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Breaking News Sat, 18 May 2013
Cyclone signal 7 Kuakata Sea Beach Patuakhali Bangladesh (2) Kuakata is a famous tourist destination for people from both home and abroad. The significantly exclusive feature of the beach is that due to its "Cross Bow" like shape one can see both sunrise and sunset from some of its locations.
Bangladesh   Cyclone Mahasen   Photos   Storm   Wikipedia: Cyclone Mahasen  
 Orange News 
Bangladesh: One Million Flee Cyclone Mahasen
16 May 2013, 4:08 | Bangladesh: One Million Flee Cyclone Mahasen | Tweet | Bangladesh is evacuating one million people as Cyclone Mahasen approaches, bring with it gale-force winds and heavy rain. | T... (photo: Creative Commons / Shmunmun)
People of Coast Vedda descent taking a pilgrimage on foot (Pada Yatra) from the town of Muttur in the east of Sri Lanka to the temple
Bengal   Cyclone Mahasen   Photos   Sri Lanka   Wikipedia: Cyclone Mahasen  
 Chosunilbo 
Cyclone Kills 7 in Sri Lanka, Thousands Displaced
A cyclone caused by a tropical depression in the Bay of Bengal killed at least seven people in Sri Lanka, government officials said on Tuesday. | Cyclone Mahasen, which brought heavy rains and landsli... (photo: Public Domain / Taprobanus)
Buddhist musicians from Taiwan enjoying photo opportunities with the spiritual leader of Tibet, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama during his four day teaching in Dharamshala, H.P., India, on October 4, 2011. The teachings were held at the Main Tibetan Temple and were given at the request of a group from Taiwan.  The Siasat Daily 
Dalai Lama condemns Buddhist attacks on Muslims in Myanmar, Sri Lanka
May 09: | The Dalai Lama has implored Buddhist monks in Myanmar and Sri Lanka to put an end to a series of recent attacks on Muslims in their countries. | The Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader spoke T... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang)
Muslims   Myanmar   Photos   Violence   Wikipedia: Dalai Lama  
Central University of Himachal Pradesh confers honorary DPhil degree on His Holiness the Dalai Lama  The New York Times 
Dalai Lama Lashes Myanmar, Lanka Buddhist Violence
NEW DELHI (AP) — The Dalai Lama has implored Buddhist monks in Myanmar and Sri Lanka to put an end to a series of recent attacks on Muslims in their countries. | The Tibetan Buddhist spiritual l... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang)
Buddhist   Myanmar   Photos   Violence   Wikipedia: Buddhism  
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Pakistani supporters of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif hangs a poster with his image, next to his residence in Lahore, Pakistan, Saturday, March 14, 2009. Pakistan's government put the army on alert ahead of planned opposition protests in the capital, the military said Saturday, as the U.S. called for talks to end a crisis endangering the country's efforts against Islamist extremism BBC News
Afghans are wary of Nawaz Sharif - but should they be?
Nawaz Sharif's victory in Pakistan's general elections is being seen with some alarm in Afghanistan, where some fear it may mean more instability. | The fact th... (photo: AP / Emilio Morenatti)
Afghanistan   Elections   Pakistan   Photos   Wikipedia: Pakistani general election, 2013  
A Pakistani man who was injured in a suicide bombing is rushed by volunteers to a hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan, Friday, Feb. 1, 2013. The New York Times
Mosque Bombings in Pakistan Kill at Least 13
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — In what officials called the first major terrorist attack since last week’s general elections, at least 13 people were killed and 30 injured when... (photo: AP / Mohammad Sajjad)
Al Qaida   Pakistan   Photos   Suicide Bombing   Wikipedia: War in North-West Pakistan  
Myanmar's President Thein Sein, left, shakes hands with Australian opposition leader Tony Abbott as they meet at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Monday, March 18, 2013. BBC News
Burma's Thein Sein heads to US for first state visit
Burma's President Thein Sein is heading to the US and will meet President Obama on Monday - in the first state visit by a Burmese leader since 1966. | More than 20 p... (photo: AP / Mark Graham)
Burma   Photos   Politics   United States   Wikipedia: BurmaUnited States relations  
Myanmar political prisoners who were released from Insein prison stand outside the gate of the facility Friday, May 17, 2013 in Yangon, Myanmar. Huffington Post
Myanmar Pardons At Least 20 Political Prisoners Ahead Of U.S. State Visit
YANGON, Myanmar -- Myanmar's president pardoned at least 20 political prisoners on Friday, just ahead of an historic state visit to the United States that will highlight ... (photo: AP / Khin Maung Win)
Myanmar   Photos   Political Prisoners   United States   Wikipedia: BurmaUnited States relations  
Middle class people in India watching the cultural activity The New York Times
Why Indian Elites Like to Call Themselves ‘Middle Class’
India’s Middle Class | What Does the Future Hold? | If you are an Indian reading this, you are very likely among the top 10 percent in the country, since you have I... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
India   Lifestyle   People   Photos   Wikipedia: Middle class  
The Union Minister for Commerce & Industry and Textiles, Shri Anand Sharma speaking at the India Investment Roundtable, in Tokyo on May 17, 2013. Newstrack India
Anand Sharma invites Japanese Inc to invest in India
Tweet | Tokyo, May 17 (ANI): Commerce, Industry and Textiles Minister Anand Sharma, addressing the "India Investment Roundtable" jointly organized by the Department of In... (photo: PIB of India)
