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Taliban peace talks end after Afghan massacre
Taliban peace talks end after Afghan massacre
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After nearly a decade, winning the hearts and minds of the Afghan people has been set back quite a bit. Sixteen innocent Afghans were killed by a US soldier in the Kandahar province earlier this week. According to American officials an US Army staff sergeant acted alone, but one man's actions have caused uproar in the war torn country and the Taliban has canceled all peace talks. Many eyewitnesses tell a conflicting story on the massacre claiming more were involved. Jake Diliberto, RT blogger and veteran, joins us with his take on the backlash of the tragic occurrence. Like us and/or follow us: twitter.com www.facebook.com Related article
Spain to access eurozone rescue funds
Spain to access eurozone rescue funds
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Spain is to ask for a bank bailout from the eurozone, becoming the fourth and largest country to seek help since the single currency bloc's debt crisis erupted. Spain "declares its intention to request European financing for the recapitalisation of those banks that need it," Luis de Guindos, the economy minister, told a news conference in Madrid on Saturday. De Guindos said the aid will go to the banking sector only and thus does not come with new austerity conditions attached for the economy in general. Al Jazeera's Jonah Hull reports from Madrid. Related article
Pakistan Kills Taliban Militants
Pakistan Kills Taliban Militants
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And now to Pakistan where the military says its killed nearly 200 Taliban militants. They are warning residents to be vigilant and careful. An intense exchange of fire took place between Taliban militants and security forces in various parts of Swat and the neighboring Shangla district, say the Pakistan military. They also say the militants had planted improvised explosives in various areas, leading to civilian deaths. They warned residents of indiscriminate mortar firing. According to the military, 180-200 militants were killed when helicopters and warplanes targeted militant hideouts. The figure could not be independently confirmed. The top US commander for the Afghan-Pakistan war says Pakistan's fierce campaign against the Taliban in the Swat valley showed its political leaders, people and military were united against the Islamist fighters. Related article
Lawless Land - Libya
Lawless Land - Libya
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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 Related article
War-Talk Games: 'Obama slams Syria intervention, can change mind'
War-Talk Games: 'Obama slams Syria intervention, can change mind'
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US President Barack Obama has dismissed calls from a senior Republican senator to start bombing Syria, saying that President Assad will leave anyway. He also called for a sober approach to dealing with Tehran's nuclear program. Lawrence Freeman of the Executive Intelligence Review magazine says that Obama is not the one to praise for America's U-turn in its recent militaristic rhetoric. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com Related article
President Barroso's week 28 May - 3 June 2012 in images
President Barroso's week 28 May - 3 June 2012 in images
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Watch the highlights from press conference on Country-specific recommendations, Mission Growth conference and visit to Romania, including high level meeting on Cohesion in Bucharest. Read more about these stories at bit.ly Related article
Spain to access eurozone rescue funds
Spain to access eurozone rescue funds
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Spain is to ask for a bank bailout from the eurozone, becoming the fourth and largest country to seek help since the single currency bloc's debt crisis erupted. Spain "declares its intention to request European financing for the recapitalisation of those banks that need it," Luis de Guindos, the economy minister, told a news conference in Madrid on Saturday. De Guindos said the aid will go to the banking sector only and thus does not come with new austerity conditions attached for the economy in general. Al Jazeera's Jonah Hull reports from Madrid. Related article
Kurds After the Gulf War
Kurds After the Gulf War
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The Kurds have been the main endangered people during the Gulf War in 1991. Between Iraq and Turkey, a hunt began to erase any trace of this population from their housings using deportations, chemical weapons and tortures. Living mainly in the South East of Turkey and North of Iraq, Kurds became the first targets of their residence countries. With a population of 4 million in North Iraq, Kurds have always claimed their wish for an autonomous country. In order to restrain separatist assumptions, Saddam Hussein led a campaign to remove Kurdish populations at any costs which conducted to more than 70 bombed villages and thousands of people dead. The silence and the non-intervention of the international community drove survivors to run away to Turkey where the same sort of atrocities was directed against them. These oppressions took them to create an independent army force called PKK in charge of defending their claimed lands spread over Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria: Kurdistan. After the Gulf War and due to the economical and political situations in that region in the 90's, 'Autonomy within the states in which they live' says D. Bradshaw, Middle-East Specialist. Related article
