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This photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA shows Syrian rescue teams investigating the scene after an explosion in Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, March 18, 2012.
photo: AP / SANA
Heavy fighting in Syrian capital, residents say
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Amman: A heavy firefight broke out on Monday between Free Syrian Army rebels and forces loyal to President Bashar Al Assad in a main district of the Syrian capital Damascus that is home to several security installations, witnesses said. They said the sound of heavy machinegun fire and rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) echoed through the heavily... Pin It

Members of dissident group Ladies in White pray in Santa Rita church before holding their weekly march in Havana, Cuba, Sunday March 18, 2012.
photo: AP / Franklin Reyes
Cuba arrests dissidents ahead of papal visit
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Cuban authorities have detained about 70 members of the dissident group Ladies in White over the weekend, including 18 who staged its weekly Sunday march in the country's capital after they left their permitted route through Havana's Miramar neighbourhood. The 18 women, dressed in their customary white clothing, were rounded up and taken away... Pin It

The newly crowned King of Tonga, George Tupou V is seen in Nuku'aloka,Tonga, Friday, Aug. 1, 2008.
photo: AP / New Zealand Herald
Tonga king 'dies in Hong Kong hospital'
read more Al Jazeera
The King of Tonga George Tupou V has died in a Hong Kong hospital, the country's online publication Matangi Tonga reported on Sunday, but there was no immediate confirmation from Tongan authorities. "It was (in) Hong Kong, and the Crown Prince Tupouto'a Lavaka was there at the hospital just before the king passed away," the brief report said. "This... Pin It

Egyptian Coptic mourners kiss a picture of the ate Pope Shenouda III while gathering outside the Coptic Orthodox Church for the viewing of the body of Pope Shenouda III in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, March 18, 2012.
photo: AP / Nasser Nasser
Tributes and mourning for Coptic Pope
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Thousands of mourners are gathered at Cairo's St. Mark's Cathedral to pay final respects to Pope Shenouda III, the head of the Coptic Church who died on Saturday at the age of 88. Coptic Bishops have started arriving from around the world to attend ceremonies leading up to Tuesday's funeral and discuss plans to appoint a successor to... Pin It

Syrian security officers gather in front the damaged building of the aviation intelligence department, which was attacked by one of two explosions, in Damascus, Syria, on Saturday, March 17, 2012.
photo: AP / Bassem Tellawi
Syria blames bomb attacks on ‘foreign powers’
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AFP - Syria said Sunday that two deadly bomb blasts in Damascus were aimed at sabotaging peace efforts, as UN experts prepared to join a government-led humanitarian mission to devastated protest hubs. "Yesterday's explosions were carried out by terrorists supported by foreign powers which finance and arm them," charged Al-Baath newspaper,... Pin It

Occupy Wall Street demonstrators march while holding signs near Wall Street to celebrate the protest's sixth month, Saturday, March 17, 2012, in New York.
photo: AP / John Minchillo
Occupy Wall Street marks six-month anniversary with fresh protests
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Occupy Wall Street protesters march through the streets of New York before dozens were arrested in Zuccotti Park. Photograph: Caylak/Demotix/Corbis Police have arrested dozens of Occupy Wall Street protesters during a protest marking the movement's six-month anniversary at its birthplace in New York's Zuccotti Park. The sweep of the park by police... Pin It

Women line up for food distribution in a makeshift camp for the internally displaced in the village of Mayan Abun, southern Sudan on Thursday May 26, 2011. Tens of thousands of southern Sudanese fled heavy fighting in the hotly contested border town of Abyei earlier this week.
photo: AP / Pete Muller
Thousands flee South Kordofan fighting
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Thousands of people have fled villages in Sudan's South Kordofan region amid an assault by Sudanese forces. They say the army has launched a deliberate campaign to bomb and starve civilians in the disputed region where it is fighting rebels aligned with South Sudan. Almost every day, villages are hit by bombs, rockets and artillery.... Pin It

File - Libyan National Transitional Council chairman Mustafa Abdel Jalil delivers his speech at Saha Kish Square in Benghazi, Libya, Sunday Oct. 23, 2011 as Libya's transitional government declare liberation of Libya after months of bloodshed that culminated in the death of longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi.
photo: AP / Francois Mori
Libya demands handover of Gaddafi spy chief Senussi
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Libya has formally requested the handover of Col Gaddafi's former intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi, following his arrest in Mauritania. A spokesman for the new government in Tripoli "insisted" Senussi be extradited to Libya to face trial. However, he is also sought by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on charges... Pin It

Opponents of natural gas drilling in the Delaware River watershed march to the New Jersey Statehouse, Monday, Nov. 21, 2011, in Trenton, N.J. The Delaware River Basin Commission had been set to vote on regulations regarding hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.
photo: AP / Julio Cortez
Here's 'EcoMud' in Your Eye!
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Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling Witnessing Robert's "one man" protest to try and prevent yet another tragedy not only evoked the wartime phrase "Here's mud in your eye!", but in a spine-chilling, reversed- fulfilled prophetic way, it brought back accounts of another American disaster. On March 18, 1937, 237 students and teachers were... Pin It

