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A rose flower of the largest rose garden in Asia, which started in year 1967, "Zakir Rose Garden" is spread across a vast area of 17 acres. It exhibits all kinds of rose plants numbering up-to 1,600 plant varieties. The Rose garden serves as the venue for hosting the annual festival of gardens, a major cultural event in the heart of the green Chandigarh, India, 10th October 2011.
Amsterdam   Garden   Photos   Tourism   Weekend   Wikipedia: Amsterdam
 The Miami Herald 
Secret gardens revealed in Amsterdam
Thu 17 May 2012
During the third weekend of June, 30 of the most private gardens in Amsterdam are open to the public as part of Open Garden Days. Some of them are opening for the first time ever, according to a press... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang)
Dramatic start to Mladic genocide trial
Dramatic   Genocide   Photos   Serbia   Trial   Wikipedia: Serbia
 The Australian 
Dramatic start to Mladic genocide trial
Wed 16 May 2012
HE is no longer the swaggering general who held Sarajevo "in the palm of his hand" during Bosnia's 1992-95 war. Yet as his long-awaited genocide trial began yesterday, Ratko Mladic... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras)
In this photo provided by the Politika Newspaper, Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic, who was arrested Thursday, May 26, 2011, in Serbia after years in hiding.  The Independent  Wed 16 May 2012
Bosnian Serb commander General Ratko Mladic faces war crimes trial in the Hague
Mladic will enter the United Nations' Yugoslav war crimes tribunal as a frail 70-year-old, a far cry from the swaggering general who commanded Serb forces during the war that left some 100,000 people... (photo: AP / Politika Newspaper)
Bosnia   Crimes   Photos   Serbia   Wikipedia: Ratko Mladić
Der neue franzoesische Praesident Francois Hollande und Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel (CDU) geben am Dienstag (15.05.12) im Bundeskanzleramt in Berlin eine gemeinsame Pressekonferenz  The Star  Wed 16 May 2012
Merkel, Hollande promise joint growth strategy
BERLIN (Reuters) - New French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel acknowledged differences on Tuesday over how to boost growth in recession-plagued Europe, but pledged to... (photo: AP / Steffi Loos)
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BTT Bank Headquarters POS (acquired by RBC in 2008).Port of Spain became a "city" in 1914; the ordinance was passed on May 29 and was proclaimed by the Governor on June 25, 1914. The first city councilors were elected on November 2. US News Fri 18 May 2012
Spain stocks fall sharply after Moody's downgrade
MADRID (AP) — Spanish stocks dropped sharply early Friday morning after ratings agency Moody's downgraded its credit score of 16 Spanish banks in the latest blow to... (photo: Creative Commons / Christianwelsh)
Economy   Photos   Spain   Stocks   Wikipedia: Economy of Spain
Cigarette Smoking - Nicotine The Siasat Daily Fri 18 May 2012
Smoking ban imposed in public places in Bulgaria
Sofia, May 18: After several failed attempts from restaurant owners, Bulgaria's Parliament has finally adopted a total ban on smoking in indoor public places. The ban,... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub)
Bulgaria   People   Photos   Smoking   Wikipedia: Bulgaria
Solution to world economic crisis must have "global dimension": EU's Barroso Xinhua Fri 18 May 2012
Solution to world economic crisis must have "global dimension": EU's Barroso
UNITED NATIONS, May 17 (Xinhua) -- President of the European Union (EU) Commission Jose Manuel Barroso said here Thursday that a solution to the global economic crisis... (photo: EC / EC)
Crisis   EU   Economy   Investment   Photos   Wikipedia: European Union
A woman uses an ATM cash point machine at a branch of the Bankia bank in Madrid Thursday May 17, 2012. Xinhua Fri 18 May 2012
Moody's lowers rating of 16 Spanish banks
MADRID, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Risk Qualification agency Moody's lowered its rating of 16 Spanish banks late on Thursday evening. The move came after a difficult day on the... (photo: AP / Paul White)
Financial crisis   Market   Photos   Spain   Wikipedia: European sovereign-debt crisis
EU confident Europe will overcome crisis Jakarta Post Fri 18 May 2012
EU confident Europe will overcome crisis
The head of the European Union Commission told the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday that he is "fully confident" the 17 countries using the euro and all European... (photo: EC / EC)
BAnking   Commission   EU   Finance   Photos
The marble statue of ancient Greek philosopher Socrates stands in front of the headquarters of Bank of Greece, in central Athens, on Friday, July 23, 2010. Al Jazeera Fri 18 May 2012
Fitch downgrades Greece on euro exit fears
Fitch, a leading credit ratings agency, has downgraded Greece a notch to CCC "vulnerable to default" rating, citing the heightened risk that the country might have to... (photo: AP / Petros Giannakouris)
Economy   Eurozone   Greece   Photos   Wikipedia: Greek government-debt crisis
In this May 10, 2012 file photo, British Prime Minister David Cameron is seen in London. The Independent Fri 18 May 2012
Cameron to tell Merkel she is the only person who can save the euro
Amid growing alarm within the Treasury over the impact of the crisis on Britain, a close ally of Chancellor George Osborne warned the financial contagion in Greece could... (photo: AP / Carl Court)
Economy   Europe   Photos   UK   Wikipedia: European sovereign-debt crisis


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