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U.S. President Barack Obama listens to remarks during the plenary session of the Nuclear Security Summit at the Coex Center in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, March 27, 2012.
photo: AP / Susan Walsh
Obama: Nuclear terrorism remains a threat
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Barack Obama, the US president, has said that the threat of nuclear weapons remains challenge for the globe to confront, telling foreign leaders that "the security of the world depends on the actions that we take". Speaking at a two-day nuclear security summit in South Korea's capital Seoul on Tuesday, Obama said that the international... Pin It

Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir, the president of Sudan, listens to a speech during the opening of the 20th session of The New Partnership for Africa's Development in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Jan. 31, 2009.
photo: US Navy / MCS2 Jesse B. Awalt
Sudan, S. Sudan armies clash, Bashir suspends trip
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JUBA/KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Clashes erupted between Sudan and South Sudan's armed forces on Monday, both sides said, prompting Sudan's president to suspend a planned meeting on resolving the countries' bitter disputes over oil and border regions, state media reported. South Sudan accused Sudan of sending warplanes to bomb two border areas... Pin It

Former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn appears at his arraignment at State Supreme Court on Monday, June 6, 2011 in New York.
photo: AP / Allan Tannenbaum, Pool
Strauss-Kahn charged in alleged prostitution ring
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March 27, 2012 -- Updated 0012 GMT (0812 HKT) Strauss-Kahn charged in prostitution ring (CNN) -- Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was charged in France on Monday with "aggravated pimping" for his alleged participation in a prostitution ring, prosecutors said. He is not allowed to have contact with other people... Pin It

Police officers search for clues at Mohamed Merah's apartment building in Toulouse, France, Friday March 23, 2012.
photo: AP / Remy de la Mauviniere
French police seize video of footage shot by Toulouse killer Mohammed Merah
read more The Australian
FRENCH police say they have copies of videos shot by an Islamist extremist killer during a series of shootings in and near the southern city of Toulouse that shocked the country. The gunman's father meanwhile said he planned to sue French authorities over the killing of his son, who was gunned down by police at the end of a 32-hour standoff... Pin It

File - President Barack Obama President Barack listens to Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs Phil Schiliro in the Oval Office, March 21, 2010. Personal Secretary Katie Johnson stands in the background.
photo: White House / Pete Souza
Obamacare in the Balance
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With so much attention focused on the opening arguments of the Supreme Court case that will determine the future of “Obamacare”—as we’ve all agreed to call it—the smart folks in the media and elsewhere appear to have settled on the view that the entire epic struggle was a fool’s errand from the start. The Obama administration allowed itself to be... Pin It

Opposition presidential candidate and former Prime Minister Macky Sall casts his vote at a polling station in Fatick, Senegal Sunday, March 25, 2012.
photo: AP / Tanya Bindra
Jubilation as Senegal's Sall trounces Wade
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Thousands of people celebrated in the streets of Dakar after Senegalese opposition candidate Macky Sall defeated President Abdoulaye Wade in his controversial bid for a third term in office. "The real winner remains the Senegalese people," former prime minister Sall said after his victory became clear following Sunday's run-off presidential vote in... Pin It

U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev chat during a bilateral meeting at the Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, March, 26, 2012.
photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais
US President Barack Obama vows to pursue further nuclear cuts with Russia
read more The Times of India
Tweet US President Barack Obama vowed on Monday to pursue further strategic arms cuts with Russia as part of his broader nuclear disarmament agenda even as he issued stern warnings to North Korea and Iran in their nuclear standoffs with the West. Speaking ahead of a global nuclear security summit in Seoul, Obama held out the prospect of new... Pin It

Free Syrian Army fighters gather during fighting against government troops in Idlib, north Syria, Saturday, March 10, 2012.
photo: AP / Rodrigo Abd
'UN is Syria's last hope', Russia
read more The Daily Telegraph Australia
RUSSIAN President Dmitry Medvedev has warned that Kofi Annan was Syria's last chance to avoid a civil war. Mr Medvedev's stark message to Moscow's traditional ally came only hours after US President Barack Obama announced plans to send "non-lethal" aid to the Syrian rebels and new waves of violence swept the battle-scarred country.... Pin It

Soldiers stand guard outside the presidential palace after a military coup in Bamako, Mali, Friday, March 23, 2012.
photo: AP / Harouna Traore
UN, African officials tell Mali junta to go
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Bamako: A delegation of UN and African officials has told the military junta that seized power in Mali on Wednesday night to hand back power, saying its plan to fix Mali's problems and restore security before stepping down will not work. The message was delivered on Friday during a lightning visit by UN and African Union officials and the head of... Pin It