Police officers and medical assistants escort defendant John Demjanjuk, who sits in a wheel chair, during a trial break in the country court in Munich, southern Germany, on Monday, Nov. 30, 2009.
photo: AP / Christof Stache
John Demjanjuk, convicted Nazi death camp guard, dies aged 91
read more The Guardian
Retired American factory worker, convicted in 2011 for role in Sobibor death camp, protested his innocence for three decades Accused Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk holding a paper with number 1627, the number of the Soviet secret service KGB files Demjanjuk said will prove his innocence. He was convicted in May 2011. Photograph: Pool/Reuters... Pin It


Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, celebrates his Florida primary election win at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Fla., Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012.
The Associated Press= WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney says President Barack Obama has failed in Afghanistan. The Republican presidential hopeful told "Fox News Sunday" that the president is partly to blame for the chaos there and should have been "more...
photo: AP / Charles Dharapak
Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos Horta
DILI, East Timor (AP) — Jose Ramos Horta has indicated he's ready to step down as East Timor's president after a poor showing in weekend elections. The official results from the first round of voting won't be announced until Tuesday. But with more...
photo: WN / Janice Sabnal
Supporters of presidential candidate and former Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Junior cheer during a campaign rally on the final day of presidential campaigning, in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, Friday, March 16, 2012.
Bissau: Voters in Guinea Bissau kicked off an election on Sunday which was meant to steer the coup-prone West African state towards stability, but could instead extend its decades-long history of turmoil if the results are contested. The stakes are...
photo: AP / Gabriela Barnuevo
In this image taken Nov. 13, 2011 and released by Chevron oil company, ships try to control an oil spill in an offshore field operated by Chevron at the Bacia de Campos, in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil.
March 18, 2012 -- Updated 0818 GMT (1618 HKT) George Buck, chief operating officer for Chevron's Brazil division, is among a group of executives barred from leaving the country as it considers criminal charges stemming from an oil spill. (CNN) -- A...
photo: AP / Ibama
Soldiers stand next to the body of a rebel of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, after clashes in Puerto Rico, Colombia, Saturday, July 25, 2009.
Ten Colombian soldiers and an officer have been killed in an attack by rebels from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc), the army says. The attack happened in the south-east of Colombia near the Venezuelan border. Two other soldiers...
photo: AP / William Fernando Martinez
The News Corporation building is shown in New York, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011.
Every piece of evidence surrendered by News Corporation to Scotland Yard is also being passed to US investigators. The disclosures, which prompted more than 20 arrests, including Sun journalists, have also sparked a separate FBI inquiry into whether...
photo: AP / Kathy Willens
Brazil to file charges against Chevron executives
SAO PAULO - Brazilian prosecutors said Saturday they will file criminal charges against 17 executives of Chevron Corp. and drilling contractor Transocean Ltd. for a new oil leak near the offshore well where at least 110,000 gallons (about 416,000...
photo: US Coastguard / Petty Officer 1st Class Jesse Kavanaugh.

Deadly blasts strike state security structures in Damascus; updated 18 Mar 2012; published 17 Mar 2012
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Deadly blasts strike state security structures in Damascus
Gulf News 19 Mar 2012, Amman: A heavy firefight broke out on Monday between Free Syrian Army rebels and forces loyal to President Bashar Al Assad in a main district of the Syrian capital Damascus that is home to several security installations, witnesses said. They said the sound of heavy machinegun fire and rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) echoed through the heavily...

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Ron Gochez tormented Cubans at 'Ladies in White' Rally - Echo Park, Los Angeles (March 28, 2010); updated 13 Feb 2012; published 03 Jun 2010
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Ron Gochez tormented Cubans at 'Ladies in White' Rally - Echo Park, Los Angeles (March 28, 2010)
Al Jazeera 19 Mar 2012, Cuban authorities have detained about 70 members of the dissident group Ladies in White over the weekend, including 18 who staged its weekly Sunday march in the country's capital after they left their permitted route through Havana's Miramar neighbourhood. The 18 women, dressed in their customary white clothing, were rounded up and taken away...

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Tonga's King remembered; updated 19 Mar 2012; published 19 Mar 2012
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Tonga's King remembered
Al Jazeera 18 Mar 2012, The King of Tonga George Tupou V has died in a Hong Kong hospital, the country's online publication Matangi Tonga reported on Sunday, but there was no immediate confirmation from Tongan authorities. "It was (in) Hong Kong, and the Crown Prince Tupouto'a Lavaka was there at the hospital just before the king passed away," the brief report said. "This...

