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1989 Tianan­men Square Protests
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Deaths in lat­est drone strike in Pak­istan
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Law­less Land - Libya
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UN Ob­servers in El-Houleh, Syria
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Iraq PM: Bagh­dad bomb meant to kill me
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Fight­ing Along­side Stoned Afghan Sol­diers - VICE
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1989 Tianan­men Square Protests
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Syr­i­ans wel­come Putin as the NEW Rus­sian Lead­er 04-03-2012
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Nige­ria plane crash: Video of wreck­age, ruins in Lagos
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The Queen's Di­a­mond Ju­bilee: 60 years in video
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Ger­many's Eu­ro­zone Dilem­ma (Port­fo­lio)
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UN Ob­servers in El-Houleh, Syria
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Ira­ni­an Rev­o­lu­tion (Feb 1979)
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US mil­li­tary Base in bagram & de­ten­tion cen­tre for Ter­ror­ist in Afghanistan (Jail in­side view)
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People gather at the site of a plane crash in Lagos, Nigeria, Sunday, June 3, 2012.
photo: AP / Sunday Alamba
Nigerian airplane crash: All 153 on board dead
Full Article IBN Live
Lagos: A commercial airliner crashed into a densely populated neighbourhood in Nigeria's largest city on Sunday, killing all 153 people on board and others on the ground in the worst air disaster in nearly two decades for the troubled nation. The cause of the Dana Air crash remained unknown Sunday night, as firefighters and police struggled to put...

Interpol photo of Canadian Luka Rocco Magnotta, 29, who is wanted for homicide.
photo: Interpol
'Canadian psycho' killed Chinese student: police
Full Article France24
AFP - A macabre profile of a Canadian porn actor suspected of filming the dismemberment of a Chinese student and mailing his body parts emerged from his acquaintances and hundreds of websites. The victim, identified as Lin Jun, had been "in a relationship" with the porn star, according to Montreal police commander Ian Lafreniere. Police say Luka...

In this Feb. 18, 1979 file picture, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, left, smiles with Yasser Arafat in Tehran.
photo: AP
Iran, U.S., and Complexities of God and Science
Full Article WorldNews.com
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling When Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, said that atomic and nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction were incompatible with the teachings of Prophet Mohammad and the Islamic faith, it brought back apprehensive memories of the failed American rescue mission back in 1980, and the death of...

Rescue workers collect bodies from the scene of a plane crash in Lagos, Nigeria, Monday, June 4, 2012
photo: AP / Sunday Alamba
Fears of on-ground deaths from Nigeria plane crash
Full Article Atlanta Journal
LAGOS, Nigeria — Authorities say they fear a large number of people may have been killed on the ground from a commercial airplane crash in Nigeria that killed all 153 people onboard. Jon Gambrell, AP Onlookers stand on the tail wing of a crashed passenger plane in a neighborhood just north of Murtala Muhammed International Airport, in Lagos,...

Soldier in Afghanistan was killed in rescue mission
photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod
Soldier in Afghanistan was killed in rescue mission
Full Article The Independent
The soldier, who has not yet been named but was from 3rd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment, was with a task force fighting to save policeman Abdul Walid. Officials said armed insurgents kidnapped Mr Walid at a police checkpoint in Payan village, in the Nar-e-Seraj district of Helmand...

People gather by the River Thames in central London, to watch a 1,000-boat flotilla part of the four-day Diamond Jubilee celebration to mark the 60th anniversary of the Queen Elizabeth's accession to the throne, on Sunday, June 3, 2012.
photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis
Queen's Diamond Jubilee kicks off with a day at the races
Full Article Detroit Free Press
LONDON — Long known as the sport of kings, today horse racing is the Sport of the Queen, as the Diamond Jubilee got underway with a familiar annual ritual, the running of the Epsom Derby. Horse-loving Queen Elizabeth II did not have a horse in the "dah-bee," as it's known here; instead it was the appropriately named Camelot, the favorite, that won...

This citizen journalism image provided by Shaam News Network SNN, taken on Thursday May 31, 2012 purports to show a Syrian rebel shouting slogans after they found the bodies of eleven workers killed by gunmen on their way to work Thursday at a state-owned fertilizer factory in the central province of Homs, Syria.
photo: AP / Shaam News Network, SNN
Syria Rebels No Longer Committed To Annan Peace Plan
Full Article Huffington Post
BEIRUT, June 4 (Reuters) - Syrian rebels are no longer committed to a U.N.-backed peace plan that has failed to end violence in the country and have launched attacks on government forces to "defend our people", a spokesman said on Monday. "We have decided to end our commitment to this (plan) and starting from that date (Friday) we began defending...

A protester shouts slogans during a May Day protest in Athens, Tuesday, May 1, 2012.
photo: AP
Democracy versus the eurozone
Full Article Al Jazeera
The European Union is a voluntary quasi-federation of sovereign and democratic states in which elections matter and each country seeks to determine its own destiny, regardless of the wishes of its partners. But it should now be apparent to everyone that the eurozone was designed with a very different institutional arrangement in mind. Indeed, that...

Chinese paramilitary police march past Mao Zedong's portrait on Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, China, Monday, June 4, 2012.
photo: AP / Ng Han Guan
US pushes China on Tiananmen anniversary
Full Article France24
AFP - The United States urged China to free all those still jailed over the 1989 Tiananmen Square demonstrations, ahead of the 23rd anniversary of the brutal crackdown on the protests. State Department deputy spokesman Mark Toner said Sunday the United States called on Beijing to do more to protect the human rights of its citizens -- a comment that...

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, left, and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy , center, speak during the Russia EU Summit outside St. Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, June 3, 2012.
photo: AP / RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Government Press Service
EU to press Putin on Syria at summit
Full Article BBC News
EU officials are expected to press Russian President Vladimir Putin to take a stronger line on Syria during a summit in St Petersburg. EU nations want Russia to put pressure on its ally to withdraw heavy weapons from cities and comply fully with envoy Kofi Annan's peace plan. Russia and China are also resisting US and EU calls to condemn...

File - An armed MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft sits in a shelter Oct. 15 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, before a mission.
photo: USAF / Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson
US drone attack 'targeted al-Qaeda deputy'
Full Article BBC News
A US drone strike on Monday in Pakistan targeted al-Qaeda's second-in-command Abu Yahya al-Libi, US officials say. They say it is still unclear whether he was among those killed in the strike on a suspected militant compound in North Waziristan, near the Afghan border. Two missiles by the unmanned aircraft killed 15 people, Pakistani officials...

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III climbs up the BRP Gregorio Del Pilar (PF 15) as he leads arrival ceremonies at Manila's pier, Philippines Tuesday Aug. 23, 2011. The arrival of the decommissioned U.S. Coast Guard cutter is part of a drive by the Philippines to modernize its navy amid tensions with China over the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
photo: AP / Aaron Favila
Aquino to meet Jessica Sanchez in US
Full Article Sun Star
MANILA – President Benigno Aquino III will have a chance to meet American Idol runner-up Filipina-Mexican Jessica Sanchez during his upcoming visit to the United States. Presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda...

