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In this photo taken during a government-organised visit for media, Syrian army soldiers ride on their military trucks as they enter the villages near the town of Jisr al-Shughour, north of Damascus, Syria, on Friday June 10, 2011.
photo: AP / Bassem Tellawi
Syrian army launches offensive near Damascus
read more my SA
BEIRUT (AP) — The Syrian military launched an offensive to regain control of suburbs on the eastern edge of Damascus Sunday, storming neighborhoods and clashing with groups of army defectors in fierce fighting that sent residents fleeing and killed at least three civilians, activists said. Six soldiers were also killed when a roadside bomb...

Firefighters work on retrieving the body of a victim, behind crane, from the smoldering rubble of a building that collapsed in downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012.
photo: AP / Victor R. Caivano
Death toll rises as hopes fade in Brazil buildings collapse
read more CNN
January 28, 2012 -- Updated 1401 GMT (2201 HKT) Three buildings collapsed in the historic center of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Wednesday January 25, 2012, sending rubble and dust flying through the air. The area -- a bustling commercial center during the day and a popular drinking spot at night -- was closed off Thursday January 26, 2012. The...

An Iranian protester holds an anti-Israel poster for condemning activities of International Atomic Energy Organization, IAEA, at the Imam Khomeini airport, waiting for arrival of the agency's delegates, who were not appeared in public, on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012.
photo: AP / Vahid Salemi
UN nuclear inspectors arrive in Iran
read more The Observer
Iranian students protest at Imam Khomini Airport in Tehran during the arrival of the team of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors Photograph: Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA A UN nuclear team arrived in Tehran early on Sunday for a mission expected to focus on Iran's alleged attempt to develop nuclear weapons. The UN nuclear agency...

India Village Woman making food on the roadside at Kolkata in Eastern India City
photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick
UN panel aims for 'a future worth choosing'
read more BBC News
Growing inequality, environmental decline and "teetering" economies mean the world must change the way it does business, a UN report concludes. Health and education must improve, it says. Subsidies on...

Police officers stand next a group of bodies outside the "Christ is Love" center for drug and alcohol addicts in Lima, Peru, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012.
photo: AP / Juan Contreras
Peru: 26 killed in fire at rehabilitation center
read more The Guardian
FRANKLIN BRICENO Associated Press= LIMA, Peru (AP) — A fire swept through a private rehabilitation center for addicts in Peru's capital on Saturday, killing at least 26 people and injuring 10 as firefighters punched holes through walls to rescue residents trapped inside. One resident of the "Christ is Love" center for drug and alcohol addicts in...

Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks after visiting victims wounded in Tuesday's suicide bomb attack at the Emergency Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011. Afghanistan's president vowed Wednesday to confront the Pakistani government over a devastating suicide bombing against a Shiite shrine in Kabul that he said originated in Pakistan, putting further pressure on already strained relations between the two neighbors. (AP Photo/S. Sabawoon, pool)
photo: AP / S. Sabawoon, pool
Afghan President Hamid Karzai 'plans talks with Taliban'
read more BBC News
The Afghan government is planning to meet the Taliban in Saudi Arabia in an attempt to jump-start peace talks, the BBC has learned. The landmark meeting will come in the coming weeks, before the establishment of a Taliban office in Qatar, according to Western and Afghan officials. The Taliban have refused previously to recognise the government of...

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta outlines the main areas of proposed spending cuts during a news conference at the Pentagon, Thursday, Jan., 26, 2012.
photo: AP / Pablo Martinez
Panetta concerned about doctor who helped in bin Laden raid
read more CNN
January 28, 2012 -- Updated 1639 GMT (0039 HKT) "I'm very concerned about what the Pakistanis did with this individual," Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told CBS. Washington (CNN) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is acknowledging publicly the key role a Pakistani doctor who assisted the United States ahead of the strike on Osama bin Laden's...

