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  • Crucible of Empire, The Spanish-American War 1/8...14:22
  • Conflict Minerals, Rebels and Child Soldiers in Congo...38:02
  • Hollande to push for eurbonds at EU Summit...2:16
  • Rangia over flood 1...10:55
  • Obama Health Care Law Heads to Supreme Court Today...5:35
  • Jay Sekulow on Fox News: AG Holder Faces Contempt Vote...7:19
  • Can Romney Repeal Obamacare?...7:00
  • Palestinian Hunger Strike Ends...4:09
  • NATO in meeting after Syria shot down Turkish war plane...2:11
  • 101 East - Myanmar's Turn...25:06
  • Analysing Europe's economic crisis...4:03
  • Kofi Annan: the longer we wait, the darker Syria's future becomes...1:29

Teddy Roosevelt charging up the San Juan Heights, the Rough Riders and the sinking of the battleship, the USS Maine---these are what people commonly know about the United States' war with Spain in 1898. What they may not remember is that this was the war that steered the United States to center stage as a world power. Victorious over Spain in Cuba and the Philippines, the United States, a nation founded in opposition to imperialism, grappled with its new role as an imperial power. More recent events in Vietnam, Somalia, and Yugoslavia bear striking parallels to those of 1898. Even in its own time, the war with Spain was understood as a turning point in American history. Related article
Cru­cible of Em­pire, The Span­ish-Amer­i­can War 1/8
14:22
Con­flict Min­er­als, Rebels and Child Sol­diers in Congo
38:02
Hol­lande to push for eu­r­bonds at EU Sum­mit
2:16
Ran­gia over flood 1
10:55
Obama Health Care Law Heads to Supreme Court Today
5:35
Jay Seku­low on Fox News: AG Hold­er Faces Con­tempt Vote
7:19
Con­flict Min­er­als, Rebels and Child Sol­diers in Congo
38:02
Can Rom­ney Re­peal Oba­macare?
7:00
Pales­tini­an Hunger Strike Ends
4:09
NATO in meet­ing after Syria shot down Turk­ish war plane
2:11
101 East - Myan­mar's Turn
25:06
Analysing Eu­rope's eco­nom­ic cri­sis
4:03
Kofi Annan: the longer we wait, the dark­er Syria's fu­ture be­comes
1:29
Kofi Annan: the longer we wait, the dark­er Syria's fu­ture be­comes
1:29
Schultz: No need to dis­cuss Eu­robonds; agree­ment on growth and em­ploy­ment mea­sures need­ed this year
1:15



Protesters gather in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011.
photo: AP / Khalil Hamra
'Please God, make it stop!' British female journalist, 21, describes horrific sexual assault in Egypt's ...
Full Article The Australian
A BRITISH journalist was brutally sexually assaulted in Cairo's Tahrir Square as thousands of Egyptians gathered to celebrate the nation's presidential election results. Natasha Smith, 21, has detailed how she was violently attacked by a 'group of animals' who stripped her naked, scratched and clenched her breasts. She only escaped by...

Italian players celebrate after winning the Euro 2012 soccer championship semifinal match between Germany and Italy in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, June 28, 2012.
photo: AP / Vadim Ghirda
EURO 2012 LIVE: Germany 0 Italy 2
Full Article Houston Chronicle
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Germany plays Italy Thursday with a place in the final of Euro 2012 at stake. Follow the action here. All times are Polish. ___ 2139: Italy has never lost to Germany in seven meetings at major tournaments and the Azzurri are poised to extend their unbeaten streak. Balotelli scored a fine goal against Ireland in the group stage...

Flames of the Waldo Canyon Fire races down into western portions of Colorado Springs, Colo. on Tuesday, June 26, 2012.
photo: AP / Bryan Oller
Colorado wildfire expands viciously, Barack Obama plans visit
Full Article The Times of India
SHARE AND DISCUSSTweetCOLORADO SPRINGS: Firefighters struggled on Wednesday to beat back a wildfire raging at the edge of Colorado Springs that doubled in size overnight, forced more than 32,000 people from their homes and was nipping at the edges of the US Air Force Academy. The blaze, fanned by hot winds, has charred a number of homes on the...

In this Tuesday, May 1, 2012 photo released by the Korean Central News Agency and distributed by the Korea News Service Wednesday, May 2, 2012, North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un waves during his visit to the People's Theatre in Pyongyang, North Korea, for a concert given by the Unhasu Orchestra to mark May Day.
photo: AP / Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service
North Korea Tests the Patience of Close Ally China
Full Article Jakarta Globe
Beijing. As Kim Jong Un, the young leader of North Korea, consolidates his grip on power, China is showing signs of increasing frustration at the bellicose behavior of its longtime ally. Since succeeding his father, Kim Jong Il, six months ago, Kim Jong Un has quickly alienated the Obama administration and put North Korea on track to develop a...

President Barack Obama meets with evangelical leaders on religious liberty in the Oval Office, May 18, 2012.
photo: White House / Pete Souza
High court ruling vindicates Obama on health care
Full Article Detroit news
By Steve Peoples and Julie Pace Associated Press Comments Washington - Marking a pivotal point in the presidential campaign, the Supreme Court's decision to uphold President Barack Obama's sweeping federal health care law handed the Democratic incumbent crucial election-year vindication for his signature legislative accomplishment. Republican rival...

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency, SANA, a damaged building of Ikhbariya TV is seen after it was attacked by gunmen, in the town of Drousha, about 20 kilometers (14 miles) south of Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, June 27, 2012.
photo: AP / SANA
Blast hits Damascus as Turkey sends troops to border
Full Article The Star
BEIRUT/ISKENDERUN, Turkey: Rebel forces attacked Syria's main court in central Damascus on Thursday, state television said, while Turkey deployed troops and anti-aircraft rocket launchers to the Syrian border, building pressure on President Bashar al-Assad. There was a loud explosion and a column of black smoke rose over Damascus, an Assad...

A woman rides a bicycle through the entrance gate of Yangon University in Yangon, Myanmar Thursday, June 28, 2012. The university was once one of Asia's finest and a poignant symbol of an education system crippled by Myanmar’s half a century of military rule.
photo: AP / Khin Maung Win
Myanmar pays price for 'lost generation'
Full Article Houston Chronicle
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — The dormitories are empty, the once charming bungalows of professors overgrown with vines and weeds. Only grass grows where the Student Union building stood before soldiers obliterated it with dynamite. This is Yangon University, once one of Asia's finest and a poignant symbol of an education system crippled by Myanmar's half...