Supporters of opposition presidential candidate and former Prime Minister Macky Sall look on during a final campaign rally in the Yoff neighborhood of Dakar, Senegal, Friday, March 23, 2012.
photo: AP / Rebecca Blackwell
Senegal set to vote in presidential runoff
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More than five million voters in Senegal are set to go to the polls to vote in a presidential runoff between incumbent Abdoulaye Wade and opposition leader Macky Sall. Both sides expressed confidence before polling stations opened across the West African nation on Sunday, a month after a first round vote whittled the field down to two... Pin It


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Pope Benedict XVI salutes the faithful during the traditional Ash Wednesday mass in the St. Sabina church in Rome Wednesday, March 9, 2011.
Email Print Order Reprint Share This Share Text tool name tool goes here By JUAN O. TAMAYO - McClatchy Newspapers By JUAN O. TAMAYO MIAMI -- The Cuban government has issued thousands of visas to pilgrims and journalists who want to witness Pope...
photo: AP / Danilo Schiavella, POOL
Faithful gather at Revolution Square during a mass celebrated by pope Benedict XVI in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, Monday, March 26, 2012.
SANTIAGO, Cuba -- Tens of thousands of Cuban well wishers greeted Pope Benedict XVI Monday on the first leg of his whirlwind tour of this communist island, a visit aimed at building on the spiritual gains that his predecessor, John Paul II, made...
photo: AP / Gregorio Borgia
Chatterjee Group chief meet Mamata ahead of HPL board meet
Kolkata, March 26 (IANS) The Chatterjee Group (TCG) chairman and co-promoter of Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd (HPL) Purnendu Chatterjee Monday met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on the eve of a crucial board meeting of the cash-starved...
photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick
German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during a media conference after an EU summit in Brussels on Monday, Jan. 30, 2012.
In an interview for tonight's edition of BBC television's Newsnight, she said it would be "catastrophic" to ask the country to leave the 17-nation group of single currency member states. After two multibillion-pound bail-outs for Greece -...
photo: AP / Frank Augstein
UN special rapporteur on human rights arrives in Srinagar
Srinagar, March 26 (IANS) The United Nations' special rapporteur on extra-judicial, summary and arbitrary executions, Christof Heyns arrived in Jammu and Kashmir on a two-day visit Monday. Addressing a media conference after his arrival here,...
photo: WN / Imran Nissar
ALTERNATE CROP OF DEL108 - A Tibetan man screams as he runs engulfed in flames after self-immolating at a protest in New Delhi, India, ahead of Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to the country Monday, March 26, 2012. The Tibetan activist lit himself on fire at the gathering and was rushed to hospital with unknown injuries, reports said.
NEW DELHI (AP) — A Tibetan protester lit himself on fire at a demonstration Monday in the Indian capital ahead of a visit by China's president. The protester was engulfed in flames as he ran near the speakers at the rally near the Indian Parliament....
photo: AP / Manish
Firefighters inspect a building in downtown Santiago after an earthquake in central Chile, Sunday, March 25, 2012.
A major quake hit central Chile on Sunday, rattling buildings in the capital and triggering a coastal evacuation, but there was no serious damage and big mines in the world's No1 copper producer were operating normally. Residents in Santiago fled...
photo: AP / Aliosha Marquez

Barack Obama urges North Korea to 'pursue peace'; updated 26 Mar 2012; published 26 Mar 2012
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Barack Obama urges North Korea to 'pursue peace'
Al Jazeera 27 Mar 2012, Barack Obama, the US president, has said that the threat of nuclear weapons remains challenge for the globe to confront, telling foreign leaders that "the security of the world depends on the actions that we take". Speaking at a two-day nuclear security summit in South Korea's capital Seoul on Tuesday, Obama said that the international...

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South Sudan faces worsening crisis; updated 18 Mar 2012; published 03 Feb 2012
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South Sudan faces worsening crisis
Yahoo Daily News 27 Mar 2012, JUBA/KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Clashes erupted between Sudan and South Sudan's armed forces on Monday, both sides said, prompting Sudan's president to suspend a planned meeting on resolving the countries' bitter disputes over oil and border regions, state media reported. South Sudan accused Sudan of sending warplanes to bomb two border areas...

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Strauss-Kahn quizzed on prostitution ring; updated 22 Feb 2012; published 21 Feb 2012
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Strauss-Kahn quizzed on prostitution ring
CNN 27 Mar 2012, March 27, 2012 -- Updated 0012 GMT (0812 HKT) Strauss-Kahn charged in prostitution ring (CNN) -- Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was charged in France on Monday with "aggravated pimping" for his alleged participation in a prostitution ring, prosecutors said. He is not allowed to have contact with other people...

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Breaking NEWS - LIVE !!! Toulouse - Shooting suspect Mohamed Merah reportedly dead; updated 22 Mar 2012; published 22 Mar 2012
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Breaking NEWS - LIVE !!! Toulouse - Shooting suspect Mohamed Merah reportedly dead
The Australian 27 Mar 2012, FRENCH police say they have copies of videos shot by an Islamist extremist killer during a series of shootings in and near the southern city of Toulouse that shocked the country. The gunman's father meanwhile said he planned to sue French authorities over the killing of his son, who was gunned down by police at the end of a 32-hour standoff...

