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Breaking News Wed, 16 May 2012
A Palestinian vendor displays a gold jewellery at a jewellery store in the Rafah Refugee Camp, Southern Gaza Strip on September. 19, 2011. Decline in demand for gold in the Palestinian markets due to the high price of $ 50 per gram, this high price in the global gold. ( Photo by Ahmed Deeb/WN) Gold drops as Greece batters global markets Wed 16 May 2012
Gold fell for a fourth straight day to its lowest since late December on Wednesday, sucked into a broad-based sell-off that dented global markets on the back of alarm... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) Independent online (SA)
Commodities   Investors   Markets   Photos   Wikipedia: Gold
Indian Rajasthani lunch 'thali' - food - Bhakari and sabji Dine fine and healthy, south Indian style Wed 16 May 2012
In recent years, many resorts have cropped up on and off Kanakapura Road, offering a wide variety of cuisines from different parts of the world. But at Angana, the menu... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The Hindu
Food   Health   India   Photos   Wikipedia: Food
INDIA-POTTER-COOK-FOOD Frequent cooking will help you live longer Wed 16 May 2012
In advanced economies, households generally cook less than half of their meals leading to an increased concern among nutrition policy makers that fewer meals are being... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) PhysOrg
Cooking   Food   Health   Photos   Wikipedia: Cooking
water lake - water resource on the earth - nature 'Even 2 Earths won't be enough by 2030' Wed 16 May 2012
New York: Mankind is draining the earth’s resources so quickly that the globe would be bled dry before the end of the century at this rate, a new report has revealed.... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Zeenews
Disaster   Earth   Forest   Photos   Wikipedia: Resource
Facebook - Social networking Facebook Boosts Its Initial Stock Price Wed 16 May 2012
Social media giant Facebook says it is raising the price of the company stock it is offering to the public. The Internet-based social network site had initially... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) Voa News
Economy   Photos   Social   Stock   Wikipedia: Facebook
Former South African cricketer Jonty Rhodes bats during a snow cricket match with JK Tourism XI at Gulmarg skiing resort 55 kms from Srinagar the summer capital of indian kashmir on 12, March 2011. Army promotes cricket among in Kashmir Valley Wed 16 May 2012
Bandipora (J and K), May 16 (ANI): The Indian Army organized a cricket tournament here to encourage youth to acquire a spirit of sportsmanship and to revive a passion for... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) Newstrack India
Cricket   Kashmir   Photos   Wikipedia: Cricket   Youth
Modified motorcycles take on larger amounts of fuel in N. Maluku Modified motorcycles take on larger amounts of fuel in N. Maluku Wed 16 May 2012
Residents in North Maluku are modifying their motorcycles to increase the fuel tank capacities following the ban on bulk fuel purchases using jerry cans. In an... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) Jakarta Post
Energy   Fuel   Harley Davidson   Photos   Transport   Wikipedia: Harley-Davidson
Samsung Mobile Phones Samsung loses $10 billion market value on Apple order report Wed 16 May 2012
SEOUL (Reuters) - Shares in Samsung Electronics Co slumped more than 6 percent on Wednesday, wiping $10 billion (6 billion pounds) off the electronics giant's market... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) The Guardian
Apple   Market   Photos   Samsung   Wikipedia: Samsung Electronics
Buddhist musicians from Taiwan receiving blesses during the spiritual leader of Tibet, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama's 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. China TV blames Dalai Lama for Tibet immolations Wed 16 May 2012
ISOLDA MORILLO Associated Press= BEIJING (AP) — China has released a documentary accusing the Dalai Lama of orchestrating a wave of self-immolations by Tibetans, in its... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang) The Guardian
China   Photos   Protests   Tibet   Wikipedia: Dalai Lama
The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Environment and Forests, Smt. Jayanthi Natarajan addressing at the inauguration of  �A workshop to review Implementation of the Global Tiger Recovery Program�, in New Delhi on May 15, 2012. Jayanthi Natarajan expresses concern over tiger deaths Wed 16 May 2012
New Delhi, May 16 (ANI): Expressing concern over recent tiger deaths in the country, Environment and Forests Minister Jayanthi Natarajan said her ministry is constantly... (photo: PIB of India) Newstrack India
Animal   Death   Environment   Photos   Wikipedia: Tiger
