Nashville Tennessean Obama dinner to mark end of Iraq War | With U.S. forces still fighting in Afghanistan, the Obama administration has chosen to mark the end of the Iraq War with something more modest than a ticker-tape parade — a state-dinner-like event a... (photo: AP / Carolyn Kaster) Administration Afghanistan Fighting Photos Wikipedia/Barack Obama Al Jazeera Co-operation in a world of scarce resources | From competition among hunter-gatherers for wild game to imperialist wars over precious minerals, resource wars have been fought throughout history; today, however, the competition appears set to en... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) Climate Development Environment Photos Wikipedia: Natural resource Top Stories Springfield News-Sun Asian stocks rise after US unemployment falls | BANGKOK — Asian stock markets climbed Monday after U.S. unemployment fell to its lowest in three years, suggesting a stronger recovery in the world's No. 1 econom... (photo: AP / Itsuo Inouye) Asia Markets Photos Stock Wikipedia: Hang Seng Index The Times Of India Tokyo stocks end up 1.10% TOKYO: Tokyo stocks added 1.10 percent Monday, supported by positive performances on other Asian bourses, that followed last week's strong gains on Wall Street after robu... (photo: AP / Shuji Kajiyama) Nikkei Photos Stock Exchange Tokyo Wikipedia: Dow Jones Newswires The Times Of India Mitsubishi Motors to stop making cars in W.Europe TOKYO: Japan's Mitsubishi Motors Corp said it will end production at its only western European plant, in the Netherlands, at the end of this year, a move that was expecte... (photo: AP / Junji Kurokawa) Europe Mitsubishi Photos Tokyo Al Jazeera The seed emergency: The threat to food and democracy | The seed is the first link in the food chain - and seed sovereignty is the foundation of food sovereignty. If farmers do not have their own seeds or access to open... (photo: WN / Marzena Jazowska) Agriculture Democracy Emergency Food Photos Wikipedia: Agriculture Al Jazeera Protesters continue to battle police in Egypt | Clashes have continued in Egypt with police firing tear gas at demonstrators hurling rocks and broken tiles, as the protesters demanded swift presidential election and ... (photo: AP / Ben Curtis) Egypt Photos Police Protesters Wikipedia: 2011 Egyptian revolution BBC News Syria crisis: China defends veto of UN resolution Chinese state-run media have defended Beijing's veto of a UN resolution condemning Syria's crackdown on anti-government protesters. | China's top newspapers said the West... (photo: AP) China Photos Syria UN Wikipedia: 20112012 Syrian uprising BBC News China morning round-up: Wen Jiabao on 'rural democracy' On Lantern Festival day, most newspapers in China focus on the latest comments by Premier Wen Jiabao. | Mr Wen pledged "unwavering support for reform" and called for bett... (photo: Creative Commons / Ichwan Palongengi) China Democracy Photos Politics Wikipedia: Wen Jiabao Al Jazeera Syrian army 'steps up Homs offensive' | The Syrian army has stepped up its attacks on opposition fighters in Homs, activists and witnesses have said, a day after a UN Security Council resolution aimed at... (photo: AP) Human Rights Photos Syria UN Wikipedia: 20112012 Syrian uprising
