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Man in Afghan army uni­form kills NATO sol­dier
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Obama: G8 Uni­fied in Stance on Iran, Syria
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Pres­i­dent Obama wel­comes G8 lead­ers to sum­mit at Camp David.
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101st Air­borne Di­vi­sion in Afghanistan
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Chen Guangchen Ar­rives In New York - May 19, 2012
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Pres­i­dent Obama Speaks at the Close of the G8 Sum­mit
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Chen Guangcheng: "Dear Pre­mier Wen, I Fi­nal­ly Es­caped"
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Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's Vic­to­ry Speech (En­glish)
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Sri Lanka: rec­on­cil­i­a­tion and jus­tice
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Pres­i­dent Obama Speaks at the Close of the G8 Sum­mit
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Thou­sands flee from DR Congo - 8 Nov 2008
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Leaked UN re­port blames Iran for sup­ply­ing Syr­i­an army with weapons
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Chi­nese Fugi­tive Lai Changx­ing Faces Trial in Xi­a­men
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Afghanistan War + More Troops = Catas­tro­phe (Trail­er)
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The unit­ed states of Mass Killing ++ North Amer­i­ca geno­cide
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The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil presenting the Padma Shri Award to Ms. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, at the Civil Investiture Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on March 31, 2009.
photo: PIB of India
Aishwarya Rai baby weight controversy ignites
Full Article The Examiner
Aishwarya Rai recently had a baby but she has struggled to take off the baby weight. The former Miss. World welcomed her daughter, Aaradhya, last November, and now she is being criticized for not getting her body back to where it once was. Reports out on Thursday say that controversy has ignited as people go back and forth about what they feel is...

Manchester United's manager Sir Alex Ferguson takes to the touchline before his team's 5-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers in their English Premier League soccer match at Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, England, Sunday, March 18, 2012.
photo: AP / Jon Super
Alex Ferguson rushed to hospital
Full Article Joy Online
Man Utd boss Sir Alex Ferguson was rushed to hospital Friday night. He was at a soccer bash when he suffered a heavy nose bleed that would not stop. Fergie — treated for a heart problem in 2003 — was taken...

Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook
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Facebook owner Mark Zuckerberg marries sweetheart Priscilla Chan
Full Article The Times of India
SHARE AND DISCUSSTweetA file photo of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg (R) and his girlfriend Priscilla Chan in Shanghai. PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA: Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg updated his status to "married" on Saturday....

Donna Summer in Concert at Hard Rock Live in the Seminole Hardrock Hotel and Casino Hollywood, Florida USA August 18, 2010
photo: WN / Aruna Gilbert
Donna Summer believed cause of her cancer was 9/11 attacks
Full Article NZ Herald
Donna Summer believed the 9/11 terrorism acts contributed to her lung cancer. The star died aged 63 this week and according to reports she had complained that toxic dust containing lead, asbestos and Mercury was the reason for her ill health. Donna - who passed away in Florida - was in a nearby apartment building in New York City on the day of the...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., left, kneels with his children at the casket of Mary Richardson Kennedy, in St. Francis Xavier Cemetery in Centerville, Mass., Saturday, May 19, 2012.
photo: AP / Michael Dwyer

The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), left, and the guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) transit the Strait of Hormuz, 1 May, 2012.
photo: US Navy / MCS3 Alex R. Forster
US Is Ready for Attack on Iran If Need Be, Says Ambassador to Israel
Full Article ABC News
The United States is militarily ready to carry out a strike on Iran to stop it from obtaining a nuclear weapon if international pressure fails, American ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro said to an Israeli audience this week. The Obama administration has repeatedly insisted that "all options are on the table" to deal with an Iranian nuclear...

Chelsea's Didier Drogba scores the decisive shootout penalty during the Champions League final soccer match between Bayern Munich and Chelsea in Munich, Germany Saturday May 19, 2012.
photo: AP / Matt Dunham
Chelsea Upset Bayern Munich To Win The Champions League With This Penalty Kick
Full Article Business Insider
In a huge upset, and in dramatic fashion, Chelsea came from behind to tie Bayern Munich 1-1 in regulation time and then won The Champions League final 4-3 on penalty kicks. Bayern dominated the match with 56% of the possession time and 20 corner kicks. But after Bayern finally broke...

Bayern's Arjen Robben of the Netherlands controls a ball during the training session of FC Bayern Munich in Munich, Germany, Friday, May 18, 2012, the day before the soccer Champions League Final between Bayern Munich and FC Chelsea.
photo: AP / Martin Meissner)
Robben: Playing against Chelsea makes Champions League final more exciting
Full Article Goal
The Dutch attacker is eagerly awaiting the European clash at the Allianz Arena on Saturday, which he feels is made all the more important for him as he faces...


Taliban: NATO nations should leave Afghanistan now
Full Article Atlanta Journal
KABUL, AfghanistanThe Taliban is urging all NATO nations in Afghanistan to follow France's lead and pull their international forces from the war this year. Election 2012: Across the nation Political vulnerabilities in Sen. Rubio's past? Gay marriage could be big voting issue in Colorado Is GOP trying to sabotage economy to hurt Obama?...
U.S. Army Pfc. Jeffery Penning, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Task Force Red Warrior, along with an Afghan Security Guard member pull security during a roving patrol on Observation Post Mustang, Kunar province, Afghanistan, May 3, 2012.
photo: US Army / Spc. Jenny Lui

