 'Majority of global population to live in cities by 2050'
Beijing: About two-thirds of the world's population will be located in urban areas by 2050, creating serious implications for the conservation of natural resources,... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Zeenews
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 Dalai Lama Poison Plot: China Denies Plans To Assassinate Tibetan Leader
BEIJING -- China accused the Dalai Lama of being deceitful Monday after he reportedly alleged that Chinese agents trained Tibetan women to assassinate him by planting... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang) Huffington Post
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 Dalai Lama alleges poison plot; China cries foul
BEIJING (AP) — China has accused the Dalai Lama of being deceitful after he reportedly alleged that Chinese agents trained Tibetan women to assassinate him by planting... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang) The Guardian
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 South Korean President Lee Myung-bak in key Burma visit
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak is to visit Burma, the first time a South Korean leader has visited the country since a deadly bomb attack 29 years ago. The North... (photo: AP / Yonhap, Kim Byung-man) BBC News
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 Deal 'reached' on Palestinian hunger strikers
An agreement deal that would end the hunger strike of some 2,000 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails has been reached in Cairo, a senior Palestinian official told... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) Al Jazeera
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 Orbit tower unveiled in London's Olympic park
London, May 12 (IANS) Arcelor Mittal Orbit, the tallest sculpture in United Kingdom was unveiled in the Olympic park of London ahead of the Olympic Games Friday. ... (photo: AP / Tim Hales) Newstrack India
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 40 MPs & NGOs Oppose Chavez Rights Body Seat Bid
Friday, 11 May 2012, 11:39 am Press Release: UN Watch Coalition from 19 countries including US, France, UK, Canada, Switzerland, Bahrain, Guinea, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria,... (photo: UN / Mark Garten) Scoop
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 Oil Wars on the Horizon
Conflict and intrigue over valuable energy supplies have been features of the international landscape for a long time. Major wars over oil have been fought every decade... (photo: AP / Abd Raouf) CounterPunch
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 Gay marriage a distant dream around the world
BANGKOK (AP) — China's government considered homosexuality a mental disorder until 2001. Mobs in Senegal have disinterred bodies of men they believe were gays and dragged... (photo: AP / Gerald Herbert) my SA
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 Watching videos of rivals: Sushil Kumar
After assuring himself of a third straight Olympic berth, India's top wrestler Sushil Kumar is in no mood to rest. He wants to compensate for the time lost recuperating... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) DNA India
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 London 2012: Olympic flame to be lit in Greece
The Olympic flame will be lit in a ceremony in Olympia, Greece, on Thursday ahead of the start of the torch relay and the London 2012 Games. The flame is kindled by a... (photo: AP / Petros Giannakouris) BBC News
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 Tourism festival scheduled for China's Silk Road
Beijing, May 9 (Xinhua-ANI): An international tourism festival to promote tourist attractions on the "Silk Road," an ancient trade route linking Asia and Europe, is... (photo: WN / Periasamy) Newstrack India
China Festival Photos Road Tourism Wikipedia: China |
 US defense chief: Cyber attacks affect 'both nations’
The US Defense Secretary said on Monday that China is also a victim of cyber attacks, after years of accusations of alleged Chinese attacks on the US. Based on this... (photo: USMC / Bryan Nygaard) Jakarta Post
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 US, China to Cooperate More on Cyber Threat
Washington. Asserting that cyberattacks against the US do not come only from China, the US and Chinese defense ministers said they agreed Monday to work together on... (photo: US Navy / Chad J. McNeeley) Jakarta Globe
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 Temple discovery reveals Indian Buddhism's spread to China
Beijing, May 8 (IANS) Ruins of a Buddhist temple dating back to 1,500 years ago have been discovered in China's largest desert, offering valuable insight for historians... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang) Newstrack India
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 Michael Phelps Planning Retirement After London Olympics
Swimming champion Michael Phelps will hang up his Speedos for good after competing in this summer's Olympic Games. The American sportsman, who won a record eight gold... (photo: AP / Mark J. Terrill) IMDb
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 Dreaming of the ultimate medal
Patty Mills heads for the net past Robin Lopez (15) and Josh Childress of the Phoenix Suns. Photo: Getty Images FOR Patty Mills the basketballer, this was the ultimate... (photo: AP / Dino Vournas) Canberra Times
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 The Massive Palestinian Hunger Strike: Traveling below the Western Radar
Can anyone doubt that if there were more than 1300 hunger strikers in any country in the world other than Palestine, the media in the West would be obsessed with the... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) GlobalResearch
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 The global fight to end capital punishment
The death penalty is a shameful legacy of colonialism – now British lawyers are fighting to abolish it around the world by representing condemned prisoners in court... (photo: Jose Cruz/ABr) The Guardian
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 Biden says Chinese activist's future is in America
By Michele Salcedo Associated Press Comments Washington- Vice President Joe Biden says he believes that Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng's future is in the United... (photo: AP / Alex Brandon) Detroit news
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