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Italy's Mario Balotelli, right, and Riccardo Montolivo celebrate the first goal during the Euro 2012 soccer championship semifinal match between Germany and Italy in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, June 28, 2012.
photo: AP / Matthias Schrader
Alemanha 1 x 2 Itália- Balotelli decide e Azurra volta a decidir a Euro após ...
Full Article Goal
Atacante do City marca dois gols e coloca a Azzurra na grande final de domingo. Mais sobre : Alemanha, Itália, Alemanha vs Itália 2 Comentários Bongarts A Itália venceu a Alemanha por 2 a 1 nesta quinta-feira, em Varsóvia, e carimbou o passaporte para sua terceira decisão de Eurocopa. O atacante Mario Balotelli...

Italy's Mario Balotelli, right, and Riccardo Montolivo celebrate the first goal during the Euro 2012 soccer championship semifinal match between Germany and Italy in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, June 28, 2012.
photo: AP / Matthias Schrader
Germania-Italia 1-2: A Varsavia è la notte di Balotelli, lezione ai tedeschi, azzurri in finale!
Full Article Goal
La Nazionale di Prandelli sfodera una prestazione da libri di storia annullando la formazione di Low. I riflettori sono tutti per SuperMario, autore della doppietta decisiva. Altro su : Germania, Italia, Germania vs Italia Commenti Bongarts L'Italia vince 2-1 a Varsavia contro la Germania e stacca il biglietto per la finale di Kiev...

Germany's Thomas Mueller, left, reacts after Germany lost to Italy, 1-2 during the Euro 2012 soccer championship semifinal match between Germany and Italy in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, June 28, 2012.
photo: AP / Frank Augstein
Germany still can't beat Italy at major event
Full Article Jakarta Post
Germany still can't figure out Andrea Pirlo, and still can't beat Italy when it counts. While Mario Balotelli scored both goals Thursday, Pirlo produced a superb performance as the Italians frustrated the Germans for the eighth time in a major tournament, winning 2-1 to reach the European Championship final. "The hurdle of Italy was too high,"...

Palestinian protesters hold up pictures of incarcerated relatives in Israeli jails during a protest in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip. -- The Israeli Prisons Authority said in a written statement that 2,300 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails have said they would reject their daily meal in support of Palestinian Prisoners Day, and 1,200 would launch hunger strikes, 17 April 2012.
photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb
Tale of an Israeli Soldier and Palestinian Hunger Strikers
Full Article WorldNews.com
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling When Israeli poet and author Naomi Shihab Nye wrote: "A man crosses the street in rain, stepping gently/looking two times north and south, because his son is asleep on his shoulder;" right now, in this "moment of madness," it could be used as a metaphor, a "pocket of resistance," in describing an...

Italy's Mario Balotelli, top left, is celebrated by teammates after scoring the opening goal during the Euro 2012 soccer championship semifinal match between Germany and Italy in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, June 28, 2012.
photo: AP / Vadim Ghirda
Column: Super Mario Salvages Euro's Sorry Strikers
Full Article The New York Times
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — He put Italy in the European Championship final. He shamed the morons who have been making monkey noises at him because he is black. And he salvaged the honor of Europe's strikers, by making sure these Euros didn't set a new record for goal-scoring sterility. In short, self-proclaimed genius Mario Balotelli had an...

Italy's Federico Balzaretti, center, and from left, Andrea Pirlo, Sebastian Giovinco, Andrea Barzagli, Alessandro Diamanti and Leonardo Bonucci celebrate their side's 2-1 win at the end of the Euro 2012 soccer championship semifinal match between Germany and Italy in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, June 28, 2012.
photo: AP / Frank Augstein
Angstgegner Italien beendet deutschen Titeltraum
Full Article Die Welt
Video abspielen Letztes Video wiederholen Nächstes Video abspielen Weitere Videos Empfohlene Neueste Beliebteste Kategorien Politik Sport Wirtschaft Finanzen Alle Kategorien Jetzt folgt Start in 16 Sek. Stop Quelle: Reuters Mit 2:1 musste sich die deutsche Nationalmannschaft im Halbfinale geschlagen geben. Die Anhänger der deutschen Elf auf...

Spain's national soccer team player Sergio Ramos speaks to the media during a press conference in Kaunas, Lithuania, Monday, March 28, 2011. Spain will play Lithuania in a UEFA European Championship group I qualifying match on Tuesday in Kaunas.
photo: AP / Mindaugas Kulbis
'Panenka' penalty was premeditated, admits Ramos
Full Article The Times of India
SHARE AND DISCUSSTweetSergio Ramos admitted that the chipped penalty that gave Spain the initiative in their 4-2 penalty shoot-out win over Portugal in the Euro 2012 semifinals had been planned in advance. (AFP Photo)DONETSK: Sergio Ramos admitted that the chipped penalty...

Fifth day of strike in Kashmir Valley
photo: WN / Imran Nissar
Fifth day of strike in Kashmir Valley
Full Article The Times of India
SHARE AND DISCUSSTweet SRINAGAR: Life across Kashmir Valley remained disrupted for the fifth day on Friday due to a strike called by Grand Mufti of the state over gutting of the 200-year-old Dastageer Sahib shrine even as restrictions continued on movement of people in the old city. In view of the proposed march to the gutted shrine on Friday,...

File - Congolese government army soldiers carry weapons and mortar equipment on the road to the border town of Bunagana, after their unit returned from the frontline of fighting against rebel forces, in Kinyamahura, Congo Thursday, May 17, 2012.
photo: AP / Marc Hofer
Congo unrest challenges UN
Full Article Deutsche Welle
Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo teeters on the brink of chaos as civilians flee the fighting. Analysts warn only a radically new UN strategy can help. The Democratic Republic of Congo seethes with unrest. Numerous rebel groups are fighting in the east of the country over territory, natural resources and political influence. Particularly badly...

A Congolese government army soldier displays a mortar round after his unit returned from the frontline of fighting against rebel forces, in Kinyamahura, Congo, on Thursday, May 17, 2012. A
photo: AP / Marc Hofer
How DR Congo rebels make their money
Full Article BBC News
A controversial UN report on the Democratic Republic of Congo has focussed attention on Rwanda's alleged role in the current army mutiny, but the document also reveals intriguing details about how rebels in the area make their money. It lists bank robberies and extortion rackets taxing charcoal and cows as some of the activities of the...

The founder of WikiLeaks Julian Assange, center, gives a statement to the media after his extradition hearing at the High Court in London, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011. Assange on Wednesday lost his appeal against extradition to Sweden to answer sex crime allegations, but may now take his protracted fight to Britain's highest court. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
photo: AP / Kirsty Wigglesworth
Assange served extradition notice by UK police
Full Article Zeenews
London: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was served with a "surrender notice" by Scotland Yard on Thursday, just days after he dramatically took refuge at the Ecuadorean embassy here seeking political asylum to block his extradition to Sweden to face sexual assault charges. Earlier this month, 40-year-old Assange had lost his final bid to avoid his...