Economy   India   Japan   Photos   Wikipedia: IndiaJapan relations  
Thein Sein, President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar addresses the general debate of the sixty-seventh session of the General Assembly. The Guardian
Myanmar leader frees prisoners ahead of US visit
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar's president has pardoned political prisoners just ahead of a state visit to the United States, maintaining the momentum of warming ties b... (photo: UN / Jennifer S Altman)
Myanmar   Photos   Prisoners   US   Wikipedia: Thein Sein  
Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori Burchell, Etosha National park, Namibia Deccan Chronicle
Indian Bustard on brink of extinction in India
  | Bengaluru: Bird lovers have started an online campaign to save the last surviving Great Indian Bustards (GIB) in the state and other parts of the country. Once f... (photo: Creative Commons / Winfried Bruenken)
Birds   Extinction   India   Photos   Wikipedia: Bustard  
Mumbai: view of Mumabi, include Buildings, Gate-way of India and  Hotel Taj. 39 Scoop
ANZ India trip pays off for Kiwi exporters
Friday, 17 May 2013, 11:54 am | Press Release: ANZ Bank | For Release: 17 May 2013 | ANZ India trip pays off for Kiwi exporters | A business trip to India, organised by A... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang)
Bank   Business   India   Photos   Wikipedia: ANZ  
Politics Terrorism
- Breaking all election rules, laws
- Same old, same old
- Surprises or shocks
- Poll fraud probable with lull in tally
Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, left, and Aitzaz Ahsan, right, leader of Pakistani lawyers, are surrounded by his supporters as they arrive for a meeting in Gujranwala, near Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, March 16, 2009.
Sharif calls for party's meet on May 20 to discuss policies
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- Cause for hope -- and fear -- in Pakistan
- Sri Lanka Tamils defy ban on rebel memorial
- Sri Lanka Tamils defy ban on rebel memorial
- Myanmar leader to meet Obama but stalls on reforms
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
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Business & Economy Energy & Industry
- Price monitoring boards set up at QC markets
- KGB Philippines signs up with MediCard Philippines
- AP Impact: Myanmar sanctions list languishes
- AP Impact: Myanmar sanctions list languishes
Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, left, and Aitzaz Ahsan, right, leader of Pakistani lawyers, are surrounded by his supporters as they arrive for a meeting in Gujranwala, near Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, March 16, 2009.
Sharif calls for party's meet on May 20 to discuss policies
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- Culture chokes in Spain as bookshops, cinemas shut
- Price monitoring boards set up at QC markets
- Chinese Premier to arrive in Delhi on Sunday afternoon
- More cleaning up
Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, left, and Aitzaz Ahsan, right, leader of Pakistani lawyers, are surrounded by his supporters as they arrive for a meeting in Gujranwala, near Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, March 16, 2009.
Sharif calls for party's meet on May 20 to discuss policies
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Health Society & Culture
- Binay allays fears about health rumors
- Toxic chemicals found in campaign tarpaulins
- Prosecutor to appeal blood bag destruction
- Re-elected, new BMs eye ‘greater Pampanga’
Indian army soldiers
Should India Provide Direct Military Aid to Afghanistan?
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- Culture chokes in Spain as bookshops, cinemas shut
- Surprises or shocks
- For Sweden’s gay Eurovision fans, it’s about the music
- Young Senate: An intra-elite transitioning phase in RP govâ€
Bollywood star Preity Zinta reflects after hearing that two of IPL Punjab Kings players Jawardne and Sangakara were injured in a terrorist shooting in Pakistan while she was attending the New Zealand and India 1st one day international cricket match at McLean Park, Napier, New Zealand, Tuesday, March 3, 2009. A dozen masked gunmen armed with rifles and rocket launchers attacked the Sri Lankan cricket team as it traveled to a match in Pakistan on Tuesday, wounding several players and killing five police officers, officials said.
Preity Zinta makes her debut as producer in Ishkq in Paris in Mumbai
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Science & InfoTech Sports
- DAR out to sabotage HLI audit process — Luisita farmers
- Good deeds
- Modi blames Centre for poor state of agriculture in India
- Simple technologies can change lives
The Roman Forum, the political, economic, cultural, and religious center of the city during the Republic and later Empire, now lies in ruins in modern-day Rome.
Plague Helped End Roman Empire, DNA From Medieval Graveyard Suggests
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- Kings XI beats Mumbai Indians by 50 runs
- Kings XI Punjab beats Mumbai Indians
- KXIP vs MI: Kings XI Punjab thrash Mumbai Indians by 50 runs
- India faces uphill task in Sudirman Cup
Pakistan bowler Saeed Ajmal celebrates after taking the wicket of the Netherlands' Alexei Kervezee, who was stumped out by Kamran Akmal, not pictured, during the Group B Twenty20 World Cup cricket match between The Netherlands and Pakistan at Lord's cricket ground in London, Tuesday June 9, 2009.
Pak spinner Ajmal confident of defeating India in ICC Champions Trophy in UK
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