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Holiday hotspots: where to go in 2014

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The Guardian
Holiday hotspots: where to go in 2014
Fri 3 Jan 2014
Start planning your 2014 travels with the help of our top 40 destination round-up. Some are hosting major events, others are under-the-radar places only just starting to attract tourists, but all of... (photo: WN / Marzena J.)

Telegraph Travel's 20 destinations for 2014

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The Daily Telegraph
Telegraph Travel's 20 destinations for 2014
Thu 2 Jan 2014
Related Articles Twenty destinations for 2014: Glasgow, Scotland 02 Jan 2014 Twenty destinations for 2014: Matera, Italy 02 Jan 2014 Twenty destinations for 2014: Bordeaux, France 02 Jan 2014 Twenty... (photo: WN / Marzena J.)

World of adventure awaits tourists in 2014

Boston Herald Thu 2 Jan 2014
World of adventure awaits tourists in 2014
Predictions for hot travel destinations in 2014 are — excuse the pun — all over the map. With the American dollar stronger in some regions, historical commemorations and global sporting... (photo: WN / Marzena J.)
Adventure Photos Tourists Travel Wikipedia: Adventure

Political prisoners Aung Min Naing, left, and Yan Naing Tun, right, pose for photos after they were released from from Insein Prison in Yangon, Myanmar, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013. Myanmar freed five prisoners Tuesday and more are expected to be released next week.

BBC News Tue 31 Dec 2013
Burma political prisoners to be pardoned
Burma is set to free several political prisoners after the government announced a presidential pardon. It is not clear how many prisoners will be released, but activists say there are still around 40... (photo: AP / Khin Maung Win)
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Cruising in the International Transatlantic Port Lieutenant José Azueta. From the U.S., many airlines now fly to Juan N. Álvarez International Airport year-round.

The Daily Telegraph Tue 24 Dec 2013
The best cruises for 2014
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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during an interview with John Daniszewski, the Associated Press's Senior Managing Editor for International News during an AP interview at Putin's Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013.

CNTV Thu 12 Dec 2013
Putin vows to make Russia global leader, not hegemony
MOSCOW, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- President Vladimir Putin said Thursday Russia aspires be a global leader, but will not teach other countries how to live. "We'll try to be... (photo: AP / Alexander Zemlianichenko)
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Malaysia's Wan sofian Rayzam Shah at the 24th Southeast Asian Games in Nakhon Ratchisma, Thailand

BBC News Thu 12 Dec 2013
Five sports played at the Southeast Asian Games
The Southeast Asian Games officially began on Wednesday in Burma, although competition got under way last week. Eleven countries are contesting this tournament, which... (photo: AP David Longstreath)

Myanmar's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi speaks to reporters at her National League for Democracy Party headquarters on Wednesday, June 29, 2011, in Yangon, Myanmar.

WorldNews.com Mon 9 Dec 2013
Will Aung San Suu Kyi ever be President of Burma?
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. In Burma's ancient epic "Ramayana," also known as the "Forest Book," it describes the further adventures of Rama. Born to... (photo: AP / Khin Maung Win)
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Myanmar's president asks Philippines for more aid

Philadelphia Daily News Thu 5 Dec 2013
Myanmar's president asks Philippines for more aid
Gallery: Myanmar's president asks Philippines for more aid Travel Deals $40 & up -- Myrtle Beach 1-Bedroom Oceanfront Suites See all travel deals » The... (photo: US Navy / Peter D. Blair)
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File - Demonstrators hold placards as they take part in a protest organized by the Stop the War coalition against any U.S. military intervention in Syria, outside the U.S. embassy in London, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013.

AIPAC no match for the 'sleeping giant'

Rohingya refugees queue up for food at a temporary shelter after being rescued by Acehnese fishermen Thursday , Feb. 5, 2009, in Idie Rayeuk, Aceh province, Indonesia.

Rohingya refugees sceptical of Burmese reforms

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Myanmar’s Leader Backs Change to Constitution The New York Times
China denounces US for sending Uighur "terrorists" to Slovak Swissinfo

UN launches info superhighway map in Asia-Pacific

UN launches info superhighway map in Asia-Pacific

National Day Parade, Singapore

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel gestures during her speech during the budget debate at the German federal parliament in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010.

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DICTATORS AND THEIR USES - The absence of democracy in Centr The Telegraph India
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EU to cut funding to Bosnia as constitutional row blocks EU path

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KL Tower International Base Jump Malaysia 2010, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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Buddhist monks look a the jade piece as it was unveiled on Monday, Jan. 18, 2010 in Hai Duong province, Vietnam. The jade imported from Myanmar measures 3 meters high, 2.15 meters wide and 2.2 meters deep and weighs 35 tons is seen as one of the world's biggest pieces of jade. Flamboyant entrepreneurs Dao Trong Cuong, making it big in booming Vietnam, unveiled the massive precious stone on Monday that he plans to transform into the world's largest jade Buddha.

Special Report: Myanmar old guard clings to $8 billion jade empire

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