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Yemeni women hold campaign posters of Yemen's Vice President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi with Arabic writing that reads, "together we build a new Yemen, Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi," during a pro-election rally in Sanaa, Yemen, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012
photo: AP / Hani Mohammed
Hadi sworn in as new Yemen president
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Abed-Rabbo Mansour Hadi has taken the oath to replace Ali Abdullah Saleh, who ruled Yemen for 33 years Abed-Rabbo Mansour Hadi, centre, has been sworn in as Yemen's new president Photograph: AP...

A Kenyan soldier sits in the gun turret of an armored personnel carrier in the town of Dhobley, currently under control by Kenyan military and Somali government forces, in Somalia Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012.
photo: AP / Ben Curtis
Deaths in US drone strike in Somalia
read more Al Jazeera
A US air military drone strike in southern Somalia has killed four al-Shabab fighters, officials said. The strike destroyed two vehicles in a convoy in an area known as K60 around 60km south of the capital, Mogadishu. The US military, which has a base in neighbouring Djibouti, has previously carried out drone strikes in Somalia....

Haiti's new Prime Minister Garry Conille speaks with journalists after a press conference in Port-au-Prince, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011.
photo: AP / Dieu Nalio Chery
Haiti’s Prime Minister Quits After 4 Months
read more The New York Times
Haiti, whose recovery from the January 2010 earthquake has been stalled in part by political turmoil, has been dealt yet another setback with the resignation on Friday of its prime minister after weeks of mounting tension with President Michel Martelly and his cabinet. Swoan Parker/Reuters Prime Minister Garry Conille of Haiti, in 2011. He resigned...

Herman Nackaerts, center, Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Safeguards of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, is interviewed as he arrives after his flight from Iran at Vienna's Schwechat airport, Austria, on Wednesday Feb. 22, 2012. The top U.N. nuclear official says his team could "could not find a way forward" in attempts to persuade Iran to talk about suspected secret work on atomic arms. Herman Nackaerts of the International Atomic Energy Agency says the talks in Tehran were inconclusive, although his mission approached the talks "in a constructive spirit." (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)
photo: AP / Ronald Zak
U.N. nuclear agency faults Iran for not answering key questions
read more The Los Angeles Times
Reporting from WashingtonIran has stepped up production of enriched uranium and has refused to answer key questions about its nuclear development program, the United Nations atomic watchdog agency declared Friday in a strongly worded report that does little to resolve Western concern about whether Tehran is seeking to build a nuclear bomb....

Students watch statements by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg during a round table discussion at the Islamic Center at New York University Friday, Feb. 24, 2012 in New York.
photo: AP / Frank Franklin II
New York mayor defends intelligence-gathering on Muslims
read more Austin American Statesman
NEW YORKNew York's mayor served notice Friday that his police department will do everything in its power to hunt terrorists in the U.S., even if it means sending officers outside the city limits or placing law-abiding Muslims under scrutiny. "We just cannot let our guard down again," Mayor Michael Bloomberg warned. He warned of dire...

Yemen's Vice President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi gestures as he enters a polling center to cast his vote in Sanaa, Yemen, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2011.
photo: AP / Hani Mohammed
65 percent of Yemeni voters pick a new president
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SANAA, Yemen — Yemen's election commission said Friday that 65 percent of registered voters in the country cast their ballot for Vice President Abed Rabo Mansour Hadi in this week's single-candidate presidential election aimed at bringing an end to months of political turmoil. The vote, part of a U.S.-backed agreement to ease out of office...

This Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012 image taken from amateur video made available by the Shaam News Network Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012, shows a man cradling his son, who was purportedly killed by Syrian government shelling in Homs Syria.
photo: AP / Shaam News Network
Red Cross starts Homs evacuation
read more Al Jazeera
The International Committee of the Red Cross has started to evacuate women, children and the wounded from parts of the besieged Syrian city of Homs. Ambulances from the Syrian Arab Red Crescent and the Red Cross drove into the suburb of Bab Amr, a rebel stronghold which has been under heavy attack, after negotiations earlier in the day. The...

Smoke rises from an American military base during an anti-U.S. demonstration in Mehterlam, Laghman province east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012.
photo: AP / Rahmat Gul
Fresh anti-US protests erupt in Afghanistan
read more Jakarta Globe
Furious Afghans took to the streets for a fourth day of violent anti-US protests on Friday, as security forces in Kabul fired into the air to stop hundreds marching towards NATO headquarters. An AFP reporter said at least one demonstrator was shot in the hip as crowds shouted "death to America" over the burning of Korans at the US-run Bagram...

Somali government soldiers stand at a military camp in Mogadishu, Somalia, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012.
photo: AP / Farah Abdi Warsameh
SOMALIA: Military emphasis at conference “puts more civilians at risk”
read more IRINnews
Photo: Kate Holt/IRINSomalia needs more than a military solutionLONDON, 24 February 2012 (IRIN) - The London Conference on Somalia ended with a seven-point plan aimed at boosting humanitarian aid and support for African Union troops, and tougher action on piracy, but “fell short on the measures required to address the risks faced by...

