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Bill Murray Get Low TIFF09 The New York Times 
A Clown at Cannes: Bill Murray at the Riviera Fest
| CANNES, France (AP) — Clad in a plaid jacket that could have come out of Rodney Dangerfield's wardrobe in "Caddyshack," Bill Murray clashed with traditional Cannes fashion but made the most of... (photo: Creative Commons / Paul Sherwood)
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Jowar crop in the field - agriculture - India Zeenews 
UP govt to frame new agri culture, industrial policies
Lucknow: Setting up the development agenda of the state, the Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday said it would frame new agriculture and industrial policies and expand e-governance services, an offic... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
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Greek President Karolos Papoulias, left, shake hands with the newly appointed caretaker Prime Minister Panagiotis Pikrammenos during the swearing-in ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Athens, Wednesday, May 16, 2012 Zeenews 
Greek caretaker government sworn in
Athens: The Greek caretaker government, which will lead the country to the second round of national polls in June, was sworn in on Thursday morning at a ceremony held at the Presidential mansion in At... (photo: AP / Thanassis Stavrakis)
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 Rio de Janeiro - Hotel Copacabana Palace, onde ser realizada a Cpula de Chefes de Estado do Mercosul, a partir de quinta-feira (18).  ula1 BBC News 
Brazil hotels set to cut rates for June's Rio+20 summit
Rio de Janeiro hotel owners have agreed to cut prices during a major UN summit next month, amid fears that spiralling costs were putting off visitors. | The Brazilian government said room rates should... (photo: Fabio Pozzebom/ABr )
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Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy speaks during a media conference at an EU Summit in Brussels on Friday, March 2, 2012. The Independent 
We risk being shut out of financial markets, warns Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy
| As Madrid's borrowing costs spiked to levels widely seen as unsustainable, Mariano Rajoy warned that there is a "a serious risk that [investors] will not lend us money or they will do so at an ... (photo: AP / Thierry Charlier)
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A Bosnian Serb man holds a photo of former Gen. Ratko Mladic during a protest in Kalinovik, Bosnia, hometown of the Bosnian Serb wartime military leader, 70 kms southeast of Sarajevo, Sunday, May 29, 2011. Approximately 3,000 Bosnian Serbs, gathered to show support and anger after the arrest of Mladic. The Independent 
Prosecutors lay out Srebrenica genocide case against Ratko Mladic
| On the second day of the 70-year-old's genocide trial, Yugoslav war crimes tribunal prosecutors will focus on the bloody climax of the 1992-95 Bosnian war, when Serb forces systematically executed s... (photo: AP / Amel Emric)
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International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Christine Lagarde delivers her speech at the end of the Deauville partnership meeting in Marseille, southern France, Saturday, Sept.10, 2011. The Times Of India 
Greece Crisis: IMF chief warns on expensive cost of Greek exit from euro
Tweet ATHENS: IMF chief Christine Lagarde warned of "extremely expensive" consequences were Greece to leave the euro zone, a once taboo possibility that European leaders have begun to discuss openly a... (photo: AP / Lionel Cironneau)
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In this image from television, foreign reporters and workers in protective gear are seen at North Korea's main nuclear reactor in Yongbyon, Friday, Feb. 22, 2008. The Daily Telegraph 
North Korea 'resuming work' on nuclear reactor
Satellite imagery has revealed that North Korea has resumed work on a light water reactor that analysts believe indicates Pyongyang's intention to push ahead with efforts to enrich uranium for nuclear... (photo: AP / APTN)
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Investments up, stocks tumble in the Philippines
| By Alito L. Malinao | MANILA, May 17 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine economy was marked by both positive and negative developments in the past few days, with a huge surge in investments registered last m... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub)
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Mothers wait for the turn to get their children checked up at GB Pant children  Hospital in Srinagar,  on 17, May 2012.the summer capital of Indian kashmir, The Siasat Daily 
Kashmir horror: 358 kids die in hospital in five months
May 17: | Rattled by large number of children’s death in Srinagar’s GB Pant children hospital, Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday ordered a high-level enquiry to probe the alarming death ra... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
Children   Death   Kashmir   Photos   Wikipedia: Kashmir conflict  
Indian Army soldiers stand guard at  srinagar- Leh highway at  11785, Feet Zogila pass 150 kilometers (68 miles) north of Srinagar on April 19, 2011. The Srinagar-Leh National Highway connecting Ladakh to the Kashmir Valley is being  re-opened on April 27, 2011. the snow clearence operation is in full swings to meet the deadline this wiil be  for the first time that highway is reopened in april- one month ahead of shedule the highway,  receives higest snowfall in winter forcing its closer for six months in a year. The Siasat Daily 
J&K fake encounter case: D-day for Bikram Singh
Srinagar, May 17: | The Jammu and Kashmir High Court may deliver verdict in the alleged fake encounter case involving Lt General Bikram Singh, the designate Army Chief. | On May 10, Justice Mansoor Ah... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
Court   Kashmir   Militants   Photos   Wikipedia: Kashmir  
Syrian rebels are seen in Idlib, Syria, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. France24 
Syria accused of new 'massacre,' UN team evacuated
| AFP - Syrian forces were accused of summarily executing 15 civilians, as members of a UN team of observers were evacuated from a shelled town the day after a bomb blast hit their convoy. | Syria's P... (photo: AP)
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President of the European Central Bank Jean-Claude Trichet looks on during a news conference in Frankfurt, on Thursday, June 10, 2010. T Europe's banks on the brink Reuters
Copper -Metal -India(sk1) Copper rebounds from 4-month lows, Greek worries cap gains Reuters
United States President Barack Obama signs an Executive Order entitled Establishment of the Interagency Trade Enforcement Center in the Oval Office on 28 February 2012. Obama Can't Knock the Hustle Huffington Post
President Barack Obama waves as he boards Air Force One in Dublin, Ireland, before departing for London, May 23, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) 5 Alternatives to Obama and Romney in the Presidential Race The Daily Beast
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