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Malay clash­es video: Po­lice fire tear gas at 25000 protesters
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Chi­nese Dis­si­dent Chen Guangcheng Re­leas­es Video Short­ly After Es­cap­ing House Ar­rest
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The Tal­iban Spring - Afghanistan
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101 East - Myan­mar's Turn
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Guinea-Bis­sau army re­leas­es for­mer lead­ers
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Es­co­bar: EU needs Iran's oil, shoots it­self in foot
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Two Bombs Blast East Ukraine, Threats of More
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Drums of In­ter­ven­tion: Syr­i­ans refuse to dance to for­eign tune
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Chi­nese Dis­si­dent Chen Guangcheng Re­leas­es Video Short­ly After Es­cap­ing House Ar­rest
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UNC­TAD Sec­re­tary-Gen­er­al pre­sents his Re­port to UNC­TAD XIII
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Iran shows in­ter­cept­ed CIA drone un­scathed
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US agrees to Ok­i­nawa troop re­de­ploy­ment
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Syria Peace Plan, Assad in Homs, More Shelling
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UNHRC warns Sri Lanka over war crimes
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Afghanistan War + More Troops = Catas­tro­phe (Trail­er)
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Nude Scenes: 11 Stars Who Can't Seem To Keep Their Clothes On
Full Article Huffington Post
Sharon Stone's acting in "Basic Instinct" was quite frank. The nude scene has always occupied a tenuous place in cinema. Some critics bemoan most on-screen nudity as a cheap trick, a titillating inclusion that amplifies a movie's sex appeal without offering much else. Many others, of course, recognize that nudity and sex are parts of normal life...

A C-17 Globemaster III takes off from Balad Air Base, Iraq as a U.S. Air Force MQ-1L Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) waits to be launched.
photo: US Navy / Tech. Sgt. Scott Reed
Killer Drones, NASA and Inner Space: The Final 'Militarized' Frontier?
Full Article WorldNews.com
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling When President Dwight D. Eisenhower addressed the Fifteenth General Assembly of the United Nations and declared, "The emergence of this new world possesses a vital issue: will outer space be preserved for peaceful use and developed for the benefit of all mankind? Or will it become another focus of the...

Persian Gulf (December 12, 2004) - Hundreds of oil tankers each year receive their payload from Iraq’s Al Basrah Oil Terminal (ABOT).
photo: US Navy / PM1 Richard J. Brunson
Russia warns EU Iran oil embargo will be costly
Full Article The Star
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia pressed its case against new sanctions over Iran's nuclear programme on Friday, saying an European Union ban on purchasing Iranian oil would end up hurting the bloc's member countries. Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov holds a news conference at the end of a NATO-Russia meeting during a NATO Foreign Ministers meeting...

	Russia seeks US explanation over post-2014 Afghan presence
photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod
Russia seeks US explanation over post-2014 Afghan presence
Full Article Newstrack India
Moscow, April 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The terms and goals of the projected US presence in Afghanistan beyond 2014 need to be clarified, the Russian foreign ministry said Thursday. On Sunday, the US and Afghanistan reached a deal on a strategic...

In this photo taken Sunday, April 15, 2012, what appears to be a new missile is carried during a mass military parade at the Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the country's founding father Kim Il Sung.
photo: AP / Ng Han Guan
Analysts say North Korea's new missiles are fakes
Full Article The Independent
Since its recent rocket launch failure, Pyongyang's top military leaders have made several boastful statements about its weapons capabilities. On Wednesday, Vice Marshal Ri Yong Ho claimed his country is capable of defeating the United States "at a single blow." And on Monday, North Korea promises "special actions" that would...

File - Kuwaiti Islamist-Shiite MP Hussein Al Qallaf, left, gesture towards opponent MPs, as liberal-shiite MP Abdulhameed Dashti gestures at right, during a heated debate over the situation in Syria at the Kuwait's National Assembly's session on Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012.
photo: AP / Gustavo Ferrari
The rise of Arab republics?
Full Article Al Jazeera
- The Arab world has lately been experiencing monumental changes including the realignment of political alliances, but one possible long-term outcome of the Arab uprisings may be a game of musical chairs involving the Arab monarchies, republics and Western powers. By the end of the next decade it is not unreasonable to predict a stronger...

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION FUTENMA, OKINAWA, Japan - Meals Ready-To-Eat are prepared to be transported to a KC-130J Super Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma March 13. The supplies will be delivered to mainland Japan to be used humanitarian assistance operations in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami that struck northern Japan, March 11. The proximity of Marine aviation assets at MCAS Futenma has allowed Marines from III MEF to rapidly deploy critically-needed supplies and aid to support the relief effort. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Megan Angel/Released)
photo: US Navy / Cpl. Megan Angel
US to remove 9,000 Marines from Okinawa
Full Article Atlanta Journal
WASHINGTON — About 9,000 U.S. Marines stationed on the Japanese island of Okinawa will be moved to the U.S. territory of Guam and other locations in the Asia-Pacific, including Hawaii, under a U.S.-Japan agreement announced Thursday. Election 2012: Across the nation Supreme Court moves to center of presidential race In speech, Biden attacks...

Afghan Taliban to get 'safe passage' for joining reconciliation talks
photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod
Afghan Taliban to get 'safe passage' for joining reconciliation talks
Full Article Newstrack India
Islamabad, Apr 28(ANI): Pakistan, US and Afghanistan have agreed to provide a 'safe passage' to Taliban militants willing to join the reconciliation talks and set up a working group to settle modalities for their...

In this image made from video released Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011, by China Aid Association, Chinese activist and lawyer Chen Guangcheng speaks in Dongshigu village, Shandong province, China in January, 2011. A secretly made video of Chen  released Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011, was smuggled out of his home and given to a U.S.-based rights group.
photo: AP / China Aid Association
China dissident Chen Guangcheng 'under US protection'
Full Article BBC News
Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng is under "US protection" in Beijing following a dramatic escape from house arrest, a US-based rights group says. The group, ChinaAid, also says high-level talks are under way between US and Chinese officials over his fate. Earlier, fellow activist Hu Jia said Mr Chen was in the US embassy. Neither...


