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 BBC News Wed 14 Dec 2011
Supermassive black hole will 'eat' gas cloud
Researchers have spotted a giant gas cloud spiralling into the supermassive black hole at our galaxy's centre. | Though it is known that black holes draw in everything nearby, it will be the first cha... (photo: ESO/MPE / Marc Schartmann)
Black Hole Milky Way Photos Space Wikipedia: Black hole |
 Al Jazeera Wed 14 Dec 2011
UN official: Syria death toll data reliable
| The United Nations says that more than 5,000 people are believed to have been killed in the Syrian government's crackdown on protests since the country's uprising began in March. | Navi Pillay, the ... (photo: AP / Muzaffar Salman)
Human Rights Photos Syria UN Wikipedia: 2011 Syrian uprising |
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 Al Jazeera Wed 14 Dec 2011
Papua New Guinea's toppled PM reinstated
| Papua New Guinea's deposed prime minister has been reinstated by the country's governor-general in an effort to resolve a months-long deadlock which sees two men claimi... (photo: AP / Rick Rycroft)
A.Pacific Long Papua New Guinea Photos Politics Wikipedia: Michael Somare |
 The Independent Wed 14 Dec 2011
West turning blind eye to torture in Uzbekistan, says report
| Human Rights Watch says torture continues to be widespread in the jails of Uzbekistan, but the US and EU have given the brutal regime of Islam Karimov an easy ride, due... (photo: AP / Efrem Lukatsky)
Human Rights Photos Torture Uzbekistan Wikipedia: Human rights in Uzbekistan |
 Scoop Wed 14 Dec 2011
Boosted Global Efforts Against Malaria Lead To Fewer Deaths
Wednesday, 14 December 2011, 12:06 pm | Press Release: UN News | New York, Dec 13 2011 5:10PM | The expansion of malaria prevention and control measures have resulted in ... (photo: AP / Karel Prinsloo)
Health Malaria Photos UN Wikipedia: Malaria |
 The Washington Post Tue 13 Dec 2011
US rights group: China executes about 4,000 people a year, half its previous rate
| BEIJING — China executes around 4,000 people a year, the most in the world but half the number it did before ordering Supreme Court reviews of all death penalty c... (photo: AP)
China Death Penalty Human Rights Photos Wikipedia: Capital punishment in the People's Republic of China |
 The Times Of India Tue 13 Dec 2011
'Large parts of Mars are habitable'
SHARE | AND | DISCUSSTweet | LONDON: Planetary scientists have claimed "large regions" of Mars are habitable for terrestrial life. | An international team, led by the Aus... (photo: NASA)
Astronomy Mars Photos Scientist Wikipedia: Life on Mars |
 The Independent Tue 13 Dec 2011
Kagame puts down marker for third term
| An independent analyst went further, saying that comments made by Mr Kagame yesterday during a visit to neighbouring Uganda could destabilise the Great Lakes region by ... (photo: AP / Marc Hofer)
Africa Election Photos Rwanda Wikipedia: Paul Kagame |
 BBC News Mon 12 Dec 2011
Canada bans veils at citizenship oath ceremony
Canada's government has introduced a ban on the wearing of veils while swearing the oath of citizenship. | Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Jason Kenney told a new... (photo: AP / David Vincent, File)
Canada Immigration Photos Veil Wikipedia: Immigration to Canada |
 The Independent Mon 12 Dec 2011
Tamil rebels recruited children for last stand against Sri Lankan army
| The official, who held a non-military position with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), said that in the spring of 2009, the rebels found themselves in an ever... (photo: AP / Sanath Priyantha)
Human Rights Photos Sri Lanka War Wikipedia: Sri Lankan Civil War |
