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Syria: the hor­ror of Homs, a city at war
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Loss of Sovereign­ty, Fis­cal Com­pact
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Pres­i­dent Obama Speaks on the Resur­gence of the Amer­i­can Auto In­dus­try
25:46
Syria: the hor­ror of Homs, a city at war
11:03
ICRC re­ceives green light to ac­cess Baba Amr
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NASA on Arc­tic Sea Ice
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Bo Xilai ru­mored to be mulling res­ig­na­tion
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Peo­ple & Power - Bahrain: Au­dac­i­ty of hope
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BBC - Protest against Iran elec­tion re­sults -please share-
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Syria, Rus­sia snub UN's Human Rights Coun­cil
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EU grants Ser­bia EU ac­ces­sion sta­tus
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Haiti warns of po­lit­i­cal vi­o­lence
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Sus­pect in Ohio school shoot­ing charged with mur­der
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Sarkozy's 2012 Re-Elec­tion Bid Tum­bles Over Graft Scan­dal
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Bomb hits Is­tan­bul po­lice bus, 16 hurt
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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...

Hundreds of students and parents march to the Chardon High Schooll in Chardon, Ohio Thursday, March 1, 2012 to honor the three students who were killed in a shooting there Monday.
photo: AP / Mark Duncan
Teen charged as juvenile in Ohio school shooting
read more The Guardian
THOMAS J. SHEERAN Associated Press= CHARDON, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio 17-year-old has been charged with three juvenile counts of aggravated murder in a school shooting that killed three fellow students and wounded two. Geauga (jee-AW'-guh) County prosecutor David Joyce announced the charges Thursday against T.J. Lane. The boy is accused of opening fire...

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...

President Barack Obama speaks at a fundraiser in New York City, Thursday, March 1, 2012. Obama will be speaking at 4 fundraisers while in New york City.
photo: AP / Susan Walsh
Obama Says Military Option on Iran Not a ‘Bluff’
read more The New York Times
WASHINGTON — President Obama, speaking days before a crucial meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, rejected suggestions that the West could contain a nuclear-armed Iran, and warned that the United States could take military action to prevent it from acquiring a bomb. Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesworld for...

FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2012 file photo, Afghans shout anti-American slogans during an anti-U.S. protest in Ghani Khail, east of Kabul, Afghanistan over the burning of Qurans at a U.S. military base.
photo: AP / Rahmat Gul, File
2 American troops killed in Afghan shooting
read more STL Today
Two American soldiers were killed Thursday in a shooting by an Afghan soldier and a literacy teacher at a joint base in southern Afghanistan, officials said, the latest in a series of deaths as anti-Americanism rises following the burning of Qurans by U.S. soldiers. Both were killed on the same day that the top NATO commander allowed a small number...

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...

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...

This undated handout photo provided by NOAA shows Arctic ice.
photo: AP / NOAA
Nasa finds sea ice decline driving rise in Arctic air pollutants
read more PhysOrg
The connection between changes in the Arctic Ocean's ice cover and bromine chemical processes is determined by the interaction between the salt in sea ice, frigid temperatures and sunlight. When these mix, the salty ice releases bromine into the air and starts a cascade of chemical reactions called a "bromine explosion." These reactions rapidly...

Bo Xilai, center, party secretary of the western city of Chongqing, is surrounded by members of the media upon arrival for a Chongqing delegation meeting of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Saturday, March 6, 2010.
photo: AP / Andy Wong
Leadership drama brews as China lawmakers meet
read more Atlanta Journal
BEIJING — China's political elite gather for their most public meetings of the year with an uncomfortable scandal tainting a leading politician and roiling the ruling Communist Party's plans for a smooth transition to a new leadership. Election 2012: Across the nation SPIN METER: GOP candidates hype crossover appeal Santorum knocks govt over...

An Iranian woman casts her ballot for parliamentary elections at a polling station in Tehran, Iran, Friday, March 2, 2012.
photo: AP / Vahid Salemi
Iran votes in test for Ahmadinejad
read more Jakarta Globe
Iran on Friday was electing a new parliament in the first nationwide poll since a bitterly contested 2009 vote that returned President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to power, posing a new test of his support among conservatives. The elections, to fill the 290 seats in parliament, are being boycotted by Iran's main opposition and reformist groups, the leaders...

