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 Victims of October Earthquake Vaccinated Against Polio . Secretary-General Kofi Annan (left, second row) and President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf (in white baseball cap) along with their spouses observe a child victim of the October earthquake being va
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 The Siasat Daily 
Polio vaccinators beaten up in Pakistan
Islamabad, July 04: | Two polio vaccinators were beaten up Friday in Pakistan's Sindh province. | According to officials, unknown attackers in Khairpur district beat up the members of the polio vaccin... (photo: UN /Mark Garten )
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech during Korea China Investment Forum at a hotel in Seoul, South Korea Friday, July 4, 2014.
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China's Xi invites South Korea joint effort on Japan's wartime past
SEOUL (Reuters) - China and South Korea share a common past and concern related to Japan's colonialism and invasion in the early 20th century and must work together to establish a correct view on hist... (photo: AP / Kim Hong-ji)
Senior BJP leaders Rajnath Singh, Ravi Shankar Prasad and Shahnawaz Hussain expreessing their condolences to son (extreme left) of slain jamiat-e-Ahli Hadees chief Moulvi showkat Ahmad Shah at the latter's residence in Srinagar on Thursday, April 14, 2011. Shah was killed in an IED blast on April 08.  The Siasat Daily 
Facebook has enormous opportunity to grow in India: Prasad
New Delhi, July 04: | Communication and Information technology (IT) Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said social networking website Facebook has an enormous potential to grow in India in areas... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for her government's cabinet meeting at the chancellery, in Berlin, Wednesday, March 12, 2014. Merkel will travel to Poland in the afternoon to meet Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk to talk about the Ukrainian crisis .  South China Morning Post 
German chancellor Angela Merkel aims to expand trade ties on visit to China
German Chancellor Angela Merkel heads to China this weekend for her seventh visit, eager to deepen trade and investment ties between the export powerhouses of Europe and Asia. | For the EU's biggest e... (photo: AP / Markus Schreiber)

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FILE - In this July 24, 2013 file photo, a Chinese flag is hoisted in front of a GlaxoSmithKline building in Shanghai, China. BBC News
Systematic bribery at GlaxoSmithKline China 'credible' - investigator
Allegations that pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) systematically bribed doctors in China are credible, says an investigator hired by the firm. | Peter Humphrey ... (photo: AP / Eugene Hoshiko, File)
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In this Jan. 11, 2010 file photo the new Peugeot cars logo is seen in Paris. The Guardian
Former Peugeot chairman quits board over public dissent
By Laurence Frost and Gilles Guillaume | PARIS (Reuters) - PSA Peugeot Citroen's deputy chairman Thierry Peugeot was forced out on Thursday after voicing renewed public d... (photo: AP / Jacques Brinon)
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Smuggled elephant ivory price triples: Conservationists The Times Of India
Smuggled elephant ivory price triples: Conservationists
NAIROBI: The price of ivory taken from African elephants slaughtered for their tusks has tripled in the past four years in China, the world's biggest market, conservation... (photo: WN / Marzena J.)
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 KLdy1 - Jan07 - CHNdy1 - inside the airplane - aviation - air stewardess - plane seating - aisle - plane safety - jet lag - jetlag - sky. (dy1)  Daily Press
North Korea to restart domestic scheduled flights as tourism grows
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea will reopen some of its domestic scheduled air routes for the first time in years, a China-based tour operator said on Thursday, another sig... (photo: WN / deniseyong)
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The Top 50 Cities to See in Your Lifetime Huffington Post
The Top 50 Cities to See in Your Lifetime
With our ever-expanding bucket lists, it's sometimes easy to lose sight of the essentials. Well, we've gone to the community of travelers at minube.net with a simple goal... (photo: WN / marzena)
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Sri Lanka Retreat China Daily
Chinese tourists to Sri Lanka jump 137.2%
COLOMBO - Chinese tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka in the first six months of 2014 jumped a significant 137.2 percent to 52,230 compared to 22,023 in the same period last ye... (photo: WN / Periasamy)
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singapore expo food fair China Daily
Tianjin to boost trade ties with Taiwan
Tianjin will strengthen cooperation with Taiwan on trade facilitation, making the port city as North China's collection and distributing center for Taiwan products, said ... (photo: WN / Periasamy)
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Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives to attend the Leaders Retreat during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Bali, Indonesia, Monday, Oct. 7, 2013. Pressure is mounting on Taiwan's weakened president to open political talks with Beijing after Jinping told a former senior Taiwanese official that the longstanding division between the sides should not be strung out indefinitely. China insists that the democratic island be brought under its control, and has threatened force to achieve that goal. The two sides split after a civil war in 1949. China Daily
Xi, Park expected to discuss curbs on nuclear weapons
The Republic of Korea's senior presidential secretary said on Wednesday that visiting President Xi Jinping and ROK President Park Geun-hye will discuss detailed measures ... (photo: AP / Dita Alangkara)
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Obese child - Girl Obesity and excess weight in childhood may increase asthma risk, study findsThe Guardian
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott arrives at the Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rakapaksa theater, the main venue for the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Heads of Governments meeting, in Colombo, Sri Lanka , Friday, Nov. 15, 2013. Sri Lanka opened its Commonwealth summit Friday with a dazzle of dancers, words from Buddha and red-carpeted stairway lined with smiling children to greet leaders from Britain and its former territories, even as some were absent in protest over Sri Lanka's human rights record. Tony Abbott condemns murder of Israeli teens in letter to Benjamin NetanyahuThe Australian
Medical tourism: Potential industry Medical tourism: Potential industryThe Himalayan
