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Minor clash­es con­tin­ue ahead of Sene­gal vote
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Koran protests video: Vi­o­lent clash­es in­ten­si­fy in Afghanistan, Pak­istan
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Singing PM: 'Fats' Putin over the top of 'Blue­ber­ry Hill' with piano solo
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Julia Gillard vic­to­ri­ous in lead­er­ship vote
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CrossTalk on Yemen: Rise of Al-Qae­da?
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Rus­sia Putin Warns US - Hands Off IRAN
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Koran protests video: Vi­o­lent clash­es in­ten­si­fy in Afghanistan, Pak­istan
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3 protesters shot dead by Afghan Po­lice - Kabul 23.2.2012
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Syr­i­ans vote on con­sti­tu­tion as bomb­ing con­tin­ues
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Whistle­blow­er US Army Colonel Ex­plains How The Pen­tagon Is Lying About ALL Progress In Afghanistan
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin gesture while speaking as he attends a massive rally in his support at Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012.
photo: AP / Alexander Zemlianichenko
Russia's Putin warns West not to meddle
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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin said Russia is concerned about the "growing threat" of an attack on Iran over its nuclear program and warned that the consequences would be "truly catastrophic." In an article on foreign policy written before a March 4 presidential election he is almost certain to win, Russia's prime minister also warned Western...

Under a portrait of the late Iranian revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, Sam-6 missiles are displayed by Iran's Revolutionary Guard, during armed forces parade marking the 31st anniversary of the start of the Iraq-Iran war, in front of the mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini, just outside Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
photo: AP / Vahid Salemi
Attack on Iran would be an act of criminal stupidity
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After a decade of calamitous western wars in the wider Middle East, the signs are becoming ever more ominous that we're heading for yet another. And, hard as it is to credit, the same discredited arguments used to justify the disasters of Iraq and Afghanistan — from weapons of mass destruction to sponsorship of terrorism and fundamentalist...

Smoke from a burning truck raises outside a NATO military base during an anti-US protest in Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012.
photo: AP / Rahmat Gul
Taliban bomber kills nine at NATO base over Koran
read more Jakarta Globe
A Taliban suicide car bomber targeting a NATO base at Jalalabad airport in eastern Afghanistan killed nine people on Monday, following days of deadly anti-US protests over the burning of the Koran. Six civilians, an Afghan soldier and two local guards were killed, police said, but there were no reports of NATO casualties, according to a spokesman...

Young Tibetans marching from Jantar Mantar to the Chinese embassy during a mass protest by thousands of Tibetans in New Delhi, the capital of India, on 08th February, 2012.
photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang
Tibet Cut Off From The Rest Of The World: Press Freedom Watchdog
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By: Reporters Without Borders, Paris, France. Paris: - Reporters Without Borders is alarmed at the blackout imposed by Chinese authorities on the provinces of Sichuan and Qinghai, as well as the autonomous region of Tibet, preventing all media coverage of protest movements there. To this we must add disinformation activities such as the recent...

	Taliban militants say they shot down US drone
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Taliban militants say they shot down US drone
read more The Star
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A U.S. drone crashed on Saturday in North Waziristan, not far from the Afghan border, Pakistan intelligence officials said, while Taliban militants said they had shot it down. Taliban militants led by Hafiz Gul Bahadur said they had collected wreckage of the destroyed drone and would provide its pictures to the media...

Afghans carry a wounded man during an anti-U.S. demonstration in Kunduz, north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012
photo: AP / Ezatullah Pamir
2 killed in Quran protest in northern Afghanistan
read more The Guardian
RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press= KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan officials say at least two demonstrators have been killed in northern Afghanistan as protests over last week's burning of Qurans turned violent. It marked the sixth day of deadly protests over the burning of Qurans and other religious materials at a U.S. base. The White House has called...

Britain Draws Up Battle Plans For War With Iran
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Britain Draws Up Battle Plans For War With Iran
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BRITAIN is drawing up plans to send hundreds of troops and an extra nuclear sub to the Gulf as tension mounts with Iran. Defence chiefs are convinced the UK will be swiftly sucked into any new conflict with Tehran's fanatical regime. They say it is a matter of WHEN not IF war breaks out - with 18 to 24 months the likely timescale. The Army, Royal...

 In a file photo Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen during a meeting with Moscow region governor Boris Gromov in the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Thursday, April 19, 2007. Putin makes his annual state of the nation address, a speech that
photo: AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Presidential Press Service, Dmitry Astakhov
Two arrested over 'plot to kill Putin'
read more Al Jazeera
Russia's secret service has arrested two men in connection with a plot to assassinate Vladimir Putin, the prime minister, after the March 4 presidential elections, Channel One state television said. According to the AFP news agency, the station showed two men on Monday who said they were acting on the orders of Chechen warlord Doku...

Ramatoulaye Teme carries her son on her back as she casts her vote for president at a polling station in the Pikine suburb of Dakar, Senegal Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012.
photo: AP / Rebecca Blackwell
Senegal tallies votes
read more Independent online (SA)
Dakar - Senegal tallied results on Monday in an election in which incumbent Abdoulaye Wade, who is seeking to extend his rule with a disputed third term, was greeted by jeers as he cast his ballot. The west African nation's reputation as a haven of stability has been tarnished by pre-poll violence over 85-year-old Wade's candidacy which left six...

The World War Three files: For 30 years the papers have been kept secret
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The World War Three files: For 30 years the papers have been kept secret
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Share The World War Three files: For 30 years the papers have been kept secret. Now, the extraordinary story of how Whitehall drew up terrifyingly detailed plans for nuclear armageddon can finally be revealed Dominic Sandbrook Daily Mail March 1981, and inside 10 Downing Street, Margaret Thatcher is confronting the most terrible dilemma any...

