German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, chats with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan as they are to open the Cebit tech fair in Hanover, northern Germany, Monday, Feb 28, 2011.
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Germany’s Debt to Islam and Turkey
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Article by WN.com Dallas Darling. It was unfortunate that Chancellor Angela Merkel's new Interior Minister, Hans-Peter Friedrich, claimed Islam did not belong in Germany. Evidently, Friedrich said: "To say that Islam belongs in Germany is not a fact supported by history." He later commented that "immigrants" ought to be aware of their host...
A bird flies in front of damaged buildings in Minamisanriku town, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, Monday, March 14, 2011, three days after a powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the country's east coast.
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Fresh explosion at quake-hit Japan nuclear plant
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SOMA (Japan): A third explosion in four days rocked the earthquake-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in northeast Japan early Tuesday, the country's nuclear safety agency said. The blast at Daiichi Unit 2 followed two hydrogen explosions at the plant — the latest on Monday — as authorities struggle to prevent the catastrophic...
A pro-Gadhafi fighter holds a poster of Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi as black plume of smoke rises from the burning oil refinery as they are pictured during a government-organized visit for foreign media in Ras Lanouf, 380 miles (615 kilometers) southeast of the capital Tripoli, in Libya Saturday, March 12, 2011. The world moved a step closer to a decision on imposing a no-fly zone over Libya but Moammar Gadhafi was swiftly advancing Saturday on the poorly equipped and loosely organized rebels who have seized much of the country.
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Gaddafi cranks up pressure, jets bomb rebels
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AJDABIYAH (Libya): Muammar Gaddafi's jets bombed Libyan rebels on Monday, aiding a counter-offensive that has pushed insurgents 160km eastwards in a week, as France pressed for a no-fly zone "as fast as possible". Gaddafi's government, at first reeling from widespread popular uprisings last month, is now confident of success. "We are certain of our...
A Bahraini nurse, front right, walks with anti-government protesters heading onto the streets to await Saudi forces Monday, March 14, 2011, in Manama, Bahrain. A Saudi-led military force crossed into Bahrain to prop up the monarchy against widening demonstrations that have sent waves of fear through Gulf states over the potential for enemy Iran to take a new foothold on their doorsteps.
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Gulf nations send forces to Bahrain
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Tweet - A military force from Saudi Arabia and other Gulf nations moved into Bahrain Monday to help restore security after a month of anti-regime protests, the Associated Press reported. The force marked the first cross-border military operation to quell unrest since the Arab world's rebellions began in December. Bahrain's main opposition groups...
A Japanese earthquake and tsunami survivor walks alone on a road past the destroyed village of Saito, in northeastern Japan, Monday, March 14, 2011.
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Quake ravaged Japan battles against nuclear meltdown
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* Explosion rocks nuclear plant, fuel rods exposed * UN nuclear chief says unlikely to turn into Chernobyl * More than 10,000 feared killed by quake, tsunami * Economic cost put at $180 billion, recession warning By Taiga Uranaka and Ki Joon Kwon FUKUSHIMA, Japan, March 15 (Reuters) - Japanese engineers raced to prevent a meltdown at a stricken...
Afghan victims of a suicide attack, which occurred on Afghan army recruitment center are carried on the back of a police vehicle in Kunduz, north of Kabul, Afghanistan on Monday, March 14, 2011. A suicide bomber posing as an army volunteer struck an Afghan army recruitment center in the northern Kunduz province on Monday afternoon, killing at least 33 people, Afghan officials said.
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Bomber Kills 36 Outside Afghan Recruiting Center
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KABUL, Afghanistan — A Taliban suicide bomber posing as an army recruit blew himself up in the midst of a crowd outside a Afghanistan military recruiting center Monday in the northern city of Kunduz, killing at least 36 people including five children, the authorities there said. It was the fourth suicide bombing in Kunduz Province since...
In this photo released by the Government of India Press Information Bureau, Indian naval officers distribute food to the captured pirates aboard an Indian naval ship in the Arabian Sea, off the coast of Kochi, India, Sunday, March 13, 2011. The navy captured 61 pirates from a hijacked boat after a brief gunfight in the Arabian Sea, the military said Monday, March 14, 2011.
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Indian Navy nabs 61 pirates after intercepting their vessel
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KOCHI: In a breakthrough in anti-piracy operations, the Indian Navy intercepted a mother vessel of Somali pirates in the Arabian Sea about 00 nautical miles off Kochi and rescued 13 crew members apart from nabbing 61 pirates. Naval ships and aircraft are presently in the area and are still carrying out search operations for missing fishermen or...
Iraqi Army soldiers are seen at the site of a suicide attack in Kanan, east of the provincial capital of Baqouba, 35 miles (60 kilometers) northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, March 14, 2011. A suicide bomber blew up his booby-trapped car early Monday outside an Iraqi army battalion headquarters in the country's east, killing several soldiers and wounding scores of people in a bombing that brought down the building.
