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A Coast Guard C-130 Hercules fixed-winged aircraft from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City provides an overflight of areas affected by Hurricane Irene in the area of Oregon Inlet, Aug. 29, 2011.

Disaster Politics Photos US Wikipedia: Hurricane Irene (2011)

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Hurricane Irene: A new mismanagement
Thu 1 Sep 2011
Article by WN.com Guest Writer Kourosh Ziabari The 2011 Hurricane Irene which has encompassed large parts of the United States and left some 40 people dead so far once again underlined the... (photo: USCG / PO3 Stephen Lehmann)

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, right, talks with Libyan National Transitional Council chairman Mustafa Abdel Jalil at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Thursday, Sept.1, 2011.

Libya Nato Photos War Wikipedia: 2011 Libyan civil war

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Gaddafi vows to fight, Libya conference begins
Thu 1 Sep 2011
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi, driven into hiding by his foes, on Thursday urged his supporters to fight on, even as Libya's new interim rulers met world leaders to discuss reshaping a nation... (photo: AP / Jacques Brinon)

Fleeing drought and famine in their home country, thousands of Somalis have taken up residence at camps like this one, 25 August, 2011.

Gareowe Online Thu 1 Sep 2011
Somalia: The Untapped Power of the Diaspora
by Donald Y. Yamamoto Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary With famine spreading across the Horn of Africa, the Somali-American diaspora isn't just watching the images fan across the television,... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe)
Africa Disaster Photos Somalia Wikipedia: 2011 East Africa drought

File - Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) meets with members of the Oregon National Guard, the Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs, and family support groups at Portland State University in Portland, Ore., June 29, 2009.

Al Jazeera Thu 1 Sep 2011
Is the US government spying on Americans?
The rise of government surveillance is a troublesome legacy of the September 11 attacks. Today, video cameras are visible everywhere in public places, recording people’s every move. But what... (photo: USAF / Tech. Sgt. Nick Choy)
Intelligence Photos Terrorism US Wikipedia: USA PATRIOT Act

File - U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, the commanding general of the International Security Assistance Force, speaks with Afghanistan National Army (ANA) soldiers during a battlefield circulation visit to Forward Operating Base Kalagush, Nuristan province, Afghanistan, Feb. 7, 2011.

Nashville Tennessean Thu 1 Sep 2011
Petraeus farewell speech: Budget cuts must not impair military
WASHINGTON (AP) David Petraeus, the general widely credited with rescuing a failing U.S. war in Iraq, retired from the Army on Wednesday with a word of warning: Coming... (photo: USAF / Senior Airman Chanise Epps)
Iraq Military Photos Speech Wikipedia :David Petraeus

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The Times of India Thu 1 Sep 2011
Industrial units owe Rs 150 crore to Orissa government in water bills
BHUBANESWAR: Some 11 industrial units own Orissa government a whopping sum of Rs 150 crore in water bills. In an affidavit filed before the Orissa High Court, the state... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Court Orissa Photos Water Wikipedia: Orissa

U.S. Service members at the USO facility at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, watch President Barack Obama's television address May 2, 2011, following the death of Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States.

Denver Post Thu 1 Sep 2011
US counterterror chief: Al-Qaida now on the ropes
WASHINGTON—On a steady slide. On the ropes. Taking shots to the body and head. That's how White House counterterrorism chief John Brennan described al-Qaida on... (photo: USAF / Staff Sgt. Stephen Schester)
Al Qaida Photos Terrorism Washington Wikipedia: Death of Osama bin Laden

A man suspected of being mercenary for Moammar Gadhafi, is held in a district sports center next to the medina, set up as provisionary jail in Tripoli, Libya, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011.

