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An Indian policeman patrols outside the Mumbai High Court in Mumbai, India, Monday, Oct. 18, 2010.
Crime   India   Photos   Terrorism   Wikipedia: 2008 Mumbai attacks   		 BBC News 
Mumbai attacks 'planner' questioned
Tue 26 Jun 2012
Indian security officials have begun questioning a key figure allegedly involved in the planning of the deadly Mumbai attacks of 2008. | Zabiuddin Ansari, also known as Abu Jundal, was arrested on his... (photo: AP / Rafiq Maqbool)
In this photo provided by Turkish Prime Minister's Press Service,Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, seen with the opposition pro-Kurdish Democracy and Peace Party leaders Gulten Kisanak, left, and Selahattin Demirtas during a meeting on the latest situation with Syria, in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, June 24, 2012.
Nato   Photos   Syria   Turkey   Wikipedia: SyriaTurkey relations   		 Zeenews 
Syria’s action would not go unpunished: Turkey
Tue 26 Jun 2012
Turkey: In the wake of Syria shooting down its military plane, Turkey in a letter to the UN Security Council has said that the incident posed “a serious threat to peace and security in the region." ... (photo: AP / Kayhan Ozer)
File - In this Jan. 8, 2009, photo provided by the Mesa County Sheriff's Department, a small Draganflyer X6 drone is photographed during a test flight in Mesa County, Colo., with a Forward Looking Infared payload.  Al Jazeera  Mon 25 Jun 2012
Prying eyes in US skies raise privacy fears
| As Predator drones obliterate targets in Central Asia, an armada of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is forecast to take over the United States' skies. These UAVs won't be raining down Hellfire missi... (photo: AP / Mesa County Sheriff's Unmanned Operations Team)
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In this photo provided by Turkish Prime Minister's Press Service, Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, center, seen with opposition Nationalist Action Party leader Devlet Bahceli, left, Deputy Chief of Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar, right, and Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, partially seen, during a meeting on the latest situation with Syria, in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, June 24, 2012.  Middle East Online  Mon 25 Jun 2012
NATO to meet over Syria's downing of Turkish jet
| DAMASCUS - NATO said it would meet to discuss member state Turkey's accusation that Syria shot down one of its warplanes in international airspace and not inside its own territory, as Damascus claim... (photo: AP / Kayhan Ozer)
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Former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky arrives at the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa., Friday, June 22, 2012. Reuters Sun 24 Jun 2012
Sandusky lawyers may use NBC tape error in appeal
| * Judge rejected mistrial call after jury given accurate transcript | * Defence attorneys also sought to resign over trial scheduling | * Sandusky faces more than 400 y... (photo: AP / Gene J. Puskar)
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File - In this April 29, 2010 file photo, a Turkish pilot salutes before take-off at an air base in Konya, Turkey. Atlanta Journal Sat 23 Jun 2012
Turkey vows action against Syria for downing jet
| ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey will take retaliatory steps against Syria for the downing of a Turkish military jet, President Abdullah Gul said Saturday, even as he sugg... (photo: AP)
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Palestinian mourners carry the body of militant Basil Ahmad during his funeral in Bureij refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, Friday, June 22, 2012. Al Jazeera Sat 23 Jun 2012
Israel continues strikes on Gaza Strip
| Israel has launched more air strikes on the Gaza Strip overnight, after killing two people in earlier raids, according to Palestinian health ministry sources.... (photo: AP / Ashraf Amra)
Gaza   Israel   Mideast   Photos   Wikipedia: GazaIsrael conflict  
A soldier from NATO-led forces, center, is seen outside the Spozhmai hotel on Lake Qargha where security officials say Taliban insurgents have killed almost two dozen people, most of them civilians, in an attack that began before midnight on Thursday, just north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, June, 22, 2012. Newsvine Fri 22 Jun 2012
Afghan forces end Taliban siege of hotel, 13 dead| Reuters
| NEW FACE OF INSURGENCY? | Soldiers and police fanned out around the hotel at dawn, arriving in cars and armored Humvee vehicles and taking cover behind trees flanking t... (photo: AP / Ahmad Jamshid)