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Suicide bomber kills 10 soldiers at Iraq army post
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A SUICIDE bomber blew up his booby-trapped car early today outside an Iraqi army battalion headquarters in the country's east, killing 10 soldiers and wounding 29 people in a bombing that brought down the building. Diyala provincial council spokeswoman Samira al-Shibli said...
In this Dec. 23, 2009 file photo, Indian Navy warships steam past during a visit by Indian President Pratibha Patil, unseen, at Indian Navy's western Naval Command in Mumbai, India. In its race to join the club of international powers, India has reached another major milestone, it's now the world's largest weapons importer. A Swedish think tank that monitors global arms sales said Monday that India's weapons imports had overtaken China's, as the South Asian nation pushes ahead with plans to modernize its military, counter Beijing's influence and gain international prestige and clout.
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India 'world's biggest arms buyer'
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India has overtaken China to become the world's largest importer of weapons, according to a Swedish think-tank that monitors global arms sales. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute report said India was pushing ahead with plans to modernise its military in an effort to counter China's influence and gain international clout. India's...
Chinese Primier Wen Jiabao addresses a joint press conference after meeting South African President Thabo Mbeki in Cape Town, South Africa, Wednesday, June, 21, 2006
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Chinese premier calls for political reform
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By Michael Bristow BBC News, Beijing Continue reading the main story Changing China Should the world fear Chinese growth? China's 12th five-year plan China beefs up military spending Viewpoint: High-tech arms race?...
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An official wears protective clothing while waiting to scan people for radiation an emergency center on Sunday, March 13, 2011, in Koriyama, northeastern Japan, two days after a giant quake and tsunami struck the country's northeastern coast.
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THE radiation level at Japan's troubled nuclear plant in Fukushima Prefecture shot up to 8217 micro sievert per hour temporarily this morning after an explosion was heard at its No.2 reactor, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said. Kyodo news agency...
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Renault apologises to fired executives as espionage prosecutions collapse read more
This Dec. 4, 2008 file photo shows the Renault headquarters outside Paris. The French government was set to unveil Monday Feb. 9, 2009, a bailout plan for the auto industry that includes euro 6 billion ($7.7 billion) in loans for Renault SA and PSA Peugeot-Citroen, according to news reports. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)
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RUADH�N Mac CORMAIC in Paris RENAULT HAS publicly apologised to three executives it accused of espionage after the Paris prosecutor said there was no evidence against them and the company appeared to have been the victim of a hoax. Prosecutor...
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Moroccan demonstrators stage a protest against government policy in Casablanca, Sunday March 13, 2011. This is the first demonstration in the economic capital economic of Morocco following last Wednesday's speech by King Mohammed VI.
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RUADH�N Mac CORMAIC in Paris MOROCCO:�DOZENS OF people were injured and more than 100 arrested in Morocco after demonstrations by protesters unconvinced by King Mohammed's concessions on political reform. Riot police used truncheons to break up a...
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An Israeli F-16a warplane takes off at the Nevatim air force base next to the southern Israeli city of Beersheba, Wednesday, Oct, 6, 2010.
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By The Daily Star Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - Powered by --> BEIRUT: Lebanon accused Israel Monday of violating its sovereignty in a written complaint to the U.N. over an alleged breach of its maritime boundary, as Israeli warplanes conducted extensive...
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Hezbollah unruffled by show of force read more
Lebanese people carry national flags as they attend a rally in Beirut's Martyrs' Square, Lebanon, Sunday, March 13, 2011. Thousands of flag-waving Lebanese gathered in Beirut's main square Sunday to mark the sixth anniversary of the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, a killing that sparked a cascade of political turmoil in the Middle East.
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Fire department rescue workers search for victims, Monday, March 14, 2011, in the coastal area of Soma city, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, three days after a massive earthquake and tsunami struck the country's northeast coast.
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Fuel rods appear to be melting inside three over-heating reactors Experts class development as 'partial meltdown'Japan calls for U.S. help cooling the reactor180,000 people have been evacuated amid meltdown fears The Japanese nuclear reactor hit by...
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French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe, center, gestures as he poses with his counterpart William Hague of Britain and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, during a Group of Eight foreign Ministers meeting in Paris, Monday, March 14, 2011.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, chats with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan as they are to open the Cebit tech fair in Hanover, northern Germany, Monday, Feb 28, 2011.
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Iraqi Army soldiers are seen at the site of a suicide attack in Kanan, east of the provincial capital of Baqouba, 35 miles (60 kilometers) northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, March 14, 2011. A suicide bomber blew up his booby-trapped car early Monday outside an Iraqi army battalion headquarters in the country's east, killing several soldiers and wounding scores of people in a bombing that brought down the building.
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