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 Khieu Samphan, left, and Nuon Chea, right, attend the funeral for the former wife of Pol Pot, the la
Cambodian genocide   Khieu Samphan   Nuon Chea   Photos   Wikipedia: Cambodian genocide  
 Denver Post 
Cambodia tribunal convicts Khmer Rouge leaders
Click photo to enlarge | Cambodian former Khmer Rouge servitors, Soum Rithy, left, and Chum Mey, right, embrace each other after the verdicts were announced, at the U.N.-backed war crimes tribunal in ... (photo: AP Photo)
In this photo released by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, Nuon Chea, who was the Khmer Rouge's chief ideologist and No. 2 leader, sits in the court room of a U.N.-backed war crimes tribunal in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014. Three and a half decades after the genocidal rule of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge ended, the tribunal on Thursday sentenced Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan, two top leaders of the former regime, to life in prison for crimes against humanity during the country's 1970s terror period that left close to 2 million people dead.
Cambodia   Cambodian genocide   Khmer Rouge   Photos   Wikipedia: Khmer Rouge Tribunal  
 BBC News 
Khmer Rouge trial verdict due in Phnom Penh
7 August 2014 Last updated at 02:01 BST | A verdict is due in the first trial of the last two surviving leaders of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge regime. | Khieu Samphan, the former head of state, and Nuon Ch... (photo: AP / Mark Peters)
Chef Prepare Foods  during the opening of new  The Times Of India 
Hospitality industry thanks Mumbai police commissioner for clearing air over closing hours
MUMBAI: The Hotel and Restaurant Association of Western India (HRAWI) has appreciated police commissioner Rakesh Maria's efforts for bringing clarity in the service and closure timings for the hospita... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)

Hospitality   India   Photos   Tourism   Wikipedia: Hospitality industry  
Air Seychelles  The Hindu 
Air Seychelles direct flight from India soon
To smoothen communication between the two countries and deepen tourism ties, Air Seychelles will soon begin direct flights between Mumbai and Seychelles, Seychelles Tourism and Culture Minister Alain ... (photo: Creative Commons / Aero Icarus)

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 KLdy1 - Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) - airport. (dy1) Sun Star
AirAsia to resume Kuala Lumpur-Clark flights
CLARK FREEPORT -- The AirAsia will resume its four times a week flights to Malaysia-Kuala Lumpur-Clark and vice versa -- starting October 17, 2014. | Passengers may book ... (photo: WN)
Airasia   Malaysia   Photos   Tourism   Wikipedia: AirAsia  
Sri Lanka Retreat Xinhua
Sri Lanka on track to achieve 7.8 pct growth in 2014: official
COLOMBO, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka is on track to achieve its growth target of 7.8 percent in 2014 and aims to hit 7,000 U.S. dollars of per capita income by 2020, sai... (photo: WN / Periasamy)
Economy   Growth   Photos   Srilanka   Wikipedia: Sri Lanka  
Sogo Hotel chain has branches all over Metro Manila, Philippines Sun Star
Despite row, China, PH ‘can work together in tourism, agriculture’
CHINA and the Philippines may be at odds as far as their respective territories are concerned but officials of both nations assure there are many areas where they can coo... (photo: WN / RTayco)
China   Economy   Philippines   Photos   Wikipedia: China  
People walk by an electronic stock indicator in Tokyo Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012 as Japan's Nikkei 225 index rose 1.7 percent to close at 8,959.96. Xinhua
Nikkei drops 1.05 pct on lackluster U.S. stocks, Ukraine concerns
TOKYO, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Nikkei stock index extended losses Wednesday, dropping 1.05 percent as geopolitical concerns continued to weigh on the market and Wall Stree... (photo: AP / Shizuo Kambayash)
2014-15 Liverpool FC   Javier Manquillo   Photos   Sportstar   Wikipedia: Javier Manquillo  
Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene Belfast Telegraph
Gunman kills US general near Kabul
An American major general was shot dead in one of the bloodiest insider attacks of the long Afghanistan war. | [TICON-A SLIDESHOW] | A gunman dressed as an Afghan soldier... (photo: US Army / U.S. Army)
NATO in Afghan   Photos   Taliban Insurgency   War in Afghanistan   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present)  
President Barack Obama gestures during a Medal of Honor ceremony in the East Room of the White House on Tuesday, March 18, 2014, in Washington. Obama awarded 24 Army veterans the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry in recognition of their valor during major combat operations in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. The Hindu
Obama invites India to ‘underwrite’ global order
U.S. President Barack Obama said this week that India was dragged “kicking and screaming into the world marketplace,” a necessary step for it to succeed in ab... (photo: AP / Evan Vucci)
India   Photos   USA   Wikipedia: Barack Obama  
SUEZ CANAL (Oct. 12, 2012) USS Enterprise goes under the Friendship Bridge. Otago Daily Times
Egypt plans to dig new Suez Canal
Egypt plans to build a new Suez Canal alongside the existing 145-year-old historic waterway in a multi-billion dollar project to expand trade along the fastest shipping r... (photo: Public Domain / Official Navy Page)
Canal   Economy   Egypt   Photos   Wikipedia: Suez Canal  