Independent online (SA) Thu 1 Sep 2011
World powers, NTC to map out rebuilding
Paris - Leaders of the Libyan uprising that overthrew Muammar Gaddafi sit down with world powers on Thursday to map out the country's rebuilding, 42 years to the day... (photo: AP / Francois Mori)
Aid Libya Photos War Wikipedia: 2011 Libyan civil war

Indian Army soldiers patrol outside their army camp at Gurez, about 180 kilometers (113 miles) north of Srinagar, India, Saturday, Aug. 20, 2011. Indian troops in Kashmir fought a deadly gunbattle with suspected rebels crossing the military Line of Control from Pakistani-controlled territory Saturday, the army said. One soldier and 11 suspected rebels were killed, army spokesman Lt. Col. J.S. Brar said, but only six suspected rebels' bodies were recovered. He said the other five bodies were lost when they fell into a river during the fighting in the disputed Himalayan region.

m&c; Thu 1 Sep 2011
Pakistan claims Indian troops kill three on Kashmir border
Islamabad/New Delhi - The Pakistan Army said Thursday that Indian forces fired at a border post in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, killing three of its troops.... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
India Kashmir Pakistan Photos Wikipedia: Kashmir conflict

Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff delivers a speech as he attends the 4th Edition of the March of Daisies, an annual demonstration in support of women's rights in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011.

BBC News Thu 1 Sep 2011
Brazil's President Rousseff grapples with corruption
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, just eight months in the job as her country's first female leader, is regarded as one of the world's most powerful women. So powerful,... (photo: AP / Eraldo Peres)
Brazil Corruption Photos S America Wikipedia: Dilma Rousseff

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	Iran Concerned West Will Benefit From Arab Uprisings The New York Times

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	Gaza ship raid excessive but blockade legal, says UN BBC News
	In Talks on Rebuilding Libya, a Tussle for Contracts Wall Street Journal

President Barack Obama talks about the ongoing budget negotiations, Monday, July 11, 2011, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington.

Obama avoids political showdown, reschedules Congress speech

President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan following the G-20 Summit afternoon session in Pittsburgh, Pa., Sept. 25, 2009.

Obama jobs council calls for more engineers

T-Mobile G1 Launch

Justice Department sues to block AT&T takeover of T-Mobile

CORPORATE REPORT Herald Tribune
The Great Recession and Government Failure Wall Street Journal
AP IMPACT: Quakes pose greater risk to US reactors Philadelphia Daily News
New Hampshire's Republican state chairman resigns Philadelphia Daily News
US troops did execute Iraqi civilians, leaked letter claims The Independent
So arrogant and stupid they might bring us all down: Darling The Independent
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Conn. AG Drops Whistleblower Claims Insurance Newsnet
Langston alum named acting president Tulsa World
City of Tulsa fights firefighters union's plan for municipal Tulsa World
Cables detail concerns of US contractor held in Cuba The Wichita Eagle
Some US immigration detainees win quicker hearings Seattle Times
UM is an anchor The Miami Herald
Clinton presses for sanctions on Syria and al-Assad The Star
Taxpayer money for California DREAM Act near reality-sparks The Examiner
Obama's Presidency On The Line With Jobs [Speech] Plan The Examiner
FBI on increased alert around 10th Anniversary of 9/11 The Examiner
Rick Perry falls victim to first attack ad of campaign The Daily Telegraph
ADL's Foxman in Jewish Exponent: "threat of sharia law"= "ma The Examiner

China's President Hu Jintao delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the China-U.S. Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Beijing, Monday, May 24, 2010.

China top paper warns West to let UN lead in Libya

Libyan rebels celebrate next to burning cars after Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's forces where pushed back from Benghazi, eastern Libya, Saturday, March 19, 2011. Explosions shook the Libyan city of Benghazi early on Saturday while a fighter jet was heard flying overhead, and residents said the eastern rebel stronghold was under attack from Muammar Gaddafi's forces.

Gaddafi son says fight goes on as world leaders meet

Real Madrid player Fernando Gago reacts during his Spanish League soccer match against Zaragoza at the Bernabeu stadium in Madrid.