Tear gas used as 25,000 rally for Malaysia reforms
Full Article The Independent
Malaysian police said in a statement that 222 people were arrested. Lawyers said most were expected to be released soon after having their details recorded, but it was not immediately clear if they would be charged later with any offense. Officials said three demonstrators and 20 police were injured. At least 25,000 demonstrators swamped Malaysia's...
Protesters encounter Malaysian police, not in photo, during a rally to demand for electoral reforms in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, April 28, 2012.
photo: AP / Lai Seng Sin

China dissident Chen Guangcheng 'under US protection'
Full Article BBC News
Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng is under "US protection" in Beijing following a dramatic escape from house arrest, a US-based rights group says. The group, ChinaAid, also says high-level talks are under way between US and Chinese officials over his fate. Earlier, fellow activist Hu Jia said Mr Chen was in the US embassy. Neither...
In this image made from video released Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011, by China Aid Association, Chinese activist and lawyer Chen Guangcheng speaks in Dongshigu village, Shandong province, China in January, 2011. A secretly made video of Chen  released Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011, was smuggled out of his home and given to a U.S.-based rights group.
photo: AP / China Aid Association

Afghan Taliban to get 'safe passage' for joining reconciliation talks
Full Article Newstrack India
Islamabad, Apr 28(ANI): Pakistan, US and Afghanistan have agreed to provide a 'safe passage' to Taliban militants willing to join the reconciliation talks and set up a working group to settle modalities for their...
Afghan Taliban to get 'safe passage' for joining reconciliation talks
photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod

EU chief opens 'new chapter' in Myanmar
Full Article Al Jazeera
Catherine Ashton, European Union foreign policy chief, has been in Myanmar to open a "new chapter" of relations following an easing of sanctions that could prompt a surge of investor interest in the long-isolated state. Her visit is the most prominent by the EU since a military government made way a year ago...
Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi speaks as European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, right, laughs during a joint press conference after their meeting at Suu Ky's National League for Democracy party headquarters in Yangon, Myanmar, Saturday, April 28, 2012.
photo: AP / Khin Maung Win

Russia warns EU Iran oil embargo will be costly
Full Article The Star
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia pressed its case against new sanctions over Iran's nuclear programme on Friday, saying an European Union ban on purchasing Iranian oil would end up hurting the bloc's member countries. Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov holds a news conference at the end of a NATO-Russia meeting during a NATO Foreign Ministers meeting...
Persian Gulf (December 12, 2004) - Hundreds of oil tankers each year receive their payload from Iraq’s Al Basrah Oil Terminal (ABOT).
photo: US Navy / PM1 Richard J. Brunson

27 injured in 4 blasts in eastern Ukraine
Full Article Newsday
KIEV, Ukraine -- Four explosions rocked an eastern Ukrainian city Friday, injuring 27 people. Authorities say it was a terrorist attack, but an opposition lawmaker claims it could be a government plot to divert attention from the imprisonment of opposition leader . Top law enforcement officials rushed to Dnipropetrovsk, 250 miles southeast of Kiev,...
Medical workers are seen during an anti-terror training exercise for the upcoming Euro 2012 soccer championship at the Olympiyskiy national stadium in Kiev, Ukraine, Friday, April 27, 2012.
photo: AP / Sergei Chuzavkov

Thousands protest, bombs rock Damascus
Full Article Khaleej Times
Tens of thousands of people protested across Syria on Friday as a deadly suicide bombing rocked the capital, killing 11 and fuelling growing scepticism over the prospects of a UN-backed peace plan. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said three people, including a child, were killed as regime forces opened fire to disperse protests. "Tens of...
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, a cameraman films a bus that was damaged by an explosion in the Midan neighborhood in Damascus, Syria, on Friday, April 27, 2012.
photo: AP / SANA

Blind dissident escapes house arrest in China
Full Article Al Jazeera
Chen Guangcheng, a blind Chinese legal activist and a prominent rights advocate, has mysteriously escaped from home detention and remains in an undisclosed location, reports say. Chen, a self-schooled legal advocate who campaigned against forced abortions, had been restricted to his village home in Linyi in eastern Shandong province since September...
In this image made from video, blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng is seen on a video posted to YouTube Friday, April 27, 2012 by overseas Chinese news site Boxun.com.
photo: AP / Boxun.com

Bairagi lauds UN role on LDCs
Full Article The Himalayan
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Bairagi lauds UN role on LDCs
photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe

Killer Drones, NASA and Inner Space: The Final 'Militarized' Frontier?
Full Article WorldNews.com
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling When President Dwight D. Eisenhower addressed the Fifteenth General Assembly of the United Nations and declared, "The emergence of this new world possesses a vital issue: will outer space be preserved for peaceful use and developed for the benefit of all mankind? Or will it become another focus of the...
A C-17 Globemaster III takes off from Balad Air Base, Iraq as a U.S. Air Force MQ-1L Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) waits to be launched.
photo: US Navy / Tech. Sgt. Scott Reed

US to remove 9,000 Marines from Okinawa
Full Article Atlanta Journal
WASHINGTON — About 9,000 U.S. Marines stationed on the Japanese island of Okinawa will be moved to the U.S. territory of Guam and other locations in the Asia-Pacific, including Hawaii, under a U.S.-Japan agreement announced Thursday. Election 2012: Across the nation Supreme Court moves to center of presidential race In speech, Biden attacks...
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION FUTENMA, OKINAWA, Japan - Meals Ready-To-Eat are prepared to be transported to a KC-130J Super Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma March 13. The supplies will be delivered to mainland Japan to be used humanitarian assistance operations in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami that struck northern Japan, March 11. The proximity of Marine aviation assets at MCAS Futenma has allowed Marines from III MEF to rapidly deploy critically-needed supplies and aid to support the relief effort. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Megan Angel/Released)
photo: US Navy / Cpl. Megan Angel