New Zealand's batsman Lou Vincent, right, survives a run out as Pakistan's bowler Mohammad Asif, left, and umpire Daryl Harper of Australia, center, looks on during their Semi Finals of the Twenty20 World Championship cricket match against Pakistan at the Newlands Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa, Saturday, Sept. 22, 2007. ‘My name's Lou Vincent and I’m a cheat’Independent online
North & Central Asia
French President Francois Hollande, left, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, center, and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, right, talk together while German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, background left, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov background right, talk together behind them during a break of a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Wednesday, March 5, 2014. Top diplomats from the West and Russia trying to find an end to the crisis in Ukraine are gathering in Paris on Wednesday as tensions simmered over the Russian military takeover of the strategic Crimean Peninsula. Kerry calls Karzai amid Afghan poll fears The Times Of India
FILE - In this Thursday, May 9, 2013 file photo, Afghan President Hamid Karzai takes off his hat during a ceremony at Kabul University in Kabul, Afghanistan. Karzai was due in Qatar Sunday to discuss his country's stalled peace process and the possible opening of a Taliban office in the Gulf state, officials said. Afghan official: election results might be delayed The Guardian
Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at his residence in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, April 20, 2014. Playing into Taliban hands The Hindu
Does anyone want to host the 2022 Olympics? Does anyone want to host the 2022 Olympics? New York Post Online
Far East
Mark Cavendish of Britain crosses the finish line ahead of Matthew Harley Gross of Australia, right, and Peter Sagan of Slovakia, left, to win the second stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 207.5 kilometers (129 miles) with start in Vise and finish in Tournai, Belgium, Monday July 2, 2012. Mark Cavendish urges Londoners to enjoy 'indescribable' Tour de France atmosphere London Evening Standard
Netbook front  Lenovo IdeaPad S9e from the front. China approves Lenovo, IBM $2.3 billion server deal The Guardian
German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for her government's cabinet meeting at the chancellery, in Berlin, Wednesday, March 12, 2014. Merkel will travel to Poland in the afternoon to meet Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk to talk about the Ukrainian crisis . German chancellor Angela Merkel aims to expand trade ties on visit to China South China Morning Post
Brazil vs. Chile in Mineirao Brazil's Lula "never so nervous" as during Chile game The Guardian
Middle East
Kurdish president Massud Barzani, right, and Iraqi President Jalal Talabani open a ceremonial valve during an event to celebrate the start of oil exports from the autonomous region of Kurdistan, in the northern Kurdish city of Irbil, Monday, June 1, 2009. Iraq's self-ruled Kurdish region began exporting oil for the first time on Monday, shipping crude through a pipeline to Turkey. Kurds seek independence vote amid Iraq 'chaos' Deccan Chronicle
File - Masud Barzani President of Kurdistan. Iraqi Kurds seek independence China Daily
A Palestinians inspect a chicken coop damaged in an Israeli air strike in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on June 25, 2014. The Israeli air force carried out 12 raids on the Gaza Strip overnight after militants fired more rockets at southern Israel, Palestinian security sources said. Hamas 'to announce Gaza ceasefire' BBC News
Vice President Richard B. Cheney speaks to 10th Mountain Division troops Dec. 6. Cheney came to Fort Drum to welcome back 42nd Infantry Division from their year-long deployment to Iraq and to thank 10th Mountain Division troops. Cheney's Cognitive Dissonance Moment On Iraq WorldNews.com
South Asia
Senior BJP leaders Rajnath Singh, Ravi Shankar Prasad and Shahnawaz Hussain expreessing their condolences to son (extreme left) of slain jamiat-e-Ahli Hadees chief Moulvi showkat Ahmad Shah at the latter's residence in Srinagar on Thursday, April 14, 2011. Shah was killed in an IED blast on April 08. Facebook has enormous opportunity to grow in India: Prasad The Siasat Daily
Sri Lanka Retreat Chinese tourists to Sri Lanka jump 137.2% China Daily
Kashmiri Shiite Muslim mourners during a Muharram procession on November 13, 2013 in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian administered Kashmir, India. Hundreds of Shiite Muslim mourners were detained by the Indian police as they tried to take part in the procession. During Muharram, the first month of Islamic lunar calendar, Muslims mourn the slaying of the Prophet Mohammed's grandson Imam Hussain, who was assassinated by his political rivals along with 72 companions in 680 AD in Iran. Shiite Muslims mourn by flagellating themselves with knives and swords. India has banned any processions and similar public gatherings in Kashmir after a rebellion against Indian rule broke out in 1989. Poll: Fears over Islamic extremism rising Al Jazeera
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for her government's cabinet meeting at the chancellery, in Berlin, Wednesday, March 12, 2014. Merkel will travel to Poland in the afternoon to meet Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk to talk about the Ukrainian crisis .
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Afghan security forces personnel investigate at the site of the Friday's suicide attack and shooting, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014. A Taliban suicide bomber and two gunmen on Friday attacked a Lebanese restaurant that is popular with foreigners and affluent Afghans in Kabul, a brazen attack that left 16 dead, including foreigners dining inside and two other gunmen, officials said.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech during Korea China Investment Forum at a hotel in Seoul, South Korea Friday, July 4, 2014.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks after the successful launch of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C23) in Sriharikota, India, Monday, June 30, 2014.
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President Barack Obama walks across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, during his arrival on Marine One helicopter, Friday, May, 9, 2014.
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 Victims of October Earthquake Vaccinated Against Polio . Secretary-General Kofi Annan (left, second row) and President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf (in white baseball cap) along with their spouses observe a child victim of the October earthquake being va
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New Zealand's batsman Lou Vincent, right, survives a run out as Pakistan's bowler Mohammad Asif, left, and umpire Daryl Harper of Australia, center, looks on during their Semi Finals of the Twenty20 World Championship cricket match against Pakistan at the Newlands Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa, Saturday, Sept. 22, 2007.
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