Bodies of people alleged to have been killed in a Friday attack on a town hall meeting of the Christian Igbo ethnic group lie on the floor in a hospital morgue in Mubi, in the Adamawa state of northern Nigeria, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012. The town hall attack, which left at least 20 dead, is one of a string of deadly attacks claimed by radical Muslim sect Boko Haram.
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Nigerian Islamists and security forces clash again
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Hundreds of people fled their homes on Saturday in northeast Nigeria after deadly all-night gun battles between Islamists and security forces, police and residents said. The latest clashes with the Islamist sect Boko Haram came amid growing fears of wider...
Syrian protesters carry national flags as they shout slogans against President Bashar Assad in front of the Syrian embassy in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, June 7, 2011.
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Arab ministers to discuss "toothless" Syria mission
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CAIRO (Reuters) - Arab League foreign ministers meet on Sunday to discuss whether to ask the U.N. to help their mission in Syria, which has failed to end a 10-month-old crackdown on unrest that has killed thousands. Qatar proposes inviting U.N. technicians and human rights experts to help Arab monitors judge whether Syria is honouring its pledge to...
In this Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012, photo released by Maritime New Zealand, the cargo ship Rena, grounded off Tauranga Harbor, New Zealand, is seen split into two pieces after being lashed by pounding seas.
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Stricken cargo ship Rena breaks up off New Zealand
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A cargo ship which ran aground off the coast of New Zealand three months ago has broken in two, spilling containers and other debris into the sea. Officials said heavy seas had snapped off the stern...
British paratroopers guard Argentine prisoners of war cleaning up Port Stanley in the aftermath of the Falklands War, 1982.
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Falklands Tango and Dirty Wars
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Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling Like the tango, or music and dance which emerged from Argentina's working-class districts and sums up the fears and anxieties of life, the back and forth yank and spin over the Falklands and its dirty wars never seems to fade. Again, Argentina has just claimed sovereignty over the Falkland Islands. In...
Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich holds a rifle that he signed for Tom Sullivan, left, vice president of plant operations at Sturm, Ruger & Co., the maker of Ruger firearms, Friday, Jan. 6, 2012, in Newport, N.H.
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Republican presidential race turns sour
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The Republican presidential race has turned ugly as the candidates elbow their way towards a crucial month of primary elections. Adopting a sharper tone, Newt...
UN launches South Sudan humanitarian aid
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UN launches South Sudan humanitarian aid
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The United Nations has launched an emergency humanitarian effort, responding to a wave of violence in South Sudan that may have left thousands dead and an estimated 50,000 people in urgent need of aid. The announcement of the response plan followed intertribal clashes in and around the town of Pibor in Jonglei state last month, sending...
Big fall in US jobless boosts Obama's re-election hopes
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Big fall in US jobless boosts Obama's re-election hopes
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The closely watched non-farm payroll figures showed US employers adding 200,000 jobs in December as the world's biggest economy began to pick up much-needed momentum. The...
Over 20 churchgoers, mourners gunned down in Nigeria
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Over 20 churchgoers, mourners gunned down in Nigeria
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SHARE AND DISCUSSTweet KANO, Nigeria: A fresh wave of violence targeting Christians claimed by Islamist group Boko Haram has rocked Nigeria, with over 20 people killed in attacks on mourners and church worshippers. The deadliest of the attacks hit the town of Mubi in northeastern Nigeria on Friday, when five gunmen opened fire on Christian Igbos at...
Syrian investigators, right, inspect next to a damaged car at the scene of a bomb in Midan neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, on Friday Jan. 6, 2012.
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25 die in Damascus bombing
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A suicide bombing hit Damascus on Friday, killing 25 and wounding dozens of mostly civilians, state media said, blaming "terrorists" for the second such attack on the Syrian capital in two weeks. State television said the "powerful explosion" struck in the historic Midan quarter in the heart of the capital. The attack, which took place in a heavily...
Jamaica's Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller delivers her inaugural speech after being sworn in at King's House in Kingston, Jamaica, Thursday Jan. 5, 2012.
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Simpson Miller sworn in as Jamaica’s leader
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Portia Simpson Miller took the oath of office as Jamaica's new prime minister on Thursday, one week after her left-leaning People's National Party won a landslide victory in legislative elections here. Simpson Miller became Jamaica's first female prime minister in 2006, but lost power after a year and a half in office. In the ceremony at...
