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Israel turns up the heat on African migrants
Full Article Al Jazeera
14 Jun 2012

South Tel Aviv's Neve Shaanan Street, dubbed by many Israelis as "little Africa", is deserted. This once-bustling area is riddled with panic as immigration officers ferret out African migrants and asylum seekers to detain and consequently deport them. One South Sudanese woman who lives in an apartment in the neighbourhood is terrified to leave home...
File - African refugees sit in the hallway of a shelter in Tel Aviv, in this photo taken Monday, Feb. 25, 2008.
photo: AP / Tara Todras-Whitehill

Burmese democracy advocate Suu Kyi pays historic visit to Europe
Full Article Sacramento Bee
14 Jun 2012

NEW DELHI - Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi enjoyed her first full day on European soil in 24 years Thursday, the beginning of a 17-day visit that includes stops in Switzerland, Norway, Britain, Ireland and France. In an address Thursday to the U.N. International Labor Organization in Geneva, Suu Kyi called for rule of law, an end to...
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi talks to the media during a press conference at the headquarters of her National League for Democracy party in Yangon, Wednesday, June 6, 2012.
photo: AP / Khin Maung Win

Death toll in Iraq pilgrimage bombings reaches 72
Full Article Denver Post
14 Jun 2012

BAGHDAD—Security for a major Shiite pilgrimage has been tightened in Baghdad, a day after coordinated bomb attacks mostly targeting religious processions killed at least 72 people. Main Baghdad streets have been closed off with concrete blocks as the annual commemorations continue. Wednesday's bombings targeted pilgrims walking to the shrine...
Security forces inspect the scene where two car bombs exploded minutes apart in Hillah, about 60 miles (95 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, June 13, 2012.
photo: AP

Egypt braces for controversial court ruling
Full Article Al Jazeera
14 Jun 2012

Egypt's highest constitutional court will decide whether to disqualify one of two run-off candidates in this weekend's presidential election because of a "political isolation" law, which bars ex-Mubarak officials from running for public office. The Supreme Constitutional Court is expected to rule on Thursday on the...
Egyptian presidential runoff candidate Ahmed Shafiq gestures during a press conference in Cairo, Egypt Friday, June 8, 2012.
photo: AP / Nasser Nasser

Rio+20 Earth summit: scientists call for action on population
Full Article The Guardian
14 Jun 2012

Joint report by 105 institutions urges negotiators to drop political inhibitions and confront rising global population and consumption A worker, left, hauls a bag of charcoal produced from illegally harvested Amazon rainforest wood onto a truck in Rondon do Para, Brazil. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images...
File - The world's population reached 7 billion on 31 October, 2011. Pictured near an entrance to UN Headquarters is a banner for a global campaign by the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) to build awareness of the opportunities and challenges posed by this milestone.
photo: UN / Rick Bajornas

Explosion in steel plant in south India kills 11
Full Article Herald Tribune
14 Jun 2012

HYDERABAD, India - An explosion in a state-owned steel plant in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh has killed at least 11 people, police said Thursday. At least 16 other workers suffered serious burns in the blast and a massive fire that broke out late Wednesday in the plant in the coastal city of Visakhapatnam, said Police Commissioner...
In this June 13, 2012, photograph, an injured employee of a steel plant is being rushed to a hospital in Visakhapatnam, India.
photo: AP

Russia urged to get tough on Syria
Full Article BBC News
14 Jun 2012

Russia is facing increased pressure to harden its approach to Syria, with a number of countries warning of a descent into civil war. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has warned Moscow it risks losing influence in the Middle East if it does not act more constructively. France wants the Annan peace plan to be enforced under the UN charter. But...
United Nation observers inspect a government military position at the Talbisah area in Homs city Syria Monday June 11, 2012.
photo: AP / David Manyua/United Nations

Suu Kyi visits Europe for 1st time in 24 years
Full Article CBC
14 Jun 2012

Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is kicking off her first trip to Europe in 24 years with a visit to Switzerland, her first stop in a five-country tour that will include a trip to Norway, where she will deliver an acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Prize she was awarded more than 20 years ago. The trip to Europe is seen as a sign of...
Myanmar opposition Leader Aung San Suu Kyi talks to reporters as she arrives at Yangon International airport Wednesday, June 13, 2012, in Yangon, Myanmar.
photo: AP

Syria says enclave 'cleansed,' Russia accuses US
Full Article Yahoo Daily News
13 Jun 2012

Syria's government said on Wednesday it has "cleansed terrorists" from Al-Haffe, a Sunni enclave feared to be the site of a new massacre, as Russia accused the United States of arming rebels. The rebel Free Syrian Army said its fighters pulled out of Al-Haffe in a tactical move to spare civilians of the beleaguered northwestern town after an...
People and security forces inspect the scene of a car bomb attack in the Karrada neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, June 13, 2012.
photo: AP / Karim Kadim

Falklands to hold 2013 referendum in bid to settle sovereignty dispute
Full Article The Independent
13 Jun 2012