File - A Chinese man stands alone to block a line of tanks heading east on Beijing's Cangan Blvd. in Tiananmen Square on June 5, 1989.
photo: AP / Jeff Widener
What OWS can Learn from Occupy Tiananmen Square
Full Article WorldNews.com
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling Most governments fear popular sovereignty, something that was observed by the world when hundreds of thousands of Chinese workers and student hunger strikers packed Tiananmen Square demanding a more democratic and open society. On that day, June 5 1989, some even dared to think and imagine that...

File - A Syrian government solider stands guard as a U.N. observers car is seen in the Damascus suburb of Douma, Syira, Sunday, May 20, 2012.
photo: AP / Muzaffar Salman
Assad blames terrorists, outside forces for Syrian conflict
Full Article Deutsche Welle
Syria's president has used a televised speech to tell the nation just who was responsible for the bloodshed in the country. Bashar al-Assad said 'terrorists' and 'outside forces' were to blame. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday blamed "terrorists" and "outside forces" for the ongoing bloodshed in the country. "The masks have fallen and the...

Firefighters and rescuers search for victims at the site of a bomb attack in the central Bab al-Muadham area in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, June 4, 2012.
photo: AP / Hadi Mizban
Bomb hits Shi'ite site in Baghdad, 26 killed
Full Article The Star
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A suicide bomber detonated an explosive-packed car outside a Shi'ite Muslim office in central Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 26 people and wounding more than 190 in an attack bearing the hallmarks of Iraq's al Qaeda affiliate. Residents bleed as they wait for treatment at a hospital after a bomb attack in Baghdad, June 4,...

NATO plans new Afghan mission after 2014
photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod
NATO plans new Afghan mission after 2014
Full Article Zeenews
Moscow: Afghanistan and NATO have agreed to develop a plan for a new international peacekeeping mission in the country after 2014 when Afghan forces take full control of the...

An Egyptian protester shouts slogans in front of a poster showing ousted President Hosni Mubarak on a noose during a protest at Tahrir Square, the focal point of the Egyptian uprising, in Cairo, Egypt Friday, Sept.9, 2011.
photo: AP / Amr Nabil
Mubarak sentenced to life in prison
Full Article The Guardian
Mubarak is the first Arab leader to be tried by his own people in the country. The sentence was handed down in a Cairo court. Thousands of riot police cordoned off the building to prevent protesters and relatives of those killed during the uprising from getting too close. Hundreds stood outside, waving Egyptian flags and chanting slogans demanding...

Actress Drew Barrymore arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "We Are Marshall" in the Hollywood Section of Los Angeles on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2006. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
photo: AP / Matt Sayles
Drew Barrymore marries Will Kopelman
Full Article Newsday
Galleries LOS ANGELES - Actress Drew Barrymore has tied the knot for the third time, marrying her art dealer fiance Will Kopelman this weekend in Southern California, media outlets reported on Sunday....

In this Feb. 25, 2009 file photo, CIA Director Leon Panetta speaks with reporters, at CIA Headquarters in Langley, Va.,
photo: AP / J. Scott Applewhite, File
US to shift most of naval fleet to Pacific by 2020
Full Article The Times of India
Tweet SINGAPORE: The United States will shift the majority of its naval fleet to the Pacific by 2020 as part of a new strategic focus on Asia, Pentagon chief Leon Panetta told a summit in Singapore on Saturday. The decision to deploy more ships to the Pacific Ocean, along with expanding a network of military partnerships, was part of a "steady,...

G7 to hold emergency euro zone talks, Spain top concern
photo: EC / EC
G7 to hold emergency euro zone talks, Spain top concern
Full Article Reuters
TORONTO/BERLIN (Reuters) - Finance chiefs of the Group of Seven leading industrialized powers will hold emergency talks on the euro zone debt crisis on Tuesday in a sign of heightened global alarm about strains in the 17-nation European currency area. With Greece, Ireland and Portugal all under international bailout programs, financial markets are...


What OWS can Learn from Occupy Tiananmen Square
Full Article WorldNews.com
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling Most governments fear popular sovereignty, something that was observed by the world when hundreds of thousands of Chinese workers and student hunger strikers packed Tiananmen Square demanding a more democratic and open society. On that day, June 5 1989, some even dared to think and imagine that...
File - A Chinese man stands alone to block a line of tanks heading east on Beijing's Cangan Blvd. in Tiananmen Square on June 5, 1989.
photo: AP / Jeff Widener

US drone attack 'targeted al-Qaeda deputy'
Full Article BBC News
A US drone strike on Monday in Pakistan targeted al-Qaeda's second-in-command Abu Yahya al-Libi, US officials say. They say it is still unclear whether he was among those killed in the strike on a suspected militant compound in North Waziristan, near the Afghan border. Two missiles by the unmanned aircraft killed 15 people, Pakistani officials...
File - An armed MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft sits in a shelter Oct. 15 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, before a mission.
photo: USAF / Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson

Rival troops clash in battle for control of airport
Full Article The Independent
Flights to and from the airport were cancelled or diverted after members of al-Awfea Brigade occupied the airport for several hours, surrounding planes on the runway with armed pick-up trucks. They demanded the release of their leader, Colonel Abu Oegeila al-Hebshi, who they said was being held at the airport by Tripoli's security forces after...
File - Rebel fighters seen at the checkpoint near the Tripoli International Airport outside Tripoli, Libya, Friday, Aug. 26, 2011.
photo: AP / Sergey Ponomarev

Syria Rebels No Longer Committed To Annan Peace Plan
Full Article Huffington Post
BEIRUT, June 4 (Reuters) - Syrian rebels are no longer committed to a U.N.-backed peace plan that has failed to end violence in the country and have launched attacks on government forces to "defend our people", a spokesman said on Monday. "We have decided to end our commitment to this (plan) and starting from that date (Friday) we began defending...
This citizen journalism image provided by Shaam News Network SNN, taken on Thursday May 31, 2012 purports to show a Syrian rebel shouting slogans after they found the bodies of eleven workers killed by gunmen on their way to work Thursday at a state-owned fertilizer factory in the central province of Homs, Syria.
photo: AP / Shaam News Network, SNN

Bomb hits Shi'ite site in Baghdad, 26 killed
Full Article The Star
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A suicide bomber detonated an explosive-packed car outside a Shi'ite Muslim office in central Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 26 people and wounding more than 190 in an attack bearing the hallmarks of Iraq's al Qaeda affiliate. Residents bleed as they wait for treatment at a hospital after a bomb attack in Baghdad, June 4,...
Firefighters and rescuers search for victims at the site of a bomb attack in the central Bab al-Muadham area in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, June 4, 2012.
photo: AP / Hadi Mizban

Soldier in Afghanistan was killed in rescue mission
Full Article The Independent
The soldier, who has not yet been named but was from 3rd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment, was with a task force fighting to save policeman Abdul Walid. Officials said armed insurgents kidnapped Mr Walid at a police checkpoint in Payan village, in the Nar-e-Seraj district of Helmand...
Soldier in Afghanistan was killed in rescue mission
photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod

