 | Serene dream: Ruby Wax thinks big in Thailand and Laos
The Independent | My dream was always to go to Laos before it got Starbucked to death by my people, before a great deluge of tourism washed over its enchantment. I was told to get there fast, before the crowds came. ... (photo: GFDL / ) | |
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 | Gore's Bold Plan to Save the Planet
Time Magazine | When I caught up with Al Gore at his home in Nashville last December, the former Vice President turned green guru was in a pensive mood. I was surprised — he was just finishing his Nobel Peace ... (photo: AP Photo / Gerald Herbert) | |
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 Cambodian PM says border dispute with Thailand worsening
Canada Dot Com | KANTARALAK, Thailand - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Thursday a border row with Thailand was "worsening" and urged the immediate withdrawal of Thai troops from a disputed ancient temple. ... (photo: AP / Heng Sinith) |
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 YEMEN: New plan envisages more effective rainwater harvesting
IRINnews web | Photo: Mohammed al-Jabri/IRIN SANAA, 17 July 2008 (IRIN) - A senior official at Yemen's Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE) has said a plan has been drafted to boost the country's water reso... (photo: AP Photo / Daniel Miller) |
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 IRAQ: Call for more help for Iraqi refugees
IRINnews web | Photo: M.Bernard/UNHCR BAGHDAD, 16 July 2008 (IRIN) - A group of Iraqi non-governmental organisations (NGOs) appealed on 14 July for more support from the Iraqi gov... (photo: DoD photo ) |
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 JORDAN: Government stops issuing residency permits to Iraqis
IRINnews web | Photo: P.Sands/UNHCR AMMAN, 16 July 2008 (IRIN) - The authorities in Amman have said they will no longer issue or extend residency permits to Iraqis who are residen... (photo: WN / Kamaran Najm) |
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 Thailand calls for talks to resolve Cambodia temple dispute
Turkish Press | The ancient Hindu temple of Preah Vihear is perched on a mountaintop on the Thai-Cambodia border. Cambodian and Thai troops held positions on the border near an ancient... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo) |
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 Cambodia: Thai troops again cross border
CNN | PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) -- Cambodian officials said more Thai troops crossed into their country's territory Wednesday, in the second day of alleged incursions amid te... (photo: AP / Heng Sinith) |
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 Cambodia: Thai troops still in country
Fresno Bee | PREAH VIHEAR, Cambodia (AP) Cambodia assembled its troops near the Thai border Wednesday in the second day of alleged incursions by Thai soldiers amid tensions over dis... (photo: AP Photo / Apichart Weerawong) |
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