US says it's steadfast in rebuilding Afghanistan
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US says it's steadfast in rebuilding Afghanistan
read more The Miami Herald
WASHINGTON -- The top U.S. diplomat in Kabul and a campaign adviser to President Barack Obama said Sunday the U.S. isn't rethinking its commitment to Afghanistan after violent protests left more than two dozen people dead, including two American shot inside a government ministry. U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker and Robert Gibbs, Obama's former press...

Exotic pythons have Florida Everglades in their stranglehold
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Exotic pythons have Florida Everglades in their stranglehold
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Washington - A five-metre constrictor cheerfully swallowing a 25-kilogram deer has become a relatively common sight in the Florida Everglades. The hungry snakes - intruders from the jungles of southern Asia - have been eating their way across the swamps since 2000. The Burmese python are devastating this important conservation area and other parts...


Somalis fleeing the town of Elasha Biyaha carry their household belongings on the road to the capital Mogadishu, Somalia Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012.
photo: AP / Farah Abdi Warsameh
Somalia's so-called peace does not spare its children's suffering
read more The Australian
IN A basic military clinic filled with wounded children, the sour smell of infection hung heavily in the still air. Smothering her son's screams with her palm, Mina pulled back a thin sheet to reveal the terrible scars on his torso left by an al-Qa'ida attack just metres from the pavement where she was sleeping with her refugee family. Also in this...

Ramatoulaye Teme carries her son on her back as she casts her vote for president at a polling station in the Pikine suburb of Dakar, Senegal Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012.
photo: AP / Rebecca Blackwell
Senegal tallies votes
read more Independent online (SA)
Dakar - Senegal tallied results on Monday in an election in which incumbent Abdoulaye Wade, who is seeking to extend his rule with a disputed third term, was greeted by jeers as he cast his ballot. The west African nation's reputation as a haven of stability has been tarnished by pre-poll violence over 85-year-old Wade's candidacy which left six...

Smoke from a burning truck raises outside a NATO military base during an anti-US protest in Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012.
photo: AP / Rahmat Gul
Taliban bomber kills nine at NATO base over Koran
read more Jakarta Globe
A Taliban suicide car bomber targeting a NATO base at Jalalabad airport in eastern Afghanistan killed nine people on Monday, following days of deadly anti-US protests over the burning of the Koran. Six civilians, an Afghan soldier and two local guards were killed, police said, but there were no reports of NATO casualties, according to a spokesman...

 In a file photo Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen during a meeting with Moscow region governor Boris Gromov in the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Thursday, April 19, 2007. Putin makes his annual state of the nation address, a speech that
photo: AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Presidential Press Service, Dmitry Astakhov
Two arrested over 'plot to kill Putin'
read more Al Jazeera
Russia's secret service has arrested two men in connection with a plot to assassinate Vladimir Putin, the prime minister, after the March 4 presidential elections, Channel One state television said. According to the AFP news agency, the station showed two men on Monday who said they were acting on the orders of Chechen warlord Doku...

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, center, with supporters for the caucus meeting walks through the parliament house in Canberra, Australia Monday, Feb. 27, 2012.
photo: AP / Alan Porritt, Pool
Julia Gillard wins Labor leadership showdown against Kevin Rudd
read more The Australian
JULIA Gillard is still Prime Minister after defeating Kevin Rudd to win Labor's bitter leadership battle. Follow our live coverage and analysis all day. 1.12pm Julia Gillard says the "political drama" that had engulfed the Labor Party is now over, and said her government would now focus on the Australian people The PM said...

A Yemeni newspaper vendor waits for customers in his stall displaying a campaign poster of Vice President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi in the old the city of Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012.
photo: AP / Hani Mohammed
U.S. Teaming With New Yemen Government on Strategy to Combat Al Qaeda
read more The New York Times
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is embarking on an ambitious and potentially risky plan to help the new government in Yemen overhaul its military to combat the Qaeda franchise that has exploited the political turmoil there to seize control of large swaths of the country’s south. Related Yemen Swears In New President to the Sound...

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin gesture while speaking as he attends a massive rally in his support at Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012.
photo: AP / Alexander Zemlianichenko
Russia's Putin warns West not to meddle
read more Daily Press
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin said Russia is concerned about the "growing threat" of an attack on Iran over its nuclear program and warned that the consequences would be "truly catastrophic." In an article on foreign policy written before a March 4 presidential election he is almost certain to win, Russia's prime minister also warned Western...

US says it's steadfast in rebuilding Afghanistan
photo: US DoD / Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
US says it's steadfast in rebuilding Afghanistan
read more The Miami Herald
WASHINGTON -- The top U.S. diplomat in Kabul and a campaign adviser to President Barack Obama said Sunday the U.S. isn't rethinking its commitment to Afghanistan after violent protests left more than two dozen people dead, including two American shot inside a government ministry. U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker and Robert Gibbs, Obama's former press...

Afghans carry a wounded man during an anti-U.S. demonstration in Kunduz, north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012
photo: AP / Ezatullah Pamir
2 killed in Quran protest in northern Afghanistan
read more The Guardian
RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press= KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan officials say at least two demonstrators have been killed in northern Afghanistan as protests over last week's burning of Qurans turned violent. It marked the sixth day of deadly protests over the burning of Qurans and other religious materials at a U.S. base. The White House has called...

A Syrian woman casts her ballot paper at a polling station during a referendum on the new constitution, in Damascus, Syria, Sunday Feb. 26, 2012.
photo: AP / Muzaffar Salman
Unrest-hit Syria votes on new constitution
read more Jakarta Globe
Syrians were called to the polls on Sunday to vote on a new constitution in the face of opposition calls for a boycott and deadly violence that Washington said made the exercise "laughable." The new text ends the legal basis for the five-decade stranglehold on power of the ruling Baath party but leaves huge powers in the hands of President Bashar...

Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade, right, casts his vote in presidential elections, in his home Point E neighborhood of Dakar, Senegal Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012
photo: AP / Rebecca Blackwell
Voters cast ballots in critical Senegal election
read more The Guardian
RUKMINI CALLIMACHI Associated Press= DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — After weeks of riots, Senegalese voters began casting their ballots Sunday in an election that threatens the country's image as one of the oldest and most robust democracies in Africa. This normally unflappable nation on the continent's western coast has been rocked by back-to-back protests...

