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Egyptians protesting Tahrir Square Cairo 25/1/2011

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Libya: Libyan deputy chief: UN statement "isn't strong enough"

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afghanistan outrage at civilian deaths by us airstrikes

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Christchurch Earthquake: Full Coverage

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Libya faces 'civil war' as violence spreads to Tripoli

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NASA video of space shuttle Discovery final launch

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Video of Libya Army troops joining anti-Gaddafi protesters in Benghazi

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Israeli Air Raids In Gaza

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Egyptian Protests 2011 - Camel Attack

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Protesters in Algeria - Pro Democracy Group calls to Protest in Algeria

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NASA video of space shuttle Discovery final launch

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Muslim Student Reported to Have Targeted Pres. Bush with IED!

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Ivory Coast, Deadly Clashes as Gbagbo Forces Disperse Pro-Ouattara Rally, 20/02/2011

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Military spending, collapse of US empire

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Attorney- Swedish Case is a 'Holding Charge' to Get Julian Assange Extradited to US

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Egyptians protest in Tahrir, angry over new cabinet
read more The Christian Science Monitor

Cairo Egyptians returned to Tahrir Square today to push for the fulfillment of the revolution that swept former president Hosni Mubarak from power two weeks ago. Related Stories Why some Egyptians wish their revolution had never happened With Mubarak gone, Egyptians turn to courts for justice How dictators stash their cash 101: Qaddafi, Mubarak,...

A Libyan man flashes a V sign next to a destroyed tank at Al-Katiba military base after it fell to anti-Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi protesters a few days ago, in Benghazi, Libya, on Thursday Feb. 24, 2011.

photo: AP / Hussein Malla

UN rights chief: world must 'step in vigorously' to end, punish killing of civilians in Libya
read more Star Tribune

GENEVA - The U.N.'s top human rights official warned Friday that mass killings in Libya, possibly of thousands, require the world to "step in vigorously" and immediately end a brutal crackdown on anti-government protesters in the North African country. As Libya faces growing diplomatic pressure from around the world, the U.N. High...

File - U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Isaiah Wallace, second from left, with the Kunar Provincial Reconstruction Team security force, stands guard outside the Asadabad hospital in Kunar province, Afghanistan, Dec. 13, 2010.

photo: USAF / 1st Lt. Nicholas Mercurio

Afghan probe says Nato killed dozens of Kunar civilians
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By Paul Wood BBC News, Kabul Continue reading the main story Taliban Conflict Make-or-break year ahead Can Afghan forces step up? Who are the Taliban? Pakistan's very unhappy new year...

A resident carries house hold belongs to his car in his earthquake damaged suburb in Christchurch, New Zealand Friday, Feb. 25, 2011.

photo: AP / Mark Baker

Christchurch earthquake: Levels of liquefaction 300 - 500 pc worse
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The level of liquefaction after Tuesday's 6.3 magnitude aftershock dwarfs the amount caused by the original earthquake that hit Christchurch in September, Mayor Bob Parker says. He says the amount of damage is particularly high in the city's eastern suburbs. "The scale of this is huge. "Possibly 300 to 500 per cent the level of liquefaction we had...

A Libyan gunman holds a weapon as he gestures, at Al-Katiba military base after anti-Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi protesters took control of the military base, in Benghazi, Libya, on Thursday Feb. 24, 2011.

photo: AP / Hussein Malla

Foes are closing in on Libyan capital
read more Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

BENGHAZI, Libya--Unrest drew closer to Tripoli, even igniting Thursday in areas of western Libya previously under tight government control, the day before a planned demonstration in the capital against President Moammar Gadhafi's 41-year span in power, designed to coincide with the Muslim Sabbath. After braving days of extreme violence and seizing...

Space shuttle Discovery lifts off, Thursday 24th February, 2011.

photo: NASA TV

Discovery shuttle blasts off on final mission
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NASA employees congratulate each other after the Space Shuttle Discovery su... Space shuttle Discovery astronauts leave crew their quarters for the launch... When Discovery wraps up this tour, the oldest surviving shuttle will have f... The shuttle Discovery has blasted off on its final mission into orbit, marking the beginning of the end for what...

Libyan boys flashe V signs as they stand over a destroyed cannon tank at Al-Katiba military base after it fall by the anti-Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi protesters few days ago, in Benghazi, Libya, on Thursday Feb. 24, 2011. A Libyan witness says a Libyan army unit has blasted a minaret of a mosque in a city west of Tripoli. The witness tells The Associated Press by telephone that several protesters, who have been camped inside and outside the mosque while demanding the ouster of Moammar Gadhafi, have been killed or seriously wounded in Thursday's attack.

photo: AP / Hussein Malla

Libyan leader blames al-Qaeda for uprising
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MICHAEL JANSEN LIBYAN LEADER Muammar Gadafy has blamed al-Qaeda for the unrest which is threatening his regime of more than 40 years. "It is obvious now that this issue is run by al-Qaeda," he asserted in response to a statement of support from the network's north African franchise. He said that young people staging the uprising are being...