US pushes China on Tiananmen anniversary
Full Article France24
AFP - The United States urged China to free all those still jailed over the 1989 Tiananmen Square demonstrations, ahead of the 23rd anniversary of the brutal crackdown on the protests. State Department deputy spokesman Mark Toner said Sunday the United States called on Beijing to do more to protect the human rights of its citizens -- a comment that...
Chinese paramilitary police march past Mao Zedong's portrait on Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, China, Monday, June 4, 2012.
photo: AP / Ng Han Guan

EU to press Putin on Syria at summit
Full Article BBC News
EU officials are expected to press Russian President Vladimir Putin to take a stronger line on Syria during a summit in St Petersburg. EU nations want Russia to put pressure on its ally to withdraw heavy weapons from cities and comply fully with envoy Kofi Annan's peace plan. Russia and China are also resisting US and EU calls to condemn...
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, left, and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy , center, speak during the Russia EU Summit outside St. Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, June 3, 2012.
photo: AP / RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Government Press Service

Nigerian airplane crash: All 153 on board dead
Full Article IBN Live
Lagos: A commercial airliner crashed into a densely populated neighbourhood in Nigeria's largest city on Sunday, killing all 153 people on board and others on the ground in the worst air disaster in nearly two decades for the troubled nation. The cause of the Dana Air crash remained unknown Sunday night, as firefighters and police struggled to put...
People gather at the site of a plane crash in Lagos, Nigeria, Sunday, June 3, 2012.
photo: AP / Sunday Alamba

Queen's Diamond Jubilee kicks off with a day at the races
Full Article Detroit Free Press
LONDON — Long known as the sport of kings, today horse racing is the Sport of the Queen, as the Diamond Jubilee got underway with a familiar annual ritual, the running of the Epsom Derby. Horse-loving Queen Elizabeth II did not have a horse in the "dah-bee," as it's known here; instead it was the appropriately named Camelot, the favorite, that won...
People gather by the River Thames in central London, to watch a 1,000-boat flotilla part of the four-day Diamond Jubilee celebration to mark the 60th anniversary of the Queen Elizabeth's accession to the throne, on Sunday, June 3, 2012.
photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis

Democracy versus the eurozone
Full Article Al Jazeera
The European Union is a voluntary quasi-federation of sovereign and democratic states in which elections matter and each country seeks to determine its own destiny, regardless of the wishes of its partners. But it should now be apparent to everyone that the eurozone was designed with a very different institutional arrangement in mind. Indeed, that...
A protester shouts slogans during a May Day protest in Athens, Tuesday, May 1, 2012.
photo: AP

Assad blames terrorists, outside forces for Syrian conflict
Full Article Deutsche Welle
Syria's president has used a televised speech to tell the nation just who was responsible for the bloodshed in the country. Bashar al-Assad said 'terrorists' and 'outside forces' were to blame. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday blamed "terrorists" and "outside forces" for the ongoing bloodshed in the country. "The masks have fallen and the...
File - A Syrian government solider stands guard as a U.N. observers car is seen in the Damascus suburb of Douma, Syira, Sunday, May 20, 2012.
photo: AP / Muzaffar Salman

Iran, U.S., and Complexities of God and Science
Full Article WorldNews.com
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling When Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, said that atomic and nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction were incompatible with the teachings of Prophet Mohammad and the Islamic faith, it brought back apprehensive memories of the failed American rescue mission back in 1980, and the death of...
In this Feb. 18, 1979 file picture, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, left, smiles with Yasser Arafat in Tehran.
photo: AP

The Battle for Afghanistan: U.S. mapping new strategy in response to dire assessments of war
Full Article Stars and Stripes
(First in a two-part series) BAGRAM, Afghanistan — Every week, it seems, brings a dire new assessment of the war in Afghanistan. The most recent, a draft National Intelligence Estimate leaked to the press this month, warns of rapidly deteriorating conditions, with widespread corruption in the Afghan government undermining efforts to beat back...
The Battle for Afghanistan: U.S. mapping new strategy in response to dire assessments of war
photo: DOD / Public Domain


Congrats Carrie Underwood! She scores her 15th #1 Country song!
Full Article The Examiner
Carrie Underwood is having quite the year! First, her brand new album Blown Away debuted atop the Billboard 200 (and marks her third career No. 1). Now, her "Good Girl" romp tops the Mediabase Country charts. This makes her 15th No. 1 song in her short seven-years on the music scene. Note: Some critics include her American Idol coronation single...
FILE - In this Nov. 22, 2009 file photo, Carrie Underwood  arrives at the 37th Annual American Music Awards in Los Angeles. The country music star hosts Monday's "An All-Star Holiday Special" on Fox, and believes it's just the tonic for the regular TV lineup. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
photo: AP / Chris Pizzello, File

LMFAO talks dream music collaborations; Jack Black and Johnny Depp on list
Full Article The Examiner
LMFAO’s Party Rock Anthem swept the world and now the guys are looking for other collaborations that would be perfect for the group. On the red carpet Sunday night at the MTV Movie Awards, the duo from the group were both dishing on their favorites and who they want to collaborate with. It might be surprising to learn that Redfoo and SkyBlu are...
LMFAO perfoms during the 2011 Y100 Jingle Ball at the Bank Atlantic Center Sunrise, Florida - December 10, 2011
photo: WN / Aaron Gilbert

Kylie Minogue, Queen of UK singles
Full Article Sydney Morning Herald
Kylie Minogue has been formally recognised as one of the all-time singles queens by Britain's Official Charts Company. The Australian pop star, who is currently celebrating her 25th year in the music business, was presented with seven Number One Awards to mark her seven official number one singles in the UK during an appearance on Alan Carr's...
Kylie Minogue 2010 Tour
photo: Creative Commons / basic_sounds

Usher: I was confident child
Full Article Music News
Usher's mother told him to stop boasting that he was going to be famous when he was younger. The star has become one of the most successful R&B; singers of all time, having sold over 65...
Usher ServiceNation2
photo: Creative Commons / David Berkowitz

Chris Brown says Brian McKnight's music is trash
Full Article The Examiner
Is Chris Brown being disrespectful to an artist that might have paved the way for him ? Responding to comments Brian McKnight made about the state of entertainment and what the public accepts Saturday, Chris Brown says the multi Grammy Award winning R&B singer is irrelevant and his music is "trash." "I see how this works now... When peoples...
Chris Brown performs during SpringFest/Best of the Best Miami 2011at Bicentennial Park Miami, Florida - May 29, 2011
photo: WN / Aaron Gilbert

Usher gets interactive with fans
Full Article Independent online (SA)
Almost 20 years have passed since R&B fans first took notice of Usher Raymond on his 1994 debut album, Usher. At that time, he was just a baby-faced teenager singing about things he hadn’t yet experienced. Over the years, fans have watched Usher grow into a man and become one of the top-selling pop stars of the past...
Usher performs during the OMG Tour on New Year's Eve at American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida - USA December 31, 2010
photo: WN / Aruna Gilbert