UN Leader Says Syria ‘in Contravention’ of Peace Plan
Full Article Jakarta Globe
Damascus. UN leader Ban Ki-moon said Thursday that the Syrian government is “in contravention” of an agreed peace plan by keeping troops and heavy weapons in cities. Ban also said he was “gravely alarmed” by reports of shelling of populated areas in Syria, in a statement released after the death of scores of people in a massive explosion in the...
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon  addresses a summit on the Millennium Development Goals at United Nations headquarters on Monday, Sept. 20, 2010.
photo: AP / Henny Ray Abrams

Cluster bombs found in Sri Lanka, UN expert says
Full Article BBC News
Unexploded cluster munitions have been found for the first time in Sri Lanka, a UN expert on land mines has claimed. In an email, Allan Poston said that small bombs from the weapons were discovered in...
File - A Sri Lankan soldier orders a vehicle to stop at a roadside checkpoint in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, May 4, 2010.
photo: AP / Eranga Jayawardena

Russia seeks US explanation over post-2014 Afghan presence
Full Article Newstrack India
Moscow, April 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The terms and goals of the projected US presence in Afghanistan beyond 2014 need to be clarified, the Russian foreign ministry said Thursday. On Sunday, the US and Afghanistan reached a deal on a strategic...
	Russia seeks US explanation over post-2014 Afghan presence
photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod


Driver faces music for overspeeding on Pune-Mumbai expressway
Full Article DNA India
Taking serious cognizance of the horrifying journey of the passengers of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) Shivneri bus on Pune-Mumbai route on Wednesday night, MSRTC officials in Pune have asked the Parel depot manager to suspend the driver for driving the bus...
Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) Shivneri bus on Pune-Mumbai route - travel - India
photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar

Guitars, fiddles greet Jazz Fest early birds
Full Article Jakarta Post
Music fans poured through the gates at Friday's start of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, staking out spots to catch performances by The Beach Boys, Steel Pulse and Irma Thomas, who is performing a tribute to gospel great Mahalia Jackson. At the Fais-Do-Do stage, the air filled with sounds of Cajun fiddles and spoons scraping across...
Classical guitar
photo: WN / Priya Dashini

Carrie Underwood reveals 'Blown Away' Promo Schedule
Full Article The Examiner
It's album release season! Carrie Underwood is currently in New York City prepping the release of her fourth studio album Blown Away -- which is the followup to 2009's platinum-selling Play On record. The lead single "Good Girl" currently sits at No. 8 on the Country charts. The record hits stores on May 1. You can pre-order your copy here. Here is...
Carrie Underwood performing at the World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado
photo: Creative Commons / 17Drew

Jennifer Hudson avoids death photo
Full Article Music News
Jennifer Hudson again avoided seeing horrific photos of her dead relatives today. The performer is in Chicago for the murder trial of William Balfour who is accused of killing her...
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

LMFAO: Breakup Rumors 'Completely False'
Full Article Rollingstone
When LMFAO kick off their Sorry for Party Rocking tour on May 22nd, they'll expect just one thing from their fans. "The one rule is, there are no rules," says member Redfoo. Adds SkyBlu, the group's other half, "You can use this as your excuse to let loose – no matter what job you got, no matter what people are telling you." Thanks...
LMFAO perfoms during the 2011 Y100 Jingle Ball at the Bank Atlantic Center Sunrise, Florida - December 10, 2011
photo: WN / Aaron Gilbert

Target partners with music's Emilio Estefan
Full Article Star Tribune
Target Corp. has struck up a partnership with Latin music titan Emilio Estefan, who will curate a special selection of his favorite music, movies and books for the discount giant. The 59-year-old Cuban-American mogul -- and the husband of Gloria Estefan-- will also help create partnerships with Latin music artists that will be...
Emilio Estefan attends his book release party, "The Rhythm of Success" hosted by Eden Roc Renaissance Miami Beach, Florida 07.01.2010
photo: WN / Aruna Gilbert

Tibetan independence singer arrested
Full Article The Examiner
Daily as reports continue to surface out of Tibet about repression under Chinese rule Buddhists say prayers that Beijing will loosen restrictions in the region. These prayers do not appear to be helping as Syracuse Buddhists have now joined together in sadness upon receiving news that the Chinese have arrested a Tibetan singer over an independence...
A Tibetan singer performing his traditional songs, Dharamshala, India
photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang


We have to adapt to changing styles of wrestling: Sushil Kumar (Interview)
Full Article Newstrack India
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) India's Beijing Games bronze medal-winning wrestler Sushil Kumar, who Friday booked his London berth, feels every fighter is on the lookout for an "element of surprise" in the fighting style as every wrestler is studying every other potential rival going through the tapes of bouts. The 28-year-old Delhi...
Wrestlers should change his style oftenly, opines India's wrestler Sushil Kumar
photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar

Bin Laden killing a tool for Obama campaign
Full Article Detroit news
By Ben Feller Associated Press Comments Zoom Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. Navy SEALs. He had evaded capture for almost 10 years. (Associated Press) Washington - The killing of Osama bin Laden, first presented as a moment of national unity by President Barack Obama, has become something else: a political weapon. Obama's re-election campaign is...
President Barack Obama participates in a youth town hall event broadcast live on BET, CMT and MTV networks, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010, in Washington.
photo: AP / Charles Dharapak