An Afghan policeman calms down a protestor during an anti-U.S. demonstration in Kunduz, north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012.
photo: AP / Ezatullah Pamir
Afghan police officer sought over Kabul Nato killings
read more BBC News
An Afghan police intelligence officer is being sought over the killing of two senior US Nato officers at the interior ministry in Kabul on Saturday. Abdul Saboor, 25, was "the main suspect" and had fled the ministry following Saturday's attack, counter-terrorism officials told the BBC. His family home in north-east Parwan province was raided...

Supporters of the Free Syrian Army ride a motorcycle with a rocket-propelled grenade in Kafar Taharim, Syria, Friday, Feb. 24., 2012.
photo: AP / Rodrigo Abd
Violence across Syria on eve of constitution vote
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DAMASCUS, SYRIA: Syria defied international calls to halt attacks on rebel enclaves as at least 89 people were killed nationwide Saturday on the eve of a constitutional referendum that the opposition sees as a ploy by President Bashar Assad’s regime. Assad presented the revised charter — which allows for at least a theoretical opening...

	NATO recalls all staff from Afghan ministries
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NATO recalls all staff from Afghan ministries
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(02-25) 07:12 PST KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The commander of NATO and U.S. forces says that all NATO personnel are being recalled from Afghan ministries following an attack at the Interior Ministry in Kabul. Gen. John Allen says staff are being recalled "for obvious force protection reasons." He says NATO is investigating Saturday's shooting and...


Filipino fan Danica Lopez writes a message on the "tribute wall" for the late American singer Whitney Houston at the SM North EDSA shopping mall in suburban Quezon city, northeast of Manila, Philippines Friday, Feb. 17, 2012. The tribute wall was put up for fans to write their messages following Houston's sudden death Saturday at age 48. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
photo: AP / Bullit Marquez
Whitney Houston in 'Sparkle' sneak peek video released: See it here
read more The Examiner
Fans of Whitney Houston have been upset about her death since she passed away at the age of 48. They will get one last chance to see her perform when her new movie "Sparkle" is released in theaters. Whitney performs in the movie and Radar Online has the video for Oklahoma City fans to see. The movie does not come out until August 17, 2012 so you...

2011 Nissan Juke -- 12-22-2010
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Music stops: Nissan SA recalls Jukes
read more Independent online (SA)
Nissan has recalled almost a quarter of a million cars worldwide to deal with a loose sensor that could cause fuel leaks in the worst cases. According to Nissan SA, the problem is that the cars' fuel-pressure sensors weren't tightened sufficiently on to the fuel rail, with the result that they can, over time, work loose due to heat and vibration,...

Actor Brad Pitt, recipient of the Desert Palm Achievement Award Actor, poses with his award backstage at the 2012 Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012, in Palm Springs, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
photo: AP / Chris Pizzello
Brad Pitt's Road To The 2012 Oscars
read more VH1
The two-time Sexiest Man Alive landed his third Oscar nod for 'Moneyball,' but he has yet to take home gold. by Kara Warner For all the swoons and sighs associated with any mention of Brad Pitt, the two-time Sexiest Man Alive has proved to be so much more than a pretty face. He's a worldly, respected Add RSS Headlines Add VH1 News to My Yahoo...

Take That concert 95.8 Capital FM's Summertime Ball, which was previously hosted with 55,000 spectators at the Arsenal Emirates Stadium and slightly less in Hyde Park (as Party in the Park), was hosted at Wembley Stadium on 6 June 2010, and was headlined by Rihanna and Usher.
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Rihanna shouldn't go back to Chris Brown, says Ricki-Lee Coulter
read more Digital Spy
Ricki-Lee Coulter has told Rihanna not to go back to her abusive ex-boyfriend Chris Brown. The Australian singer, whose mother Loretta was a victim of domestic violence, issued the warning after Rihanna and Brown released remixes of each others songs, sparking rumours that they could be on the verge of reuniting three years after he pleaded guilty...

Noel Gallagher of Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds performs live at KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas Night Two in The Gibson Ampitheater, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011, in Los Angeles. KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas Night 2 proceeds benefit the Al Wooten Jr Heritage Center. (AP Photo/Katy Winn)
photo: AP / Katy Winn
Noel Gallagher: 'I'll do yoga if Coldplay's Chris Martin smokes'
read more Digital Spy
Noel Gallagher has joked that he will only do yoga if Coldplay frontman Chris Martin smoked a cigarette. The former Oasis star explained their friendship, insisting that he is the "polar opposite" of Martin and his clean-living practices. Gallagher told The Sun: "He's my mate and the polar opposite of me. He does yoga and doesn't smoke. I'm trying...

President Barack Obama speaks during a visit to the Northern Virginia Community College Alexandria, Va. Automotive Training Program, Wednesday, June 8, 2011, to highlight the need to prepare the workforce to compete for manufacturing jobs across the country.
photo: AP / Carolyn Kaster
Obama Strangely Silent on Overseas Tax Rate
read more Rollingstone
The Treasury Department unveiled today President Obama's plan to reduce the . In its broadest strokes, the plan would shave seven points off the nominal rate businesses pay, lowering the tax from 35 percent to 28 percent – adding kickers that reduce the rate further for domestic manufacturers to 25 percent. There is some logic for...

Adele celebrates with the award for the best British Album of the Year during the Brit Awards 2012 at the O2 Arena in London, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012.
photo: AP / Joel Ryan
Adele Wins Big at Brit Music Awards
read more Jakarta Globe
London. Soulful songstress Adele capped a momentous year of Grammy Awards triumph and medical woes with a double win at the U.K.'s Brit music awards Tuesday, taking prizes for album of the year and best British female solo artist before making an obscene gesture after the show's host cut her acceptance speech short. Teen-friendly English...

