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Koran protests video: Vi­o­lent clash­es in­ten­si­fy in Afghanistan, Pak­istan
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Dead­ly Storms Level Mid­west Towns
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Syr­i­an Homs res­i­dents 'wait­ing to be killed'
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North Korea's Nu­cle­ar At­ti­tude: What's Next?
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UN urges Syria to in­ves­ti­gate human rights vi­o­la­tions
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Bar­roso: Eu­ro­pean Union is 'non-im­pe­ri­al em­pire' (long ver­sion)
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Dan­ger on Doorstep: Is­rael's Iran hys­te­ria fogs real foes
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Guan­tanamo de­ten­tion cen­tre is 10 years old
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29/2/12 Πανεργατική Στάση Εργασίας
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Japan Earth­quake: He­li­copter aeri­al view video of giant tsuna­mi waves
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Watch Mitt Rom­ney's Speech on Michi­gan Pri­ma­ry Win: 'We Won by Enough'
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Syr­i­ans vote in ref­er­en­dum as death toll mounts
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Pen­tagon Dumps Sol­diers Re­mains in Land­fill & Man on The Street Ask About NDAA Pas­sage
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Oc­cu­py Lon­don clash­es: Fight­ing erupts at UK protest
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Vi­o­lent Pales­tini­an Protesters Riot in Al-Ram, North­east of Jerusalem
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Afghans burn an effigy representing the US President Barack Obama during anti-US protest over burning of Qurans at a military bass in Afghanistan, in Ghani Khail, east of Kabul Friday, Feb. 24,2012.
photo: AP / Rahmat Gul
Burning Korans and Ignorantalitarianism
read more WorldNews.com
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling Whether out of ignorance, insensitivity or carelessness, the U.S. soldiers that burned Korans in Afghanistan resemble a deep psychological and emotional sickness that has permeated much of American society and culture. This deep seated and internalized malaise is called ignorantalitarianism. Benito...

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gestures as he delivers his speech at a rally to mark the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution that toppled the country's pro-Western monarchy and brought Islamic clerics to power, Tehran, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012.
photo: AP / Vahid Salemi
Openly Lying Us Into War With Iran
read more GlobalResearch
Picture: Kenneth Pollack This is from p. 84-5 in Which Path to Persia?: Options for a New American Strategy toward Iran, a June, 2009 book edited and co-authored by Kenneth Pollack of the Brookings Institution: ...absent a clear Iranian act of aggression, American airstrikes against Iran would be unpopular in the region and...

In this photo released by South Korean Foreign Ministry, South Korea's nuclear envoys for the North Korea disarmament talks visit a warehouse of unused nuclear fuel rods at North Korea's main nuclear plant in Yongbyon, North Korea, Friday, Jan. 16, 2009. The delegation, led by South Korea's No. 2 nuclear negotiator Hwang Joon-kook, visited North Korea from Jan. 15 to 19 to check the status of atomic fuel rods.
photo: AP / Foreign Ministry, HO
North Korea halts nuclear plan after US pressure
read more The Independent
A joint statement was issued simultaneously by North Korea's official KCNA news agency in Pyongyang and by the State Department in...

An undated picture made available by the Costa Crociere press office showing the Costa Allegra cruise ship. The Italian coast guard says a fire has broken out on an the Costa Allegra cruise ship off the Seychelles islands, Monday, Feb. 27, 2012, and the ship is adrift, but the passengers are safe.
photo: AP / Costa Crociere
Costa cruise ship adrift off Seychelles
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AFP - An Italian cruise ship from the same fleet as the tragedy-struck Costa Concordia was adrift on Tuesday in pirate-infested seas off the Seychelles with no power and with more than 1,000 people on board. A blaze in the engine room of the Costa Allegra saw the liner stranded in the dangerous and choppy Indian Ocean seas and it was forced to make...

Kofi Annan former Secretary-General of the United Nations and Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2009 speaks during a press conference during the opening day of the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 28
photo: AP / Keystone, Laurent Gillieron
Syria: Kofi Annan Calls For End To Killing
read more Orange News
The new international mediator on Syria has demanded an end to the killing as a senior Assad regime official is quoted as saying part of the city of Homs will be "cleansed". Kofi Annan, the former UN secretary general, said he hoped to be in Damascus "fairly soon" with a "clear" message that the killing must stop. Mr Annan made the comments amid...

People try to salvage what they can after a tornado destroyed homes in their neighborhood Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012, in Harrisburg, Ill.
photo: AP / Seth Perlman
At least 12 killed as violent storms ravage Midwest, South
read more Austin American Statesman
HARRISBURG, Ill. — A pre-dawn twister flattened entire blocks of homes in this small Illinois town Wednesday as violent storms ravaged the Midwest and South, killing at least 12 people in three states. A tornado also ripped through the country music mecca of Branson, Mo., damaging some of the city's famous theaters just days before the start...

A Palestinian throws a shoe, top center, at the convoy of U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as it enters the Erez border crossing between Israel and Gaza, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012.
photo: AP / Hatem Moussa
Are Palestinians Victims of Terror and Displaced Guilt?
read more WorldNews.com
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling It was on February 29, 1948, that 28 British soldiers were killed as a mine exploded under the Cairo-Haifa train. Lehi, also known as the Stern Gang, a Zionist terrorist group, claimed responsibility. But the Cairo-Haifa attack was only one of several acts of terrorism that Israeli Zionists employed....

Flickr - Israel Defense Forces - 188th Brigade Training Day, March 2008-cropped
photo: Creative Commons / MathKnight
US armed Israel for Iran attack
read more Pakalert Press
Share Press TV The United States has provided Israel with the military technology and arms to aid Tel Aviv in a possible attack against Iran nuclear facilities, a prominent American journalist says. “Arm the Syrian rebels! And, while we’re at it, give the Israelis the tools they need – bunker-busters, refueling aircraft – so that if...