A newborn baby girl glistens from amniotic fluid, seconds after birth. Her screaming demonstrates strong respiration, one of the criteria of the Apgar score used to measure the health of a child at time of birth.
photo: GFDL
Betty's Blacklisting and Beyonce's Birth
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Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling Sitting across from the table the young mother, "that was supposed to be," sat sobbing, sometimes uncontrollably. This last year of her life had taken a tremendous toll, one that could be seen on her weathered face and in her sad eyes. It started innocently, with trust and hope, when she was admitted...

An illustration of a euro coin is displayed on a bank's advertising billboard as a pedestrian is reflected on the window of the branch in central Athens, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011.
photo: AP / Thanassis Stavrakis
Greece scathing on German budget 'takeover' plan
read more Jakarta Globe
A Greek government minister on Saturday poured scorn on reported calls by Germany for Athens to surrender control of its budget, as Greece said it was close to a deal with its private creditors. Greek Education Minister and former EU commissioner Anna Diamantopoulou rejected the notion as "the product of a sick imagination". Amid this latest...

Vice President Joe Biden speaks about making college affordable, Friday, Jan. 13, 2012, at Central Bucks High School West in Doylestown, Pa.
photo: AP / Alex Brandon
Biden calls Iraqi leaders as bloodshed worsens
read more CNN
January 28, 2012 -- Updated 2324 GMT (0724 HKT) Iraqi men check the debris after a suicide bomber targeted a funeral procession in Baghdad Friday. Baghdad (CNN) -- As recent bloodshed raises fears of renewed sectarian violence in Iraq, U.S. Vice President Biden has been calling Iraqi leaders in an apparent attempt to soothe political tensions, the...

Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class James Woodward, seated in an MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter keeps watch on the waters around the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) transits the Straits of Hormuz.
photo: US Navy / Photographers Mate 3rd Class Angel Roman-Otero
Gulf Arabs have plans against Hormuz closure: official
read more Daily Press
ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Coastguards and naval forces of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) group of Arab countries have contingency plans for a possible attempt by Iran to shut the Strait of Hormuz, a Kuwaiti maritime official said on Monday. Five of the six GCC members - Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar and Kuwait - rely...


India Village Woman making food on the roadside at Kolkata in Eastern India City
photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick
UN panel aims for 'a future worth choosing'
read more BBC News
Growing inequality, environmental decline and "teetering" economies mean the world must change the way it does business, a UN report concludes. Health and education must improve, it says. Subsidies on...

In this photo taken during a government-organised visit for media, Syrian army soldiers ride on their military trucks as they enter the villages near the town of Jisr al-Shughour, north of Damascus, Syria, on Friday June 10, 2011.
photo: AP / Bassem Tellawi
Syrian army launches offensive near Damascus
read more my SA
BEIRUT (AP) — The Syrian military launched an offensive to regain control of suburbs on the eastern edge of Damascus Sunday, storming neighborhoods and clashing with groups of army defectors in fierce fighting that sent residents fleeing and killed at least three civilians, activists said. Six soldiers were also killed when a roadside bomb...

Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks after visiting victims wounded in Tuesday's suicide bomb attack at the Emergency Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011. Afghanistan's president vowed Wednesday to confront the Pakistani government over a devastating suicide bombing against a Shiite shrine in Kabul that he said originated in Pakistan, putting further pressure on already strained relations between the two neighbors. (AP Photo/S. Sabawoon, pool)
photo: AP / S. Sabawoon, pool
Afghan President Hamid Karzai 'plans talks with Taliban'
read more BBC News
The Afghan government is planning to meet the Taliban in Saudi Arabia in an attempt to jump-start peace talks, the BBC has learned. The landmark meeting will come in the coming weeks, before the establishment of a Taliban office in Qatar, according to Western and Afghan officials. The Taliban have refused previously to recognise the government of...