A riot policeman runs after Bahraini anti-government protesters Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012, in the western village of Malkiya, Bahrain, as police dispersed a rally showing support for the jailed hunger-striking activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja.
photo: AP / Hasan Jamali
Bahrain delays UN investigator visit
read more Al Jazeera
The Bahraini government has imposed restrictions on groups attempting to monitor reforms and has asked a United Nations investigator to delay a visit to investigate allegations of torture, the UN and rights groups say. The UN human rights office in Geneva said on Thursday that Bahrain had formally requested that the visit of the special rapporteur...

Family members and friends help salvage and clean up what they can Thursday, March 1, 2012, in Harrisburg, Ill.
photo: AP / Seth Perlman
Midwest facing possibility of more tornadoes
read more The Los Angeles Times
As clean-up from deadly tornadoes in the Midwest and South continued Thursday, a second storm system that could generate more twisters in the same hard-hit areas is predicted to hit overnight. According to the latest projections by the National Weather Service, more storms are expected to move into...


Civilians flee from fighting after Syrian army tanks enter the northwestern city of Idlib, Syria, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012.
photo: AP
Red Cross with Syria aid stopped in Homs
read more Sydney Morning Herald
AP Syrian activists have accused regime forces of carrying out execution-style killings as part of a scorched-earth campaign in a restive neighbourhood in Homs as the Red Cross says the regime has blocked the group's access to the area. The humanitarian group said it received permission from the government on Thursday to enter Baba Amr, and a...

Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy speaks during a media conference at an EU Summit in Brussels on Friday, March 2, 2012.
photo: AP / Thierry Charlier
Euro drops as Spain defies EU fiscal pact
read more The Guardian
* Euro slips versus dlr as Spain adjusts deficit target * Yen slides to 9-month low vs dollar * Japanese deflation keeps BOJ focus on easing measures (Recasts, adds details, quotes, updates prices) NEW YORK, March 2 (Reuters) - The euro fell on Friday, keeping it on track for its worst week since early January after Spain set a softer 2012 deficit...

President Barack Obama speaks at a fundraiser in New York City, Thursday, March 1, 2012. Obama will be speaking at 4 fundraisers while in New york City.
photo: AP / Susan Walsh
Obama Says Military Option on Iran Not a ‘Bluff’
read more The New York Times
WASHINGTON — President Obama, speaking days before a crucial meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, rejected suggestions that the West could contain a nuclear-armed Iran, and warned that the United States could take military action to prevent it from acquiring a bomb. Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesworld for...

In this Thursday Feb. 23, 2012 photo, Syrian rebels stand in front of the remains of a burnt military vehicle belonging to Syrian government forces destroyed by Syrian rebels during clashes at Khaldiyeh neighborhood in Homs province, Syria.
photo: AP
Is Assad scared of a war crimes trial? Assault on Homs suggests not
read more Yahoo Daily News
Bashar al-Assad’s pull-out-the-stops assault on civilians holed up in the city of Homs Thursday offers an answer to questions about how much the Syrian leader fears international threats to charge him with crimes against humanity: apparently not much. “Bashar knows that if he loses this struggle, he’s dead, so some threats of possible international...

A convoy of Lebanese Red Cross ambulances escorted by Lebanese police vehicles carry the two injured French journalists who were trapped at Baba Amr neighborhood in Homs province after they were wounded in a rocket attack during the Syrian troops' onslaught, to arrive at Beirut international airport, Lebanon, on Friday March 2, 2012.
photo: AP / Hussein Malla
Red Cross convoy arrives in Homs bringing Baba Amr aid
read more BBC News
A Red Cross convoy has arrived in the Syrian city of Homs and is set to deliver supplies to the Baba Amr district after a month-long siege. The Red Cross and Syrian Red Crescent have...

This undated handout photo provided by NOAA shows Arctic ice.
photo: AP / NOAA
Nasa finds sea ice decline driving rise in Arctic air pollutants
read more PhysOrg
The connection between changes in the Arctic Ocean's ice cover and bromine chemical processes is determined by the interaction between the salt in sea ice, frigid temperatures and sunlight. When these mix, the salty ice releases bromine into the air and starts a cascade of chemical reactions called a "bromine explosion." These reactions rapidly...

Bo Xilai, center, party secretary of the western city of Chongqing, is surrounded by members of the media upon arrival for a Chongqing delegation meeting of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Saturday, March 6, 2010.
photo: AP / Andy Wong
Leadership drama brews as China lawmakers meet
read more Atlanta Journal
BEIJING — China's political elite gather for their most public meetings of the year with an uncomfortable scandal tainting a leading politician and roiling the ruling Communist Party's plans for a smooth transition to a new leadership. Election 2012: Across the nation SPIN METER: GOP candidates hype crossover appeal Santorum knocks govt over...

