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Protesters chant anti-Iraqi government slogans during a protest at Tahrir Square in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011.
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Iraqi PM to country: Stay away from Friday demo
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HAMID AHMED Associated Press= BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's prime minister warned his people to boycott a planned anti-government protest scheduled for Friday, saying it was being organized by supporters of Saddam Hussein and al-Qaida. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki gave no proof for his assertion in a nationally televised speech Thursday, which echoed...
People walk past the burnt-out shell of a police truck in the Abobo district of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011.
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Ivory Coast fighting threatens 6-year ceasefire
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MARCO CHOWN OVED Associated Press= ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Heavy fighting in Ivory Coast over the country's disputed election may auger a return to civil war, the United Nations warned Thursday as clashes raged in Abidjan and in western regions of the country. Residents reported automatic arms fire Thursday morning in the Abobo district of...
Saudis cruise the streets with car covered with Saudi flags and pictures of the Saudi King Abdullad and Saudi Crown Prince Sultan after the convoy of the King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia passes from the Airport and through the streets of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011.
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Saudi intellectuals ask monarch for reforms to maintain the kingdom's national unity
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Influential intellectuals have asked Saudi Arabia's monarch to adopt far-reaching political and social reforms. They said in a statement Thursday that Arab rulers should derive a lesson from the uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya and listen to the voice of disenchanted young people. The group includes renowned Islamic...
The Mistral French amphibious assault ship/helicopter carrier/hospital ship docks on the Neva River in downtown St. Petersburg, Russia, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, with one of the city landmarks, St. Isaac's Cathedral, in the background
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Russia plans $650bn defence spend up to 2020
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Continue reading the main story Related Stories Russian defence industry fights for clients Russian missile test launch fails Eight nuclear submarines, 600 jets and 1,000 helicopters feature in plans to renew Russia's military by 2020, priced at 19tn roubles (£400bn; $650bn). One hundred warships are also due to be bought in, including two...
The founder of WikiLeaks Julian Assange speaks to the media after his extradition hearing at Belmarsh Magistrates' Court in London, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011. Julian Assange can be extradited to Sweden in a sex crimes inquiry, a British judge ruled Thursday, rejecting claims by the WikiLeaks founder that he would not face a fair trial there. Assange's lawyer said he would appeal. Judge Howard Riddle said the allegations of rape and sexual molestation by two women against Assange meet the definition of extraditable offenses and said the Swedish warrant had been properly issued and was valid.
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Judge says WikiLeaks' Assange can be extradited
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can be extradited to Sweden over sex crimes claims, a judge said Thursday. Assange's lawyer said he would appeal against the ruling to the High Court. Judge Howard Riddle ruled that the allegations of rape and sexual molestation by two women are extraditable offenses and a Swedish warrant was properly issued....
Libyan protetsers protest against Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi, in Tobruk, Libya, on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011.
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Libyan's dissidents vow to march on Tripoli
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AL-BAIDA, Libya (AFP) – Residents of Libya's dissident-held east, frenzied by a deadly crackdown by Moamer Kadhafi's crumbling regime, vowed on Thursday to march on the capital Tripoli as a string of towns famous as World War II battlegrounds fell under their control. With big chunks of the army defecting to the week-old protest...
Bahraini soldiers stand guard near the Pearl roundabout in Manama, Bahrain, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011. Bahrain's Shiite opposition has rejected any dialogue with the Gulf kingdom's Sunni royal family until "tanks are off the streets" and the army stops "shooting at peaceful protesters."
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The 'Arsenic' of Democracy
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Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. "To survive in such a world, we would have to convert ourselves permanently into a militaristic power on the basis of war economy...We must have more ships, more guns, more planes-more of everything. This can only be accomplished if we discard the notion of 'business as usual'...We must be the great...
Israeli police work at the site where a rocket fired by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip landed in the city of Beersheba, southern Israel, Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011. Police say Gaza militants fired two rockets at the Israeli city of Beersheba, reaching deeper into Israel than ever before.
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For first time since Operation Cast Lead, Grad rocket from Gaza hits Be'er Sheva
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A Grad rocket fired from the Gaza Strip struck Be'er Sheva last night - the first time since Israel's Gaza offensive just over two years ago. Two Grads struck southern Israel, with one hitting a residential neighborhood in Be'er Sheva, the Negev's largest city....
A Libyan protester holds up a sign against Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi during a demonstration, in Tobruk, Libya, Wednesday Feb. 23, 2011. Heavy gunfire broke out in Tripoli as forces loyal to Gadhafi tightened their grip on the Libyan capital while anti-government protesters claimed control of many cities elsewhere and top government officials and diplomats turn against the longtime leader.
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Gadhafi Flails as Libya Splinters
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By ANGUS MCDOWALL in Dubai, MARGARET COKER in Cairo and CHARLES LEVINSON in Baida, Libya David Degner for The Wall Street Journal Rebels secured the eastern Libyan city of Baida. One man held aloft an image of dictator Col. Moammar Gadhafi affixed to a shoe—a sign of deep disrespect in the Arab world. Forces loyal to strongman Col. Moammar...
Former Serb police general Vlastimir Djordjevic takes his seat at the start of his initial appearance before the war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday June 19, 2007. Djordjevic, Serbia's assistant interior minister and chief of the Public Security Department from 1997 to 2001, told the Yugoslav tribunal in The Hague he would exercise his right to delay a plea by 30 days to give him time to hire an attorney.
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Milosevic police chief jailed for 27 years over Kosovo massacres
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The former head of Serbia's police force was jailed for 27 years yesterday for war crimes, crimes against humanity and the murders of at least 724 civilians in Kosovo 12 years ago. Dressed in dark blue suit and white shirt, Vlastimir Djordjevic remained emotionless as the presiding judge, Kevin Parker, passed sentence at the International Criminal...