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Egypt's Coptic Pope Shenouda III Dead; updated 18 Mar 2012; published 18 Mar 2012
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Egypt's Coptic Pope Shenouda III Dead
Al Jazeera 18 Mar 2012, Thousands of mourners are gathered at Cairo's St. Mark's Cathedral to pay final respects to Pope Shenouda III, the head of the Coptic Church who died on Saturday at the age of 88. Coptic Bishops have started arriving from around the world to attend ceremonies leading up to Tuesday's funeral and discuss plans to appoint a successor to...

Shambles: 'Syrian voters non-people for the West'; updated 18 Mar 2012; published 28 Feb 2012
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Shambles: 'Syrian voters non-people for the West'
France24 18 Mar 2012, AFP - Syria said Sunday that two deadly bomb blasts in Damascus were aimed at sabotaging peace efforts, as UN experts prepared to join a government-led humanitarian mission to devastated protest hubs. "Yesterday's explosions were carried out by terrorists supported by foreign powers which finance and arm them," charged Al-Baath newspaper,...

Occupy Wall Street Protests; updated 17 Mar 2012; published 18 Sep 2011
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Occupy Wall Street Protests
The Observer 18 Mar 2012, Occupy Wall Street protesters march through the streets of New York before dozens were arrested in Zuccotti Park. Photograph: Caylak/Demotix/Corbis Police have arrested dozens of Occupy Wall Street protesters during a protest marking the movement's six-month anniversary at its birthplace in New York's Zuccotti Park. The sweep of the park by police...

Dozens killed in South Sudan tribal violence; updated 24 Jan 2012; published 18 Jan 2012
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Dozens killed in South Sudan tribal violence
Al Jazeera 18 Mar 2012, Thousands of people have fled villages in Sudan's South Kordofan region amid an assault by Sudanese forces. They say the army has launched a deliberate campaign to bomb and starve civilians in the disputed region where it is fighting rebels aligned with South Sudan. Almost every day, villages are hit by bombs, rockets and artillery....

Former Gaddafi intelligence chief 'held'; updated 18 Mar 2012; published 17 Mar 2012
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Former Gaddafi intelligence chief 'held'
BBC News 18 Mar 2012, Libya has formally requested the handover of Col Gaddafi's former intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi, following his arrest in Mauritania. A spokesman for the new government in Tripoli "insisted" Senussi be extradited to Libya to face trial. However, he is also sought by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on charges...

Fracking Hell: The Untold Story; updated 18 Mar 2012; published 11 Jan 2011
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Fracking Hell: The Untold Story
WorldNews.com 17 Mar 2012, Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling Witnessing Robert's "one man" protest to try and prevent yet another tragedy not only evoked the wartime phrase "Here's mud in your eye!", but in a spine-chilling, reversed- fulfilled prophetic way, it brought back accounts of another American disaster. On March 18, 1937, 237 students and teachers were...

John Demjanjuk, Convicted Death Camp Guard, Dies; updated 18 Mar 2012; published 17 Mar 2012
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John Demjanjuk, Convicted Death Camp Guard, Dies
The Guardian 17 Mar 2012, Retired American factory worker, convicted in 2011 for role in Sobibor death camp, protested his innocence for three decades Accused Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk holding a paper with number 1627, the number of the Soviet secret service KGB files Demjanjuk said will prove his innocence. He was convicted in May 2011. Photograph: Pool/Reuters...

Methane Bubbling to from Arctic Ocean; updated 20 Feb 2012; published 15 Dec 2011
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Methane Bubbling to from Arctic Ocean
BBC News 17 Mar 2012, An eminent UK engineer is suggesting building cloud-whitening towers in the Faroe Islands as a "technical fix" for warming across the Arctic. Scientists told UK MPs this week that the...

Shambles: 'Syrian voters non-people for the West'; updated 18 Mar 2012; published 28 Feb 2012
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Shambles: 'Syrian voters non-people for the West'
Zeenews 17 Mar 2012, Damascus: Two "terrorist explosions" struck security targets in the Syrian capital on Saturday morning, killing a number of civilians and security forces, the country's state news agency said. The report said preliminary reports indicated they blasts were caused by car bombs that hit the aviation intelligence...

President Obama on Death of Osama bin Laden (SPOOF) - Now on iTunes! (Momentous Day); updated 18 Mar 2012; published 05 May 2011
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President Obama on Death of Osama bin Laden (SPOOF) - Now on iTunes! (Momentous Day)
The Siasat Daily 17 Mar 2012, Washington, March 17: The slain Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden pushed his organization to develop plans to kill US President Barack Obama, according to media reports citing documents recovered from his hideout in Pakistan. He did so in the belief that the United States would tumble into chaos if an "unprepared" Vice President Joe Biden became...

Soldier accused of killing Afghan civilians named; updated 18 Mar 2012; published 17 Mar 2012
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Soldier accused of killing Afghan civilians named
Indian Express 17 Mar 2012, After five days cloaked in military secrecy, the US soldier suspected in a massacre of 16 Afghan civilians has been identified as a Washington state father of two who underwent anger management counseling a decade ago after an arrest for assault on a...





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