An Iranian protester holds an anti-Israel poster for condemning activities of International Atomic Energy Organization, IAEA, at the Imam Khomeini airport, waiting for arrival of the agency's delegates, who were not appeared in public, on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012.
photo: AP / Vahid Salemi
UN nuclear inspectors arrive in Iran
read more The Observer
Iranian students protest at Imam Khomini Airport in Tehran during the arrival of the team of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors Photograph: Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA A UN nuclear team arrived in Tehran early on Sunday for a mission expected to focus on Iran's alleged attempt to develop nuclear weapons. The UN nuclear agency...

Anti-Syrian regime protesters raise their hands and chant slogans during a demonstration against Syrian President Bashar Assad in the Deir Baghlaba area in Homs province, central Syria, on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012.
photo: AP
Arab League suspends monitoring mission in Syria
read more The Los Angeles Times
Reporting from BeirutThe Arab League said Saturday that it was suspending its observer mission in Syria amid escalating violence that has left scores dead in recent days. The decision is the latest sign that the 10-month-old crisis in Syria is worsening as diplomats at the United Nations prepare to consider a league-backed plan calling on...

Former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain sings to the crowd during comedian Stephen Colbert's "Rock Me Like a Herman Cain South Cain-olina Primary Rally" at the College of Charleston in Charleston, S.C., on Friday, Jan. 20, 2012.
photo: AP / Bruce Smith
Herman Cain endorses Gingrich's presidential bid
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Former presidential hopeful Herman Cain threw his support behind Newt Gingrich, providing the former House speaker with a late boost just days before Florida's primary. Cain, a Tea Party favourite, endorsed his fellow Georgian at a Republican fundraiser Saturday night, calling him "a patriot." "Speaker Gingrich is not afraid of bold ideas," Cain...

Vice President Joe Biden speaks about making college affordable, Friday, Jan. 13, 2012, at Central Bucks High School West in Doylestown, Pa.
photo: AP / Alex Brandon
Biden calls Iraqi leaders as bloodshed worsens
read more CNN
January 28, 2012 -- Updated 2324 GMT (0724 HKT) Iraqi men check the debris after a suicide bomber targeted a funeral procession in Baghdad Friday. Baghdad (CNN) -- As recent bloodshed raises fears of renewed sectarian violence in Iraq, U.S. Vice President Biden has been calling Iraqi leaders in an apparent attempt to soothe political tensions, the...

An illustration of a euro coin is displayed on a bank's advertising billboard as a pedestrian is reflected on the window of the branch in central Athens, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011.
photo: AP / Thanassis Stavrakis
Greece scathing on German budget 'takeover' plan
read more Jakarta Globe
A Greek government minister on Saturday poured scorn on reported calls by Germany for Athens to surrender control of its budget, as Greece said it was close to a deal with its private creditors. Greek Education Minister and former EU commissioner Anna Diamantopoulou rejected the notion as "the product of a sick imagination". Amid this latest...

Police officers stand next a group of bodies outside the "Christ is Love" center for drug and alcohol addicts in Lima, Peru, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012.
photo: AP / Juan Contreras
Peru: 26 killed in fire at rehabilitation center
read more The Guardian
FRANKLIN BRICENO Associated Press= LIMA, Peru (AP) — A fire swept through a private rehabilitation center for addicts in Peru's capital on Saturday, killing at least 26 people and injuring 10 as firefighters punched holes through walls to rescue residents trapped inside. One resident of the "Christ is Love" center for drug and alcohol addicts in...

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta outlines the main areas of proposed spending cuts during a news conference at the Pentagon, Thursday, Jan., 26, 2012.
photo: AP / Pablo Martinez
Panetta concerned about doctor who helped in bin Laden raid
read more CNN
January 28, 2012 -- Updated 1639 GMT (0039 HKT) "I'm very concerned about what the Pakistanis did with this individual," Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told CBS. Washington (CNN) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is acknowledging publicly the key role a Pakistani doctor who assisted the United States ahead of the strike on Osama bin Laden's...

