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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva receives US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Brasilia, Brazil, 3 March, 2010.

photo: ABr / Fabio Rodrigues Pozzebom

Hillary's Wrong Turn?
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Article by WorldNews.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. When Hillary-Rodham Clinton became First Lady of the United States in 1992, I can still recall the joy and hope some of us felt who had tried to resist President Ronald Reagan's wars in Central American. Not only had Clinton embraced the Civil Rights, Labor, Anti-Vietnam War, and Environmental...

Iraqi security forces inspect the scene after a car bomb exploded near a bus for pilgrims in the Shiite holy city of Najaf in Iraq, Saturday, March 6, 2010 on the eve of key national elections.

photo: AP / Alaa al-Marjani

Iraq: Car bomb strikes Shiite holy city, killing 3
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Blasts in other Iraqi cities have killed dozens this week, underscoring warnings that insurgents would attempt to disrupt the vote with violence. An al-Qaida front group issued a statement on Friday telling people not to leave their homes on election day. A group of Iranian and Iraqi pilgrims were waiting to board...

An Icelander reads a referendum pamphlet in Reykjavik on Tuesday March 2, 2010. Iceland is scheduled to hold a referendum on 6 March on plans to repay Britain and the Netherlands debts owed from the collapse of Internet bank Icesave. Iceland is holding last-ditch talks with the two countries to try hammer out a new payment plan after criticisms of a previously agreed deal forced it to call a potentially damaging referendum on the issue.

photo: AP / Brynjar Gauti

Iceland braces for consequences of Icesave vote
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REYKJAVIK ' Amid allegations of bullying and profiteering by bigger nations, angry Icelanders are expected to deliver a resounding slap down this weekend to plans to use taxpayer money to pay off the tiny island nation's international debts. Polls suggest that three quarters of Icelanders are expected to vote "no" in a referendum Saturday on a $5.3...

File - Iraqi President Jalal Talabani receives Gordon Brown at his residence in Baghdad, Iraq, 19th July, 2008

photo: WN / Jamal Penjweny

Admiral slams 'disingenuous' Brown over war funds
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Gordon Brown's claims to have properly funded the UK military mission in Iraq were challenged today by senior military figures. The head of the Armed Forces at the time of the 2003 invasion accused the Prime Minister of being "disingenuous" in saying that he provided military chiefs with everything they asked for. While he expressed "regrets" over...

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates gives a tribute to U.S. Congressman for District of Pennsylvania John Murtha, during a memorial service for Murtha at U.S. Capitol, in Washington D.C., March 3, 2010.

photo: US Army / D. Myles Cullen

Blackwater Iraq allegations prompt US review
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US Defence Secretary Robert Gates is to review allegations of misconduct in Afghanistan by the security company formerly known as Blackwater. The review comes a day after a leading Democrat said the Pentagon should consider barring it from applying for a contract to train Afghan police. The Pentagon said it could not bar the company from applying...

Palestinians hurl stones at Israeli border police officers, not seen, during clashes in the Al Aqsa Mosque compound, also known to Jews as the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's old city, Friday, March 5, 2010.

photo: AP / Muammar Awad

Palestinians, Israelis clash ahead of talks
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Dozens of people were injured in clashes between Palestinians and Israeli forces in Jerusalem and the West Bank Friday, as tension over land and holy sites mounted ahead of a relaunch of U.S.-mediated peace negotiations. A Palestinian throws a stone at Israeli border police during clashes on the compound known to Muslims as...

Iraqi police, some holding Iraqi flags, raise their inked fingers after casting their vote in Najaf, Iraq, Thursday, March 4, 2010.

photo: AP / Alaa al-Marjani

Fate of first Arab democracy hangs in balance as Iraqis go to the polls
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There are no greater supporters of democracy in Iraq than the printers: for weeks they have been working flat out to satisfy the demand for elections posters. In Baghdad alone, 150 of them expect to earn £4 million by covering the dusty streets of the capital with man-size images of the candidates, with their promises of a better future. "In two...

Palestinian women take part in a demonstration in the Al Aqsa Mosque compound, also known to Jews as the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's old city, Friday, March 5, 2010.

photo: AP / Muammar Awad

Violent clashes erupt at Al-Aqsa compound
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Outbreak of violence comes ahead of peace talks By Agence France Presse (AFP) Saturday, March 06, 2010 - Powered by Ahmed Gharabli Agence France Presse OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli police on Friday battled Palestinians at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, one of Islam’s holiest sites, drawing Palestinian criticism on the eve of a US push to revive...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, and Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou address the media after a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Friday, March 5, 2010.

photo: AP / Markus Schreiber

Germany Makes No Financial Pledge to Greece
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BERLIN — As protesters upset with sharp cuts in Greece’s budget clashed with police in Athens on Friday, talks here between Greek and German leaders ended with Germany making no public offers of financial support. Related For Greece, Bond Sale Is a Step Back From Disaster (March 5, 2010) News Analysis: I.M.F. Help for Greece Is a Risky...

Tsitsernakaberd (Armenian: Ծիծեռնակաբերդ, Russian: Цицернакабéрд) is a memorial dedicated to the victims of the Armenian Genocide; it is located on a hill overlooking Yerevan, Armenia. Every year on April 24, hundreds of thousands of Armenians gather here to remember the victims of the 1915 Armenian Genocide that took place in the Ottoman Empire carried out by the Turkish government.

photo: Creative Commons / Bouarf

Turkey warns US over Armenian genocide vote
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(AP) - ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey warned the Obama administration on Friday of diplomatic consequences if it doesn't quash a congressional resolution that would brand the World War I-era killing of Armenians genocide. Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Turkey, a key Muslim ally of the U.S., would assess what measures it would take, adding that the...