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 Pyongyang plans fourth of July fireworks
| By Donald Kirk | WASHINGTON - American officialdom from the White House to the Pentagon is primed for July 4 fireworks this weekend in the form of the test-firing by North Korea of a long-range Taep... (photo: AP / Ahn Young-joon) Asia Times
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 Thailand offers elephants for adoption
By Michael Casey, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | A Thai mahout and his infant elephant look for foreign tourist, along Sukhumvit Road in downtown Bangkok. After failing repeatedly to clear elephants from Bang... (photo: Creative Commons / FlickreviewR) Canoe
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 Dinosaur fossils found in Australia
| Fossils of three new species of dinosaurs have been discovered in Australia, including a meat-eater larger than Velociraptor from the Jurassic Park movies, suggesting Australia may have a more compl... (photo: Creative Commons / Ben2) Irish Times
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 Asia Olympic Council backs Tokyo's 2016 bid
| The Associated Press | SINGAPORE - The Olympic Council of Asia has endorsed the bid of Tokyo to host the Summer Games in 2016. | "Asia will always support any city from Asia," Kuwait's Ahmad Fahad a... (photo: Nato) Philadelphia Daily News
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 AP Interview: Obama tells Putin Cold War is over, US-Russian relations entering new chapter
| WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama said former Russian President Vladimir Putin and his hand-picked successor should expect an in-person reminder the Cold War is over when the U.S. leader makes his... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais) Star Tribune
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