Villagers carry the body of Ghassan Ali, 40, who was killed during clashes between the Free Syrian Army and the government forces during his funeral in Sarmin, north of Syria, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012.
photo: AP / Rodrigo Abd
7,500 killed in Syria, UN says, as new resolution tried
read more Khaleej Times
AMMAN - Syrian President Bashar Al Assad could be classified as a war criminal, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said as the United Nations announced more than 7,500 civilians had been killed by his forces since the start of the revolt. At least 25 people were killed in the shelling of opposition strongholds by Syrian forces on Tuesday,...

Fire trucks and emergency vehicles are parked near the Pentagon Building as firefighters conduct rescue operation hours after American Airlines Fight 77 was piloted by terrorists into the building, during the September 11, 2001 attacks. (Substandard image
photo: US DoD
Pentagon: Some 9/11 victims' remains dumped in landfill
read more Seattle Times
WASHINGTON - Some cremated remains of people who were killed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks were disposed of in a landfill, the Pentagon revealed Tuesday, tracing the problems with the handling of remains at Dover Air Force Base back more than a decade. A report by a panel that was tasked with reviewing procedures at Dover described "gross...

British model Kate Moss arrives for the Stella McCartney Winter Eveningwear presentation at a central London venue, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Jonathan Short)
photo: AP / Jonathan Short
Kate Moss shows off age-defying looks in topless shoot for Another magazine
read more The Daily Mail
She may be approaching 40, but Kate Moss appears just as confident as ever. The 38-year-old supermodel posed topless on the cover of Another Man magazine, showing off her youthful chest. Kate 'wore' an Alexander McQueen design for the shoot, for a limited edition of the publication coinciding with the start of Paris Fashion Week. Kate Moss...

An Iranian security guard walks past a gate of the Bushehr nuclear power plant as its reactor  building is seen in background, just outside the city of Bushehr 750 miles (1,245 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran, Friday, Aug. 20, 2010.
photo: AP / Vahid Salemi
Israel Won’t Warn U.S. Before Strike On Iran
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Share Israeli officials say they won’t warn the U.S. if they decide to launch a pre-emptive strike against Iranian nuclear facilities, according to one U.S. intelligence official familiar with the discussions. The pronouncement, delivered in a series of private, top-level conversations, sets a tense tone ahead of meetings in the coming days...

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, visits Iran's  Fuel Manufacturing Plant (FMP), a new facility producing uranium fuel for a planned heavy-water nuclear reactor, just outside the city of Isfahan 255 mile (410 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran, Thursday, April 9, 2009.
photo: AP / Vahid Salemi
Military action against Iran could threaten Americans: Jay Carney
read more The Times of India
Tweet WASHINGTON: The US is determined to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, but fears that any military action against Tehran would create "greater instability" in the region and threatens safety of Americans in Afghanistan and Iraq. "We are determined to prevent Iran from...

Investigators congregate at a rear entrance to Chardon High School in Chardon, Ohio Monday, Feb. 27, 2012.
photo: AP / Mark Duncan
1 killed, 4 wounded in school shooting in Ohio
read more Austin American Statesman
CHARDON, Ohio — A gunman opened fire inside a high school cafeteria at the start of the school day Monday, wounding five students, one of whom later died, authorities said. A suspect — believed to be a student — was arrested a short distance away. The suspect was taken into custody near his car about half a mile from the suburban...


Afghans burn an effigy representing the US President Barack Obama during anti-US protest over burning of Qurans at a military bass in Afghanistan, in Ghani Khail, east of Kabul Friday, Feb. 24,2012.
photo: AP / Rahmat Gul
Burning Korans and Ignorantalitarianism
read more WorldNews.com
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling Whether out of ignorance, insensitivity or carelessness, the U.S. soldiers that burned Korans in Afghanistan resemble a deep psychological and emotional sickness that has permeated much of American society and culture. This deep seated and internalized malaise is called ignorantalitarianism. Benito...

People try to salvage what they can after a tornado destroyed homes in their neighborhood Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012, in Harrisburg, Ill.
photo: AP / Seth Perlman
At least 12 killed as violent storms ravage Midwest, South
read more Austin American Statesman
HARRISBURG, Ill. — A pre-dawn twister flattened entire blocks of homes in this small Illinois town Wednesday as violent storms ravaged the Midwest and South, killing at least 12 people in three states. A tornado also ripped through the country music mecca of Branson, Mo., damaging some of the city's famous theaters just days before the start...

Kofi Annan former Secretary-General of the United Nations and Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2009 speaks during a press conference during the opening day of the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 28
photo: AP / Keystone, Laurent Gillieron
Syria: Kofi Annan Calls For End To Killing
read more Orange News
The new international mediator on Syria has demanded an end to the killing as a senior Assad regime official is quoted as saying part of the city of Homs will be "cleansed". Kofi Annan, the former UN secretary general, said he hoped to be in Damascus "fairly soon" with a "clear" message that the killing must stop. Mr Annan made the comments amid...

In this photo released by South Korean Foreign Ministry, South Korea's nuclear envoys for the North Korea disarmament talks visit a warehouse of unused nuclear fuel rods at North Korea's main nuclear plant in Yongbyon, North Korea, Friday, Jan. 16, 2009. The delegation, led by South Korea's No. 2 nuclear negotiator Hwang Joon-kook, visited North Korea from Jan. 15 to 19 to check the status of atomic fuel rods.
photo: AP / Foreign Ministry, HO
North Korea halts nuclear plan after US pressure
read more The Independent
A joint statement was issued simultaneously by North Korea's official KCNA news agency in Pyongyang and by the State Department in...

EU's Barroso strikes upbeat note on debt crisis pre-summit
photo: EC / EC
EU's Barroso strikes upbeat note on debt crisis pre-summit
read more The Guardian
* Barroso strikes positive note on euro zone debt crisis * March 1-2 EU summit expected to be less dramatic affair * Pieces falling into place but growth needed - Barroso By Luke Baker BRUSSELS, Feb 29 (Reuters) - European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso delivered an upbeat appraisal of Europe's efforts to quell the debt crisis on...

