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Breaking News Wed, 22 May 2013
A tent is erected near the scene of an attack in Woolwich southeast London Wednesday, May, 22, 2013. 'Soldier' killed in London attack Wed 22 May 2013
A man reported to be a serving soldier has been murdered near a military training barracks in southeast London, in what police say may be a politically motivated... (photo: AP / Alastair Grant) Al Jazeera
London   Military   Photos   Terrorism   Wikipedia: David Cameron
In this Sunday, March 31, 2013 photo released by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) and distributed in Tokyo Monday, April 1, 2013 by the Korea News Service, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gives a speech during a plenary meeting of the central committee of the ruling Workers' Party in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korean leader sends special envoy to China Wed 22 May 2013
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — After months of ignoring China's warnings to give up its nuclear program, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a high-level confidant... (photo: AP / KCNA via KNS) RoadRunner
Beijing   China   Photos   Wikipedia: North Korea   Nuclear Weapon
A Chinese paramilitary policeman stands guard outside the North Korean embassy in Beijing, China, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. North Korea sends military leader as 'special envoy' to China Wed 22 May 2013
SEOUL: North Korea on Wednesday sent a top military official to China as a personal envoy of leader Kim Jong-Un, at a time of strained relations with Beijing and ahead of... (photo: AP / Ng Han Guan) The Times of India
China   N Korea   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: China–North Korea relations
People watch a TV news report showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, and other leaders, at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, March 30, 2013. North Korea warned Seoul on Saturday that the Korean Peninsula was entering "a state of war" and threatened to shut down a factory complex that's the last major symbol of inter-Korean cooperation. North Korean leader sends envoy to China Wed 22 May 2013
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has sent a special envoy to Beijing, state media has announced, amid cooling relations between the two neighbours. Choe Ryong-hae, a top... (photo: AP / Ahn Young-joon) BBC News
China   North Korea   Nuclear   Photos   Wikipedia: 2013 North Korean nuclear test
The Asian black bear (Ursus thibetanus) is a medium-sized species of bear largely adapted for arboreal life. It is distributed through much of southern Asia, northeastern China, far eastern Russia and Japan. A Chinese Folk Remedy Draws Charges of Cruelty From Bear Advocates Wed 22 May 2013
CHENGDU, China — It was, at first glance, a rather modest initial public offering by a small Chinese company seeking to expand production of the key ingredient used in... (photo: Creative Commons / Abu0804) The New York Times
Bear Bile   Chengdu   China   Photos   Wikipedia: Guizhentang Pharmaceutical company
President Barack Obama meets with Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., in the Oval Office, Aug. 4, 2010. McConnell calls for end of import sanctions on Myanmar Tue 21 May 2013
Facebook Follow @washtimes Do you believe Jay Carney's assertion that aides insulated President Obama from the IRS scandal? Login to Vote View results Senate... (photo: Public Domain / The White House from Washington, DC) The Washington Times
Mitch McConnell   Myanmar   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Burma–United States relations
Head of the Iran's Experts Assembly Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, delivers his speech, during a meeting of the assembly, a powerful clerical panel charged with choosing or dismissing Iran's supreme leader, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010. Two key candidates barred from Iran election Tue 21 May 2013
Iran's electoral watchdog has barred former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and a close aide to president Mahmoud Ahadinejad from running in the June 14 presidential... (photo: AP / Vahid Salemi) Al Jazeera
Election   Iran   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Iranian presidential election, 2013
Fight for Somalia turns town to dust Fight for Somalia turns town to dust Tue 21 May 2013
- In a town not far from Mogadishu, vehicles slow to a crawl to negotiate the potholes that dot the town's only tarmac road; ownerless donkeys wander about, scavenging... (photo: UN / TOBIN JONE) Al Jazeera
Amisom   Mogadishu   Photos   Somalia   Wikipedia: Mogadishu
File - Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Miguel Mejiacontrera takes a blood pressure reading from a detainee at the Camp 6 Medical Center. Physician dismisses force-feeding concerns Tue 21 May 2013
A military physician who oversees a team of nurses force-feeding hunger-striking prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility has dismissed ethical concerns raised... (photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Elisha Dawkins) Al Jazeera
