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25 years after Kurd massacre

HALABJA, Iraq - A woman sheds tears before an exhibition of photos at the venue of a ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the chemical-weapons massacre of Kurds by the then Iraqi government of Saddam Hussein in Halabja, northeastern Iraq, on March 16, 2013.

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World figure skating championships

LONDON, Canada - South Korea's Kim Yu Na performs during the women's free skate of the world figure skating championships in London, Canada, on March 16, 2013. Kim won gold with 218.31 points.

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World figure skating championships

LONDON, Canada - South Korea's Kim Yu Na performs during the women's free skate of the world figure skating championships in London, Canada, on March 16, 2013. Kim won gold with 218.31 points.

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World figure skating championships

LONDON, Canada - South Korea's Kim Yu Na performs during the women's free skate of the world figure skating championships in London, Canada, on March 16, 2013. Kim won gold with 218.31 points.

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World figure skating championships

LONDON, Canada - South Korea's Kim Yu Na performs during the women's free skate of the world figure skating championships in London, Canada, on March 16, 2013. Kim won gold with 218.31 points.

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World figure skating championships

LONDON, Canada - South Korea's Kim Yu Na (C) holds her gold medal after her victory at the world figure skating championships in London, Canada, on March 16, 2013. At left is Carolina Kostner of Italy with her silver and at right is Japan's Mao Asada with her bronze.

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World figure skating championships

LONDON, Canada - South Korea's Kim Yu Na performs during the women's free skate of the world figure skating championships in London, Canada, on March 16, 2013. Kim won gold with 218.31 points.

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World figure skating championships

LONDON, Canada - South Korea's Kim Yu Na (C) holds her gold medal after her victory at the world figure skating championships in London, Canada, on March 16, 2013. At left is Carolina Kostner of Italy with her silver and at right is Japan's Mao Asada with her bronze.

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World figure skating championships

LONDON, Canada - Japan's Mao Asada performs during the women's free skate of the world figure skating championships in London, Canada, on March 16, 2013. Asada took bronze with 196.47 points.

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World figure skating championships

LONDON, Canada - Japan's Mao Asada performs during the women's free skate of the world figure skating championships in London, Canada, on March 16, 2013. Asada took bronze with 196.47 points.

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World figure skating championships

LONDON, Canada - Japan's Mao Asada performs during the women's free skate of the world figure skating championships in London, Canada, on March 16, 2013. Asada took bronze with 196.47 points.

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World figure skating championships

LONDON, Canada - Japan's Mao Asada performs during the women's free skate of the world figure skating championships in London, Canada, on March 16, 2013. Asada took bronze with 196.47 points.

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World figure skating championships

LONDON, Canada - South Korea's Kim Yu Na (C) holds her gold medal after her victory at the world figure skating championships in London, Canada, on March 16, 2013. At left is Carolina Kostner of Italy with her silver and at right is Japan's Mao Asada with her bronze.

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World figure skating championships

LONDON, Canada - Japan's Mao Asada performs during the women's free skate of the world figure skating championships in London, Canada, on March 16, 2013. Asada took bronze with 196.47 points.

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World figure skating championships

LONDON, Canada - Japan's Mao Asada performs during the women's free skate of the world figure skating championships in London, Canada, on March 16, 2013. Asada took bronze with 196.47 points.

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World figure skating championships

LONDON, Canada - Meryl Davis and Charlie White of the United States perform during the ice dance free skate of the world figure skating championships in London, Canada, on March 16, 2013. The pair won the ice dance title with 189.56 points.

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World figure skating championships

LONDON, Canada - Meryl Davis and Charlie White of the United States perform during the ice dance free skate of the world figure skating championships in London, Canada, on March 16, 2013. The pair won the ice dance title with 189.56 points.

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World figure skating championships

LONDON, Canada - Meryl Davis and Charlie White of the United States perform during the ice dance free skate of the world figure skating championships in London, Canada, on March 16, 2013. The pair won the ice dance title with 189.56 points.

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China launches new Cabinet

BEIJING, China - A plenary session of the National People's Congress, China's parliament, is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 16, 2013. China launched a new government led by Premier Li Keqiang the same day, appointing former Ambassador to Japan Wang Yi as foreign minister to succeed Yang Jiechi.

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China launches new Cabinet

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Ma Kai, one of the four new Chinese vice premiers appointed March 16, 2013.

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China launches new Cabinet

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) and Premier Li Keqiang attend a plenary session of the National People's Congress, China's parliament, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 16, 2013. China launched a new government led by Li the same day, appointing former Ambassador to Japan Wang Yi as foreign minister to succeed Yang Jiechi.

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China launches new Cabinet

BEIJING, China - A plenary session of the National People's Congress, China's parliament, is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 16, 2013. China launched a new government led by Premier Li Keqiang the same day, appointing former Ambassador to Japan Wang Yi as foreign minister to succeed Yang Jiechi.

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China launches new Cabinet

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Wang Yang, one of the four new Chinese vice premiers appointed March 16, 2013.

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China launches new Cabinet

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Zhang Gaoli, one of the four new Chinese vice premiers appointed March 16, 2013.

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JR Kyushu exhibition in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Designer Eiji Mitooka visits an exhibition in Bangkok on March 16, 2013, showcasing train models he designed for Kyushu Railway Co., known as JR Kyushu. When Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra visited Japan in April 2012, she was impressed by the bullet train services operated by JR Kyushu, both in their technical and design aspects. She then invited JR Kyushu and Mitooka to exhibit their successful experience in Thailand.

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China launches new Cabinet

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows new Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Wang, China's former Ambassador to Japan, was appointed as foreign minister March 16, 2013, to succeed Yang Jiechi.

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Japan mulled possessing nuke weapons in 1958

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows (from L) former Japanese Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi, former Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Hisanari Yamada and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Douglas MacArthur II. Japanese officials in 1958 discussed an option for the country to possess ''defensive'' nuclear weapons as protection against the Soviet Union during the Cold War, and conveyed those talks to the United States, declassified U.S. archives showed March 16, 2013. That year, MacArthur told a meeting with U.S. defense and state department officials that then Japanese Prime Minister Kishi believed it was ''essential'' for Japan to have nuclear arsenals and Yamada, then Japan's vice foreign minister, told the envoy that Japanese Foreign Ministry officials discussed whether Tokyo should study and reach a decision on acquiring defensive nuclear weapons.

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China launches new Cabinet

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Liu Yandong, one of the four new Chinese vice premiers appointed March 16, 2013.

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JR Kyushu exhibition in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Designer Eiji Mitooka visits an exhibition in Bangkok on March 16, 2013, showcasing train models he designed for Kyushu Railway Co., known as JR Kyushu. When Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra visited Japan in April 2012, she was impressed by the bullet train services operated by JR Kyushu, both in their technical and design aspects. She then invited JR Kyushu and Mitooka to exhibit their successful experience in Thailand.

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Cherry blossoms bloom in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - The someiyoshino variety of cherry blossoms begin to bloom at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on March 16, 2013.

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Cherry blossoms bloom in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - The someiyoshino variety of cherry blossoms begin to bloom at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on March 16, 2013.

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2 train lines connected in central Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken March 16, 2013, shows Shibuya station in central Tokyo, one of the Japanese capital's busiest stations where numerous train lines meet. On March 16, the Tokyu Toyoko Line serving major residential and commercial areas in the southwest of the metropolis, and the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line, a subway line running beneath some of Tokyo's main commercial hubs, were connected through Shibuya station, allowing passengers to now travel between Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture and western regions of Saitama Prefecture without the need to transfer.