Afghanistan   Photos   Taliban   War   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present)  
File - An Afghan National Army soldier patrols the gate of the military hospital next to an ambulance in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, May 13, 2012. 2012. The Himalayan Fri 22 Jun 2012
Taliban storm hotel at Kabul beauty spot
   | Added At:  2012-06-22 10:43 AM |    Last Updated At: 2012-06-22 10:43 AM | The Himalayan Times - Saved Articles(s) | The headlines has ... (photo: AP / Rahmat Gul)
Afghanistan   Photos   Taliban   War   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present)  
Vietnamese Minister of Defense Phung Quang Thanh, left, escorts Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta as they inspect the troops June 4, 2012, in Hanoi, Vietnam. The Star Fri 22 Jun 2012
Pentagon chief all but rules out apology for Pakistan
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta all but ruled out an apology over an air strike last year that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers and badly set back eff... (photo: US DoD / Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo)
Pakistan   Pentagon   Photos   War   Wikipedia: Drone attacks in Pakistan  
Officials released the MQ-1B Predator accident report Aug. 20,2010, regarding the April 20, 2010, crash of a Predator, similar to the one pictured above. The Guardian Thu 21 Jun 2012
Drone strikes threaten 50 years of international law, says UN rapporteur
| US policy of using drone strikes to carry out targeted killings 'may encourage other states to flout international law' In his strongest critique of drone strikes yet, ... (photo: USAF)
Defence   Photos   UN   US   Wikipedia: Unmanned combat air vehicle  
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh meeting the Premier of the State Council of the Peoples Republic of China, Mr. Wen Jiabao, on the sidelines of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on June 20, 2012. The Times Of India Thu 21 Jun 2012
India, China agree to step up defence and security dialogue
SHARE | AND | DISCUSSTweet | RIO DE JANEIRO: India and China on Thursday agreed to step up their defence and security dialogue and work to take steps to ensure that the t... (photo: PIB of India)
China   Defence   India   Photos   Wikipedia: ChinaIndia relations  
3 U.S. soldiers among 21 killed in suicide attack in Afghanistan STL Today Thu 21 Jun 2012
3 U.S. soldiers among 21 killed in suicide attack in Afghanistan
| KABUL, Afghanistan • A suicide bomber killed 21 people including three U.S. soldiers at a checkpoint in a packed market in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday — the th... (photo: US Army / Ken Scar)
Afghanistan   Attack   Market   Photos   Wikipedia: Afghanistan  


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File - In this Jan. 8, 2009, photo provided by the Mesa County Sheriff's Department, a small Draganflyer X6 drone is photographed during a test flight in Mesa County, Colo., with a Forward Looking Infared payload. Prying eyes in US skies raise privacy fears Al Jazeera
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the lawmakers of his Justice and Development Party at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, June 26, 2012. Turkey hardens military position after Syria downs jet CNN
In this photo provided by Turkish Prime Minister's Press Service,Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, seen with the opposition pro-Kurdish Democracy and Peace Party leaders Gulten Kisanak, left, and Selahattin Demirtas during a meeting on the latest situation with Syria, in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, June 24, 2012. Syria’s action would not go unpunished: Turkey Zeenews
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Airman Steven Kleber listens to the operator of the MQ-1 Predator performing the pre-launch procedure checklist June 7, 2010, at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. Bringing the Battlefield to the Border Antiwar
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Police officers stand guard in front of a graffiti that reads in Spanish "No to the coup, Franco out," in Asuncion, Paraguay, Monday, June 25, 2012. Paraguay: Impeachment or political coup? Al Jazeera
Egyptians celebrate the victory of Mohammed Morsi, in the presidential elections in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, Monday, June 25, 2012. Egypt election turns US policy upside down Jakarta Post
Paraguay's President Fernando Lugo speaks during a press conference in Asuncion, Friday, April 24, 2009. Lugo asked for forgiveness Friday for a paternity scandal in which three women claim the former Roman Catholic bishop fathered their childre Paraguay's Lugo forms 'parallel cabinet' Al Jazeera
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