Egyptians celebrate the victory of Mohammed Morsi, in the presidential elections in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, Monday, June 25, 2012.
photo: AP / Bernat Armangue
Egypt election turns US policy upside down
Full Article Jakarta Post
The election of an Islamist president in Egypt turns longstanding U.S. policy in the Mideast inside out: The Obama administration is relieved that the candidate representing three decades of close partnership with the United States lost. The U.S. is now set to embrace a religious-based former opposition leader who does not share many goals, perhaps...

The 'Other' D-Day
Full Article WorldNews.com
29 Jun 2012

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling Unlike Lt. Horace Henderson who wrote, "I noticed that nothing moved on the beach except one bulldozer. The beach was covered with debris, sunken craft and wrecked vehicles. We saw many bodies in the water...We jumped into chest high water and waded ashore. Then we saw that the beach was literally...
USS Maine entering Havana Harbor on 25 January 1898, where the ship would explode three weeks later. On the right is the old Morro Castle fortress.
photo: US DoD

How DR Congo rebels make their money
Full Article BBC News
29 Jun 2012

A controversial UN report on the Democratic Republic of Congo has focussed attention on Rwanda's alleged role in the current army mutiny, but the document also reveals intriguing details about how rebels in the area make their money. It lists bank robberies and extortion rackets taxing charcoal and cows as some of the activities of the...
A Congolese government army soldier displays a mortar round after his unit returned from the frontline of fighting against rebel forces, in Kinyamahura, Congo, on Thursday, May 17, 2012. A
photo: AP / Marc Hofer

European leaders strike deal to direct aid for struggling banks
Full Article Fox News
29 Jun 2012

June 27, 2012: French President Francois Hollande, left, welcomes German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Elysee Palace.AP BRUSSELS – After tough all-night bargaining, European leaders appeared to salvage what had seemed to be a summit teetering toward failure by agreeing early Friday to use the continent's bailout fund to funnel money...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center rear, speaks with Cypriot President Demetris Christofias, front left, and Greek President Karolos Papoulias, center right, during a group photo at an EU Summit in Brussels on Thursday, June 28, 2012.
photo: AP / Michel Euler

Floods displace 900 000 in India
Full Article Independent online (SA)
29 Jun 2012

Guwahati, India - At least 27 people have died and 900 000 others have been forced to leave their homes as monsoon rains swamp wide areas of the northeastern Indian state of Assam, officials said on Thursday. A state government spokesman said 21 of Assam's 27 districts...
A flood affected Indian man puts his daughter in a raft as they leave for safer place, in Gauhati, India, Tuesday, June 26, 2012.
photo: AP / Anupam Nath

US healthcare verdict gives Obama huge win
Full Article Newstrack India
29 Jun 2012

Tweet Washington, June 29 (IANS) President Barack Obama scored a major victory in the run-up to the November presidential poll with the US Supreme Court in a historic verdict largely upholding his signature health care law. Obama's stunning victory in a 5-4 split verdict Thursday was all the more sweet as the majority decision upholding the core of...
Ida Campbell, of Lakewood, Wash., joins others in celebrating the U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, Thursday, June 28, 2012, in Tacoma, Wash.
photo: AP / Ted S. Warren

US Attorney General Holder Held In Contempt
Full Article Orange News
29 Jun 2012

Tweet US Attorney General Eric Holder has been held in criminal contempt of Congress in a historic and unprecedented move by lawmakers on Capitol Hill. The censure is highly embarrassing for the most senior legal adviser to the Obama administration and head of the US Justice Department, but many Americans will see it as politically...
Attorney General Eric Holder speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington Friday, Nov. 13, 2009.
photo: AP / Alex Brandon

Congo unrest challenges UN
Full Article Deutsche Welle
28 Jun 2012

Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo teeters on the brink of chaos as civilians flee the fighting. Analysts warn only a radically new UN strategy can help. The Democratic Republic of Congo seethes with unrest. Numerous rebel groups are fighting in the east of the country over territory, natural resources and political influence. Particularly badly...
File - Congolese government army soldiers carry weapons and mortar equipment on the road to the border town of Bunagana, after their unit returned from the frontline of fighting against rebel forces, in Kinyamahura, Congo Thursday, May 17, 2012.
photo: AP / Marc Hofer

High court ruling vindicates Obama on health care
Full Article Detroit news
28 Jun 2012

By Steve Peoples and Julie Pace Associated Press Comments Washington - Marking a pivotal point in the presidential campaign, the Supreme Court's decision to uphold President Barack Obama's sweeping federal health care law handed the Democratic incumbent crucial election-year vindication for his signature legislative accomplishment. Republican rival...
President Barack Obama meets with evangelical leaders on religious liberty in the Oval Office, May 18, 2012.
photo: White House / Pete Souza

Tale of an Israeli Soldier and Palestinian Hunger Strikers
Full Article WorldNews.com
28 Jun 2012

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling When Israeli poet and author Naomi Shihab Nye wrote: "A man crosses the street in rain, stepping gently/looking two times north and south, because his son is asleep on his shoulder;" right now, in this "moment of madness," it could be used as a metaphor, a "pocket of resistance," in describing an...
Palestinian protesters hold up pictures of incarcerated relatives in Israeli jails during a protest in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip. -- The Israeli Prisons Authority said in a written statement that 2,300 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails have said they would reject their daily meal in support of Palestinian Prisoners Day, and 1,200 would launch hunger strikes, 17 April 2012.
photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb

Blast hits Damascus as Turkey sends troops to border
Full Article The Star
28 Jun 2012

BEIRUT/ISKENDERUN, Turkey: Rebel forces attacked Syria's main court in central Damascus on Thursday, state television said, while Turkey deployed troops and anti-aircraft rocket launchers to the Syrian border, building pressure on President Bashar al-Assad. There was a loud explosion and a column of black smoke rose over Damascus, an Assad...
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency, SANA, a damaged building of Ikhbariya TV is seen after it was attacked by gunmen, in the town of Drousha, about 20 kilometers (14 miles) south of Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, June 27, 2012.
photo: AP / SANA

Myanmar pays price for 'lost generation'
Full Article Houston Chronicle
28 Jun 2012

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — The dormitories are empty, the once charming bungalows of professors overgrown with vines and weeds. Only grass grows where the Student Union building stood before soldiers obliterated it with dynamite. This is Yangon University, once one of Asia's finest and a poignant symbol of an education system crippled by Myanmar's half...
A woman rides a bicycle through the entrance gate of Yangon University in Yangon, Myanmar Thursday, June 28, 2012. The university was once one of Asia's finest and a poignant symbol of an education system crippled by Myanmar’s half a century of military rule.
photo: AP / Khin Maung Win