Justin Bieber Sells Out Madison Square Garden Shows in 30 Seconds; U.S. Tour in 1 Hour
Full Article The Hollywood Reporter
share Kyleen James The 18-year-old pop star hits the road in September for a 45-city trek. Bieber Fever is alive and well in the Americas. The 18-year-old pop star, whose new album, Believe, is due out on June 19, sold out his entire U.S. tour within one hour, according to his label, Island Def Jam.our editor recommendsJustin Bieber Confesses...
Justin Bieber in concert
photo: Creative Commons / Heather Sokol heathersokol.com

Nick Jonas in Illinois
photo: Creative Commons / samborowski


Keane looking to make up for lost time
Full Article The Guardian
DUBLIN, June 5 (Reuters) - Ireland captain Robbie Keane will be hoping to make up for lost time when he leads his side out against Croatia, Spain and Italy at Euro 2012. A member of the Ireland side who won the Under-19 European Championship in 1998, Keane's only previous appearance at a senior international tournament came at the 2002 World Cup....
Republic of Ireland's Robbie Keane, reacts with Kevin Kilbane, right, after Kilbane scored a goal against Andorra during their Euro 2012 Group B qualifying soccer match in Dublin, Ireland
photo: AP / Peter Morrison

Netherlands penpix
Full Article The Guardian
By Theo Ruizenaar ROTTERDAM, June 5 (Reuters) - The Dutch squad for the Euro 2012 finals comprises the following 23 players: GOALKEEPERS Maarten Stekelenburg (AS Roma) Born: 22.09.82 Caps: 47. First-choice since Edwin van der Sar finally left the scene. Sent off for professional foul during a friendly against Australia in 2008, the first Dutch...
Maarten Stekelenburg is a professional Dutch football goalkeeper who plays for Serie A club Roma and also the Netherlands national football team.  Stekelenburg is product of the Ajax youth system, where he followed in the footsteps of Edwin van der Sar, who he succeeded in the Dutch national team, with whom he reached the final of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
photo: Creative Commons / Paul Blank

Hazard chose Chelsea after Euro triumph
Full Article New Straits/Business Times
LONDON: Eden Hazard admits he decided to join Chelsea after watching his new club’s dramatic Champions League final triumph against Bayern Munich. Hazard completed his £32 million transfer from French club Lille on Monday after the 21-year-old had initially suggested he was likely to join either Manchester City or Manchester United...
Lille's Eden Hazard challenges the ball with Nice's Drissa Diakite during their French League One soccer match, in Nice stadium, southeastern France, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011.
photo: AP / Lionel Cironneau

Ronaldinho signs for Atlético Mineiro days after leaving Flamengo
Full Article The Guardian
Ronaldinho had his Flamengo contract terminated by a judge • 'My future is with Atlético' says the 32-year-old Brazilian Ronaldinho speaks during a news conference after signing for Atlético Mineiro, just days after his contract at Flamengo was terminated. Photograph: Stringer/Reuters...
Brazil's Flamengo's Ronaldinho reacts during a Copa Libertadores soccer match against Bolivia's Real Potosi in Potosi, Bolivia, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. Real Potosi won 2-1.
photo: AP / Juan Karita

Shevchenko: Ukraine can reach Euro 2012 final
Full Article Goal
The Ukraine striker insists that if the team play to their potential, it will give them a fighting chance of reaching the final, which will be held...
Ukraine's Andriy Shevchenko, right, fights for the ball with Germany's Simon Rolfes, center, and Dennis Aogo during their friendly soccer match in Kiev, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 11, 2011.
photo: AP / Efrem Lukatsky

Hodgson under pressure over Ferdinand omission
Full Article Irish Times
DAVID HYTNER ROY HODGSON was under mounting pressure to justify the omission of Rio Ferdinand from his England squad after the Manchester United central defender told friends he considered the decision to be "morally very suspect" and fears increased about its capacity to unsettle the team ahead of Euro 2012. Hodgson intensified the furore over...
Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand of England kicks the ball during a soccer charity match between Park Ji- sung and friends and Star Thailand in Bangkok, Thailand Wednesday, May 23, 2012.
photo: AP / Apichart Weerawong

Injury problems mounting for Trapattoni's rivals
Full Article Irish Times
EMMET MALONE TWO OF Giovanni Trapattoni's Euro 2012 rivals have suffered fresh injury blows ahead of the tournament with Casare Prandelli losing Juventus defender Andrea Barzagli for at least the group stage...
Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni
photo: AP / Timur Nisametydinov

Hungary 0 Ireland 0: Trapattoni ready to tear up Euro plans after struggle to find ...
Full Article The Daily Mail
Giovanni Trapattoni is ready to tear up his Euro 2012 plans after his team escaped from Hungary on Monday night with their incredible unbeaten record intact. The Republic of Ireland manager played the side he says will start against Croatia, but admitted he was concerned with the ease with which a team who failed to even reach the Euro 2012...
Bayern Munich's coach Giovanni Trapattoni gestures , jsa1
photo: AP / Winfried Rotherme


Demi Lovato and Niall Horan fond of each other
Full Article The Examiner
Demi Lovato and Niall Horan have admitted to liking one another. On Monday it was reported that the "X Factor" judge and the One Direction band member have a fondness toward one another. If they decided to act upon their feelings, there is a good chance they could start dating. Niall was recently asked if he would date Demi and he responded "100%!"...
Demi Lovato perfoms during the 2011 Y100 Jingle Ball at the Bank Atlantic Center Sunrise, Florida - December 10, 2011
photo: WN / Aaron Gilbert

Beenie Man get back U.S. work permit
Full Article The Examiner
Internationally acclaimed Dancehall superstar, Beenie Man will finally return to a U.S. stage after his work permit to the North American country has been officially reinstated. Despite being issued a United States visa last summer, Beenie Man has yet to perform at an event in the country since his work permit was revoked by the Embassy of the...
 Ag2   Beenie Man performing at Memorial Fest at Bayfront Park, Miami, Florida on May 28, 2006One of Jamaica´s most crucial DJs, Beenie Man’s  recording career stretches back to 1981, although it was in the sound systems where he later made his mark
photo: WN / aruna

Zooey Deschanel: 'I've always felt like an outsider'
Full Article Digital Spy
Zooey Deschanel has said that she still feels like an outsider when she goes to glamorous events. The actress told Cosmopolitan that she does not mind feeling apart from her surroundings in the industry. "I've always felt like an outsider and I still do when I go to fancy events. I still sit there and think, 'I don't belong here'," Deschanel said....
In this Monday, Sept. 12, 2011 file photo, Zooey Deschanel, a cast member in the television series "New Girl," poses at the 7th Annual FOX Fall Eco-Casino Party in Culver City, Calif. The event raised money and awareness for environmental causes while celebrating the launch of the FOX fall television season. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
photo: AP / Chris Pizzello

Brand shares kiss with Baldwin in 'Rock of Ages'
Full Article The Times of India
SHARE AND DISCUSSTweetActor Alec Baldwin arrives for the screening of Mud at the 65th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France British...
Russell Brand answers questions from fans at a book signing for his memoir "My Booky Wook 2" at Barnes & Noble in New York, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010
photo: AP / Charles Sykes

