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A 23 kiloton tower shot called BADGER, fired on April 18, 1953 at the Nevada Test Site, as part of the Operation Upshot-Knothole nuclear test series. A 'Not So' Smiling Buddha
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. | Rejecting the horrific specter of stunned, terrified, blackened and bleeding and suffering survivors, hands and arms alo... (photo: Federal Government of the United States) WorldNews.com
IAEA   Nuclear weapon   Photos   War   Wikipedia: Nuclear weapon  
An indian paramilitary troops stands guard as they Devotees being carried on ponies to the shrine of Hindu God 'Shiva' during the annual Amarnath Yatra (Pilgrimage), some 14 Km from Baltal in Indian-administered Kashmir on June 16, 2009,Some 600,000 pilgrims are expected to visit the holy Amarnath Cave this season where a Shiva Lingam, an ice stalagmite shaped as a fallus and symbolising the Hindu God Shiva, stands for worship. The Lingam which forms naturally every year in the Himalayan region of Kashmir, measures 12 feet in height, the Shrine Board authorities said. ‘Amarnath yatra duration cut highly condemnable’
Jammu: Condemning the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) for curtailment of the annual Amarnath yatra to 399 days only, the Bahujan Samaj Party on Monday said that the per... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) Zeenews
Development   Kashmir   People   Photos   Wikipedia: Amarnath Temple  
Members of a religious group give thumbs-down signs as they shout "Stop Lady Gaga Concert" during a rally near the venue of the pop diva's upcoming concert Saturday, May 19, 2012 in suburban Pasay, south of Manila, Philippines. Lady Gaga's Manila concerts face protests
May 21, 2012 -- Updated 0754 GMT (1554 HKT) Members of Biblemode Youth Philippines protest in Manila Saturday in front of a banner showing Lady Gaga. | (CNN) -- Christian... (photo: AP / Pat Roque) CNN
Philippines   Photos   Protests   Wikipedia: Lady Gaga   Youth  
A muslim woman waiting for transport in a village of Uttar Pradesh -woman-India UP may give inheritance rights to Muslim women
Lucknow, May 21: | Muslim women may finally get their due share in family inheritance. The long standing demand of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board for a suitable ... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam) The Siasat Daily
Photos   Rights   Uttar Pradesh   Wikipedia: The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act 1986   Women  
Baba Jai Gurudev to be cremated Baba Jai Gurudev to be cremated
Mathura: Spritual guru Jai Gurudev, who passed away three days ago, will be cremated on Monday evening, said a spokesperson from his ashram. He was 116 years old. | The d... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) Zeenews
Cremation   Devotees   Hindu   Photos   Religion   Wikipedia: Jai Gurudev  
The opening of the headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood in the mountain Mokattam in Cairo Egypt,Saturday, May 21, 2011. Secular or Islamist? Egypt chooses a president
| CAIRO - Sixty years after their country came under military dictatorship, Egyptians are for the first time freely electing their president. | The voting that begins Wed... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) Herald Tribune
Egypt   Election   Islamist   Photos   Wikipedia: Egyptian presidential election, 2012  
Cigarette Smoker - Smoking Prelates push for smoking ban in church premises
| MANILA -- Three members of an influential Catholic bishops' group eye banning smoking in and outside church premises, including public plazas. | "I am absolutely in fav... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) Sun Star
Church   Manila   Photos   Smokers   Wikipedia: Smoking ban  
Members of a religious group give thumbs-down signs as they shout "Stop Lady Gaga Concert" during a rally near the venue of the pop diva's upcoming concert Saturday, May 19, 2012 in suburban Pasay, south of Manila, Philippines. Youths in Philippines protest against Lady Gaga
| MANILA, Philippines - Christian young people in the Philippines protested Saturday against upcoming concerts by Lady Gaga despite organizers' assurances that her perfor... (photo: AP / Pat Roque) Herald Tribune
Concerts   Philippines   Photos   Protest   Wikipedia: Lady Gaga  
Cigarette Smoking - Nicotine 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) The Siasat Daily
Bulgaria   People   Photos   Smoking   Wikipedia: Bulgaria  
Buddhist musicians from Taiwan receiving blesses during the spiritual leader of Tibet, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama's four day teaching in Dharamshala, H.P., India, on October 4, 2011. The teachings were held at the Main Tibetan Temple and were given at the request of a group from Taiwan. China TV blames Dalai Lama for Tibet immolations
| ISOLDA MORILLO | Associated Press= BEIJING (AP) — China has released a documentary accusing the Dalai Lama of orchestrating a wave of self-immolations by Tibetans, in... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang) The Guardian
China   Photos   Protests   Tibet   Wikipedia: Dalai Lama  