A riot policeman runs after Bahraini anti-government protesters Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012, in the western village of Malkiya, Bahrain, as police dispersed a rally showing support for the jailed hunger-striking activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja.
photo: AP / Hasan Jamali
Bahrain delays UN investigator visit
read more Al Jazeera
The Bahraini government has imposed restrictions on groups attempting to monitor reforms and has asked a United Nations investigator to delay a visit to investigate allegations of torture, the UN and rights groups say. The UN human rights office in Geneva said on Thursday that Bahrain had formally requested that the visit of the special rapporteur...

An Iranian woman casts her ballot for parliamentary elections at a polling station in Tehran, Iran, Friday, March 2, 2012.
photo: AP / Vahid Salemi
Iran votes in test for Ahmadinejad
read more Jakarta Globe
Iran on Friday was electing a new parliament in the first nationwide poll since a bitterly contested 2009 vote that returned President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to power, posing a new test of his support among conservatives. The elections, to fill the 290 seats in parliament, are being boycotted by Iran's main opposition and reformist groups, the leaders...

Ahmed, a Free Syrian Army supporter chants anti government slogans under snowfall on the outskirts of Idlib , north Syria, Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012.
photo: AP / Rodrigo Abd
U.N. rights body condemns Syria over violations
read more Daily Press
GENEVA (Reuters) - The main United Nations human rights body condemned the government of President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday for violations in Syria that it said may amount to crimes against humanity, and called for a halt to attacks on civilians. The 47-member Geneva forum adopted a resolution brought by Gulf and Western countries with 37 states...

Serbian President Boris Tadic speaks during a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012.
photo: AP / Virginia Mayo
EU grants Serbia candidate status
read more Al Jazeera
European Union leaders have endorsed Serbia as a candidate for membership in the 27-nation bloc. Thursday's confirmation of candidate status is seen as a historic step for a nation that only 13 years ago was the target of a NATO bombing campaign. "This is a remarkable result," said EU President Herman Van Rompuy following a meeting of the bloc's...

A supporter of former Haiti's President Jean-Bertrand Aristide holds up an image of Haiti's current President Michel Martelly manipulated to show him holding a U.S. passport during a demonstration in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012.
photo: AP / Ramon Espinosa
Aristide ally says more marches planned this month, threatening political conflict for Haiti
read more Star Tribune
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Supporters of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide are planning rallies this month to demonstrate the power of his Lavalas party and protest Haiti's current government, a longtime Aristide ally said Thursday. Rene Civil said the marches, including one next week, aim to mark special occasions such as the day Aristide...

Hundreds of students and parents march to the Chardon High Schooll in Chardon, Ohio Thursday, March 1, 2012 to honor the three students who were killed in a shooting there Monday.
photo: AP / Mark Duncan
Teen charged as juvenile in Ohio school shooting
read more The Guardian
THOMAS J. SHEERAN Associated Press= CHARDON, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio 17-year-old has been charged with three juvenile counts of aggravated murder in a school shooting that killed three fellow students and wounded two. Geauga (jee-AW'-guh) County prosecutor David Joyce announced the charges Thursday against T.J. Lane. The boy is accused of opening fire...

French President Nicolas Sarkozy speaks with the media as he arrives for an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday, March 1, 2012.
photo: AP / Remy de la Mauviniere
France election: Sarkozy hides in bar amid protest
read more BBC News
Hundreds of angry protesters have booed French President Nicolas Sarkozy, forcing him to take shelter in a bar as he campaigned in the Basque country ahead of April's presidential election. Some in the crowd then threw eggs at the bar guarded by riot police in the south-western town of Bayonne....


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...


Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant, center right, is restrained by Philadelphia 76ers' Andre Iguodala (9) to keep him from Evan Turner, left, during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012 in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
photo: AP / Alex Brandon
Thunder storm back to beat Magic
read more Turkish Press
Kevin Durant scored 38 points and Russell Westbrook added 29 as Oklahoma City erased a double-digit fourth-quarter deficit en route to a 105-102 NBA victory over Orlando. Durant scored 18 points in the fourth period, helping his team overcome the 33 points and nine rebounds of Orlando star Dwight Howard. Jameer Nelson added 15 points with nine...

