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Cigarette Smoker - Smoking Prelates push for smoking ban in church premises
Sun Star  MANILA -- Three members of an influential Catholic bishops' group eye banning smoking in and outside church premises, including public plazas. "I am absolutely in favor to ban smoking even at the... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
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Blind Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng arrives at Washington Square Village on the campus of New York University, Saturday, May 19, 2012, in New York. Blind Chinese activist Chen arrives in United States
The Times of India  SHARE AND DISCUSSTweet NEW YORK: Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng arrived in the United States on Saturday and declared "equality and justice have no boundaries" after China let him leave a... (photo: AP / Henny Ray Abrams)
China   Human Rights   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Chen Guangcheng
U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, second from right, the new commander of the NATO International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, visits with U.S., NATO and Afghan forces at checkpoint 91 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, July 9, 2010 How Obama's strategy on Afghanistan war evolved
The Dallas Morning News This article is adapted from “Confront and Conceal: Obama's Secret Wars and Surprising Use of American Power,” to be published by Crown on June 5. It was just one brief exchange about Afghanistan with... (photo: USAF / Staff Sgt. Bradley Lail)
Afghanistan   Photos   US   War   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
Lady Gaga appears on stage to start the ball drop in Times Square during the New Year's Eve celebration, in New York, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011. Hundreds of thousands gathered at the crossroads of the world to witness a crystal ball with more than 30,000 lights that descended at midnight. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes) Lady Gaga arrives in Philippines amid protests
STL Today Pop singer Lady Gaga arrived in the Philippines on Saturday to cheers from fans and protests from young Christians calling for the cancellation of her upcoming concerts. About 200 Christian young... (photo: AP / Charles Sykes)
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Maria Sharapova (RUS) competes against Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) during the Women's Final on Day 13 of the Sony Ericsson Open at Crandon Park Tennis Center on March 31, 2012 in Key Biscayne, Florida - USA. Sharapova sets up Li final
Sky Sports Maria Sharapova will face China's Li Na in the final of the Rome Masters following a 6-3 6-4 triumph over Germany's Angelique Kerber. The Russian required 89 minutes to... (photo: WN / Aaron Gilbert)
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Woman - Depression - Anxiety Depression may lead to obesity says expert
Canberra Times Anti-depressant could be a major unidentified obesity risk, with researchers at the John Curtin School of Medical Research now focused on probing the nature of weight... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
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Members of a religious group give thumbs-down signs as they shout "Stop Lady Gaga Concert" during a rally near the venue of the pop diva's upcoming concert Saturday, May 19, 2012 in suburban Pasay, south of Manila, Philippines. Youths in Philippines protest against Lady Gaga
Herald Tribune MANILA, Philippines - Christian young people in the Philippines protested Saturday against upcoming concerts by Lady Gaga despite organizers' assurances that her... (photo: AP / Pat Roque)
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Central Plaza Ratchada Rama 3 is a shopping center located on Sathupradit Rd in Yannawa district, Bangkok, Thailand. Thai PM pledges to tackle rising consumer prices
Xinhua BANGKOK, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Saturday pledged that her government will expedite solving the problem of rising consumer prices, Thai... (photo: WN / RTayco)
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A Palestinian vendor displays a gold jewellery at a jewellery store in the Rafah Refugee Camp, Southern Gaza Strip on September. 19, 2011. Decline in demand for gold in the Palestinian markets due to the high price of $ 50 per gram, this high price in the global gold. ( Photo by Ahmed Deeb/WN) Wheat, gold make stunning runs in nervous markets
The Times of India Tweet NEW YORK: Wheat charged higher on Friday to post its biggest weekly gain in 16 years and gold continued its recovery from four-month lows as commodity markets saw... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
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Defence personnel move wounded policemen receiving medical attention at a hospital in Srinagar on May 19, 2012. Militants carried out two grenade attacks in Sopore town and the Batamaloo area of Kashmir on May 19, injuring seven including four policemen, a report said. Grenade attacks wound 14 in Indian-held Kashmir