EU leaders to discuss growth pact
Full Article Al Jazeera
28 Jun 2012

European Union leaders are set to examine a "compact for growth and jobs" aimed at countering record unemployment and an economic downturn - a deal pushed by French President Francois Hollande to offset German-led austerity. The summit begins on Thursday with the EU parliament president taking part in a debate on the next budget for the...
French President Francois Hollande, left, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel attend a joint press conference with Italian Premier Mario Monti and Spanish Premier Mariano Rajoy at the end of a meeting in Rome, Friday, June 22, 2012.
photo: AP / Andrew Medichini

Kofi Annan proposes Syria 'unity government'
Full Article Al Jazeera
28 Jun 2012

International envoy Kofi Annan has proposed setting up a Syrian transitional government that could include followers of President Bashar al-Assad and opposition members in a bid to end the country's war, diplomats said. The major powers - the US, Britain, France, China and Russia, a key Assad ally - generally back the plan that will be discussed at...
Kofi Annan former Secretary-General of the United Nations and Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2009 speaks during a press conference during the opening day of the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 28
photo: AP / Keystone, Laurent Gillieron

Russia 'supports Annan unity government plan for Syria'
Full Article BBC News
28 Jun 2012

Russia and other big powers have agreed to back a proposal by UN envoy Kofi Annan for a national unity government to lead political change in Syria. Western diplomats said the proposed cabinet could include members of the opposition and government, but no-one who would undermine its credibility. The proposal will be discussed at a meeting of the UN...
In this picture taken on Sunday, June 24, 2012, a Syrian rebel, holds his automatic rifle at a street of Saraqeb town, in the northern province of Idlib, Syria.
photo: AP / Fadi Zaidan

Celine Dion Accused of Stiffing Employees on Overtime and Other Benefits
Full Article The Wrap
29 Jun 2012

Print this page Tweet Celine Dion is being sued by a former employee who claims that he was illegally denied overtime compensation by the singer, and says that there are other people in Dion's employ who've been similarly stiffed. In a complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Florida, Keith Sturtevant, who says that he worked for Dion and...
Celine Dion performing in Miami, Florida on January 23, 2008
photo: WN / Aruna Gilbert

Nicki Minaj, Hammersmith Apollo, London
Full Article The Independent
28 Jun 2012

"Before I even dreamt of coming here, I knew I would love you," she gushes during one of many emotional outbursts at this, the last night of her first-ever London shows to promote her 2012 album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded. Cloaked in black, standing on top of dark staircases amid a set lit by flames and TV screens made to look like...
Nicki Minaj performs in concert during the
photo: WN / Aaron Gilbert

Ellie Goulding enters US singles top ten
Full Article Digital Spy
28 Jun 2012

Ellie Goulding has climbed into the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The singer sold 149,000 downloads and leaps from 12 to number six after 27 weeks on the tally. The track is taken from her EP 'An Introduction to Ellie Goulding', which includes UK singles 'Starry Eyed' and 'The Writer'. Meanwhile, Carly Rae Jepsen extends her lead on the...
Ellie Goulding Performing live in Seattle, Washington on 11 April 2011.
photo: Creative Commons / Brandonjay

Apple opens iTunes store to more Asian countries
Full Article Springfield News-Sun
27 Jun 2012

HONG KONGApple rolled out its iTunes online store to Hong Kong, Taiwan and 10 other Asian countries Wednesday in a broad push to sell music and video to more users in the company's fastest growing region. Singapore, Macau, Malaysia,...
Apple laptop - iTunes program
photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba

Beyonce Writes Letter to Michael Jackson
Full Article Yahoo Music
26 Jun 2012

In a short letter on her official website posted yesterday, Beyoncé paid a heartfelt tribute to the late Michael Jackson on the third anniversary of his...
Singer Beyonce Knowles performs on the NBC "Today" television program, in New York's Rockefeller Center, Monday Dec. 4, 2006. Her new movie "Dreamgirls" premieres in New York later Monday.
photo: AP / Richard Drew

Lady Gaga Donates $107,500 To Japan Earthquake Victims To Settle Lawsuit
Full Article Starpulse
26 Jun 2012

Pop star Lady Gaga is to settle a multi-million dollar lawsuit by making a donation to victims of the Japan earthquake/tsunami disaster. The Born This Way hit-maker was...
Lady Gaga performing Monster2
photo: Creative Commons / aphrodite-in-nyc

Paris Hilton makes DJ debut in Brazil
Full Article MuchMusic
25 Jun 2012

Okay, we’re going to be optimistic here because not everyone can be good at everything the first time, right? Well, the sentiment rings true even if you’re an heiress, apparently. Paris Hilton made her DJ debut at the Pop Music Festival in Sao Paulo, Brazil on June 23 and totally missed the mark. If you [...] Tags: Afrojack, paris...
US personality Paris Hilton speaks during a press conference in Broumana, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, July 3, 2009. Hilton will be hosting a party in the Lebanese capital
photo: AP / Grace Kassab

Bollywood: Details of Esha Deol’s sangeet today
Full Article Gulf News
25 Jun 2012

Her Bollywood career was pretty lacklustre, but actress Esha Deol will ensure that her wedding to businessman Bharat Takhtiani isn’t. Tipped to be this year’s biggest Indian celebrity wedding, the Deol sisters along with their mother Hema Malini are planning an elaborate four-day extravaganza starting with a sangeet ceremony tonight...
Esha Deol at the 2008 Muhurat shot for One Two Three
photo: Creative Commons

Beckenbauer mystified by Germany's shock semi-final defeat to Italy
Full Article The Daily Mail
29 Jun 2012

Franz Beckenbauer blamed a 'lifeless' first half for Germany's Euro 2012 semi-final exit to Italy on Thursday night. A Mario Balotelli double before half-time stunned Joachim Low's side, who had gone into the match as favourites after winning their past 14 competitive matches. Low blow: Coach Joachim Low (centre) boards the team bus as Germany...
Munich's soccer legend Franz Beckenbauer speaks during an interview prior to the Champions League first leg qualification soccer match between FC Bayern Munich and FC Zurich in Munich, southern Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011.
photo: AP / Kerstin Joensson

Time for a tune-up: What Germany and Low must do between now and World Cup 2014
Full Article Goal
29 Jun 2012

After yet another major tournament flop, it is time for a shake-up if die Mannschaft are to fulfill their potential and end their trophy drought More On : Germany, Miroslav Klose, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Joachim Löw, Thomas Müller, Lukas Podolski, Mario Gomez, Andre Schürrle, Mario Götze, Marco Reus, Germany vs Italy Comments Getty...
Germany head coach Joachim Loew gestures during the Euro 2012 soccer championship semifinal match between Germany and Italy in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, June 28, 2012.
photo: AP / Michael Sohn

Low defends selection
Full Article Sky Sports
29 Jun 2012

Germany coach Joachim Low has defended his team selection against Italy, insisting it was right despite their Euro 2012 exit. Low went with Lukas Podolski alongside top-scorer Mario Gomez for the...
Germany head coach Joachim Loew reacts during the Euro 2012 soccer championship semifinal match between Germany and Italy in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, June 28, 2012.
photo: AP / Matthias Schrader