G8 expresses concerns over North Korea, Iran
Full Article Newstrack India
Washington, May 20 (IANS) The leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) major industrialised nations have expressed "deep" and "grave" concern over the actions of North Korea and Iran, and urged both countries to come out clean on all outstanding issues related to their controversial nuclear programmes. "We continue to have deep concerns about...
	G8 expresses concerns over North Korea, Iran
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Growth, jobs are priority for Group of Eight leaders
Full Article Denver Post
President Barack Obama leads a Group of Eight summit session Saturday at the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland. The European debt crisis dominated the talks, with the U.S. promoting a balance between austerity and growth. (Mandel Ngan, AFP/Getty Images) CAMP DAVID, md. — Confronting an economic crisis that threatens them...
Growth, jobs are priority for Group of Eight leaders
photo: EC / EC

Operation Serve and Tell: Servicemembers encouraged to blog
Full Article Stars and Stripes
U.S. troops are invading the blogosphere in increasing numbers to speak their minds about everything from the most mundane topics to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Web site www.milblogging.com links to blogs originating in 43 countries. The majority are created by Americans and 1,550 links come from the U.S. Iraq is a distant second with...
Operation Serve and Tell: Servicemembers encouraged to blog
photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod

Blind Chinese activist Chen arrives in United States
Full Article The Times of India
SHARE AND DISCUSSTweet NEW YORK: Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng arrived in the United States on Saturday and declared "equality and justice have no boundaries" after China let him leave a Beijing hospital to quell a sensitive diplomatic rift between the two countries. Chen escaped from house arrest in northeastern China last month and...
Blind Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng arrives at Washington Square Village on the campus of New York University, Saturday, May 19, 2012, in New York.
photo: AP / Henny Ray Abrams

Obama: Eurozone 'must focus on jobs and growth'
Full Article BBC News
US President Barack Obama has said there is an "emerging consensus" that European countries must now focus on jobs and growth. Speaking after the G8 summit of some of the world's leading economies, he said the US is confident that Europe can meet its challenges. President Obama said leaders had made good progress on a range of...
President Barack Obama speaks during a joint news conference with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, and Mexican President Felipe Calderon, not seen, in the Rose Garden at the White House, Monday, April 2, 2012, in Washington.
photo: AP / Carolyn Kaster

China's Chen Guangcheng 'set to fly to US'
Full Article BBC News
Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng - who was at the centre of a diplomatic crisis with the US - says he is at Beijing's airport, where he expects to leave to go to the US. The blind activist told reporters he did not have a passport, but believed he was going to New York. Mr Chen recently spent six days in the US embassy in Beijing after...
FILE - In this file photo taken Wednesday, May 2, 2012. and released by the U.S. Embassy Beijing Press Office, blind activist Chen Guangcheng, center, holds hands with U.S. Ambassador to China, Gary Locke, at a hospital in Beijing.
photo: AP / U.S. Embassy Beijing Press Office, File

Myanmar's Suu Kyi to address British parliament in June
Full Article The Star
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be given the rare honour of addressing both houses of Britain's parliament when she makes her first trip outside Myanmar in 24 years next month, British officials said on Saturday. The Nobel peace laureate has accepted Prime Minister David Cameron's invitation to visit Britain and...
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi looks at a photo during the opening ceremony of a photo exhibition entitled "Aung San Suu Kyi, The Burmese Way to Democracy" at Institute of French in Yangon, Myanmar, Thursday, May 17, 2012.
photo: AP / Khin Maung Win

Sri Lanka to probe civil war abuses on its own
Full Article Jakarta Post
Sri Lanka says it will conduct its own investigation into rights abuses during the final months of the island nation's civil war when thousands of civilians reportedly died, dismissing the need for an international tribunal. Sri Lankan Foreign Minister G.M. Peiris spoke Friday after meeting Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and presenting...
Former Sri Lankan soldier amputees participate in a parade to invoke blessings against the UN resolution against war crimes and human rights abuses during Sri Lanka's civil war, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, March 22, 2012.
photo: AP / Eranga Jayawardena

Greece tops G8 agenda as eurozone crisis snares Spain
Full Article France24
AFP - Fears that debt-stricken Greece may be headed for a chaotic eurozone exit loomed large as President Barack Obama met other G8 leaders for crisis talks in the United States. The Group of Eight top economies came together on Friday as Greece faces its second election in just six weeks, putting its eurozone future in doubt and dragging down...
US President Barack Obama (R) meets with French President Francois Hollande following their bilateral meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on May 18, 2012 in advance of the G8 and NATO Summits.
photo: AP / AFP PHOTO/POOL/ERIC FEFERBERG

Thousands flee DR Congo violence
Full Article Al Jazeera
Fighting between government troops and rebels has displaced hundreds of thousands people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The fighting has been most intense in the hills of the North Kivu region. Many of the refugees have headed to neighbouring Rwanda and Uganda, and more are on their way. The UN's refugee agency has described...
 Violence erupted again in the north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as Lendu militia, who were driven out of Bunia yesterday by rival Hema fighters, have regrouped and launched a counter-offensive to regain control of the town, the United
photo: UN

Syria-wide protests urged as Qaeda fears grows
Full Article France24
AFP - Anti-regime activists have called for Syria-wide protests on Friday in support of students in Aleppo, a day after thousands of them rallied, emboldened by the presence of UN truce observers. Growing suspicions of an Al-Qaeda presence in Syria, meanwhile, further complicated matters for the fragmented opposition, which has repeatedly refuted...
In this Monday, May 14, 2012 photo, a girl walks past Syrian rebels at Khaldiyeh neighborhood in Homs province, central Syria.
photo: AP / Fadi Zaidan