File - Yusuf Islam, previously Cat Stevens, right, performs during a sound check for his concert at the Bercy Palace, in Paris, Thursday, May 26, 2011.
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Robert Fisk: 'If only Hague and Clinton would listen to Yusuf Islam'
read more The Independent
But his decision to sing "My People", written long after he decided to embrace Islam and – this is a Fisk opinion, I fear – frittered away more than 20 years of his life without producing the music his fans loved – perfectly fitted these times of excitement and terror in the Middle East. "When you gonna leave/ My People? Give them...


India's Virender Sehwag looks on during a practice session in Cochin, India, Wednesday, April 5, 2006. The fourth one-day international cricket match between India and England will be held in Cochin on April 6.
photo: AP / Aman Sharma
No doubts over Virender Sehwag's captaincy: Delhi Daredevils director
read more Cricket Country
New Delhi: Feb 27, 2012 Virender Sehwag's sharp dip in form has been a cause of concern for the Indian team management but as far as Delhi Daredevils' director of coaching TA Sekar is concerned, the senior batsman is still an automatic choice as the captain. "There are no questions regarding Viru's captaincy....

Manchester United's Manchester United's manager Sir Alex Ferguson takes his seat before his team's 5-0 win over Bolton during their English Premier League soccer match at The Reebok Stadium, Bolton, England, Saturday Sept. 10, 2011.
photo: AP / Jon Super
Win shows Manchester United 'never give in' says Alex Ferguson
read more The Independent
After seeing the Canaries battle back from falling behind to an early goal by Paul Scholes with a late equaliser from Grant Holt, the Red Devils surged forward in the closing stages at Carrow Road to eventually take all three points when Ryan Giggs stabbed home Ashley Young's cross deep into added time to cap a memorable end to his 900th...

FC Barcelona's coach Pep Guardiola
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We will not win La Liga- Guardiola
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Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has admitted that the Blaugrana are unlikely to retain their La Liga crown, but vowed to continue fighting until the end of...

Arsenal's Robin van Persie, celebrates with team mate Arsenal's Bacary Sagna, after scoring against Tottenham Hotspur, during their English Premier League soccer match at Emirates stadium in London, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012.
photo: AP / Bogdan Maran
Wojciech Szczesny confident Robin van Persie will stay at Arsenal
read more London Evening Standard
Wojciech Szczesny is confident Robin van Persie will commit his future to Arsenal by signing a new contract. Club captain Van Persie continues to insist he will open talks about his future only at the end of the season, despite his current deal expiring next year. Speculation persists that the 28-year-old could leave...

Chelsea's Manager Jose Mourinho throw's the match ball back on to the pitch during their pre-season friendly soccer match at Ibrox, Glasgow, Scotland.Saturday July. 28, 2007.
photo: AP / Scott Heppell
Mourinho: Rayo deserved draw February 27, 2012
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Real Madrid coach admitted his side were fortunate to come away with three points from their match at Rayo Vallecano. AssociatedCristiano Ronaldo celebrates scoring the only goal of the game against Rayo...

England soccer star David Beckham is interviewed in New York, Tuesday, July 26, 2011. Two of soccer's biggest names, David Beckham and Wayne Rooney, are in New York City preparing for the MLS All-Star game and talking about their present and future.
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Victoria Beckham: David is so handsome
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Victoria Beckham has gushed about how proud she is of her "handsome" husband David. The glamorous couple attended the Vanity Fair Oscar party last night and the designer couldn't hide her glee at appearing...

India Bengal Ranji Crickter Ashok Dinda
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Pune gets Dinda and Hopes from Delhi Dardevils
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Mumbai: Paceman Ashok Dinda and Australian all-rounder James Hopes will play for Pune Warriors in the fifth edition of the coming Indian Premier League as the players have been transfered from Delhi Daredevils. "Ashok Dinda is a quality paceman, who has done well for the various teams he has represented in various...

Inter Milan Argentine defender Javier Zanetti celebrates at the end of the Italian Serie A soccer match between Inter Milan and AC Milan at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009. Inter Milan won 2 -1
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Inter captain Zanetti: 'I'm here to comment on another defeat, this cannot continue'
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The Argentine veteran conceded that his side are finding it difficult to recover from setbacks and called on the team to bounce back in their upcoming match against Catania Bet: £5 £10 £20 £50 £100 Returns: Parma £35.00 Draw £32.00 Napoli £21.50 Bet: £5 £10 £20 £50 £100 Returns: Parma...


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Diddy: 'Dreams Do Come True!'
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs is celebrating after winning his first Oscar for sports documentary Undefeated, telling fans his "dreams came true" during his big night in Hollywood. The rapper worked as executive producer...

US actress Angelina Jolie  is pictured during shooting a scene for the movie "The Tourist", directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, in Paris, France, Friday, Feb. 26, 2010.
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Angelina Jolie's right leg gets Twitter spoof account
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A spoof Twitter account for Angelina Jolie's right leg has attracted almost 10,000 followers. The actress - accompanied by Brad Pitt - wore a black velvet Atelier Versace dress at the Oscars last night, attracting attention for her revealing pose. After receiving the 'Best Adapted Screenplay' award for The Descendants, scribe Jim Rash mimicked...

U.S. actress Meryl Streep gestures after receiving the Donostia Prize for her contribution to film at the 56th San Sebastian Film Festival in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Friday, Sept. 26, 2008
photo: AP / Alvaro Barrientos
Thatcher film leads UK Oscar wins
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Meryl Streep's portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady has earned her an Oscar for best actress. It was the US star's 17th nomination and third win in a career that has spanned five decades. The actress has...

Meryl Streep, left, accepts the Oscar for best actress in a leading role for "The Iron Lady" from Colin Firth during the 84th Academy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles.
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Meryl Streep wins best actress, as The Artist takes best director, actor, picture
read more The Australian
THE French film The Artist has made its expected late surge at the 84th Academy Awards, picking up the prizes for director and actor. Director Michel Hazanavicius added to his Directors' Guild, BAFTA and Golden Globe in winning the best director prize, topping a heady list of nominees: Martin Scorsese, Terrence Malick, Alexander Payne and Woody...

