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U.S. Army Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, provide security in the village of Kajir Kheyl in Khowst province, Afghanistan, June 12, 2013. U.S. bids to save Afghan peace efforts Thu 20 Jun 2013
KABUL, Afghanistan -- In a bid to regain control of a peace process with the Taliban that had suddenly spun out of control, President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday slammed... (photo: US Army / Spc. Robert Porter) Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Afghanistan   Photos   Taliban   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001–present)   US
AP sources: 4 US troops killed in Afghanistan AP sources: 4 US troops killed in Afghanistan Wed 19 Jun 2013
WASHINGTON — Defense officials say four U.S. troops were killed Tuesday at or near Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. Officials say the four were killed by... (photo: US Navy / Daniel Garas) Boston Herald
Afghanistan   Defense   Photos   Troops   Wikipedia: Afghanistan
Uddhav Thackeray- India- Politics- am1 Alliance is intact as long as BJP sticks to Hindutva: Uddhav Wed 19 Jun 2013
Mumbai: Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday said his party's alliance with BJP would last as long as the latter did not forsake 'Hindutva'. Talking about his... (photo: WN) Zeenews
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The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh making a statement to the media after an aerial survey of disaster affected areas of Uttarakhand, in New Delhi on June 19, 2013. PM announces Rs 1,000 cr relief for Uttarakhand, toll at least 150 Wed 19 Jun 2013
Zee Media Bureau Dehradun: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday announced Rs 1,000 crore for relief and rehabilitation in Uttarakhand, which has been ravaged by... (photo: PIB of India) Zeenews
Aid   Delhi   Floods   Photos   Wikipedia: Manmohan Singh
In this Dec. 29, 2012 file photo Silvio Berlusconi smiles as he arrives at Milan's central train station. Italy court rejects bid to block Berlusconi fraud verdict Wed 19 Jun 2013
Reuters June 19, 2013 - 18:29 By Roberto Landucci ROME (Reuters) - Italy's constitutional court on Wednesday rejected a bid by Silvio Berlusconi to block a tax... (photo: AP / Luca Bruno) Swissinfo
Fraud   Photos   Politics   Rome   Wikipedia: Silvio Berlusconi
 Coca-Cola, coke, softdrinks, beverages, production. tp1 Top-level changes at Coca Cola Wed 19 Jun 2013
Coca Cola, on Wednesday, announced key changes in its organisational structure, including promoting India and West Asia CEO and President Atul Singh as Deputy... (photo: WN/Theresa Poongan) The Hindu
Economy   Market   Photos   Stock   Wikipedia: Coca-Cola
Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone, right, smiles as director Ashutosh Gowarikar speaks during a press conference to promote his new film OKhelein Hum Je Jaan Sey," in New Delhi, India, Monday, Nov. 29, 2010. The film will release on Dec. 3. Deepika Padukone: 'I got to live DDLJ experience with Shah Rukh Khan' Wed 19 Jun 2013
Deepika Padukone has said that she is happy to have had a Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (DDLJ) moment in Chennai Express. The 27-year-old actress will be seen in the Rohit... (photo: AP / Mustafa Quraishi) Digital Spy
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Chief Minister of Gujarat Narendra Modi during a program organised by business chambers ICC, BCC and MCCI on April 9, 2013 in Kolkata, India. Modi, widely seen as the Prime Ministerial candidate of BJP in the next general elections, appeared to be reaching out to Trinamool Congress which can be a prospective NDA ally after it walked out of the UPA government Gujarat govt offers Rs 2 crore to Uttarakhand Wed 19 Jun 2013
New Delhi: Gujarat government on Wednesday offered a financial assistance of Rs 2 crore to rain-ravaged Uttarakhand for relief and rescue operations. Gujarat Chief... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) Zeenews
Aid   Delhi   Floods   Photos   Wikipedia: Narendra Modi
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh chairing the 30th Meeting of the Kendriya Hindi Samiti, in New Delhi on July 28, 2011.  	The Union Home Minister, Shri P. Chidambaram, the Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Smt. Ambika Soni and the Union Minister for Railways, Shri Dinesh Trivedi are also seen. JPC meet next week; all eyes on JD(U) Wed 19 Jun 2013
New Delhi: Congress support to JD(U) in Bihar Assembly today lends a new dimension to the much-delayed meeting of the JPC on 2G scam to be held next week to discuss... (photo: PIB of India) Zeenews
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Facebook and Twitter are most popular social network Twitter, Facebook get noisy with comments against Dr Mahant Wed 19 Jun 2013
RAIPUR: Social media went abuzz, lambasting Union minister of state for agriculture and Chhattisgarh's new Congress working president Dr Charandas Mahant for his comment... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) The Times of India