Firefighters work on retrieving the body of a victim, behind crane, from the smoldering rubble of a building that collapsed in downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012.
photo: AP / Victor R. Caivano
Death toll rises as hopes fade in Brazil buildings collapse
read more CNN
January 28, 2012 -- Updated 1401 GMT (2201 HKT) Three buildings collapsed in the historic center of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Wednesday January 25, 2012, sending rubble and dust flying through the air. The area -- a bustling commercial center during the day and a popular drinking spot at night -- was closed off Thursday January 26, 2012. The...

Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta delivers a speech prior to the introduction of keynote speaker Reverend Samuel
photo: US DoD / Glenn Fawcett
Leon Panetta concern over Bin Laden 'informer' Shikal Afridi
read more BBC News
US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has said he is "very concerned" about a Pakistani doctor arrested for providing intelligence for the US raid that killed Osama Bin Laden last year. Dr Shikal Afridi is accused of running a CIA-run programme in Abbottabad where Bin Laden was killed. A Pakistan panel says he should be tried for treason. Mr Panetta...

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, right, points to French Finance Minister Francois Baroin, left, during a session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012.
photo: AP / Michel Euler
Deadlock in Davos as pressure on Greece rises
read more The Independent
The move to make Greece hand over control of budgetary policy as the price for agreeing a €130bn rescue package would represent a humiliating blow to Greece's hopes of controlling its own destiny but could offer a means of staving off financial ruin. The proposal was made by Germany as the euro group considered how extra finance should be offered...

Protesters opposed to President Abdoulaye Wade running for third term in next month's elections shout slogans as they rally ahead of a decision from the country's highest court on the validity of Wade's candidature, in Dakar, Senegal, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012.
photo: AP
Protests sweep through Senegal after poll ruling
read more The Star
DAKAR (Reuters) - Street protests spread through towns across Senegal overnight on Saturday after a top legal body said President Abdoulaye Wade had the right to run for a third term in elections next month. Local television said one policeman died from head injuries after clashes in the capital Dakar. Reuters reporters saw youths set fire to tires...