Jean Dujardin accepts the Oscar for best actor in a leading role for "The Artist" during the 84th Academy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles.
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Jean Dujardin wins best actor Oscar for The Artist performance
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Jean Dujardin, the French star at the heart of Michel Hazanavicius's silent, black and white film The Artist, wins best actor prize at 2012 Academy Awards Jean Dujardin, winner of the best actor Oscar for his performance in The Artist...

Jean Dujardin accepts the Oscar for best actor in a leading role for “The Artist” during the 84th Academy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles.
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Jean Dujardin wins Best Actor for 'The Artist'
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The world should plan on hearing a lot more from Jean Dujardin, the handsome and expressive actor whose portrayal of a silent film star has won him acting's top honor. The actor, dubbed a French George...

 Shri Madhur Bhandarkar briefing the press about his upcoming film “Traffic Signal” during the 37th International Film Festival (IFFI-2006) at Kala Academy in Panaji, Goa on November 24, 2006 - india - hires - am1
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Madhur Bhandarkar faces setback after 'Heroine' script is stolen
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Writer Niranjan Iyengar's script for Heroine has been stolen. His laptop was apparently taken from his car, which was parked in the car park beneath friend Karan Johar's office. The writer panicked and went straight to the Khar police station. Confirming the news, Iyengar told the Mumbai Mirror: "My laptop was stolen. All the dialogues of Heroine...

Winner Novak Djokovic of Serbia, right, and Roger Federer of Switzerland hold their trophies following the final match of the Emirates Dubai ATP Tennis Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011.
photo: AP / Nousha Salimi
Djokovic and Federer recreating history at the Burj Al Arab
read more Gulf News
An iconic moment is, by definition, unique. It can't be replicated. Try telling that to Novak Djokovic. On Friday, the reigning champion of the men's Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships couldn't hide his excitement as he took up his position on the helipad of the Burj Al Arab Hotel in Dubai, the scene in 2005 of a historic tennis match between...