Oklahoma City Thunder's Russell Westbrook, left, reacts with Kevin Durant in the first half of an NBA basketball game with the Philadelphia 76ers Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012 in Philadelphia. The Thunder won 92-88. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
photo: AP / Alex Brandon
Durant leads Oklahoma City Thunder to narrow win over Orlando Magic
read more The Guardian
Kevin Durant scores 38 points as Thunder win thriller • Sacramento Kings lose but look set for new stadium • Miami Heat move to 28-7 with win over Trail Blazers Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant tries to get between Orlando Magic's Hedo Turkoglu and Jameer Nelson. Photograph: John Raoux/AP...

Arsenal's manager Arsene Wenger, look's on ahead of their FA Cup fifth round soccer match against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012.
photo: AP / Scott Heppell
Wenger considers Belgian FA complaint
read more FourFourTwo
Wenger and Odemwingie win February prizesEngland 2 minutes agoFA will wait to appoint next England managerEngland 12 minutes agoMourinho's shadow hangs over Chelsea, says Villas-Boas England 18 minutes agoSpurs bid to end winless streak against United England 1 hours agoSmalling doubtful for Tottenham tripEngland 2 hours agoWenger considers Belgian...

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) sits on the bench before an NBA basketball game with the Philadelphia 76ers Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012 in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
photo: AP / Alex Brandon
Durant sparks Thunder fightback against Magic
read more Gulf News
Orlando: Kevin Durant led the league-leading Thunder to a seventh consecutive victory as Oklahoma City used an explosive fourth-quarter charge to rally for a 105-102 road victory over the Orlando Magic on Thursday. Durant scored 18 of his game-high 38 points in the final quarter at the Amway Centre to help the Thunder (29-7) overcome a...

A German engineer of Cairos Technologies tests the new Adidas ball "Pelias 2" with a micro-chip inside at National Satium in Lima, Peru on Monday, Sept 12, 2005. FIFA intend to experiment with new technology at the upcoming World U17 champs. The ball is going to be fitted with a micro-chip and the referee will wear some sort of device that will send him a signal every time the ball goes out of play or over the goal line. If successfull will be used at next years world cup
photo: AP / Martin Mejia
FIFA VP: No rush to implement goal-line technology
read more The Washington Times
Follow Us OnFacebookFollow @washtimesQuestion of the DayShould home-schooled children be able to participate in public school activities and athletics? Login to Vote View results LONDON (AP) - Soccer is no rush to implement goal-line technology, a high-ranking FIFA official said Friday, a day before rule-makers are expected to sanction the next...

Chelsea's Portuguese manager Andre Villas-Boas
photo: AP / Matt Dunham
Villas-Boas denies Lampard rift
read more IC Newcastle
14:45, Mar 2 2012 Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas insists there is no need for him to patch up his differences with Frank Lampard, joking: "We are not married to each other!" Lampard last week admitted for the first time his relationship with Villas-Boas had...

Manchester United's Wayne Rooney, left, celebrates his goal with Michael Carrick, right, during their FA Cup third round soccer match against Manchester City at the Etihad stadium, Manchester, England, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012.
photo: AP / Scott Heppell
Rooney returns to lead United attack at Spurs
read more The Guardian
* Rooney recovers from throat infection * Ferguson see Spurs game as most important of season so far (Writes through with details and quotes) By Sonia Oxley MANCHESTER, England, March 2 (Reuters) - Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has recovered from a throat infection in time to spearhead the attack for the trip to Tottenham Hotspur that...

Bayern's injured Arjen Robben of the Netherland's, right, runs during a training session in Munich, southern Germany, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011. Bayern Munich will play a Champions League round of 16 second match against SSC Napoli Wednesday.
photo: AP / Matthias Schrader
Robben reveals frustrations March 2, 2012
read more ESPN
believes the recent criticism of his performances amounts to "personal warfare" and suggested he does not have the confidence of Bayern Munich manager Jupp Heynckes. GettyImagesArjen Robben has faced criticism this season for his 'selfish' approach • • Robben has had a difficult campaign, struggling with injuries and facing...


Bollywood actor Vidya Balan reacts during a press conference to announce
photo: AP / Gautam Singh
Vidya Balan: This is a golden time for Hindi film heroines
read more Bollywood Life
The Kahaani actor is taking up challenging roles and is glad to be in this era of Bollywood Right from the beginning of her career, Vidya Balan has been known to have taken the road less travelled. Her choice of films and the roles she has played has been the envy of all her contemporaries, except for a...

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
read more The Examiner
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...