India Bhuddhist Monk Dalai Lama during the Painting Inaguration  in Kolkata in Eastern India City US seeks protection for the Dalai Lama
Washington: The US Tuesday urged all people concerned to protect the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, in view of allegations of a Chinese plot to assassinate him... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) Zeenews
People   Photos   Tibet   Washington   Wikipedia: Dalai Lama  
China may use dissident sect against Dalai Lama: Tibet China may use dissident sect against Dalai Lama: Tibet
SHARE | AND | DISCUSSTweet DHARAMSHALA: The Tibetan government-in-exile on Monday pointed its finger towards a splinter community among Tibetans - the around 5000-strong ... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang) The Times Of India
China   Dalai Lama   Photos   Tibet   Wikipedia: Dorje Shugden controversy  
The Vice President of Republic of Maldives, Dr. Mohammed Waheed meeting the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Shri Prithviraj Chavan, in New Delhi on February 20, 2010. Nasheed scaring India on Islamic fundamentalism: Waheed
| New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) In a bid to dispel apprehensions about Islamists taking over in the Maldives due to the current political turmoil there, the Indian Ocean natio... (photo: PIB of India) Newstrack India
Business   Maldives   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Mohammed Waheed Deen  
Hafiz Mohammed Saeed, center waves to media, chief of an Islamic charity Jamaat-ud-Dawa, arrives under tight security to appear before the judicial review board of High Court in Lahore, Pakistan on Tuesday, May 5, 2009. Muslims not to tolerate new US threats: Hafiz Saeed
Nowshera, May 14: | Ameer Jammat-ud-Dawah Hafiz Saeed has said that the Ummah would not tolerate the threats to assault Mecca and Madina from the USA, which has imposed â... (photo: AP / K.M. Chaudary) The Siasat Daily
Military   Pakistan   Photos   Terrorism   Wikipedia: Hafiz Muhammad Saeed  
The Buddhist leader His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama arriving at the Chime Gatsal Ling monastery for teaching events- April 4-6, 2012, Dharamshala, India Dalai Lama silent on monk self-immolations
| By Richard Allen Greene | LONDON (CNN) – The Dalai Lama refused to answer a question Monday about whether Tibetan monks should stop setting themselves on fire to ... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang) CNN
Fire   London   Photos   Tibet   Wikipedia: Dalai Lama  
Dalai Lama Poison Plot: China Denies Plans To Assassinate Tibetan Leader Dalai Lama Poison Plot: China Denies Plans To Assassinate Tibetan Leader
| BEIJING -- China accused the Dalai Lama of being deceitful Monday after he reportedly alleged that Chinese agents trained Tibetan women to assassinate him by planting p... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang) Huffington Post
Beijing   China   Dalai Lama   Photos   Tibet   Wikipedia: Dalai Lama  
Speaking to the journalists: His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, Dharamshala, India Dalai Lama gives £1.1m Templeton Prize money to charity
The Dalai Lama has said he will give away to charity £1.1m prize money awarded to him. | The Tibetan spiritual leader received the Templeton Prize for exceptional contri... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang) BBC News
Award   Charity   Dalai Lama   Photos   Wikipedia: Templeton Prize  
Taiwanese musicians having photo opportunities with the spiritual leader of Tibet, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama during his four day teaching in Dharamshala, H.P., India, on October 4, 2011. The teachings were held at the Main Tibetan Temple and were given at the request of a group from Taiwan. Dalai Lama alleges poison plot; China cries foul
| BEIJING (AP) — China has accused the Dalai Lama of being deceitful after he reportedly alleged that Chinese agents trained Tibetan women to assassinate him by plantin... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang) The Guardian
China   Photos   Poison   Tibet   Wikipedia: Dalai Lama  
Celebrating Buddha's Birthday at the Laotian Temple in Riverside, CA Celebrating Buddha's Birthday at the Laotian Temple in Riverside, CA
5-13-2012 Celebrating Buddha's Birth The Laotian Buddhist Temple in Riverside David Crammer | Long Beach Christian History Examiner RSSSubscribe Comments | Follow Us... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang) The Examiner
Buddhist   History   Photos   Religion   Tibet   Wikipedia: Buddha's Birthday  
Hair today, gone tomorrow: Young monks cry as their heads are shaved for their initiation ... Hair today, gone tomorrow: Young monks cry as their heads are shaved for their initiation ...
| Most children hate having their hair cut and it appears that these young apprentice monks are no different as they have their heads shaved for the first time. | Many co... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang) The Daily Mail
Buddhism   Children   Monks   Photos   Religion   Wikipedia: Buddhism  
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