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Egyptian protesters, sit on the ground in front of Egyptian Army soldiers at Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt.
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Ahmed Ezz, one of several NDP officials arrested since Egypt's revolution began [EPA] On February 16th I read a comment was posted on the wall of the Kullina Khalid Saed ("We are all Khaled Said") Facebook page administered by the now very...
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Gadhafi: Bin Laden behind Libya uprising read more
This photo was taken on February 19, 2011 in Franklin Mcpherson Square, Washington, DC, US, using a Sony SLT-A55V.
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Quick ReadGadhafi says al-Qaida's bin Laden behind Libya uprising, giving youth drugs in their coffee Photos...
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Oil tops $100 a barrel read more
Doug Kemp, of Sturbridge, Mass., pumps gas at the Ell-Bern service station, Tuesday, March 10, 2009 in Boston.
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Click on chart for oil and other commodity prices. February 24, 2011: 8:26 AM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Oil prices held firmly above $100 a barrel early Thursday, as the political upheaval in Libya has curtailed production from the North African...
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G.M. Reports an Annual Profit, Its First Since 2004 read more
Mechanic Chris Neiderer works on a SUV at the service center at Chapman Chevrolet in Philadelphia, Tuesday, June 2, 2009. General Motors Corp. filed for bankruptcy protection Monday. Chrysler LLC, which filed in April, is preparing to exit bankruptcy protection under an operating agreement with Italian automaker Fiat SpA.
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DETROIT — General Motors, which nearly collapsed from the weight of its debts two years ago before reorganizing in a government-sponsored bankruptcy, said Thursday that it earned $4.7 billion in 2010, the most in more than a decade. Add to...
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Indonesia cleric denies charges read more
Radical Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir speaks to the media from behind bars of a holding cell before the start of his trial at a district court in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011. Indonesia's best-known radical Islamic cleric Bashir denied charges Thursday he helped set up a new terrorist cell and training camp that was preparing a series of high-profile assassinations and attacks on Western hotels and embassies.
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Indonesia's best known Islamic cleric has denied that he helped set up, fund and arm a training camp for fighters in the country's west. Abu Bakar Bashir, the spiritual leader of the al-Qaeda-linked network Jemaah Islamiyah, appeared at a South...
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US in Burma aid talks with Aung San Suu Kyi read more
Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi talks to supporters before cerebrations for the 96th birthday anniversary of her late father, General Aung San, and Myanmar Children Day at her National League for Democracy party's headquarters Sunday, Feb.13, 2011, in Yangon, Myanmar.
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Continue reading the main story Burma: Battle for Democracy Profile: Thein Sein In pictures: Parliament opens Burma election: Q&A; Burma's evolving opposition...
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Hawaii's governor signs civil unions into law read more
Hawaii House member Blake Oshiro, top left , Hawaii Senator Clayton Hee, top second left, Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz, top right center, Hawaii Senator Brickwood Galuteria, second right and House Speaker Calvin Say, right look on as Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie signs the Hawaii Civil Unions bill into law at a ceremony held at Washington Place Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011 in Honolulu. The new law makes Hawaii the seventh state to give essentially the same rights of marriage to same-sex couples through civil unions or similar laws.
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0 (02-23) 16:18 PST Honolulu, HI (AP) -- Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie signed same-sex civil unions into law Wednesday, granting gay and lesbian couples the same state rights as married partners. Civil unions in the Rainbow State would start Jan. 1,...
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy gestures as he passes media representatives with French Foreign Minister Michele Alliot-Marie, right, before taking their seats at the NATO Russia Council Meeting Working Session during the NATO Summit in Lisbon, Portugal, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010.
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In this Wednesday Dec. 15, 2010 file photo, former Liverpool footballer Kenny Dalglish takes his seat to watch Liverpool's Europa League soccer match against FC Utrecht at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, England. Liverpool has replaced manager Roy Hodgson with former player and coach Kenny Dalglish. The struggling Premier League club made the announcement Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011, and said it was by mutual consent with Hodgson.
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Avon Philippines brochure containing cosmetic products information and prices for retail sales , Philippines , May 21 , 2010.
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Dawn broke over the Atlantic Ocean near Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to reveal space shuttle Discovery newly arrived for its upcoming launch in this image taken on Feb. 1, 2011. Discovery began its 3.4-mile trip from the Vehicle Assembly Building at 7:58 p.m. EST Jan. 31, and was secured on the pad a little before 3 a.m. Feb. 1. Discovery is set to launch to the International Space Station on the STS-133 mission on Thursday, Feb
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The founder of WikiLeaks website Julian Assange arrives for his extradition hearing at Belmarsh Magistrates' Court in London, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011. Assange appears in court Thursday to hear if he'll be extradited to Sweden to face sex-crimes allegations. Assange has denied any wrongdoing and has not been charged.
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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during the 98th Session of the International Labour Organizations, ILO, Monday June 15, 2009, in Geneva, Switzerland.
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England's Ian Poulter plays a ball on the 11th green during the first round of the Abu Dhabi Golf Championships in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011.
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Libyan leader and chairman of the African Union, AU, Moammar Gadhafi attends a ceremony in Tripoli, Libya Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009. Gadhafi's comment that the country may nationalize its oil sector has "raised some eyebrows" among international oil firms, but there has been little indication that such action is imminent, a U.S. diplomat in the North African nation sai
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England's Graeme Swann, right, celebrates with team mates after taking the wicket of Australia's Ricky Ponting during the third one day international at the Old Trafford cricket ground, Manchester, England, Sunday June 27, 2010.
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Lovencia Saint Pier, a girl suffering cholera symptoms, draws as she is treated at a clinic in Port Au Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010.
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