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gestures as he delivers his speech at a rally to mark the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution that toppled the country's pro-Western monarchy and brought Islamic clerics to power, Tehran, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012.
photo: AP / Vahid Salemi
Openly Lying Us Into War With Iran
read more GlobalResearch
Picture: Kenneth Pollack This is from p. 84-5 in Which Path to Persia?: Options for a New American Strategy toward Iran, a June, 2009 book edited and co-authored by Kenneth Pollack of the Brookings Institution: ...absent a clear Iranian act of aggression, American airstrikes against Iran would be unpopular in the region and...

In this file photo made June 27, 2006, reviewed by a U.S. Department of Defense official, U.S. military guards walk within Camp Delta military-run prison, at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba.
photo: AP / Brennan Linsley
Guantanamo detainee Majid Khan to enter plea deal
read more BBC News
The first "high value" prisoner held at the US's Guantanamo Bay detention centre is expected to plead guilty at a war crimes tribunal. Pakistani Majid Khan, who had lived in the US, is set to admit to terror offences in exchange for leniency. He faces five war crimes charges, including conspiring with al-Qaeda, murder and attempted murder. The...

A protesting firefighter holds a Greek flag and flares during a demonstration against the Greek government's austerity measures outside the Greek Parliament in Athens, on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012
photo: AP / Petros Giannakouris
Greek unions stage walkouts after new budget cuts
read more France24
AFP - Greek unions on Wednesday staged walkouts as part of Europe-wide anti-austerity demonstrations, hours after parliament approved fresh budget cuts linked to a new eurozone bailout. The main labour groups, private-sector GSEE and public-sector ADEDY, began a nationwide three-hour work stoppage from midday (1000 GMT) ahead of a demonstration in...

In this Tuesday, March 15, 2011 file photo, Toyota Yaris compact sedans lie damaged at Sendai port, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, following a devastating earthquake and tsunami.
photo: AP / Koji Sasahara
Japan's tsunami victims: healed but still scarred
read more Yahoo Daily News
A year ago, a desperate young mother stood amid the ruins of her devastated city wrapped in a blanket as she scoured tsunami wreckage for her missing son. Twelve months on, Yuko Sugimoto and her family are reunited and living in a temporary home, but the scars from the catastrophe still remain. "The disaster made me realise it's a miracle that...

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, speaks to supporters at his election watch party after winning the Michigan primary in Novi, Mich., Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012.
photo: AP / Gerald Herbert
Romney wins Michigan and Arizona
read more The Los Angeles Times
Mitt Romney's tentative hold on the status of GOP front-runner received a significant boost with victory in Michigan, where he won his native state and fought off a spirited challenge from Rick Santorum. Combined with a resounding triumph in the winner-take-all state of Arizona, Romney extended his lead in the delegate race and assuaged concerns of...

Villagers carry the body of Ghassan Ali, 40, who was killed during clashes between the Free Syrian Army and the government forces during his funeral in Sarmin, north of Syria, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012.
photo: AP / Rodrigo Abd
7,500 killed in Syria, UN says, as new resolution tried
read more Khaleej Times
AMMAN - Syrian President Bashar Al Assad could be classified as a war criminal, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said as the United Nations announced more than 7,500 civilians had been killed by his forces since the start of the revolt. At least 25 people were killed in the shelling of opposition strongholds by Syrian forces on Tuesday,...

Fire trucks and emergency vehicles are parked near the Pentagon Building as firefighters conduct rescue operation hours after American Airlines Fight 77 was piloted by terrorists into the building, during the September 11, 2001 attacks. (Substandard image
photo: US DoD
Pentagon: Some 9/11 victims' remains dumped in landfill
read more Seattle Times
WASHINGTON - Some cremated remains of people who were killed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks were disposed of in a landfill, the Pentagon revealed Tuesday, tracing the problems with the handling of remains at Dover Air Force Base back more than a decade. A report by a panel that was tasked with reviewing procedures at Dover described "gross...

Two Occupy London protesters look on from the middle of the road outside St Paul's Cathedral in London after bailiffs moved in to remove tents from the Occupy London camp, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012.
photo: AP / Sang Tan
Occupy London protesters evicted from St Paul's site
read more The Independent
Some of those who decided to stay at the campsite in defiance of a High Court order built barricades, while others sat on the steps of Sir Christopher Wren's cathedral as the paraphernalia of their occupation, which has gone on for nearly four-and-a-half months, was cleared into rubbish trucks. There were minor scuffles as police and bailiffs...

A Palestinian throws a shoe, top center, at the convoy of U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as it enters the Erez border crossing between Israel and Gaza, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012.
photo: AP / Hatem Moussa
Are Palestinians Victims of Terror and Displaced Guilt?
read more WorldNews.com
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling It was on February 29, 1948, that 28 British soldiers were killed as a mine exploded under the Cairo-Haifa train. Lehi, also known as the Stern Gang, a Zionist terrorist group, claimed responsibility. But the Cairo-Haifa attack was only one of several acts of terrorism that Israeli Zionists employed....


Singer Lady Gaga arrives at the Billboard Women In Music brunch, where she received the Rising Star award at The Pierre Hotel on Friday, Oct. 2, 2009 in New York.
photo: AP / Evan Agostini
Lady Gaga launches youth foundation
read more The Star
MASSACHUSETTS (AP) - Pop star Lady Gaga descended on Harvard University with some powerful friends Wednesday to launch her new foundation aimed at empowering young people. The singer was joined by Oprah Winfrey, spiritual leader Deepak Chopra, and US Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to kick off the Born This Way Foundation that...

Disneyland.
photo: Creative Commons / Cd637
Disneyland celebrates Leap Day with late-night entertainment
read more Daily Press
Disneyland will celebrate Leap Day on Wednesday by offering late-night shows, music, food and character meet-and-greets while keeping the Anaheim theme park open for 24 hours straight. RELATED: 7 tips for tackling Disneyland in a day As part of the One More Disney Day marketing campaign, both Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom in Florida will open at...