Herald Tribune SRINAGAR, India - Police say suspected rebels have exploded grenades at two police stations in Indian-administered Kashmir, injuring at least 14 people. Officer Imtiyaz... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
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The Minister of State for Defence, Dr. M.M. Pallam Raju - India- Politics China poses no threat to India: Pallam Raju The Hindu
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi looks at a photo during the opening ceremony of a photo exhibition entitled "Aung San Suu Kyi, The Burmese Way to Democracy" at Institute of French in Yangon, Myanmar, Thursday, May 17, 2012. Myanmar's Suu Kyi to address British parliament in June The Star
The President of Sri Lanka, Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa inspecting the Guard of Honour, at the ceremonial reception, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on June 09, 2010. Sri Lanka military parade marks war anniversary BBC News
Former Sri Lankan soldier amputees participate in a parade to invoke blessings against the UN resolution against war crimes and human rights abuses during Sri Lanka's civil war, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, March 22, 2012. Sri Lanka to probe civil war abuses on its own Jakarta Post
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Parliament Building of Mongolia Mongolia Sets Plan to Cap Investments Wall Street Journal
Hong Kong Dollars - finance - currency - business - money (mj1) HK stocks set for weak open; 9th straight loss in sight Reuters
A flock of migratory birds are seen in Dal lake in Srinagar India, on December 13, 2011 After brief respite from the intense cold, mercury in most parts of Jammu and Kashmir plunged below the freezing point. Kamchatka testing migrant birds for radiation Zeenews
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An Afghan villager unlocks the door of a suspected homemade explosives factory for U.S. Army Spc. Timothy Rodgers in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, May 4, 2012. The NATO Afghan summit: Reality and illusion Al Jazeera
Afghanistan takes center stage at NATO event in Chicago Afghanistan takes center stage at NATO event in Chicago Detroit Free Press
House OKs continued war in Afghanistan House OKs continued war in Afghanistan Tulsa World
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FILE - In this file photo taken Wednesday, May 2, 2012. and released by the U.S. Embassy Beijing Press Office, blind activist Chen Guangcheng, center, holds hands with U.S. Ambassador to China, Gary Locke, at a hospital in Beijing. China's Chen Guangcheng 'set to fly to US' BBC News
onservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh talks with guests in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009, prior to a Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony for Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and former Australian Prime Minister John Howard.(AP Photo/Ron Edmonds) Rush Limbaugh Defends Facebook Co-Founder Eduardo Saverin Over Tax Allegations Huffington Post
Mitsubishi Motors - Vehicle - Car - Automaker World stock markets sink on US, Europe worries The Boston Globe
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File - British Army Lt. Gen. James Bucknall, the International Security Assistance Force deputy commander, speaks with Afghan National Army soldiers during his visit to Joint Combat Outpost Pul-e-Sayad, Afghanistan, April 27, 2011. Afghan war will cost British taxpayers £20 billion by time mission is complete The Daily Telegraph
U.S. Sen. Barack Obama addresses the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Scholarship Award Breakfast in Chicago, Monday, Jan. 15, 2007. President Obama: Silence Is Still Betrayal WorldNews.com
File - U. S. Marines and sailors of Border Advisory Team 2 patrol alongside Afghan Border Police during Operation Eagle Hunt, west of Tahgaz, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 9, 2011. NATO: 2 international troops killed in Afghanistan The Guardian
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Violence erupted again in the north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as Lendu militia, who were driven out of Bunia yesterday by rival Hema fighters, have regrouped and launched a counter-offensive to regain control of the town, the United
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Girls of twelveth standard having JEE-IIT exam in India
Number of girls cracking IIT-JEE doubles to 2,800 in one year
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Modified motorcycles take on larger amounts of fuel in N. Maluku
Modified motorcycles take on larger amounts of fuel in N. Maluku
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Africa must end hunger to sustain growth - U.N
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