The announcement of the poll comes ahead of tomorrow's 30th anniversary of the end of the 74-day occupation by the Galtieri junta in 1982. The Argentine President, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, is due to raise the issue at the United Nations, part of a ratcheting up of tension over the disputed islands. The British and Falkland Islands...
Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez prepares to toss carnations into the Beagle Channel at a ceremony marking the 30th anniversary of the start of the Falkland conflict near the war memorial in Ushuaia, Argentina, Monday April 2, 2012.
photo: AP / Natacha Pisarenko


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In the wake of last year's devastating nuclear catastrophe at Fukushima, both Japan and Germany - the third and fourth largest economies in the world - have radically turned away...
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Many Indians cannot accept Gujarat 's strongman as Prime Minister. It may be time to accept he may become that anyway says commentator Samar Halarnkar. We send more Muslims to...
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As they watch the shambles over Saif al-Islam Gaddafi's fate unfold in Libya, one can almost hear the sighs of relief emanating from the American government: thank God for...

Egypt's recently appointed Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq speaks to the media at the Ministry of the Interior in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday Feb.3, 2011.
Egypt's supreme court has ruled that former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq can continue to run for president in elections this weekend. The court had been considering a law that would have barred him from standing for office on the grounds that he...
photo: AP / Victoria Hazou
Anders Fogh Rasmussen took over as Secretary General of NATO in August 2009. The main headquarters of NATO is located on Boulevard Léopold III, B-1110 Brussels, which is in Haren, part of the City of Brussels municipality
ROD McGUIRK Associated Press= CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — NATO's chief says the professionalism of Afghan security forces and their recent suppression of Taliban attacks in Kabul gave him confidence they will be ready to handle their nation's security...
photo: Public Domain / Eric Wilson,
Bahraini anti-government protesters carry a banner criticizing holding the Formula One Grand Prix in Bahrain because of continuing unrest during a march Saturday, April 21, 2012, in Diraz, Bahrain, west of the capital of Manama.
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — A defense lawyer in Bahrain says a court has sentenced nine medical professionals to prison terms ranging from five years to one month in a retrial on charges of aiding the Gulf kingdom's uprising. Lawyer Jalila al-Sayed says...
photo: AP / Hasan Jamali
15 countries in Afghanistan’s region try to tackle common threats, problems together
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan’s neighbors and other regional countries are meeting in Kabul to do something they rarely do — try to tackle common threats and problems together. The first...
photo: US DoD / Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
Barroso warns EU parliament of eurozone breakup
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has called on the EU parliament to give up its national sovereinty posture in the face of the eurozone debt crisis and tackle the problems together. The European commission president is watching the...
photo: EC / EC
Anti-Syrian regime protesters chant slogans, during a demonstration against Syrian President Bashar Assad and to show their solidarity with the Syrian people, in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Friday, Feb. 24, 2012. The United States, Europe and Arab countries were set Friday to back a proposal for Syria's president to step aside and allow in humanitarian assistance to end a brutal crackdown against opponents. (AP Photo)
The Syrian government has been accused of war crimes and adopting a scorched earth policy by the human rights group, Amnesty International. The group says the...
photo: AP
UN review lashes SA over secrecy Bill
South Africa has received widespread international condemnation of its secrecy Bill during a UN review of the country's human rights record. (Lisa Skinner, M&G;) The United States, Canada, Czech Republic, Germany, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Sweden and...
photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe
The Stream - In Israel, African migrants under attack; updated 13 Jun 2012; published 09 May 2012
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The Stream - In Israel, African migrants under attack
Al Jazeera 14 Jun 2012, South Tel Aviv's Neve Shaanan Street, dubbed by many Israelis as "little Africa", is deserted. This once-bustling area is riddled with panic as immigration officers ferret out African migrants and asylum seekers to detain and consequently deport them. One South Sudanese woman who lives in an apartment in the neighbourhood is terrified to leave home...

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Raw Video: Democracy Icon Returns to Europe; updated 14 Jun 2012; published 14 Jun 2012
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Raw Video: Democracy Icon Returns to Europe
Sacramento Bee 14 Jun 2012, NEW DELHI - Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi enjoyed her first full day on European soil in 24 years Thursday, the beginning of a 17-day visit that includes stops in Switzerland, Norway, Britain, Ireland and France. In an address Thursday to the U.N. International Labor Organization in Geneva, Suu Kyi called for rule of law, an end to...

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Mosaic News 5/31/2012: Six Bomb Attacks in Baghdad Kill At Least 17 People; updated 02 Jun 2012; published 01 Jun 2012
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Mosaic News 5/31/2012: Six Bomb Attacks in Baghdad Kill At Least 17 People
Denver Post 14 Jun 2012, BAGHDAD—Security for a major Shiite pilgrimage has been tightened in Baghdad, a day after coordinated bomb attacks mostly targeting religious processions killed at least 72 people. Main Baghdad streets have been closed off with concrete blocks as the annual commemorations continue. Wednesday's bombings targeted pilgrims walking to the shrine...

