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Slideshow: Obama’s Asian tour
As Barack Obama arrives in Asia observers will be looking for signs of change in US relations with Japan, China and other trade partners in the region
Slideshow: Farming in Brazil
José Nardes owns a farm in central Brazil, one of the most productive agricultural regions in the world. But a lack of investment in infrastructure threatens the growth of the sector
In pictures: Berlin remembers
World leaders joined thousands of Berliners marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall
Slideshow: Fort Hood
An army psychiatrist described as being unhappy about being posted to Iraq opened fire at the US’s biggest army base, leaving 12 people dead and 31 wounded
Slideshow: 2009 Pictet prize
A view of works by Nadav Kander, the winner of this year’s Prix Pictet, and the 11 other photographers who were shortlisted for the 2009 award under the theme “Earth”
In pictures: on the picket lines
Thousands of postal workers joined a 48-hour nationwide strike, blaming bosses and the government for failing to prevent the industrial action
Slideshow: Berlin’s Neues Museum
The rebuilt Neues Museum in Berlin opens to the public on October 17, more than 60 years after bombing in the second world war left much of the building in ruins
Slideshow: US aid in Afghanistan
USAid, the US development agency, has adopted a new strategy in Afghanistan to undermine the Taliban by spending up to $500m a year to help Afghan farmers, primarily in the heartland of the insurgency. Money has already been spent on helping refugees, providing food aid and rebuidling power infrastructure
Slideshow: Enter the house of puzzles
Steve Klinsky, a New York-based financier, renovated his new $8.5m Manhattan apartment with the help of arcitects at 212Box, who turned his apartment into a maze of puzzles and conundrums.
Slideshow: Ireland votes on Lisbon treaty
Ireland is voting on the Lisbon treaty, 16 months after first rejecting it. The outcome of the referendum is seen as crucial to the future of European integration


