 The burqa reminder
Since a 2009 trip to Kabul, I have kept a sky-blue burqa in my office as a reminder of the responsibility we have to the women of Afghanistan. As world leaders gather in... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) Chicago Tribune
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 Buyer-Seller Meets Promote Contacts, Understandings: Vohra
Srinagar, May 17– Governor N. N. Vohra has said that the handicrafts Buyer-Seller Meets not only provide an excellent opportunity for buyers and sellers from various... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) Kashmir Observer
Handicraft Kashmir Photos Trade Wikipedia: Handicraft |
 Questions about Clinton
Amid the generally glowing reviews Hillary Rodham Clinton has received as secretary of State, experts on foreign policy pose three caveats: Does perpetual motion equal... (photo: UN / Jean-Marc Ferré) ABC News
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 Bengal gets Rs 158 crore for border development
SHARE AND DISCUSSTweet KOLKATA: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee's meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh a fortnight ago seems to be bearing fruits slowly and... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) The Times of India
Development Kolkata Photos West Bengal Wikipedia: West Bengal |
 Error sees 'Butcher of Bosnia' trial suspended
The war crimes trial of former Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic was abruptly halted, just a day after it opened, because of prosecution "irregularities'' in the... (photo: UN / JC McIlwaine) NZ Herald
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 UN Observers Face Daunting Challenges in Syria
UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations has deployed more than 200 unarmed observers to Syria who are monitoring a month-old cease-fire that appears to be in jeopardy of... (photo: UN / Evan Schneider) Voa News
Challenges Photos Syria UN Violence Wikipedia: Syria |
 US Is Ready for Attack on Iran If Need Be, Says Ambassador to Israel
The United States is militarily ready to carry out a strike on Iran to stop it from obtaining a nuclear weapon if international pressure fails, American ambassador to... (photo: US Navy / MCS3 Alex R. Forster) ABC News
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 North Korea 'resuming work' on nuclear reactor
Satellite imagery has revealed that North Korea has resumed work on a light water reactor that analysts believe indicates Pyongyang's intention to push ahead with efforts... (photo: AP / APTN) The Daily Telegraph
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 Syria accused of new 'massacre,' UN team evacuated
AFP - Syrian forces were accused of summarily executing 15 civilians, as members of a UN team of observers were evacuated from a shelled town the day after a bomb blast... (photo: AP) France24
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 Mladic trial: Prosecution to focus on Srebrenica massacre
A war crimes trial of former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic is to resume, with the prosecution focusing on the Srebrenica massacre in 1995. Gen Mladic is... (photo: AP / Toussaint Kluiters, Pool) BBC News
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 U.S. sends warning to Saleh backers in Yemen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States warned supporters of former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh on Wednesday it may freeze their assets if they hamper the... (photo: US Army / D. Myles Cullen) Daily Press
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 Charles Taylor accuses prosecutors of paying witnesses
Charles Taylor, the former Liberian president convicted of crimes against humanity, accused United Nations prosecutors of paying witnesses to testify against him and... (photo: AP / George Osodi) The Daily Telegraph
Court Crimes Photos UN Wikipedia: Charles Taylor (Liberian politician) |
 China TV blames Dalai Lama for Tibet immolations
ISOLDA MORILLO Associated Press= BEIJING (AP) — China has released a documentary accusing the Dalai Lama of orchestrating a wave of self-immolations by Tibetans, in its... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang) The Guardian
China Photos Protests Tibet Wikipedia: Dalai Lama |
 Climate Change: Its Effects On Migration, Conflict In Northern Ghana
Scientific evidence available to various research institutions in Ghana have showed that the three regions of the North comprising Upper West, Upper East and Northern... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Joy Online
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 Annan urges Syria to stop delaying humanitarian aid
AFP - UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan on Tuesday urged Syria to stop delaying UN access to more than one million Syrians in need of assistance. The United Nations has... (photo: AP / Amr Nabil) France24
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 Amnesty cites rights abuses in northern Mali
Amnesty International has accused armed Tuaregs and groups fighting to impose Sharia law in northern Mali of carrying out grave rights abuses such as rape, murder and... (photo: AP / Harouna Traore) Al Jazeera
Human Rights Mali Military Photos Wikipedia: 2012 Malian coup d'état |
 Peace restored in Junglemahal: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who will complete a year in office on May 20, has claimed that her government has been able to restore peace in... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) Zeenews
Peace Photos Politics West Bengal Wikipedia: Mamata Banerjee |
 PDP No Hurdle For Separatists: Mufti
Srinagar, May 15: Peoples Democratic Party patron and former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayed Tuesday said that his party has no differences with the separatists and... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) Kashmir Observer
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 Pakistan president to attend NATO summit
Pakistan has confirmed its president will attend a summit of NATO leaders this weekend in Chicago as negotiations with US to reopen supply lines into... (photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis) Al Jazeera
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 US election: 'When your name is Barack Hussein Obama, getting elected is difficult'
Prejudice among some American voters will make it difficult for President Barack Obama to win re-election, he has suggested. The remarks were made on ABC's The... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak) The Daily Telegraph
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