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Al-Shabaab pushed back in Somalia by African peace enforcers
Full Article The Guardian
15 Jun 2012

Soldiers from the UN-backed Amisom force are edging towards the Islamist militants' stronghold of Kismayo GUERR (55) 2012-06-15 07:53:18,358 Troops from the Amisom peacekeeping force in a camp for internally displaced people in Mogadishu. Photograph: Clar Ni Chonghaile for the Guardian...
A soldier serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) looks on as an earth mover clears ground for a mortar team, during a joint AMISOM and Somali National Army (SNA) operation to seize and liberate territory from the Al Shabaab insurgent group, 22 May, 2012.
photo: UN / Stuart Price

Politics of Justifying Drones and the Vengeance Weapon
Full Article WorldNews.com
15 Jun 2012

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling By the time Wernher Von Braun, a brilliant German scientist, wrote that, "Scientific and technological research is inherently impartial and that government, not scientists, must be responsible for scientific developments and their use," thousands of V-1's had been dropped on Britain, killing hundreds...
File - A German V-2 rocket on Meillerwagen at Operation Backfire near Cuxhaven in 1945.
photo: Public Domain

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood warn of 'dangerous' days
Full Article BBC News
15 Jun 2012

The Muslim Brotherhood has warned that Egypt's fragile democratic gains are under threat, after a surprise court ruling overturned last year's parliamentary elections. Egypt could see "dangerous" days ahead if power returned to those linked to the previous regime, it said. The group's candidate, Mohammed Mursi, faces ex-PM...
Egyptian protesters chant slogans against the country's military ruling council and presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, June 14, 2012.
photo: AP / Manu Brabo

Argentina's president presses claim to Falklands
Full Article Newsday
15 Jun 2012

UNITED NATIONS - (AP) -- Argentina's president took her country's claim to the to the on Thursday, challenging Britain in a highly emotional speech to "act more intelligently" and sit down to talk about the future of the tiny archipelago. President Cristina Fernandez chose to appear at the annual meeting of the little-known U.N. Decolonization...
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner addresses the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, Thursday, June 14, 2012 at United Nations headquarters.
photo: AP / Mary Altaffer

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


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Ministers from members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) – deeply divided over how much oil to pump following a sharp decline in global prices...
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As part of the events this week to mark the 30th anniversary of the first Lebanon War, the film "Shtei Etzba'ot Metzidon" (titled "Ricochets" in English ) was...
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On the other side of the capital near the port of Piraeus there was a different and more political crime. A house in which four Egyptian fishermen were living was broken into by 10...

Russian Press - Behind the Headlines, June 15
Kommersant Central Asia Set to Receive U.S. Military Equipment from Afghanistan U.S. and NATO forces are to leave Afghanistan by 2014. After the withdrawal, some U.S. military equipment might remain in various Central Asian states. The U.S....
photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod
An Egyptian woman walks in front of an Egyptian Army vehicle beside the Supreme Constitutional Court in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, June 14, 2012
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's supreme court ruled on Thursday to dissolve the Islamist-led parliament, plunging a troubled transition to democracy into turmoil just two days before an election to replace ousted leader Hosni Mubarak. Islamists who gained...
photo: AP / Manu Brabo
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner addresses the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, Thursday, June 14, 2012 at United Nations headquarters.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez made a highly unusual appearance at a U.N. decolonization committee on Thursday where she argued that the Falklands Islands are Argentine territory and should not be under British...
photo: AP / Mary Altaffer
An Afghan woman exits her home so that Afghan soldiers and U.S. Army paratroopers can search it for weapons caches June 2, 2012, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan.  The paratroopers are assigned to 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, a line unit of the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team.  (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod)
KABUL, June 15 (Xinhua) -- A local commander with the Haqqani network was killed on Friday in an operation carried out by the Afghan forces and NATO-led coalition troops in eastern Afghan province of Paktika, the coalition said in a statement. "An...
photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod
U.S. Military Wants More Drones In Latin America
Share The U.S. Military is looking to relocate some of their predator drones, sending some to South and Central America, according to a new article in Wired Magazine. As US forces come home from Afghanistan, the US military seems to have a surplus of...
photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod
Death of newlywed Marine in Afghanistan marks 2,000th American soldier killed in 'War on Terror'
A newlywed Marine who joined the armed forces after high school was killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday, marking the 2,000th death in the decade-old 'War on Terror.' The grim milestone is a stark reminder that American troops are still risking life...
photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod
Barack Obama, Manmohan Singh to work together to strengthen global economy
Tweet WASHINGTON: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and US President Barack Obama have agreed to work together to strengthen the global economy to deal with shocks from...
photo: PIB of India
UN seeks aid to avoid power vacuum in Somalia; updated 11 Jun 2012; published 11 Jun 2012
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UN seeks aid to avoid power vacuum in Somalia
The Guardian 15 Jun 2012, Soldiers from the UN-backed Amisom force are edging towards the Islamist militants' stronghold of Kismayo GUERR (55) 2012-06-15 07:53:18,358 Troops from the Amisom peacekeeping force in a camp for internally displaced people in Mogadishu. Photograph: Clar Ni Chonghaile for the Guardian...