Alex McLeish may face sack even if Villa stay up
Full Article The Independent
Despite arriving in a cloud of controversy when he crossed the Second City divide from Birmingham City last summer, the Scot could surely not have envisaged just how catastrophically his first season at Villa Park would unfold. Tuesday's defeat to Bolton Wanderers was the nadir. Supporters called for McLeish's head after Villa were left only three...
Aston Villa's manager Alex Mcleish reacts during their English Premier League soccer match against Chelsea, at the Stamford Bridge stadium in London, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011.
photo: AP / Bogdan Maran

Redknapp wanted Tevez
Full Article IC Newcastle
23:45, Apr 27 2012 Tottenham failed in an audacious bid to sign Manchester City maverick Carlos Tevez in January, Harry Redknapp has confirmed. Having fallen out with Roberto Mancini after apparently refusing to come off the bench at Bayern Munich, Tevez went AWOL for three months towards the end of last year and the City boss said the...
Manchester City's Carlos Tevez, center, vies for the ball against Wolverhampton Wanderers' Richard Stearman, right, during their English Premier League soccer match at Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, England, Sunday April 22, 2012.
photo: AP / Tim Hales

Aston Villa manager Alex McLeish feels the heat as fans show their frustration amid relegation battle
Full Article The Daily Telegraph
The dugout has become a bear-pit for some managers. Alex McLeish is the latest to suffer the wrath of frustrated fans as Aston Villa have been drawn into the relegation equation. McLeish needs all his toughness and calmness for the last three games of the season, starting with a difficult trip to West Bromwich Albion on Saturday. Under pressure:...
 Glasgow Rangers coach Alex McLeish, from Scotland, follows play during the second leg of his teams´ Champions League soccer match against Villarreal at Madrigal Stadium in Villarreal, Spain, Tuesday March 7, 2006-ayt1
photo: AP/Fernando Bustamante

Spurs boss Redknapp: We tried to sign Tevez from Manchester City in January
Full Article The Daily Mail
Tottenham failed in an audacious bid to sign Manchester City maverick Carlos Tevez in January, Harry Redknapp has confirmed. Having fallen out with Roberto Mancini after apparently refusing to come off the bench at Bayern Munich, Tevez went AWOL for three months towards the end of last year and the City boss said the Argentina striker would not...
Tottenham Hotspur's manager Harry Redknapp
photo: AP / Akira Suemori

No fear! Manchester City boss Mancini stays ice cool as title shootout with United looms
Full Article The Daily Mail
Roberto Mancini has warned Manchester United that Monday's do-or-die derby at the Etihad Stadium does not worry him - and revealed for the first time that he would one day like to manage England. Manchester City boss Mancini knows that failure to beat United will all but end his team's chances of winning the Barclays Premier League this season....
Manchester City's manager Roberto Mancini stands on the touchline before his team's English Premier League soccer match against Stoke at Britannia Stadium, Stoke, England, Saturday, March 24, 2012.
photo: AP / Jon Super

Vincent Kompany: Manchester derby is world's biggest after El Clásico
Full Article The Guardian
Manchester City defender says the parochial bragging rights that used to surround the fixture now have a global reach Vincent Kompany, the Manchester City captain, believes the title race with United could run until the final game. Photograph: Paul Burrows/Action Images...
Manchester City's Vincent Kompany, center, reacts after losing to Manchester United at the end of their English FA Community Shield soccer match at Wembley Stadium, London, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011.
photo: AP / Sang Tan


Jason Statham, he's an unpreposterous action hero
Full Article The Guardian
Any one of his movies might be like any other, but there are reasons why Jason Statham films have made a biliion dollars Jason Statham as Luke Wright in Safe....
Jason Statham
photo: Creative Commons

The Global Search for Education: In Search of Innovation
Full Article Huffington Post
"We reinvented the notion of a film festival and we were disruptive mainly out of necessity." -- Craig Hatkoff "Educate to Innovate," President Obama's campaign for excellence in science, technology, engineering & math, is a call to action that our education system embrace a specific type of orientation. Innovation requires educators to think about...
Blackboard in the classroom of college of engineering - higher education
photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar

Robert Redford talks Sundance, Streisand and workplace stress
Full Article GQ Magazine
PA Photos Minus the skiing and the mountains, a little piece of Park City, Utah came to Greenwich last night when Robert Redford launched the London version of his Sundance Film Festival taking place this weekend at the O2. Redford was in conversation with novelist Nick Hornby who said that Sundance was great for London filmlovers sick of...
U.S actor Robert Redford arrives for the photo call to launch the Sundance Film Festival at the O2 centre in east London, Thursday, April 26, 2012.
photo: AP / Joel Ryan

Locarno Film Festival Announces Slate for Open Doors Sidebar
Full Article The Hollywood Reporter
share Twelve movie projects from emerging filmmakers will vie for three prizes. ROME – The Locarno Film Festival on Thursday announced the dozen projects that will appear in the year’s edition of the Open Doors co-production laboratory, which this time around will focus on films from French-speaking Sub-Saharan Africa.our editor...
French director Gilles Blanchard, left, and French actress Beatrice Dalle, right, pose during a photocall prior to presenting their movie "Tete d'Or" (Head of Gold), at the 59th International Film Festival Locarno, Monday, Aug. 7, 2006, in Locarno, Switzerland.
photo: AP / Martial Trezzini

Ellen Page on 'To Rome with Love' cast: 'They are so fun'
Full Article Digital Spy
Ellen Page has said that appearing in Woody Allen's new movie To Rome with Love was a thrill. The actress - who previously described working with Allen as "trippy" - told MTV News that playing an ingenue in the Rome-set film was a change from her roles in Juno and Inception. "It was just a role and a character that I had not done before - at all -...
Ellen Page
photo: AP / Michael A. Mariant

Is Megan Fox pregnant?
Full Article Gulf News
Rumours that Megan Fox is pregnant popped up again on Monday, but the actress and husband Brian Austin Green still haven't confirmed or denied the news. In late March, Star magazine cited an unnamed source who said Fox, 25, and Green, 38, had just found out about the pregnancy and were telling only "close friends and family members" at...
Megan Fox at Jennifer's Body TIFF
photo: Creative Commons / Josh Jensen