Former Australian Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Kevin Rudd, speaks to the media during a press conference after his arrival at the airport in Brisbane, Australia, Friday, Feb. 24, 2012. Prime Minister Julia Gillard put her job on the line Thursday, announcing a leadership ballot in hopes of quashing a comeback by Rudd, the colleague she ousted in a Labor Party coup nearly two years ago. The vote by party lawmakers, scheduled for Monday, is an effort by Gillard to knock down a power struggle that has been percolating for weeks, and that spilled over onto the world stage Wednesday when Rudd resigned as foreign minister during an official trip to the U.S. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard) Australian police probe Kevin Rudd swearing video leak Wed 16 May 2012
Australian police say they are investigating the leak of a video showing former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd swearing, local media report. The video was posted on YouTube on... (photo: AP / Tertius Pickard) BBC News
Australia   Media   Photos   Police   Wikipedia: Kevin Rudd
Mumbai Indians batsmen Herschelle Gibbs (L) and Rohit Sharma (C) interact as they walk back after their innings during the IPL Twenty20 cricket match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians at The Eden Gardens in Kolkata on May 12, 2012 Both Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders eyeing for a place in top 4 Wed 16 May 2012
Kolkata Knight Riders will enter this match to take the revenge of their previous loss to Mumbai Indians. In this encounter Rohit Sharma and Gibbs played extraordinarily... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) Newstrack India
Cricket   Kolkata   Mumbai   Photos   Wikipedia: 2012 Indian Premier League
Former U.N. chief Kofi Annan waves as he arrives for his meeting with Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby at the Arab league headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, March 8, 2012. Anan says his top priority as special envoy to Syria is to end the violence, deliver humanitarian relief and finally start a "political process" to resolve the one-year conflict there. Annan urges Syria to stop delaying humanitarian aid Wed 16 May 2012
AFP - UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan on Tuesday urged Syria to stop delaying UN access to more than one million Syrians in need of assistance. The United Nations has... (photo: AP / Amr Nabil) France24
Arab   Photos   Syria   UN   Wikipedia: Syrian uprising (2011–present)
Soldiers stand guard outside the presidential palace after a military coup in Bamako, Mali, Friday, March 23, 2012. Amnesty cites rights abuses in northern Mali Wed 16 May 2012
Amnesty International has accused armed Tuaregs and groups fighting to impose Sharia law in northern Mali of carrying out grave rights abuses such as rape, murder and... (photo: AP / Harouna Traore) Al Jazeera
Human Rights   Mali   Military   Photos   Wikipedia: 2012 Malian coup d'état
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee take part in the party rally to mark the completion of one-year TMC Congress rule in the state , Kolkata on Sunday 13 May 2012 Peace restored in Junglemahal: Mamata Wed 16 May 2012
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who will complete a year in office on May 20, has claimed that her government has been able to restore peace in... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) Zeenews
Peace   Photos   Politics   West Bengal   Wikipedia: Mamata Banerjee
Taxi driver patiently waits in traffic Around 50% CMS vehicles are taxis in Bangalore Wed 16 May 2012
The city police have unearthed vital clues on the armed gang that ambushed a bank vehicle carrying cash in RT Nagar and fled with more than Rs1 crore on Monday. An... (photo: WN / RTayco) DNA India
Bangalore   Photos   Transport   Vehicles   Wikipedia: Bangalore
shopping sale The great Indian shopping 'sale' trick Wed 16 May 2012
Despite having a full understanding of the phrase 'all that glitters is not gold', Varun Sharma, like millions of shoppers was blinded by the dazzle of hoardings boasting... (photo: WN / RTayco) DNA India
Gold   India   People   Photos   Wikipedia: Shopping
Facebook - networking site - Internet Facebook Ads: Is Anyone Clicking On Them? Wed 16 May 2012
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook's reach is wide but not deep. Few users surveyed in an Associated Press-CNBC poll say they click on the site's ads or buy the virtual goods that... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Huffington Post
Advertisement   Internet   Money   Photos   Wikipedia: Facebook
Mobile Phone User on the Busy Road 3G speed pulls a fast one on city customers Wed 16 May 2012
Last year, this time, Rakesh Pradhan was ecstatic with visions of sitting at his office in Madhapur and utilising 3G services like interactive gaming, mobile TV, video... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) The Hindu
India   Phone   Photos   Technology   Wikipedia: 3G
Playing Badminton                               Indian Badminton League by year-end Wed 16 May 2012
After much speculation, India will soon have their own badminton league, an official from the Maharashtra Badminton League (MBL) confirmed to DNA. "Following the success... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) DNA India
Badminton   India   Photos   Sport   Wikipedia: Badminton