Actress Barbra Streisand is seen in the crowd as she listens to President Barack Obama deliver remarks at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York, Wednesday, Sept., 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais
Barbra Streisand and Seth Rogen's new movie is called 'The Guilt Trip'
read more The Examiner
As this Examiner.com column reported last year, Paramount Pictures has changed the name of the upcoming Barbra Streisand-Seth Rogen comedy "My Mother's Curse" to "The Guilt Trip." The title switch, however, was never official until late last night when the studio updated its slate of films for 2012. It's a minor tweak for Barbra and Seth's...

The home page of the Stratfor website is seen on a computer monitor in London Wendesday Jan 11, 2012. Security analysis firm Stratfor has relaunched its website after hackers brought down its servers and stole thousands of credit card numbers and other personal information belonging to its clients. Stratfor acknowledged Wednesday that the company had not encrypted customer information a major embarrassment for a security company. (AP Photo/Cassandra Vinograd)
photo: AP / Cassandra Vinograd
WikiLeaks Stratfor Emails: A Secret Indictment Against Julian Assange?
read more Rollingstone
On January 26, 2011, Fred Burton, the vice president of Stratfor, a leading private intelligence firm which bills itself as a kind of shadow CIA, sent an excited email to his colleagues. "Text Not for Pub," he wrote. "We" – meaning the U.S. government – "have a sealed indictment on Assange. Pls protect." The news, if true, was a...

Jennifer Hudson performs at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards on Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
photo: AP / Chris Pizzello
Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson on witness list for upcoming trial in family members' deaths
read more Daily Press
CHICAGO (AP) — Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson is on the witness list for the upcoming Chicago trial of the man accused of killing her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew in 2008, according to court documents. But prosecutors haven't yet disclosed whether Hudson will actually testify at the April 9 trial of William Balfour, who was the...

Ellen DeGeneres
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Sophia Grace and Rosie return to the ‘Ellen DeGeneres Show’ today
read more The Examiner
Pint-sized performers and fan favorites Sophia Grace and Rosie return to the Ellen DeGeneres Show today to share their experiences about interviewing Hollywood’s hottest stars and being treated to a trip to Disneyland, compliments of Ellen. The adorable British duo covered the American Music Awards and the Grammys for Ellen and they’re...

Apple iPhone
photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba
How to: create your own iPhone ringtones
read more Ars Technica
Apple made headlines last week by rolling out a line of iTunes-exclusive ringtones featuring music by The Beatles—a move that excited some Beatles fans and enraged others. As with Apple's other ringtone offerings, the tones are sold separately from the full version of the song for $1.29 apiece and only include a small clip of the...

Campers engaging in arts and crafts activities at the Beach Elementary School C&D for Boys in Gaza City
photo: IRIN / Erica Silverman
Pupils should study arts 'up to 16'
read more The Guardian
It warns that there is a "good deal" of concern about how much the coalition Government values cultural education in schools, adding that this has been partly caused by the introduction of the English Baccalaureate (EBacc). To achieve the EBacc pupils must gain at least a C in English, maths, science, a foreign language and history or...


AS Roma forward Francesco Totti, right, eyes the ball past Parma defender Alessandro Lucarelli during a Serie A soccer match between AS Roma and Parma, at Rome's Olympic stadium, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012.
photo: AP / Riccardo De Luca
Totti resumes full training ahead of Rome derby
read more Goal
The Giallorossi have received a major boost as the veteran attacker has resumed training after picking up a minor knock on Wednesday Bet: £5 £10 £20 £50 £100 Returns: Roma £22.00 Draw £32.00 Lazio £32.50 Bet: £5 £10 £20 £50 £100 Returns: Roma £22.00 Draw £32.00 Lazio...

Fiorentina's Manuel Pasqual, left, is challenged by Milan's Alberto Aquilani during their Serie A soccer match at the Artemio Franchi stadium in Florence, Italy, Saturday , Nov. 19, 2011.
photo: AP / Fabrizio Giovannozzi
Aquilani close to comeback
read more Sky Sports
Alberto Aquilani could return from injury in a fortnight and activate the £5million clause which will see him automatically become a permanent AC Milan...

Bollywood actor and Kolkata Knight Riders team owner Shah Rukh Khan, left, and actress Priyaka Chopra celebrate after winning the Indian Premier League cricket match against Kings XI Punjab by eight wickets in Kolkata, India, Saturday, April 30, 2011.
photo: AP / Bikas Das
Kolkata Knight Riders signs up Kerala player
read more Zeenews
Kochi: Kerala Cricketer Sanju Viswanadh has been signed up by Kolkata Knight Riders for the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League. Sanju was part of...

FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi
photo: AP / Manu Fernandez
Barca resume chase without suspended Messi
read more Zeenews
Madrid: Lionel Messi is suspended for the first time in his La Liga career when Barcelona resume their pursuit of leaders Real Madrid at home to struggling Sporting Gijon on Saturday (1900 GMT). The three-times World Player of the Year picked up a fifth yellow card of the campaign at Atletico Madrid last Sunday, when his quick-thinking earned Barca...

Lionel Messi - Cristiano Ronaldo
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Lionel Messi v Cristiano Ronaldo Head-To-Head: Show-stopping goals from Leo & CR7 steal the limelight
read more Goal
The two megastars remain neck and neck in the goalscoring charts, but who was better overall throughout February? Goal.com takes a look at their performances Bet: £5 £10 £20 £50 £100 Returns: Real Madrid £11.25 Draw £80.00 Espanyol £170.00 Bet: £5 £10 £20 £50 £100 Returns: Real Madrid...

