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An Egyptian army soldier tries to stop anti-government protesters as they walk towards Tahrir Square in Cairo, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011.
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Mid-East unrest: The discontent shaping new Arab world
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By Jeremy Bowen BBC Middle East editor Continue reading the main story Mid-East Unrest Latest updates Live Bahrain protests: Your stories Egypt's media revolution Bahrain: Global concerns...
Friends and relatives chant anti-government slogans during the funeral of Mahmoud Maki Abu Taki, 22, who died during clashes between Bahraini anti-government protesters and riot police on early Thursday, in Sitra village, Bahrain, Friday, Feb. 18, 2011.
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Bahrain mourners call for toppling of monarchy
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MANAMA, Bahrain-Thousands of mourners called for the downfall of Bahrain's ruling monarchy as burials began Friday after a deadly assault on pro-reform protesters that has brought army tanks into the streets of one of the most strategic Western allies in the Gulf. The cries against Bahrain's king and his inner circle reflect an escalation of the...
In this undated image taken from U.S. government video, filed with the court by defense lawyers on Friday, Dec. 1, 2006, terrorism suspect Jose Padilla fitted with blacked-out goggles during his military detention.
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Jose Padilla lawsuit against Pentagon thrown out in US
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Continue reading the main story Related Stories Padilla given long jail sentence Profile: Jose Padilla A US judge has quashed a lawsuit by an American who said he was illegally detained and repeatedly tortured for three years in a US navy jail. Jose Padilla was seeking to sue current US Defence Secretary Robert Gates and his predecessor, Donald...
A supporter of Libyan President Moammar Gadhafi posses for the camera while holding a flag during a pro-government demonstration in Tripoli early Thursday Feb. 17, 2011.
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Deadly Protests in Libya Increase Pressure on Gadhafi
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By TAHANI KARRAR-LEWSLEY And CHIP CUMMINS Local media and human-rights groups monitoring Libya reported at least four protesters killed in recent clashes with security forces and regime supporters, as Col. Moammar Gadhafi mobilized large pro-government demonstrations across the North African country on Thursday. Anti-Gadhafi groups reported on...
Bahraini anti-government demonstrators shout anti-goverment slogans after riot police attacked demonstrators in Manama, Bahrain, early Thursday morning, Feb. 17, 2011.
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Arab capitals braced for violence as unrest spreads
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Killing of demonstrators in Bahrain and violence in Libya threaten an escalation of regional unrest Bahraini demonstrator lies injured on a stretcher as unrest continues throughout the region. Photograph: Hassan Ammar/AP...
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Powell questions handling of Iraqi defector
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Iraq informant lied about intelligence (CNN) -- Former Secretary of State Colin Powell said Wednesday that U.S. intelligence officials should be questioned over their handling of "Curveball," an Iraqi defector whose now discredited claims on weapons of mass destruction helped fuel the Bush administration's drive to war in 2003. It has become clear...
In this image from video riot police firing tear gas and wielding clubs storm Pearl Square occupied by anti-government protesters before dawn Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011 driving out demonstrators and destroying a makeshift encampment that had become the hub for demands to bring sweeping political changes to the kingdom.
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Four killed in violent Bahrain crackdown: opposition
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MANAMA: Riot police stormed through a Manama square in the dark early Thursday firing rubber bullets and tear gas in a harsh crackdown on anti-regime protesters that left four dead, witnesses and opposition said. Up to 95 protesters were wounded when police launched the operation in the iconic Pearl Square without warning at around 3am (midnight...
File - U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, right, shakes hands with ROTC (Reserve Officers Training Corps) students after the dedication ceremony of the Gen. Richard B. Myers Hall at Kansas State University (KSU) in Manhattan, Kan., Nov., 9, 2006.
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If Only Rumsfeld and Americans Had Read Kant
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Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling "Let justice be done, though the world perish." -Immanuel Kant "Stuff happens." Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld commenting on the U.S. preemptive war and post-invasion and looting of Iraq, 2003 "More than 92,000 civilians were killed in armed violence in Iraq from 2003 to 2008, and U.S.-led...