An Iraqi firefighter hoses down a burned bus after a car bomb attack in Kirkuk, 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012.
photo: AP / Emad Matti
Al-Qaida claims deadly attacks on Iraqi cities
read more Palm Beach Post
BAGHDAD — Iraq's al-Qaida branch has claimed responsibility for the wave of bombings and other attacks that killed dozens in Baghdad and across the country the day before. The Islamic State of Iraq says it targeted security forces and government officials in "revenge for the elimination and torture campaigns that Sunni men and women face in...


Barack Obama addresses LULAC 7-8-08
President Barack Obama declared Friday that the US and its allies would consider "every tool available" to stop the slaughter of innocent people in Syria, using his most forceful words to date in response to an increasingly grim crisis that has...
photo: Public Domain / Tech. Sgt. Dawn M. Price, USAF
Killing of 2 Americans Came as U.S. Reviewed Afghan Security
Correction Appended WASHINGTON -- The killing of two American service members on Thursday by a man in an Afghan Army uniform comes at a time when the United States military is already reviewing procedures used to vet members of the Afghan security...
photo: DOD / Public Domain
Eurozone, Greece - austerity fatigue
Europe determined to cut deep into public spending to pay debts EUROPE is obsessed with austerity determined to cut deep into public spending to pare the debt. So is the Tea-party and Republicans in the United States. As if to prove the point, 25 of...
photo: EC / EC
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez reviews an honor guard shortly upon his arrival at the Vnukovo II government airport outside Moscow, Russia, on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010. Chavez started his twelve-day tour with an official visit to Russia.
President Hugo Chavez bid an emotional farewell laced with references to Jesus Christ and independence hero Simon Bolivar as he departed Venezuela on Friday for Cuba for urgent surgery to remove a tumour he says is probably malignant. Clasping the...
photo: AP / Ivan Sekretarev
While the new Arizona immigration law drew protests, news conferences and court lawsuits, a drop house was raided by the Arizona Department of Public Safety along with other law enforcement jurisdictions including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, yielding nine suspected illegal immigrants, shown here, and three suspected human smugglers Thursday, April 29, 2010, in Phoenix.
Reporting from Tempe, Ariz.— As the Republican candidates argued onstage over one another's conservative merit badges, Francisco Heredia balanced a laptop on his legs, waiting patiently to tweet. At any moment, he thought, they'll try to show...
photo: AP / Ross D. Franklin
Talks to Try to Resolve Western Sahara Dispute
Saturday, 25 February 2012, 1:36 pm Press Release: United Nations UN Announces Next Round of Talks to Try to Resolve Western Sahara Dispute New York, Feb 24 2012 3:10PM The next round of United Nations-backed informal talks aimed at reaching a...
photo: UN / UN
Hamas police officers march in formation during a ceremony marking graduation from a military course in Gaza City on January 16, 2012. photo by Ahmed Deeb/wn
CAIRO - The Hamas prime minister of Gaza on Friday expressed support for Syrian protesters seeking to overthrow President Bashar Assad, the first time a senior Hamas leader has publicly rebuked the group's longtime patron. Ismail Haniyeh said after...
photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb

Hadi takes the constitutional oath of the Presidency, Sana'a, Yemen; updated 25 Feb 2012; published 25 Feb 2012
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Hadi takes the constitutional oath of the Presidency, Sana'a, Yemen
The Guardian 25 Feb 2012, Abed-Rabbo Mansour Hadi has taken the oath to replace Ali Abdullah Saleh, who ruled Yemen for 33 years Abed-Rabbo Mansour Hadi, centre, has been sworn in as Yemen's new president Photograph: AP...

US Drone Attack in Somalia; updated 22 Feb 2012; published 30 Jun 2011
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US Drone Attack in Somalia
Al Jazeera 25 Feb 2012, A US air military drone strike in southern Somalia has killed four al-Shabab fighters, officials said. The strike destroyed two vehicles in a convoy in an area known as K60 around 60km south of the capital, Mogadishu. The US military, which has a base in neighbouring Djibouti, has previously carried out drone strikes in Somalia....

Haiti PM resigns amid political infighting; updated 25 Feb 2012; published 25 Feb 2012
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Haiti PM resigns amid political infighting
The New York Times 25 Feb 2012, Haiti, whose recovery from the January 2010 earthquake has been stalled in part by political turmoil, has been dealt yet another setback with the resignation on Friday of its prime minister after weeks of mounting tension with President Michel Martelly and his cabinet. Swoan Parker/Reuters Prime Minister Garry Conille of Haiti, in 2011. He resigned...

News Wrap: UN Team Says Iran Trip Yielded Little Nuclear Knowledge; updated 23 Feb 2012; published 23 Feb 2012
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News Wrap: UN Team Says Iran Trip Yielded Little Nuclear Knowledge
The Los Angeles Times 25 Feb 2012, Reporting from WashingtonIran has stepped up production of enriched uranium and has refused to answer key questions about its nuclear development program, the United Nations atomic watchdog agency declared Friday in a strongly worded report that does little to resolve Western concern about whether Tehran is seeking to build a nuclear bomb....

