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U.N. chief to send envoy to assess situation in Syria
Full Article The Star
21 Jul 2012

BRIJUNI, Croatia (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Saturday he was sending an envoy to Syria to assess the situation as government forces and rebels battle for control of the country. "I am sending my Undersecretary General for Peacekeeping Operations (Hervé Ladsous) to Syria to assess the situation as well as the top U.N....
This image made from amateur video released by Shaam News Network and accessed by the Associated Press Thursday, July 19, 2012 purports to show Syrian rebels cheering as a comrade defaces a poster of President Bashar Assad at the Bab al-Hawa border crossing with Turkey.
photo: AP / Shaam News Network

South Sudan scraps border talks with Khartoum
Full Article BBC News
21 Jul 2012

South Sudan has cancelled planned direct talks with its northern neighbour, Sudan, after accusing Khartoum of carrying out new air strikes on its territory. The South said the talks would be held through an African Union panel instead. Earlier, the South's military said an air raid...
File - Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir, left, walks past the Sudanese honour guard with South Sudan's resident Salva Kiir, right, after his arrival in Khartoum, Sudan, Saturday, Oct.8, 2011.
photo: AP / Abd Raouf

Arafat and Palestinians Came Offering Peace But Only Got Poison
Full Article WorldNews.com
21 Jul 2012

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling If Yasser Arafat, former co-founder of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), died from a lethal radioactive substance known as polonium, not only was it a clear case of political assassination by means of nuclear terrorism, but when he came bearing an olive branch and offered peace to Israel...
File - The UN General Assembly today took up the question of Palestine. The first speaker was Yasser Arafat, head of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), 13 November, 1974.
photo: UN / DB

Japan to probe Tepco radiation cover-up claim
Full Article BBC News
21 Jul 2012

Japan's health ministry says it will investigate a report that workers at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant were urged to disguise their exposure to radiation. A report in the Asahi Shimbun newspaper said a subcontractor for plant operator Tepco told workers to put lead shields around radiation detection devices. The aim was...
Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) Chairman Kazuhiko Shimokobe, right, and President Naomi Hirose visit the Fukushima Dai-ni nuclear power plant in Naraha, Fukushima prefecture, northeastern Japan, Wednesday, July 4, 2012.
photo: AP / Koichi Kamoshida

UN votes to extend Syria monitoring mission for 30 days
Full Article Newstrack India
21 Jul 2012

Tweet Geneva, July 21 (ANI): The United Nations Security Council has voted unanimously to extend its observer mission in Syria, but only for 30 days. Members have, however, agreed the mission could be extended further if the use of heavy weapons ends and fighting eases....
UN votes to extend Syria monitoring mission for 30 days
photo: UN / Mark Garten

Vigil held after US massacre at Batman screening
Full Article The Star
21 Jul 2012

AURORA, Colorado: An emotional candle-lit vigil was held late Friday for the victims of a US massacre at a premiere of the latest Batman movie, which left 12 people dead and nearly 60 injured. The town of Aurora, Colorado stood in silent mourning, as it emerged that the alleged gunman bought more than 6,000 rounds of ammunition on the Internet, and...
Less than 24 hours after 12 people were killed and dozens shot, Alicia Pervette stands across the street, holding a candle in memorial of the victims., Friday, July 20, 2012 in Aurora, Colo.
photo: AP / Robert Ray

Spain outlook darkens, region seeks aid
Full Article Yahoo Daily News
21 Jul 2012

Spain's economic outlook darkened Friday as it warned its recession will drag on through 2013 and one of its indebted regions reached out for emergency aid from the cash-strapped government. The regional authority of Valencia said it was applying to borrow from a fund of 18 billion euros set up last week by the central government for struggling...
Demonstrators protest against austerity measures announced by the Spanish government in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, July 19, 2012.
photo: AP / Manu Fernandez

Syria says it has chased rebels from Damascus' Midan neighborhood
Full Article Sacramento Bee
21 Jul 2012

