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Bernanke, Geithner Sit With Indian Financial Leaders For Meeting In New Delhi
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, right, sits with U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, left, during the U.S. India Economic and Financial Partnership meeting with Indian Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram, unseen, in New Delhi, India , Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. Indian Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram, left, and U.S. Treasury Secretary…
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Afghan Lady Receives N-Peace Award For Her Role As Peace Activist
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III, left, presents the N-Peace award 2012 for “Role Model for Peace” to Quhramaana Kakar of Afghanistan during ceremonies in suburban Makati, south of Manila, Philippines, on Tuesday Oct. 9, 2012. The N-Peace awards by the Asia-based N-peace Network, a multi-country network facilitated by the United…
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U.N. Report Says Some 870 Million People In The World Suffer Hunger
Indian schoolchildren eat a free midday meal, provided on all working days at a government school on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Tuesday, Oct. 9. The United Nations now says its 2009 headline-grabbing announcement that 1 billion people in the world were hungry was off-target and that the number is…
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Even 7 or 8-Year Old Afghan Kids Have To Work To Support Their Families
Dost Mohammad, 40, works at a local brick factory in Jalalabad, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, Monday, Oct. 8, 2012. Sanjeeda, 8, left, Nagina, 7, center, Parwana, 8, right, pose for a photo during their working hours at a local brick factory in Jalalabad, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, Monday, Oct. 8, 2012. Thousands…
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Pakistani Security Officer Shows Weapons Seized From Terrorists Arrested In Quetta
A Pakistani security officer shows seized weapons to media in southwest Pakistan’s Quetta on October 9, 2012. Police on Tuesday foiled a major terrorist plot after arresting 19 suspects and seizing heavy quantities of weapons and ammunitions near Quetta. Pakistani security officers display seized weapons to media in southwest Pakistan’s…
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Protests By Indian People Delay Contruction Of Atomic Power Plant In Kudankulam
Indian coast guards ride on a boat near the Russian-built Kudankulam Atomic Power Project, background, during a protest at Kudankulam, about 700 kilometers (440 miles) south of Chennai, Tamil Nadu state, India, Monday, Oct. 8, 2012. Construction of the plant has been delayed by protests in the past year by…
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Indian Artist Paints Idols Of Hindu Goddess For Durga Festival
An artist walks by idols of Hindu warrior goddess Durga, who destroys demons to prevail over evil, in New Delhi, India, Monday, Oct. 8, 2012. The festival of Durga, who prefers to travel on a lion, will be celebrated from Oct. 20-24, 2012. An artist paints idols of Hindu warrior…
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Greenpeace Protests Against Hosting UN Summit On Biodiversity In Hyderabad, India
Greenpeace activists hang a banner with a photo of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh atop the Charminar monument in Hyderabad, India, Monday, Oct. 8, 2012. The activists were protesting against India hosting the UN summit on biodiversity even as Indian forests are being destroyed due to coal mining. Singh’s government…
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A Rhinoceros Straying Out Of Sanctuary Moved To Safe Place In Assam, India
Indian forest officials transport a tranquilized female one horned rhinoceros on a sledge in Uparhali village about 40 kilometers (25 miles) west of Gauhati, Assam state, India, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012. The rhinoceros had strayed out from the Pobitora wildlife sanctuary last week. At least four rhinos were killed by…
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Afghan Civil War Changes Life Patterns Of Civilian People
In this Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012 photo, Shah Ker, 29, a car mechanic, poses in the shop he inherited from his father Ramdil Shah who was killed during the Afghan civil war in 1993 in Kabul, Afghanistan. In this Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012 photo, Wahidullah, 32, whose spine was pierced…
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