Members of the Coalition Joint Task Forces conduct a convoy from Kandahar Airfield to Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, May 14, 2003. A military vehicle travels a rough portion of the road to Kabul. The purpose of the convoy is to gather information to h Huffington Post
U.S. Major General Killed In Afghanistan Identified
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An American major general was shot to death Tuesday in one of the bloodiest insider attacks of the long Afghanistan war when a gunman dressed ... (photo: DOD Collections Photo)
Maj. Gen. Harold Greene   Maj. Gen. John Albert Dillard   Photos   War in Afghanistan   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present)  
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In this photo released by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, Nuon Chea, who was the Khmer Rouge's chief ideologist and No. 2 leader, sits in the court room of a U.N.-backed war crimes tribunal in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014. Three and a half decades after the genocidal rule of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge ended, the tribunal on Thursday sentenced Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan, two top leaders of the former regime, to life in prison for crimes against humanity during the country's 1970s terror period that left close to 2 million people dead. Khmer Rouge trial verdict due in Phnom PenhBBC News
 KLdy1 - Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) - airport. (dy1) AirAsia to resume Kuala Lumpur-Clark flightsSun Star
SUEZ CANAL (Oct. 12, 2012) USS Enterprise goes under the Friendship Bridge. Egypt plans to dig new Suez CanalOtago Daily Times
Oil prices up on reviving Middle East supply fears                             Oil prices up on reviving Middle East supply fearsThe Times Of India
North & Central Asia
Members of the Coalition Joint Task Forces conduct a convoy from Kandahar Airfield to Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, May 14, 2003. A military vehicle travels a rough portion of the road to Kabul. The purpose of the convoy is to gather information to h U.S. Major General Killed In Afghanistan Identified Huffington Post
 KLdy1 - Oct07 - Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia - russian economy, population, politics. (dy1)  Russian Tourists Stranded on Vacation After Tour Companies Go Bust Mashable
Nagorno-Karabakh soldiers return to their positions during military exercises outside Stepanakert in Nagorno-Karabakh, an ethnic Armenian enclave in Azerbaijan, Wednesday, April 19, 2006. Outbreak of fighting between Azerbaijan, Armenia kills 15 Stars and Stripes
A worker for the Afghan election commission office unloads ballot boxes in Herat Province, west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, April 20, 2014. Afghan election recount stalls again BBC News
Far East
7000 series (8-car set) Keio Corporation (, Kei Dentetsu Kabushiki-gaisha?) (TYO: 9008) is a private railway operator in Tokyo, Japan, and the central firm of the Keio Group (, Kei Gurpu?) that is involved in transport, retail, real estate and other industries. In the News / Akira Torizuka / Promoting local railways with creative ideas The Japan News
A McDonald's in Milan, Italy. McDonald's has become emblematic of globalization, sometimes referred to as the "Mc Donaldization" of society. McDonald's warns annual sales are worsening The News & Observer
An apple seller walks past graffiti saying "cash," decorated with change and small-value Nigerian naira notes, in Lagos, Nigeria  Thursday, March 26, 2009. Doctor confirmed as second Ebola case in Nigeria South China Morning Post
 Visitors look at a Chinese-made missile from the 1950´s at Beijing´s military museum Thursday July 31, 2003. China is acquiring short-range missiles at a much faster rate than U.S. officials previously thought and is aiming the weapons at Tai China 'increasing number of missile warheads' South China Morning Post
Middle East
130222-N-TZ605-552 CORONADO, Calif. (Feb. 22, 2013) Former President Jimmy Carter addresses Sailors and guests in the hangar bay during a visit aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carter, former first lady Rosalynn Carter and former Secretary of the Navy John Dalton visited Carl Vinson with more than 200 members of The Carter Center. Jimmy Carter Calls For Recognition Of Hamas, Condemns Israel’s War Policies The Inquisitr
Gaza cease-fire Talks on extending Gaza cease-fire begin in Egypt The Los Angeles Times
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014. Netanyahu defended Israel's intense bombardment of Gaza, saying that despite the high civilian death toll it was a "justified" and "proportionate" response to Hamas attacks. Netanyahu says Gaza operation justified, proportionate Khaleej Times
Exterior of Her Majesty's Theater, 2010. Her Majesty's Theater is a West End theater, in Hay market, City of Westminster, London. London Theater Halts Jewish Film Festival Over Israeli Government Money The Daily Beast
South Asia
Chef Prepare Foods  during the opening of new Hospitality industry thanks Mumbai police commissioner for clearing air over closing hours The Times Of India
Air Seychelles Air Seychelles direct flight from India soon The Hindu
Sri Lanka Retreat Sri Lanka on track to achieve 7.8 pct growth in 2014: official Xinhua
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People walk by an electronic stock indicator in Tokyo Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012 as Japan's Nikkei 225 index rose 1.7 percent to close at 8,959.96.
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