Minor clashes continue ahead of Senegal vote
Minor clashes continue ahead of Senegal vote
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Opposition protesters in Senegal continue to gather to demonstrate against President Abdoulaye Wade's candidacy in Sunday's upcoming election. Protesters are banned from gathering in Independence Square in the capital Dakar. The might of the president's security forces is managing to face off resistance for now. But the protesters are determined to have their say, and light scale clashes continue to take place ahead of the vote. Al Jazeera's Andrew Simmons reports from Dakar.
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Koran protests video: Violent clashes intensify in Afghanistan, Pakistan
Koran protests video: Violent clashes intensify in Afghanistan, Pakistan
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At least 24 people across Afghanistan have died since Wednesday in the protests, including two American soldiers. American apologies about the desecration of the Muslim holy book by NATO forces at Bagram Air Base are failing to calm many people in Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com
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Singing PM: 'Fats' Putin over the top of 'Blueberry Hill' with piano solo
Singing PM: 'Fats' Putin over the top of 'Blueberry Hill' with piano solo
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Full video of Vladimir Putin playing the piano and singing "Blueberry Hill". The Russian prime minister is used to taking to the stage, but this time it was not for one of his speeches. Vladimir Putin made his audience sit up and take note, as he sang at a charity fundraiser. The reception at an ice stadium in St. Petersburg was dedicated to fighting children's cancer. International celebrities including Kevin Costner, Gerard Depardieu, Mickey Rourke, Sharon Stone, Kurt Russell, Vincent Cassel, Monica Belucci, Ornella Muti, Goldie Hawn and many others attended the benefit concert. Many of the stars are actively involved in charity work which draws needed attention to children's oncological and ophthalmological diseases. When the hostess approached Putin's table and asked him to sing for the audience, his immediate reaction was "are you kidding me?" But the hostess was determined to get the prime minister on the mic and reminded him about the songs he sang with the Russian sleeper agents extradited from the US last summer. Putin attempted to evade the proposal by saying that the singing she was referring to had come from the heart. However, after seeing the pictures of ill children shown to the audience on the big screen, he took to the stage. "Like the majority of people I cannot -- but do like to sing and to play -- so you'll have to rough it," he warned as he sat at the piano and played the beginning of Blueberry Hill. The tune was immediately caught by Maceo Parker's <b>...</b>
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Julia Gillard victorious in leadership vote
Julia Gillard victorious in leadership vote
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Returning officer Chris Hayes has confirmed Julia Gillard has won the caucus ballot 71-31.
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CrossTalk on Yemen: Rise of Al-Qaeda?
CrossTalk on Yemen: Rise of Al-Qaeda?
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Just how much do we know about the situation on the ground? Which purpose do the elections serve? Will we see a Syrian-style civil war? Is there anyone who represents any fundamental change? CrossTalking with Sudarsan Raghavan and Stephen Zunes on Feb. 24. CT on FB: www.facebook.com
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Russia Putin Warns US - Hands Off IRAN
Russia Putin Warns US - Hands Off IRAN
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Older footage i believe is from Oct 16, 2007 but not sure. Russia is backing Irans peaceful nuclear ambitions.
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Koran protests video: Violent clashes intensify in Afghanistan, Pakistan
Koran protests video: Violent clashes intensify in Afghanistan, Pakistan
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At least 24 people across Afghanistan have died since Wednesday in the protests, including two American soldiers. American apologies about the desecration of the Muslim holy book by NATO forces at Bagram Air Base are failing to calm many people in Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com
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More attacks follow Quran burning in Afghanistan
More attacks follow Quran burning in Afghanistan
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The burning of copies of the Muslim holy book at a US airbase in Afghanistan has provoked yet another attack from the Taliban on Monday. A suicide car bomb detonated at a US airbase in Jalalabad killed nine people, including six civilians.
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Syrians vote on constitution as bombing continues (26-Feb-12)(GLOBAL FOCUS series)
Syrians vote on constitution as bombing continues (26-Feb-12)(GLOBAL FOCUS series)
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For 'YOUR' 'GLOBAL INTELLIGENCE' needs - 'Yousearxch' - ' the 'WORLD'S' largest 'EDUCATIONAL' - 'INFORMATION' & 'NEWS' - 'VIDEO' 'DATABASE' and 'SEARCH' tool. This is a 'YOUSEARXCH' 'SUPPORT' and 'FEEDER' channel dedicated to providing easy 'VIDEO' 'ACCESS' to 'QUALITY' 'NEWS', 'CURRENT EVENTS' 'LECTURES and other important and interesting 'INFORMATION' largely ignored by the mainstream media. We define the term 'SEARXCH' as being a search for 'DIGITALLY' transmitted 'SENSE-VISUAL' information. This would incorporate 'IMAGES' and 'VIDEOS' 'YOUSEARXCH' - is a unique 'YOUTUBE' video 'SEARCH TOOL' - by using our 'INTELLIGENT UPLOADS' you can have 'INSTANT' access to 'MILLIONS' of youtube videos from any one of our uploaded videos. It is easy to use and for those who are seeking 'QUALITY INFORMATION' (QI) - Here's how you use it - . *For 'QUALITY INFORMATION' (QI), videos, news and features contained in our Associate Channels and Digital Information Platforms, Google 'yousearxch-the-you-data-bank' or 'yousearxch-' (followed by 'name' or 'series title') or any search word - for a 'global search', or click on the relevant 'yousearxch' tag which you will see below and in the descriptions section of all uploaded videos for a YouTube only search. So for example - if you click the 'yousearxch-all-series' tag this will take you instantly to our 'DATA-BANK' of videos from there, by clicking on further tags you can home in on more specific categories, such as 'yousearxch-politics-in <b>...</b>
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Keeping It Real With Adeola - Episode 15
Keeping It Real With Adeola - Episode 15
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In this week's Episode, Adeola examines the reasons for the recent protests in Senegal where Wade insists on running for the third term. She also examined the recent birthday celebration of Mugabe and the comparison he made between him and Jesus. She also looked at sex tourism in Zimbabwe, a 28-year-old Nigerian married to a 71-year-old white woman and much more. Watch and laugh!
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3 protesters shot dead by Afghan Police - Kabul 23.2.2012
3 protesters shot dead by Afghan Police - Kabul 23.2.2012
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thousands of people continued protests for a third consecutive day on thursday in the capital kabul and elsewhere in the country against the alleged burning of the quran by us troops at the bagram airbase, witnesses said. people staged a series of anti-us demonstrations in the bagrami district of kabul, several districts of nangarhar, laghman, maidan wardak, faryab, baghlan andlogar province provinces. the demonstrators chanted slogans against foreign troops, as well as us and afghan governments. they sought harsh punishment for the soldiers who allegedly burnt four copies of the quran on monday night. calling for for the immediate withdrawal of foreign troops, hundreds of protestors gathered in the bagrami district of kabul and marched on the capital city
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Syrians vote on constitution as bombing continues
Syrians vote on constitution as bombing continues
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www.euronews.net Syrians are going to the polls today to vote on a new constitution. If approved, President Bashar al Assad has promised to hold parliamentary elections within 90 days. The constitution would also allow for a multi-party contest and enact a presidential limit of two seven-year terms. But it is unclear how many will actually get to vote freely as fierce fighting rages between pro and anti-government forces.
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Whistleblower US Army Colonel Explains How The Pentagon Is Lying About ALL Progress In Afghanistan
Whistleblower US Army Colonel Explains How The Pentagon Is Lying About ALL Progress In Afghanistan
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February 14, 2012 PBS News Hour MOXNews.com
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Farrakhan on "Coalition of Demons" attacking Libya, Africa (June 15, 2011)
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(FinalCall.com) - Minister Farrakhan exposed the US and NATO's criminal War Libya and Africa during a June 15, 2011 Press Conference at the UN Plaza Hotel. Also presenting were former US Attorney General Ramsey Clark, Human Rights Activist Viola Plummer and International Actitivst Cynthia McKinney.
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Yemen's Saleh hands over power
Yemen's Saleh hands over power
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Yemen's new President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi has officially taken power during a ceremony in the capital. Hadi was the vice President to Ali Abdullah Saleh, who stepped down in a power-transfer deal to end months of protests against his rule. Hadi will serve a two-year transitional term. Al Jazeera's Hashem Ahelbarra has this update from Sanaa.
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A woman casts her vote for president next to a Senegalese flag, in a school classroom serving as a polling station, in the Pikine suburb of Dakar, Senegal on election day, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012. Polling stations have closed and election monitors in Senegal are now counting ballots from a vote that has tested the nation's image as one of the continent's oldest and most robust democracies. Sunday's election follows weeks of protests after the country's highest court ruled 85-year-old President Abdoulaye Wade could run for a third term. Zambia's Christopher Katongo, left, celebrates his goal past a dejected Siphiwe Tshabalala of South Africa, right, at the African Nations Cup Group C soccer match between South Africa and Zambia in which Zambia won 1-0 at Alexandria Stadium in Egypt Monday, Jan. 30, 2006. (jsen2 An unidentified woman lays clothes out to dry on an oil pipeline running through the Okrika neighborhood of Port Harcourt in Nigeria's oil-rich delta region, in this Oct. 7 2006 file photo. Oil prices dropped nearly $2 a barrel, Tuesday, May 29, 2007 on hopes that the inauguration of a new president in OPEC member Nigeria would contribute to a stable supply from the Niger Delta region In this photo provided by the Nelson Mandela Foundation and taken on Friday, June 17, 2011, former South African President Nelson Mandela reads an advance copy of his latest book titled "Nelson Mandela By Himself" , at this home in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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. Atletico de Madrid's Tiago of Portugal, left, duels for the ball with Barcelona's Lionel Messi from Argentina, center, during their Spanish La Liga soccer match, at the Vicente Calderon stadium, in Madrid, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012. Oil-guzzling India, China, Brazil will ramp up price: Obama Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, gestures as he speaks during a joint press conference with Syrian President Bashar Assad, not seen, at the Syrian presidential palace, in Damascus, Syria, Thursday Oct. 21, 2010. Chavez is on an official visit to Damascus aimed at boosting ties with Syria.

muslim Women, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, UAE, November 2007 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. Doha Sooq - Qatar- Shoppers - Economy - People - Markets File - Radar facilities dominate the skyline at the nuclear power plant in Bushehr, Iran, Wednesday Feb. 25, 2009.