Sonakshi Sinha interview: 'Fame is a bit daunting sometimes'
Full Article Digital Spy
A former Lakme Fashion Week model and aspiring fashion designer, Sonakshi Sinha made her acting debut in the 2010 film Dabangg. Starring Salman Khan, the film went on to become one of Indian cinema's highest grossing films and won her a Best Debut Filmfare award. With high expectations for her second release Rowdy Rathore Sinha tells Digital Spy...
Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha looks on during a promotional event of her upcoming Hindi film "Dabangg," or Fearless, in Bangalore, India, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010. Dabangg is a story of a fearless police officer and is scheduled to released on Sept. 10, 2010.
photo: AP / Aijaz Rahi

Charlize keeps K-Stew on her toes
Full Article York Press
Kristen Stewart said she feels great when she's around Charlize Theron Kristen Stewart has admitted she wants to stand on tip-toes when she's around...
Kristen Stewart Life Magazine 4
photo: Creative Commons / lukeford.net

KKR has to listen to bad things because of me, says Shahrukh Khan
Full Article Cricket Country
By CricketCountry Staff Mumbai: June 1, 2012 Shahrukh Khan has experienced the extremes during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2012 as his team took the title and he also had to bear the brunt of a few controversies. However, that hasn’t stopped him from celebrating his team’s success. ...
Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee along with Shah Rukh Khan, owner of IPL cricket and captain of Kolkata Knight Riders, Gautam Gamvir and actress Juhi Chawla hold up the IPL Twenty20 champion's trophy cut the cake  during celebrations in front of the Writers Building in Kolkata on May 29, 2012.
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'The Expendables 2' Trailer: Stallone, Schwarzenegger and Statham Throw Down (Video)
Full Article The Wrap
Print this page Tweet Sylvester Stallone and his band of warriors return to the screen in "The Expendables 2" -- serious gun power and bad-ass attitudes in tow. The film follows Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Chuck Norris and the rest of the hyper-masculine "Expendables" gang as they reunite, via...
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IMF's Lagarde says ECB has room to cut rates -paper
Full Article The Guardian
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The European Central Bank has room to cut interest rates, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said in a newspaper interview, while denying the fund had opened aid talks with Spain. "Growth can be spurred by monetary policy, such as the LTRO we have already seen the ECB use. It is also evident that...
The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ms. Christine Lagarde meeting the Union Minister for Commerce & Industry and Textiles, Shri Anand Sharma, in New Delhi on March 19, 2012.
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Southwest, AirTran adding flights from Tampa
Full Article Tampa Bay Online
TAMPA -- Southwest Airlines will add seasonal flights between Tampa International Airport and Milwaukee, as will its AirTran subsidiary between Tampa and Pittsburgh; Columbus, Ohio; and Rochester and Buffalo, N.Y., all beginning Nov. 4....
Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-300 (N647SW) painted in 'Triple Crown" special livery arriving at Portland International Airport, Portland, Oregon, United States.
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Alan Joyce must show that Qantas has a sustainable future
Full Article The Australian
THE airline industry is never a walk in the park but Virgin's John Borghetti must be quietly thankful for the Alan Joyce-inspired turmoil at Qantas. Today’s mammoth profit downgrade at Qantas pushed the company’s stock price to an all-time low of $1.16 a share, well below the pre-GFC management buyout price of $5.60 a share. Login to read the rest...
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce comments in Sydney, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010 on an incident involving a Qantas flight from Singapore.
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Pinnacle Airlines wooed to move its HQ to Minnesota
Full Article Star Tribune
Hoping to land a new airline tenant, the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) has approached Memphis-based Pinnacle Airlines about the possibility of moving its corporate headquarters to Minnesota. Pinnacle, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in April, operates as a regional carrier for Delta Air Lines. Pinnacle bought Mesaba Airlines in July...
Delta Airlines
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Southwest Airlines, TMS, Chacon Autos fly to early Social Madness leads
Full Article Business Journal
Lance Murray Digital Content Producer- Dallas Business Journal Email | Linkedin | Twitter | Google Like you'd expect a top airline to do, Dallas-based Southwest Airlines has pulled away from the gate and soared to a strong start in voting for the Social Madness presented by Capital One Spark Business competition that started Friday. As of...
Southwest Airlines Boeing 737
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Air Canada CEO says committed to low-cost carrier
Full Article Reuters
* Air Canada CEO says evaluating various low-cost models * Company could start carrier or form partnership * Airlines around the world have entered low-cost market CALGARY, June 4 (Reuters) - Air Canada remains...
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Manmohan Catapults India-Myanmar Ties
Full Article GroundReport
Manmohan Singh’s recently concluded visit to Myanmar, first by an Indian Prime Minister since 1987 was historic in many sense. It outlined the fast pace changing relationship between the two countries that is based on strengthening of the economic ties. Ahead of Mr Singh’s trip to Myanmar a symbolic announcement was made...
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh addressing at the release of stamp in the memory of Shri Puran Chandra Gupta, at a function in New Delhi on January 02, 2012.
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Maersk to Raise India-Europe Rates
Full Article Journal of Commerce
Ocean carrier also announces rate increase on cargo moving from North Europe and the Mediterranean to the Indian subcontinent Maersk Line plans to raise its rates on westbound trade from India to North Europe and the Mediterranean, starting July 1. The planned increase will be $250 per 20-foot or 40-foot-equivalent unit. Separately, the Danish...
Maersk Cargo ship is docked at Robert Bank Superport, also known as Deltaport, in the mainland coastline in Delta, British Columbia as seen on this June 8, 2011 photo.
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1989 Tiananmen Square Protests
1989 Tiananmen Square Protests
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  • Published: 17 Sep 2005
  • Updated: 05 Jun 2012
Author: drodriguez
A Chinese man stands alone to block a line of tanks heading east on Beijing's Cangan Blvd. in Tiananmen Square on June 5, 1989.
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Deaths in latest drone strike in Pakistan
Deaths in latest drone strike in Pakistan
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  • Published: 04 Jun 2012
  • Updated: 05 Jun 2012
Author: AlJazeeraEnglish
The third US drone strike in as many days in Pakistan has raised the three-day death toll in the aerial attacks to at least 27, according to Pakistani intelligence officials. Monday's strike in the Hesokhel village of North Waziristan's tribal areas, was said to have targeted a hideout for fighters, officials said. The latest strike, which officials said had killed 15 people, was the seventh in a span of less than two weeks. Al Jazeera's Imtiaz Tyab reports from Islamabad.
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Lawless Land - Libya
Lawless Land - Libya
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  • Published: 23 Apr 2012
  • Updated: 04 Jun 2012
Author: journeymanpictures
Twelve dead in weekend of Libyan skirmishing To see more go to www.youtube.com Follow us on Facebook (goo.gl or Twitter (www.twitter.com Gaddafi may be gone but Libya is now a country in chaos. Rebel groups are flush with weapons and taking the law into their own hands, persecuting those thought to have been allied to Gaddafi's regime. Libya's power vacuum has been filled by heavily armed rebels who still control much of the war-torn nation. Images of the sprawling refugee camps reveal the extent of the country's destroyed infrastructure. Mohammed Swehli, a commander of one of the major Misratan Rebel Brigades, denies the widespread allegations of torture and abuse. "They're not bandits, they're not militia groups", he says of the rebels. But video after video has emerged of the torture of perceived Gaddafi loyalists, most of them far too gruesome to broadcast. In some cases the brutal treatment appears to be based solely on the colour of the victim's skin. This report gained rare access to the prisons where thousands are being held indefinitely without charge. One former prisoner shows pictures of his injuries. "This is when they beat me with electric cables. They called me slave", he says. With upcoming elections and new fears over a split between the country's east and west, what does the future hold for post-revolution Libya? A Film By SBS Distributed By Journeyman Pictures April 2012
