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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - Middle school students from Koka, Japan, visiting Traverse City, Mich., look on as an MH-65C Dolphin rescue helicopter crew conducts a rescue demonstration at Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City, Jan. 9, 2012. The students were given a tour of the air station as part of their one-week visit to Traverse City, Koka's "Sister City" since 2006. U.S. Coast Guard photgraph by Lt. j.g. Jim Okorn (1493668) ( Japanese exchange students tour Air Station T )

900 students hit by suspected food poisoning in Japan
New Straits/Business Times TOKYO : More than 900 pupils at elementary schools in a central Japanese city have fallen ill in a suspected outbreak of mass food poisoning, officials said. | The number of students who reported vomi... (photo: US Coastguard)

Thailand Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra looks at a monitor after a no-confidence vote at the parliament in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013.

Thailand Authorities to Investigate Rice Program for Corruption
Voa News VOA News | Thai authorities said they will start a corruption investigation into a government subsidy program for rice farmers, in the latest setback for embattled Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. ... (photo: AP)

A worker stretches on a chair during a morning trading at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo Monday, June 17, 2013.

Nikkei slips, market seeks more clues on U.S. economy
Reuters TOKYO, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average edged down on Thursday, erasing earlier gains on profit-taking as investors wanted to see more U.S. economic data before chasing the market higher. The... (photo: AP / Koji Sasahara)

File - In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian citizens and security forces gather at site where a car bomb has exploded near a school, at al-Kaffat village in the central Hama province, Syria, Thursday Jan. 9, 2013.

To achieve peace in Syria, better start in Aleppo not Geneva
Al Jazeera "What can we do? Obama is addicted to Geneva!", one DC insider said. He seemed truly exhausted by the presidential elusiveness on Syria. During my recent trip to Washington, he was not even the most d... (photo: AP / SANA)

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A man walks past the electronic stock board showing Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index, at a securities firm in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011. Asian stocks slumped for a third day Wednesday, as fears intensified that Greece might reject an austerity plan and default on its massive debts. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)

Asia shares bounce back, tracking US gains
Tampa Bay Online TOKYO (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Wednesday, tracking gains in the U.S. that were spurred by stronger-than-expected retail sales. | Japan's Nikkei 225 climbed 1.8 per... (photo: AP / Itsuo Inouye)

Nikkei bounces back on weak yen
Business Day SYDNEY â€” Asian share markets were mostly higher on Wednesday as the World Bank upgraded its outlook for the global economy while the dollar extended gains in the wake o... (photo: AP / Koji Sasahara)

Australia hit by hundreds of new wildfires
Al Jazeera Lightning strikes ignited more than 250 fires in southeast Australia as firefighters battled to put out the flames and the country sweltered in a heatwave. | Efforts in t... (photo: AP / Glenn Nicholls)

Australian Minister for Trade and Investment Andrew Robb deliver his speech during the Ninth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Bali, Indonesia, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013.

Trade deals to spur jobs growth: Andrew Robb
The Australian THE US could miss out in the emerging trade and growth story in Asia and would greatly benefit from new regional trade agreements, according to the Abbott government. | T... (photo: AP / Achmad Ibrahim))

Thailand crisis: Protesters march as 'shutdown' continues
BBC News Thai protesters have marched on several government buildings on the second day of what they are calling a shutdown of the capital, Bangkok. | Demonstrators surrounded the... (photo: AP / Sakchai Lalit)

Xi Jinping has tightened grip on military, says ex-US defence chief
Canberra Times China's President Xi Jinping Photo: Reuters | New York: Chinese President Xi Jinping has greater control of the military than his predecessor did, and that increases the ... (photo: AP / Virginia Mayo)

President Barack Obama waves as he walks down the West Wing Colonnade of the White House in Washington

Obama lauds six-month US-Iran nuclear deal
South China Morning Post US President Barack Obama praised an agreement struck to curb Iran's nuclear programme over six months and argued that imposing additional US sanctions could scupper the ... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak)

Cable Cars cross 2 towers before disembarking guests at Ssentosa Resorts, Singapore.

Singapore property firm to raise $272M
Malaya Â | OUE Commercial Reit is selling 433 million units at S$0.80 a unit offering a yield of 6.8 percent, the sources with direct knowledge of the deal told Reuters. | Â |... (photo: WN / RTayco)

Former NBA basketball player Dennis Rodman speaks to the media during a news conference in New York, Monday, Sept. 9, 2013. Rodman is going back to North Korea, and he says he will bring a team of former NBA players with him. Days after returning from his second trip to visit North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Rodman announced plans to stage two exhibition games there in January. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Rodman apologizes for not helping US missionary
Stars and Stripes BEIJING â€” Former basketball star Dennis Rodman apologized on Monday for not being able to help an American missionary detained in North Korea while he played there to c... (photo: AP / John Minchillo)