Scarlett Johansson gets bendy and fierce for The Avengers
Full Article Gulf News
Scarlett Johansson says all women have "body worries", including her. Johansson's nude body, after all, pinged around the internet not long ago, thanks to a hacker. For her new movie, The Avengers, Johansson managed to overcome worries about her non-existent physical inadequacies by working out until she was "bendy and fierce",...
Scarlett Johansson at the Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year Parade in Cambridge, MA.
photo: Creative Commons / John Harrison / Flickr

Bollywood's Priyadarshan says Tess is no Speed rip-off
Full Article Gulf News
Bollywood director Priyadarshan slammed reports that his latest film Tezz is a rip-off of the Hollywood blockbuster Speed. "The title may mean speed but that's the only connection," said Priyadarshan in an interview with tabloid!. Set in the UK, Tezz is billed as a testosterone-charged thriller in which all the action takes place on a...
The Film Maker, Shri Priyadarshan - India
photo: PIB of India / Photo Division Ministry of I & B Government of India.


Malay clashes video: Police fire tear gas at 25000 protesters
Malay clashes video: Police fire tear gas at 25000 protesters
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  • Published: 28 Apr 2012
  • Updated: 28 Apr 2012
Author: RussiaToday
Police unleashed tear gas and chemical-laced water at thousands of protesters who staged one of Malaysia's largest street rallies in years on Saturday. The protesters were demanding fair rules for national elections expected soon. Authorities were seen detaining dozens of people, and officials said three protesters and 20 police officers were injured. At least 25-thousand people took to the streets of Malaysia's largest city, Kuala Lumpur, hoping to pressure Prime Minister Najib Razak's ruling coalition - which has held power for nearly 55 years - to overhaul electoral policies before polls that could be held as early as June. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com
http://wn.com/Malay_clashes_video_Police_fire_tear_gas_at_25000_protesters
Chinese Dissident Chen Guangcheng Releases Video Shortly After Escaping House Arrest
Chinese Dissident Chen Guangcheng Releases Video Shortly After Escaping House Arrest
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  • Published: 27 Apr 2012
  • Updated: 28 Apr 2012
Author: MOXNEWSd0tC0M
April 27, 2012 BBC News MOXNews.com
http://wn.com/Chinese_Dissident_Chen_Guangcheng_Releases_Video_Shortly_After_Escaping_House_Arrest
The Taliban Spring - Afghanistan
The Taliban Spring - Afghanistan
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  • Published: 16 Apr 2012
  • Updated: 25 Apr 2012
Author: journeymanpictures
Taliban resurgence led by biggest attacks since 2001 To see more go to www.youtube.com Follow us on Facebook (goo.gl or Twitter (www.twitter.com The Taliban have claimed that yesterday's attacks on Kabul, the biggest since 2001, are just the start of their spring offensive. This incisive report asks: what does a future with the Taliban mean for Afghanistan? "For them it's not a peace process", Amrullah Saleh, former head of Afghan Intelligence tells us. A Taliban prisoner concurs, "if the foreign troops leave, the Taliban will come back to Kabul". Saleh is adamant that the Taliban's "maximalist agenda" will lead to civil war once the West leaves Afghanistan and that the Afghan government participating in empty talks serves no other purpose than political expediency. "Peace talks with the Taliban have always been used to demonstrate to the international community that President Karzai is one step ahead", Fawzia Koofi explains. An MP and single mother, she refuses to be cowed by Taliban aggression, despite facing death threats. A classified Nato report, based on 27000 interrogations, not only states that the Taliban believe their control of Afghanistan is inevitable, but also highlights the links between the Taliban and Pakistan. For many in Afghanistan there is real anger that after so much bloodshed in the country, Pakistan is left untouched. As the West searches for the ending to its Afghan story, for Afghanis it feels like they are just reaching another beginning. April <b>...</b>
http://wn.com/The_Taliban_Spring__Afghanistan
101 East - Myanmar's Turn
101 East - Myanmar's Turn
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  • Published: 21 Apr 2012
  • Updated: 26 Apr 2012
Author: AlJazeeraEnglish
The country formerly known as Burma is undergoing its most significant political change since military rule began in 1962. 101 East travels to the Southeast Asian country to find out the reasons behind the country's dramatic turn.
http://wn.com/101_East__Myanmar's_Turn
Guinea-Bissau army releases former leaders
Guinea-Bissau army releases former leaders
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  • Published: 28 Apr 2012
  • Updated: 28 Apr 2012
Author: AlJazeeraEnglish
Guinea-Bissau's former prime minister and interim president have been freed and flown to the Ivory Coast. Carlos Gomez Junior and Raimundo Pereira were seized by the military during a coup on April 12. Al Jazeera's Imran Khan wraps up the developments.
http://wn.com/Guinea-Bissau_army_releases_former_leaders
Escobar: EU needs Iran's oil, shoots itself in foot
Escobar: EU needs Iran's oil, shoots itself in foot
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  • Published: 23 Jan 2012
  • Updated: 16 Apr 2012
Author: RussiaToday
Reports from Iran suggest a fierce reaction to the EU's move to impose an embargo on Iran's crude exports. To discuss the implications of fresh sanctions against Iran, RT talks to Pepe Escobar - columnist and 'Asia Times' correspondent, from Bangkok RT on Facebook: www.facebook.com RT on Twitter: twitter.com
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Two Bombs Blast East Ukraine, Threats of More
Two Bombs Blast East Ukraine, Threats of More
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  • Published: 21 Jan 2011
  • Updated: 05 Nov 2011
Author: NTDTV
For more news visit ☛ english.ntdtv.com or Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Two blasts hit eastern Ukraine and police say they are braced for possible further attacks. The attackers are demanding millions of euros from the government. Ukraine's security service is not ruling out terrorism. Two blasts took place simultaneously in the eastern Ukrainian town of Makiyivka early on Thursday. Although no one was hurt, police say more attacks were threatened for later in the day. The Interior Ministry says unidentified attackers had left a note at one of the explosion sites demanding money and warning they would set up 5 more explosions at 5.00 pm (1500 GMT) local time. Ukraine's SBU security service says they are not ruling out that the blasts, which took place in President Viktor Yanukovich's home region of Donetsk, are an act of terrorism. According to local newspaper Dzerkalo Tyzhnya, the note at the blast site reads, "We are fed up with this government, we want 4 million euros, there are bombs planted in other buildings in the town." Police spokesman Ihor Dyomin says the bombs went off at 0400 GMT, one near the building of a local coal company and the other at the city's market. Ukrainian news agencies report that the blasts only damaged windows. [Raisa Asadulova, Local Resident]: "It was such a loud explosion! I thought something had exploded in our building." Last October, three small bombs went off next to government buildings in the Ukrainian city of Kirovograd, hours <b>...</b>