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UN Observers in El-Houleh, Syria
UN Observers in El-Houleh, Syria
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  • Published: 29 May 2012
  • Updated: 31 May 2012
Author: unitednations
United Nations, El-Houley, Syria, 27 May 2012 - UN observers in El-Houleh on Sunday. They talk to town residents to try to establish the fact on Saturday's horrific tragedy. An emotional man informs the observers that he has not heard from his sister who lives in a house at the outskirts of town. UN observers go to the house and retrieve the bodies of a women and her 4 children. Shot list: 00: The Observers enter a house and hear what the some people witnessed. 00: 57 One man crying and asking for help to retrieve the bodies of his sister and her 4 children 01:00 uploading the bodies in a small pickup van. 01:46 a tank passes the vehicles of the Observers. Shooting in the background 02:50 zoom out from the end of the main deserted road where the Observers coordinate a safe passage for the pick up truck. 02:30 Mr. Martin Griffith of UNSMIS talking to a member of the Syrian Red Crescent. 03:07 The pickup van is escorted to the town . 03:15 wide shot of the town of Taldou with one field of wheat on fire.
http://wn.com/UN_Observers_in_El-Houleh,_Syria
Iraq PM: Baghdad bomb meant to kill me
Iraq PM: Baghdad bomb meant to kill me
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  • Duration: 1:58
  • Published: 03 Dec 2011
  • Updated: 23 Apr 2012
Author: AlJazeeraEnglish
Iraq's prime minister has said an explosion inside Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone earlier this week was an assassination attempt. Nouri al-Maliki said that initial intelligence on the bomb that exploded opposite the parliament buildings on Monday suggested he was the target. However, he denied that the explosion signaled a deterioration in security in the area, which is meant to be one of the most secure in Iraq. "The preliminary intelligence information says that the car was due to enter parliament and stay there and not to explode. It was supposed to explode on the day I entered parliament," he told the Associated Press news agency on Saturday. Al Jazeera's Jane Arraf reports from Baghdad.
http://wn.com/Iraq_PM_Baghdad_bomb_meant_to_kill_me
Fighting Alongside Stoned Afghan Soldiers - VICE
Fighting Alongside Stoned Afghan Soldiers - VICE
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  • Published: 14 Oct 2008
  • Updated: 04 Jun 2012
Author: VBSdotTV
Turns out a break from the battlefield is the perfect time for a bit of hash or opium. What if the Taliban attack? Let's find out. It's over 120 degrees and the everyone is exhausted. We learn during a pause in the fighting that the Afghan soldiers' during breaks in battle love to smoke hash and fire their guns at nothing in particular. Not exactly disciplined in the traditional sense of soldier. You can hire an Afghan to fight but you can never fully buy him. VBS is no longer active. Subscribe to VICE on YouTube to stay updated on our daily releases: youtube.com Videos, daily editorial and more: vice.com Like VICE on Facebook fb.com Follow Noisey on Twitter: twitter.com Read our tumblr: vicemag.tumblr.com
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1989 Tiananmen Square Protests
1989 Tiananmen Square Protests
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  • Duration: 1:12
  • Published: 17 Sep 2005
  • Updated: 05 Jun 2012
Author: drodriguez
A Chinese man stands alone to block a line of tanks heading east on Beijing's Cangan Blvd. in Tiananmen Square on June 5, 1989.
http://wn.com/1989_Tiananmen_Square_Protests
Syrians welcome Putin as the NEW Russian Leader 04-03-2012
Syrians welcome Putin as the NEW Russian Leader 04-03-2012
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  • Published: 05 Mar 2012
  • Updated: 17 May 2012
Author: SyriaTruthNetworkEN
As a sign of gratitude to Russia for its permanent supportive stances towards Syria, a group of Syrians gathered in front of the Russian embassy in Damascus to thank Russia and it's Leadership. www.sana.sy President Bashar al-Assad on Monday sent a cable to Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulating him on winning the presidential elections. In his cable, President al-Assad expressed, on behalf of the Syrian people and on his own behalf, heartfelt congratulations to the Russian President on his distinguished winning, wishing him success in his responsibilities.
http://wn.com/Syrians_welcome_Putin_as_the_NEW_Russian_Leader_04-03-2012
Nigeria plane crash: Video of wreckage, ruins in Lagos
Nigeria plane crash: Video of wreckage, ruins in Lagos
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  • Duration: 0:53
  • Published: 04 Jun 2012
  • Updated: 04 Jun 2012
Author: RussiaToday
A passenger plane has crashed into a two-story building in a densely-populated neighborhood of Lagos, Nigeria. The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has confirmed there are no survivors. All 153 on board plane that crashed in Nigeria confirmed dead. Around 40 people are feared to be trapped under the rubble. READ MORE: on.rt.com Subscribe to RT! www.youtube.com Watch RT LIVE on our website rt.com Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter twitter.com Follow us on Google+ plus.google.com RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 500 million YouTube views benchmark.
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The Queen's Diamond Jubilee: 60 years in video
The Queen's Diamond Jubilee: 60 years in video
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  • Duration: 6:03
  • Published: 05 Feb 2012
  • Updated: 05 Jun 2012
Author: telegraphtv
Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's 63rd monarch, has steered the monarchy through decades of social change while remaining a symbol of national stability in a shifting world.
http://wn.com/The_Queen's_Diamond_Jubilee_60_years_in_video
Germany's Eurozone Dilemma (Portfolio)
Germany's Eurozone Dilemma (Portfolio)
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  • Duration: 3:55
  • Published: 17 May 2012
  • Updated: 02 Jun 2012
Author: STRATFORvideo
Stratfor analyst Adriano Bosoni examines Germany's domestic political dilemma as it tries to manage the Eurozone crisis. For more analysis, visit: www.stratfor.com
http://wn.com/Germany's_Eurozone_Dilemma_Portfolio
UN Observers in El-Houleh, Syria
UN Observers in El-Houleh, Syria
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  • Duration: 3:25
  • Published: 29 May 2012
  • Updated: 31 May 2012
Author: unitednations
United Nations, El-Houley, Syria, 27 May 2012 - UN observers in El-Houleh on Sunday. They talk to town residents to try to establish the fact on Saturday's horrific tragedy. An emotional man informs the observers that he has not heard from his sister who lives in a house at the outskirts of town. UN observers go to the house and retrieve the bodies of a women and her 4 children. Shot list: 00: The Observers enter a house and hear what the some people witnessed. 00: 57 One man crying and asking for help to retrieve the bodies of his sister and her 4 children 01:00 uploading the bodies in a small pickup van. 01:46 a tank passes the vehicles of the Observers. Shooting in the background 02:50 zoom out from the end of the main deserted road where the Observers coordinate a safe passage for the pick up truck. 02:30 Mr. Martin Griffith of UNSMIS talking to a member of the Syrian Red Crescent. 03:07 The pickup van is escorted to the town . 03:15 wide shot of the town of Taldou with one field of wheat on fire.
http://wn.com/UN_Observers_in_El-Houleh,_Syria
Iranian Revolution (Feb 1979)
Iranian Revolution (Feb 1979)
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  • Duration: 4:56
  • Published: 19 Sep 2006
  • Updated: 03 Jun 2012
Author: Goodfellow62
This is a clip from a documentary titled "Crisis in Iran" by the History Channel with Mike Wallace
http://wn.com/Iranian_Revolution_Feb_1979
US millitary Base in bagram & detention centre for Terrorist in Afghanistan (Jail inside view)
US millitary Base in bagram & detention centre for Terrorist in Afghanistan (Jail inside view)
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  • Duration: 1:11
  • Published: 11 Dec 2011
  • Updated: 07 Jan 2012
Author: Creatorscut
Jailed Abroad & detention centre for Terrorist & drug mafias in Bagram - Afghanistan..
http://wn.com/US_millitary_Base_in_bagram_detention_centre_for_Terrorist_in_Afghanistan_Jail_inside_view
Spain home evictions draw protests
Spain home evictions draw protests
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  • Duration: 2:33
  • Published: 15 Mar 2012
  • Updated: 04 Jun 2012
Author: CNN
Protests in Spain support those who can't make mortgage payments. CNN's Al Goodman reports.
http://wn.com/Spain_home_evictions_draw_protests