Hernandez K's 13 in Seattle's 1-0 Win Over Boston
Full Article The New York Times
29 Jun 2012

SEATTLE (AP) — Felix Hernandez matched his career high with 13 strikeouts in a brilliant five-hit complete game and John Jaso's pinch-hit single in the bottom of the ninth scored Casper Wells to give the Seattle Mariners a 1-0 win over the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night. Keep up with the latest news on The Times's baseball blog. Go to the...
felix hernandez
photo: AP Photo / Seth Wenig

100th-ranked Rosol nails Nadal at Wimbledon
Full Article The Hindu
29 Jun 2012

Chasing a drop shot in the second set, Rafael Nadal stumbled and tumbled into the net as his racket went flying to the sideline. It just wasn’t his day. Nadal rose slowly to cheers from the Wimbledon crowd but found himself off balance the rest of the way and made his earliest Grand Slam exit since 2005. Nadal was overpowered in the second...
Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic reacts after defeating Rafael Nadal of Spain during a second round men's singles match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, England, Thursday, June 28, 2012.
photo: AP / Anja Niedringhaus

Nadal suffers shocking loss in second round
Full Article Austin American Statesman
29 Jun 2012

WIMBLEDON, EnglandFirst Rafael Nadal took a tumble into the net. Then he began complaining to the umpire. Then he bumped his opponent, Lukas Rosol, during a changeover. Rosol thought the contact was intentional. "I was surprised he could do it on the Centre Court at Wimbledon," Rosol said. But the obscure Czech was not to be rattled. Nadal...
Spain's Rafael Nadal serves to Tomas Berdych during the men's singles final on the Centre Court at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, Sunday, July 4, 2010
photo: AP / Alastair Grant

No Tragedy as Nadal Writes Off Giantkiller Rosol
Full Article Jakarta Globe
29 Jun 2012

London. Rafael Nadal wrote off his sensational Wimbledon loss to Lukas Rosol as an accident of sport and challenged the Czech, ranked 100 in the world, to make any further headway in the tournament. World number two Nadal, the 2008 and 2010 champion, and 11-time Grand Slam title winner, suffered one of the greatest shocks in tennis history against...
Lukas Rosol, right, of the Czech Republic is congratulated by Rafael Nadal of Spain after Rosol defeated Nadal in a second round men's singles match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, England, Thursday, June 28, 2012.
photo: AP / Anja Niedringhaus

Petra Kvitova returning to her best
Full Article The Australian
29 Jun 2012

DEFENDING champion Petra Kvitova fired a warning to her Wimbledon title rivals by racing into the third round with a 6-0 6-4 demolition of Britain's Elena Baltacha. On her arrival at the All England Club last week, Kvitova admitted she wasn't in the best form to retain the Venus Rosewater Dish after losing in the first round of the Wimbledon...
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Jackie Chan Readying New Action Comedy
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28 Jun 2012

Jackie Chan is ready to head back to his "Rush Hour" and "Shanghai Noon" glory days. The actor is going to be starring in an upcoming...
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Shilpa Shetty: 'Being a mother is a full-time job'
Full Article Digital Spy
28 Jun 2012

Shilpa Shetty has said that her son Viaan keeps her so busy that she has no time to sleep. The Desire actress gave birth to her first child on May 21 this year. Shetty wrote on her Twitter page: "Tweetos I know I've been twitter lazy. Son keeps me busy. Dunno how times flown! (sic) "Sleep deprived n look like a zombie but Viaan is joy personified!...
Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty looks on during an event to launch her fitness video 'Shilpa's Yoga' in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, July 22, 2008.
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Katy Perry denies role in Freddie Mercury biopic
Full Article IMDb
27 Jun 2012

Katy Perry has dismissed reports that she is set to play rocker Freddie Mercury's...
Katy Perry performs during the Y100 Jingle Ball at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida USA December 11, 2010
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Writer, director Nora Ephron dies
Full Article Independent online (SA)
27 Jun 2012

Los Angeles - Writer and film director Nora Ephron, known for her work on movies such as When Harry Met Sally, has died in New York at age 71, according to media reports on Tuesday night, hours after it was first revealed that she was gravely ill and near death. A spokesperson for her...
FILE - This Nov. 3, 2010 file photo shows author, screenwriter and director Nora Ephron at her home in New York. Publisher Alfred A. Knopf confirmed Tuesday, June 26, 2012, that author and filmmaker Nora Ephron died Tuesday of leukemia in New York. She was 71.
photo: AP / Charles Sykes, file

Actor Russell Crowe, as 19th century Capt. Jack Aubrey, RN, is seen in this publicity photo from the new motion picture Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.
photo: US Navy

Elizabeth Banks Says Charlie Kaufman's Frank Or Francis Is In Trouble
Full Article Cinema Blend
26 Jun 2012

This would be really sad news if it’s true, but Elizabeth Banks says that Charlie Kaufman’s fascinating movie-blogging comedy Frank or Francis isn’t on a fast-track and might not be coming to theaters as quickly as we had hoped. We reported back in...
From left, Liam Hemsworth, Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Banks,U.S film director, Gary Ross attend the premiere of The Hunger Games in Paris, Thursday, March 15, 2012
photo: AP / Thomas Padilla

Carrie Underwood loves fans in Melbourne: ‘Thanks to all who came out’
Full Article The Examiner
26 Jun 2012

Carrie Underwood took the stage in Melbourne, Australia for her fans on Monday night. The entertainer is on a global tour which started in Europe last week and she is now in Australia singing. This is the first time the fans down under have heard her new music and they gave her a warm welcome at the Palais Theatre. “Great first show in Melbourne,...
Carrie Underwood At The World Arena
photo: Creative Commons / 17Drew

Classic Hollywood: John Amos is still cutting it in Hollywood
Full Article Daily Press
25 Jun 2012

If it hadn't been for famed Kansas City Chiefs football coach Hank Stram, John Amos may never had a four-decade long career in Hollywood, including memorable acting roles in "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," "Good Times" and "Roots." A running back at Colorado State, Amos had tried out unsuccessfully for the Denver Broncos and was cut twice from the...
WASHINGTON, D. C. (May 30) -- Actor John Amos and his wife attend the Coast Guard Commandant's change of command ceremony May 30, 2002.  Amos has been a big supporter of the Coast Guard through the years.  USCG photo by PA1 Harry C. Craft III (82699) ( CHANGE OF COMMAND 2002 (FOR RELEASE) )
photo: US Coastguard / PA1 Harry C. Craft III

Gold futures down on weak global cues
Full Article The Times of India
29 Jun 2012