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Drums of Intervention: Syrians refuse to dance to foreign tune
Drums of Intervention: Syrians refuse to dance to foreign tune
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  • Published: 23 Apr 2012
  • Updated: 26 Apr 2012
Author: RussiaToday
The UN's bolstering its observer mission to Syria - as multiple reports continue that the teetering ceasefire is being violated by both sides. The rebels' political leaders still want a UN-backed military intervenention. But the public have no appetite for foreign interference. RT's Oksana Boyko reports from Damascus. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com
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Chinese Dissident Chen Guangcheng Releases Video Shortly After Escaping House Arrest
Chinese Dissident Chen Guangcheng Releases Video Shortly After Escaping House Arrest
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  • Published: 27 Apr 2012
  • Updated: 28 Apr 2012
Author: MOXNEWSd0tC0M
April 27, 2012 BBC News MOXNews.com
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UNCTAD Secretary-General presents his Report to UNCTAD XIII
UNCTAD Secretary-General presents his Report to UNCTAD XIII
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  • Published: 01 Mar 2012
  • Updated: 01 Mar 2012
Author: UNCTADOnline
Presenting his Report to UNCTAD XIII, UNCTAD Secretary-General Supachai Panitchpakdi talks about the lessons learned from the recent financial crisis. He calls for a more prominent role for the State in balancing the markets, ensuring equality, and countering some of the recent negative trends, such as extensive financialization, debt-driven growth and the pronounced boom and bust cycles.
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Iran shows intercepted CIA drone unscathed
Iran shows intercepted CIA drone unscathed
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  • Published: 08 Dec 2011
  • Updated: 23 Mar 2012
Author: NeedToAwaken
From: Russia Today Iran shows intercepted CIA drone unscathed (VIDEO) Published: 08 December, 2011, 22:41 Days after the Pentagon first denied and then admitted that it lost touch with a high-tech drone aircraft, authorities in Iran are now saying that they have the plane — and its condition is pristine. The unmanned, robotic aircraft — a RQ170 Sentinel drone plane — disappeared last week. American authorities quickly dismissed claims that they lost the plane over Iran, only to later admit that the CIA was flying a reconnaissance mission over Afghanistan when they lost touch with the top-secret stealth drone. Soon after it was believed that communication was cut once the plane waded through the air in Iranian territory. American officials then claimed that satellite imagery showed that the drone had crashed and was beyond repair. Officials out of Tehran, however, now say that they intercepted the craft and have it in perfect shape. For proof, Iran television has even broadcast footage of the craft. Tehran is saying that they brought down the drone themselves with the Iranian Army's electronic warfare unit after they caught the craft in Iran, around 140 miles from the country's border with Afghanistan. The Sentinel has been in the arsenal of the US military since 2009 and the Pentagon has gone to great lengths to keep its exact capabilities under wraps, though those speaking under condition of anonymity to the Los Angeles Times have revealed that among its powers is the <b>...</b>
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US agrees to Okinawa troop redeployment
US agrees to Okinawa troop redeployment
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  • Published: 27 Apr 2012
  • Updated: 27 Apr 2012
Author: AlJazeeraEnglish
Under a security deal reached with Japan, US will move 9000 members of the Marine Corps from the southern Japanese island to other Pacific locations. Al Jazeera's Stephanie Dekker explains.
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Syria Peace Plan, Assad in Homs, More Shelling
Syria Peace Plan, Assad in Homs, More Shelling
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  • Published: 27 Mar 2012
  • Updated: 18 Apr 2012
Author: AssociatedPress
Syria accepted a UN peace plan but bloodshed persisted in the country even as President Assad paid a visit to Homs. (March 27) Subscribe to the Associated Press: bit.ly Download AP Mobile: www.ap.org Associated Press on Facebook: apne.ws Associated Press on Twitter: apne.ws Associated Press on Google+: bit.ly
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UNHRC warns Sri Lanka over war crimes
UNHRC warns Sri Lanka over war crimes
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  • Published: 24 Mar 2012
  • Updated: 16 Apr 2012
Author: ibnlive
The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has issued a stern warning to Sri Lanka over intimidation of human rights activists. The warning comes days after the UNHCR accepted a US resolution that seeks action against alleged Sri Lankan war crimes. India had also voted in favour of that resolution. ibnlive.com
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Afghanistan War + More Troops = Catastrophe (Trailer)
Afghanistan War + More Troops = Catastrophe (Trailer)
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  • Published: 26 Feb 2009
  • Updated: 07 Apr 2012
Author: bravenewfilms
Sign the petition: rethinkafghanistan.com President Obama has committed 17000 more troops to Afghanistan. This decision raises serious questions about troops, costs, overall mission, and exit strategy. Historically, it has been Congress' duty to ask questions in the form of oversight hearings that challenge policymakers, examine military spending, and educate the public. After witnessing the absence of oversight regarding the Iraq war, we must insist Congress hold hearings on Afghanistan. Watch the first part from our full-length documentary that will serve as a driving force to help make oversight hearings a reality. Sign the petition urging oversight and tell us what questions you would ask. Sign the petition rethinkafghanistan.com
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French far right National Front party leader Marine Le Pen, foreground, gestures before a party meeting in Nanterre, northwest of Paris, Monday, April 23, 2012. FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi, from Argentina, reacts at the end of the match against Chelsea in a semifinal second leg Champions League soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, April 24, 2012. Chelsea drew 2-2 with Barcelona to win the match 3-2 on aggregate. Google-Online search-Technology.(sl1) Police officers keep watch at Downing Street in Westminster near the London 2012 beach volleyball venue, in London, Wednesday, March 28, 2012.