Aggressive NYPD spying on Muslim New Yorkers causes leaders to boycott Michael Bloomberg breakfast; updated 23 Feb 2012; published 30 Dec 2011
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Aggressive NYPD spying on Muslim New Yorkers causes leaders to boycott Michael Bloomberg breakfast
Austin American Statesman 25 Feb 2012, NEW YORKNew York's mayor served notice Friday that his police department will do everything in its power to hunt terrorists in the U.S., even if it means sending officers outside the city limits or placing law-abiding Muslims under scrutiny. "We just cannot let our guard down again," Mayor Michael Bloomberg warned. He warned of dire...

Yemen's one-horse presidential race; updated 21 Feb 2012; published 07 Feb 2012
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Yemen's one-horse presidential race
Austin American Statesman 25 Feb 2012, SANAA, Yemen — Yemen's election commission said Friday that 65 percent of registered voters in the country cast their ballot for Vice President Abed Rabo Mansour Hadi in this week's single-candidate presidential election aimed at bringing an end to months of political turmoil. The vote, part of a U.S.-backed agreement to ease out of office...

Syrian Unrest-Red Cross Starts Homs Evacuation; updated 24 Feb 2012; published 24 Feb 2012
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Syrian Unrest-Red Cross Starts Homs Evacuation
Al Jazeera 25 Feb 2012, The International Committee of the Red Cross has started to evacuate women, children and the wounded from parts of the besieged Syrian city of Homs. Ambulances from the Syrian Arab Red Crescent and the Red Cross drove into the suburb of Bab Amr, a rebel stronghold which has been under heavy attack, after negotiations earlier in the day. The...

Afghan protests continue over Quran burning; updated 24 Feb 2012; published 24 Feb 2012
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Afghan protests continue over Quran burning
Jakarta Globe 24 Feb 2012, Furious Afghans took to the streets for a fourth day of violent anti-US protests on Friday, as security forces in Kabul fired into the air to stop hundreds marching towards NATO headquarters. An AFP reporter said at least one demonstrator was shot in the hip as crowds shouted "death to America" over the burning of Korans at the US-run Bagram...

Inside Story - Saving Somalia: A wasted effort?; updated 24 Feb 2012; published 24 Feb 2012
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Inside Story - Saving Somalia: A wasted effort?
IRINnews 24 Feb 2012, Photo: Kate Holt/IRINSomalia needs more than a military solutionLONDON, 24 February 2012 (IRIN) - The London Conference on Somalia ended with a seven-point plan aimed at boosting humanitarian aid and support for African Union troops, and tougher action on piracy, but “fell short on the measures required to address the risks faced by...

12/22/11 worst Iraq violence since 2006, early pullout could be catastrophic - Krauthammer; updated 06 Jan 2012; published 23 Dec 2011
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12/22/11 worst Iraq violence since 2006, early pullout could be catastrophic - Krauthammer
Palm Beach Post 24 Feb 2012, BAGHDAD — Iraq's al-Qaida branch has claimed responsibility for the wave of bombings and other attacks that killed dozens in Baghdad and across the country the day before. The Islamic State of Iraq says it targeted security forces and government officials in "revenge for the elimination and torture campaigns that Sunni men and women face in...

Australian foreign minister Kevin Rudd resigns with pop at Julia Gillard's 'lack of support'; updated 23 Feb 2012; published 22 Feb 2012
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Australian foreign minister Kevin Rudd resigns with pop at Julia Gillard's 'lack of support'
Otago Daily Times 24 Feb 2012, Kevin Rudd has finally confirmed he will take on Julia Gillard at a party room leadership vote on Monday as he tries to make a comeback as prime minister. Mr Rudd said the Labor party was "heading for the rocks at the next election". "That's why I'm here today because I believe that to do the best for Australia and Labor things have to change," he...

Bloodshed & Blame Game: Both sides spur Syria crisis; updated 23 Feb 2012; published 15 Feb 2012
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Bloodshed & Blame Game: Both sides spur Syria crisis
BBC News 24 Feb 2012, A major world conference is being held in Tunisia to seek a breakthrough in the increasingly bitter Syrian unrest. The US, Europe and Arab countries plan to challenge President Bashar al-Assad to provide humanitarian access within days to the worst-affected areas. There is growing pressure...

Inside Story - Saving Somalia: A wasted effort?; updated 24 Feb 2012; published 24 Feb 2012
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Inside Story - Saving Somalia: A wasted effort?
Sydney Morning Herald 23 Feb 2012, DPA World leaders have pledged increased support for Somalia's efforts to overcome two decades of political turmoil fuelled by civil war, poverty and terrorism. British Prime Minister David Cameron, who hosted a high-profile conference of representatives from 50 governments and organisations in London on Thursday, said the meeting marked a "turning...

Afghan protests continue over Quran burning; updated 24 Feb 2012; published 24 Feb 2012
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Afghan protests continue over Quran burning
BBC News 23 Feb 2012, Anti-American protests are taking place across Afghanistan for a third day following the burning of the Koran at a US military base. Local police said several hundred people chanting "Death to America" marched through the main town in Laghman province, east of Kabul. Other peaceful demonstrations are taking place across the country. Meanwhile the...





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