In this photo released on Feb. 4, 2012 by the state media website Cubadebate, Cuba's leader Fidel Castro holds two copies of his book 'Guerrillero del Tiempo,' or 'Time Warrior' during its presentation in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. Australia's captain Ricky Ponting smiles during a training session in Nagpur, India Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011. Australia will play New Zealand in Nagpur on Friday, Feb. 25 in an ICC Cricket World Cup Group A match. Smartphone - Nokia Salt in a container.

Somalis fleeing the town of Elasha Biyaha carry their household belongings on the road to the capital Mogadishu, Somalia Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012.
photo: AP / Farah Abdi Warsameh
Somalia's so-called peace does not spare its children's suffering
read more The Australian
IN A basic military clinic filled with wounded children, the sour smell of infection hung heavily in the still air. Smothering her son's screams with her palm, Mina pulled back a thin sheet to reveal the terrible scars on his torso left by an al-Qa'ida attack just metres from the pavement where she was sleeping with her refugee family. Also in this...


SAN FRANCISCO — It is Facebook’s biggest conundrum. As the world’s largest...
The ceiling fan is doing its lazy whoop-whoop above my big rattan chair as I sip weapons-grade...
KARIN LAUB Associated Press= AL-THALA, West Bank (AP) — Electricity from solar panels and wind...

Afghan soldiers are on alert at the scene of a suicide attack at the gate of an airport in Jalalabad, Nangarhar province east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Feb. 27, 2012.
HEIDI VOGT Associated Press= KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide car bomber rammed his vehicle into the gates of a NATO base and airport in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, triggering a blast that killed nine Afghans, officials said. The Taliban...
photo: AP / Rahmat Gul
Producer Thomas Langmann speaks after accepting the Oscar for best picture for “The Artist” during the 84th Academy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles.
"The Artist" took home the big prize at the Academy Awards Sunday night, winning the Oscar for best picture. Earlier in the evening, "The Artist" director Michel Hazanavicius also won the Academy Award for best director. "I am the happiest director...
photo: AP / Mark J. Terrill
'US shouldn't speed up Afghanistan pull out'
Washington: The United States should resist any urge to pull troops out of Afghanistan ahead of schedule in response to the violence against Americans sparked by a burning of the Quran at a US military base, US Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker...
photo: US DoD / Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
Britain's Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne speaks at the Conservative Party Conference, Manchester, England, Tuesday Oct. 6, 2009.
The Government 'has run out of money' and cannot afford debt-fuelled tax cuts or extra spending, George Osborne has admitted. Mr Osborne is under severe pressure to boost growth, amid signs the economy is slipping back into a recession. Photo:...
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The burning question
Afghanistan is in the eye of another murky storm. A suspected senior Afghan security personnel, who is now on the run, has shot dead two senior US military officers in the interior ministry. As a result, all Nato-US personnel working within Afghan...
photo: US DoD / Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
France's President Nicolas Sarkozy, center, smiles during a visit to the logistics platform of the French charitable organisation "Les Restos du Coeur", (Restaurants of the Heart), in Vitry-sur Seine, near Paris, Dec. 22, 2011.
LILLE, France (Reuters) - Delivering thundering speeches in three cities that left him worked into a sweat aides had not seen in years, French President Nicolas Sarkozy showed in the first week of his re-election campaign that he has lost none of his...
photo: AP / Eric Feferberg
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrive to participate in a media conference at an EU summit in Brussels on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011
German Chancellor Angela Merkel raises a beer at an event in her constituen... Chancellor Angela Merkel is expected to rally German lawmakers behind a Greek rescue deal in a vote Monday but faces opposition within her coalition against Germany...
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Kenyan Air Force Kills Seven Somali Children in Jilib; updated 24 Jan 2012; published 15 Jan 2012
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Kenyan Air Force Kills Seven So­ma­li Chil­dren in Jilib
The Australian 27 Feb 2012, IN A basic military clinic filled with wounded children, the sour smell of infection hung heavily in the still air. Smothering her son's screams with her palm, Mina pulled back a thin sheet to reveal the terrible scars on his torso left by an al-Qa'ida attack just metres from the pavement where she was sleeping with her refugee family. Also in this...

Minor clashes continue ahead of Senegal vote; updated 22 Feb 2012; published 22 Feb 2012
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Minor clash­es con­tin­ue ahead of Sene­gal vote
Independent online (SA) 27 Feb 2012, Dakar - Senegal tallied results on Monday in an election in which incumbent Abdoulaye Wade, who is seeking to extend his rule with a disputed third term, was greeted by jeers as he cast his ballot. The west African nation's reputation as a haven of stability has been tarnished by pre-poll violence over 85-year-old Wade's candidacy which left six...

Koran protests video: Violent clashes intensify in Afghanistan, Pakistan; updated 27 Feb 2012; published 25 Feb 2012
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Koran protests video: Vi­o­lent clash­es in­ten­si­fy in Afghanistan, Pak­istan
Jakarta Globe 27 Feb 2012, A Taliban suicide car bomber targeting a NATO base at Jalalabad airport in eastern Afghanistan killed nine people on Monday, following days of deadly anti-US protests over the burning of the Koran. Six civilians, an Afghan soldier and two local guards were killed, police said, but there were no reports of NATO casualties, according to a spokesman...