Taliban attack killed 4 French soldiers & Panjshiri interpreter in Kapisa - AFGHANISTAN
Taliban attack killed 4 French soldiers & Panjshiri interpreter in Kapisa - AFGHANISTAN
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A suicide bomber wearing a burqa targeted a market in the eastern Afghan province of Kapisa on Saturday, killing four French soldiers and wounding several others on Saturday. A Taliban spokesman said the group was responsible for the attack.P - A Taliban suicide bomber disguised as a woman wearing a burqa blew himself up in a market in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing four French troops, officials said. The French forces were responding to a report of a bomb planted under a bridge in the main market area of Kapisa province's Nijrab district when the bomber walked up to them and detonated his explosives, said Qais Qadri, a spokesman for the provincial government. Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for the attack in an email. France's defense ministry confirmed the nationality of the dead and said another five French troops were wounded in blast. The ministry said they were on an operation supporting the Afghan army but did not provide details. Qadri said four Afghan civilians were also wounded. The Kapisa bombing was the second deadly attack on NATO troops reported on Saturday. NATO forces said earlier in the day that a service member was killed in a bomb attack in the east. A spokesman for the international coalition, Maj. Martyn Crighton, said the attacks were not related and happened in different parts of the east. The latest deaths bring to 13 the number of international troops killed in June. So far this year, 189 international service <b>...</b> Related article
FBI Confirms Leak Probe on Al-Qaida Plot
FBI Confirms Leak Probe on Al-Qaida Plot
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FBI Director Robert Mueller said Wednesday the bureau has launched an investigation into who leaked information about an al-Qaida plot to place an explosive device aboard a US-bound airline flight. (May 16) Subscribe to the Associated Press: bit.ly Download AP Mobile: www.ap.org Associated Press on Facebook: apne.ws Associated Press on Twitter: apne.ws Associated Press on Google+: bit.ly Related article
Syrian activist speaks about al-Qubayr massacre
Syrian activist speaks about al-Qubayr massacre
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Reports of another massacre in Syria where at least 86 people are said to have been killed in Hama. Al Jazeera speaks to Manhal Abu Bakar, an activist based in Hama. Related article
Hungry Planet 16: RIO+20 Special Report
Hungry Planet 16: RIO+20 Special Report
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In this episode: researchers measure carbon levels stored within Tanzania's forests; Brazilian farmers turn to sustainable agriculture to rehabilitate the natural environment; Mali refugees arrive at the M'bera refugee camp in Mauritania in search of food and safety. Related article
Spain to help bailout troubled Bankia
Spain to help bailout troubled Bankia
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The board of directors of Spain's troubled bank, Bankia SA, has said it has agreed to ask for $23.8bn in state funds. In a statement released late Friday the bank's president, Jose Ignacio Goirigolzarri said the recapitalization "reinforced the solvency, liquidity and solidity of the bank". The decision came on the same day as credit rating agency Standard & Poor's downgraded Bankia and four other Spanish banks to junk status because of uncertainty over restructuring and recapitalization plans. Nadim Baba reports. Related article
Liberia seals Ivorian border after attack
Liberia seals Ivorian border after attack
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www.youtube.com News AlJazeera Liberia has closed a border-crossing with Ivory Coast, but did not confirm a claim by Abidjan that gunmen, who killed seven United Nations peacekeepers along with eight civilians and a soldier, had come from its territory. Lewis Browne, Liberia's information minister, told reporters in the capital, Monrovia, that investigations were still on-going to determine where the attack came from. Al Jazeera's Rhodri Davies reports. Watch live at www.youtube.com Related article
Afghan officials allege civilian deaths in NATO strike
Afghan officials allege civilian deaths in NATO strike
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Coalition troops arrived at a tribal elder's house in eastern Logar province on Tuesday night after villagers tipped them off that Taliban commanders had been invited to a dinner. When the fighters inside refused to surrender and opened fire on the NATO troops, soldiers called in an airstrike, levelling the house. Now, the provincial council leader says the tribal elder and 16 of his relatives and children were killed in the strike. Al Jazeera's Dominic Kane reports. Related article