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This image made from video provided by the Israeli Defence Force on Monday, May 31, 2010 shows what the IDF says is one of several commandos being dropped onto the Mavi Marmara ship by helicopter in the Mediterranean Sea.

photo: AP / Israel Defence Force

Report on deadly Gaza flotilla raid set for release
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The Turkel Committee investigating Israel's botched raid on a Turkish-sponsored flotilla to Gaza last May will...

File - François Bozizé, President of the Central African Republic, participates in a roundtable discussion on the development of Africa.

photo: UN / Ryan Brown

Central African Republic strongman faces vote
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BANGUI, Central African Republic-He fought his way to power in a hail of bullets in 2003 and kept it through an election. On Sunday, strongman-president Francois Bozize is expected to win another term, this time facing the man he overthrew nearly eight years ago. Few believe the vote will bring much change to this forgotten backwater in the heart...

Iran's Chief Negotiator Saeed Jalili speaks to the media after two-day talks between Iran and world powers on Iran's nuclear program at the historical Ciragan Palace in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011.

photo: AP / Ibrahim Usta

U.S.: Iran's nuclear program has slowed, there is time for diplomacy
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A senior U.S. official said Saturday that the six world powers are willing to pursue a diplomatic solution with Iran on its nuclear program but the choice is for Tehran to make. Talking to journalists after the discussions in Istanbul ended without even an agreement to meet again, the official said: "There are signs that Iran's nuclear program...

In this photo taken Nov. 8, 2010, Luis Posada Carriles talks to a reporter in Miami. As he prepares for trial Monday, Jan. 10, 2011 in El Paso, Texas, on federal charges connected to the decade-old bombings that killed an Italian tourist.

photo: AP / Alan Diaz

Terrorism and the Autocracy of Knowledge and Experience
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Article by WorldNews.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. While the UN Committee to Eliminate Terrorism remains deadlocked over defining the very meaning of "terrorism," and as it tries to draw a distinction between "freedom fighters" and "state-sponsored terrorism," it would be wise to recall what Noam Chomsky wrote immediately after the attacks on...

Protesters demonstrate against former British Prime Minister Tony Blair outside the venue where the Iraq inquiry is being held, in central London, Friday, Jan. 21, 2011.

photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis

'Your lies killed my son...' Blair fails to pacify critics in torrid inquiry session
read more The Independent

Tony Blair finally expressed regret yesterday for the hundreds of thousands of lives lost during the Iraq invasion, only for his long-awaited words to be met with anger by the families of some of those who lost their lives. In emotional scenes at the Chilcot inquiry, the former Prime Minister was heckled as he said he regretted "deeply and...

The ambulance carrying Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., leaves University Medical Center behind a police escort in Tucson, Ariz., Friday, Jan. 21, 2011.

photo: AP / Greg Bryan, Pool

Gabrielle Giffords Arrives In Houston For Rehab
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HOUSTON -- Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has arrived at a Houston hospital where she'll begin physical therapy after being gravely wounded in an assassination attempt. Giffords still hasn't spoken since a gunman shot her and 18 other people Jan. 8 as she met with constituents outside a grocery store in Tucson. Six died. All survivors other than Giffords...

FILE -- In this April 13, 2010 file photo, Andy Coulson, the ruling Conservative Party's Director of Communications speaks on the phone in London, England.

photo: AP / Oli Scarff, pool, file

Andy Coulson resigns as phone-hacking scandal rocks Downing Street
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• PM's press chief stands down over phone hacking claims • 'When the spokesman needs a spokesman it's time to move on' • David Cameron denies new evidence is imminent Officials said the steady drip of allegations over News of the World phone-hacking was taking its toll on Andy Coulson's family. Photograph: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters...

A U.S. Sailor, foreground, assigned to the Navy Expeditionary Guard Battalion conducts an early morning patrol while detainees stand by in the background at the recreation yard inside Camp Delta at Joint Task Force (JTF) Guantanamo, Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba, July 7, 2010.

photo: USAF / Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth

Rights groups decry Guantanamo move
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The prospect of the United States charging Guantanamo Bay detainees before new military tribunals has unleashed a torrent of protests from human-rights groups. The New York Times reported on Wednesday that Robert Gates, US defence secretary, would soon lift an order blocking new cases from being initiated against...

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko speaks after taking the oath during his inauguration ceremony in Minsk, Belarus, Friday, Jan. 21, 2011.

photo: AP / Vasily Fedosenko, Pool

Belarus' president issues warning to opponents as he's sworn in for 4th term
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MINSK, Belarus - The authoritarian president of Belarus has taken the oath of office for a fourth term with a warning that no dissent will be tolerated. Alexander Lukashenko was re-elected last month in a vote widely seen as fraudulent. He has since cracked down on the opposition, including jailing several of the candidates who opposed him. He said...

Iran's Chief Nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili, center, leaves Ottoman-era Sultan Ahmed Mosque after he attended Friday prayers there following the for round of talks between Iran and world powers on Iran's nuclear program at the historical Ciragan Palace in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, Jan. 21, 2011.

photo: AP / Burhan Ozbilici

Turkey hosts Iran nuclear talks
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Six world powers have begun talks on Iran's controversial nuclear programme in Turkey, but there is little expectation of tangible results beyond an agreement on a framework for further negotiations. "We're not expecting any big breakthroughs but we want to see a constructive process emerge that ... leads to Iran engaging with...