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| China is the world’s top travel destinations
KLps1 - December06 - Shanghai China - Night View - Shanghai Bund - Oriental Pearl Tower - Chinas Economy - Tourism - Skycrapers. (ps1) ... | | | 
| Russia, China justify veto as criticisms mount
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev with the President of Syria Bashar al-Assad, during a visit to Damascus, Syria, 10th May, 2010.... | | | 
| Iranians bemoan sanctions hardship as vote approaches
Iranian villagers walk through ruins after an earthquake at the Zeynabi village in the Iranian Qeshm Island in the Persian Gulf, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008. A strong earthquake rocked southern Iran on Wednesday, sending tremors across the Persian Gulf and shaking the skyscrapers of Dubai. Iranian state television reported that five people were killed and 26 others were injured.... | | | 
| Mass slaughter in Syria: UN holds urgent vote - but Russia and China veto it ...
Syrian policeman, left, and army soldier, right, look inside the burned court building that was set on fire by Syrian anti-government protesters, in the southern city of Daraa, Syria, Monday March 21, 2011. Mourners chanting "No more fear!" have marched through a Syrian city where anti-government protesters had deadly confrontations with security forces in recent days. The violence in Daraa, a city of about 300,000 near the border with Jordan, was fast becoming a major challenge for President Bashar Assad, who tried to contain the situation by freeing detainees and promising to fire officials responsible for the violence.... | | | 
| Moscow support for Assad well-calculated
FILE In this Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2006 file photo Vladimir Putin, then Russian President, right, and his Syrian counterpart Bashar Assad smile as they shake hands in Moscow's Kremlin. Russia defied international efforts to end a crackdown on civilians by Assad regime, shielding it from the United Nations sanctions and providing it with weapons. (AP photo/RIA Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press service, file)... | | | 
| Violence mounts in Syria as U.N. peace plan fails
A view of the Security Council as thirteen Members including Nstor Osorio (centre, back to camera) vote in favour of a draft resolution on Syria, 4 February, 2012.... | | | 
| Russia, China veto U.N. plan for Syria
Members of the United Nations Security Council speak with the media at the end of their second day in Khartoum, Sudan. From left Susan Rice (United States), Gerard Araud (France), Vitaly Churkin (Russian Federation).... | | | 
| The Year of the Water Dragon celebrations at the Asian and SJMA
New Year Dragon. Pavilion Mall, Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia... | | | 
| Russia, China veto UN resolution on Syria
A wide view of the Security Council Chamber as representatives arrive for a meeting on the situation in Syria, 31 January, 2012.... | | | 
| Will Republicans suggest an economic cure in Nevada?
Lone Pine Peak, just left of Mt. Whitney and the rest of the Sierra Nevada, dominates the views west of town... | | | 
| Angela Merkel wraps up China visit
German Chancellor Angela Merkel gestures during her speech at the German Federal Parliament, Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Dec. 2, 2011.... | | | 
| Shanghai Shenhua owner Zhu Jun: Didier Drogba negotiations are at a deadlock
Chelsea's Didier Drogba reacts during his English Premier League soccer match against Aston Villa, at the Stamford Bridge stadium in London, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011. Chelsea lost 1-3, after leading 1-0.... | | | 
| Canadian PM Stephen Harper looks to diversify oil exports with trip to China
Stephen Harper Prime Minister of Canada... | | | 
| Slow Burma
Buddhism in Burma... | | | 
| Iran warns of retaliation over oil sanctions
A part of Iran's Azadegan oil field is seen close to the border with Iraq, some 480 miles (800 kilometers) southwest of the capital, Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, April 15, 2008.... | | | | |
