* U.S.: President Barack Obama promised to drop the foolish “Don’t ask don’t tell” policy while thousands of people participate in a LGBT rights march in Washington today.* Pakistan: Thirty-nine hostages have been rescued as commandoes stormed part of Pakistan’s army headquarters that had been taken over by suspected Taliban rebels.
* Russia: Bad news for Russia’s booming economy as President Dmitry Medvedev said that the GDP would fall by 7.5% this year.
* Europe: Turkey and Armenia signed a landmark agreement designed to calm over a century of hostilities.
* Middle East: The Middle East has weathered the global economic slowdown better than other regions due to its energy exporters according to an International Monetary Fund forecast.
* Japan: World peace will be the emphasis of Hiroshima and Nagasaki’s joint bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Online Sources- Los Angeles Times, Reuters, Guardian UK, BBC News, FT.com, MSNBC, Al Jazeera English
Image- AFP (“Activists yell during (the National Equality March) in Washington, DC”.)
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