power and barred him from leaving the country only weeks after he returned. ''Musharraf ready to face high treason case'' The Siasat Daily
Business & Industry Economy & Finance
- Gambling tycoon Ho takes stake in Jetstar HK
- Virgin steady as Air NZ lifts stake
- Air NZ squirrels away Virgin shares while awaiting approval
- Inauguration of Globe’s newest data center nears
- Cirtek sees robust showing for 2013
- 4 more complaints of undelivered balikbayan boxes endorsed t
An installation of solar panels in rural Mongolia. A solar panel (photo voltaic module or photo voltaic panel) is a packaged interconnected assembly of solar cells, also known as photo voltaic cells
China has more cards to play in EU trade dispute, says People's Daily
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- Oversubscribed RP debt instruments elate BTr
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- Japan SmallCap Dividend Breaks Below 200-Day Moving Average
- 'China wants a solar monopoly'
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Rising food demand to put pressure on global prices: FAO/OECD
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- ALGA to slug councils for vote
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- Rising China propels Xi into Obama summit
- Accountability, not politics
- Jinggoy wants PLLO chief sacked
- Sotto surrenders post as Senate majority head
Kashmiri Protestors infront of  burning tire  on a road during a strike called by separatist organizations in protest for hanging of Afzal Guru on February 17, 2013.
Activists Hope Law Changes the Way Kashmir Treats Juveniles
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- China's War with Japan, 1937-1945: The Struggle for Surv
- 80,000 Chinese orphans get free health insurance
- One in 4 elderly Chinese living below poverty line, landmark
- Group says Recommendations to Reduce Child Poverty Ignored
- We can overcome poverty and hunger by 2025
- Govt response to Expert Advisory Group on Child Poverty
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- Why South Korea and others should take a page from Israel in
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- BlackBerry Q10 launched in India
- France's Hollande visits Japan to push nuke ties
- Chinese Telecoms 'A Security Risk' To Britain
- France's Hollande visits Japan to push nuke ties
Lenovo - Computers - Laptop - Devices - Technology
Lenovo opens first production plant in US
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- Indonesia axes Miss World bikinis
- The photographers have left the building
- 3 suspected terrorists handed over to Delhi Police
- China's War with Japan, 1937-1945: The Struggle for Surv
- ISI engaged in helping Taliban again: Riedel
US Permanent Representative Briefs Media on DPRK The Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 2094 (2013), condemning the 12 February nuclear test by the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK) and imposing new sanctions on that country.  Susan Rice, Permanent Representative of the United States to the UN, speaks to journalists following the adoption of the resolution.
Obama names outspoken Rice as his security adviser
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- Seoul says yes to peace talks offer from North Korea
- Gambling tycoon Ho takes stake in Jetstar HK
- Virgin steady as Air NZ lifts stake
- Air NZ squirrels away Virgin shares while awaiting approval
- ALGA to slug councils for vote
- Mobile changing ways how to do advertising business
 Singer Eve arrives at the 4th Annual VH1 Hip Hop Honors ceremony at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York, Thursday, Oct. 4, 2007. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer) nf2
Eve's Tattoo Mistakes Still Have Meaning For The Rapper
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- Dhawan smashes India into huge lead over South Africa
- Dhawan smashes India into huge lead over South Africa
- 4 more complaints of undelivered balikbayan boxes endorsed t
- Samoa duo to make test debuts vs Scotland
- Georgian Levan claims Mumbai Mayor Chess title
- India boosted by Dhawan ton
Sven Goran Eriksson faces photographers outside Manchester City's City of Manchester Stadium
Eriksson confirmed as new coach of Guangzhou R&F;
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