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South Korea warns Japan over comfort women review South Korea warns Japan over comfort women review
South Korean President Park Geun-hye has warned Japan it will only bring isolation on itself if it reviews a statement acknowledging its wartime use of sex slaves. | She called on Japan to embrace &qu...; (photo: AP / Ahn Young-joon, Pool) BBC News
Korea under Japanese rule   March 1st Movement   Photos   War Crimes - Japan   Wikipedia: Comfort women  
President Barack Obama discusses Ukraine during a meeting with members of his National Security Staff in the Oval Office, Feb. 28, 2014. Ukraine crisis: Obama warns Russia against intervention
US President Barack Obama has warned Russia there will be "costs" for any military intervention in Ukraine. | He said he was deeply concerned by reports of Russian military movements inside ... (photo: White House / Pete Souza) BBC News
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Obama warns Russia on Ukraine Obama warns Russia on Ukraine
WASHINGTON As Ukrainian leaders accused Russia of carrying out an armed invasion in the Crimea region, President Barack Obama on Friday warned Russia not to intervene militarily, saying the United Sta... (photo: AP / Carolyn Kaster) The Charlotte Observer
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President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda Uganda punished over anti-gay law
The World Bank and European countries cut aid and loans to Uganda after its controversial anti-gay bill was passed. But would Ugandans change their mind over homosexuals? | On Monday, President Yoweri... (photo: AP / Michael Makutu ) Al Jazeera
Gay Marriage in Africa   Photos   Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill   Wikipedia: Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2014   Yoweri Museveni  
The Engelmann Oak (Quercus engelmannii), also called the Pasadena Oak, is a species of oak in the white oak section Quercus sect. Quercus, native to Southern California and northwestern Baja California, Mexico. It is a small tree growing to 10 m tall, generally evergreen, but may be drought-deciduous during the hot, dry local summers, and has a rounded or elliptical canopy. The bark is thick, furrowed, and light gray-brown. The leaves are leathery, 3-6 cm long and 1-2 cm broad, of a blue-green color, and may be flat or wavy, with smooth margins. The flowers are catkins; the fruit is an acorn 1.5-2.5 cm long, maturing 68 months after pollination. The Drought That Ate California [GIF]
California is finally getting some rain after enduring a months-long drought. | The rain itself now threatens to cause mudslides in vulnerable areas.  | But it's better than the crippling dry spe... (photo: Creative Commons / NoahElhardt) Business Insider
California   Conservation   Drought   Photos   Rain   Wikipedia: California  
Deputy Prime Minister Cemil Cicek, right, and lawmaker Bekir Bozdag speak to the media in front of the Constitutional Court in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, July 3, 2008. Turkish opposition challenges law tightening judicial control
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's main opposition party asked the top court on Friday to overturn a law tightening government control of the judiciary, which it sees as a bid by Prime Minister Tayyip Erdoga... (photo: AP / Burhan Ozbilici) Reuters
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