Tweet NEW DELHI: Gold futures prices today fell by Rs 173 to Rs 29,788 per 10 grams as speculators offloaded their positions, tracking a weak trend in the New...
Gold Jewelries
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Woolworths stays silent on Country Road deal
Full Article Business Day
29 Jun 2012

JSE-listed Woolworths on Friday failed to shed any further light on a possible transaction between Gresham Private Equity and its Australian subsidiary, Country Road. Cape Town-based Woolworths holds a majority share in the Australian retail chain, which sells apparel and homeware in its own retail stores and through concessions in major Australian...
Woolworth supermarket located in the Wagga Wagga Marketplace
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Gold traders buy as prices near 2-week low
Full Article The Times of India
29 Jun 2012

Tweet MUMBAI: The gold prices extended losses on Friday, hitting its lowest level in nearly two weeks, weighed by a firm rupee, triggering bargain hunting from physical traders as price levels were attractive. Supply of recycled gold slowed....
Betong,Thailand - Jewel - Jewellry Shop - Gold - Precious Metal.
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ANC Should look East – and west
Full Article Independent online (SA)
29 Jun 2012

It is quite incomprehensible that in a world of nations mostly battling to avoid being drowned by massive debt, ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe should actually discourage investment. Mantashe did this in a recent interview with Reuters, in which he effectively told Western investors SA did not need their money because it could increasingly...
African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general Gwede Mantashe, speaks during a media briefing in Johannesburg, South Africa,
photo: AP / Themba Hadebe

Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India seeks to expand in north eastern market
Full Article The Times of India
29 Jun 2012

Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India seeks to expand in north eastern market Print this articleShare on RedittGoogle BookmarksNewsvineLive BookmarksTechnoratiYahoo BookmarksBlogmarksDel.icio.usApnaCircleTweetThe...
Honda motorcycle in an exhibition Batam Motor Show on November 6,2011, Indonesia
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Pranab to meet Left, Cong MLAs
Full Article Deccan Chronicle
29 Jun 2012

UPA’s presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee will hold separate meetings with some Left and Congress MLAs at the state Assembly on July 9. According to sources in the state Assembly, Mr Mukherjee will meet the MLAs of the CPI(M) and the Forward Bloc at 10 am. He will hold a meeting with the Congress legislators at 11 am. The CPI(M) and the Forward...
Shri Pranab Mukherjee addressing the media after filing the nomination papers for the Presidential Election, in New Delhi on June 28, 2012.	The Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Water Resources, Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal is also seen.
photo: PIB of India / Photo Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India

Kenny says EU deal will ease Irish debt burden
Full Article Irish Times
29 Jun 2012

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said a European Union agreement reached in the early hours of this morning to bring down borrowing costs for indebted nations will reduce the debt burden on Ireland's taxpayers. In addition to reducing costs, the deal reached at a the Brussels meeting will create a single supervisory body for euro zone banks by the end of...
United States President Barack Obama listens to Taoiseach Enda Kenny from Ireland during a meeting in the Oval Office on the morning of 20 March 2012.
photo: Public Domain / Pete Souza

Japan Airlines admits role in air cargo cartel
Full Article Scoop
29 Jun 2012

Friday, 29 June 2012, 4:29 pm Press Release: Commerce Commission Japan Airlines admits role in air cargo cartel – ordered to pay $2.275 million The High Court has ordered Japan Airlines Co Limited (JAL) to pay a $2.275 million penalty for breaches of the Commerce Act. JAL has admitted liability in the Commerce Commission’s air cargo...
A Japan Airline aircraft at the Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong, China as seen on this December 21, 2009 file photo.
photo: WN / Janice Sabnal