Arab foreign ministers, representatives of Arab embassies, during honoring Amr Moussa Secretary-General of the League, the end of his term  General of the League of Arab States at Headquarters  League, in the city of Cairo in Egypt
Arab League foreign ministers are due to meet in Cairo on Sunday to discuss Arab monitors' mission in Syria and whether Damascus is honouring its pledge to end a 10-month-old crackdown on unrest and protests. During the meeting,...
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Egyptian protesters
SHARE AND DISCUSSTweet WASHINGTON: A once reluctant United States is reaching out to the Muslim Brotherhood in a nod to Egypt's new political reality, but concerns linger about the group's attitude toward minorities, women and the peace treaty with...
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Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner speaks during a news conference at the presidential residence on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Saturday, Aug. 2, 2008.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine President Cristina Fernandez didn't have cancer after all. After having some of Argentina's leading cancer surgeons completely remove her thyroid gland, tests showed no presence of any cancerous cells in the...
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In this Monday, Aug. 1, 2011 photo released by Tokyo Electric Power Co. Tuesday, Aug. 2, a worker in protective gear measures radiation levels near a duct connected to a ventilation stack between Unit 1 and Unit 2 reactors at the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan.
TOKYO (AP) — Japan says it will soon require atomic reactors to be shut down after 40 years of use to improve safety following the nuclear crisis set off by last year's tsunami. Concern about aging reactors has been growing because the three units at...
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An F/A-18F Super Hornet from the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41 launches from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), in the Arabian Gulf, 15 December, 2011.
The temperature between the West and Iran has increased dramatically. Escalation by both sides coupled with a reckless discourse that has normalised the idea of war have created an environment where military confrontation is a rising probability. The...
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Soldiers and rescuers carry a victim that was recovered from the site Friday Jan. 6, 2012, a day after a landslide occurred at the small-scale mining community of Pantukan, Compostela Valley in southern Philippines killing at least 22 people.
Manila - The death toll rose to 28 in a landslide that struck a gold-rush site in the southern Philippines,...
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A fire department ladder truck takes police over the area where a hot air balloon crash occurred in Carterton, some 94 miles (150 kilometers) north of the capital, Wellington, New Zealand, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012.
A HOT-air balloon burst into flames and crashed to the ground in New Zealand today, killing all 11 people aboard, after hitting a power line. The balloon came down in calm weather near Carterton, a small town north of the capital Wellington and a...
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In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, left, speaks with soldiers during a military parade to commemorate the end of the year and during which some military officials were promoted at Ft. Tiuna in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday Dec. 28, 2011. Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona trains in Parken, Copenhagen on Monday, Nov. 1, 2010. The team will meet FC Copenhagen in the Champions League Tuesday. File - Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff leads the Social and Economic Development Committee at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday July 26, 2011. Venezuela to remove breast implants for free
Syrian protesters carry national flags as they shout slogans against President Bashar Assad in front of the Syrian embassy in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, June 7, 2011. John McCain speaking. Iran threatens to stop Gulf oil if sanctions widened Early in the morning at lovely Corniche, Abu Dhabi
Jamaica's Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller delivers her inaugural speech after being sworn in at King's House in Kingston, Jamaica, Thursday Jan. 5, 2012. England cricket team player Andrew Flintoff laughs as he listens to a reporter's question during a news conference in central London, Monday Aug. 24, 2009. England regained the Ashes Sunday with a 197-run win in the deciding Test to seal a 2-1 series win. A Retail showroom in Madurai A shop selling variety designs of treadmill for exercise was seen at a mall in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard delivers her speech at the 2nd Australia China Economic and Trade Cooperation Forum and Prime Ministerial Dinner at a hotel in Beijing Tuesday, April 26, 2011. Australia and China signed a series of cooperation agreements on Tuesday at the start of a visit by Gillard intended to strengthen ties and smooth over recent spats with her country's top export market. England cricket captain Andrew Strauss, center, coach Andy Flower, left, and Ian Bell pose for photographers before a practices session in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, March 25, 2011. England will play a Cricket World Cup quarterfinal match against Sri Lanka on Saturday. 2007–2010 Toyota Kluger (GSU45R) KX-S, photographed in Cronulla, New South Wales, Australia. Henna tattoo -tattoo -art
 

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