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Serena Williams speak during a news conference with her sister Venus, not visible, after leading a workshop at the Arthur Ashe Tennis Centre in Soweto, South Africa Serena Williams sparks outrage with `drunk`, ''not virgin` comments on US teenage rape victim Wed 19 Jun 2013
Sydney, June 19: American tennis star Serena Williams has sparked outrage with her comments about a teenage rape victim, saying that the victim was ''drunk'' and... (photo: AP / Themba Hadebe) The Siasat Daily
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Newly appointed National Cricket Academy director Dav Whatmore looks on before the start of the N K P Salve Challenger Trophy at the Motera Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium, in Ahmadabad, India, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007.The premier domestic limited overs cricket tournament, began Thursday with the spotlight on fringe players who get another chance to impress selectors before announcement of Indian squad for the home series against Pakistan. Whatmore to review flop Pak players with World Cup 2015 in mind Wed 19 Jun 2013
Karachi, June 19: Pakistan coach Dav Whatmore has said that national team will be reviewed keeping in mind the 2015 World Cup after their dismal performance in the ICC... (photo: AP / Ajit Solanki) The Siasat Daily
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President Barack Obama leaves the White House in Washington Obama: Friction in Afghan peace talks no surprise Wed 19 Jun 2013
BERLIN — President Barack Obama says it's no surprise that there's friction in early efforts to launch peace talks between the Taliban and Afghanistan's... (photo: AP / Manuel Balce Ceneta) Boston Herald
Afghanistan   Peace   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Barack Obama
Afghan President Hamid Karzai listens to speeches of a family member,unseen, of Afghan civilians who were killed Sunday by a US soldier in Panjwai in Kandahar province at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, March 16, 2012. Afghan President Hamid Karzai lashed out at the United States on Friday, saying he is at the "the end of the rope" because of the lack of U.S. cooperation into a probe of a killing spree allegedly carried out by an American soldier. Afghan government exits security talks with U.S. Wed 19 Jun 2013
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Underscoring Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s reputation in Washington as a mercurial U.S. ally, the Karzai administration suspended security... (photo: AP / Ahmad Jamshid) The Los Angeles Times
Afghanistan   Peace   Photos   USA   Wikipedia: Hamid Karzai
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at Chandannagar to inaguration the  Jagadhatri Puja on Tuesday 20 November 2012 Mamata alleges CPI(M)-Maoist plot to kill her Wed 19 Jun 2013
Chandpara: Blasting the CPI(M) for allegedly joining hands with Maoists to kill her in their bid to return to power, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) Zeenews
Campaign   Delhi   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Maoist Communist Centre of India
Venus Williams in action on Day 5 of the 2010 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center Queens, New York September 3, 2010 Injury forces Venus out of Wimbledon Wed 19 Jun 2013
London, June 19: Five-time champion Venus Williams announced that she has withdrawn from Wimbledon due to injury. Williams, who has fallen to 34th in the world rankings,... (photo: WN / Aruna Gilbert) The Siasat Daily
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INDIA-WOMEN-CROSS-FLOODED-WATER-MIDNAPORE 483 people rescued from flooded areas in north India: NDRF Wed 19 Jun 2013
Tweet New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) A total of 483 people were rescued by the NDRF from flood-affected areas caused by torrential rains in various places of north India,... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) Newstrack India
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Paddy Field - Rice Field - Thai Rice - Agriculture - Farming. (ps1) Thai gov't to cut purchasing price of rice from farmers Wed 19 Jun 2013
BANGKOK, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The Thai authority has decided to cut the price for paddy it purchases from farmers after it lost over 4.4 billion U.S. dollars in a... (photo: Public Domain / -) Xinhua
Agriculture   Photos   Rice   Thailand   Wikipedia: Thailand
Singapore dollar - currency- finance - singapore economy - business                    Singapore stocks end 0.49 pct lower Wed 19 Jun 2013
SINGAPORE, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Singapore shares closed 0.49 percent lower on Wednesday, as investors waited for clarity on the Federal Reserve's next policy step.... (photo: WN / maryjane) Xinhua
Economy   Market   Photos   Stocks   Wikipedia: Singapore Exchange
Asthma - Child Exposure to pollution linked to childhood asthma Wed 19 Jun 2013
Washington, June 19: Exposure in infancy to nitrogen dioxide (NO2), a component of motor vehicle air pollution, has been found to be strongly associated with later... (photo: WN / Yolanda) The Siasat Daily
Asthma   Children   Photos   Pollution   Wikipedia: Asthma