China sentences fugitive smuggler Lai to life term
Full Article Denver Post
BEIJING—The man once considered China's most-wanted fugitive was sentenced to life in prison for smuggling and bribery in a lurid corruption case that reached into the highest echelons of the Communist Party and involved a decade-long extradition fight. The official Xinhua News Agency reported that Lai Changxing was convicted and sentenced...
File - Chinese soldiers look at cars confiscated from a company owned by fugitive smuggling suspect Lai Changxing, including a bullet-proofed Mercedes Benz, at an anti-smuggling exhibition in Beijing Thursday, Nov. 11, 2004.
photo: AP / Greg Baker

Afghanistan takes center stage at NATO event in Chicago
Full Article Detroit Free Press
WASHINGTON -- Mapping the way out of an unpopular war, the U.S. and NATO are trying to build an Afghan army that can defend the country after 130,000 international troops pull out. The alliance's plans for arm's-length support for Afghanistan will be a central focus of the NATO summit President Barack Obama is hosting Sunday and Monday in Chicago....
Afghanistan takes center stage at NATO event in Chicago
photo: US Army / DOD


Coldplay confirmed for Paralympics closing ceremony
Full Article Digital Spy
Coldplay have been confirmed as the star act for the London 2012 Paralympics closing ceremony. The International Paralympic Committee announced the news via Twitter today (May 20). The band's frontman Chris Martin said: "Being asked to play at the closing celebrations for the Paralympic athletes in London is a great honour for us. "It will be a...
Chris-Martin-05-In-My-Place
photo: Creative Commons / Shane Adams

Will Smith slaps journalist who tries to kiss him
Full Article Richmond Times Dispatch
MOSCOW -- Hollywood star Will Smith slapped a male television reporter who he said tried to kiss him on the lips as he walked down the red carpet for the Moscow premiere of "Men in Black III." The reporter from the Ukrainian...
 Actor Will Smith displays his muscles as he poses for photographers
photo: AP Photo / Marco Ugarte

Youths in Philippines protest against Lady Gaga
Full Article Herald Tribune
MANILA, Philippines - Christian young people in the Philippines protested Saturday against upcoming concerts by Lady Gaga despite organizers' assurances that her performances would not threaten morality. About 200 Christian youths marched in Manila for a second straight day, holding placards urging the pop singer to "respect our faith, stop the...
Members of a religious group give thumbs-down signs as they shout "Stop Lady Gaga Concert" during a rally near the venue of the pop diva's upcoming concert Saturday, May 19, 2012 in suburban Pasay, south of Manila, Philippines.
photo: AP / Pat Roque

Adele notches up two Ivor Novello songwriting awards
Full Article Yahoo Daily News
LONDON (Reuters) - British singer Adele won two Ivor Novello awards for songwriting on Thursday, adding to a lengthening list of musical accolades, but she lost out in the best album and song categories. The 24-year-old...
Adele celebrates with the award for the best British Album of the Year during the Brit Awards 2012 at the O2 Arena in London, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012.
photo: AP / Joel Ryan

Taylor Momsen: Manson told me to worship Satan
Full Article Music News
Taylor Momsen has joked that Marilyn Manson told her to 'worship Satan'. The teen star is currently supporting the iconic goth rocker on tour and explained that while she is a huge fan of his...
Taylor Momsen at the Metropolitan Opera opening in 2008
photo: Creative Commons

Paris Hilton set to make her DJ debut in Brazil
Full Article IMDb
Paris Hilton is reinventing herself yet again. The 31-year-old former reality TV star is set to make her debut as a DJ at Sao Paolo, Brazil's Pop Music...
Paris Hilton's New Ferrari California Spyder -2012
photo: WN / melwin daniel nadar

Lady GaGa's 'Born This Way Ball' Indonesia show is cancelled
Full Article Digital Spy
Lady GaGa's scheduled June concert in Jakarta, Indonesia has been cancelled by local law enforcement. Indonesian police spokesperson Boy Rafli Amar told The AP on Tuesday (May 15) that a permit for the concert was being revoked amid safety concerns. Hardline religious group had announced that they would picket the June 3 concert, leading police to...
U.S. performer Lady Gaga shops at the Dilli Haat handicrafts market in New Delhi, India, Friday, Oct. 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Mustafa Quraishi)
photo: AP / Mustafa Quraishi

Bieber boosts hope for centre for pregnant teens
Full Article Toronto Sun
LONDON -- The Biebs is stepping up to save Bethesda Centre. A group working to keep the London shelter for pregnant teens open announced Saturday that Justin Bieber, the pop superstar from Stratford, is donating a portion of the sales from his new song, Turn to You, to the $1.5 million campaign to save the shelter which is run by the Salvation...
Canadian singer Justin Bieber attends at the Premiere of his film 'Justin Bieber: Never Say Never' Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011, in Paris.
photo: AP / Jacques Brinon


Torres admits Chelsea rode their luck in Champions League final
Full Article Goal
The Spaniard conceded that the Blues had more luck than Bayern Munich as they edged out the German side on penalties to win Europe's most prized...
Chelsea's Salomon Kalou, center, celebrates with teammates Fernando Torres, left, and Juan Mata after scoring the opening goal during their Champions League first leg quarter-final soccer match against Benfica at Benfica's Luz stadium in Lisbon, Tuesday, March 27, 2012.
photo: AP / Francisco Seco

lampard hails Drogba for Chelsea's historic win
Full Article Newstrack India
Munich, May 20 (IANS) Chelsea captain Frank lampard dedicated the Blues' historic Champions league win to Didier Drogba, who went from being zero to hero during final against Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena here Saturday night. Drogba, who is without a contract...
Fussball, UEFA Champions League, Saison 2011/12, Finale, FC Bayern Muenchen - FC Chelsea, Sonnttag (20.05.12), Muenchen: Chelseas Didier Drogba gestikuliert. Chelsea gewann im Elfmeterschiessen.
photo: AP / Lukas Barth/dapd