Syria: the horror of Homs, a city at war
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A French photojournalist reveals graphic pictures of what is happening to people in the under-sieg e Syrian city of Homs.
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Daniel Hannan in a short speech to the European Parliament in Strasbourg (Nov 16, 2011) Daniel Hannan is a writer and journalist, and has been Conservative MEP for South East England since 1999. He speaks French and Spanish and loves Europe, but believes that the European Union is making its constituent nations poorer, less democratic and less free. (blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/author/danielhannan/) Hannan's main idea is the promotion of localism. He believes that local government independence is impossible without giving making local government self-financing. To that end, he supports replacing Value Added Tax with a local sales tax, set by local councils. (Brussels, January 30, 2012 -- Treaty finalized, Not Signed Yet) Fiscal Compact: Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary EU leaders embrace 'fiscal compact' demanded by central bank. The EU's new fiscal compact, which calls for tighter fiscal discipline and monitoring of budgets by the EU, is getting a bumpy ride from a number of quarters in member states, warning over loss of sovereignty and underlining concerns. The deal -- which is intended to stop participating countries from running up major budget deficits by limiting how much they can spend -- provides that countries will not be able to run a deficit greater than 0.5 per cent of the size of their economy. The provisions of the deal allow the European Court of Justice to enforce a lump sum penalty on any member state who has <b>...</b>
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President Obama Speaks on the Resurgence of the American Auto Industry
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President Obama speaks at the United Auto Workers Annual Conference about the success of the auto industry, which is creating jobs and making profits after nearly collapsing before the President took office. February 28, 2012.
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Syria: the horror of Homs, a city at war
Syria: the horror of Homs, a city at war
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A French photojournalist reveals graphic pictures of what is happening to people in the under-sieg e Syrian city of Homs.
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ICRC receives green light to access Baba Amr
ICRC receives green light to access Baba Amr
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The International Committee of the Red Cross and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent have received a green light from the Syrian authorities to enter the district of Baba Amr tomorrow. The humanitarian situation on the ground is worrying and our objectives are to evacuate the wounded, the ill and the dead, and provide assistance. More updates here: twitter.com
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NASA on Arctic Sea Ice
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Times are changing. Fast. Here is a list of my recommended resources for developing the skills to manage the transition smoothly: Learn aquaponics (hyper-efficient fish and plant production): ow.ly Learn to make your own solar panels: ow.ly Get tons of woodworking plans: ow.ly Learn to build a shed: ow.ly Learn to build a chicken coop: ow.ly Learn to fix broken batteries: ow.ly Learn to build a cheap geodesic greenhouse: ow.ly Dr Tom Wagner of NASA explains the sea ice minimum in simple terms. Climate Crocks playlist NOTE: There is no copyright violation intended by this video. If you are the one who owns the rights to anything in this video, please don't hesitate to message me and it will be removed promptly. Keywords: climate crocks, nasa, sea ice, sea ice minimum, arctic, greenhouse, global warming, extreme weather, climate change
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Bo Xilai rumored to be mulling resignation
Bo Xilai rumored to be mulling resignation
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www.nma.tv Reports that Chongqing Vice-Mayor Wang Lijun sought refuge at the US consulate in Chengdu have drawn worldwide attention, the outside world saw it as power struggle within the Communist Party involving Bo Xilai, the Communist Party mayor of Chongqing who's likely to join the Politburo's Standing Committee...
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People & Power - Bahrain: Audacity of hope
People & Power - Bahrain: Audacity of hope
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One year on from the suppression of pro-democracy protests in Bahrain, activists are still hoping that political reform can be achieved. Is the hope that inspired last year's uprising still shining brightly?
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BBC - Protest against Iran election results -please share-
BBC - Protest against Iran election results -please share-
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Iran protest The protest is extraordinary since 30 years ago that the revolution happened. The election is stolen. Down with Dictator ! Mousavi has more that 19 Million votes compared to Ahmadinejad 5.7 Million
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Syria, Russia snub UN's Human Rights Council
Syria, Russia snub UN's Human Rights Council
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www.euronews.net Syrian government forces are carrying out a ground assault on the Syrian city of Homs, targeting the Baba Amro neighbourhood, according to activists. They have told a news agency that security forces using automatic rifles and machine guns are now being used, after a heavy night of shelling in the besieged city.
