The New York Times China's Exports Rise 46% | BEIJING —China announced Wednesday that its exports climbed 46 percent in February from a year earlier. Economists said the data signaled a rebound in consumer demand from the United States an... (photo: WN / abeer)
BBC News China seeks to annihilate Tibet's Buddhism - Dalai Lama | Tibet's spiritual leader has said China is trying to "annihilate Buddhism", as the region marks the anniversary of a failed revolt against China in 1959. | The Dalai Lama's comments come a... (photo: AP / Ashwini Bhatia)
Zeenews Israel apologizes for embarrassing Biden Ramallah (West Bank): Israel apologized Wednesday for disrupting the visit of Vice President Joe Biden with its announcement of 1,600 new homes in disputed east Jerusalem, but made clear it had no int... (photo: AP / Tara Todras-Whitehill) IsraelJerusalemPalestiniansPhotosUS
The Star First Iraq vote results expected by Thursday - U.N. | BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Preliminary results of Iraq's parliamentary election, a vote seen as a litmus test of its young democracy, are likely to be released by Thursday, a United Nations official said o... (photo: WN / Jamal Penjweny) ElectionGovernmentIraqPhotosUN
Independent online Head of al-Azhar dies | Cairo - Sheikh Mohamed Sayed Tantawi, the head of Egypt's most prestigious seat of Islamic learning al-Azhar, died of a heart attack on Wednesday during a visit to Saud... (photo: AP / Amr Nabil) DeathEducationEgyptIslamPhotos
San Fransisco Chronicle Taliban's gone, but Afghan town still deserted | (03-10) 04:00 PST Now Zad, Afghanistan -- | This southern Afghan city has been touted as a symbol of the progress U.S. troops have made in recent weeks. But when Defens... (photo: US DoD / Cherie Cullen) AfghanistanPhotosTalibanUS
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