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The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh addressing after dedicating the Guru Gobind Singh Refinery to the Nation, in Bathinda, Punjab on April 28, 2012. The Governor of Punjab, Shri Shivraj Patil, the Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Jaipal Reddy, the Chief Minister of Punjab, Shri Prakash Singh Badal, the Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas and Corporate Affairs, Shri R.P.N. Singh and Minister of State for Planning, Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Dr. Ashwani Kumar are also seen. Cycling race participants - India - Maharashtra India man carry with a LPG Gas Cylinder to  Pass the Toy Train Station due to heavy rain in  Darjeeling Station Area on Monday 24 October 2011 in Eastern India The Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad meeting the UN Secretary General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, in New Delhi on April 26, 2012.

A Darfur rebel unit from the Sudan Liberation Army patrols the northern expanses of the region in Sudan Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2007, as delegates gather for a milestone unity conference at a secret location in Darfur. Thousands of Egyptian activists and football fans participate in a march from the headquarters of the Al-Ahly club towards the Egyptian general prosecutor's office in downtown Cairo, Egypt, to protest against what they say the slow pace of procedures taken by the government to find and hold accountable those responsible for football violence in Port Said that claimed scores of victims, Thursday, March 15, 2012. Arabic on the banner reads, "the glory for martyrs." Egypt's top prosecutor on Thursday charged 75 people with murder and negligence in connection with a deadly soccer riot last month in the Mediterranean city of Port Said. At least 74 people were killed in the Feb. 1, 2012 riot, the world's worst soccer-related disaster in 15 years. Ndi Okereke-Onyiuke speaks to people at a fund raising campaign for American presidential candidate Barack Obama in Lagos, Nigeria, Monday Aug. 11 2008. The event, held by a group calling itself "Africans for Obama 08," drew hundreds of people from the Nigerian business elite. Each paid more than $2,000 to munch on grilled snails, sip from flutes of Veuve Cliquot and Moet & Chandon and join in a lively, if poorly executed, series of the "fist bumps" popularized by Obama and his wife, Michelle. Ghana pioneers new child vaccines

Supporters of an oil nationalization bill proposed by Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez holds up flags reading in Spanish "Fight and return YPF" outside Congress as senators debate the bill in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, April 25, 2012. Arsenal's manager Arsene Wenger looks on from the dugout before the start of their English Premier League soccer match against Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road stadium, London, Saturday, March 31, 2012. Brazil to get tech transfer if it buys US jets: Panetta 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.

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Soldier says deployment eased by having dad along
OTTUMWA, Iowa (AP) — Soldiers will tell you that one of the hardest parts of military service is leaving family behind. This year, an Ottumwa man got to bring his dad along to Afghanistan. Senior Airman Cory LaRue, 22, of Ottumwa, shipped out with...
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Security Council Welcomes Conviction of Charles Taylor
Saturday, 28 April 2012, 3:38 pm Press Release: United Nations Security Council Welcomes Conviction in War Crimes Trial of Charles Taylor New York, Apr 27 2012 6:10PM The Security Council today joined welcomed the guilty verdict handed down against...
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Louis Armstrong, jazz trumpeter in 1953
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A live recording of Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong playing his trumpet for one of the last times is being released to the public for the first time. On Jan., 29, 1971, Armstrong was a featured performer at the National Press Club in...
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FILE- In this March 21, 2012 file photo, ruling party presidential candidate and Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Junior gestures after the electoral commission announced provisional election results giving him the lead in the first round of presidential voting, in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau.
Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesworld for international breaking news and headlines. Twitter List: Reporters and Editors Soldiers on Friday released two leading politicians they arrested in an April 12 coup, and the army said it would agree...
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Strauss-Kahn suspects "political enemies" in sex scandal - paper
LONDON (Reuters) - The Guardian newspaper said on its website on Friday that former International Monetary Fund boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn believes his French presidential bid was scuppered last year by "political enemies" who made sure his sexual...
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Labour law reform may be at odds with EU rights, warns TD
CAROL COULTER, Legal Affairs Editor THE REFORM of the employment rights structures being proposed by the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation may not meet the requirements of the EU's Charter of Fundamental Rights, according to a Labour TD....
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UAE elected to board of UN agency
New York: The UAE has been elected to the Executive Board of the Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women at the UN for a three-year term until December 2015. The elections were held during a session by the United Nations Economic and...
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Malay clashes video: Police fire tear gas at 25000 protesters; updated 28 Apr 2012; published 28 Apr 2012
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Malay clash­es video: Po­lice fire tear gas at 25000 protesters
The Independent 28 Apr 2012, Malaysian police said in a statement that 222 people were arrested. Lawyers said most were expected to be released soon after having their details recorded, but it was not immediately clear if they would be charged later with any offense. Officials said three demonstrators and 20 police were injured. At least 25,000 demonstrators swamped Malaysia's...

