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Syria: foreign jihadists could join battle for Aleppo
Full Article The Guardian
30 Jul 2012

Jihadists, many with al-Qaida sympathies, are said to be planning to join a decisive battle against regime troops Rebels say about 15-20 foreign jihadists have been crossing each day trying to join up with an estimated 200-300 foreigners in Syria. Photograph: Pierre Torres/Getty...
In this Sunday, July 29, 2012 photo, Free Syrian Army soldiers are seen in vehicles at the border town of Azaz, some 20 miles (32 kilometers) north of Aleppo, Syria.
photo: AP / Turkpix

Power Cut In Northern India Hits 370m People
Full Article Orange News
30 Jul 2012

Tweet One of the worst power cuts to hit India in a decade has left 370 million people without electricity. The power grid in the north of the country crashed at about 2.30am local time, halting hundreds of trains and forcing hospitals and airports to rely on backup generators. The...
Passengers sit in a train as they wait for power to get restore, at a railway station, in New Delhi, India, Monday, July 30, 2012.
photo: AP / Rajesh Kumar Singh

Washington reminds two Sudans of need to reach peace accord
Full Article Middle East Online
30 Jul 2012

UNITED NATIONS - The United States is leading international warnings to Sudan and South Sudan to step up efforts to reach a peace accord this week or face possible UN sanctions. The UN Security Council has given the rival neighbors, who this year came close to all-out war, until Thursday to make their peace. Tentative talks are being held in Addis...
Washington reminds two Sudans of need to reach peace accord
photo: UN / JC McIlwaine

Syria conflict: UN says 200,000 have fled Aleppo battle
Full Article BBC News
30 Jul 2012

Some 200,000 people have fled intense fighting in Syria's second city Aleppo in the past two days, the UN has said. UN humanitarian chief Baroness Valerie Amos said others were trapped in the city and needed urgent help. Government forces launched a ground assault on Saturday after a week of sporadic shelling and sorties by fighter jets. The...
In this Sunday, July 29, 2012 photo, Free Syrian Army soldiers are seen at the border town of Azaz, some 20 miles (32 kilometers) north of Aleppo, Syria. The U.N. said 200,000 Syrians have fled the embattled city of Aleppo since intense clashes between regime forces and rebels began 10 days ago.
photo: AP / Turkpix

47 killed in India train blaze
Full Article Belfast Telegraph
30 Jul 2012

At least 47 people have been killed when a fire engulfed a carriage on a moving train in southern India, officials said. Most of the passengers were asleep when the fire broke out at...
People stand near a charred coach of a passenger train at Nellore, nearly 500 kilometers (310 miles) south of Hyderabad, India, July 30, 2012.
photo: AP

Aleppo attack a nail in Assad’s coffin: Panetta
Full Article Zeenews
30 Jul 2012

Aboard A US Military Plane: Reacting to the Syrian government forces attack on Aleppo, US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta said that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's assault on Aleppo will be "a nail in his coffin". "What...
In this photograph made on Friday, July 27, 2012, Syrian rebels arrest a man who they said was a government informant in Aleppo, Syria.
photo: AP / Alberto Prieto

US has ’solemn duty’ to stop nuclear Iran: Romney
Full Article The Siasat Daily
30 Jul 2012

Jerusalem, July 29: US presidential candidate Mitt Romney, currently on a visit to Israel, emphasized that America has “a solemn duty and a moral imperative” to prevent Iran from achieving nuclear weaponry. Romney, in a speech in Jerusalem Sunday, also talked about “shared values” between Israel and the US, Xinhua reported. “Make no mistake, the...
Mitt Romney  Former Governor Mitt Romney, along with former Vice President of the United States Dan Quayle, at a supporters rally in Paradise Valley, Arizona.
photo: Creative Commons / Gage Skidmore

Romanian leader likely to surive referendum
Full Article Al Jazeera
30 Jul 2012

With a low voter turnout, and only 45.92 per cent voting in favour of a referendum on his leadership, Romanian president Traian Basescu is likely to survive an impeachment bid due to low voter turnout. Monday's announcement came just hours after the suspended leader claimed that voters had "rejected a coup" by not turning out in high enough numbers...
 Romania´s suspended President Traian Basescu delivers a statement in Bucharest, Romania Friday April 20, 2007. Basescu said Friday he would not resign, a day after he was suspended by Romania´s parliament pending an impeachment referendum ami
photo: AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda

North Korea dismisses South's talk of reform
Full Article BBC News
30 Jul 2012

North Korea has strongly denied reports from South Korea that it is planning policy changes that will lead to the reform and opening of the country. A government body dismissed reports that the present leadership was breaking with the past as "ridiculous". Some commentators have speculated that the recent removal of North Korea's top...
In this Friday, Dec. 23, 2011 photo released by the Korean Central News Agency and distributed in Tokyo, Monday, Dec. 26, 2011 by the Korea News Service, Kim Jong Un, right, late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's youngest known son and successor, visits Kumsusan Memorial Palace in Pyongyang, North Korea, to pay respect to his father.
photo: AP / Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service