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EU grants Serbia EU accession status
EU grants Serbia EU accession status
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Serbia clinched its coveted status of EU candidate country at a summit in Brussels last night (1 March), after Bucharest dropped its opposition following an agreement on a roadmap that should see Romania enter the Schengen passport-free area in September. As Romanian President Traian Băsescu arrived at the summit, it was already clear that he had dropped his opposition to Serbia's EU candidate status. The coveted status is a breakthrough for Serbia and opens the doors for accession negotiations, which may lead to full membership in the next five or six years. "Green light for Serbia", Băsescu said, pressed by journalists at the Council doorstep.
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Haiti warns of political violence
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Jean-Max Bellerive, Haiti's prime minister, says his government is in danger of collapsing, as gangs and political opponents capitalise on its inability to deal with the aftermath of the January 12 earthquake. His comments come amid concern that armed gangs could try to take advantage of the situation to re-take control of areas now patrolled by UN peacekeepers. But the presence of foreign soldiers is seen as an insult to many who remain deeply loyal to Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Haiti's former president, whose second term ended when he was ousted in a coup in 2004. Al Jazeera's Sebastian Walker reports from the capital, Port-au-Prince, where he met one of Aristide's supporters who says he is ready to use weapons to bring back the former president. 20 Feb 10
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Suspect in Ohio school shooting charged with murder
Suspect in Ohio school shooting charged with murder
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CHARDON, Ohio (Reuters) - Prosecutors in Ohio on Thursday formally charged 17-year-old TJ Lane with three counts of aggravated murder, two counts of aggravated attempted murder and one count of felonious assault in Monday's shooting rampage that claimed three students' lives. Lane will have a hearing next week before a juvenile court judge in Geauga County to determine if he will be charged as an adult, as is permitted under Ohio law. As a juvenile, he is ineligible for the death penalty. Prosecutors have said Lane, who attended a school for at-risk students, confessed to randomly firing on a group of students at Chardon High School in Chardon, though his motive is unclear. Two students were wounded, while a third was grazed in the ear by a bullet. Frank Hall, an assistant football coach whom police credited with chasing Lane out of the school from the cafeteria where the shootings occurred, spoke about the shooting publicly for the first time on Thursday. "I don't know why this happened. I only wish I could have done more. I'm not a hero. I'm a football coach and a study hall teacher. Law enforcement, first responders ... they are the heroes," Hall said, his voice choked with emotion. "I'm here to tell you tomorrow our schools will be open. Our teachers will be there, our administration will be there, our parents and community, but more importantly, our children will be there. I can't tell you how great these children are," Hall said. Authorities said classes will resume <b>...</b>
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Sarkozy's 2012 Re-Election Bid Tumbles Over Graft Scandal
Sarkozy's 2012 Re-Election Bid Tumbles Over Graft Scandal
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BY RUISHA QIAN French President Nicolas Sarkozy's rising popularity is jeopardized, as two of his closest allies face corruption charges. The Sydney Morning Herald has the story... "Nicolas Bazire, one of Mr Sarkozy's closest friends and best man at his wedding ... was charged on Thursday with misuse of public funds ... of former right-wing prime minister Edouard Balladur's presidential campaign in 1995 ... He is suspected of taking kickbacks from the sale of submarines to Pakistan in the 1990s..." The scandal goes beyond illegal party funding. Thierry Gaubert, Sarkozy's former ministerial cabinet chief, is facing charges for the "Karachi Affairs". In May 2002, a bomb attack on a bus in Karachi killed 15 people. French judges now believe it was a retaliation attack over unpaid government bribes. euronews has the details: "The repercussions of a bombing in the Pakistani city of Karachi in 2002 continue to be felt in France. Eleven French engineers died in the attack, which it is claimed was in revenge for unpaid bribes ... When the victims' lawyers asked investigators to find out where the money went -- the trail led to the 1995 government of Edourd Balladur." Mr. Sarkozy has issued a press release distancing himself from that case. "Mr Nicolas Sarkozy did not manage Edouard Balladur's campaign and never exercised the slightest authority in the financing of this campaign..." With fewer than 7 months away until his 2012 reelection, these charges are likely to disturb <b>...</b>
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Bomb hits Istanbul police bus, 16 hurt
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A remote-controlled roadside bomb wounded 16 people, almost all of them police officers, when it exploded near a passing police bus in the centre of Istanbul on Thursday, Turkish officials said. Duration: 00:45
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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. France's Coach Laurent Blanc stands during their Euro 2012 Group D qualifying soccer match against Bosnia at Olympic Kosevo stadium in Sarajevo, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010 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.