A Palestinian man collects damaged materials from a warehouse hit in an Israeli air strike overnight in Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, Thursday, Feb. 24 , 2011. Overnight, Israeli aircraft carried out air strikes against targets in Hamas-controlled Gaza strip in response to rocket fire from Gaza into Israel. A Palestinian militant was killed by the air strikes.

photo: AP / Ashraf Amra

Palestinian killed as Israeli air raids in Gaza target Hamas
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MARK WEISS in Jerusalem AT LEAST one Palestinian was killed and three wounded in an Israeli airstrike on a Palestinian vehicle last night in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, close to the Egyptian border. The Israeli military said the vehicle targeted was carrying "terrorists". Palestinian sources confirmed that four missiles were fired at "a...

Protesters chant anti-Iraqi government slogans during a protest at Tahrir Square in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011. Protesters gathered in central Baghdad to demonstrate against corruption and the lack of government services. The banner in Arabic reads, "The oil for people not for stealers.

photo: AP / Khalid Mohammed

Iraq braces for largescale protests
read more Al Jazeera

Thousands of Iraqis are expected to take part in rallies organised mainly through social networking site Facebook, after weeks of scattered protests around the country calling for an end to corruption, shortages of jobs, food, power and water. "February 25 is the Iraqi day of rage for change, an end to corruption and sectarianism in Iraq," said one...

Pro-government demonstrators, one holding a portrait of Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, in Algiers, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011. Algerian police thwarted a rally by thousands of pro-democracy supporters Saturday, breaking up the crowd into isolated groups in a bid to keep them from marching. Police brandishing clubs, but no firearms, weaved their way through the crowd in central Algiers, banging their shields, tackling some protesters and keeping traffic flowing through the planned march route.

photo: AP / Sidali Djarboub

Algeria's state of emergency lifted after 19 years
read more The Daily Telegraph Australia

ALGERIA has officially lifted a state of emergency ordered 19 years ago as the country catapulted into a period of chaos. The measure was entered into the Official Journal, undoing the procedures that put it in place, the official APS news agency reported, citing a statement from the president's office. The decision to do away with the...

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Anti-government protests in 8 Arab countries read more

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— A look at the anti-government protests in eight Arab countries Friday: ___ LIBYA Militias loyal to ruler Moammar Gadhafi open fire on thousands of protesters in the Libyan capital of Tripoli. One man says gunmen on rooftops and in the streets...

photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb

Libyan crackdown 'escalates' - UN read more

A Libyan doctor treats a wonded man who was injured last week during the demostration against Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, in Benghazi, Libya, on Thursday Feb. 24, 20011.

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Christchurch earthquake: Area of Sumner cleared over rockfall fears read more

Officials survey the damage from Tuesday's earthquake in Lyttelton, on the outskirts of Christchurch, New Zealand, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011.

NZ Herald

Residents of Sumner are being evacuated over concerns more rocks could fall from cliffs above the Christchurch seaside suburb. Fire Service members are going door-to-door asking residents in the area between Evans Pass Road and Campbell Street to...

photo: AP / Mark Baker)

Boeing beats EADS in $35bn airforce tanker contest read more

An FA 18 Hornet approaches to get airborne refueling from a KC 10 Tanker of U.S. Airforce 2nd Air Refuelling Squadron, based in Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, during the "Valiant Shield 06" exercises in the Pacific Ocean, off Guam coast, Friday, June 23, 2006. The largest U.S. military exercise in the Pacific since the Vietnam War ended Friday after demonstrating to North Korea and other nations in the region the United States' ability to "quickly amass" a huge combat force should the need arise, officials said. The five-day "Valiant Shield" exercises brought together an armada of three aircraft carriers and 25 other ships, along with 22,000 troops and 280 warplanes, off this tiny island in the western Pacific.

The Guardian

Pentagon award of $35bn tanker contract to Boeing instead of Europe's EADS divides US politicians Boeing chief executive James McNerney, who has won a $35bn contract from the US airforce against rivals EADS. Photograph: Olivier Laban-Mattei/AFP/Getty...

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Assange to appeal ruling to extradite him to Sweden read more

The founder of WikiLeaks Julian Assange waves to supporters as he leaves after speaking 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.

Irish Times

MARK HENNESSY London Editor THE WIKILEAKS founder is to be extradited to Sweden within 10 days to face allegations that he raped and sexually assaulted two women there last year, following a decision by a London court. Mr Assange will appeal, his...

photo: AP / Matt Dunham

Irish seek revenge at polls for financial fiasco read more

Islander Ciaran MC Inerney, left, casts his vote beside Hugh O' Donald Presiding Officer during voting on Inishfree Island of the coast of Donegal, Ireland, Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011. Islanders around Ireland voted Wednesday in the General Election with the Irish mainland due to vote on Friday.

The Independent

Fears for the future, a yearning for stability and a determination to exact political vengeance for the country's catastrophic finances are among the emotions swirling around an Irish election campaign as voters go to the polls today. They will...

photo: AP / Peter Morrison

People Power at 25: Long road to Philippine democracy read more

Protesters shout slogans at the People Power monument along EDSA highway at suburban Quezon city, northeast of Manila, Philippines, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011 to protest the country's celebration of the "People Power" revolution 25 years ago. Protesters claimed there is not much significant change after 25 years since the ouster of the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos from 20-year-rule and the subsequent leaders of the country allegedly had failed to deliver the promises of change.

BBC News

By Kate McGeown BBC News, Manila Continue reading the main story Related Stories New Philippine president sworn in Gloria Arroyo: Going, but not gone? Thousands attend Aquino funeral When Jose Dalisay watches the coverage of protest movements...

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