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Kintetsu 3200 series train (Shin-Hōsono). The Karasuma Line (烏丸線, Karasuma-sen?) is one of the two lines of the Kyoto Municipal Subway operated by Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau in Kyoto, Japan. Kintetsu World Express Posts Record Profit for FY2011 Fri 11 May 2012
Cost-cutting boosted profit despite sluggish air cargo performance Major Japanese international freight forwarder Kintetsu World Express, Inc. (KWE) said that its group... (photo: Creative Commons) Journal of Commerce
Business   Industry   Photos   Transport   Wikipedia: Kintetsu
Pantaloons Retail shop at a shopping mall-retail-India. Retail chains: Shape up or ship out Wed 9 May 2012
"In a business where the other players were among the biggest Indian business houses — the Tatas, Goenkas, Piramals, Rahejas — we were seen as a small-time Marwari bania... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam) Indian Express
Business   India   Photos   Retail   Wikipedia: Retail
whisky bottle and glass - beverage - liquor - alcohol Antique whisky gives investment high to Indians abroad Wed 9 May 2012
Antique whisky gives investment high to Indians abroad Print this articleShare on RedittGoogle BookmarksNewsvineLive BookmarksTechnoratiYahoo... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The Times of India
India   Investment   London   Photos   Wikipedia: Whisky
A history of the world, BRIC by BRIC A history of the world, BRIC by BRIC Sat 5 May 2012
Goldman Sachs - via economist Jim O'Neill in 2001 - invented the concept of a rising new bloc: BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and, later, South Africa). Some... (photo: UN / Devra Berkowitz) Al Jazeera
Brazil   Economist   History   Photos   Wikipedia: BRICS   World
Indian Civilian visitors are visiting the war ship INS Airavat, INS Karmuk, INS Kuthar  in Kolkata on Tuesday, 08 November 2011. The Indian Navy allowed members of the public to board three of their warships anchored in Kolkata as part of forthcoming Naval Day celebrations in Eastern India City 12th Defence Plan: Focus on Navy's 'expeditionary' ops Fri 4 May 2012
Always reluctant to say it out aloud, India has finally "admitted" that the Navy will be inducting platforms and building capabilities over the next few years to... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) Indian Express
Defence   India   Navy   Photos   Wikipedia: Indian Navy
US military planes , are seen at Manas US military base in Bishkek airport Kyrgyzstan on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009. Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev last week announced the closure of the base, which is a crucial staging post for coalition operations in Afghanistan. The U.S. began using the Manas base in December 200 Map: US bases encircle Iran Tue 1 May 2012
US military bases continue to form a strategic envelope around Iran, although the American withdrawal from Iraq at the end of 2011 may have changed the regional balance... (photo: AP / Igor Kovalenko) Al Jazeera
Iran   Iraq   Military   Photos   Wikipedia: Iran–United States relations after 1979
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, a Russian naval vessel fires a shell during the China-Russia joint naval exercise in the Yellow Sea Thursday, April 26, 2012. China's Maritime Navy and Politics of Acknowledgement Mon 30 Apr 2012
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling When a Chinese admiral proposed a permanent naval base in the Gulf of Aden, to support its anti-piracy operations, the... (photo: AP / Xinhua, Wu Dengfeng) WorldNews.com
China   Maritime   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: People's Liberation Army Navy
he Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to participate Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010 exercises. Without question: US military expansion in the Asia-Pacific Wed 25 Apr 2012
As Noam Chomsky wrote in this two-part essay, America's "pivot" toward the Asia-Pacific region is in response to what it calls "classic security dilemmas" posed by the... (photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Shawn D. Torgerson) Al Jazeera
Asia Pacific   Defence   Photos   US   Wikipedia: RIMPAC
EU woos India for piracy battle - Bloc pursues political project SUJAN DUTTA Northwood Headquarters, ... EU woos India for piracy battle - Bloc pursues political project SUJAN DUTTA Northwood Headquarters, ... Mon 23 Apr 2012
EU woos India for piracy battle - Bloc pursues political project SUJAN DUTTA... (photo: European Community / EC) The Telegraph India
EU   India   Military   Photos   Piracy   Wikipedia: Eurozone
