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The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh addressing at the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the Kendriya Vidyala Sangathan (KVS), in New Delhi on February 06, 2013.
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India needs clean, affordable sources of energy: PM
Washington: Access to clean, reliable and affordable sources of energy is a major policy priority for India, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said. "The scale of energy challenges in India requires... (photo: PIB of India)
Supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf or Moment for Justice party attend an election campaign rally in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, May 9, 2013.
Elections   Pakistan   Photos   Violence   Wikipedia: Pakistani general election, 2013		  BBC News 
Pakistan hopes for 'cleanest' elections in history
Pakistan's elections on 11 May will be the cleanest in the country's history, officials say, following the implementation of new measures to avoid a repeat of widespread rigging in previous... (photo: AP / Anjum Naveed)
Supporters of Pakistani Labour Party rally against the United States and condemned drone attacks on militants in Pakistani tribal areas along the Afghanistan border, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009 in Lahore, Pakistan.  Foreign Policy 
Can Pakistan legally shoot down U.S. drones?
Pakistan's election hopefuls have expressed strong and vocal opposition to U.S. drone strikes within the country. Pakistan People's Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, who participated in a... (photo: AP / K.M.Chaudary)
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Mercedes-Benz India Facebook page crosses 1 million fans
KOLKATA: The Indian subsidiary of German auto major Mercedes-Benz now has over 1 million fans on Facebook. The milestone was achieved on Monday when the fan base crossed the 1 million mark. The... (photo: WN / Geeta)
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India, Brazil help Facebook expand user base to 1.11 billion
New Delhi: An expanding user count in India and Brazil helped the world's largest social networking site Facebook to increase its monthly active users (MAUs) to a... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
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Le Tourneau Technologies in Longview in Texas. Seattle Times
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JAKARTA, Indonesia — Tens of thousands of low-paid workers took to the streets on May Day to demand higher wages, better benefits and improved working conditions a... (photo: Creative Commons / Billy Hathorn)
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a service of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - Select a country - Afghanistan Angola Bangladesh Benin... (photo: USAF / Tony Tolley)
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India’s IT exports to reach $75 billion
India’s export of computer software and services is estimated to jump by more than 10 per cent to $75 billion in fiscal year 2012-13 compared to $68 billion in 2011-13.... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
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Protesters hold placards as they stage a rally outside the city hall in Yangon, Myanmar, against a copper mining project in central Myanmar Monday, Nov. 26, 2012. The protest was held against the seizure of land for the project jointly owned by the military and China's Wan Bao Mining. Emboldened by Myanmar's changing political climate, farmers, villagers, factory workers and others are now staging demonstrations in various parts of the country over issues ranging from land confiscation to electricity cuts. The New York Times
Myanmar Activists: 7 Injured in Mine Crackdown
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Activists in Myanmar say police have injured seven people and arrested three others in a new crackdown on residents opposed to a... (photo: AP / Khin Maung Win)
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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. Dalai Lama condemns Buddhist attacks on Muslims in Myanmar, Sri Lanka The Siasat Daily
Central University of Himachal Pradesh confers honorary DPhil degree on His Holiness the Dalai Lama Dalai Lama Lashes Myanmar, Lanka Buddhist Violence The New York Times
Aerosmith B Aerosmith in Manila for first Southeast Asia show US News
An ethnic Somali man stands in the shared courtyard of several houses in the Eastleigh district of Nairobi, Kenya, on February 21, 2013. None of the men living here have found work, saying that Countering the radicalization of Kenya's youth IRINnews
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Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif reacts during a press conference in Islamabad, Monday, Aug. 25, 2008. Pakistan's ruling coalition collapsed Monday, torn apart by internal bickering just a week after it drove U.S. ally Pervez Musharraf from the presidency. Nawaz Sharif, announced Monday that he was pulling out of the 5-month-old alliance because it failed to restore judges ousted by Musharraf or agree to a neutral replacement. Incoming PM's party looks to coalition in Pakistan's SW New Straits/Business Times
A Bangladeshi rescue worker puts a red flag, marking the end of rescue operations at the site where a Bangladesh garment-factory building collapsed on April 24 in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, May 13, 2013. Bangladesh building collapse: An end to recovery efforts, a promise of a new start CNN
In this Monday, May 6, 2013 photo, Bangladeshi Islamic protesters burn tires and logs to block a road during a protest, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Islamist Protests Raise Toll in Bangladesh Wall Street Journal
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Ford Fiesta Ford announces entry into Burma market BBC News
Secretary-General Ban Ki moon visits a Drug Alternative Development Project (UNODC and Government) in Kyauk Ka Char (Hopong township, Shan State) , Myanmar. April 30 2012 -Upon landing, the Secretary-General and Mrs. Ban will be greeted by local ethnic/village leaders, and by other officials from Naypyitaw who will be part of an advance team. -The delegation will travel by car for 3-4 mins to a constructed meeting location outdoor. -Pol. Col. Tin Maung Maung, Joint Secretary of the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC), will deliver on behalf of the government a 10 min presentation on the area, with specific reference to the issues of opium poppy cultivation, eradication, poverty, food insecurity and the link between these and the current cease-fire agreements in Shan. -Mr. Gary Lewis, UNODC Regional Representative Regional Centre for East Asia and the Pacific, and Mr. Jason Eligh, UNODC Country Manager will make a 10 min presentation on what the UN, as represented by UNODC and WFP 'delivering as one' on the ground, do to address these problems and support Myanmar in contributing to the peace-building process in this region. -The Secretary-General will be invited to deliver brief remarks -Local villagers come forward to meet the Secretary-General and Mrs. Ban and interact with them for approx. 10 min. Organised crime worth $90bn year in East Asia Al Jazeera
Women wore gold jewellery during function-Gold-India. Gold hits 15-month low of Rs 27,100 per 10 grams The Siasat Daily
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Italy pardons US airforce man with a hope of clemency for marines being tried in India Italy pardons US airforce man with a hope of clemency for marines being tried in India GroundReport
Italian marines Salvatore Girone, left, and Massimiliano Latorre, arrive at a military prosecutor's office in Rome Wednesday, March 20, 2013 Italy-Indian row: Marines travel to India for trial BBC News
Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta meets with Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping prior to a meeting in Beijing China, Sept. 19, 2012. Panetta visited Tokyo, Japan before continuing to Beijing and traveling to Auckland, New Zealand on a week long trip to the Pacific. DoD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo China’s new diplomats signal thaw with Japan, keeping US at bay South China Morning Post
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