Torres shocked by omission May 20, 2012
Full Article ESPN
Fernando Torres said he expected to be selected in the starting XI for , and revealed that he urged his team-mates to ditch their defensive tactics in Saturday's famous victory. AssociatedFernando Torres said being left out of the first XI was a "big surprise" • • • • ...
Chelsea's Salomon Kalou, right, from Cote d'Ivoire, celebrates with teammates Fernando Torres, left, from Spain, and Juan Mata, also from Spain, after scoring the opening goal during their Champions League first leg quarter-final soccer match against Benfica at Benfica's Luz stadium in Lisbon, Tuesday, March 27, 2012.
photo: AP / Francisco Seco

Chelsea to hold Drogba contract talks
Full Article Independent online (SA)
London - Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck says the club will hold talks with forward Didier Drogba about a new contract next week and hopes to...
Chelsea's Didier Drogba poses with the trophy after the Champions League final soccer match between Bayern Munich and Chelsea in Munich, Germany Saturday May 19, 2012. Chelsea's Didier Drogba scored the decisive penalty in the shootout as Chelsea beat Bayern Munich to win the Champions League final after a dramatic 1-1 draw on Saturday.
photo: AP / Matt Dunham

Drogba's swan song gives Chelsea victory
Full Article Mail Guardian South Africa
Bayern head coach Jupp Heynckes congratulates Chelsea's Didier Drogba after victory over Bayern Munich on May 19. (Matthias Schrader, AP) Didier Drogba scored Chelsea’s goal and their winning Champions League penalty against Bayern Munich on Saturday and then solemnly appeared to say his farewells. The 34-year-old Côte d’Ivoire...
Chelsea's Didier Drogba holds the trophy at the end of the Champions League final soccer match between Bayern Munich and Chelsea in Munich, Germany Saturday May 19, 2012.
photo: AP / Kerstin Joensson

Champions League Team of the Tournament: Drogba, Gomez and Messi light up Europe in 2011-12
Full Article Goal
The prolific trio provided plenty of firepower during the course of the campaign and are included in our XI as we choose the best performers from the competition More On : AC Milan, APOEL Nicosia, Chelsea FC, FC Barcelona, FC Bayern München, Real Madrid CF,...
Barcelona's Lionel Messi, of Argentina, reacts after scoring during the Champions League round of sixteen, second leg, soccer match between FC Barcelona and Bayer 04 Leverkusen at the Camp Nou, in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, March 7, 2012.
photo: AP / Felice Calabro

Rafael Nadal of Spain prepares for a service during his third round match against Florian Mayer of Germany at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament in Shanghai, China, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. Mayer upset Nadal 7-6 (5), 6-3.
photo: AP / Alexander F. Yuan

Ronaldo's Messi boast
Full Article Canberra Times
Hot shot: Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo has described himself as a better player than Argentine ace Lionel Messi. Photo: Reuters REAL Madrid and Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo insisted he was ''better than Messi'' in an interview with CNN, before appearing to retract his claim. ''You cannot compare a Ferrari with a Porsche because they have...
Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo from Portugal, right, vies for ball with FC Granada's Borja Gomez, left, during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Carmenes stadium, in Granada, Spain, Saturday, May 5, 2012.
photo: AP / Daniel Tejedor


Film Notes: MTV Movie Awards will include 'Perks,' Wiz
Full Article Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
If you've been dying to get a look at anything from "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," a trailer will run during the pre-show for the 2012 MTV Movie Awards on June 3. Actress Emma Watson tweeted that she and co-stars Logan Lerman and Ezra Miller, who shot "Perks" a year ago in Pittsburgh, also will be there to present. Upper St. Clair native...
MTV VJ and Bb.
photo: WN

Andy Garcia lines up financing for Hemingway film
Full Article Newstrack India
Los Angeles, May 17 (IANS/EFE) Cuban-American actor Andy Garcia has lined up the financing for his film project on legendary writer Ernest Hemingway, who will be played by Anthony Hopkins, the Deadline blog reported Wednesday. "Hemingway &...
Andy Garcia lines up financing for Hemingway film
photo: WN / Aaron Gilbert

Hodgson's Euros racism fears as Terry is selected
Full Article WPXI
England coach Roy Hodgson raised concerns Wednesday that fans could be racially abused at Euro 2012, while defending his decision to include John Terry in the squad despite the former captain facing trial on racism charges after the tournament. The Football Association's decision to strip Terry of the England captaincy in February following his...
Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson  talks to the media during a press conference at Liverpool's training ground, Liverpool, England, Wednesday Aug. 4, 2010. Liverpool will play FK Rabotnicki in the second leg of their Europa League third qualifying round soccer match on Thursday.
photo: AP / Tim Hales

Cannes Film Festival to open amid 'sexism' row
Full Article BBC News
The Cannes Film Festival opens later with US director Wes Anderson's film Moonrise Kingdom. His movie, which stars Bill Murray, is one of the 22 movies selected to compete for the festival's biggest prize, the Palme d'Or. However, the celebrations have been marred by criticism that no female directors will be in competition. The only...
People walk outside the venue of the 65th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 15, 2012.
photo: AP / Jonathan Short