AC Milan forward Antonio Cassano, back to camera, celebrates with his teammate Alberto Aquilani after scoring during the Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Lazio at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Friday, Sept. 9, 2011. The match ended in a 2-2 draw.
photo: AP / Antonio Calanni
Agent: Aquilani will become an official AC Milan player after five more appearances
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The Italy international is currently on loan to the Rossoneri from Liverpool but a deal is already in place to make his stay at San Siro permanent in the summer Sign up with 188BET for a FREE bet up to £25 – Great Prices, Every Game Open an account with Sportingbet today and get up to £50 in free bets! Sign up with William Hill for a free bet...

FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi, from Argentina, looks on against Valencia during a semi-final, second leg, Copa del Rey soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012.
photo: AP / Manu Fernandez
Lionel Messi revels in first hat-trick for Argentina
read more The Independent
"I had been waiting for a long time for this moment because on a lot of occasions things didn't work out for me," he told Argentine television after Wednesday's 3-1 win over Switzerland. "Now, things have worked out, the team won and we did well. It's special because it happened with the national team." Failure to score at the...

India's Sachin Tendulkar hits a shot during the third day of the second cricket test match against New Zealand, in Hyderabad, India, Sunday, Nov. 14, 2010.
photo: AP / Bikas Das
It is for Sachin to decide when to retire: Kapil Dev
read more Indian Express
Former India cricket captain Kapil Dev has said it is up to Sachin Tendulkar to decide when to bid adieu to the game as there is no fixed age for a cricketer to call it a day. Talking to the reporters...


Bollywood actor John Abraham
photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick
John Abraham to star in political thriller 'Jaffna'?
read more Digital Spy
John Abraham has signed up to a political thriller about Tamil tigers in Sri Lanka. The actor was last seen playing an Oxford graduate-turned-male-stripper in the comedy action film Desi Boyz. Director Shoojit Sircar told Hindustan Times: "John is a politically aware actor. He reads the newspaper every morning, knows what's going on in the world....

Bollywood actress Soha Ali Khan
photo: AP / Gautam Singh
Soha Ali Khan: 'Communication is crucial'
read more Digital Spy
Soha Ali Khan has said that the secret of a good relationship is "communication". The actress is currently dating fellow Bollywood star Kunal Khemu. Khan told DNA India: "The key to any successful relationship is communication. I believe that talking things out solves most of the problems and that's exactly what I do. "Not just with your better...

Meryl Streep winner of the best actress for her work in "Iron Lady" at the Governors Ball following the 84th Academy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles.
photo: AP / Chris Pizzello
Actress Meryl Streep donates $10,000 to US school
read more Gulf News
Providence, Rhode Island: Meryl Streep has donated $10,000 to a charter school in the struggling Rhode Island city of Central Falls after a plug from fellow actress and hometown favourite Viola Davis. Angelo Garcia, founder and director of the Segue Institute for Learning, says the check from Streep's Silver Mountain Foundation for the Arts arrived...

From left, winners of the Oscar for best make up for "The Iron Lady" J. Roy Helland, left, and Mark Coulier, and presenters Jennifer Lopez and Cameron Diaz walk offstage during the 84th Academy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
photo: AP / Mark J. Terrill
American Idol’s Oscar reenactment: Jennifer Lopez says ‘There was no nipple’
read more The Examiner
American Idol fans got an eyeful on American Idol on Tuesday night. Steven Tyler took a moment to share his reenactment of what allegedly happened on the stage of the Academy Awards. While the rocker was completely joking, when he pulled down his shirt everyone, include those folks watching at home was laughing out loud. The controversy surrounding...

Dax Shepard, left, and Kristen Bell arrive at the Do Something Awards on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2011 in Los Angeles. (AP Photos/Chris Pizzello)
photo: AP / Chris Pizzello
Actor Dax Shepard compares 'Act of Valor' to notorious Nazi propaganda film
read more The Examiner
On Sunday, Dax Shepard, star of the television program "Parenthood," compared the pro-Navy SEAL movie "Act of Valor" to "Triumph of the Will," a notorious Nazi propaganda film of the 1934 Nuremberg rally. "Saw 'Triumph of the Will' tonight, oh wait, I mean 'Act of Valor' great action," he tweeted. Newsbusters' Geoffrey Dickens reported that "the...

Dracula Pumpkin carved in many pattern and decorated  in front of neighbourhoods  for Halloween, London 2011
photo: WN / Periasamy
Dracula rising from the dead in a new movie
read more The Examiner
Feb. 28, 2012 – A new Dracula movie is in the works and this one promises to show everyone how the vampire came into existence. Deadline New York reports that writer Jason Keller (Machine Gun Preacher) sold his pitch to Sony Pictures to write a period piece examining the origin of the world’s most famous vampire. Those in the Oklahoma...

Nobel Peace show host Oprah Winfrey smiles in the Oslo Town Hall where Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai of Kenya is to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, Friday, Dec. 10, 2004.
photo: AP / Bjorn Sigurdson
Oprah New York apartment
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Oprah is selling her New York apartment where Gayle King has been living Oprah is taking her New York apartment out of her portfolio by putting the mogul's Manhattan penthouse up for sale.The Queen of Talk really didn't spend much time in this piece of property, according to... Read more Near you Customize with your location!Oprah New York...

