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Kobe Bryant  Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers in action against the Washington Wizards on December 5, 2008 at the Verizon Center in Washington D.C.
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 The Los Angeles Times 
Lakers' Kobe Bryant is named to his 11th All-NBA first team
Kobe Bryant was named to his 11th All-NBA first team Thursday, joining LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Tim Duncan and Chris Paul for the 2012-13 season. With the honor, Bryant joins Karl Malone with the... (photo: Creative Commons / Keith Allison)
File - A portrait of Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan, during the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit’s meeting on Afghanistan in Lisbon, Portugal, 20 November, 2010.
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 The New York Times 
Afghanistan’s Karzai Says ‘No Circumstances’ Allow Him to Seek Another Term
NEW DELHI — Seeking to dispel widespread rumors that he will find a way to cling to power beyond the end of his second term next year, President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan said Wednesday that there... (photo: UN / Evan Schneider)
File - Children at play at the Yida settlement in Unity state, in northern South Sudan, 12 March, 2013. Opened in 2011, Yida has over 70,000 refugees.  Voa News 
Amnesty: Growing Danger for Refugees
Amnesty International says the world is growing more dangerous for refugees and migrants. The organization’s annual report says the rights of millions of people who have escaped conflict and... (photo: UN / Martine Perret)
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Pond heron sitting on the coconut tree - bird - India  The Hindu 
Delhi plays host to South Asian winged visitors
At a time when most of its water bodies are drying up due to the scorching heat, Delhi is witnessing a rare wildlife phenomenon at Shanti Van where nearly a dozen species of South Asian waterbirds... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
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Nissan Motors Leaf electric car at an auto expo-automobile. The Guardian
Nissan to recall 841,000 vehicles due to steering wheel glitch
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co Ltd will recall about 841,000 vehicles worldwide including the Micra compact car, also known as the March, as a result of a steering... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam)
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Black Mitsubishi Outlander in Kraków, Poland. Reuters
Nikkei off 5-1/2-year high after weak China factory activity data
* Weak China factory activity cuts Nikkei gains * Bernanke remarks sees yen at 103 to dollar, aids exporters * Fast Retailing jumps as retail investors in hot pursuit By... (photo: Creative Commons / Lukas 3z)
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In this Sunday, March 31, 2013 photo released by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) and distributed in Tokyo Monday, April 1, 2013 by the Korea News Service, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gives a speech during a plenary meeting of the central committee of the ruling Workers' Party in Pyongyang, North Korea. RoadRunner
North Korean leader sends special envoy to China
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — After months of ignoring China's warnings to give up its nuclear program, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a high-level confidant... (photo: AP / KCNA via KNS)
Beijing   China   Photos   Wikipedia: North Korea   Nuclear Weapon
A Palestinian man exchanges currency, in the in city of Rafah the southern Gaza Strip, the U.S. dollar and shekel in black markets in the Gaza Strip on Sep. 20, 2011. Significant increase to the U.S. dollar $1000 against Israel 3.63. shekel in the Palestinian territories, the first time in five years, gets high for the dollar a due to protests in Israel, analysts said economy Palestinian. ( Photo by Ahmed Deeb/WN) Wall Street Journal
U.S. Stock Futures Fall
By BARBARA KOLLMEYER MADRID—U.S. stock market futures fell on Wednesday, with investors expected to look for more clues on any tapering of the Federal Reserve's easing... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
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World stocks mixed ahead of Fed statements
BANGKOK (AP) -- World stock markets were mixed Tuesday as investors waited for the U.S. Federal Reserve to telegraph what it plans to do next with its economic stimulus... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
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Marks & Spencer at Robinsons Mall, Manila, Philippines. The company was founded by a partnership between Michael Marks, a Litvak Jew from Slonim, Poland (now in Belarus), and Thomas Spencer, a cashier from Yorkshire. Wall Street Journal
European Stocks Tilt Lower
By NINA BAINS European stocks were modestly lower Tuesday as investors digested comments from a Federal Reserve Official on Monday, while the yen resumed its downward... (photo: Creative Commons / Ninjakeg)
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