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Sustainable development: the bigger picture
Sustainable development: the bigger picture
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  • Published: 06 Sep 2007
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  • Author: DefraUK
Putting sustainability into action, originally made for internal use at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. www.defra.gov.uk
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'UN resolution leaves no choice to Syria: only NATO'
'UN resolution leaves no choice to Syria: only NATO'
  • Duration: 5:10
  • Published: 28 Jan 2012
  • Uploaded: 30 Jan 2012
  • Author: RussiaToday
Syrian opposition activists claim that more than 60 people have been killed during the latest outbreak of violence. That is against a backdrop of the reported advance of armed Syrian anti-regime fighters towards the capital Damascus. The National Coordination Committee for Democratic Change, one of the leading opposition groups, remains adamant that foreign military intervention would make an already deteriorating situation even worse. This lack of unity among opposition factions has hampered the growing calls for direct UN involvement. Russia and China, however, remain firmly opposed to a resolution that would leave the door open to foreign military intervention. Don Debar, anti-war activist and journalist talks to RT suggesting the latest UN Security Council resolution does not uphold the right of the Syrian people to choose their own leadership. RT on Facebook: www.facebook.com RT on Twitter: twitter.com
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Afghanistan: Karzai confirms Taliban peace talks
Afghanistan: Karzai confirms Taliban peace talks
  • Duration: 1:07
  • Published: 18 Jun 2011
  • Uploaded: 23 Jan 2012
  • Author: telegraphtv
At a press conference in Kabul, Afghan President Hamid Karzai confirms that the US have started peace talks with the Taliban. Read more www.telegraph.co.uk
http://wn.com/Afghanistan_Karzai_confirms_Taliban_peace_talks
IAEA team in Iran for nuclear talks
IAEA team in Iran for nuclear talks
  • Duration: 2:26
  • Published: 29 Jan 2012
  • Uploaded: 29 Jan 2012
  • Author: AlJazeeraEnglish
A team of six inspectors from the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has arrived in the Iranian capital, Tehran. Iran has been accused by Western countries of developing nuclear weapons, which it denies. The IAEA team is in the country for three days to visit uranium enrichment sites and for talks aimed at allaying these concerns. But upon arrival, the team was greeting by angry demonstrators holding images of Iranian nuclear scientist Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan who was killed in a recent bombing. Al Jazeera's Dorsa Jabbari reports.
http://wn.com/IAEA_team_in_Iran_for_nuclear_talks
Arab League Syria mission widely criticised
Arab League Syria mission widely criticised
  • Duration: 2:50
  • Published: 11 Jan 2012
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  • Author: AlJazeeraEnglish
The Arab League mission in Syria is being attacked from all sides and President Assad has called the mission part of a conspiracy against his country. Protesters say the monitors are seeing just one side of the story, as Nicole Johnston reports.
http://wn.com/Arab_League_Syria_mission_widely_criticised
Herman Cain Endorses Gingrich
Herman Cain Endorses Gingrich
  • Duration: 1:07
  • Published: 29 Jan 2012
  • Uploaded: 30 Jan 2012
  • Author: AssociatedPress
Former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain endorsed his former rival Newt Gingrich at an event in West Palm Beach, Florida Saturday night. (Jan. 28)
http://wn.com/Herman_Cain_Endorses_Gingrich
BIDEN @ Moveon.org Townhall: Sectarian Violence
BIDEN @ Moveon.org Townhall: Sectarian Violence
  • Duration: 1:53
  • Published: 11 Apr 2007
  • Uploaded: 13 Jan 2012
  • Author: Politicstv
Joe Biden's second questionduring MoveOn.org Political Action's unprecedented Virtual Town Hall meeting on Iraq -- where seven presidential candidates answered questions from MoveOn's 3.2 million members. More video is available at www.MoveOn.org. HELP SPREAD THIS VIDEO -- help it climb the YouTube ratings by giving it 5 stars, making it a favorite, commenting, and forwarding to friends!
http://wn.com/BIDEN_@_Moveonorg_Townhall_Sectarian_Violence
Eurozone: Unelected eurocrats hijack sovereign states
Eurozone: Unelected eurocrats hijack sovereign states
  • Duration: 3:22
  • Published: 14 Nov 2011
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  • Author: NeedToAwaken
From: Russia Today Unelected eurocrats hijack sovereign states? Published: 14 November, 2011, 09:38 In Italy, former European commissioner Mario Monti is forming a new cabinet to tackle the country's debt. As technocrat governments take over in Greece and Italy, are the leaders nobody voted for likely to do a better job than the old crew? The economist and former European Union competition commissioner Mario Monti has agreed to start forming a new Italian government. He said he would get to work immediately and "with a great sense of responsibility and service towards the [Italian] nation," as cited by the Associated Press. Italy's outgoing prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, resigned on Saturday after the Italian parliament approved new austerity measures demanded by the European Union. And Mario Monti, who received a formal mandate from President Giorgio Napolitano, now faces the real challenge of preventing an Italian default that risks tearing apart the entire European Union. The project that sought to unite Europe, 17 countries of which now share a single currency, attracted fierce criticism from the very beginning. As far back as 2004, European Parliament member Nigel Farage warned: "We have witnessed the beginning of a dishonest and downright dangerous German presidency [which seeks] to revive the EU constitution but to do it in such a way that you want to avoid referendums in the key member states." Some might now be wishing they had heeded the warnings as one <b>...</b>
http://wn.com/Eurozone_Unelected_eurocrats_hijack_sovereign_states
Peru: 26 killed in fire at rehabilitation center
Peru: 26 killed in fire at rehabilitation center
  • Duration: 1:05
  • Published: 28 Jan 2012
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  • Author: 1814dreadyhead
