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Tea garden in Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lanka plan to use T20 World Cup to promote investment and tourism
Colombo, Jan 26 (PTI) Sri Lankan government is willing to make use of the T20 Cricket World Cup, to be hosted by the island nation in September, to promote... (photo: Creative Commons / Anjadora)
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World stocks gain on Fed's low rate pledge
BANGKOK World stock markets were mostly higher Thursday after the U.S. central bank pledged to keep interest rates low until late 2014 to nurture the country's stubbornly slow economic recovery.... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta speaks to Sailors and Marines in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65).  The Guardian 
Panetta cites key intelligence on bin Laden raid
ROBERT BURNS AP National Security Writer= WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is acknowledging publicly for the first time that a Pakistani doctor provided key information to the U.S. in... (photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Scott Pittman)
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Anti-Syrian regime protesters wave Syrian revolution flags and chant slogans during a demonstration against Syrian President Bashar Assad in the Deir Baghlaba area in Homs province, central Syria, on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012.  Al Jazeera 
UN considers resolution on Syria
European and Arab nations have pressed for UN Security Council backing for an Arab League plan calling on Syria's president to stand down, but Russia said their proposed resolution crossed its... (photo: AP)
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Smartphones drive record Samsung profit
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co posted a record $4.7 billion quarterly operating profit, driven by booming smartphone sales, and will spend $22 billion this year... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
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Dr. Lobsang Sangay, head of the Tibetan government in exile addressing during the 63rd anniversary of International Human Rights Day, Dharamshala, India. WorldNews.com
No Celebration of New Year, Instead International Solidarity and a Voice for Tibet: Tibetan PM
Article by Yeshe Choesang, WN Correspondent Dharamshala. Dharamshala: - Dr. Lobsang Sangay, elected political leader of the Tibetan government in exile, called for... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang)
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Australia's cricket captain Ricky Ponting, center, and fellow team members acknowledge the applause from the crowd after their win in the Cricket World Cup Group A match between Australia and Kenya in Bangalore, India, Sunday, March 13, 2011. Australia won by 60 runs. The Australian
Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke have turned Australia's fortunes dramatically
THE statistics tell a tale not just of two cities but of two seasons, and in both instances, it was the best of times, it was the worst of times. There is no worse time... (photo: AP / Aijaz Rahi)
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Sri Lanka's Mahela Jayawardene raises his bat and helmet to celebrate scoring a century during the Cricket World Cup final match between India and Sri Lanka in Mumbai, India, Saturday, April 2 , 2011. The Hindu
Sri Lanka not complacent about India in tri-series
The new Sri Lankan cricket captain, Mahela Jayawardene, has said that his team will not be complacent about India because of its current run in tests in Australia.... (photo: AP / Aijaz Rahi)
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FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi from Argentina, right, duels for the ball against Real Madrid's Lass during a quarterfinal, second leg, Copa del Rey soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium, in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. Goal
Barcelona's Lionel Messi admits anguish over accusations of lack of passion for Argentina
The 24-year-old forward, who has spent half of his life living in Spain, insists that he loves his country and gives his all every time he lines up for the national team... (photo: AP / Manu Fernandez)
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British Foreign Secretary William Hague arrives for an EU Foreign Ministers meeting at the EU Council in Brussels, Thursday March 10, 2011. The European Union is hitting the regime of Moammar Gadhafi with more financial sanctions just as France says it is recognizing the Libyan opposition's Interim Governing Council and plans to exchange ambassadors with it. Zeenews
UK wants stronger, deeper ties with India: Hague
London: Noting that India is making its mark on the global economy with electrifying skill, innovation and dynamism, British Foreign Secretary William Hague has said that... (photo: AP / Geert Vanden Wijngaert)
Business   Finance   Market   Photos   Wikipedia: William Hague
File - Historian Howard Zinn lecturing at the Monona Terrace in Madison, Wisconsin, May 2, 2009. Al Jazeera
Remembering Howard Zinn
Editor's note: Today, January 27, is the second anniversary of the death of Howard Zinn. An active participant in the Civil Rights movement, he was dismissed in 1963 from... (photo: Creative Commons)
Human Rights   Justice   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Howard Zinn
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Asia may not be such easy pickings for Apple
By Harichandan Arakali and Farah Master BANGALORE/HONG KONG, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Investors in Apple Inc have a one-word answer for those who wonder whether this corporate... (photo: Creative Commons / Mono)
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