Crucible of Empire, The Spanish-American War 1/8
Crucible of Empire, The Spanish-American War 1/8
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  • Published: 29 Oct 2010
  • Updated: 10 Jun 2012
Author: gusanomarielito
Teddy Roosevelt charging up the San Juan Heights, the Rough Riders and the sinking of the battleship, the USS Maine---these are what people commonly know about the United States' war with Spain in 1898. What they may not remember is that this was the war that steered the United States to center stage as a world power. Victorious over Spain in Cuba and the Philippines, the United States, a nation founded in opposition to imperialism, grappled with its new role as an imperial power. More recent events in Vietnam, Somalia, and Yugoslavia bear striking parallels to those of 1898. Even in its own time, the war with Spain was understood as a turning point in American history.
http://wn.com/Crucible_of_Empire,_The_Spanish-American_War_1/8
Conflict Minerals, Rebels and Child Soldiers in Congo
Conflict Minerals, Rebels and Child Soldiers in Congo
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  • Published: 22 May 2012
  • Updated: 27 Jun 2012
Author: vice
Warlords, soldiers, and child laborers all toil over a mineral you've never even heard of. Coltan is a conflict mineral in nearly every cell phone, laptop, and electronic device. It's also tied to the deaths of over 5 million people in Congo since 1990. Hosted by Alison Suroosh Alvi | Originally released in 2011 at vice.com Click here to help www.raisehopeforcongo.org Watch more VICE documentaries here: bit.ly Subscribe for videos that are actually good: bit.ly Check out our full video catalog: www.youtube.com Videos, daily editorial and more: vice.com Like VICE on Facebook fb.com Follow VICE on Twitter: twitter.com Read our tumblr: vicemag.tumblr.com
http://wn.com/Conflict_Minerals,_Rebels_and_Child_Soldiers_in_Congo
Hollande to push for eurbonds at EU Summit
Hollande to push for eurbonds at EU Summit
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  • Published: 23 May 2012
  • Updated: 28 Jun 2012
Author: EUXTV
EU leaders are gathering in Brussels on Wednesday to discuss how to kick-start growth in Europe while keeping deficits down. New French President Francois Hollande has increasingly been putting pressure on German Chancellor Angela Merkel to reconsider her negative views on Euro bonds, bonds jointly underwritten by all eurozone member states. Hollande warned on Saturday during a G8 Summit in Camp David that he is not alone in supporting the proposal. Italy's Monti, Spain's Rajoy and the EC are expected to back the idea. As the biggest economy in Europe, mutualizing common European debt would mean Germany having to finance sovereign debt from other countries. Merkel has already said she does not rule out euro bonds as a long-term prospect, but under one condition: a more integrated political and fiscal European Union. Cube Spin Greece and the unofficial talk of a Greek euro exit are also set to be discussed. After the elections earlier this month, the Greek political parties failed to form a government, so new elections have been called for the 17th of June, less than two weeks before the next EU summit. Radical left-wing group Syriza is set to become the biggest political party and they completely oppose the severe austerity measures imposed by Brussels and the IMF. The European commission wants Greece to stay inside the euro area. Because of the political disagreements, talk of a Greek euro exit is no longer taboo. It's a prospect that certainly will be discussed again in <b>...</b>
http://wn.com/Hollande_to_push_for_eurbonds_at_EU_Summit
Rangia over flood 1
Rangia over flood 1
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  • Duration: 10:55
  • Published: 29 Jun 2012
  • Updated: 29 Jun 2012
Author: alisalim6t7
Rangia Town Over Flood due to heavy Rainfall...
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Obama Health Care Law Heads to Supreme Court Today
Obama Health Care Law Heads to Supreme Court Today
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  • Duration: 5:35
  • Published: 26 Mar 2012
  • Updated: 09 Jun 2012
Author: WSJDigitalNetwork
A question at the heart of the American experiment--the reach of federal power--returns to the Supreme Court Monday, when the justices open three days of argument over President Barack Obama's health-care overhaul. At issue, the administration's allies say, is Congress' constitutional power to address national problems with comprehensive solutions. In jeopardy, critics counter, is a concept of liberty that disables the national government from entire categories of regulation, reserving essential decisions over health and safety to the states.
http://wn.com/Obama_Health_Care_Law_Heads_to_Supreme_Court_Today
Jay Sekulow on Fox News: AG Holder Faces Contempt Vote
Jay Sekulow on Fox News: AG Holder Faces Contempt Vote
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  • Duration: 7:19
  • Published: 28 Jun 2012
  • Updated: 28 Jun 2012
Author: OfficialACLJ
Jay Sekulow appeared on Fox News discussing today's scheduled vote in the House of Representatives holding Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for his refusal to turn over critical documents in the Fast & Furious scandal. A sitting Attorney General has never been held in contempt.
http://wn.com/Jay_Sekulow_on_Fox_News_AG_Holder_Faces_Contempt_Vote
Conflict Minerals, Rebels and Child Soldiers in Congo
Conflict Minerals, Rebels and Child Soldiers in Congo
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  • Duration: 38:02
  • Published: 22 May 2012
  • Updated: 27 Jun 2012
Author: vice
Warlords, soldiers, and child laborers all toil over a mineral you've never even heard of. Coltan is a conflict mineral in nearly every cell phone, laptop, and electronic device. It's also tied to the deaths of over 5 million people in Congo since 1990. Hosted by Alison Suroosh Alvi | Originally released in 2011 at vice.com Click here to help www.raisehopeforcongo.org Watch more VICE documentaries here: bit.ly Subscribe for videos that are actually good: bit.ly Check out our full video catalog: www.youtube.com Videos, daily editorial and more: vice.com Like VICE on Facebook fb.com Follow VICE on Twitter: twitter.com Read our tumblr: vicemag.tumblr.com
http://wn.com/Conflict_Minerals,_Rebels_and_Child_Soldiers_in_Congo
Can Romney Repeal Obamacare?
Can Romney Repeal Obamacare?
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  • Duration: 7:00
  • Published: 29 Jun 2012
  • Updated: 29 Jun 2012
Author: TheYoungTurks
2012 Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney claims he will repeal Obamacare (despite the Supreme Court ruling that the Affordable Care Act is constitutional) if he defeats President Obama in 2012. Ana Kasparian, Desi Doyen, and Jacki Schechner discuss on The Young Turks. Support The Young Turks by Subscribing bit.ly Like Us on Facebook: www.fb.com Follow Us on Twitter: twitter.com Find out how to watch The Young Turks on Current by clicking here: www.current.com
http://wn.com/Can_Romney_Repeal_Obamacare?
Palestinian Hunger Strike Ends
Palestinian Hunger Strike Ends
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  • Duration: 4:09
  • Published: 15 May 2012
  • Updated: 25 Jun 2012
Author: TheYoungTurks
Via Reuters: "Most of some 1600 prisoners, a third of the 4800 Palestinians in Israeli jails, began refusing food on April 17 although a few had been fasting much longer - up to 77 days. Their protest centered on demands for more family visits, an end to solitary confinement and an end to so-called "administrative detention", a practice that has drawn international criticism on human rights grounds. Palestinian officials said Egypt had drafted an agreement in Cairo with representatives of the Palestinian prisoners, and that inmates met during the day and had agreed to the terms. There was no immediate word from the prisoners as to whether any had actually ended their strike. An Egyptian official involved in the talks said that under Monday's deal to end the strike, Israel had agreed to end solitary confinement for 19 prisoners and lifted a ban on visits to prisoners by relatives living in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip...".* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down. Read more from Nidal al-Mughrabi: www.reuters.com Subscribe to The Young Turks: bit.ly Find out how to watch The Young Turks on Current by clicking here: www.current.com The Largest Online New Show in the World. Facebook: www.facebook.com Twitter: twitter.com
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NATO in meeting after Syria shot down Turkish war plane
NATO in meeting after Syria shot down Turkish war plane
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  • Duration: 2:11
  • Published: 26 Jun 2012
  • Updated: 26 Jun 2012
Author: IBTimesUK
NATO has assembled for a special session after Syria shot down a Turkish war plane which it said had gone into Syrian airspace. This follows the letter Turkey sent to the UN Security Council, which described the incident as a "hostile act by the Syrian authorities against Turkey's national security. A Syrian foreign ministry official speaking at a press conference said his country has reacted in a defensive and sovereign way to the Turkish war jet which entered Syrian airspace on Friday, adding that the breach is an encroachment upon the country's sovereignty. This is what he had to say. Over in Turkey a Middle Eastern expert said Syria wants to show they are a force to be reckoned with. Speaking in Turkish this is what he said. "In my opinion, Syria wants to send a clear message to Turkey that the Syrian government is strong and it is impossible for any external forces to subvert the regime." This is the latest downturn in the previously good Syrian-Turkish relations, which have hit rock bottom since unrest in Syria began last year. The two sides had been close allies before the Turkish government turned against the government of Bashar al-Assad. Turkey has opened its borders to harbour Syrian refugees who have allegedly escaped the violence in their hometowns. Meanwhile, Syria has also accused their northern neighbour of harbouring armed elements and army defectors. Written and Presented by Ann Salter
http://wn.com/NATO_in_meeting_after_Syria_shot_down_Turkish_war_plane
101 East - Myanmar's Turn
101 East - Myanmar's Turn
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  • Duration: 25:06
  • Published: 21 Apr 2012
  • Updated: 27 Jun 2012
Author: AlJazeeraEnglish
The country formerly known as Burma is undergoing its most significant political change since military rule began in 1962. 101 East travels to the Southeast Asian country to find out the reasons behind the country's dramatic turn.
http://wn.com/101_East__Myanmar's_Turn
Analysing Europe's economic crisis
Analysing Europe's economic crisis
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  • Duration: 4:03
  • Published: 16 Jan 2012
  • Updated: 12 Jun 2012
Author: AlJazeeraEnglish
Al Jazeera's Jacky Rowland and Jonah Hull report respectively from Paris and Madrid on the latest developments in the crises of the eurozone economies, as the French and Spanish leaders meet for talks.
http://wn.com/Analysing_Europe's_economic_crisis
Kofi Annan: the longer we wait, the darker Syria's future becomes
Kofi Annan: the longer we wait, the darker Syria's future becomes
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  • Duration: 1:29
  • Published: 22 Jun 2012
  • Updated: 25 Jun 2012
Author: telegraphtv
The crisis in Syria could soon spiral out of control, according to Kofi Annan, as he calls on the international community to take urgent action to save "the innocent".
http://wn.com/Kofi_Annan_the_longer_we_wait,_the_darker_Syria's_future_becomes
Kofi Annan: the longer we wait, the darker Syria's future becomes
Kofi Annan: the longer we wait, the darker Syria's future becomes
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  • Duration: 1:29
  • Published: 22 Jun 2012
  • Updated: 25 Jun 2012
Author: telegraphtv
The crisis in Syria could soon spiral out of control, according to Kofi Annan, as he calls on the international community to take urgent action to save "the innocent".
http://wn.com/Kofi_Annan_the_longer_we_wait,_the_darker_Syria's_future_becomes
Schultz: No need to discuss Eurobonds; agreement on growth and employment measures needed this year
Schultz: No need to discuss Eurobonds; agreement on growth and employment measures needed this year
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  • Duration: 1:15
  • Published: 28 Jun 2012
  • Updated: 28 Jun 2012
Author: EUXTV
On arriving at the June 28 EU Summit, European Parliament President Martin Schultz said that discussing Eurobonds is futile. Instead, the Council should focus on reaching an inter interinstitutional agreement on growth and employment measures. "There is no need to discuss Eurobonds further; we need unanimity and there is none. Mrs. Merkel even linked her life to this question. There are other things that can be done: a debt redemption fund or banking licence for ESM to help Spain and Italy." "I hope that the Council decides today to react on the proposition made by Mr. Barroso and myself to reach an interinstitutional agreement among the Commission, the Council and the Parliament that will commit all three of us into applying all necessary measures for employment and growth by the end of the year." "When you pool together 130 billion euros that have not been used and use it, then you have a considerable conjuncture programme."
http://wn.com/Schultz_No_need_to_discuss_Eurobonds;_agreement_on_growth_and_employment_measures_needed_this_year

Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf talking to media persons after visited National Power Control Centre WAPDA, Islamabad on June 28, 2012 Jeev Milkha Singh of India watches his tee shot on the 4th hole during the round one of BMW Asian Open golf tournament Thursday April 24, 2008 at the Tomson Shanghai Pudong Golf Club in Shanghai, China. Carmaker Maruti Suzuki's swift car running on the road - India - Automobile energy drink is supplement food

A wide view of the Security Council as Members unanimously adopt resolution 2053 (2012), extending until 30 June 2013 the mandate of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), 27 June, 2012. Alvaro Gonzalez, from Uruguay, challenges Argentina's Lionel Messi during a charity exhibition soccer match between Messi's Friends and the Rest of the World in Bogota, Colombia, Thursday, June 21, 2012. In this Friday, June 22, 2012 file photo, the Muslim Brotherhood's presidential candidate Mohammed Morsi, center, performs Friday prayers in Amr Ibn Al-As mosque in Cairo, Egypt. Smoker - Cigarette Smoking

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. Germany's Thomas Mueller, left, reacts after Germany lost to Italy, 1-2 during the Euro 2012 soccer championship semifinal match between Germany and Italy in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, June 28, 2012. Hillary Clinton Rally March 27th, 2008. Fern bed under a forest canopy in woods near Franklin, Virginia

How DR Congo rebels make their money
Full Article BBC News
29 Jun 2012

A controversial UN report on the Democratic Republic of Congo has focussed attention on Rwanda's alleged role in the current army mutiny, but the document also reveals intriguing details about how rebels in the area make their money. It lists bank robberies and extortion rackets taxing charcoal and cows as some of the activities of the...
A Congolese government army soldier displays a mortar round after his unit returned from the frontline of fighting against rebel forces, in Kinyamahura, Congo, on Thursday, May 17, 2012. A
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Pales­tini­an Hunger Strike Ends
WorldNews.com 28 Jun 2012, Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling When Israeli poet and author Naomi Shihab Nye wrote: "A man crosses the street in rain, stepping gently/looking two times north and south, because his son is asleep on his shoulder;" right now, in this "moment of madness," it could be used as a metaphor, a "pocket of resistance," in describing an...

NATO in meeting after Syria shot down Turkish war plane; updated 26 Jun 2012; published 26 Jun 2012
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NATO in meet­ing after Syria shot down Turk­ish war plane
The Star 28 Jun 2012, BEIRUT/ISKENDERUN, Turkey: Rebel forces attacked Syria's main court in central Damascus on Thursday, state television said, while Turkey deployed troops and anti-aircraft rocket launchers to the Syrian border, building pressure on President Bashar al-Assad. There was a loud explosion and a column of black smoke rose over Damascus, an Assad...

101 East - Myanmar's Turn; updated 27 Jun 2012; published 21 Apr 2012
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101 East - Myan­mar's Turn
Houston Chronicle 28 Jun 2012, YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — The dormitories are empty, the once charming bungalows of professors overgrown with vines and weeds. Only grass grows where the Student Union building stood before soldiers obliterated it with dynamite. This is Yangon University, once one of Asia's finest and a poignant symbol of an education system crippled by Myanmar's half...

Analysing Europe's economic crisis; updated 12 Jun 2012; published 16 Jan 2012
4:03
Analysing Eu­rope's eco­nom­ic cri­sis
Al Jazeera 28 Jun 2012, European Union leaders are set to examine a "compact for growth and jobs" aimed at countering record unemployment and an economic downturn - a deal pushed by French President Francois Hollande to offset German-led austerity. The summit begins on Thursday with the EU parliament president taking part in a debate on the next budget for the...

Kofi Annan: the longer we wait, the darker Syria's future becomes; updated 25 Jun 2012; published 22 Jun 2012
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Kofi Annan: the longer we wait, the dark­er Syria's fu­ture be­comes
Al Jazeera 28 Jun 2012, International envoy Kofi Annan has proposed setting up a Syrian transitional government that could include followers of President Bashar al-Assad and opposition members in a bid to end the country's war, diplomats said. The major powers - the US, Britain, France, China and Russia, a key Assad ally - generally back the plan that will be discussed at...

Kofi Annan: the longer we wait, the darker Syria's future becomes; updated 25 Jun 2012; published 22 Jun 2012
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Kofi Annan: the longer we wait, the dark­er Syria's fu­ture be­comes
BBC News 28 Jun 2012, Russia and other big powers have agreed to back a proposal by UN envoy Kofi Annan for a national unity government to lead political change in Syria. Western diplomats said the proposed cabinet could include members of the opposition and government, but no-one who would undermine its credibility. The proposal will be discussed at a meeting of the UN...





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