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Breaking News Tue, 16 Aug 2011
This image taken from amateur video made available Tuesday Aug. 17, 2011 purports to show armored vehicles and troops as they take up positions in Latakia, Syria on Monday.
Human Rights   Mideast   Photos   Syria   Wikipedia: 2011 Syrian uprising  
 Khaleej Times 
Gunfire in Syrian coastal city; 35 dead in 4 days
BEIRUT ' Heavy machine-gun fire erupted across the besieged Syrian city of Latakia on Tuesday as the death toll rose to 35 from a military assault now in its fourth day, residents and activists said. ... (photo: AP)
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China   Currency   Photos   US   Washington  
 The Star 
Biden seeks strong China ties under shadow of debt
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Despite festering tensions over debt, deficits and currency, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has one top priority during his trip to Asia this week: get to know China's next gen... (photo: Creative Commons / Dschwen)
People watch the trial of former Egyptian Interior Minister Habib el-Adly live on a large TV screen outside the Police Academy complex in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Aug. 14, 2011. El-Adly was Mubarak's interior minister for more than a decade, in charge of the country's 500,000-strong security forces.  Middle East Online 
Egypt's fallen dictator Mubarak back in the dock
| The murder and corruption trial of Egypt's fallen dictator Hosni Mubarak resumes on Monday in what lawyers say will be a lengthy process that he may successfully appeal. | Mubarak, 83, is accused of... (photo: AP / Khalil Hamra)
Corruption   Democracy   Egypt   Photos   Wikipedia: Hosni Mubarak  
Pro-Syrian President Bashar Assad protesters shout slogans and hold his portraits during a demonstration to show their solidarity to their President, in Damascus, Syria, on Wednesday Aug. 10, 2011.  The Boston Globe 
The diplomat
| WILL HE or won't he? The international community of human-rights activists and national-security hardliners wonders whether President Obama will demand an Arab leader's ouster. Yes, it's déjà vu all... (photo: AP / Muzaffar Salman)
Human Rights   Photos   Syria   US   Wikipedia: 2011 Syrian uprising  
Top Stories
Police officers restrain a man in Eltham, London, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011. WorldNews.com
A Tribute to Britain's Rebels of the Future
Article by WorldNews.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. | It is said that John Stuart Mill once rebuked Jeremy Bentham for being interested only in the question "Is it tru... (photo: AP / Matt Dunham)
Crime   Photos   Politics   UK   Wikipedia: 2011 England riots  
Police officers hold a local man who was inebriated on Eltham High Street in London, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011. WorldNews.com
Gilad Atzmon: London Riots and the Big Picture
It is astonishing to find that the British press that is so quick to tell us about the 'true' nature and motivations behind each mass protest in the Arab world, is someho... (photo: AP / Matt Dunham)
Crime   London   Photos   Protest   Wikipedia: 2011 England riots  
Nepal's Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal walks into Nepal's Constitutional Assembly building in Katmandu, Nepal, Saturday, May 28, 2011. The Los Angeles Times
Nepal's prime minister resigns
Reporting from Katmandu, Nepal, and New Delhi— | Nepal's prime minister resigned Sunday, the third government to fall in three years, as the nation braced for anoth... (photo: AP / Binod Joshi)
Asia   Nepal   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Jhala Nath Khanal  
File - Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev at the Brandenburg Gate in 1986 during a visit to East Germany. The State
20 years later, ex-USSR is a cracked mosaic
| MOSCOW - First came Mikhail Gorbachev, who moved a monolithic Soviet Union toward reform. Then in August 1991, an ill-conceived coup attempt by clumsy and occasionally ... (photo: Bundesarchiv)
Democracy   Europe   Photos   Russia   Wikipedia: Soviet Union  
Myanmar's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi speaks to local people during an opening ceremony of the Aungsan Jar-mon Library on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2011, in Thanatpin, Myanmar. Jakarta Globe
Aung Suu Kyi calls for unity on first political trip
Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi called for unity in her country on Sunday, as she addressed crowds on her first political trip outside her home city since her rel... (photo: AP / Khin Maung Win)
Democracy   Human Rights   Myanmar   Photos   Wikipedia: Aung San Suu Kyi  
British police officers speak with children following riots on Tuesday night, Manchester, England, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011. The Observer
UK riots: Suddenly the state is back in vogue at Number 10. But for how long?
