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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe greets Myanmar school children as he visits Lat Yat San Friends Elementary School in Yangon, Myanmar, Saturday, May 25, 2013.
Japan   Myanmar   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Shinz Abe   		 Al Jazeera 
Japan's Abe in Myanmar on landmark visit
Sat 25 May 2013
Shinzo Abe, accompanied by a large business delegation, is visiting Myanmar - the first by a Japanese leader in more than three decades as the Japanese attempt to reassert its position ... (photo: AP / Khin Maung Win)
China's Vice President Xi Jinping speaks to the US-China Business Council in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012.
China   Korea   Letter   Photos   Wikipedia: North Korea   		 NZ Herald 
North Korea sends China a letter
Sat 25 May 2013
A top North Korean envoy has delivered a letter from leader Kim Jong Un to Chinese President Xi Jinping and told him Pyongyang would take steps to rejoin stalled nuclear disarmament talks, in an appar... (photo: AP / Jacquelyn Martin)
Afghan police take cover following a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, May 24, 2013.  France24  Fri 24 May 2013
Taliban launch attack in downtown Kabul
Gunfire and explosions rocked central Kabul on Friday after at least two suicide bombs tore through the Afghan capital, the second attack to hit the city in just over a week. The Taliban have claimed ... (photo: AP / Ahmad Jamshid)
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In this image taken from video obtained from the Shaam News Network, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Free Syrian Army fighters fire at Syrian army soldiers during a fierce firefight in Daraa al-Balad, Syria, Monday March 18, 2013.  Al Jazeera  Fri 24 May 2013
Russia: Syria agrees to take part in talks
Russia says the Syrian government had agreed in principle to attend an international peace conference proposed by Russia and the US, and criticised what it called attempts to undermine ... (photo: AP / Shaam News Network via AP video)
Peace Talks   Photos   Russia   Syria   Wikipedia: Syrian conflict peace proposals  
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In this March 4, 2012 file photo, Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda, who was recently nominated by Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to head the country's central bank, CNBC Fri 24 May 2013
BOJ Kuroda Vows to Calm JGBs, Guide Recovery
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Friday expressed confidence the central bank can stem bond market volatility with flexible market operations and engineer a stea... (photo: AP / Shizuo Kambayashi)
Bank   Economy   Japan   Photos   Wikipedia: Bank of Japan  
In this photo released by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) and distributed by the Korea News Service (KNS) in Tokyo, North Korean envoy Choe Ryong Hae, center right, tours the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area (BDA), an industrial park in the southern part of Beijing, Thursday, May 23, 2013. The Guardian Fri 24 May 2013
Chinese media: North Korea envoy offers talks
BEIJING (AP) — A North Korean envoy, on the second day of his fence-mending visit to ally China, heeded Beijing's wishes by offering to renew nuclear disarmament talks,... (photo: AP)
China   North Korea   Nuclear   Photos   Wikipedia: 2013 North Korean nuclear test  
Japan's newly-named Prime Minsiter Shinzo Abe smiles as he waves at the media upon his arrival at the prime minister's official residence following his election at Parliament in Tokyo Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. BBC News Fri 24 May 2013
Japan PM Shinzo Abe heads to Burma for economic talks
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe is heading to Burma in the first visit by a Japanese head of government since 1977. | A business delegation will accompany Mr Abe, who is keen to s... (photo: AP / Shizuo Kambayashi)
Burma   Economy   Japan   Photos   Wikipedia: Shinz Abe  
The Index is a mixed-use skyscraper designed by Foster and Partners currently under construction (topped out) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Khaleej Times Fri 24 May 2013
Dubai among top four in prime global cities index
Dubai recorded 18.3 per cent surge in luxury home prices to rank among the top four in 'Prime Global Cities Index' as prime property prices across the world fell by 0.4 p... (photo: Creative Commons / LoverOfDubai)
Arab   Dubai   Photos   Property   Wikipedia: Dubai  
A member of the Blues and Royals of the Household Cavalry mounted division stands guard in his ceremonial uniform outside Horse Guards Parade in central London, Thursday, May 23, 2013. Al Jazeera Fri 24 May 2013
Two more arrested over UK soldier's killing
Police in London have arrested a man and a woman in connection with the murder of a British soldier near a military barrack. | Detectives said on Thursday they ... (photo: AP / Alastair Grant)
Al Qaida   Crime   London   Photos   Wikipedia: 2013 Woolwich attack  
Small flower plant in a garden Stuff Fri 24 May 2013
Plants that find their own place in the garden
Some of my favourite plants are the plants that keep on giving: the self seeders. Early on in my gardening "career" I sowed copious numbers of alyssum plants, after readi... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Book   Garden   Photos   Soil   Wikipedia: Garden  


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China's Vice President Xi Jinping speaks to the US-China Business Council in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. North Korea sends China a letter NZ Herald
Former Guatemala's President Alfonso Portillo Cabrera speaks during a press conference at the Palace of Justice in Guatemala City, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008. Portillo was extradited from Mexico to face corruption charges and the ex-leader said he was confident he would receive a fair trial in his homeland. Guatemala's ex-president extradited to US Al Jazeera
World Headlines
Indian Army soldiers towrads Gunfight site at Buchoo village in Tral area, 40 kms From South Srinagar on 24, May 2013. Four Indian Army soldiers and a Hizbul Mujahideen militant were killed in a fierce gunbattle. Brigadier injured in Pakistani firing in Kashmir The Siasat Daily
U.S. Marines with the 215th Corps Engineer Advisor Team, alongside engineers assigned to 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 7 (RCT) 7, observe their Afghan National Army engineer counterparts during a clearing operation near Camp Shorabak, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, March 16, 2013. The advisor team was there to mentor and advise the ANA heavy equipment operators on the proper use of their equipment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ezekiel R. Kitandwe/Released) Going to war in Afghanistan has not saved us from terrorism and drugs The Daily Telegraph
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The Index is a mixed-use skyscraper designed by Foster and Partners currently under construction (topped out) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Dubai among top four in prime global cities index Khaleej Times
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. CHART OF THE DAY: The Japanese Nikkei's Historic Plunge In Context Business Insider
Entertainment & Arts
An Arabian-style theme park built as part of the unrelated Fisherman's Wharf lies to its east. The casino opened on May 18, 2004 at a cost of $240 million[clarification needed]. SkyCity buys Wharf Casino Otago Daily Times
Sarah Jessica Parker Hollywood stars' visit good publicity for Ph Journal Online
Health & Medicine
A group of men and women watching social events on the road Women 40% more likely than men to develop mental illness, study finds The Guardian
Minimum water position in the dam near Pune - water scarcity in India 'India inching towards water scarcity' Zeenews
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