Obama's Health Care Law Explained; updated 26 Mar 2012; published 26 Mar 2012
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Obama's Health Care Law Explained
Yahoo Daily News 26 Mar 2012, With so much attention focused on the opening arguments of the Supreme Court case that will determine the future of “Obamacare”—as we’ve all agreed to call it—the smart folks in the media and elsewhere appear to have settled on the view that the entire epic struggle was a fool’s errand from the start. The Obama administration allowed itself to be...

Senegal's president-elect to audit state finances; updated 27 Mar 2012; published 26 Mar 2012
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Senegal's president-elect to audit state finances
Jakarta Globe 26 Mar 2012, Thousands of people celebrated in the streets of Dakar after Senegalese opposition candidate Macky Sall defeated President Abdoulaye Wade in his controversial bid for a third term in office. "The real winner remains the Senegalese people," former prime minister Sall said after his victory became clear following Sunday's run-off presidential vote in...

President Obama Speaks at Hankuk University; updated 27 Mar 2012; published 26 Mar 2012
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President Obama Speaks at Hankuk University
The Times of India 26 Mar 2012, Tweet US President Barack Obama vowed on Monday to pursue further strategic arms cuts with Russia as part of his broader nuclear disarmament agenda even as he issued stern warnings to North Korea and Iran in their nuclear standoffs with the West. Speaking ahead of a global nuclear security summit in Seoul, Obama held out the prospect of new...

'US & UK seek revenge on Syria for opposing Iraq war'; updated 26 Mar 2012; published 25 Mar 2012
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'US & UK seek revenge on Syria for opposing Iraq war'
The Daily Telegraph Australia 25 Mar 2012, RUSSIAN President Dmitry Medvedev has warned that Kofi Annan was Syria's last chance to avoid a civil war. Mr Medvedev's stark message to Moscow's traditional ally came only hours after US President Barack Obama announced plans to send "non-lethal" aid to the Syrian rebels and new waves of violence swept the battle-scarred country....

Amid reports of looting US condemns Mali coup; updated 24 Mar 2012; published 22 Mar 2012
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Amid reports of looting US condemns Mali coup
Zeenews 25 Mar 2012, Bamako: A delegation of UN and African officials has told the military junta that seized power in Mali on Wednesday night to hand back power, saying its plan to fix Mali's problems and restore security before stepping down will not work. The message was delivered on Friday during a lightning visit by UN and African Union officials and the head of...

Senegal's president-elect to audit state finances; updated 27 Mar 2012; published 26 Mar 2012
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Senegal's president-elect to audit state finances
Al Jazeera 25 Mar 2012, More than five million voters in Senegal are set to go to the polls to vote in a presidential runoff between incumbent Abdoulaye Wade and opposition leader Macky Sall. Both sides expressed confidence before polling stations opened across the West African nation on Sunday, a month after a first round vote whittled the field down to two...

President Obama Speaks at Hankuk University; updated 27 Mar 2012; published 26 Mar 2012
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President Obama Speaks at Hankuk University
MSNBC 25 Mar 2012, CAMP BONIFAS, South Korea — President Barack Obama visited South Korea's tense border with the North on Sunday in a show of solidarity with U.S. ally Seoul and a message of resolve to Pyongyang's new young ruler in his country's nuclear standoff with the West. Only on msnbc.com AFP - Getty Images Updated 7 minutes ago 3/25/2012 3:24:53...

Hong Kong election hinges on Chinese whispers; updated 26 Mar 2012; published 23 Mar 2012
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Hong Kong election hinges on Chinese whispers
The New York Times 25 Mar 2012, Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesworld for international breaking news and headlines. Twitter List: Reporters and Editors HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong's elite are casting their ballots to choose the next leader of the southern Chinese financial hub. Most of Hong Kong's 7.1 million residents have no say, with the decision up to members...

74 fans die in Egypt football clash; updated 07 Feb 2012; published 02 Feb 2012
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74 fans die in Egypt football clash
Daily Press 24 Mar 2012, PORT SAID, Egypt (Reuters) - One person was shot dead and 18 injured when angry soccer fans clashed with security forces in Egypt's Port Said after their club was banned over the country's worst stadium disaster, a medical source said on Saturday. The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) banned the club, al-Masry, for two seasons for a pitch...

US 'Afghan shooter' Bales faces 17 murder counts; updated 26 Mar 2012; published 23 Mar 2012
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US 'Afghan shooter' Bales faces 17 murder counts
WorldNews.com 24 Mar 2012, Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling The last time a U.S. president admitted "partial" responsibility was over fifty years ago. After the 1961 Bay of Pigs debacle, which was an ill-fated military invasion of Cuba that revealed a lack of political foresight and military intelligence, President John F. Kennedy accepted some responsibility...





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