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 Forest fire - Wildfires / aaeh
Disaster   Forest   Lebanon   Nature   Photos
 Daily Star Lebanon 
Civil Defense chief says forest fires 'premeditated'
Daily Star staff Friday, August 08, 2008 BEIRUT: Civil Defense Director Darwish Hobeika said on Thursday that the series of forest fires afflicting Lebanon's countryside was... (photo: U.S. federal government)
Saddam Jolan, owner of the zoo in Baghdad
Animal   Baghdad   Bengal   Photos   Tiger
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Baghdad zoo welcomes pair of US-donated tiger cubs
By KIM GAMEL Associated Press Writer BAGHDAD (AP) - The Baghdad Zoo on Friday welcomed a pair of rare Bengal tiger cubs that were donated by a North Carolina animal sanctuary despite protests by... (photo: AP / David Guttenfelder)
Kamal Nath, Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry, answers journalist's questions when he leaves the WTO, during the second week of the World Trade Organisation ministerial summit on trade liberalisation talks, at the World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters, in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, July 29, 2008.  WorldNews.com 
WTO - End of DOHA-Round in Geneva = End of Globalisation
Article by Worldnews Guest Writer Rene Delavy All countries "are disappointed" because of the failure of DOHA-Round in Geneva end of July 2008. What a hypocrisy! Not one land can afford to accept such... (photo: AP / Salvatore Di Nolfi)
Disaster   Economy   Environment   Globalisation   Photos
 The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh shaking hands with the President of Pakistan Mr. Pervez Musharraf after the Joint Statement, in New York on September 14, 2005- am1  Buffalo News 
Plans to impeach Musharraf raise threat of upheaval
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - The feuding leaders of Pakistan's ruling coalition said Thursday that they will impeach President Pervez Musharraf, a move that could trigger political upheaval in a crisis-torn... (photo: PIB)
Islamabad   Musharraf   Pakistan   Photos   Politics
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U.S. corn, soy fall on dollar, await USDA report
* USDA crop report next week may weigh on markets * Trade eyes Morocco wheat plans (Recasts with quotes, prices, changes dateline, pvs SINGAPORE) By David Brough and... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Corn   Crop   Dollar   Photos   Soybean
 Turkey´s Sureyya Ayhan, right, crosses the finish line to win the women´s 1500m final at the European Athletics Championships in the Olympic Stadium in Munich, Germany, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2002. At left is silver medal winner Gabriela Szabo, of The Charlotte Observer
When it comes to making a statement, Olympians exit the stage
BEIJING Solomon Bayoh, a sprinter from Sierra Leone, is not a dumb jock. Neither is Germany's Frank Dehne. Nor South Africa's Katherine Meaklim. Nor Mirjam Melchers of... (photo: AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Beijing   Germany   Human Rights   Olympics   Photos
Money exchange offices are seen in one of Damascus' main streets on Sunday, Nov. 12, 2006. ISN
Assessing stability in Syria
Syria faces tough decisions in an atmosphere of uncertainty about its economic and political stability, Ben Judah writes for ISN Security Watch. By Ben Judah in London... (photo: AP / Bassem Tellawi)
London   Photos   Politics   Security   Syria
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Iraq to upgrade Samawah oil refinery

BAGHDAD - Iraq's Cabinet has approved a multimillion dollar contract to upgrade an oil refinery in southern Iraq, a senior oil ministry official said Thursday. The... (photo: WN)
Iraq   Money   Oil   People   Photos
 US Army (USA) personnel from the 82nd Airborne division (AD), load onboard US Air Force (USAF) aircraft for a drop mission at Pope Air Force Base (AFB), North Carolina (NC), during exercise Large Package Week. Large Package Week is a joint USA and USAF a USA Today
U.S., Iraq may close a combat troop deal

Posted  | Comment  | Recommend | | | BAGHDAD (AP) — Two Iraqi officials say the U.S. and Iraq are close to a deal under which all American combat... (photo: DoD photo by: TSGT MIKE BUYTAS, USAF)
Combat   Iraq   Photos   US   politics
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Emirates' fuel-buying balancing act blown off course

Emirates says it has been caught out by soaring fuel prices and is warning against complacency within the airline. The airline uses 3 million barrels a month and the... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
Economy   Emirates   Energy   Photos   Prices
Rice fields in an agricultural site in Tugbok district, Davao City, Philippines Gulf Daily News
UAE plans farmland investments
DUBAI: The UAE plans to invest in agricultural land in African and Asian countries to tackle basic foodstuffs shortages at home, an... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal)
Agricultural   Dubai   Economy   Investments   Photos
 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, listens to Iran´s Revolutionary Guards commander The Australian
Tehran facing further sanctions
WASHINGTON: Major world powers have agreed to consider new sanctions against Iran after Tehran gave an ambiguous answer to the latest demand to freeze key nuclear work.... (photo: AP / Hasan Sarbakhshian, File)
Iran   Nuclear   Photos   UN   US
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Hilton Hotels Corporation announces two General Manager appointments for Abu Dhabi properties

Hilton Hotels Corporation (HHC), the world's leading hotel company, has announced two new senior appointments for its Abu Dhabi properties. Jan Moenkedieck has been named... (photo: WN)
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