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The Asian black bear (Ursus thibetanus) is a medium-sized species of bear largely adapted for arboreal life. It is distributed through much of southern Asia, northeastern China, far eastern Russia and Japan.

A Chinese Folk Remedy Draws Charges of Cruelty From Bear Advocates Wed 22 May 2013
CHENGDU, China — It was, at first glance, a rather modest initial public offering by a small Chinese company seeking to expand production of the key ingredient used in... (photo: Creative Commons / Abu0804) The New York Times
Bear Bile Chengdu China Photos Wikipedia: Guizhentang Pharmaceutical company

President Barack Obama meets with Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., in the Oval Office, Aug. 4, 2010.

McConnell calls for end of import sanctions on Myanmar Tue 21 May 2013
Facebook Follow @washtimes Do you believe Jay Carney's assertion that aides insulated President Obama from the IRS scandal? Login to Vote View results Senate... (photo: Public Domain / The White House from Washington, DC) The Washington Times
Mitch McConnell Myanmar Photos US Wikipedia: Burma–United States relations

Top 10 places off the beaten track Tue 21 May 2013
The members and editors of VirtualTourist.com have selected their "Top 10 Places off the beaten path". Reuters has not endorsed this list. 1. Chile Stretching 4270 km... (photo: WN / RTayco) Stuff
Antarctic Chile Pacific Photos Tourism Wikipedia: Tourism

Golkar party Chairman Jusuf Kalla, who is also Indonesian vice president, delivers a speech during the special meeting of the party leaders in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, April 23, 2009.

Jusuf Kalla re-elected to lead CAPDI Tue 21 May 2013
Former vice president Jusuf Kalla was re-elected as chairman of the Centrist Asia Pacific Democrats International (CAPDI) for a third time at the second CAPDI... (photo: AP / Achmad Ibrahim) Jakarta Post
Business Jakarta Photos Politics Wikipedia: Jusuf Kalla

Myanmar Prime Minister Thein Sein attends the ASEAN meeting with Southeast Asian business leaders during the 13th ASEAN Summit in Singapore on Tuesday November 20, 2007.

Myanmar leader to meet Obama but stalls on reforms Sat 18 May 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Myanmar President Thein Sein's historic White House visit next week is the culmination of U.S. outreach to a former pariah regime. That's been based on... (photo: (AP Photo/Romeo GACAD, POOL) / ) my SA
Myanmar Politics USA Wikipedia: Thein Sein Photos

Myanmar's President Thein Sein, left, shakes hands with Australian opposition leader Tony Abbott as they meet at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Monday, March 18, 2013.

Burma's Thein Sein heads to US for first state visit Fri 17 May 2013
Burma's President Thein Sein is heading to the US and will meet President Obama on Monday - in the first state visit by a Burmese leader since 1966. More than 20... (photo: AP / Mark Graham) BBC News
Burma Photos Politics United States Wikipedia: Burma–United States relations

Myanmar political prisoners who were released from Insein prison stand outside the gate of the facility Friday, May 17, 2013 in Yangon, Myanmar.

Myanmar Pardons At Least 20 Political Prisoners Ahead Of U.S. State Visit Fri 17 May 2013
YANGON, Myanmar -- Myanmar's president pardoned at least 20 political prisoners on Friday, just ahead of an historic state visit to the United States that will highlight... (photo: AP / Khin Maung Win) Huffington Post
Myanmar Photos Political Prisoners United States Wikipedia: Burma–United States relations

Thein Sein, President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar addresses the general debate of the sixty-seventh session of the General Assembly.

Myanmar leader frees prisoners ahead of US visit Fri 17 May 2013
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar's president has pardoned political prisoners just ahead of a state visit to the United States, maintaining the momentum of warming ties... (photo: UN / Jennifer S Altman) The Guardian
Myanmar Photos Prisoners US Wikipedia: Thein Sein

Fighting hypertension early before it kills you silently Fri 17 May 2013
Paper Edition | Page: 6 As you finish reading this article, some 75 people — near or far — will have died from hypertension. Am I exaggerating? Not at all, as globally,... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) Jakarta Post
Health Obesity People Photos Wikipedia: Hypertension

Cyclone Mahasen crosses Bangladesh coast, two dead Thu 16 May 2013
CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh (Reuters) - Cyclone Mahasen started crossing Bangladesh's low-lying coast on Thursday, bearing down on the ports of Chittagong and Cox's Bazar, as... (photo: AP / Gemunu Amarasinghe) The Star
Bangladesh Burma Disaster Photos Wikipedia: Cyclone Mahasen

Bangladeshis carry their belongings and leash precious animals as they walk towards a cyclone shelter centre, ahead of the coming of tropical cyclone Mahasen, in Chittagong, Bangladesh, Wednesday, May 15, 2013.

Bangladesh orders one million evacuated as Cyclone Mahasen nears Thu 16 May 2013
CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh (Reuters) - Bangladesh is evacuating one million people with Cyclone Mahasen expected to hit its low-lying delta coast on Thursday evening, said... (photo: AP / Anurup Titu) The Star
Bangladesh Cyclone Mahasen Myanmar Photos Wikipedia: Cyclone Mahasen

A Bangladeshi fisherman uses an anchored ropes of his boat to come on the banks of the river Kornofuli, in Chittagong, Bangladesh, Wednesday, May 15, 2013.