| After a week of burning cities and tumbling stock markets, it is some comfort to know there is one western society not yet quite trembling on the brink of collapse. | I... (photo: AP / Jon Super)
Crime   Photos   Politics   UK   Wikipedia: 2011 England riots  
Appeal on Berlin Wall anniversary Irish Times
Appeal on Berlin Wall anniversary
| The Berlin Wall's construction 50 years ago must be a constant reminder to citizens today to stand up for freedom and democracy, the city's mayor said as a united Germa... (photo: AP / Markus Schreiber)
Anniversary   Berlin   Construction   Germany   Photos   Wikipedia: Berlin Wall  
Politics United Nations
- Don't Be Fooled With 'Doomsday' Defense Cuts
- Obama weaker than Republican candidates
- Rick Perry becomes latest candidate photographed eating corn
- Obama promotes rural economic policies in Midwest
Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta responds to a reporter's question during his first Pentagon press briefing on Aug. 4, 2011.
Don't Be Fooled With 'Doomsday' Defense Cuts
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- Palestinian refugees flee Syria camp, says United Nations
- UN probing theft of Somalia food aid
- Palestinian refugee camp attacked in Syria
- 1995: Springboks' first time unites divided nation
A malnourished child from southern Somalia sits outside a makeshift shelter in a refugee camp in Mogadishu, Somalia, Monday, Aug. 15, 2011.
UN probing theft of Somalia food aid
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Elections Education
- Morocco sets early legislative election Nov. 25
- Morocco: Early Legislative Elections Set For November
- Tunnel dispute tops election; ballots due today
- Morocco sets early legislative election Nov. 25
The Speaker, Lok Sabha, Smt. Meira Kumar - India- Politics
West Bengal to have by-elections for one Lok Sabha, two Assembly seats
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- Leadership lessons from Tina Fey: women in higher education
- Conn. towns sue over part-time magnet school costs
- Philly to offer to rehire 325 laid-off teachers
- Renaissance Learning to be sold for $440 million
A toddler bites his toys - Baby - Children - Parenting
Can Oral Care For Infants Prevent Future Cavities?
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Human Rights Racism & Discrimination
- Gunfire in Syrian coastal city; 35 dead in 4 days
- Ten years on, Kuwaiti inmates fear indefinite Guantanamo det
- UN probing theft of Somalia food aid
- Palestinian refugee camp attacked in Syria
This image taken from amateur video made available Tuesday Aug. 17, 2011 purports to show armored vehicles and troops as they take up positions in Latakia, Syria on Monday.
Gunfire in Syrian coastal city; 35 dead in 4 days
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- Northamptonshire NHS discriminated against disabled man
- Reality Check: Racism and the Obama Presidency
- Traveller wins discrimination case
- Traveller discriminated against by shop gets Euro1,500
Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan looks on at a press conference to announce the "Live Earth India" event in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008. Mumbai will play host to the next Live Earth concert on December 7, with Jon Bon Jovi and major Bollywood movie stars teaming up to build awareness about climate change in one of the world's fastest growing economies, organizers said Thursday.
Big B denies discrimination in Bollywood
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Labor Affairs Societies
- Labor's chances of returning the budget to surplus next
- Labor's labouring with taxing issues
- Jury seated in case of woman shackled in jail during labor
- NY, NJ commuters sound off about toll, train fare hikes; lab
Donovan McNabb, Tony Romo, Warren Sapp at the final NFL Pro Bowl practice held at Lockhart Stadium in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida - January 30, 2010
NFL retirees unhappy with labor settlement
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- Restoring pride and order in a demoralised society
- Southwest One made overpayments of £4.6m
- Best bits: choosing your organisational structure for your s
- Do riots show that tensions of earlier decades still smoulde
Indians shout slogans against corruption as they block traffic during a protest, as part of India Against Corruption Movement, in Ahmadabad, India, Friday, April 8, 2011. Anna Hazare, a 73-year-old Indian activist on a hunger strike to combat government corruption on Friday defiantly rejected government efforts to negotiate a compromise to end his high-profile protest. Public support for Hazare continued to grow with thousands of people, including film stars, government bureaucrats and a famed yoga guru pledging their support as his fast entered its fourth day Friday.
People across India protest against Hazare's arrest
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