Assad's tanks roll in as Russians warn of tragedy
Full Article The Independent
29 Jul 2012

Russia, Syria's longtime ally, added to an international chorus of alarm warning that a "tragedy" was imminent in Aleppo. Sergei Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister, said it was unrealistic to expect the Syrian army to stand by while rebels were trying to take over major cities. Mr Lavrov also said that Moscow was "not thinking...
Syrian rebels sit in a pick up truck in Aleppo, Syria, Saturday, July 28, 2012.
photo: AP / Alberto Prieto


more The Independent
Neither wish to "collaborate" with Bashar al-Assad's regime. But remaining neutral, you end up with no friends at all. You didn't have to sell a loaf of bread to a Nazi...
more The Independent
While Qatar and Saudi Arabia arm and fund the rebels of Syria to overthrow Bashar al-Assad's Alawite/Shia-Baathist dictatorship, Washington mutters not a word of criticism against...
more BBC News
More than a year after the uprising began in Syria, the opposition remains fractious and deeply divided. The wide variety of political groups, exiled dissidents, grassroots...

Beyond the Iron Curtain: Romney visits Poland
White House hopeful Mitt Romney has received a warm welcome from Poland's anti-communist freedom icon Lech Walesa as he made his first venture beyond the old Iron Curtain. On the final leg of a three-stop tour designed to burnish his foreign policy...
photo: WN / Marzena J.
Ebola virions.
Related topics ebola outbreakWorld Health OrganizationCenters for Disease ControlNewsebola Advertisement Health officials in the western end of Uganda has confirmed that the deadly Ebola virus has killed 14 people, ending weeks of speculation about...
photo: Creative Commons
US 'wasted' $200m on training Iraqi police
More than $200 million was wasted on a programme to train Iraqi police that the government in Baghdad neither needed or wanted, US auditors have found. The Police Development Programme, which was to be the single largest programme launched by the US...
photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod
Palestinians accuse Romney on Jerusalem "Israel's capital"
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinians accused U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Monday of undermining peace prospects by calling Jerusalem "the capital of Israel", ignoring their own claims to the city and most world...
photo: EC / EC
Congo governor demands evaluation of rebel accord
KINSHASA, Congo - The governor of Congo's North Kivu province says the government must evaluate the March 2009 agreement that has sparked a rebellion in the country's east. The March 23, 2009 peace deal paved the way for rebels to join the army. This...
photo: MONUSCO / Sylvain Liechti
Afghan forces dying at 5 times rate of NATO troops
Kabul: Afghan security forces are dying at five times the rate of NATO soldiers in the country, new figures have revealed. The surge in deaths come as Taliban insurgents have increased attacks ahead of the proposed and planned withdrawal of foreign...
photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod
Wildfires in hot and dry weather a concern in Oklahoma Monday
FROM STAFF REPORTS | Wildfires across Oklahoma will continue to keep crews busy Monday in hot and windy conditions, and 40 counties remain under an outdoor burn ban, Oklahoma Forestry Services reports....
photo: DOD / Public Domain
War Voyeurs: Israeli tourists watch Syria battles from safe distance; updated 30 Jul 2012; published 28 Jul 2012
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War Voyeurs: Israeli tourists watch Syria battles from safe distance
The Guardian 30 Jul 2012, Jihadists, many with al-Qaida sympathies, are said to be planning to join a decisive battle against regime troops Rebels say about 15-20 foreign jihadists have been crossing each day trying to join up with an estimated 200-300 foreigners in Syria. Photograph: Pierre Torres/Getty...

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Power cut hits 300 million in northern India; updated 30 Jul 2012; published 30 Jul 2012
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Power cut hits 300 million in northern India
Orange News 30 Jul 2012, Tweet One of the worst power cuts to hit India in a decade has left 370 million people without electricity. The power grid in the north of the country crashed at about 2.30am local time, halting hundreds of trains and forcing hospitals and airports to rely on backup generators. The...

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South Sudan to mark 1st independence anniversary; updated 23 Jul 2012; published 05 Jul 2012
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South Sudan to mark 1st independence anniversary
Middle East Online 30 Jul 2012, UNITED NATIONS - The United States is leading international warnings to Sudan and South Sudan to step up efforts to reach a peace accord this week or face possible UN sanctions. The UN Security Council has given the rival neighbors, who this year came close to all-out war, until Thursday to make their peace. Tentative talks are being held in Addis...

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Syria Army in Aleppo Capture 2 Tanks From Assad Regime 2012 JULY; updated 29 Jul 2012; published 28 Jul 2012
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Syria Army in Aleppo Capture 2 Tanks From Assad Regime 2012 JULY
BBC News 30 Jul 2012, Some 200,000 people have fled intense fighting in Syria's second city Aleppo in the past two days, the UN has said. UN humanitarian chief Baroness Valerie Amos said others were trapped in the city and needed urgent help. Government forces launched a ground assault on Saturday after a week of sporadic shelling and sorties by fighter jets. The...

