The Japan News Abe, Merkel: Change by force unacceptable Chikara Shima / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent BERLIN—Japan and Germany have agreed to cooperate closely to help settle the increasingly tense situation in Ukraine. | The agreement came during talks ... (photo: AP / Michael Sohn) Angela Merkel Japan Photos Politics Wikipedia: Angela Merkel Fresno Bee Obama returns from Asia with a mixed bag The following editorial appeared in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Wednesday, April 30: | Now that President Barack Obama has returned from a weeklong trip to Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and the Phil... (photo: AP / Evan Vucci) Asia Barack Obama Photos US Wikipedia: Barack Obama Top Stories BBC News Unesco warns Australia over Great Barrier Reef Unesco has threatened to list the Great Barrier Reef as a World Heritage in Danger site, amid controversy over a plan to dump dredged sediment. | Reef authorities granted... (photo: US Navy / Chief Photographer's Mate John S. Stadelman) Great Barrier Reef Marine Environment Photos Unesco Wikipedia: Great Barrier Reef The Times Of India Death toll in Philippine clashes rises to 26 MANILA, Philippines: Officials say the death toll in fighting between Philippine government troops and Muslim militants who launched a surprise attack to regain control o... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal) Muslim Militants Philippines Photos Terrorism Wikipedia: Terrorism in the Philippines The Examiner How a Festival Can Empower a Challenged District: The Puna Music Festival Story Located on Hawaiʻi Island, Puna had been isolated by its geography – Kilauea Volcano’s recent lava flows - and by negative perceptions of the economically challenged... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal) Festival Music Photos Tourism USA Wikipedia: Music New Scientist Antibiotic-resistant superbugs now a global epidemic Bacteria that resist antibiotics are widespread around the planet, concludes the first global review of antibiotic resistance | To make matters worse, the World Health Or... (photo: Creative Commons / SuperFantastic) Epidemic Health Photos Superbug Wikipedia: Antibiotic resistance Sydney Morning Herald Food firms 'need tax breaks' to cash in on Asian dining boom Tax breaks on the export earnings of food and beverage companies are needed to attract much-needed foreign investment and earn Australia a bigger slice of Asia's dining b... (photo: WN / Agnieszka Dziubinska) Asia Australia Food Market Photos Wikipedia: Food WPXI New pact reflects closer US-Philippine ties A new defense pact that will allow thousands of U.S. troops to be temporarily based in Philippines for the first time in more than 20 years signals closer cooperation in ... (photo: US Navy / Chris Church) Asia Trip Philippines Photos US MIlitary Wikipedia: Barack Obama The People's Voice Confronting Russia and China Militarily Washington's imperial agenda reflects madness. Overreach may be its undoing. Potential global war threatens everyone. On Tuesday, Obama ended his Asian trip. Confronting ... (photo: US Navy / Chris Church) China Military Photos Russia US ARmy Wikipedia: Russia New Straits/Business Times With no real government, can Thailand escape recession? BANGKOK: Some bold assumptions about a rapid end to a six-month political crisis are all that stand between Thailand and its first real recession since the global financi... (photo: WN / marzena) Bangkok Finance Photos Thailand Wikipedia: Bangkok