BEIRUT -- Fighting raged for a sixth consecutive day in Damascus, opposition activists said Friday, even as Syria's government declared that it had routed rebels from the capital's Midan district, site of intense battles earlier in the week. The United Nations, meantime, said as many as 30,000 people had fled from Syria to Lebanon during the...
Syrian rebels take their position behind a wall as they fire their guns during a battle with the Syrian government forces, at Rastan area in Homs province, central Syria, on Tuesday Jan. 31, 2012.
photo: AP

UN Security Council approves extension of UN observer force in Syria for 30 days
Full Article Yahoo Daily News
20 Jul 2012

The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution Friday renewing the 300-strong U.N. observer force in Syria for 30 days, leaving the door open for a possible extension if the government stops using heavy weapons and the escalating violence is reduced significantly. The resolution is a lifeline for the unarmed observers who were sent to...
In this picture taken on Sunday March 25, 2012, Syrian rebels take their position behind a sand barrier, in the Khaldiyeh neighborhood in Homs province, central Syria.
photo: AP

Japan's nuclear fight intensifies
Full Article CNN
20 Jul 2012

July 20, 2012 -- Updated 1634 GMT (0034 HKT) Are you in Japan? Have you seen these anti-nuclear protests? Have you marched in protest? Share your stories with CNN iReport. (CNN) -- The 1960s were a time of social revolution. Student, civil rights activists and anti-war protesters rose up against governments around the world, and Japan was no...
Anti-nuclear protesters carry "No nukes" banners during a march in Tokyo, Monday, July 16, 2012.
photo: AP / Koji Sasahara


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The Colorado theatre shooting has put the two candidates for president on the spot about their stances on gun control...
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BEIRUT — The Assad family's grip on Syria has never looked so tenuous. After 17 months of violence and an estimated 17,000 people killed, a lightning-quick turnaround in the...
more Al Jazeera
Muslims living in the UK feel more British than their white counterparts. It's a surprising statement that demands an explanation. In a study released in late June, the Institute...

Syria crisis:UN extends monitoring mission for 30 days
Tweet Amid the recent situations in the country, Syria has got some relief as the United Nations Security Council has voted unanimously to extend its observer mission in Syria. However the extension is just for only 30 days....
photo: UN / Devra Berkowitz
ASEAN-UN  Ministerial meeting
BEIJING, July 20 (Xinhua) -- China pledged Friday to make joint efforts with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to safeguard regional peace and stability after the 10-member bloc issued a six-point statement on the South China Sea....
photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras
File - President Barack Obama talks on the phone with President-elect Vladimir Putin of Russia while aboard Air Force One en route to Richmond, Va., March 9, 2012.
Related topics RussiaPresident PutinUNSyriaillegalTerrorists Advertisement Amid increasing violence and turmoil in Syria, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the U.S. on Friday “not to take unilateral military action against the Syrian government...
photo: White House / Pete Souza
A flatbed truck carries away the car of the suspect in the mass shooting at the Century 16 theatre east of the Aurora Mall in Aurora, Colo., on Friday, July 20, 2012
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood and its storied Warner Bros. studio on Friday faced sharp scrutiny and the prospect of seeing blockbuster "The Dark Knight Rises" sink at box offices following a killing spree in Colorado that could test fan appetite...
photo: AP / David Zalubowski
Canadarm2 moves HTV-2 back to the nadir port of Harmony on 10 March 2011. Kounotori 2 was initially scheduled to launch on January 20, 2011, but postponed for two days for bad weather forecast
Japan's robotic HTV-3 cargo spaceship launches July 20, 2012 from Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan. CREDIT: NASA TV...
photo: Creative Commons / Kurun
Red's Trading Post owner Ryan Horsley, right, and sales associate Dan Hadley stand behind the display counter at the shop Feb. 12, 2008, in Twin Falls, Idaho. The gun shop, stripped of its license by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, had repeated chances to fix problems but failed to, bureau inspector John Hansen testified in federal court Tuesday, March 4, 2008. Terry Horsley and her son, Ryan Horsley, contend federal gun control laws only allow dealer's license to be revoked for "willful" violations and that the violations at Red's Trading Post were not willful. They are asking the judge to overturn the bureau's revocation of their license
July 21, 2012 -- Updated 0138 GMT (0938 HKT) James Holmes, 24, was identified by two federal law enforcement officers as the man who opened fire during a screening of "The Dark Knight Rises" at an Aurora, Colorado, theater early Friday. At least 12...
photo: AP / Elaine Thompson
Prices for Apple, Ebay and Yahoo stocks are displayed before the open of the Nasdaq stock market on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008 in New York. Wall Street struggled to steady itself Tuesday, climbing back from an early plunge after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates to restore stability to a faltering U.S. eco
Tweet NEW YORK: The trend of better-than-expected earnings will be put to the test in the coming week when investors hope Apple can exceed already high expectations for the tech giant and Facebook reports its first quarterly earnings. Apple accounts...
photo: AP / Mark Lennihan
Syrian officials killed in suicide bombing (Syrian state tv); updated 20 Jul 2012; published 18 Jul 2012
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Syrian officials killed in suicide bombing (Syrian state tv)
The Star 21 Jul 2012, BRIJUNI, Croatia (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Saturday he was sending an envoy to Syria to assess the situation as government forces and rebels battle for control of the country. "I am sending my Undersecretary General for Peacekeeping Operations (Hervé Ladsous) to Syria to assess the situation as well as the top U.N....