Bobby Brown says his new album represents healing
Full Article Austin American Statesman
NEW YORKBobby Brown says it took him a long time to come out with a new album because he's spent so much time trying to get his life on track. Now on tour with bandmates New Edition, Brown says he's ready to return to his solo career with the album "Masterpiece," due out June 5. It's his first album in 25 years. Brown calls the album a...
 **FILE**Singer Bobby Brown, 38, appears in a courtroom in Canton, Mass., Monday, Feb. 26, 2007, on warrants for outstanding fines and failure to appear in court. Brown was arrested Sunday night outside Attleboro High School in Attleboro, Mass., where he
photo: AP/Nancy Lane, Pool

Adam Lambert talks new album, 'Idol' knock-offs
Full Article Austin American Statesman
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif.Adam Lambert isn't coming off "American Idol" or a racy American Music Awards performance, nor is he declaring his sexuality in Rolling Stone or posing with a nude model in Details magazine. The 30-year-old glam rocker doesn't mind the lack of a media thunderstorm ahead of Tuesday's launch of his sophomore album: He...
Adam Lambert 2010 GLAAD Media Awards
photo: Creative Commons / Greg Hernandez

Julianne Moore confirmed for Carrie remake
Full Article Total Film
Carrie, Kimberly Pierce's remake of Brian De Palma's classic horror, has confirmed a second piece of major casting, with Julianne Moore signing on to play Carrie's mother, Margaret...
66ème Festival du Cinéma de Venise (Mostra), 10ème jour (11/09/2009) Tapis rouge avec Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Matthew Goode et le réalisateur Tom Ford pour le film : A sigle Man
photo: Creative Commons / nicolas genin

Danny DeVito wraps apocalypse film production
Full Article Digital Spy
Danny DeVito has completed production on his apocalyptic thriller. Shangri-La Entertainment has announced that the untitled film directed by the veteran actor has entered post-production. The movie stars William Fichtner (The Dark Knight, Black Hawk Down), Lance Reddick, (The Wire, Fringe) and Constance Zimmer (Entourage). "I was truly excited...
Actor Danny DeVito speaks at the 3rd annual Alfred Mann Foundation Innovation
photo: AP / Phil McCarten