Mojtaba Zolnouri, a former top official with Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard, left, talks on his mobile phone as the other clerics queue to cast their ballots during the parliamentary elections at Masoumeh shrine in the city of Qom, 78 miles (125 kilometers) south of the Tehran, Iran, Friday, March 2, 2012. The balloting for the 290-member parliament is the first major voting since the disputed re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in June 2009 and the mass protests and crackdowns that followed.. 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. 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


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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (right) and John Key, Prime Minister of New Zealand and Chair of the 42nd Pacific Islands Forum, brief the press following a meeting of the forum in Auckland, New Zealand.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is asking the Syrian government to immediately give humanitarian workers access to people who desperately need aid. The U.N. chief talked with reporters on Friday after government troops blocked a...
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President Barack Obama delivers the 2010 State of the Union address
In his most expansive remarks on the issue thus far, Obama told The Atlantic magazine that Iran and Israel both understand that "a military component" is among a mix of many options for dealing with Iran, along with sanctions and diplomacy....
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Former Rutgers University student, Dharun Ravi,waits for his trial to begin at the Middlesex County Courthouse in New Brunswick, N.J. on Friday, March 2, 2012.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — As he and his new boyfriend lay naked on a bed in a nondescript dormitory room at Rutgers University, the young man sensed he was being spied on. Pool photo by Mark R. Sullivan Dharun Ravi, accused of using a webcam to spy...
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In this Feb. 28, 2012 photo, a pair of specialists work at heir post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Markets were resilient Thursday, March 1, 2012, despite ongoing concerns that the U.S. Federal Reserve may be turning a bit more hawkish and figures in Europe showing an unappetizing brew of rising unemployment and inflation
By CNNMoney staff @CNNMoneyMarkets March 2, 2012: 9:42 AM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Stocks edged lower at Friday,'s open putting a third straight week of gains on the line, as investors turned their focus to developments in Europe. The Dow Jones...
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Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, speaks at a news conference Friday, March 2, 2012, in South Portland, Maine. Snowe has decided not to seek a fourth term.
WASHINGTON — Maine Republican Olympia Snowe says the Senate spends too much time in political battle and not enough on solving problems, and more than a few of her colleagues agree. Snowe, the Senate's most liberal Republican, found herself in...
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File - An armed member of the militant group al-Shabab attends a rally on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia Monday, Feb. 13, 2012.
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somali and African Union soldiers captured a key area on the outskirts of Mogadishu from the insurgency on Friday, residents said. AU soldiers used heavy weaponry, including anti-aircraft guns and tanks, to drive the...
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In a Sept. 19, 2008 file photo Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, speaks during Friday prayer ceremony in Tehran, Iran.
The ballot for the 290-member parliament is the first major voting since the disputed re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in June 2009 and the mass protests and crackdowns that followed. It is unlikely to change Iran's course over major...
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Syria: the horror of Homs, a city at war; updated 29 Feb 2012; published 22 Feb 2012
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Syria: the hor­ror of Homs, a city at war
Sydney Morning Herald 02 Mar 2012, AP Syrian activists have accused regime forces of carrying out execution-style killings as part of a scorched-earth campaign in a restive neighbourhood in Homs as the Red Cross says the regime has blocked the group's access to the area. The humanitarian group said it received permission from the government on Thursday to enter Baba Amr, and a...

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Loss of Sovereignty, Fiscal Compact; updated 15 Feb 2012; published 07 Feb 2012
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Loss of Sovereign­ty, Fis­cal Com­pact
The Guardian 02 Mar 2012, * Euro slips versus dlr as Spain adjusts deficit target * Yen slides to 9-month low vs dollar * Japanese deflation keeps BOJ focus on easing measures (Recasts, adds details, quotes, updates prices) NEW YORK, March 2 (Reuters) - The euro fell on Friday, keeping it on track for its worst week since early January after Spain set a softer 2012 deficit...

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President Obama Speaks on the Resurgence of the American Auto Industry; updated 29 Feb 2012; published 28 Feb 2012
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Pres­i­dent Obama Speaks on the Resur­gence of the Amer­i­can Auto In­dus­try
The New York Times 02 Mar 2012, WASHINGTON — President Obama, speaking days before a crucial meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, rejected suggestions that the West could contain a nuclear-armed Iran, and warned that the United States could take military action to prevent it from acquiring a bomb. Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesworld for...

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Syria: the horror of Homs, a city at war; updated 29 Feb 2012; published 22 Feb 2012
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Syria: the hor­ror of Homs, a city at war
Yahoo Daily News 02 Mar 2012, Bashar al-Assad’s pull-out-the-stops assault on civilians holed up in the city of Homs Thursday offers an answer to questions about how much the Syrian leader fears international threats to charge him with crimes against humanity: apparently not much. “Bashar knows that if he loses this struggle, he’s dead, so some threats of possible international...

