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UP FRONT: Reuters photographer Goran Tomasevic took the image on our cover of a Free Syrian Army fighter taking cover during clashes with the Syrian Army in the Salaheddine neighbourhood of central Aleppo. Syria tops our list of the 10 Hot Spots for 2013 in a story that begins on page 34. Page 9 insert: analyzes the destablizing influence of Syria’s civil war, especially on Lebanon and Jordan, and how the Kurds of Syria might benefit the most, with consequences for Kurdish minorities in Iran, Iraq and Turkey as well. Page 14: Los Zetas (logo at right) are involved in trafficking cocaine, pictured here, and the production of methamphetamines. Credit: U.S. Drug Enforcement AgencyPage 15: The insignia of the crime gang Los ZetasPage 16: Kurds from Italy, using a variety of Kurdish flags, including that of the Kurdish Workers’ Party at right, protest in Bologna, against the Turkish government.Credit: DreamstimePage 17: Demonstrations in Istanbul after an F-16 fighter bombed the Sirnak area, killing 36 people. Credit: DreamstimePage 18: Iraqi Kurdish elders gather in Northern Iraq.Credit: DreamstimePage 21: Canadian Lawyers for International Human Rights has sent Canadians lawyers into refugee camps in Western Sahara, where they assisted in the peace process. Credit: UN photoPage 22: Dr. Chih-Kung Liu, representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Canada, and his wife Huey-Pyng Liu, right, hosted a fundraising dinner that featured the music of violinist Maria Kristic.Credit: TECOPage 23: Rio de JaneiroCredit: DreamstimePage 26: Haiti’s presidential palace completely collapsed in the January 2010 earthquake. Credit: Logan Abassi/UNDP GlobalPage 27: Damage from the 2010 earthquake in Port-au-Prince.Credit: Marco Dormino/UNDP GlobalPage 28 top: Haitians wait for the distribution of emergency supplies following the 2010 earthquake.Credit: U.S. NavyPage 28 bottom: After the 2010 earthquake, many in Port-au-Prince lost their homes.Credit: Marcello Casal Jr/ABrPage 29 DOESN’T HAVE TO RUN ON 29 BUT IT WORKS WITH THE TEXT: Micha?lle Jean, special envoy to Haiti for UNESCO visits Haiti in 2011. Credit: Victoria Hazou, UN/MINUSTAHPage 30: Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, at dusk. Credit: DreamstimePage 31 TAG: Thordur Aegin Oskarsson is Iceland’s ambassador to Canada. He can be reached at Page 31: Downtown Reykjavik, Iceland’s capital. Credit: DreamstimePage 32: The skyline of Doha. Credit: Embassy of QatarPage 34: Afghanistan, pictured here, is No. 5 on our list of hot spots for 2013. Credit: Combat Camera Page 36 top: A shell in the middle of the street in Homs, Syria, is a remnant of the heavy attack levelled on the city last year. Credit: UN PhotoPage 36 bottom: Iranian President Mahmoud AhmadinejadCredit: Daniella ZalcmanPage 37: Members of North Korea’s military at the 65th anniversary of North Korea Labor Party.Credit: DreamstimePage 38: A landmine in Bamyan, Afghanistan.Credit: UN PhotoPage 39 NEW PIC: Protesters who claim the Diaoyu Islands for China protest at the Japanese consulate in Hong Kong.Credit: DreamstimePage 39 bottom: A Marine Corps battle tank fires in Iraq during the U.S. invasion.Credit: CPL Anthon R. Blanco, U.S. Marine CorpsPage 40: The UN evacuates the wounded in the aftermath of bombings in South Sudan in 2012. Credit: UN PhotoPage 41: The stark contrast of two nations on either side of the border fence that separates Tijuana, Mexico, and San Diego, U.S. Credit: U.S. military Page 41: A member of the Tuareg tribe of Mali. Credit: DreamstimePage 42 NEW PIC: Workers at Shell’s LNG facilities in Bonny Island, Nigeria. Credit: Royal Dutch ShellPage 43: Celebrations in Tahrir Square after word came that former President Hosni Mubarak had resigned. Credit: Jonathan RashadPage 43 below NEW SHOT: Rubble in Gori, which was occupied by the Russians during the 2008 South Ossetian War between Russia and Georgia. Page 44: Demonstrations in Athens during the ongoing Euro crisis.Page 45: Somali remains a source of global instability. Page 46: Journalists demanding the release of arrested colleagues and better protection for press freedom in Istanbul. Page 52: A woman places flowers before a portrait of slain Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, in Moscow. Credit: AP Photo/Pavel GolovkinPage 58: Meliponas nectar from wild Amazon bees is carefully extracted.?Almost?80 species per hectare have been found in pristine tropical forests.Page 59: ***Show Belem on the map, please (with a circle or whatever you can)Page 59: Brazilian artisans make soap, shampoo and cosmetic products, which earn them higher incomes than would clearing Amazon forests for farming or palm-oil production.Page 46: Journalists in Istanbul protest a lack of press freedom. Page 60: Afghanistan is, by far, the world’s biggest producer of opium (a title long held by India during the days of the Raj).Credit: UN PhotoPage 61: An engraving of a depiction of an Ottoman opium seller by London’s F.W. Topham, circa 1850. Page 62: Afghan women smoke opium. Author Pierre-Arnaud Chouvy writes that the price of kilogram of Afghan opium rose from between US$95 and US$120 to US$500 after American troops arrived.Credit: UN PhotoPage 63: An opium seizure in Iran. Credit: UN PhotoPage 66: Moroccan Chicken PastillaPage 69: Niagara Falls in the winter. Credit: DreamstimePage 70: The residence of the ambassador of Korea, on Acacia Avenue in Rockcliffe Park. Page 71: Korean Ambassador Cho Hee-yong and his wife Yang Lee.Page 71 bottom: The fearsome haetae who guards the entrance to the residence. Page 72: The dining room is located in a lower-level addition and affords more entertaining possibilities.Page 74 clockwise from top left: The grand stairway in the entrance. Seasonal flowers. A quiet sitting room. The residence’s formal place setting. Page 89: Plaza Mayor in Madrid, dates back to the 17th Century. Page 90: Windmills in La Mancha, an historic area south of Madrid. Page 90 below: Sagrada Familia, a Roman Catholic church designed by Antoni Gaudi. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, it’s still incomplete, 130 years after construction began. Page 92: Ibiza is one of the jewels of the Balearic Islands, in the Mediterranean. ................
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