LIMA, Peru (AP) — A fire swept through a two-story private rehabilitation center for addicts in a poor part of Peru's capital Saturday, killing 26 people and critically injuring six as firefighters punched holes through walls to rescue residents locked inside. The "Christ is Love" center for drug and alcohol addicts was unlicensed and overcrowded and its residents were apparently kept inside "like prisoners," Health Minister Alberto Tejada told The Associated Press. Six men rescued from the building were hospitalized in critical condition, said Peru's fire chief, Antonio Zavala, adding that most of the victims died of asphyxiation. All the victims appeared to be male. The local police chief, Clever Zegarra, said the cause of the 9 am fire was under investigation. "There has been talk of the burning of an object, of a mattress, but also of a fight that resulted in a fire. All of this is speculation," he told the AP. "I've been here at the scene from morning to evening but for the moment the exact cause of the fire is not known." One resident of the center on a narrow dead-end street in Lima's teeming San Juan de Lurigancho district said he was eating breakfast on the second floor of the center when he saw flames coming from the first floor, where the blaze apparently began. Gianfranco Huerta told local RPP news radio station that he leaped from a window to safety. "The doors were locked; there was no way to get out," he told the station. AP journalists at scene said all <b>...</b>
http://wn.com/Peru_26_killed_in_fire_at_rehabilitation_center
Panetta concerned about Pashtun Dr. Afridi who helped in bin Laden raid
Panetta concerned about Pashtun Dr. Afridi who helped in bin Laden raid
  • Duration: 1:06
  • Published: 29 Jan 2012
  • Uploaded: 29 Jan 2012
  • Author: TheAbdaliBacha
Washington (CNN) -- US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is acknowledging publicly the key role a Pashtun doctor Shakil Afridi who assisted the United States ahead of the strike on Osama bin Laden's compound last May that killed the terrorism mastermind. The doctor who provided key information ought to be released, Panetta told CBS's "60 Minutes" in a segment set to air Sunday. "I'm very concerned about what the Pakistanis did with this individual," Panetta told CBS. "This was an individual who in fact helped provide intelligence that was very helpful with regards to this operation. And he was not in any way treasonous towards Pakistan." Dr. Shakeel Afridi helped the CIA use a vaccination campaign to collect DNA samples from residents of bin Laden's to verify the terror leader's presence there. Pakistan, which expressed its anger over the raid without consulting Pakistani authorities, has charged Afridi with treason. "Pakistan and the United States have a common cause here against terrorism, have a common cause against al Qaeda," Panetta said. "And for them to take this kind of action against somebody who was helping to go after terrorism, I just think is a real mistake on their part." Panetta said Pakistan can discipline Afridi in whatever manner it deems appropriate but the doctor should be released. Many analysts felt US officials had kept quiet about Afridi so as to not implicate him. Panetta also told CBS that he remains convinced that someone in authority in Pakistan <b>...</b>
http://wn.com/Panetta_concerned_about_Pashtun_Dr_Afridi_who_helped_in_bin_Laden_raid
Building Collapse in Center of Rio De Janeiro
Building Collapse in Center of Rio De Janeiro
  • Duration: 0:46
  • Published: 26 Jan 2012
  • Uploaded: 28 Jan 2012
  • Author: AssociatedPress
A multistory building collapsed in Rio de Janeiro on Monday evening, leaving a neighborhood filled covered with rubble. Rescue crews searched through the night for survivors and victims. (Jan 26)
http://wn.com/Building_Collapse_in_Center_of_Rio_De_Janeiro
Obama: Osama bin Laden Dead - Full Video
Obama: Osama bin Laden Dead - Full Video
  • Duration: 9:46
  • Published: 02 May 2011
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  • Author: UpTakeVideo
President Obama announces that Osama bin Laden has been killed by US special operation forces. Key quotes from the President: "Today, at my direction, the United States launched a targeted operation against that compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. A small team of Americans carried out the operation with extraordinary courage and capability. No Americans were harmed. They took care to avoid civilian casualties. After a firefight, they killed Osama bin Laden and took custody of his body. "As we do, we must also reaffirm that the United States is not --- and never will be --- at war with Islam. I've made clear, just as President Bush did shortly after 9/11, that our war is not against Islam. Bin Laden was not a Muslim leader; he was a mass murderer of Muslims. Indeed, al Qaeda has slaughtered scores of Muslims in many countries, including our own. So his demise should be welcomed by all who believe in peace and human dignity."
http://wn.com/Obama_Osama_bin_Laden_Dead__Full_Video
Davos meeting seeks to ease Europe tensions
Davos meeting seeks to ease Europe tensions
  • Duration: 2:00
  • Published: 27 Jan 2012
  • Uploaded: 28 Jan 2012
  • Author: AlJazeeraEnglish
Finance chiefs at the World Economic Forum in Davos have been trying to reassure business leaders about Europe's efforts to resolve its crisis. Supported by the US, the IMF is putting more pressure on Europe to pile extra money into its rescue fund, and the US will not put more money into the IMF until EU leaders strengthen their bail out fund. There are also signs that Greece is nearing a key deal with private bondholders to reduce its debt. Al Jazeera's Andrew Simmons reports from Davos.
http://wn.com/Davos_meeting_seeks_to_ease_Europe_tensions
Violence in Senegal after Wade court ruling
Violence in Senegal after Wade court ruling
  • Duration: 1:58
  • Published: 28 Jan 2012
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  • Author: AlJazeeraEnglish
Police and anti-government protesters have clashed with police in Senegal after a court ruled that incumbent President Abdoulaye Wade is eligible to run for office. Wade, already 85-years-old, is now eligible for a third term as President of the country. Musician Youssou Ndour who last year announced his interest in being a canditate, has been barred from participating in the elections. Al Jazeera's Will Jordan reports.
http://wn.com/Violence_in_Senegal_after_Wade_court_ruling
Arab League halts Syria mission as violence rages
Arab League halts Syria mission as violence rages
  • Duration: 2:32
  • Published: 28 Jan 2012
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  • Author: AlJazeeraEnglish
The Arab League has confirmed it is suspending its monitoring mission in Syria because of "the critical deterioration of the situation". The pan-Arab bloc also says it is holding talks with Russia - one of the main opponents of the Arab League peace plan - ahead of a United Nations meeting in New York on Monday. The main Syrian opposition group says it will go to the UN to appeal for protection from President Bashar al-Assad's forces. Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr reports from Beirut in neighbouring Lebanon.
http://wn.com/Arab_League_halts_Syria_mission_as_violence_rages

