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Camels, Bounties and Terrorism
Full Article WorldNews.com
01 Aug 2012

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. An al-Qaeda association in Somalia might have had a point when they mocked the new $33 million bounty on its top leaders heads by offering its own bounty: 10 camels for President Barack Obama and 20 chickens for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. In fact, the camel actually originated in the Americas...
President Barack Obama and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton laugh together during a memorial service for Richard Holbrooke at the Kennedy Center, Friday, Jan. 14, 2011, in Washington. Holbrooke, veteran U.S. diplomat and Obama's special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, died in December at the age of 69.
photo: AP / Carolyn Kaster

Egypt backs Sinai counterterrorism plan
Full Article San Francisco Chronicle
01 Aug 2012

Cairo -- Egypt's leaders have agreed to cooperate on counterterrorism and have a special responsibility to ensure security in the Sinai Peninsula, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday. Panetta, speaking after a meeting in Cairo with President Mohammed Morsi and...
Egypt backs Sinai counterterrorism plan
photo: US DoD / Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo

Panetta: no Iran attack plans to be discussed with Israel
Full Article Otago Daily Times
31 Jul 2012

US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta denied media reports that he would discuss possible military attack plans against Iran during a brief visit to Israel. Speaking at a press conference in Cairo shortly before departing for Israel, Panetta said he would be talking about "various contingencies", but said specific military plans would not be put...
Panetta: no Iran attack plans to be discussed with Israel
photo: US DoD / Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo

US military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,935
Full Article Palm Beach Post
31 Jul 2012

As of Tuesday, July 31, 2012, at least 1,935 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count. The AP count is five less than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Tuesday at 10 a.m. EDT. At least 1,612 military service members have...
US military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,935
photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod

The Real Reason Romney Went to Israel
Full Article Newsvine
31 Jul 2012

Ben Adler on July 31, 2012 - 12:11 AM ET There is a famous saying, frequently misattributed to Albert Einstein, that "insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” If that is true,...
The Real Reason Romney Went to Israel
photo: AP / Charles Dharapak

Thousands in the Philippines are battling neck-deep floods caused by Typhoon Saola
Full Article The Daily Telegraph Australia
31 Jul 2012

TENS of thousands battled neck-deep floods in the Philippines yesterday as Typhoon Saola continued to bring heavy rains and the death toll from the storm rose to eight. Heavy downpours battered parts of the country for the third day in a row, forcing the evacuation of more than 145,000 people, said civil...
Thousands in the Philippines are battling neck-deep floods caused by Typhoon Saola
photo: AP / Aaron Favila

Series of gaffes leaves Romney on the back foot
Full Article Sydney Morning Herald
31 Jul 2012

WASHINGTON: Mitt Romney's diplomatic foot-shooting spree in London last week provoked the trenchantly conservative Fox News contributor Charles...
Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at the University of Warsaw Library in Warsaw, Poland, Tuesday, July 31, 2012.
photo: AP / Charles Dharapak

Mass blackout strikes India for second day
Full Article Al Jazeera
31 Jul 2012

A massive power cut has hit northern India for the second day in the row, as the country's northern and eastern power grids have collapsed, officials say. The blackout affects affects about half of India's population, and knocked out power to the capital New Delhi and several other major cities. It comes a day after a mass outage left eight states...
Indian stranded passengers sit on a railway platform as they wait for the train services to resume following a power outage in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, July 31, 2012.
photo: AP / Rajesh Kumar Singh

Syria: Rebels try to capture key areas outside Aleppo
Full Article Zeenews
31 Jul 2012

Zeenews Bureau Beirut: As the battle between the Syrian government and rebels entered the fourth day, rebel fighters used tanks that were captured by them from the Syrian government forces and tried to take over a key road that leads to the Turkish...
A Syrian rebel runs for cover during an exchange of fire with army troops, unseen, in Idlib, Syria, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012.
photo: AP

Survivors of crash that killed Cuba's Paya say it was an accident
Full Article Reuters
31 Jul 2012

HAVANA (Reuters) - Two European politicians who survived a car crash that killed prominent Cuban dissident Oswaldo Paya said on Monday that no other vehicle was involved and denied suggestions they had been deliberately forced off the road. Their versions appeared to support the Cuban government's description of the accident, contradicting...
Swedish citizen Jens Aron Modig speakes during a press conference in Havana, Cuba, Monday, July 30, 2012.
photo: AP / Franklin Reyes


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Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi took a crucial step toward building his government last week with the appointment of Hesham Kandil as prime minister. One month into his term,...
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Despite recent tough talk coming from the White House regarding Iran, the Obama administration and the mullahs agree on one thing: Jerusalem is not the capital of Israel. On...