ICRC receives green light to access Baba Amr; updated 01 Mar 2012; published 01 Mar 2012
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ICRC re­ceives green light to ac­cess Baba Amr
BBC News 02 Mar 2012, A Red Cross convoy has arrived in the Syrian city of Homs and is set to deliver supplies to the Baba Amr district after a month-long siege. The Red Cross and Syrian Red Crescent have...

NASA on Arctic Sea Ice; updated 25 Feb 2012; published 25 Feb 2012
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PhysOrg 02 Mar 2012, The connection between changes in the Arctic Ocean's ice cover and bromine chemical processes is determined by the interaction between the salt in sea ice, frigid temperatures and sunlight. When these mix, the salty ice releases bromine into the air and starts a cascade of chemical reactions called a "bromine explosion." These reactions rapidly...

Bo Xilai rumored to be mulling resignation; updated 01 Mar 2012; published 13 Feb 2012
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Bo Xilai ru­mored to be mulling res­ig­na­tion
Atlanta Journal 02 Mar 2012, BEIJING — China's political elite gather for their most public meetings of the year with an uncomfortable scandal tainting a leading politician and roiling the ruling Communist Party's plans for a smooth transition to a new leadership. Election 2012: Across the nation SPIN METER: GOP candidates hype crossover appeal Santorum knocks govt over...

People & Power - Bahrain: Audacity of hope; updated 28 Feb 2012; published 16 Feb 2012
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Al Jazeera 02 Mar 2012, The Bahraini government has imposed restrictions on groups attempting to monitor reforms and has asked a United Nations investigator to delay a visit to investigate allegations of torture, the UN and rights groups say. The UN human rights office in Geneva said on Thursday that Bahrain had formally requested that the visit of the special rapporteur...

BBC - Protest against Iran election results -please share-; updated 26 Feb 2012; published 14 Jun 2009
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Jakarta Globe 02 Mar 2012, Iran on Friday was electing a new parliament in the first nationwide poll since a bitterly contested 2009 vote that returned President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to power, posing a new test of his support among conservatives. The elections, to fill the 290 seats in parliament, are being boycotted by Iran's main opposition and reformist groups, the leaders...

Syria, Russia snub UN's Human Rights Council; updated 29 Feb 2012; published 29 Feb 2012
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Daily Press 02 Mar 2012, GENEVA (Reuters) - The main United Nations human rights body condemned the government of President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday for violations in Syria that it said may amount to crimes against humanity, and called for a halt to attacks on civilians. The 47-member Geneva forum adopted a resolution brought by Gulf and Western countries with 37 states...

EU grants Serbia EU accession status; updated 02 Mar 2012; published 02 Mar 2012
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Al Jazeera 02 Mar 2012, European Union leaders have endorsed Serbia as a candidate for membership in the 27-nation bloc. Thursday's confirmation of candidate status is seen as a historic step for a nation that only 13 years ago was the target of a NATO bombing campaign. "This is a remarkable result," said EU President Herman Van Rompuy following a meeting of the bloc's...

Haiti warns of political violence; updated 12 Oct 2011; published 20 Feb 2010
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Star Tribune 01 Mar 2012, PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Supporters of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide are planning rallies this month to demonstrate the power of his Lavalas party and protest Haiti's current government, a longtime Aristide ally said Thursday. Rene Civil said the marches, including one next week, aim to mark special occasions such as the day Aristide...

Suspect in Ohio school shooting charged with murder; updated 02 Mar 2012; published 02 Mar 2012
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Sus­pect in Ohio school shoot­ing charged with mur­der
The Guardian 01 Mar 2012, THOMAS J. SHEERAN Associated Press= CHARDON, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio 17-year-old has been charged with three juvenile counts of aggravated murder in a school shooting that killed three fellow students and wounded two. Geauga (jee-AW'-guh) County prosecutor David Joyce announced the charges Thursday against T.J. Lane. The boy is accused of opening fire...

Sarkozy's 2012 Re-Election Bid Tumbles Over Graft Scandal; updated 26 Sep 2011; published 26 Sep 2011
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BBC News 01 Mar 2012, Hundreds of angry protesters have booed French President Nicolas Sarkozy, forcing him to take shelter in a bar as he campaigned in the Basque country ahead of April's presidential election. Some in the crowd then threw eggs at the bar guarded by riot police in the south-western town of Bayonne....





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