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Tourists visit a look-out point while the Singapore city skyline is seen partially covered in haze in the background, Tuesday, June 18, 2013 in Singapore. Singapore pressures Indonesia to identify firms behind haze
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's worst air pollution in 16 years sparked diplomatic tension on Tuesday, as the city-state urged Indonesia to provide satellite data to enable it to act against plantat... (photo: AP / Wong Maye-E) The Star
Environment   Photos   Pollution   Singapore   Wikipedia: Singapore  
President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 1, 2010. before signing the Iran Sanctions Bill imposing tough new sanctions against Iran as further punishment for the country's continuing ambitions to become a nuclear power. Obama: US Open to Iran Nuclear Talks
VOA News | President Barack Obama says the United States is open to holding new talks with Iran about its controversial nuclear program. | But in an interview broadcast late Monday, Obama said Iran mu... (photo: AP / J. Scott Applewhite) Voa News
Iran   Nuclear   Obama   Photos   USA   Wikipedia: Nuclear program of Iran  
Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers serving with the 201st Corps calibrate the D-30 howitzer on Forward Operating Base Mehtar Lam, Laghman province, Afghanistan, March 12, 2013. The ANA soldiers are part of a group being trained on how to operate the D-30 howitzer. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Claire Baker/Released) Afghan forces take over from Nato
Afghanistan's armed forces are taking over the lead for security nationwide from the US-led Nato coalition, President Hamid Karzai has announced. | The handover of responsibility is a significant mile... (photo: US Army / Andrew Claire Baker) Belfast Telegraph
Afghanistan   Nato   Photos   Terrorism   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present)  
People shout anti-government slogans during a rally by the labor unions in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, June 17, 2013. Police arrest dozens in raids across Turkey following protests
Police raided multiple addresses in several cities across Turkey today, detaining dozens of people following more than two weeks of anti-government protests, local media reported. | State media TRT sa... (photo: AP) The Irish Times
Photos   Politcs   Protest   Turkey   Wikipedia: 2013 protests in Turkey  
In this photo released by the Israeli government Press office, Israeli President Shimon Peres, left, meets with U.S President Barack Obama in Washington, Sunday, March 4, 2012. Shimon Peres says peace will be achieved in his lifetime
The Israeli president, weeks away from his 90th birthday, tells the Telegraph why he is optimistic about a deal between Israel and the Palestinians. | 560 | 315 | TelegraphPlayer_10122532 | By Robert ... (photo: AP / Moshe Milner, GPO, HO) The Daily Telegraph
Israel   Middle East   Peace   Photos   Wikipedia: Peace process in the IsraeliPalestinian conflict  
AICC Vice President Rahul Gandhi along with Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and PCC Chief Safi-u-din Sooz inaugurate 'Umeed' a Rs 900 crore programme dedicated to skill development for women at Budgam District town 20 kms from Srinagar on Saturday 15, June 2013. Rahul Gandhi will be next PM, says Manmohan Singh
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday virtually declared Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi his successor, suggesting that the young Gandhi would lead UPA-3 if it came to power after th... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) Deccan Chronicle
Delhi   Leader   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Rahul Gandhi  
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