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WikiLeaks CIA Mossad Mi6 DisInfo Asset Julian Assange Busted By Cryptome John Young

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Irish General Election 2011

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Egyptians protesting Tahrir Square Cairo 25/1/2011

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PML-N quits Pakistan's ruling coalition

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Libya's Deputy UN Amb: Gadhafi Is 'A Mad Man'

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afghanistan outrage at civilian deaths by us airstrikes

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A Glimpse of EDSA 25th Anniversary 2011 Celebration

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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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Libya : Protests against Qaddafi's regime in Ben ghazi

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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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Former President George W. Bush gestures as he is applauded by audience members during the Saddleback Civil Forum on Leadership and Service in Lake Forest, Calif., Monday, Nov. 29, 2010.

photo: AP / Jae C. Hong

Bush cancels conference visit over Assange invite
read more Hartford Courant

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former President George W. Bush on Friday canceled a scheduled appearance at a business leaders' conference in Denver after learning that organizers also invited WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. WikiLeaks and Assange, who is under house arrest in Britain while he fights extradition to Sweden in a...

Voters prepare to cast their ballots in the Irish general election at St Patricks National School, Castlebar, Ireland, Friday, Feb. 25, 2011.

photo: AP / Peter Morrison

Turnout in Ireland general election estimated at 70%
read more BBC News

Continue reading the main story Irish General Election 2011 Irish vote after massive bail-out Irish election: Where parties stand on the economy Irish parties pull out the stops Irish senate passes finance bill...

photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb

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,...

Pakistan's former prime minister and opposition leader Nawaz Sharif addresses a news conference in Islamabad, Pakistan on Friday, Feb. 25, 2011.

photo: AP / B.K.Bangash

Pakistan's PPP expelled from Punjab coalition
read more Khaleej Times

ISLAMABAD ' Pakistan's opposition leader Nawaz Sharif Friday expelled the nationally ruling Pakistan People's Party from the Punjab provincial government, where it has been in coalition with his own party. Punjab is the country's most populous province and the decision by Sharif, a former prime minister who leads the...

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
read more BBC News

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...

Government soldiers on top of an armored personnel carrier carry an image of the Virgin Mary as they lead the march celebrating the 25th anniversary of People Power revolution Friday, Feb. 25, 2011 in suburban Pasig City east of Manila, Philippines.

photo: AP / Pat Roque

Philippines marks 25 years since 'People Power'
read more Kansas City Star

Bullit Marquez Philippine President Benigno Aquino III, center, Vice-President Jejomar Binay, left, and former President Fidel Ramos, right, link arms as they sing a patriotic song to celebrate the 25th People Power Anniversary Friday Feb. 25, 2011, at the People Power Monument along EDSA highway at suburban Quezon city, northeast of Manila,...

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
read more NZ Herald

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
read more Breitbart

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...

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Lloyds will not pay corporation tax until profits hit £15bn read more

The Daily Telegraph

Lloyds Banking Group has risked heightening public anger towards the City after the state-backed lender admitted that it will have to make £15bn of profits before it pays any corporation tax in the UK. Eric Daniels will step down as Lloyds chief...

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Drop in oil prices and demand for financial stock help lift Footsie read more

Irish Times

FTSE: 6,001.20 (+81.22) Mid-250: 11,608.97 (+199.23) Small Cap: 3,237.16 (+18.79)�SHARES IN London moved higher yesterday as an overnight fall in oil prices helped ease concerns that high fuel costs could derail an economic recovery. Investors were...

photo: WN / marzena

Pressure mounts on Libya's Gaddafi read more

Al Jazeera

Internal and international pressure is mounting on Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to stand down from power as protests continue against his 42-year rule. Within the country, anti-government protesters said the demonstrations were gaining support,...

photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb

UN recommends suspension of Libya read more

Deccan Chronicle

United Nations: The UN Human Rights Council has unanimously passed a resolution recommending suspension of Libya from the Geneva-based body and decided to conduct an independent probe into violations by the Gaddafi regime, which has launched a bloody...

photo: WN / STR

Egyptian students rally for return of tourists read more

Philadelphia Daily News

PETER PRENGAMAN The Associated Press CAIRO - As hundreds of Egyptian college students rallied at the iconic pyramids of Giza Friday to promote tourism, camel guide Salah Shabani stood to the side and looked on with sadness. It's been two weeks since...

photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb

Huckabee's Support Only Continues to Rise read more

Republican presidential hopeful, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, speaks with members of the press after appearing on CBS's "Face the Nation," Sunday, Feb. 10, 2008, in Washington. (js1)

The Examiner

Mike Huckabee's support in the Republican party only continues to rise, according to a new Gallup poll. In a exhaustive list of potential Republican primary candidates, Republican voters were asked which candidate they would support and Huckabee...

photo: AP / Haraz N. Ghanbari

Taming China's house prices read more

The Star

Industry experts believe that tough measures, including property tax and the limit of home purchases limit, will not lead to a sharp fall in prices although it will result in a lower transaction volume. A WAVE of tough measures to rein in China's...

photo: Creative Commons / HenryLi

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