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Breaking News Sun, 19 May 2013
Chinese newly-named President Xi Jinping, center, rises to acknowledge applause near outgoing Chinese President Hu Jintao, left and incoming Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, right, during a plenary session of the National People's Congress where Xi was named new Chinese President held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Thursday, March 14, 2013. China's new leader Xi Jinping capped his rise Thursday by adding the largely ceremonial title of president, though he will need cautious maneuvering to consolidate his power and build support from a public that is increasingly clamoring for change.
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Chinese premier heads to India to boost ties
NEW DELHI (AP) — NEW DELHI (AP) — Just weeks after a tense border standoff, China's new premier is heading to India on his first foreign trip as the neighboring giants look to expedite efforts to ... (photo: AP / Ng Han Guan)
Winner of the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest Emmelie de Forest of Denmark who sang Only Teardrops, celebrates with the trophy after the final at the Malmo Arena in Malmo, Sweden, Saturday, May 18, 2013.
Denmark   Emmelie de Forest   Eurovision Song Contest   Only Teardrops   Photos   Wikipedia: Eurovision Song Contest 2013  
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Denmark wins Eurovision contest
Denmark's Emmelie de Forest has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with her ethno-inspired flute and drum tune Only Teardrops, despite tough competition from spectacular stage shows by performers... (photo: AP / Alastair Grant)
INDIA-CAMEL-JHARGRAM Two camels seen kept at the deer park in Jhargram after the forest protection committee members managed to catch them and handed over to the forest deptt from Brindabanpur area in jhargram after the owner fleed away afraid of joint force petrolling on wednessday in Eastern India ----- WN/BHASKAR MALLICK  BBC News 
Australia, home to the world's largest camel herd
Australia is famous for its wildlife - kangaroos, koalas and numerous species of snakes and spiders - but it is also home to the world's largest herd of camels. There are about 750,000 roaming wi... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)

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 View of East China Sea from Yeliou, Taiwan /ntf1  Journal Online 
An appeal to Taiwanese
I’M calling on the Taiwanese people to remain calm and wait for the result of the Philippine government’s investigation into that unfortunate incident that killed 65-year-old fisherman Hung Shih-C... (photo: GFDL )

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Promoting healthcare for Palawan’s poor | Palawan is home to more than half a million Filipinos living in poverty and malnutrition. The island has the highest fertility... (photo: WN / Jelly Clam)
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Baku Crystal Hall during Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Al Jazeera
Nations fight for Eurovision glory in Sweden
Millions of viewers worldwide tuned in to watch weird and wonderful acts battle to win the Eurovision Song Contest, as flag bearers entered on stage to a special hym... (photo: Creative Commons)
Eurovision Song Contest   Music   Photos   Sweden   Wikipedia: Eurovision Song Contest 2013  
Huawei The Verge
ZTE and Huawei face EU investigation over predatory pricing
Chinese telecommunications giants ZTE and Huawei are set to face an EU investigation for anti-competitive behavior. Although the pair have both seen moderate success mark... (photo: Public Domain / Brcke-Osteuropa)
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leatherback turtle (sl1) Denver Post
Sea turtle comeback in a corner of the Caribbean
GRANDE RIVIERE, Trinidad—Giant leatherback turtles, some weighing half as much as a small car, drag themselves out of the ocean and up the sloping shore on the nort... (photo: creative commons / )
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Indian director Anurag Kashyap talks about his film "Black Friday", The Hollywood Reporter
Cannes: Anurag Kashyap to Be Conferred French Honor
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Email Print Comments | Nyay Bhushan | The acclaimed director will be awarded the Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters for his efforts in promoting ... (photo: AP / Keystone/Martial Trezzini)
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South Korean Defense Ministry's spokesman Kim Min-seok speaks during a briefing on North Korea's long-range rocket at the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 13, 2012. North Korea fired a long-range rocket early Friday, South Korean and U.S. officials said, defying international warnings against moving forward with a launch widely seen as a provocation. The Siasat Daily
North Korea launches 3 short-range missiles: South Korea
Seoul, May 18: | South Korea says North Korea has fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters. Pyongyang routinely test-launches such missiles. | Defe... (photo: AP / Newsis)