The waves of Jamaica Bay approaching the green coastline of Brooklyn, NYC. Jamaica poised to benefit from US$35b health tourism industry - Government seeking to develop plan ... Sun 22 Apr 2012
Mark Titus, Sunday Gleaner Writer With the capacity to generate in excess of US$35 billion per year, health tourism appears to be a viable income-generating option,... (photo: Creative Commons / GK tramrunner) The Gleaner
Health   Jamaica   Market   Photos   Tourism   Wikipedia: Jamaica
Sliced tuna fish  -  Omega 3 Fatty Acids More new salmonella cases reported in latest outbreak from contaminated tuna Thu 19 Apr 2012
The Centers for Disease Control has reported 25 new cases of salmonella that are linked to the contaminated tuna used in sushi, ceviche and sashimi that was distributed... (photo: WN / Trigedia) The Examiner
Food   Health   Photos   Science   Wikipedia: Salmonella
India-Maharashtra - port Angre Port to start Operationss from April 24 Mon 16 Apr 2012
Tweet PUNE: Goa-based Chowgule group's Angre port at Jaigad near Ratnagiri is set to begin operations from April 24. Crude oil will be the main cargo at the port and oil... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The Times of India
Maharashtra   Photos   Port   Pune   Wikipedia: Port
Fishing boats in the deep sea Deep-sea fishing in deep trouble Mon 9 Apr 2012
All is not well with the deep-sea fishing industry, thanks to falling catch, exorbitant rise in operational costs and misuse of Letter of Permit (LoP) guidelines by... (photo: WN / RTayco) The Hindu
Fishing   Industry   Marine   Photos   Wikipedia: Fishing
Liam Neeson at the TIFF premiere of The Other Man. Sunday September 7, 2008. Neeson Fooled Sailors On Movie Set Fri 6 Apr 2012
Liam Neeson was so impressive as a naval officer in new movie Battleship, he fooled a fleet of real-life sailors. The Schindler's List star plays frigate commander... (photo: Creative Commons / Tabercil / Flickr) IMDb
Celebrity   Hollywood   Photos   Star   Wikipedia: Liam Neeson
Smt Mamatha wife of DR. M.M Pallam Raju , Raksha Rajya Mantri  during the  Launching Second Indigenous Anti-Submarine Warfare Corvette ( Ship ) KADMATT from Garden Reach Ship Builders & Engineers in Kolkata on Tuesday 25 October 2011 Indian, US naval forces to begin annual Malabar exercise tomorrow Fri 6 Apr 2012
Armed with guided-missile cruiser, destroyers and submarine, US and Indian naval forces will begin a 10-day long annual Malabar exercise tomorrow in the Bay of Bengal to... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) Indian Express
India   Navy   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Indian Navy
File - President Barack Obama boards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, July 1, 2011. Prosecutor: Marine Posted Negative Images of Obama Fri 6 Apr 2012
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) — A Marine facing dismissal from the military for his Facebook comments went as far as superimposing images of President Barack Obama's... (photo: White House / Pete Souza) The New York Times
Barack Obama   Marine   Photos   Prosecutor   Wikipedia: Barack Obama
45 Signs That America Will Soon Be A Nation With A Very Tiny Elite And The Rest Of Us Will Be Poor 45 Signs That America Will Soon Be A Nation With A Very Tiny Elite And The Rest Of Us Will Be Poor Wed 4 Apr 2012
Share The middle class is being systematically wiped out of existence in the United States today. America is a nation with a very tiny elite that is rapidly becoming... (photo: UN / UN) Pakalert Press
Human   Photos   Poverty   Slavery   Trade   Wikipedia: Slavery
Akula class submarine stern view India inducts Russian made nuclear submarine into Navy Wed 4 Apr 2012
SHARE AND DISCUSSTweetNuke powered submarine to join Indian Navy VISHAKHAPATNAM: After a gap of two decades, India has joined the elite club of nations having... (photo: Public Domain / Rave) The Times of India
India   Photos   Russia   Submarine   Wikipedia: Akula class submarine
Spicejet airlines reservation counter at Pune airport, India SpiceJet, Reliance and the direct jet fuel import farce Tue 3 Apr 2012
April 03: SpiceJet, the private airline owned by the Marans of Sun TV, appears to have been first off the block to attempt direct imports of aviation turbine fuel (ATF).... (photo: WN / Geeta) The Siasat Daily
Airline   Business   Photos   Transport   Wikipedia: SpiceJet
Single travellers get day in sun Single travellers get day in sun Sat 31 Mar 2012
ONE has long been the loneliest number in terms of travel. Solo travellers, it seems, have always been penalised for simply being single, forced to pay steep supplement... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub) The Daily Telegraph Australia
Photos   Touism   Touism   Travel   Wikipedia: Traveller (role-playing game)   passengers