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~Cia Drone Strikes Anyone Killed Is Militant~; updated 13 Jun 2012; published 13 Jun 2012
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~Cia Drone Strikes Anyone Killed Is Militant~
WorldNews.com 15 Jun 2012, Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling By the time Wernher Von Braun, a brilliant German scientist, wrote that, "Scientific and technological research is inherently impartial and that government, not scientists, must be responsible for scientific developments and their use," thousands of V-1's had been dropped on Britain, killing hundreds...

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Egypt : Egypt's Supreme Court dissolves newly elected Parliament (Jun 14, 2012); updated 15 Jun 2012; published 15 Jun 2012
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Egypt : Egypt's Supreme Court dissolves newly elected Parliament (Jun 14, 2012)
BBC News 15 Jun 2012, The Muslim Brotherhood has warned that Egypt's fragile democratic gains are under threat, after a surprise court ruling overturned last year's parliamentary elections. Egypt could see "dangerous" days ahead if power returned to those linked to the previous regime, it said. The group's candidate, Mohammed Mursi, faces ex-PM...

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Falkland Islands - Argentina Tell UN They Want The Islands On 30th Anniversary Of War; updated 15 Jun 2012; published 15 Jun 2012
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Falkland Islands - Argentina Tell UN They Want The Islands On 30th Anniversary Of War
Newsday 15 Jun 2012, UNITED NATIONS - (AP) -- Argentina's president took her country's claim to the to the on Thursday, challenging Britain in a highly emotional speech to "act more intelligently" and sit down to talk about the future of the tiny archipelago. President Cristina Fernandez chose to appear at the annual meeting of the little-known U.N. Decolonization...

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...

Aung San Suu Kyi touches down in Switzerland for the start of her tour of Europe; updated 14 Jun 2012; published 14 Jun 2012
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Aung San Suu Kyi touches down in Switzerland for the start of her tour of 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...

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...

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 14 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...

Sakshi TV - Massive Explosion And Fire In Vizag Steel Plant, 16 Dead, Many Injured; updated 14 Jun 2012; published 14 Jun 2012
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Sakshi TV - Massive Explosion And Fire In Vizag Steel Plant, 16 Dead, Many Injured
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...

US: Russia Sending Syria Attack Helicopters; updated 14 Jun 2012; published 12 Jun 2012
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US: Russia Sending Syria Attack Helicopters
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...

Aung San Suu Kyi set for historic European tour; updated 13 Jun 2012; published 11 Jun 2012
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Aung San Suu Kyi set for historic European tour
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...

Homs Shelling 11 June 2012 (UNSMIS); updated 14 Jun 2012; published 12 Jun 2012
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Homs Shelling 11 June 2012 (UNSMIS)
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 15 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...





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