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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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Deadly Storms Level Midwest Towns
Deadly Storms Level Midwest Towns
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At least six people were killed in the southern Illinois town of Harrisburg after a pre-dawn storm leveled much of the community of 9000 people. The AP's Robert Ray has the story. (Feb. 29) Subscribe to the Associated Press: bit.ly Download AP Mobile: www.ap.org Associated Press on Facebook: apne.ws Associated Press on Twitter: apne.ws Associated Press on Google+: bit.ly
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Syrian Homs residents 'waiting to be killed'
Syrian Homs residents 'waiting to be killed'
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Abu Abdo Alhomsy, an opposition activist in Homs, told Al Jazeera on Tuesday that the shelling in Syria is ongoing. "There was a rocket shelling and a mortar bombing. It's all around Homs," he said. "The condition in the neighbourhood is quite miserable. ... Sinpers are everywhere. ... We are just waiting to be killed. We don't know what to do."
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North Korea's Nuclear Attitude: What's Next?
North Korea's Nuclear Attitude: What's Next?
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said North Korea's agreement to suspend its nuclear program in exchange for US food aid was "a modest first step in the right direction." Judy Woodruff, The Korea Society's Donald Gregg and Georgetown University's Balbina Hwang discuss the implications for multinational disarmament talks.
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UN urges Syria to investigate human rights violations
UN urges Syria to investigate human rights violations
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Turkey's newly re-elected Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been holding urgent talks in Ankara with Syria's presidential envoy. Erdogan has previously urged Damascus to end the repression of anti-government protests. Earlier, the UN human rights chief reiterated calls for Syria to investigate human rights violations. Al Jazeera's Nazanin Sadri reports.
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Barroso: European Union is 'non-imperial empire' (long version)
Barroso: European Union is 'non-imperial empire' (long version)
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Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission - the executive body of the EU - likens the union to a empire. He made this comment in response to a question: What will the European Union be in the future? Asked at a press conference in the European Parliament in Strasbourg. This video is exclusively available on EUX.TV. For broadcast use, contact mail@eux.tv
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Danger on Doorstep: Israel's Iran hysteria fogs real foes
Danger on Doorstep: Israel's Iran hysteria fogs real foes
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Israel says it won't warn the US if it decides to launch a strike on Iranian nuclear facilities. Israel - which believes Tehran is a threat - has been ramping up belligerent rhetoric in recent weeks, despite warnings from Washington. But, as RT's Irina Galushko reports, other - more immediate threats - may be dangerously overlooked. RT on Facebook: www.facebook.com RT on Twitter: twitter.com
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Guantanamo detention centre is 10 years old
Guantanamo detention centre is 10 years old
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Wednesday marks 10 years since the US military opened its detention centre at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. The camp was set up to hold detainees from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq where the practice of holding prisoners indefinitely without charge has long been a source of controversy and international condemnation. Nadim Baba reports.
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29/2/12 Πανεργατική Στάση Εργασίας
29/2/12 Πανεργατική Στάση Εργασίας
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29 February 2012 Strike in Athens, Greece 29 Φλεβάρη 2012 Διεθνής ημέρα αλληλεγγύης στον Ελληνικό Λαό - Πανεργατική Στάση Εργασίας Στιγμιότυπα από την συγκέντρωση της Πλ.Κλαυθμώνος και την πορεία που ακολούθησε στη Βουλή. Στη συγκέντρωση συμμετείχαν μαζί με την Επιτροπή Αλληλεγγύης Συνδικαλιστών και Συνδικάτων, οι εργαζόμενοι του ΟΕΚ, της Εργατικής Εστίας, των Ασφαλιστικών Ταμείων, των Νοσοκομείων Αγ.Σάββα, Ιπποκράτειου, Αγ.Κυριακού, Θριασίου, της Ιντρακόμ, της Ελευθεροτυπίας, του Μετρό και άλλων χώρων. κάμερα: ΚυρΜπάνος μοντάζ: Στέλιος Μιχ InformationLibre
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Japan Earthquake: Helicopter aerial view video of giant tsunami waves
Japan Earthquake: Helicopter aerial view video of giant tsunami waves
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Follow latest updates at twitter.com and www.facebook.com A ferocious tsunami spawned by one of the largest earthquakes on record slammed Japan's eastern coast on Friday, killing hundreds of people as it swept away ships, cars and homes while widespread fires burned out of control. Police said 200 to 300 bodies were found in the northeastern coastal city of Sendai, the city in Miyagi prefecture, or state, closest to the epicentre. Another 137 were confirmed killed, with 531 people missing. Police also said 544 people were injured. RT on Facebook: www.facebook.com RT on Twitter: twitter.com
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Watch Mitt Romney's Speech on Michigan Primary Win: 'We Won by Enough'
Watch Mitt Romney's Speech on Michigan Primary Win: 'We Won by Enough'
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Click for more on Mitt Romney and Vote 2012: to.pbs.org Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney addressed a crowd of supporters Tuesday night in Novi, Mich., after he was announced the projected winner in both the Michigan and Arizona primaries. "We need a recovery from this so-called recovery," he told his supporters while taking aim at President Obama's economic policies.
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Syrians vote in referendum as death toll mounts
Syrians vote in referendum as death toll mounts
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Syrian voters arrived early at polling centres to take part in a referendum on the country's new constitution, whilst activists say they will boycott the vote.
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Pentagon Dumps Soldiers Remains in Landfill & Man on The Street Ask About NDAA Passage
Pentagon Dumps Soldiers Remains in Landfill & Man on The Street Ask About NDAA Passage
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Pentagon cares so much about soldiers that gave their lives in Afghanistan and Iraq that they dumped their remains in a landfill. www.prisonplanet.tv
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Occupy London clashes: Fighting erupts at UK protest
Occupy London clashes: Fighting erupts at UK protest
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For latest updates, follow RT on twitter.com and www.facebook.com All over the globe people are rising up and demanding their rights in a worldwide rally of discontent as protests inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement spread around the world on Saturday.
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Violent Palestinian Protesters Riot in Al-Ram, Northeast of Jerusalem
Violent Palestinian Protesters Riot in Al-Ram, Northeast of Jerusalem
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The Israel Defense Forces Blog: www.idfblog.com Israel Defense Forces on Facebook: www.facebook.com Israel Defense Forces on Twitter: www.twitter.com Over the course of the weekend, more than 1200 violent Palestinian protesters took part in riots across Judea & Samaria. This video shows the violent riots in Al-Ram, a village northeast of Jerusalem, where protesters set fires, blocked streets and hurled rocks at IDF forces.
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President Barack Obama takes the stage to speak at Scranton High School Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011 in Scranton, Pa. FC Chelsea's coach Jose Mourinho, left, answers to reporters after the 9th Elite Coaches Forum, at the UEFA Headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, Friday, September 7, 2007. Blackberry Bold smartphones are displayed during its launching ceremony in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008. Bread Talk is a bakery in Megamall,there are lot bread displayed and so many taste for to consumers to choose