Indian Train Fire Kills 30 Passengers as They Sleep; updated 30 Jul 2012; published 30 Jul 2012
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Indian Train Fire Kills 30 Passengers as They Sleep
Belfast Telegraph 30 Jul 2012, At least 47 people have been killed when a fire engulfed a carriage on a moving train in southern India, officials said. Most of the passengers were asleep when the fire broke out at...

Syria Army in Aleppo Capture 2 Tanks From Assad Regime 2012 JULY; updated 29 Jul 2012; published 28 Jul 2012
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Syria Army in Aleppo Capture 2 Tanks From Assad Regime 2012 JULY
Zeenews 30 Jul 2012, Aboard A US Military Plane: Reacting to the Syrian government forces attack on Aleppo, US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta said that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's assault on Aleppo will be "a nail in his coffin". "What...

Mitt Romney takes aim at Iran on visit to Israel; updated 30 Jul 2012; published 29 Jul 2012
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Mitt Romney takes aim at Iran on visit to Israel
The Siasat Daily 30 Jul 2012, Jerusalem, July 29: US presidential candidate Mitt Romney, currently on a visit to Israel, emphasized that America has “a solemn duty and a moral imperative” to prevent Iran from achieving nuclear weaponry. Romney, in a speech in Jerusalem Sunday, also talked about “shared values” between Israel and the US, Xinhua reported. “Make no mistake, the...

Survivor: Romanian president Basescu passes impeachment test; updated 30 Jul 2012; published 30 Jul 2012
1:47
Survivor: Romanian president Basescu passes impeachment test
Al Jazeera 30 Jul 2012, With a low voter turnout, and only 45.92 per cent voting in favour of a referendum on his leadership, Romanian president Traian Basescu is likely to survive an impeachment bid due to low voter turnout. Monday's announcement came just hours after the suspended leader claimed that voters had "rejected a coup" by not turning out in high enough numbers...

Kim Jong-un Speech Hints at North Korea Reforms; updated 26 Jul 2012; published 21 Apr 2012
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Kim Jong-un Speech Hints at North Korea Reforms
BBC News 30 Jul 2012, North Korea has strongly denied reports from South Korea that it is planning policy changes that will lead to the reform and opening of the country. A government body dismissed reports that the present leadership was breaking with the past as "ridiculous". Some commentators have speculated that the recent removal of North Korea's top...

War Voyeurs: Israeli tourists watch Syria battles from safe distance; updated 30 Jul 2012; published 28 Jul 2012
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War Voyeurs: Israeli tourists watch Syria battles from safe distance
The Independent 29 Jul 2012, Russia, Syria's longtime ally, added to an international chorus of alarm warning that a "tragedy" was imminent in Aleppo. Sergei Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister, said it was unrealistic to expect the Syrian army to stand by while rebels were trying to take over major cities. Mr Lavrov also said that Moscow was "not thinking...

Batman premier shooting in Aurora, Colorado; updated 30 Jul 2012; published 20 Jul 2012
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Batman premier shooting in Aurora, Colorado
Taipei Times 28 Jul 2012, The suspected Batman massacre gunman was seeing a psychiatrist specializing in schizophrenia before the attack that killed 12 in Colorado, court documents showed. The motion named Lynne Fenton for the first time as defense attorneys sought to gain access to a package James Holmes mailed to her prior the July 20 mass shooting, which also wounded 58...

WikiLeaks Iraq War Logs: Torture, civilian death toll revealed in latest leak; updated 30 Jul 2012; published 23 Oct 2010
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WikiLeaks Iraq War Logs: Torture, civilian death toll revealed in latest leak
The People's Voice 28 Jul 2012, Washington's dirty hands control regional belligerence. Longstanding policy unleashed a regional bloodbath. It advances America's imperium. Willing partners include NATO and Middle East allies. They're serial killers for their own self-interest. Post-9/11, Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya were ravaged. Destroying Syria is underway. Expect Iran and other...

Colorado Shooting at The Dark Knight Rises Movie Premiere; updated 30 Jul 2012; published 20 Jul 2012
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Colorado Shooting at The Dark Knight Rises Movie Premiere
Fox31 Denver 26 Jul 2012, Obama talks gun control, July 26, 2012. (CNN) — Days after the Colorado movie theater massacre, President Barack Obama on Wednesday forcefully spoke out against gun violence, making perhaps some of his strongest comments yet as president on the issue. While the president said he stands by the Second Amendment and recognizes the traditions of...

Syria Army in Aleppo Capture 2 Tanks From Assad Regime 2012 JULY; updated 29 Jul 2012; published 28 Jul 2012
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Syria Army in Aleppo Capture 2 Tanks From Assad Regime 2012 JULY
Khaleej Times 26 Jul 2012, ALEPPO - Syrian troops prepared on Thursday to launch an all-out offensive on rebel-held districts across Aleppo, a security source said, as pro-regime media warned of a looming "mother of all battles." Fighting raged in parts of Syria's most populous city through the night and into Thursday, but the security source told AFP the main offensive was...





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