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The role of religion in Egypt's election; updated 12 Jun 2012; published 23 May 2012
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The role of religion in Egypt's election
Al Jazeera 14 Jun 2012, Egypt's highest constitutional court will decide whether to disqualify one of two run-off candidates in this weekend's presidential election because of a "political isolation" law, which bars ex-Mubarak officials from running for public office. The Supreme Constitutional Court is expected to rule on Thursday on the...

Population Growth; updated 13 Jun 2012; published 19 Apr 2010
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Population Growth
The Guardian 14 Jun 2012, Joint report by 105 institutions urges negotiators to drop political inhibitions and confront rising global population and consumption A worker, left, hauls a bag of charcoal produced from illegally harvested Amazon rainforest wood onto a truck in Rondon do Para, Brazil. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images...

Massive explosion and fire in Vizag Steel plant, 16 dead Updates; updated 14 Jun 2012; published 14 Jun 2012
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Massive explosion and fire in Vizag Steel plant, 16 dead Updates
Herald Tribune 14 Jun 2012, HYDERABAD, India - An explosion in a state-owned steel plant in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh has killed at least 11 people, police said Thursday. At least 16 other workers suffered serious burns in the blast and a massive fire that broke out late Wednesday in the plant in the coastal city of Visakhapatnam, said Police Commissioner...

'Russia, China won't be duped over Syria'; updated 14 Jun 2012; published 03 Jun 2012
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'Russia, China won't be duped over Syria'
BBC News 14 Jun 2012, Russia is facing increased pressure to harden its approach to Syria, with a number of countries warning of a descent into civil war. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has warned Moscow it risks losing influence in the Middle East if it does not act more constructively. France wants the Annan peace plan to be enforced under the UN charter. But...

Raw Video: Democracy Icon Returns to Europe; updated 14 Jun 2012; published 14 Jun 2012
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Raw Video: Democracy Icon Returns to Europe
CBC 14 Jun 2012, Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is kicking off her first trip to Europe in 24 years with a visit to Switzerland, her first stop in a five-country tour that will include a trip to Norway, where she will deliver an acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Prize she was awarded more than 20 years ago. The trip to Europe is seen as a sign of...

Syria in full-scale civil war, says UN peacekeeping chief; updated 13 Jun 2012; published 13 Jun 2012
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Syria in full-scale civil war, says UN peacekeeping chief
Yahoo Daily News 13 Jun 2012, Syria's government said on Wednesday it has "cleansed terrorists" from Al-Haffe, a Sunni enclave feared to be the site of a new massacre, as Russia accused the United States of arming rebels. The rebel Free Syrian Army said its fighters pulled out of Al-Haffe in a tactical move to spare civilians of the beleaguered northwestern town after an...

20th Century Battlefields - Falklands War; updated 13 Jun 2012; published 22 Dec 2011
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20th Century Battlefields - Falklands War
The Independent 13 Jun 2012, The announcement of the poll comes ahead of tomorrow's 30th anniversary of the end of the 74-day occupation by the Galtieri junta in 1982. The Argentine President, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, is due to raise the issue at the United Nations, part of a ratcheting up of tension over the disputed islands. The British and Falkland Islands...

Ross Kemp and British Troops in Afghanistan; updated 10 Jun 2012; published 21 Jul 2011
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Ross Kemp and British Troops in Afghanistan
Stars and Stripes 12 Jun 2012, YOKOTA AIR BASE, JapanU.S. servicemembers looking at career options in this era of shrinking military budgets and force drawdowns might want to take a look Down Under. The Australian government is recruiting experienced U.S. enlisted personnel and officers to fill a range of positions — from submariners to doctors — in its...

Syria in full-scale civil war, says UN peacekeeping chief; updated 13 Jun 2012; published 13 Jun 2012
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Syria in full-scale civil war, says UN peacekeeping chief
United Nations 12 Jun 2012, In Homs, Syria, smoke drifts into the sky from buildings and houses hit by shelling. Photo: UNSMIS12 June 2012 – Following repeated efforts, UN observers were unable to reach the Syrian town of al-Haffeh today as angry crowds surrounded their vehicles, stopping them from proceeding any further, after which they were shot at as they departed. "The...

Scott Walker Will Survive Wisconsin Recall: Reason-Rupe Poll Results; updated 13 Jun 2012; published 24 May 2012
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Scott Walker Will Survive Wisconsin Recall: Reason-Rupe Poll Results
WorldNews.com 12 Jun 2012, Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling If to live is to act and to act is to decide, then to democratize is to vote and to vote is to also decide. But if the Wisconsin Recall Election (WRE) and recent voting purges in Florida are any indication of America's participatory democracy in action, a disturbing trend has developed, mainly...

US suspends food aid to North Korea; updated 12 Jun 2012; published 29 Mar 2012
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US suspends food aid to North Korea
Yahoo Daily News 12 Jun 2012, BEIJING (Reuters) - The United Nations is optimistic it can get the United States to provide aid for isolated North Korea where chronic problems with its agriculture remain a huge stumbling block to development, the top UN official in the country said on Tuesday. The United States said in April it would not go forward with planned food aid to North...





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