Palermo president labels Fernando Gago stories as nonsense

French admit secret service spied on reporter Irish Times
Same divide on debt faces EU leaders after holidays Irish Times
Norway mourns the pupils who will never return Irish Times
O captain! My captain! Irish Times
Ben Chu: Germans have yet to be told they face a momentous c The Independent
Goebbels was a coward: former secretary spills wartime secre The Independent
UN investigation backs Israel's naval blockade of Gaza The Guardian
Italy business group critical of government austerity Chicago Tribune
International Monetary Fund President calls for recapitalizi The Examiner
Game show in The Netherlands 'pits asylum seekers against ea The Daily Telegraph
Two accused of blackmailing Italian Prime Minister Berluscon CNN
European Banks Are Hard-Selling Greek Bailout Plan Herald Tribune
Berlusconi Threatened to Leave Italy Political Wire
IMF Needs To Treat Europe Like A Sketchy Emerging Market Business Insider
Libya Highlights Europe's Defense Dilemma Wall Street Journal
English history: why we need to understand 1066 and all that The Guardian
Sarkozy hopes Libya can boost France's reputation – as well The Guardian
A glance at Moammar Gadhafi's family Herald Tribune
Libya Transformation Laid Out at Paris Meeting Herald Tribune
ASEAN, the EU and the End of Westphalia Huffington Post

Gucci-wearing Dalai Lama misleading world on Tibet: China

Gucci-wearing Dalai Lama misleading world on Tibet: China

Chinese President Hu Jintao speaks at the Summit on Climate Change at the United Nations, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009.

Dalai Lama misleads world on Tibet: China

Tibetans and monks offering prayers during a march event for the Kirti monastery of Ngaba Tibet held in Dharamshala, India

Two More Monks jailed in Tibet, Rights Groups Condemn Unjust Trial

In Africa, U.S. Watches China's Rise Wall Street Journal
Shunned by West, Zimbabwe Finds a Friend in Beijing Wall Street Journal
World powers put aside their differences to hail 'new Libya' The Independent
Report provides more reasons to invest in children Scoop
All government policy must be assessed by income Scoop
British Minister of State Jeremy Browne Visit to New Zealand Scoop
WikiLeaks shows cracks in India's climate stand The Times of India
MRT project details soon The Star
Retract communist remarks, Karpal tells Mat Sabu The Star
Philippines President compares love life to Coke Indian Express
Is North Korea's Man Gyong Bong the least luxurious cruise s The Daily Telegraph Australia
U.S. Priorities for the NPT and Moving Forward Scoop
Nato collaborate prod to Delhi The Telegraph India
Sri Lanka to Keep Holding Terror Suspects Wall Street Journal
Welfare-Statism Isn't The Answer for China Wall Street Journal
Bin Laden's Shadow Looms in Afghanistan Huffington Post
In a Blackout, Nissan, Mitsubishi and Toyota E.V.'s Could Fu The New York Times
Rawal bent on not returning Pajero The Himalayan
Appeal to do away with amnesty agreement The Himalayan
Dy Speaker's statute hope The Himalayan

GAZA CITY GAZA STRIP- JAN 29 2007: Palestinian security officers loyal to President Mahmud Abbas stand guard along a street as ongoing clashes between rival Hamas and Fatah gunmen take place in Gaza City, 29 January 2007. Rival Palestinian factions clash

The problem with Palestinian political leadership

In this image from amateur video made available by the Ugarit News group on Tuesday Aug. 30, 2011, an armoured vehicle from which a public announcement is being made via loudspeakers is seen in the streets of Daraa, Syria.

Syrian forces said to be conducting searches for activists

A graffiti depicting Moammar Gadhafi and his son Saif reading "All Benghazi people, is this the end?" is seen on a wall at the Green square renamed Martyrs square inTripoli, Libya, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011.

Libya conflict: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi vows resistance