Cyclone Threat To Bangladesh And Burma Wed 15 May 2013
Hundreds of thousands of people in Bangladesh and Burma have been ordered to move to safety to avoid a cyclone travelling towards low-lying coastal areas. The UN is... (photo: AP / A.M.Ahad) Skynews
Bangladesh Climate Cyclone Mahasen Photos Wikipedia: Cyclone Mahasen

Cyclone Mahasen to hit NE in 72 hrs Wed 15 May 2013
GUWAHATI/KOHIMA: Tropical cyclone Mahasen is expected to hit northeast India in the next 72 hours with heavy rains and thunderstorms expected in the region. On May 16,... (photo: Creative Commons / Keith Edkins) The Times of India
Cyclone Mahasen Photos South East Asia Storm Wikipedia: Cyclone Mahasen

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, a Syrian victim who suffered an alleged chemical attack at Khan al-Assal village according to SANA, receives treatment by doctors, at a hospital in Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday March 19, 2013.

Sarin in Syria Tue 14 May 2013
A cruel and heart-rending civil war rages in Syria, and this tragedy is fueling a heated political debate in the rest of the world between interventionists (whether... (photo: AP / SANA) CounterPunch
Civil Debate Photos Syria Tragedy Wikipedia: Syrian civil war

East Bengal favourite against Yangon United at AFC Cup Tue 14 May 2013
KOLKATA: East Bengal start as favourites when they take on Yangon United of Myanmar in the AFC Cup pre-quarterfinals at the Salt Lake Stadium on Wednesday. Placed fourth... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) The Times of India
Football Kolkata Photos Sports Wikipedia: East Bengal F.C.

Muslim refugees gather at Thechaung camp refugee camp upon arrival in Sittwe, Rakhine State, western Myanmar, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012. Boats carrying some of those fleeing arrived outside the state capital, Sittwe. They trudged to the nearby Thechaung camp, a place already home to thousands of Rohingya Muslims who took refuge there after a previous wave of violence in June.

Rohingya evacuation under way in Myanmar Tue 14 May 2013
SHARE BANGKOK, 14 May 2013 (IRIN) - The government of Myanmar has launched a large-scale effort to relocate to higher ground tens of thousands of Rohingya internally... (photo: AP / Khin Maung Win) IRINnews
2013 North Indian Ocean cyclone season Myanmar Storm UN http://upge.wn.com/?action=search&template=cheetah-worldphotos%2Findex.txt&search_string=Cyclone+Mahasen&language_id=1&photo_size=small&results_num=50&sort_type=nwf&corpus=current&search_type=all Photos

File- Japanese Emperor Akihito, left, speaks with Japanese scientist Sinya Yamanaka of Kyoto University during the annual spring garden party hosted by the emperor and empress in Tokyo Caption here in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, April 16, 2009. Standing from left are: Osaka Prefectural Gov. Toru Hashimoto and his wife, Noriko, Jaapanese actress Kaori Momoi.

Japan mayor says wartime sex slaves necessary Tue 14 May 2013
The Japanese military's forced prostitution of Asian women before and during World War II was necessary to "maintain discipline" in the ranks and provide rest for... (photo: AP / Koji Sasahara) Al Jazeera
Crime Japan Photos Politics Wikipedia: Tōru Hashimoto

Myanmar's President Thein Sein stands near his nation's flag before speaking to the media after a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, not pictured, held on the sidelines of the Mekong-Japan Summit at the State Guest House in Tokyo on Saturday, April 21, 2012.

Myanmar says president to make official US visit Mon 13 May 2013
YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar state television has announced that President Thein Sein will make a state visit to... (photo: AP / Tomohiro Ohsumi) Lexington Herald-Leader
Photos Politics USA Wikipedia: Thein Sein Yangon

Cyclone signal 7 Kuakata Sea Beach Patuakhali Bangladesh (2) Kuakata is a famous tourist destination for people from both home and abroad. The significantly exclusive feature of the beach is that due to its "Cross Bow" like shape one can see both sunrise and sunset from some of its locations.

Cyclone Threatens Burma And Bangladesh Mon 13 May 2013
Millions of people living along the coast of the Bay of Bengal in Burma and Bangladesh are expected to be affected when Cyclone Mahasen makes landfall some time on... (photo: Creative Commons / Shmunmun) Skynews
Bangladesh Burma Cyclone Photos Storm Wikipedia: 2013 North Indian Ocean cyclone season

Iran's top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili delivers a speech in front of the former US Embassy, during an annual state-backed rally, on Friday, Nov. 4, 2011, marking the anniversary of the seizure of the US Embassy by militant students on Nov. 4, 1979, when militant Iranian students who believed the embassy was a center of plots against the Persian country held 52 Americans hostage for 444 days. The US severed diplomatic ties in response, and the two countries have not had formal relations since. Iran's top nuclear negotiator says Iran plans to complain to the United Nations about U.S. "terror" operations, including killing its nuclear scientists. He said Iran's U.N. ambassador will present "documents of U.S. terror plots against Iran" to the U.N. on Friday. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran's chief nuclear negotiator joins presidential race Sun 12 May 2013
TEHRAN, May 11 (Xinhua) -- To many's surprise, Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili made an announcement on Saturday about his decision to run for the country's... (photo: AP / Vahid Salemi) CNTV
Election Iran Nuclear Photos Wikipedia: Saeed Jalili

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