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File - The flame of the Bayji Oil Refinery runs twenty-four hours a day in Bayji, Iraq, Dec. 21, 2008.
Iraq   Oil   War   Wikipedia: Iraq under U.S. Military Occupation   Photos		  WorldNews.com 
Western Oil Firms Big Winners in Iraq War
Tue 17 Jan 2012
Article by WN.com Guest Writer Sherwood Ross Western oil producers have emerged as the big winners of the Iraq war. "Prior to the 2003 invasion and occupation of Iraq US and other western oil... (photo: US Army / Sgt. Kani Ronningen)
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Cancer   Food   Lifestyle   Photos   Wikipedia: Cancer		  Pakalert Press 
How to Starve Cancer Out of Your Body – Avoid These Top 4 Cancer-Feeding Foods
Tue 17 Jan 2012
Share By Dr. Mercola Story at-a-glance Dr. Christine Horner, a board certified general- and plastic surgeon, shares her extensive knowledge about breast cancer—its causes and its cures, and the pro’s... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Chinese President Hu Jintao waves upon his arrival to meet French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Thursday Nov. 4, 2010.  Al Jazeera  Tue 17 Jan 2012
China's cultural front against the West
President Hu Jintao of China made headlines in the early days of the new year saying China and the West were engaged in an escalating culture war, calling on Chinese people to strengthen cultural... (photo: AP / Francois Mori)
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Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak is wheeled out of a court house in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 9, 2012.  The Daily Telegraph  Tue 17 Jan 2012
Egypt: Hosni Mubarak's lawyers begin defence after prosecution calls for death penalty
Egypt's ex-president Hosni Mubarak was wheeled into court on Tuesday where the defence was to begin its case, television showed, as his lawyer said he would need five sessions to defend the ousted... (photo: AP / Mohammed al-Law)
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Robert Einhorn, U.S. State Department's special adviser for nonproliferation and arms control, shakes hands with South Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Kim Jae-shin, right, during their meeting in Seoul, South Korea Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012. The Washington Post Tue 17 Jan 2012
Senior US official urges South Korea to cut crude oil imports from Iran
SEOUL, South Korea — A senior U.S. official is urging South Korea to reduce its crude oil imports from Iran to put pressure on Tehran over its nuclear program. U.S.... (photo: AP / Jung Yeon-je, Pool)
Iran   Oil   Photos   Seoul   Wikipedia: U.S. sanctions against Iran
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) is shown in conversation with, from left, Maged A. Abdelaziz, Permanent Representative of Egypt to the UN; Joseph M. Torsella, United States Representative for Management and Reform to the UN; and Michel Tommo Monthe, Permanent Representative of Cameroon to the UN and Chair of the General Assembly’s Administrative and Budgetary (Fifth) Committee; before presenting the UN proposed programme budget for 2012-2013 to the Committee. Irish Times Tue 17 Jan 2012
Ban Ki-moon calls for UN action over killings in Syria
MICHAEL JANSEN UN SECRETARY general Ban Ki-moon yesterday urged the UN Security Council to take up the unrest in Syria to halt killings. "The casualties have reached such... (photo: UN / Rick Bajornas)
Killings   Photos   Syria   UN   Wikipedia: 2011–2012 Syrian uprising
A worker is seen in the NIS Jugopetrol oil refinery, prior to a visit by Russian deputy prime minister Dmitry Medvedev, in Pancevo, some 16 kilometers (10 miles) north of Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, Feb. 25, 2008 Richmond Times Dispatch Mon 16 Jan 2012
Iran warns Gulf Arabs not to boost oil output
CAIRO -- Iran warned Gulf Arab oil producers against boosting production to offset any potential drop in Tehran's crude exports in the event of an embargo affecting its... (photo: AP / Darko Vojinovic)
Arab world   Iran   Oil   Photos   Wikipedia: U.S. sanctions against Iran
Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani chairing DCC meeting. Chairman Joint Chief of Staff Committee, Services Chiefs and Federal Ministers are attending the meeting at Prime Minister's House, Islamabad on January 14, 2012 Al Jazeera Mon 16 Jan 2012
Embattled Pakistan leaders face court test
Pakistan’s political crisis could take a major turn as the country’s Supreme Court takes on the civilian government on two fronts, both of which could see... (photo: Press Information Dept. of Pakistan / )
Court   Pakistan   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Yousaf Raza Gillani
View of Ksar Hallouf, Tunisia from above. Al Jazeera Sun 15 Jan 2012
Tunisia tourism industry suffers big losses
Tunisia's tourism minister says his country has lost almost half of its tourist traffic from European since the revolution a year ago. More than a... (photo: Creative Commons / Largoplazo)
Industry   Photos   Tourism   Tunisia   Wikipedia: Tourism in Tunisia


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Mourners lift the flag-draped casket of Sayed Hashim Saeed, 15, an anti-government protester who was killed during clashes with riot police, onto a vehicle for his funeral procession Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012, in the Shiite Muslim village of Sitra, Bahrain. Caskets of Violence and State, Be Not Proud WorldNews.com
Yemeni activist Tawakkul Karman, center, and other demonstrators chant anti-government slogans during a protest in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011. Yemen unrest may force election delay, says minister Gulf News
Iraqis react at the scene of a car bomb attack in front of a Syrian Catholic Church, in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday Nov. 1, 2010. Iraq: Bombs Kill 11 in 2 Cities The New York Times
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An Iraqi Army soldier stands next to wreckage from a car bomb in the Shiite neighborhood of Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010. Suicide bomber kills 53 in Iraq The Siasat Daily
In this photo taken Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009, weapons allegedly confiscated from Jundallah, an armed Sunni opposition group led by Abdulmalik Rigi, are shown in the city of Zahedan, southeastern Iran. Mossad 'posed as CIA to recruit fighters' Al Jazeera
A protester waves an Egyptian flag that reads "We Love Egypt" during a demonstration after Friday prayers in Tahrir Square where many have set up protest tent camps in the main city square in Cairo, Egypt, Friday July 29, 2011. Revolution in the Arab world The Guardian
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Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa arrives for the presentation of an investigative report into unrest in Bahrain earlier this year in Sakhir Palace in Sakhir, Bahrain, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011. Little optimism over promised Bahrain reforms Al Jazeera
Bangkok Vespa in business mode Bangkok Vespas combine style and substance Al Jazeera
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (right) meets with Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu UN chief and Turkish FM discuss Syria Al Jazeera
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