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Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, left, and Aitzaz Ahsan, right, leader of Pakistani lawyers, are surrounded by his supporters as they arrive for a meeting in Gujranwala, near Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, March 16, 2009. The Siasat Daily
Sharif calls for party's meet on May 20 to discuss policies
Lahore, May 18: | PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif, set to become Pakistan's next Prime Minister, has convened a meeting of parliamentarians and legislators of his party on May 2... (photo: AP / K.M. Chaudary)
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Fresh tomatoes on the plant in a backyard garden of home Canberra Times
From backyard to food bowl
Simon Gemmell can walk into his backyard and catch a silver perch big enough to eat. The father-of-one does not live on the edge of a lake or river, rather a standard 850... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
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Serbia's Novak Djokovic returns the ball to Czech Republic's Tomas Berdych during their match at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome Djokovic crashes in Rome, ailing Sharapova pulls outThe Daily Tribune
Poverty -economy -philippines Good deedsThe Daily Tribune
Baku Crystal Hall during Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Nations fight for Eurovision glory in SwedenAl Jazeera
leatherback turtle (sl1) Sea turtle comeback in a corner of the CaribbeanDenver Post
North & Central Asia
Baku Crystal Hall during Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Nations fight for Eurovision glory in Sweden Al Jazeera
Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Jan. 14, 2013 Ahead of Karzai visit, India says willing to discuss security concerns The Siasat Daily
Afghan police chief shot dead outside home Afghan police chief shot dead outside home US News
Afghan women are seen during an election campaign in support of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who is also a presidential candidate in the up coming presidential election, in Bamiyan province, west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009. Afghanistan MPs to debate law on women's rights BBC News
Far East
the Flag of the European Union, Inside the European Parliament, Strasbourg France EU cites China’s Huawei and ZTE for trade violations Taipei Times
Huawei ZTE and Huawei face EU investigation over predatory pricing The Verge
The Burghers of Calais. A 1962 sculpture show at New York's Guggenheim Museum awakened an international art community to the breadth of Hirshhorn's holdings. The world's best museums: a guide The Daily Telegraph
Venders accommodate chickens at a poultry market Monday Jan. 19, 2009 in Shanghai, China. Death toll from new bird flu in China rises to 36 South China Morning Post
Middle East
Syrian citizens pass by a poster of Syrian President Bashar Assad, in the southern city of Daraa, Syria, on Monday March 21, 2011. Assad Says He Will Not Step Down Voa News
Russian President Vladimir Putin gives state medals at an award ceremony in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012. US scolds Russia for sending arms to Syria Al Jazeera
UN chief regrets experts' inability to visit Syria UN chief regrets experts' inability to visit Syria Zeenews
Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey take questions from the press in the Pentagon Briefing Room August 14, 2012. Syria crisis: US rues Russian missiles sent to Damascus BBC News
South Asia
Indian director Anurag Kashyap talks about his film "Black Friday", Cannes: Anurag Kashyap to Be Conferred French Honor The Hollywood Reporter
Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, left, and Aitzaz Ahsan, right, leader of Pakistani lawyers, are surrounded by his supporters as they arrive for a meeting in Gujranwala, near Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, March 16, 2009. Sharif calls for party's meet on May 20 to discuss policies The Siasat Daily
Bollywood star Preity Zinta reflects after hearing that two of IPL Punjab Kings players Jawardne and Sangakara were injured in a terrorist shooting in Pakistan while she was attending the New Zealand and India 1st one day international cricket match at McLean Park, Napier, New Zealand, Tuesday, March 3, 2009. A dozen masked gunmen armed with rifles and rocket launchers attacked the Sri Lankan cricket team as it traveled to a match in Pakistan on Tuesday, wounding several players and killing five police officers, officials said. Preity Zinta makes her debut as producer in Ishkq in Paris in Mumbai Newstrack India
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Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, left, and Aitzaz Ahsan, right, leader of Pakistani lawyers, are surrounded by his supporters as they arrive for a meeting in Gujranwala, near Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, March 16, 2009.
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A Pakistani man who was injured in a suicide bombing is rushed by volunteers to a hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan, Friday, Feb. 1, 2013.
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Serbia's Novak Djokovic returns the ball to Czech Republic's Tomas Berdych during their match at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome
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