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South Sudan: An unhappy birthday; updated 21 Jul 2012; published 19 Jul 2012
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South Sudan: An unhappy birthday
BBC News 21 Jul 2012, South Sudan has cancelled planned direct talks with its northern neighbour, Sudan, after accusing Khartoum of carrying out new air strikes on its territory. The South said the talks would be held through an African Union panel instead. Earlier, the South's military said an air raid...

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Polonium poisoning suspected in Arafat's death; updated 16 Jul 2012; published 04 Jul 2012
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Polonium poisoning suspected in Arafat's death
WorldNews.com 21 Jul 2012, Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling If Yasser Arafat, former co-founder of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), died from a lethal radioactive substance known as polonium, not only was it a clear case of political assassination by means of nuclear terrorism, but when he came bearing an olive branch and offered peace to Israel...

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Tepco Nuclear Plant Fukushima, Japan Reactor 4 Demolition!; updated 21 Jul 2012; published 28 Jun 2012
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Tepco Nuclear Plant Fukushima, Japan Reactor 4 Demolition!
BBC News 21 Jul 2012, Japan's health ministry says it will investigate a report that workers at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant were urged to disguise their exposure to radiation. A report in the Asahi Shimbun newspaper said a subcontractor for plant operator Tepco told workers to put lead shields around radiation detection devices. The aim was...

Russia, China Veto UN Resolution on Syria; updated 21 Jul 2012; published 04 Feb 2012
2:32
Russia, China Veto UN Resolution on Syria
Newstrack India 21 Jul 2012, Tweet Geneva, July 21 (ANI): The United Nations Security Council has voted unanimously to extend its observer mission in Syria, but only for 30 days. Members have, however, agreed the mission could be extended further if the use of heavy weapons ends and fighting eases....

Batman premier shooting in Aurora, Colorado; updated 21 Jul 2012; published 20 Jul 2012
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Batman premier shooting in Aurora, Colorado
The Star 21 Jul 2012, AURORA, Colorado: An emotional candle-lit vigil was held late Friday for the victims of a US massacre at a premiere of the latest Batman movie, which left 12 people dead and nearly 60 injured. The town of Aurora, Colorado stood in silent mourning, as it emerged that the alleged gunman bought more than 6,000 rounds of ammunition on the Internet, and...

