The guardian: A pair of specialists look on as a Captain America character poses for photos before opening bell ceremonies, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday. Stocks edged lower in early trading on Wall Street Wednesday as investors waited for word from the Federal Reserve. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
The guardian
Long-haul jets: A line of Boeing 787 Dreamliners waiting to be delivered are shown on a closed runway on Tuesday at Paine Field near Boeing's Everett, Wash. assembly plant. (AP/seattlepi.com, Joshua Trujillo)
Long-haul jets
Skytrax awards: PT Garuda Indonesia president director Emirsyah Satar (center) displaysSkytrax awards during the Paris Air Show 2013 in Le Bourget on Tuesday.The national fl ag carrier received two awards for World’s Best EconomyClass and Best Economy Class Airline Seat. (JP/Arief Suhardiman)
Skytrax awards
International air show: The Paris Air Show as seen from the cockpit of a Bombardier CRJ1000 Nextgen. Opened on Monday, the international show will last until Sunday. (JP/Arief Suhardiman)
International air show
Mutual benefits: Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa (right) talks with his Nicaraguan counterpart Samuel Santo Lopez at the Foreign Affairs Ministry complex on Tuesday. Both ministers agreed to increase cooperation on small and medium enterprises and long-term investment.(JP/Jerry Adiguna)
Mutual benefits
Colorful culture
Music instrument: Workers put finishing touches to a set of gamelan music instruments in Bantul, Yogyakarta on Tuesday. Apart from being sold in the domestic market, the music instruments have been exported to Singapore, Malaysia, the United States and European countries. A set of instruments is sold at between Rp 50 million to Rp 300 million, depending on their raw materials. (Antara/Noveradika)
Music instrument
Licensing Expo: Twenty Stormtroopers take over the stage during a private Disney event at the Licensing Expo, Monday at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. This surprise grand finale, presented to more than 1,500 licensees, demonstrates a new era of merchandising potential for Disney Consumer Products’ robust franchise portfolio, which now includes the Star Wars franchise. (Photo by Andrew Estey/Invision for DisneyConsumer Products/AP Images)
Licensing Expo
Brazil protests: Protestors gather at the Municipal theater during a march in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday. Protesters massed in at least seven Brazilian cities Monday for another round of demonstrations voicing disgruntlement about life in the country, raising questions about security during big events like the current Confederations Cup and a papal visit next month. (AP/Felipe Dana)
Brazil protests
The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) says that the murder of police detainees by a group of the Army’s Special Forces…
Boeing Co. won major orders from five customers for a stretched-out version of its popular 787 Dreamliner jet at the Paris Air Show…
Indonesians may have a few more days to enjoy their gasoline at one of the world’s cheapest levels, as the government still needed…
The US Department of State’s 2012 Report on International Religious Freedom has revealed that the Indonesian government has failed to properly address the…
World
Wanted: a jester. Wallflowers need not apply.
A 22-year-old Connecticut man who wrote obscenities and “Tyranny” on his speeding ticket payment claims in a federal lawsuit that his free speech rights were violated when he was arrested.
Some Austrian fire fighters didn’t have to leave their station to deal with a recent alarm. The blaze came to them instead.
Two longtime friends ended up in jail in central Florida thanks to a “bucket list” that included stealing from a store.
Bail was set at $1 million Tuesday for a 25-year-old Washington state man accused of putting his 6-week-old daughter in a 10-degree Fahrenheit (minus 12-degree Celsius) freezer for about an hour to stop her crying.