Man in Afghan army uniform kills NATO soldier
Man in Afghan army uniform kills NATO soldier
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  • Duration: 1:09
  • Published: 14 May 2012
  • Updated: 18 May 2012
Author: france24english
A man in an Afghan army uniform opened fire at NATO troops on Friday, killing one foreign soldier, the alliance said. Twenty foreign NATO soldiers have been killed by Afghan colleagues in at least 15 similar incidents so far this year. FRANCE 24 INTERNATIONAL NEWS 24/7 www.france24.com
http://wn.com/Man_in_Afghan_army_uniform_kills_NATO_soldier
Obama: G8 Unified in Stance on Iran, Syria
Obama: G8 Unified in Stance on Iran, Syria
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  • Duration: 2:47
  • Published: 19 May 2012
  • Updated: 20 May 2012
Author: AssociatedPress
President Barack Obama says the leaders at the G8 meeting in camp David agree on issues surrounding Iran, North Korea and Syria. (May 19)
http://wn.com/Obama_G8_Unified_in_Stance_on_Iran,_Syria
President Obama welcomes G8 leaders to summit at Camp David.
President Obama welcomes G8 leaders to summit at Camp David.
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  • Duration: 5:39
  • Published: 19 May 2012
  • Updated: 20 May 2012
Author: CNN
President Obama welcomes G8 leaders to summit at Camp David.
http://wn.com/President_Obama_welcomes_G8_leaders_to_summit_at_Camp_David
101st Airborne Division in Afghanistan
101st Airborne Division in Afghanistan
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  • Published: 29 May 2010
  • Updated: 30 Dec 2011
Author: HadesssArmy
http://wn.com/101st_Airborne_Division_in_Afghanistan
Chen Guangchen Arrives In New York - May 19, 2012
Chen Guangchen Arrives In New York - May 19, 2012
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  • Duration: 7:15
  • Published: 20 May 2012
  • Updated: 20 May 2012
Author: NewsPoliticsNow1
Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng arrived in the United States on Saturday and declared "equality and justice have no boundaries" after China let him leave a Beijing hospital to quell a sensitive diplomatic rift between the two countries. Chen escaped from house arrest in northeastern China last month and sought refuge in the US Embassy in Beijing, embarrassing China and creating an uncomfortable backdrop for US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit to improve ties between the world's two biggest economies. "I am very gratified to see that the Chinese government has been dealing with the situation with restraint and calm and I hope to see that they continue to open discourse and earn the respect and trust of the people," Chen, speaking through a translator, told reporters outside a New York University housing building in Manhattan's Greenwich Village.
http://wn.com/Chen_Guangchen_Arrives_In_New_York__May_19,_2012
President Obama Speaks at the Close of the G8 Summit
President Obama Speaks at the Close of the G8 Summit
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  • Duration: 7:00
  • Published: 20 May 2012
  • Updated: 20 May 2012
Author: whitehouse
President Obama speaks to the press at the end of the G8 Summit at Camp David. May 19, 2012.
http://wn.com/President_Obama_Speaks_at_the_Close_of_the_G8_Summit
Chen Guangcheng:
Chen Guangcheng: "Dear Premier Wen, I Finally Escaped"
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  • Duration: 1:45
  • Published: 27 Apr 2012
  • Updated: 11 May 2012
Author: LeakSource2012
04/27/2012 Human rights activists say a prominent dissident lawyer in China has escaped from house arrest and released a video appealing directly to the central government. Chen Guangcheng was imprisoned after waging a campaign against forced abortions and was confined to his home once he was released from his four-year jail sentence in 2010. In a video posted on the internet, Mr Chen made three demands of the Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, including one to keep his family safe. More: leaksource.wordpress.com
http://wn.com/Chen_Guangcheng_Dear_Premier_Wen,_I_Finally_Escaped
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's Victory Speech (English)
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's Victory Speech (English)
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  • Published: 02 Apr 2012
  • Updated: 17 May 2012
Author: voaclips
Burma's democracy leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi gave her victory speech after she and her party, the National League for Democracy won 44 out of the 45 seats for parliament in the by-elections on April 1st.
http://wn.com/Daw_Aung_San_Suu_Kyi's_Victory_Speech_English
Sri Lanka: reconciliation and justice
Sri Lanka: reconciliation and justice
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  • Duration: 110:15
  • Published: 17 May 2012
  • Updated: 19 May 2012
Author: FrontlineClubLondon
16/05/12 Nearly three years after the end of the 26-year civil war in Sri Lanka that reportedly left an estimated 80000-100000 dead, questions are still arising about alleged war crimes and how they will be addressed. The Killing Fields, first broadcast by Channel 4 in June last year and a follow up aired this March called Sri Lanka's Killing Fields: War Crimes Unpunished, have been significant in bringing evidence of executions, the shelling of civilians and other atrocities to light. The Sri Lankan Ministry of Defence rejects the evidence, however, arguing that it has been falsified by Channel 4 and that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE ) were responsible for a proportion of the civilian casualties. It also rejected calls from the UN-led investigation into alleged war crimes, opting for a locally-organised investigation, the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC). What action will the Sri Lankan government take in light of new footage and will it be forced address the issue of high-command responsibility? After the failing of the international community to prevent such atrocities, what role can they play in the future? Join us at the Frontline Club to discuss the impact of Sri Lanka's Killing Fields and the situation today in Sri Lanka. Chaired by Stephen Sackur, the host of BBC Hardtalk. With: Callum Macrae, journalist, filmmaker and Director of both Sri Lanka's Killing Fields and Sri Lanka's Killing Fields: War Crimes Unpunished that documents <b>...</b>
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President Obama Speaks at the Close of the G8 Summit
President Obama Speaks at the Close of the G8 Summit
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  • Published: 20 May 2012
  • Updated: 20 May 2012
Author: whitehouse
President Obama speaks to the press at the end of the G8 Summit at Camp David. May 19, 2012.
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Thousands flee from DR Congo - 8 Nov 2008
Thousands flee from DR Congo - 8 Nov 2008
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  • Published: 08 Nov 2008
  • Updated: 06 Apr 2012
Author: AlJazeeraEnglish
The United Nations has accused rebel troops in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo of murdering civilians in the northern provinve of Kivu. Al Jazeera's Mohammed Adow reports from the DRC where fresh clashes in the area have sent thousands of people fleeing for their lives.
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Leaked UN report blames Iran for supplying Syrian army with weapons
Leaked UN report blames Iran for supplying Syrian army with weapons
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  • Duration: 2:08
  • Published: 17 May 2012
  • Updated: 19 May 2012
Author: AlJazeeraEnglish
The United Nations is blaming Iran for supplying the Syrian army with weapons. The UN says it has found evidence Iran been organising illegal shipments. Meanwhile, both Russia and the US acknowledge that they are helping the two sides in Syria's internal conflict as well. The implications of this are profound: not only are the two sides on the ground ignoring the terms of the ceasefire, but it also seems that foreign countries - which on paper signed up to the Annan plan and its spirit of demilitarisation - are, in practice and in different ways, both offering supplies which undermine it. Iran would say that makes criticism of it sound a bit hollow. And it also reinforces the idea that Syria has turned into a proxy conflict between Russia on one side, and the self-titled Friends of Syria on the other. Laurence Lee reports.
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Chinese Fugitive Lai Changxing Faces Trial in Xiamen
Chinese Fugitive Lai Changxing Faces Trial in Xiamen
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  • Published: 15 Feb 2012
  • Updated: 16 Feb 2012
Author: NTDTV
For more news and videos visit ☛ english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me Once dubbed China's most wanted man, former fugitive Lai Changxing has been prosecuted for smuggling and bribery in China's southeastern city of Xiamen. The city court of Xiamen is hearing the case, and state media says he faces life imprisonment rather than the death penalty. Lai was deported from Canada back to China last year after an 11-year diplomatic struggle. He was immediately arrested and later pleaded guilty to extensive corruption charges. He was accused of running a multi-billion dollar smuggling operation in Xiamen in the 1990s, bribing officials and evading billions of dollars of government taxes. Lai fled to Canada in 1999 and sought asylum. Canada rejected his claim and deported him after assurances from Beijing he would not be tortured or given the death penalty. But the decision was controversial as Lai's accountant and brother both mysteriously died in a Chinese prison and the Canadian court was not given their autopsy reports.
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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: 15 May 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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The united states of Mass Killing ++ North America genocide
The united states of Mass Killing ++ North America genocide
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  • Published: 23 Aug 2008
  • Updated: 02 May 2012
Author: tarikology
America needs some serious reality check! admit your bitches before you accuse others. By conservative estimates, the population of the United states prior to European contact was greater than 12 million. Four centuries later, the count was reduced by 95% to 237 thousand. "In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue" . . . and made the first contact with the "Indians." For Native Americans, the world after 1492 would never be the same. This date marked the beginning of the lo More..ng road of persecution and genocide of Native Americans, our indigenous people. Genocide was an important cause of the decline for many tribes. In 1493, when Columbus returned to the Hispaniola, he quickly implemented policies of slavery and mass extermination of the Taino population of the Caribbean. Within three years, five million were dead. Las Casas, the primary historian of the Columbian era, writes of many accounts of the horrors that the Spanish colonists inflicted upon the indigenous population: hanging them en mass, hacking their children into pieces to be used as dog feed, and other horrid cruelties. The works of Las Casas are often omitted from popular American history books and courses because Columbus is considered a hero by many, even today. Mass killing did not cease, however, after Columbus departed. Expansion of the European colonies led to similar genocides. "Indian Removal" policy was put into action to clear the land for white settlers. Methods for the removal included <b>...</b>
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President Barack Obama speaks to world leaders during the first session of the G-8 Summit Saturday, May 19, 2012 at Camp David, Md. Bayern's head coach Jupp Heynckes watches the training session of FC Bayern Munich in Munich, Germany, Friday, May 18, 2012, the day before the soccer Champions League Final between Bayern Munich and FC Chelsea. Central Park People In The Park,New York. Donna Summer in Concert at Hard Rock Live in the Seminole Hardrock Hotel and Casino Hollywood, Florida USA August 18, 2010

