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Disease   Health   Photos   Research   Wikipedia: Brain		  Houston Chronicle 
Study links vets to brain disease seen in athletes
WASHINGTON (AP) — A small study raises more concern about the long-term consequences of brain injuries suffered by thousands of soldiers — suggesting they may be at risk of developing the same... (photo: WN / Sebastián Castillos)
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,
Kashmir   Mortality   Photos   Protest   Wikipedia: Infant mortality		  Newstrack India 
Infants' death sparks protest in Kashmir
Srinagar, May 17 (ANI): Locals in Jammu and Kashmir protested here on Thursday against increasing crib deaths due to negligence of the hospital authorities. Reportedly, over 300 infants have died in... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
Honey Bees on the window - insect - nature  PhysOrg 
Research looks at impact on honeybees from chemicals and mites
Scientists have been trying to explain the bee-killing malady known as Colony Collapse Disorder, which causes honeybees to abandon their hives, become ill and die. Ellis’ lab has been studying... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
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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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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... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
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In a common practice to buy and sell goods in tall apartment buildings, a woman lowers a basket on a rope to the street in Old Havana, Friday, July 27, 2007, next to a hanging photograph of Fidel Castro. Life has remained little changed in communist-run BBC News
Cuba's crumbling buildings mean Havana housing shortage
Havana is beguiling from a distance, especially its old colonial buildings bathed in tropical sunshine. But up close this city is crumbling. Number 69 on the Malecon, the... (photo: AP/Rodrigo Abd)
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A PTV aboard an Etihad Airways aircraft, part of the in-flight entertainment system. Economy class is known as the Coral Zone. The Siasat Daily
Etihad Airways to host airline symposium
Abu Dhabi, May 17: Etihad Airways, national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), will host the International Air Transport Association (IATA) World Passenger... (photo: Creative Commons)
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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... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
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Spain borrowing costs set to rise amid Greece fears
Spain's borrowing costs look set to spike on Thursday when the country's treasury sells up to 2.5bn euros (£2bn; $3.2bn) of three- and four-year sovereign... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
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Judge delays Mladic trial due to evidence errors Detroit news
Mayor of Osaka launches crusade against tattoos The Guardian
The 45th Regiment U.S. Colored Troops was formed in West Virginia The Examiner
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Buddhist musicians from Taiwan receiving blesses during the spiritual leader of Tibet, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama's 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. China TV blames Dalai Lama for Tibet immolations The Guardian
Helen Zille, Cape Town city mayor and leader of the main opposition party, center, outside the court in Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2007. Zille appeared briefly in court in connection with a demonstration outside the houses of alleged drug dealers. Police say that Zille is encouraging self-style vigilantes to take the law into their own hands, whilst her supporters say the demonstrations reflect growing fury that drug lords are targeting children and ravaging entire communities with impunity. Zille speech interrupted Independent online (SA)
President-elect Francois Hollande waves from his car as he drives down the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris, France, after the handover ceremony with outgoing French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Tuesday, May 15, 2012. Francois Hollande becomes France's new president WPXI
Slavery
Will Gay Marriage Force Black Churches to Reconsider Democratic Party? Yahoo Daily News
Letters from readers: Justice system The Florida Times Union
Iran boasts U.S. has abandoned Israel WorldNetDaily
Insurgents
GOP Senate hopes once again rest on insurgents Springfield News-Sun
As voters buck the establishment, GOP hopes of taking Senate control again rest on insurgents The Washington Post
Former Bosnian Serb military commander Gen. Ratko Mladic is seen at the start of his trial at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday May 16, 2012. Mladic trial: Prosecution to focus on Srebrenica massacre BBC News
FBI / CIA
This Dec. 2009 photo released by the U.S. Marshal's Service on Monday Dec. 28, 2009 shows Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab in Milan, Mich. Abdulmutallab, 23, has been charged in federal court with trying to detonate an explosive device on a Dec. 25 flight from Amsterdam to Detroit. Robert Fisk: Must we stand idly by while world leaders spout this codswallop? The Independent
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta meets with Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa at the Pentagon, May 11, 2012. Leaks that revealed British agent's role in foiled bomb plot investigated by FBI The Independent
Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is surrounded by security personnel as he arrives at Supreme Court for a hearing in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. Prime minister says Pakistan, U.S. operating on a trust deficit CNN
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