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File - In this photo taken on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) rebels, who signed a peace agreement with the Philippine government in 1996, man a checkpoint at a remote village on the volatile island of Jolo, Sulu province in southern Philippines.
Defence   Philippines   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Abu Sayyaf   		 WorldNews.com 
Philippine Mis-Offensives?
Wed 19 Jun 2013
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling | mis-of-fen-sive, v-n. failure to reach or attain specific political or military aims and objectives through the use of diplomacy or armed aggression. |... (photo: AP / Nickee Butlangan)
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Small global warming rise would have 'alarming' impact - World Bank
Wed 19 Jun 2013
  | Reuters | June 19, 2013 - 10:18 | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Much of Bangkok could flood within the next two decades if global warming stays on its current trajectory, as sea levels rise and cycl... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
A 2011 Honda City car  Business Day  Wed 19 Jun 2013
Asian markets tense before Fed’s announcement, but Nikkei outperforms
SYDNEY — Japanese stocks rose on Wednesday, thanks to a positive lead from Wall Street and a softer yen, outperforming the rest of Asia, which anxiously waited for clarity on the US Federal Reserveâ... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub)
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, left, appears with Ecuador's Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino on the balcony of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, Sunday, June 16, 2013.  The Star  Wed 19 Jun 2013
WikiLeaks' Assange fears US, says will stay in embassy
LONDON (Reuters) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says he will not leave the sanctuary of the Ecuadorean Embassy in London even if Sweden stops pursuing sexual assault claims against him because he ... (photo: AP / Frank Augstein)
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sheep grazing Stuff Wed 19 Jun 2013
'Massive gains' by NZ sheep farmers
New Zealand's sheep farmers should take a bow. Collectively they have received a well-earned pat on the back from industry leaders for their outstanding improvement in pr... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
Agriculture   Industry   New Zealand   Photos   Wikipedia: Sheep  
The great mosque of Medan, Indonesia Al Jazeera Tue 18 Jun 2013
Indonesia to act against 'loud' mosques
There are complaints in Indonesia that its mosques are too loud. | So now the the country's National Mosque Council is working to upgrade the sound systems on more than 2... (photo: Creative Commons / Daniel Berthold)
Indonesia   Mosque   Muslims   Photos   Wikipedia: Indonesia  
G-8 summit, in Hokkaido, Japan- am1 STL Today Tue 18 Jun 2013
G-8 summit turns focus to clampdown on tax-dodging
Leaders from eight of the world's wealthiest countries spent the final hours of their summit Tuesday focusing how to make sure that multinational companies can no longer ... (photo: PIB / Photo Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Government of India.)
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People wait to cross a street in front of the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, April 2, 2012. Reuters Tue 18 Jun 2013
Japan's Nikkei seen rising 51 percent in 2013: Reuters poll
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei will rise 51 percent in 2013 on expectations of higher company earnings, driven by a weaker yen after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe embarked ... (photo: AP / Shizuo Kambayashi)
Japan   Nikkei 225   Photos   Tokyo   Wikipedia: Nikkei 225  
Tourists visit a look-out point while the Singapore city skyline is seen partially covered in haze in the background, Tuesday, June 18, 2013 in Singapore. The Star Tue 18 Jun 2013
Singapore pressures Indonesia to identify firms behind haze
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's worst air pollution in 16 years sparked diplomatic tension on Tuesday, as the city-state urged Indonesia to provide satellite data to en... (photo: AP / Wong Maye-E)
Environment   Photos   Pollution   Singapore   Wikipedia: Singapore  
Iraqi security forces secure the scene where a blast killed seven people in the Hurriya neighborhood about 500 yards (meters) from a polling station, in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, March 4, 2010. Al Jazeera Tue 18 Jun 2013
Iraq worshippers killed in mosque blast
A suicide bomber has blown himself up inside a Shia mosque in the Iraqi capital, killing at least seven worshippers, police said. | More than 20 people were wounded in Tu... (photo: AP / Hadi Mizban)
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Global warming - climate change - environment Small global warming rise would have 'alarming' impact - World Bank Swissinfo
Singapore's Downtown Core on 7 October 2006, when it was affected by forest fires in Sumatra, Indonesia. Smog is a regular problem in Southeast Asia caused by land and forest fires in Indonesia, especially Sumatra and Kalimantan, although the less political term haze is preferred in describing the problem. Singapore pollution soars as haze from Indonesia hits air quality The Guardian
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President Barack Obama, accompanied by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, waves to the crowd after speaking at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. In Berlin, Obama calls for reductions in U.S., Russian nuclear arms The Los Angeles Times
Angelina Jolie Jolie calls for more aid to Syrian refugees Middle East Online
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G-8 summit, in Hokkaido, Japan- am1 G-8 summit turns focus to clampdown on tax-dodging STL Today
People wait to cross a street in front of the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, April 2, 2012. Japan's Nikkei seen rising 51 percent in 2013: Reuters poll Reuters
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Burj al arab and 360 degree club. Al Muntaha (Arabic for "Highest" or "Ultimate"), is located 200 m (660 ft) above the Persian Gulf, offering a view of Dubai UAE holds talks with Iran, S. Korea, Kosovo Newstrack India
This man pose as if he is a karate expert in white island, siargao, surigao del norte, philippines Underwater Hotel Gets Green Light to be Constructed in the Maldives Inhabitat
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Singapore's Downtown Core on 7 October 2006, when it was affected by forest fires in Sumatra, Indonesia. Smog is a regular problem in Southeast Asia caused by land and forest fires in Indonesia, especially Sumatra and Kalimantan, although the less political term haze is preferred in describing the problem. Singapore pollution soars as haze from Indonesia hits air quality The Guardian
York Park is a sports ground in the Inveresk and York Park Precinct, Launceston, Australia. Holding 20,000 peoplemore than any other stadium in TasmaniaYork Park has been known as Aurora Stadium under a six-year naming rights agreement signed with Aurora Energy in 2004. Primarily used for Australian rules football, its record attendance of 20,971 was set in June 2006, when Hawthorn Football Club played Richmond Football Club in an Australian Football League (AFL) match. Australia celebrates another trip to World Cup The Times Of India
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