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In this Tuesday, April 24, 2012 photo, Sudanese workers inspect burnt out oil pipes at the oil-rich border town of Heglig, Sudan. Argentina's Lionel Messi, left, dribbles the ball as Australia's Mark Milligan (4) and Stuart Musialik (8) defend during a men's first round Group A soccer match at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Shanghai, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2008 Government supporters demonstrate in front of the Congress as lawmakers debate the YPF bill in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, May 3, 2012. In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez gives a speech upon his arrival to Simon Bolivar international airport in Maiquetia near Caracas, Venezuela, late Friday, May 11, 2012.

This photo downloaded from the Arabic language Internet site www.muslm.net and purporting to show a man identified by the Internet site as Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the Sep. 11 attacks, is seen in detention at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The picture was allegedly taken in July 2009 by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and released only to the detainee's family under a new policy allowing the ICRC to photograph Guantanamo inmates, ICRC spokesman Bernard Barrett said Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009. Angel fish UN says threats to global security increasing Blood Pressure Meter - Nurse - Patient

G8 expresses concerns over North Korea, Iran
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Washington, May 20 (IANS) The leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) major industrialised nations have expressed "deep" and "grave" concern over the actions of North Korea and Iran, and urged both countries to come out clean on all outstanding issues related to their controversial nuclear programmes. "We continue to have deep concerns about...
	G8 expresses concerns over North Korea, Iran
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If Greece were a man, he would have aged decades in the past two weeks. The grey hairs would be...
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	AU Pushes for Sudan Talks
By NICHOLAS BARIYO KAMPALA, UgandaThe African Union has mounted pressure on oil-producing Sudan and South Sudan as it seeks to bring the two back to the negotiating table amid hostilities along their oil-rich border. Former South African...
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Cameron pushes for workplace rights shake-up
Top stories The Sunday Telegraph: Business leaders are set to welcome radical new plans to overhaul employment rights which the Government hopes will make it easier to hire new workers and spark a boost to employment and growth; proposals include...
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NATO leaders seek common path out of Afghanistan
CHICAGO (Reuters) - NATO leaders gather in Chicago on Sunday for a summit that will chart a path out of Afghanistan, as Western nations seek to fend off fissures in their alliance and ensure Afghanistan can hold a still-potent Taliban at bay when...
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U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, second from right, the new commander of the NATO International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, visits with U.S., NATO and Afghan forces at checkpoint 91 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, July 9, 2010
This article is adapted from “Confront and Conceal: Obama's Secret Wars and Surprising Use of American Power,” to be published by Crown on June 5. It was just one brief exchange about Afghanistan with an aide late in 2009, but it suggests how...
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Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook
SHARE AND DISCUSSTweetA file photo of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg (R) and his girlfriend Priscilla Chan in Shanghai. PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA: Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg updated his status to "married" on Saturday....
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On the Front Line: The Collected Journalism of Marie Colvin, By Marie Colvin
Spanning a quarter of a century of reporting, the book includes her dispatch from East Timor in 1999; horrifying descriptions of women and children so desperate to seek sanctuary in a UN compound that they fight through razor wire. Colvin was one of...
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US exit creates army ripe for recruitment
Illustration: Simon Letch Numbers coming out of Afghanistan often are scary but try wrapping your head around this one - 123,500. After a roller-coaster decade of training by the US-led coalition, that's the number of soldiers and policemen who will...
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Man in Afghan army uniform kills NATO soldier; updated 18 May 2012; published 14 May 2012
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Man in Afghan army uni­form kills NATO sol­dier
Atlanta Journal 20 May 2012, KABUL, AfghanistanThe Taliban is urging all NATO nations in Afghanistan to follow France's lead and pull their international forces from the war this year. Election 2012: Across the nation Political vulnerabilities in Sen. Rubio's past? Gay marriage could be big voting issue in Colorado Is GOP trying to sabotage economy to hurt Obama?...

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Obama: G8 Unified in Stance on Iran, Syria; updated 20 May 2012; published 19 May 2012
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Obama: G8 Uni­fied in Stance on Iran, Syria
Newstrack India 20 May 2012, Washington, May 20 (IANS) The leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) major industrialised nations have expressed "deep" and "grave" concern over the actions of North Korea and Iran, and urged both countries to come out clean on all outstanding issues related to their controversial nuclear programmes. "We continue to have deep concerns about...