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (right) meets with UK Prime Minister David Cameron (left), 15 June, 2011. Inter Milan coach Claudio Ranieri is seen prior to a Serie A soccer match between Lecce and Inter, at the Via del Mare stadium in Lecce, Italy, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012. Bill Gates and Jose Manuel Barroso Chinese investors smile as they look at the stock price monitor at a private security company Wednesday Jan. 23, 2008 in Shanghai, China. Chinese stocks bounced in volatile trading Wednesday, with Shanghai's benchmark rebounding and then dipping to a five-month low before ending the day higher. The Shanghai Composite Index gained 143.29 points, or 3.1 percent, to 4703.05. The index dipped to as low as 4,510.50 during the day. (js1)

Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, speaks to media during a news conference outside the Exciting Idlewild Baptist Church, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012, in Lutz, Fla. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) Serbia's Novak Djokovic rips his shirt off as he celebrates his win over Spain's Rafael Nadal in the men's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championship, in Melbourne, Australia, early Monday, Jan. 30, 2012. Mercedes C Class (W204 C-Class) front From left, Ashton Kutcher, Demi Moore, Micah Alberti, Rumer Willis, Emma Heming, Bruce Willis, Tallulah Belle Willis, unidentifeid guest, and Scout Willis pose together at the premiere of "The House Bunny" in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008.

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