Singing PM: 'Fats' Putin over the top of 'Blueberry Hill' with piano solo; updated 26 Feb 2012; published 11 Dec 2010
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Singing PM: 'Fats' Putin over the top of 'Blue­ber­ry Hill' with piano solo
Al Jazeera 27 Feb 2012, Russia's secret service has arrested two men in connection with a plot to assassinate Vladimir Putin, the prime minister, after the March 4 presidential elections, Channel One state television said. According to the AFP news agency, the station showed two men on Monday who said they were acting on the orders of Chechen warlord Doku...

Julia Gillard victorious in leadership vote; updated 27 Feb 2012; published 27 Feb 2012
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Julia Gillard vic­to­ri­ous in lead­er­ship vote
The Australian 27 Feb 2012, JULIA Gillard is still Prime Minister after defeating Kevin Rudd to win Labor's bitter leadership battle. Follow our live coverage and analysis all day. 1.12pm Julia Gillard says the "political drama" that had engulfed the Labor Party is now over, and said her government would now focus on the Australian people The PM said...

CrossTalk on Yemen: Rise of Al-Qaeda?; updated 26 Feb 2012; published 24 Feb 2012
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CrossTalk on Yemen: Rise of Al-Qae­da?
The New York Times 27 Feb 2012, WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is embarking on an ambitious and potentially risky plan to help the new government in Yemen overhaul its military to combat the Qaeda franchise that has exploited the political turmoil there to seize control of large swaths of the country’s south. Related Yemen Swears In New President to the Sound...

Russia Putin Warns US - Hands Off IRAN; updated 24 Feb 2012; published 08 Jul 2009
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Rus­sia Putin Warns US - Hands Off IRAN
Daily Press 26 Feb 2012, MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin said Russia is concerned about the "growing threat" of an attack on Iran over its nuclear program and warned that the consequences would be "truly catastrophic." In an article on foreign policy written before a March 4 presidential election he is almost certain to win, Russia's prime minister also warned Western...

Koran protests video: Violent clashes intensify in Afghanistan, Pakistan; updated 27 Feb 2012; published 25 Feb 2012
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Koran protests video: Vi­o­lent clash­es in­ten­si­fy in Afghanistan, Pak­istan
The Miami Herald 26 Feb 2012, WASHINGTON -- The top U.S. diplomat in Kabul and a campaign adviser to President Barack Obama said Sunday the U.S. isn't rethinking its commitment to Afghanistan after violent protests left more than two dozen people dead, including two American shot inside a government ministry. U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker and Robert Gibbs, Obama's former press...

More attacks follow Quran burning in Afghanistan; updated 27 Feb 2012; published 27 Feb 2012
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More at­tacks fol­low Quran burn­ing in Afghanistan
The Guardian 26 Feb 2012, RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press= KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan officials say at least two demonstrators have been killed in northern Afghanistan as protests over last week's burning of Qurans turned violent. It marked the sixth day of deadly protests over the burning of Qurans and other religious materials at a U.S. base. The White House has called...

Syrians vote on constitution as bombing continues (26-Feb-12)(GLOBAL FOCUS series); updated 27 Feb 2012; published 27 Feb 2012
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Syr­i­ans vote on con­sti­tu­tion as bomb­ing con­tin­ues (26-Feb-12)(GLOB­AL FOCUS se­ries)
Jakarta Globe 26 Feb 2012, Syrians were called to the polls on Sunday to vote on a new constitution in the face of opposition calls for a boycott and deadly violence that Washington said made the exercise "laughable." The new text ends the legal basis for the five-decade stranglehold on power of the ruling Baath party but leaves huge powers in the hands of President Bashar...

Keeping It Real With Adeola - Episode 15; updated 25 Feb 2012; published 25 Feb 2012
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Keep­ing It Real With Ade­o­la - Episode 15
The Guardian 26 Feb 2012, RUKMINI CALLIMACHI Associated Press= DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — After weeks of riots, Senegalese voters began casting their ballots Sunday in an election that threatens the country's image as one of the oldest and most robust democracies in Africa. This normally unflappable nation on the continent's western coast has been rocked by back-to-back protests...

3 protesters shot dead by Afghan Police - Kabul 23.2.2012; updated 24 Feb 2012; published 24 Feb 2012
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3 protesters shot dead by Afghan Po­lice - Kabul 23.2.2012
BBC News 26 Feb 2012, An Afghan police intelligence officer is being sought over the killing of two senior US Nato officers at the interior ministry in Kabul on Saturday. Abdul Saboor, 25, was "the main suspect" and had fled the ministry following Saturday's attack, counter-terrorism officials told the BBC. His family home in north-east Parwan province was raided...

Syrians vote on constitution as bombing continues; updated 26 Feb 2012; published 26 Feb 2012
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Syr­i­ans vote on con­sti­tu­tion as bomb­ing con­tin­ues
Ohio 26 Feb 2012, DAMASCUS, SYRIA: Syria defied international calls to halt attacks on rebel enclaves as at least 89 people were killed nationwide Saturday on the eve of a constitutional referendum that the opposition sees as a ploy by President Bashar Assad’s regime. Assad presented the revised charter — which allows for at least a theoretical opening...

Whistleblower US Army Colonel Explains How The Pentagon Is Lying About ALL Progress In Afghanistan; updated 26 Feb 2012; published 18 Feb 2012
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Whistle­blow­er US Army Colonel Ex­plains How The Pen­tagon Is Lying About ALL Progress In Afghanistan
San Francisco Chronicle 25 Feb 2012, (02-25) 07:12 PST KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The commander of NATO and U.S. forces says that all NATO personnel are being recalled from Afghan ministries following an attack at the Interior Ministry in Kabul. Gen. John Allen says staff are being recalled "for obvious force protection reasons." He says NATO is investigating Saturday's shooting and...





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