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Chinese Dissident Chen Guangcheng Releases Video Shortly After Escaping House Arrest; updated 28 Apr 2012; published 27 Apr 2012
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Chi­nese Dis­si­dent Chen Guangcheng Re­leas­es Video Short­ly After Es­cap­ing House Ar­rest
BBC News 28 Apr 2012, Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng is under "US protection" in Beijing following a dramatic escape from house arrest, a US-based rights group says. The group, ChinaAid, also says high-level talks are under way between US and Chinese officials over his fate. Earlier, fellow activist Hu Jia said Mr Chen was in the US embassy. Neither...

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The Taliban Spring - Afghanistan; updated 25 Apr 2012; published 16 Apr 2012
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The Tal­iban Spring - Afghanistan
Newstrack India 28 Apr 2012, Islamabad, Apr 28(ANI): Pakistan, US and Afghanistan have agreed to provide a 'safe passage' to Taliban militants willing to join the reconciliation talks and set up a working group to settle modalities for their...

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101 East - Myanmar's Turn; updated 26 Apr 2012; published 21 Apr 2012
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101 East - Myan­mar's Turn
Al Jazeera 28 Apr 2012, Catherine Ashton, European Union foreign policy chief, has been in Myanmar to open a "new chapter" of relations following an easing of sanctions that could prompt a surge of investor interest in the long-isolated state. Her visit is the most prominent by the EU since a military government made way a year ago...

Escobar: EU needs Iran's oil, shoots itself in foot; updated 16 Apr 2012; published 23 Jan 2012
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Es­co­bar: EU needs Iran's oil, shoots it­self in foot
The Star 28 Apr 2012, MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia pressed its case against new sanctions over Iran's nuclear programme on Friday, saying an European Union ban on purchasing Iranian oil would end up hurting the bloc's member countries. Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov holds a news conference at the end of a NATO-Russia meeting during a NATO Foreign Ministers meeting...

Two Bombs Blast East Ukraine, Threats of More; updated 05 Nov 2011; published 21 Jan 2011
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Two Bombs Blast East Ukraine, Threats of More
Newsday 28 Apr 2012, KIEV, Ukraine -- Four explosions rocked an eastern Ukrainian city Friday, injuring 27 people. Authorities say it was a terrorist attack, but an opposition lawmaker claims it could be a government plot to divert attention from the imprisonment of opposition leader . Top law enforcement officials rushed to Dnipropetrovsk, 250 miles southeast of Kiev,...

Drums of Intervention: Syrians refuse to dance to foreign tune; updated 26 Apr 2012; published 23 Apr 2012
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Drums of In­ter­ven­tion: Syr­i­ans refuse to dance to for­eign tune
Khaleej Times 27 Apr 2012, Tens of thousands of people protested across Syria on Friday as a deadly suicide bombing rocked the capital, killing 11 and fuelling growing scepticism over the prospects of a UN-backed peace plan. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said three people, including a child, were killed as regime forces opened fire to disperse protests. "Tens of...

Chinese Dissident Chen Guangcheng Releases Video Shortly After Escaping House Arrest; updated 28 Apr 2012; published 27 Apr 2012
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Chi­nese Dis­si­dent Chen Guangcheng Re­leas­es Video Short­ly After Es­cap­ing House Ar­rest
Al Jazeera 27 Apr 2012, Chen Guangcheng, a blind Chinese legal activist and a prominent rights advocate, has mysteriously escaped from home detention and remains in an undisclosed location, reports say. Chen, a self-schooled legal advocate who campaigned against forced abortions, had been restricted to his village home in Linyi in eastern Shandong province since September...

UNCTAD Secretary-General presents his Report to UNCTAD XIII; updated 01 Mar 2012; published 01 Mar 2012
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Iran shows intercepted CIA drone unscathed; updated 23 Mar 2012; published 08 Dec 2011
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WorldNews.com 27 Apr 2012, Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling When President Dwight D. Eisenhower addressed the Fifteenth General Assembly of the United Nations and declared, "The emergence of this new world possesses a vital issue: will outer space be preserved for peaceful use and developed for the benefit of all mankind? Or will it become another focus of the...

US agrees to Okinawa troop redeployment; updated 27 Apr 2012; published 27 Apr 2012
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US agrees to Ok­i­nawa troop re­de­ploy­ment
Atlanta Journal 27 Apr 2012, WASHINGTON — About 9,000 U.S. Marines stationed on the Japanese island of Okinawa will be moved to the U.S. territory of Guam and other locations in the Asia-Pacific, including Hawaii, under a U.S.-Japan agreement announced Thursday. Election 2012: Across the nation Supreme Court moves to center of presidential race In speech, Biden attacks...

Syria Peace Plan, Assad in Homs, More Shelling; updated 18 Apr 2012; published 27 Mar 2012
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Syria Peace Plan, Assad in Homs, More Shelling
Jakarta Globe 27 Apr 2012, Damascus. UN leader Ban Ki-moon said Thursday that the Syrian government is “in contravention” of an agreed peace plan by keeping troops and heavy weapons in cities. Ban also said he was “gravely alarmed” by reports of shelling of populated areas in Syria, in a statement released after the death of scores of people in a massive explosion in the...

UNHRC warns Sri Lanka over war crimes; updated 16 Apr 2012; published 24 Mar 2012
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UNHRC warns Sri Lanka over war crimes
BBC News 26 Apr 2012, Unexploded cluster munitions have been found for the first time in Sri Lanka, a UN expert on land mines has claimed. In an email, Allan Poston said that small bombs from the weapons were discovered in...

Afghanistan War + More Troops = Catastrophe (Trailer); updated 07 Apr 2012; published 26 Feb 2009
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Afghanistan War + More Troops = Catas­tro­phe (Trail­er)
Newstrack India 26 Apr 2012, Moscow, April 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The terms and goals of the projected US presence in Afghanistan beyond 2014 need to be clarified, the Russian foreign ministry said Thursday. On Sunday, the US and Afghanistan reached a deal on a strategic...





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