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President Obama welcomes G8 leaders to summit at Camp David.; updated 20 May 2012; published 19 May 2012
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Pres­i­dent Obama wel­comes G8 lead­ers to sum­mit at Camp David.
Denver Post 20 May 2012, President Barack Obama leads a Group of Eight summit session Saturday at the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland. The European debt crisis dominated the talks, with the U.S. promoting a balance between austerity and growth. (Mandel Ngan, AFP/Getty Images) CAMP DAVID, md. — Confronting an economic crisis that threatens them...

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101st Airborne Division in Afghanistan; updated 30 Dec 2011; published 29 May 2010
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101st Air­borne Di­vi­sion in Afghanistan
Stars and Stripes 20 May 2012, U.S. troops are invading the blogosphere in increasing numbers to speak their minds about everything from the most mundane topics to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Web site www.milblogging.com links to blogs originating in 43 countries. The majority are created by Americans and 1,550 links come from the U.S. Iraq is a distant second with...

Chen Guangchen Arrives In New York - May 19, 2012; updated 20 May 2012; published 20 May 2012
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Chen Guangchen Ar­rives In New York - May 19, 2012
The Times of India 20 May 2012, SHARE AND DISCUSSTweet NEW YORK: Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng arrived in the United States on Saturday and declared "equality and justice have no boundaries" after China let him leave a Beijing hospital to quell a sensitive diplomatic rift between the two countries. Chen escaped from house arrest in northeastern China last month and...

President Obama Speaks at the Close of the G8 Summit; updated 20 May 2012; published 20 May 2012
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Pres­i­dent Obama Speaks at the Close of the G8 Sum­mit
BBC News 20 May 2012, US President Barack Obama has said there is an "emerging consensus" that European countries must now focus on jobs and growth. Speaking after the G8 summit of some of the world's leading economies, he said the US is confident that Europe can meet its challenges. President Obama said leaders had made good progress on a range of...

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Chen Guangcheng: "Dear Pre­mier Wen, I Fi­nal­ly Es­caped"
BBC News 19 May 2012, Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng - who was at the centre of a diplomatic crisis with the US - says he is at Beijing's airport, where he expects to leave to go to the US. The blind activist told reporters he did not have a passport, but believed he was going to New York. Mr Chen recently spent six days in the US embassy in Beijing after...

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's Victory Speech (English); updated 17 May 2012; published 02 Apr 2012
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Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's Vic­to­ry Speech (En­glish)
The Star 19 May 2012, WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be given the rare honour of addressing both houses of Britain's parliament when she makes her first trip outside Myanmar in 24 years next month, British officials said on Saturday. The Nobel peace laureate has accepted Prime Minister David Cameron's invitation to visit Britain and...

Sri Lanka: reconciliation and justice; updated 19 May 2012; published 17 May 2012
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Jakarta Post 19 May 2012, Sri Lanka says it will conduct its own investigation into rights abuses during the final months of the island nation's civil war when thousands of civilians reportedly died, dismissing the need for an international tribunal. Sri Lankan Foreign Minister G.M. Peiris spoke Friday after meeting Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and presenting...

President Obama Speaks at the Close of the G8 Summit; updated 20 May 2012; published 20 May 2012
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Pres­i­dent Obama Speaks at the Close of the G8 Sum­mit
France24 19 May 2012, AFP - Fears that debt-stricken Greece may be headed for a chaotic eurozone exit loomed large as President Barack Obama met other G8 leaders for crisis talks in the United States. The Group of Eight top economies came together on Friday as Greece faces its second election in just six weeks, putting its eurozone future in doubt and dragging down...

Thousands flee from DR Congo - 8 Nov 2008; updated 06 Apr 2012; published 08 Nov 2008
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Thou­sands flee from DR Congo - 8 Nov 2008
Al Jazeera 19 May 2012, Fighting between government troops and rebels has displaced hundreds of thousands people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The fighting has been most intense in the hills of the North Kivu region. Many of the refugees have headed to neighbouring Rwanda and Uganda, and more are on their way. The UN's refugee agency has described...

Leaked UN report blames Iran for supplying Syrian army with weapons; updated 19 May 2012; published 17 May 2012
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Leaked UN re­port blames Iran for sup­ply­ing Syr­i­an army with weapons
France24 18 May 2012, AFP - Anti-regime activists have called for Syria-wide protests on Friday in support of students in Aleppo, a day after thousands of them rallied, emboldened by the presence of UN truce observers. Growing suspicions of an Al-Qaeda presence in Syria, meanwhile, further complicated matters for the fragmented opposition, which has repeatedly refuted...

Chinese Fugitive Lai Changxing Faces Trial in Xiamen; updated 16 Feb 2012; published 15 Feb 2012
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Chi­nese Fugi­tive Lai Changx­ing Faces Trial in Xi­a­men
Denver Post 18 May 2012, BEIJING—The man once considered China's most-wanted fugitive was sentenced to life in prison for smuggling and bribery in a lurid corruption case that reached into the highest echelons of the Communist Party and involved a decade-long extradition fight. The official Xinhua News Agency reported that Lai Changxing was convicted and sentenced...

Afghanistan War + More Troops = Catastrophe (Trailer); updated 15 May 2012; published 26 Feb 2009
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Afghanistan War + More Troops = Catas­tro­phe (Trail­er)
Detroit Free Press 18 May 2012, WASHINGTON -- Mapping the way out of an unpopular war, the U.S. and NATO are trying to build an Afghan army that can defend the country after 130,000 international troops pull out. The alliance's plans for arm's-length support for Afghanistan will be a central focus of the NATO summit President Barack Obama is hosting Sunday and Monday in Chicago....





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