Guantanamo   Health   Human Rights   Photos   Wikipedia: Guantanamo Bay detention camp
Chinese President Xi Jinping addresses students of MGIMO (Moscow State University for Foreign Relations) in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, March 23, 2013. US and Chinese leaders to hold summit in California Tue 21 May 2013
The US and Chinese presidents will hold their first summit in California in June, both sides have announced. Barack Obama and Xi Jinping will meet from 7-8 June at an... (photo: AP / Misha Japaridze) BBC News
China   Photos   Summit   US   Wikipedia: Sino-American relations
Pope Francis greets the faithful in St. Peter Square at the Vatican, after celebrating a Pentecost mass, Sunday, May 19, 2013. Pope: church should open up but follow teaching Sun 19 May 2013
Comment () Tweet VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is calling for renewal in the Catholic church as he wrapped up two days of mass gatherings in St. Peter's Square... (photo: AP / Andrew Medichini) US News
Church   Photos   Rome   Vatican   Wikipedia: Pope Francis
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon responds to questions during a news interview UN chief urges DPRK to return to negotiating table Sun 19 May 2013
MOSCOW, May 19 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday urged the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to return to the negotiating table with... (photo: AP / Frank Franklin II) CNTV
Peace   Photos   Pyongyang   UN   Wikipedia: Ban Ki-moon
In this photo taken Sunday, April 15, 2012, what appears to be a new missile is carried during a mass military parade at the Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the country's founding father Kim Il Sung. North Korea test-fires 3short-range missiles Sun 19 May 2013
(Bloomberg) North Korea fired three short-range missiles yesterday as it showcased its military ambitions in defiance of international sanctions and diplomatic efforts to... (photo: AP / Ng Han Guan) WorldNetDaily
Military   Missile Test   North Korea   Photos   Wikipedia: 2013 North Korean nuclear test
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. North Korea launches 3 short-range missiles: South Korea Sat 18 May 2013
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. Defense... (photo: AP / Newsis) The Siasat Daily
Defense   Photos   Pyongyang   Weapons
Myanmar Prime Minister Thein Sein attends the ASEAN meeting with Southeast Asian business leaders during the 13th ASEAN Summit in Singapore on Tuesday November 20, 2007. Myanmar leader to meet Obama but stalls on reforms Sat 18 May 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Myanmar President Thein Sein's historic White House visit next week is the culmination of U.S. outreach to a former pariah regime. That's been based on... (photo: (AP Photo/Romeo GACAD, POOL) / ) my SA
Myanmar   Politics   USA   Wikipedia: Thein Sein   Photos
Afghan police chief shot dead outside home Afghan police chief shot dead outside home Sat 18 May 2013
Comment () Tweet KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An official says motorcycle-riding gunmen have shot dead a police chief who led an anti-Taliban campaign in western... (photo: US DoD / Glenn Fawcett) US News
Afghanistan   Photos   Police   Taliban   Wikipedia: Afghanistan
South Koreans watch a television broadcasting an undated image of a missile launch by North Korea at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, July 4, 2009. UN panel: Sanctions delaying NKorea nuke program Sat 18 May 2013
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A U.N. expert panel's report says North Korea is still trying to import and export nuclear and ballistic missile-related material but financial and... (photo: AP / Ahn Young-joon) The Guardian
North Korea   Nuclear   Photos   Sanctions   Wikipedia: 2013 North Korean nuclear test
Philippine Peso - Currency World stocks mostly higher Fri 17 May 2013
World stock markets shrugged off suggestions the U.S. Federal Reserve may begin to reverse some of its asset purchase programs by the end of the summer, and were mostly... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) STL Today
Economy   Markets   Photos   Stock   Wikipedia: DAX
Japanese Money - Yen A fistful of Yen  91,000 yen worth, to be precise As yen falls, goods from Japan are more affordable Fri 17 May 2013
The Associated Press= Japanese goods are getting more affordable. For consumers worldwide — and for Japan's economy — it's welcome news. Credit Japan's drive to pump cash... (photo: Creative Commons / Joekester) The Guardian
Consumers   Japan   Market   Photos   Wikipedia: Japanese yen
Civilians inspect the aftermath of a car bomb attack while Baghdad municipality workers clean up in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, May 16, 2013. Officials: Car bombing kills 5, wounds 19 in Iraq Thu 16 May 2013
Comment () Tweet By SINAN SALAHEDDIN, Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Officials say a car bomb explosion in a sprawling Shiite neighborhood of Baghdad has killed at... (photo: AP / Khalid Mohammed) US News
Iraq   Killings   Photos   Violence   Wikipedia: Iraqi insurgency