Workers from Byrne Electrical Specialists listen as Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at a campaign rally at their factory in Rockford, Mich., Monday, Feb. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Ireland's national team player Robbie Keane speaks as a head coach Giovanni Trapattoni President Barack Obama speaks at a campaign event at the Westin Diplomat Hotel, Tuesday, April 10, 2012, in Hollywood, Fla. lentils and peas - rich in Protein Sources

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa smiles during a ceremony to honor the soldiers who fought to defeat Tamil Tiger rebels in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, May 22, 2009. Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Indian cricket team captain and honourary Lieutenant Colonel in the Indian Territorial Army, looks on during a press conference at the Army headquarters in Baramulla, north of Srinagar, on June 3,2012. The cricket boards of India and Pakistan are the ones to decide on the timing and venue for any bilateral cricketing engagements between the two countries, Dhoni said. Dhoni visited the frontier district of Baramulla along the Line of Control in and interacted with soldiers and Kashmiri youths. US Dollar and Japanese Yen - Currencies Samosa - Indian fast food - snack

French journalist Romeo Langlois, center, is escorted by rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, upon their arrival to San Isidro, southern Colombia, Wednesday, May 30, 2012. Brazil's soccer player Ronaldinho speaks during a press conference in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Monday, June 4, 2012. Ronaldinho signed with Brazilian club Atletico Mineiro on Monday, less than a week after leaving Flamengo and suing his former team for unpaid wages. Government supporters demonstrate in front of the Congress as lawmakers debate the YPF bill in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, May 3, 2012. View of the Matter valley (Mattertal) from Embd on a cloudy day. The Ried glacier is visible on the left.

File - Yukiya Amano, Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), holds a press conference in Nairobi, Kenya, on the situation in Japan where a nuclear power plant, Fukushima Daiichi, has been in crisis since being struck by a severe tsunami on 11 March File - A Somali refugee, inside his tent, in Malkadiida, Ethiopia, 25 August, 2011. With drought and famine ravaging their home country, thousands of Somalis have taken up residence in refugee camps across the border. U.S. State Department's top envoy on the Middle East, ambassador Jeffrey Feltman speaks during a press conference after meeting with Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Saniora at the Government House in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, March 6, 2009. Computer virus snooping on Iran, other Middle East users

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 us dollar Mother feeding her child at the sidewalk.


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An Interpol image shows an undated photo of Luka Rocco Magnotta, a Canadian fugitive recently captured in Berlin.
The Canadian porn actor wanted for the murder and dismemberment of his lover is to appear in court in Berlin a day after his arrest in the German capital. Germany's justice ministry said it was awaiting a request from the Canadian authorities...
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Refugees from South Kordofan, Sudan, in the Yida refugee camp in Unity State, South Sudan on Saturday May 12, 2012. More than 30,000 refugees currently reside in Yida.
Khartoum - A gunfight outside a police station one year ago on Tuesday marked the start of a war that has forced increasing numbers of hungry people to flee Sudan's South Kordofan and Blue Nile states. Despite months of international concern over...
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin gesture while speaking as he attends a massive rally in his support at Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is due to begin a three-day visit to China, with energy and foreign policy expected to dominate the agenda. Mr Putin said ahead of the trip that he wanted to further boost booming bilateral trade, which reached $84bn...
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G7 to hold emergency euro zone talks, Spain top concern
TORONTO/BERLIN (Reuters) - Finance chiefs of the Group of Seven leading industrialized powers will hold emergency talks on the euro zone debt crisis on Tuesday in a sign of heightened global alarm about strains in the 17-nation European currency...
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NATO plans new Afghan mission after 2014
Moscow: Afghanistan and NATO have agreed to develop a plan for a new international peacekeeping mission in the country after 2014 when Afghan forces take full control of the...
photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod
Russian Prime Minister and President-elect Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking at the State Duma, Russian Parliament's lower house, in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, April 11, 2012.
Russian premier urges Europe to shed 'stereotypes' at summit but resists western demands to get Assad to abide by ceasefire Vladimir Putin (centre) with European commission president Jose Manuel Barroso (left) and European council president Herman...
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Rescue workers collect bodies from the scene of a plane crash in Lagos, Nigeria, Monday, June 4, 2012
LAGOS, Nigeria — Authorities say they fear a large number of people may have been killed on the ground from a commercial airplane crash in Nigeria that killed all 153 people onboard. Jon Gambrell, AP Onlookers stand on the tail wing of a...
photo: AP / Sunday Alamba

1989 Tiananmen Square Protests; updated 05 Jun 2012; published 17 Sep 2005
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1989 Tianan­men Square Protests
WorldNews.com 05 Jun 2012, Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling Most governments fear popular sovereignty, something that was observed by the world when hundreds of thousands of Chinese workers and student hunger strikers packed Tiananmen Square demanding a more democratic and open society. On that day, June 5 1989, some even dared to think and imagine that...

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Deaths in latest drone strike in Pakistan; updated 05 Jun 2012; published 04 Jun 2012
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Deaths in lat­est drone strike in Pak­istan
BBC News 05 Jun 2012, A US drone strike on Monday in Pakistan targeted al-Qaeda's second-in-command Abu Yahya al-Libi, US officials say. They say it is still unclear whether he was among those killed in the strike on a suspected militant compound in North Waziristan, near the Afghan border. Two missiles by the unmanned aircraft killed 15 people, Pakistani officials...