State workers, union members and others protest on the steps of the state Capitol Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011, in Madison, Wis.
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Protests Against Wis. Anti-Union Bill Continue
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MADISON, Wis. -- Thousands of teachers, students and prison guards descended on the Wisconsin Capitol on Wednesday to fight a move to strip government workers of union rights in the first state to grant them more than a half-century ago. The Statehouse filled with as many as 10,000 demonstrators who chanted, sang the national anthem and beat drums...
Pedestrians make their way on the Mall with the U.S. Capitol Building in the background for the first major snow of the year in the Washington area Sunday, Jan. 5
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US Senate votes to extend Patriot Act measures
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Continue reading the main story Related Stories House extends Patriot Act powers US surveillance extension blocked The US Senate has voted to extend controversial surveillance powers granted by the Patriot Act law, put in place after the 9/11 attacks. By a vote of 86-12, the...
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The international community last night called on Bahrain to show restraint after a bloody...
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Japan ends Antarctic whaling season early read more
In this file photo released by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, the Japanese whaling ship Yushin Maru No. 3 approaches the Sea Shepherd's high-speed trimaran Gojira during their encounter Friday, Feb. 4, 2011 in Southern Ocean, Antarctica. Fisheries agency official Tatsuya Nakaoku says Japan has halted the hunt since Feb. 10, 2011 after persistent disruptions by the anti-whaling protesters "to ensure safety."
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TOKYO - Japan's government announced Friday it is ending this year's Antarctic whale hunting season early due to repeated harassment from activists at sea. The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said the Japanese fleet will be returning...
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Egypt pro-democracy activists plan victory march read more
Egypt's pro-democracy leader Mohamed ElBaradei, right, is greeted by supporters before Friday prayers in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Jan. 28, 2011.
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Cairo: Egyptian pro-democracy leaders plan a "victory march" in Cairo on Friday to celebrate the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule last week, and perhaps remind the military of the power of the street. The Higher Military Council which took...
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Seven die in Libya's 'Day of Anger' read more
Libyan President Moammar Gadhafi supporters gather during a pro-government demonstration in Tripoli early Thursday Feb. 17, 2011.
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NICOSIA (AFP) – Seven people were reported killed as gunshots rang out in Libya's second city Benghazi during a "Day of Anger" against strongman Moamer Kadhafi inspired by fiery protests across the region. "Seven protesters...
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Raymond Davis: Pakistan delays ruling on jailed American read more
Supporters of Pakistani political party Tehreek-e-Insaf protest against U.S, consulate employee Raymond Davis in Lahore, Pakistan Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011.
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Lahore, Pakistan – A Pakistani court Thursday delayed a highly anticipated decision on whether Raymond Davis, the US official charged with murdering two Pakistanis, is entitled to diplomatic immunity. The delay threatens to prolong a dispute...
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Deadly 'day of rage' in Libya read more
An Egyptian soldier patrols outside the Libyan Embassy, past a photograph of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011.
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Libyan protesters seeking to oust longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi have defied a crackdown and taken to the streets on what activists have dubbed a "day of rage". There are reports that more than a dozen demonstrators have been killed...
photo: AP / Amr Nabil
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Solar flare eruptions set to reach Earth read more
On Feb. 13th at 1738 UT, sunspot 1158 unleashed the strongest solar flare of the year so far, an M6.6-category blast.
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Bahraini anti-government demonstrators watch a soccer game between Barcelona and Arsenal on a TV projector while camping out in protest at the Pearl roundabout in Manama, Bahrain, early Thursday morning, Feb. 17, 2011.
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Protests convulsed half a dozen countries across the Middle East on Wednesday, with tens of thousands of people turning out in Bahrain to challenge the monarchy, a sixth day of running street battles in Yemen, continued strikes over long-suppressed...
photo: AP / Hassan Ammar
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