Economic Crisis: Is Spain Next?; updated 18 Jul 2012; published 09 Jul 2012
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Economic Crisis: Is Spain Next?
Yahoo Daily News 21 Jul 2012, Spain's economic outlook darkened Friday as it warned its recession will drag on through 2013 and one of its indebted regions reached out for emergency aid from the cash-strapped government. The regional authority of Valencia said it was applying to borrow from a fund of 18 billion euros set up last week by the central government for struggling...

Raw Video: Syria Choppers Hit Rebels in Capital; updated 21 Jul 2012; published 17 Jul 2012
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Raw Video: Syria Choppers Hit Rebels in Capital
Sacramento Bee 21 Jul 2012, BEIRUT -- Fighting raged for a sixth consecutive day in Damascus, opposition activists said Friday, even as Syria's government declared that it had routed rebels from the capital's Midan district, site of intense battles earlier in the week. The United Nations, meantime, said as many as 30,000 people had fled from Syria to Lebanon during the...

RT crew & UN observers on Syrian 'civil war' frontline; updated 16 Jul 2012; published 11 May 2012
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RT crew & UN observers on Syrian 'civil war' frontline
Yahoo Daily News 20 Jul 2012, The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution Friday renewing the 300-strong U.N. observer force in Syria for 30 days, leaving the door open for a possible extension if the government stops using heavy weapons and the escalating violence is reduced significantly. The resolution is a lifeline for the unarmed observers who were sent to...

Japan : anti-nuclear protests in Tokyo - no comment; updated 24 May 2012; published 04 Apr 2011
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Japan : anti-nuclear protests in Tokyo - no comment
CNN 20 Jul 2012, July 20, 2012 -- Updated 1634 GMT (0034 HKT) Are you in Japan? Have you seen these anti-nuclear protests? Have you marched in protest? Share your stories with CNN iReport. (CNN) -- The 1960s were a time of social revolution. Student, civil rights activists and anti-war protesters rose up against governments around the world, and Japan was no...

GUN SHOOTING at Batman premiere in Denver FOOTAGE; updated 21 Jul 2012; published 20 Jul 2012
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GUN SHOOTING at Batman premiere in Denver FOOTAGE
The Star 20 Jul 2012, DENVER, Colorado (Reuters) - A masked gunman killed 12 people at a midnight showing of the new Batman movie in a suburb of Denver early on Friday, sparking pandemonium when he hurled a gas canister into the auditorium and opened fire on moviegoers. The Century 16 Theatre where a masked gunman killed 14 people at a midnight showing of the new Batman...

Israel: Bus Blast in Bulgaria Caused by Bomb; updated 20 Jul 2012; published 18 Jul 2012
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Israel: Bus Blast in Bulgaria Caused by Bomb
The Independent 20 Jul 2012, As Bulgarian officials said the suspected bomber in the attack on Wednesday that killed five Israeli holidaymakers was a lanky, long-haired man in a baseball cap and T-shirt, carrying a fake American driving licence, Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said it had been carried out by "Hezbollah, the long arm of Iran." There was...

Russia, China Veto UN Resolution on Syria; updated 21 Jul 2012; published 04 Feb 2012
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Russia, China Veto UN Resolution on Syria
Indian Express 20 Jul 2012, Russia and China vetoed a UN Security Council resolution on Thursday that threatened Syrian authorities with sanctions if they did not halt violence against an uprising, again thwarting Western hopes for tough action as the crisis in Syria escalates. It was the third...

Brit hacking Pentagon for UFO info stays home - UK govt; updated 06 Jun 2012; published 21 May 2010
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Brit hacking Pentagon for UFO info stays home - UK govt
BBC News 20 Jul 2012, It has been a long and expensive wait, but Britain has now been handed its first Joint Strike Fighter jet, also known as the F-35. Defence Secretary Phillip Hammond flew out in person to the searing heat of Fort Worth, Texas, for the official handover ceremony from its US manufacturer Lockheed Martin. He says it is "the best warplane money can...





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