U.N. Calls Israel Force on Flotilla 'Excessive' Wall Street Journal
Israelis Debate Revision of Egypt Peace Treaty Wall Street Journal
Syrian legal chief quits regime over death toll The Independent
Mideast Milosevic Huffington Post
BLITZER'S BLOG: Cheney, Iraq and WMD CNN
Iraq war 'provided arena for Jihad' The Guardian
The race is on for Libya's oil, with Britain and France both The Guardian
Teen killed in Bahrain protest NZ Herald
Al-Qaeda militants reported killed in US strikes in Yemen m&c;
>Iraqis Want Mercs, Not U.S. Troops, To Stick Around Wired News
Thousands march at Bahraini boy's funeral Al Jazeera
August was deadliest month for American troops in Afghanista The Los Angeles Times
Kurdish activists clash with police in Istanbul CNN
Bahrain tensions grow amid stronger protest calls Breitbart
Iran's parliamentary speaker will visit North Korea, China n The Examiner
Palestinian statehood opinion causes uproar Al Jazeera
Jobs row, polls a new blow to Barak Obama The Times of India
Pentagon Allows "Near Slavery" Conditions Among Foreign Work GlobalResearch
Thousands in Bahrain march in youngster funeral m&c;
Tar Sands and the Jewish Month of Change Huffington Post

Elvira Valdivia, right, reacts as her husband rescued miner Mario Sepulveda Espina, not seen, still inside the capsule, is rescued from the collapsed San Jose gold and copper mine where he was trapped with 32 other miners for over two months near Copiapo, Chile, early Wednesday Oct. 13, 2010

14 of Chile's rescued miners get early retirement

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For FIFA friendly, Bengal's best foot forward

Endgame for Brazil's role in MINUSTAH?

Endgame for Brazil's role in MINUSTAH?

Protesters Aim to Teach Chile Lessons Wall Street Journal
Venezuela look to play party-poopers The Times of India
2 Great Plays In Sugarcane Ethanol Seeking Alpha
Brazil wildfires rage in 17 protected reserves Herald Tribune
Brazil's government says wildfires rage in 17 protected rese Star Tribune
Football star and UN envoy Marta spotlights efforts to empow United Nations
Brazil Unexpectedly Cuts Interest Rates The Street
Back to jail for Colombia ex-minister Independent online (SA)
Brazil slashes interest rates Independent online (SA)
Group: Kick All Northern MPs Out! Peace FM Online
WORLD San Fransisco Chronicle
Rodrigo Rivera quits as Colombia defense minister San Fransisco Chronicle
Brazil in surprise interest rate cut to 12% BBC News
Colombia court reinstates conviction in Galan hit The Guardian
Brazil Surprises With Rate Cut Wall Street Journal
Colombia court reinstates ex-minister's conviction BBC News
Chevron Awarded $96 Million in Arbitration Claim Against the Seeking Alpha
Colombia's defense minister abruptly resigns as violence sur The Los Angeles Times
Chile's first lady says miners won't be abandoned Herald Tribune
WikiLeaks: Washington and Brasilia Monitoring Chávez in the Huffington Post

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon address the Council of Europe on the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights.

Nigeria bombing may be work of al-Qaida

Rebel fighters start their patrol of the village of Heisha, some 100 kilometers east from Misrata, LIbya, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011.

Elections in Libya Should be Deferred

People demonstrate against Moammar Gadhafi at the Green Square in Tripoli, Libya, late Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011.

Libya's interim leaders reject UN military personnel

Leaders unblock $15bn to aid Libya Irish Times
Background Briefing on Libya Scoop
Mozambique Must Strengthen HIV/AIDS Prevention Programmes Scoop
Press Availability on Libya Scoop
PM: Nato's Libya battle goes on London Evening Standard
Hidden Gadaffi vows 'no surrender' London Evening Standard
We will fight, we're not women: Gaddafi The Times of India
Focus: History of Radio 3 and its controversies The Daily Telegraph
Pippa Middleton picks up a parking ticket The Daily Telegraph
Libya: the minister, the Tory donor and a contract to supply The Daily Telegraph
ICC will decide fate of six suspects Independent online (SA)
Nigeria scrambles for aid after floods Independent online (SA)
Sanha goes to Senegal for medical check Independent online (SA)
Gaddafi: Who will lead if Libya burns? Independent online (SA)
Daily Press Briefing - August 31, 2011 Scoop
Footballer Spotlights Efforts to Empower Sierra Leone Women Scoop
Gaddafi urges supporters to fight on The Telegraph India
Libya's transitional government gets cash boost to help cont The Australian
World leaders urge Libya reconciliation Al Jazeera
The Republic of Sudan: Crisis Within Huffington Post

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