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A Russian soldier observes from a tank at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Gori, northwest of the capital Tbilisi, Georgia, Friday, Aug. 15, 2008. Western leaders engaged in intense diplomacy Friday to persuade Russia to pull troops out of Georgia, but regional tensions soared after a top Russian general warned that Poland could face attack over its missile defense deal with the United Sta
Defense   Photos   US   Washington   Wikipedia: US missile defense complex in Poland
 GlobalResearch 
Why Moscow does not Trust Washington on Missile Defense
Thu 1 Dec 2011
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In this photo taken during a government-organized tour for the media, Syrian army officers stand next to the coffins of 17 army members, including six elite pilots and four technical officers the military said were killed in an ambush on Thursday during their funeral procession, in Homs province, Syria, on Saturday Nov. 26, 2011.
Human Rights   Photos   Syria   UN   Wikipedia: 2011 Syrian uprising
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UN rights chief says Syria death toll over 4,000
Thu 1 Dec 2011
GENEVA — The U.N.'s top human rights official says her office estimates the death toll in Syria's nine-month uprising is now "much more" than 4,000. Navi Pillay, the U.N. High Commissioner for... (photo: AP / Bassem Tellawi)
An Iranian soldier mans an anti-aircraft emplacement at the nuclear power plant in Bushehr, Iran, Wednesday Feb. 25, 2009.  BBC News  Thu 1 Dec 2011
EU to put new sanctions on Iran's officials and firms
The European Union has agreed to impose sanctions on 180 Iranian officials and entities, EU diplomats say. The sanctions were announced after a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels. They come... (photo: AP / Hasan Sarbakhshian)
Europe   Iran   Nuclear   Photos   Wikipedia: Nuclear program of Iran
Ahmet Davutoglu and George Papandreou in Greece  The Star  Thu 1 Dec 2011
Seven soldiers, six civilians dead in Syria
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Seven Syrian soldiers were killed by army renegades and six civilians were shot dead on Wednesday as regional pressure tightened on President Bashar al-Assad, with Turkey imposing... (photo: Creative Commons / File Upload Bot)
Beirut   Photos   President   Syria   Wikipedia: Ahmet Davutoğlu
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File - Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo speaks to journalists in his Palace in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on Monday Jan.13, 2003. Jakarta Globe Wed 30 Nov 2011
I.Coast's Gbagbo handed over to world court
Ivory Coast's Laurent Gbagbo was transferred to the International Criminal Court Wednesday to face charges of rape and murder, becoming the first former head of state to... (photo: AP / Christophe Ena)
Africa   Ivory Coast   Justice   Photos   Wikipedia: Laurent Gbagbo
U.S. Government Medical Marijuana crop. University of Mississippi Oxford Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Wed 30 Nov 2011
Legalizing medical marijuana to be proposed again
Madison - Proponents of legalizing medical marijuana in Wisconsin will try again to change the law, even though the proposal stands little chance of passing the... (photo: Public Domain / n/a)
Legalizing   Madison   Medical   Photos   Wikipedia :Marijuana
Traffic and vehicles on the city road - busy life in the city - City living Independent online (SA) Wed 30 Nov 2011
City living can make you fat and infertile
London - Should cities carry a health warning? A growing body of research shows that babies born in cities, and children who grow up in them, face a battery of health... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Health   Life   London   Photos   Wikipedia: City
The Capitol dome is seen at rear as Chinese and U.S. flags are displayed in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011, ahead of the arrival of China's President Hu Jintao for a state visit hosted by President Barack Obama. Pakalert Press Wed 30 Nov 2011
Will World War III Be Between The U.S. And China?
Share By Max Hastings Dailymail China’s vast military machine grows by the day. America’s sending troops to Australia in response. As tension between the two... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak)
China   Photos   United States   War   Wikipedia: Sino-American relations   Wikipedia: World War III
The judges of Trial Chamber, back row from left: Judge Elizabeth Odio Benito, presiding Judge Adrian Fulford and Judge RenŽ Blattmann in the courtroom of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, in this photo made available by the International Criminal Court, Monday, Jan. 26, 2009. Lubanga pleaded not guilty to recruiting child soldiers and sending them to fight and die in ethnic battles as the International Criminal Court began its historic first trial. The trial of Thomas Lubanga has been hailed as a legal landmark by human rights activists because it is the first international criminal prosecution to focus solely on child soldi BBC News Wed 30 Nov 2011
Q&A: International Criminal Court
The International Criminal Court in The Hague has been a controversial addition to the global justice system since it began operating in 2002. The court has been ratified... (photo: AP / ICC-CPI/Michael Kooren, HO)
Hague   Photos   Political   Social   Wikipedia: International Criminal Court
With drought and famine ravaging their home country, thousands of Somalis have taken up residence in refugee camps across the border in Malkadiida, Ethiopia. Irish Times Wed 30 Nov 2011
Climate debate needs to address famine in Africa
MARY ROBINSON and TOM ARNOLD OPINION:�The climate change conference in Durban provides an opportunity to develop a sustainable global food system RETURNING TO Somalia... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe)
Africa   Climate   Famine   Photos   Wikipedia: Climate change


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