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Lawless Land - Libya; updated 04 Jun 2012; published 23 Apr 2012
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Law­less Land - Libya
The Independent 05 Jun 2012, Flights to and from the airport were cancelled or diverted after members of al-Awfea Brigade occupied the airport for several hours, surrounding planes on the runway with armed pick-up trucks. They demanded the release of their leader, Colonel Abu Oegeila al-Hebshi, who they said was being held at the airport by Tripoli's security forces after...

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UN Observers in El-Houleh, Syria; updated 31 May 2012; published 29 May 2012
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UN Ob­servers in El-Houleh, Syria
Huffington Post 04 Jun 2012, BEIRUT, June 4 (Reuters) - Syrian rebels are no longer committed to a U.N.-backed peace plan that has failed to end violence in the country and have launched attacks on government forces to "defend our people", a spokesman said on Monday. "We have decided to end our commitment to this (plan) and starting from that date (Friday) we began defending...

Iraq PM: Baghdad bomb meant to kill me; updated 23 Apr 2012; published 03 Dec 2011
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Iraq PM: Bagh­dad bomb meant to kill me
The Star 04 Jun 2012, BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A suicide bomber detonated an explosive-packed car outside a Shi'ite Muslim office in central Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 26 people and wounding more than 190 in an attack bearing the hallmarks of Iraq's al Qaeda affiliate. Residents bleed as they wait for treatment at a hospital after a bomb attack in Baghdad, June 4,...

Fighting Alongside Stoned Afghan Soldiers - VICE; updated 04 Jun 2012; published 14 Oct 2008
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Fight­ing Along­side Stoned Afghan Sol­diers - VICE
The Independent 04 Jun 2012, The soldier, who has not yet been named but was from 3rd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment, was with a task force fighting to save policeman Abdul Walid. Officials said armed insurgents kidnapped Mr Walid at a police checkpoint in Payan village, in the Nar-e-Seraj district of Helmand...

1989 Tiananmen Square Protests; updated 05 Jun 2012; published 17 Sep 2005
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1989 Tianan­men Square Protests
France24 04 Jun 2012, AFP - The United States urged China to free all those still jailed over the 1989 Tiananmen Square demonstrations, ahead of the 23rd anniversary of the brutal crackdown on the protests. State Department deputy spokesman Mark Toner said Sunday the United States called on Beijing to do more to protect the human rights of its citizens -- a comment that...

Syrians welcome Putin as the NEW Russian Leader 04-03-2012; updated 17 May 2012; published 05 Mar 2012
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Syr­i­ans wel­come Putin as the NEW Rus­sian Lead­er 04-03-2012
BBC News 04 Jun 2012, EU officials are expected to press Russian President Vladimir Putin to take a stronger line on Syria during a summit in St Petersburg. EU nations want Russia to put pressure on its ally to withdraw heavy weapons from cities and comply fully with envoy Kofi Annan's peace plan. Russia and China are also resisting US and EU calls to condemn...

Nigeria plane crash: Video of wreckage, ruins in Lagos; updated 04 Jun 2012; published 04 Jun 2012
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Nige­ria plane crash: Video of wreck­age, ruins in Lagos
IBN Live 04 Jun 2012, Lagos: A commercial airliner crashed into a densely populated neighbourhood in Nigeria's largest city on Sunday, killing all 153 people on board and others on the ground in the worst air disaster in nearly two decades for the troubled nation. The cause of the Dana Air crash remained unknown Sunday night, as firefighters and police struggled to put...

The Queen's Diamond Jubilee: 60 years in video; updated 05 Jun 2012; published 05 Feb 2012
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The Queen's Di­a­mond Ju­bilee: 60 years in video
Detroit Free Press 03 Jun 2012, LONDON — Long known as the sport of kings, today horse racing is the Sport of the Queen, as the Diamond Jubilee got underway with a familiar annual ritual, the running of the Epsom Derby. Horse-loving Queen Elizabeth II did not have a horse in the "dah-bee," as it's known here; instead it was the appropriately named Camelot, the favorite, that won...

Germany's Eurozone Dilemma (Portfolio); updated 02 Jun 2012; published 17 May 2012
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Ger­many's Eu­ro­zone Dilem­ma (Port­fo­lio)
Al Jazeera 03 Jun 2012, The European Union is a voluntary quasi-federation of sovereign and democratic states in which elections matter and each country seeks to determine its own destiny, regardless of the wishes of its partners. But it should now be apparent to everyone that the eurozone was designed with a very different institutional arrangement in mind. Indeed, that...

UN Observers in El-Houleh, Syria; updated 31 May 2012; published 29 May 2012
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UN Ob­servers in El-Houleh, Syria
Deutsche Welle 03 Jun 2012, Syria's president has used a televised speech to tell the nation just who was responsible for the bloodshed in the country. Bashar al-Assad said 'terrorists' and 'outside forces' were to blame. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday blamed "terrorists" and "outside forces" for the ongoing bloodshed in the country. "The masks have fallen and the...

Iranian Revolution (Feb 1979); updated 03 Jun 2012; published 19 Sep 2006
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Ira­ni­an Rev­o­lu­tion (Feb 1979)
WorldNews.com 03 Jun 2012, Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling When Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, said that atomic and nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction were incompatible with the teachings of Prophet Mohammad and the Islamic faith, it brought back apprehensive memories of the failed American rescue mission back in 1980, and the death of...

US millitary Base in bagram & detention centre for Terrorist in Afghanistan (Jail inside view); updated 07 Jan 2012; published 11 Dec 2011
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US mil­li­tary Base in bagram & de­ten­tion cen­tre for Ter­ror­ist in Afghanistan (Jail in­side view)
Stars and Stripes 03 Jun 2012, (First in a two-part series) BAGRAM, Afghanistan — Every week, it seems, brings a dire new assessment of the war in Afghanistan. The most recent, a draft National Intelligence Estimate leaked to the press this month, warns of rapidly deteriorating conditions, with widespread corruption in the Afghan government undermining efforts to beat back...





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E-mail addresses are collected via the wn.com web site. Users have to physically opt-in to receive the wn.com newsletter and a verification e-mail is sent. wn.com is clearly and conspicuously named at the point of

collection.

If you no longer wish to receive our newsletter and promotional communications, you may opt-out of receiving them by following the instructions included in each newsletter or communication or by e-mailing us at michaelw(at)wn.com

The security of your personal information is important to us. We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect the personal information submitted to us, both during registration and once we receive it. No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100 percent secure, however. Therefore, though we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

If we decide to change our e-mail practices, we will post those changes to this privacy statement, the homepage, and other places we think appropriate so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it.

If we make material changes to our e-mail practices, we will notify you here, by e-mail, and by means of a notice on our home page.

3. Third Party Advertisers

The advertising banners and other forms of advertising appearing on this Web site are sometimes delivered to you, on our behalf, by a third party. In the course of serving advertisements to this site, the third party may place or recognize a unique cookie on your browser. For more information on cookies, you can visit www.cookiecentral.com.

4. Business Transfers

As we continue to develop our business, we might sell certain aspects of our entities or assets. In such transactions, user information, including personally identifiable information, generally is one of the transferred business assets, and by submitting your personal information on Wn.com you agree that your data may be transferred to such parties in these circumstances.