Abdoulaye Wade, President of Senegal, makes a point during the session 'Riding the Next Democratic Wave' at the Annual Meeting 2004 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 23, 2004. 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 A western union money transfer bill board adverts. 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 holds up flowers thrown by supporters during his caravan from Miraflores presidential palace to the airport in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday Feb. 24, 2012. Chavez bid an emotional goodbye to soldiers and supporters and waved to crowded streets in Caracas on his way to Cuba for urgent surgery to remove a tumor he says is probably malignant. Paris Saint Germain's Italian head coach Carlo Ancelotti gestures during his French Cup soccer match against Locmine, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012, in Lorient, western France. 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.

Palestinians inspect the damage following an Israeli airstrike, east of Gaza City, Sunday, 12 February 2012. 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 - In this Nov. 11, 2010 file photo, Saudi woman with cellphones smoke tobacco from a waterpipe as they drink coffee in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Saudi King Abdullah has given the kingdom's women the right to vote for first time in nationwide local elections, due in 2015. The king said in an annual speech on Sunday before his advisory assembly, or Shura Council, that Saudi women will be able to run and cast ballots in the 2015 municipal elections.

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 Fresh carrots - vegetable

Afghans burn an effigy representing the US President Barack Obama during anti-US protest over burning of Qurans at a military bass in Afghanistan, in Ghani Khail, east of Kabul Friday, Feb. 24,2012.
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Burning Korans and Ignorantalitarianism
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Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling Whether out of ignorance, insensitivity or carelessness, the U.S. soldiers that burned Korans in Afghanistan resemble a deep psychological and emotional sickness that has permeated much of American society and culture. This deep seated and internalized malaise is called ignorantalitarianism. Benito...


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Noon Briefing Guest: Valerie Amos, Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, who  briefed on Libya and other areas of humanitarian concern.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is deploring the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation in Syria and calling on authorities there to grant U.N. humanitarian chief Valerie Amos "unhindered access." The press statement, obtained...
photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe
File - Somalia Transitional Government soldiers prepare to take up positions near Mogadishu, Somalia stadium Sunday, Aug, 7, 2011, as they carry one of their soldiers body after a brief fight with Al Shabaab fighters.
Islamist militants have made a surprise attack on a south-western town used by Ethiopian and Somali government-backed troops as a base to launch assaults. The al-Shabab fighters used heavy weaponry in...
photo: AP / Farah Abdi Warsameh
A general view of the Greek Parliament during a debate in Athens on Tuesday June 21, 2011. Debate began in parliament last Sunday on a vote of confidence in the reshuffled government.
Greek MPs have backed the last major package of reforms promised in return for a second EU/IMF bailout, hours before EU leaders meet in Brussels. They pushed through a series of health budget cuts despite protests outside the parliament in Athens....
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Guyanese Valerie Amos, undersecretary-general for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator at the United Nations, speaks during a press conference at Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Oct. 24, 2011.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. humanitarian aid chief Valerie Amos said on Wednesday she was "deeply disappointed" that Syria has refused to allow her to the visit the country, where she had hoped to assess the need for emergency relief in besieged...
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Apple CEO Steve Jobs talks about the new Apple iLife at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010.
Apple (AAPL) crossed an amazing milestone in after-market trading yesterday, when its market capitalization exceeded $500 billion for the first time. Apple is one of the only one of four companies in history to break this mark, and unlike...
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Annan heading to New York for talks on Syria
GENEVA - Kofi Annan, the United Nations-Arab League envoy for Syria, said he would hold talks in New York from Wednesday with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and member states on Syria. Russia, which along with China blocked a Security Council...
photo: UN / Jean-Marc Ferré
In this Friday, Dec. 23, 2011 photo released by the Korean Central News Agency and distributed in Tokyo, Monday, Dec. 26, 2011 by the Korea News Service, Kim Jong Un, right, late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's youngest known son and successor, visits Kumsusan Memorial Palace in Pyongyang, North Korea, to pay respect to his father.
The United States said on Wednesday that North Korea has agreed to halt its nuclear programme and allow back UN inspectors, in a surprise breakthrough soon after the communist state's veteran leader died. North Koreaan leader kim jong-un and...
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Koran protests video: Violent clashes intensify in Afghanistan, Pakistan; updated 29 Feb 2012; published 25 Feb 2012
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Koran protests video: Vi­o­lent clash­es in­ten­si­fy in Afghanistan, Pak­istan
WorldNews.com 01 Mar 2012, Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling Whether out of ignorance, insensitivity or carelessness, the U.S. soldiers that burned Korans in Afghanistan resemble a deep psychological and emotional sickness that has permeated much of American society and culture. This deep seated and internalized malaise is called ignorantalitarianism. Benito...

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Deadly Storms Level Midwest Towns; updated 01 Mar 2012; published 01 Mar 2012
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Dead­ly Storms Level Mid­west Towns
Austin American Statesman 01 Mar 2012, HARRISBURG, Ill. — A pre-dawn twister flattened entire blocks of homes in this small Illinois town Wednesday as violent storms ravaged the Midwest and South, killing at least 12 people in three states. A tornado also ripped through the country music mecca of Branson, Mo., damaging some of the city's famous theaters just days before the start...

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Syrian Homs residents 'waiting to be killed'; updated 22 Feb 2012; published 07 Feb 2012
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Syr­i­an Homs res­i­dents 'wait­ing to be killed'
Orange News 01 Mar 2012, The new international mediator on Syria has demanded an end to the killing as a senior Assad regime official is quoted as saying part of the city of Homs will be "cleansed". Kofi Annan, the former UN secretary general, said he hoped to be in Damascus "fairly soon" with a "clear" message that the killing must stop. Mr Annan made the comments amid...

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North Korea's Nuclear Attitude: What's Next?; updated 01 Mar 2012; published 01 Mar 2012
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North Korea's Nu­cle­ar At­ti­tude: What's Next?
The Independent 01 Mar 2012, A joint statement was issued simultaneously by North Korea's official KCNA news agency in Pyongyang and by the State Department in...

Barroso: European Union is 'non-imperial empire' (long version); updated 26 Feb 2012; published 10 Jul 2007
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Bar­roso: Eu­ro­pean Union is 'non-im­pe­ri­al em­pire' (long ver­sion)
The Guardian 29 Feb 2012, * Barroso strikes positive note on euro zone debt crisis * March 1-2 EU summit expected to be less dramatic affair * Pieces falling into place but growth needed - Barroso By Luke Baker BRUSSELS, Feb 29 (Reuters) - European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso delivered an upbeat appraisal of Europe's efforts to quell the debt crisis on...

Danger on Doorstep: Israel's Iran hysteria fogs real foes; updated 29 Feb 2012; published 28 Feb 2012
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Dan­ger on Doorstep: Is­rael's Iran hys­te­ria fogs real foes
GlobalResearch 29 Feb 2012, Picture: Kenneth Pollack This is from p. 84-5 in Which Path to Persia?: Options for a New American Strategy toward Iran, a June, 2009 book edited and co-authored by Kenneth Pollack of the Brookings Institution: ...absent a clear Iranian act of aggression, American airstrikes against Iran would be unpopular in the region and...

Guantanamo detention centre is 10 years old; updated 15 Feb 2012; published 11 Jan 2012
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Guan­tanamo de­ten­tion cen­tre is 10 years old
BBC News 29 Feb 2012, The first "high value" prisoner held at the US's Guantanamo Bay detention centre is expected to plead guilty at a war crimes tribunal. Pakistani Majid Khan, who had lived in the US, is set to admit to terror offences in exchange for leniency. He faces five war crimes charges, including conspiring with al-Qaeda, murder and attempted murder. The...

29/2/12 Πανεργατική Στάση Εργασίας; updated 01 Mar 2012; published 01 Mar 2012
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France24 29 Feb 2012, AFP - Greek unions on Wednesday staged walkouts as part of Europe-wide anti-austerity demonstrations, hours after parliament approved fresh budget cuts linked to a new eurozone bailout. The main labour groups, private-sector GSEE and public-sector ADEDY, began a nationwide three-hour work stoppage from midday (1000 GMT) ahead of a demonstration in...

Japan Earthquake: Helicopter aerial view video of giant tsunami waves; updated 29 Feb 2012; published 11 Mar 2011
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Japan Earth­quake: He­li­copter aeri­al view video of giant tsuna­mi waves
Yahoo Daily News 29 Feb 2012, A year ago, a desperate young mother stood amid the ruins of her devastated city wrapped in a blanket as she scoured tsunami wreckage for her missing son. Twelve months on, Yuko Sugimoto and her family are reunited and living in a temporary home, but the scars from the catastrophe still remain. "The disaster made me realise it's a miracle that...

Watch Mitt Romney's Speech on Michigan Primary Win: 'We Won by Enough'; updated 01 Mar 2012; published 29 Feb 2012
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Watch Mitt Rom­ney's Speech on Michi­gan Pri­ma­ry Win: 'We Won by Enough'
The Los Angeles Times 29 Feb 2012, Mitt Romney's tentative hold on the status of GOP front-runner received a significant boost with victory in Michigan, where he won his native state and fought off a spirited challenge from Rick Santorum. Combined with a resounding triumph in the winner-take-all state of Arizona, Romney extended his lead in the delegate race and assuaged concerns of...

Syrians vote in referendum as death toll mounts; updated 26 Feb 2012; published 26 Feb 2012
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Syr­i­ans vote in ref­er­en­dum as death toll mounts
Khaleej Times 29 Feb 2012, AMMAN - Syrian President Bashar Al Assad could be classified as a war criminal, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said as the United Nations announced more than 7,500 civilians had been killed by his forces since the start of the revolt. At least 25 people were killed in the shelling of opposition strongholds by Syrian forces on Tuesday,...

Pentagon Dumps Soldiers Remains in Landfill & Man on The Street Ask About NDAA Passage; updated 20 Feb 2012; published 09 Dec 2011
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Pen­tagon Dumps Sol­diers Re­mains in Land­fill & Man on The Street Ask About NDAA Pas­sage
Seattle Times 29 Feb 2012, WASHINGTON - Some cremated remains of people who were killed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks were disposed of in a landfill, the Pentagon revealed Tuesday, tracing the problems with the handling of remains at Dover Air Force Base back more than a decade. A report by a panel that was tasked with reviewing procedures at Dover described "gross...

Occupy London clashes: Fighting erupts at UK protest; updated 28 Feb 2012; published 15 Oct 2011
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Oc­cu­py Lon­don clash­es: Fight­ing erupts at UK protest
The Independent 28 Feb 2012, Some of those who decided to stay at the campsite in defiance of a High Court order built barricades, while others sat on the steps of Sir Christopher Wren's cathedral as the paraphernalia of their occupation, which has gone on for nearly four-and-a-half months, was cleared into rubbish trucks. There were minor scuffles as police and bailiffs...

Violent Palestinian Protesters Riot in Al-Ram, Northeast of Jerusalem; updated 01 Mar 2012; published 25 Feb 2012
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Vi­o­lent Pales­tini­an Protesters Riot in Al-Ram, North­east of Jerusalem
WorldNews.com 28 Feb 2012, Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling It was on February 29, 1948, that 28 British soldiers were killed as a mine exploded under the Cairo-Haifa train. Lehi, also known as the Stern Gang, a Zionist terrorist group, claimed responsibility. But the Cairo-Haifa attack was only one of several acts of terrorism that Israeli Zionists employed....





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