Olympics 2012: Tourists stay away from London due to Games
Hotels in London have been forced to cut their prices dramatically after businessmen and tourists were put off staying in the City by the Olympics. Museums and theatres are also struggling to compete with the Games, with attendances falling by up to...
photo: WN / Marzena J.
Sudan keeps aid from refugees, rebels say
A SUDANESE rebel leader yesterday charged that, despite agreeing to do so, Sudan was not serious about humanitarian aid in insurgent-controlled areas in two border states and was putting hundreds of thousands of lives at risk. Fighting since last...
photo: UN Photo / JC McIlwaine
Passengers at  railway platform, New Delhi, India
NEW DELHIIndia's top electricity official says power has been restored across the country after a major system collapse led to the worst blackout in history. Indian commuters wait for a bus on a street illuminated with street vendor's kiosks...
photo: WN / Geeta
Gore Vidal smiles after speaking at the National Book Awards Wednesday Nov. 18, 2009 in New York. Vidal was presented with the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.
Gore Vidal, the author, playwright, politician and commentator whose novels, essays, plays and opinions were stamped by his immodest wit and unconventional wisdom, died Tuesday, his nephew said. He was 86. Mr. Vidal died at his home in the Hollywood...
photo: AP / Tina Fineberg
Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta participates in an Iftar dinner with Tunisian Minister of Defense Abdelkrim Zbidi in Tunis, Tunisia, July 30, 2012. Panetta is on a 5 day trip to the region stopping in Tunisia, Egypt, Israel and Jordan to meet with counterparts. DoD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo (Released)
SHARE AND DISCUSS Tweet JERUSALEM: Israel's threats to attack Iran and the violence convulsing Syria top the agenda of US defense secretary Leon Panetta's meetings on Wednesday with Israeli government leaders. Panetta arrived in Israel on Tuesday...
photo: US DoD / Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
Stressful pregnancy could harm child
Tweet London, Aug 1 (IANS) A study in Britain has revealed that stress during pregnancy could have its affect on the unborn child's health in years to come and researchers suggest that expecting women should be supported during tension-filled times....
photo: WN / Marzena J.
US bid for multibillion-dollar nuclear aircraft carrier strike group in Perth
US military report recommends basing carrier strike group in Perth. US base in Perth would cost billions Strike group includes aircraft carrier, 9 squadrons, 2 submarines A US military report, to be formally released tomorrow, contains a...
photo: US DoD / Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
Somali Islamists offer 10 camels as bounty for Obama.flv; updated 12 Jun 2012; published 09 Jun 2012
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Somali Islamists offer 10 camels as bounty for Obama.flv
WorldNews.com 01 Aug 2012, Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. An al-Qaeda association in Somalia might have had a point when they mocked the new $33 million bounty on its top leaders heads by offering its own bounty: 10 camels for President Barack Obama and 20 chickens for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. In fact, the camel actually originated in the Americas...

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Panetta concerned about Pashtun Dr. Afridi who helped in bin Laden raid; updated 09 Jun 2012; published 29 Jan 2012
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Panetta concerned about Pashtun Dr. Afridi who helped in bin Laden raid
San Francisco Chronicle 01 Aug 2012, Cairo -- Egypt's leaders have agreed to cooperate on counterterrorism and have a special responsibility to ensure security in the Sinai Peninsula, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday. Panetta, speaking after a meeting in Cairo with President Mohammed Morsi and...

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Build up to WW3 Panetta ADMITTED supporting REBEL FORCES reassuring MIDDLE EAST allies ASSAD's fall; updated 31 Jul 2012; published 30 Jul 2012
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Build up to WW3 Panetta ADMITTED supporting REBEL FORCES reassuring MIDDLE EAST allies ASSAD's fall
Otago Daily Times 31 Jul 2012, US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta denied media reports that he would discuss possible military attack plans against Iran during a brief visit to Israel. Speaking at a press conference in Cairo shortly before departing for Israel, Panetta said he would be talking about "various contingencies", but said specific military plans would not be put...

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US wants world police after blowing millions on MidEast 'occupation'; updated 01 Aug 2012; published 31 Jul 2012
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US wants world police after blowing millions on MidEast 'occupation'
Palm Beach Post 31 Jul 2012, As of Tuesday, July 31, 2012, at least 1,935 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count. The AP count is five less than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Tuesday at 10 a.m. EDT. At least 1,612 military service members have...

Romney: Secure Israel is in US interest - CNN Weekend shows; updated 31 Jul 2012; published 29 Jul 2012
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Romney: Secure Israel is in US interest - CNN Weekend shows
Newsvine 31 Jul 2012, Ben Adler on July 31, 2012 - 12:11 AM ET There is a famous saying, frequently misattributed to Albert Einstein, that "insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” If that is true,...

Flood - Typhoon Ondoy - Manila, Philippines; updated 20 Jun 2012; published 27 Sep 2009
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Flood - Typhoon Ondoy - Manila, Philippines
The Daily Telegraph Australia 31 Jul 2012, TENS of thousands battled neck-deep floods in the Philippines yesterday as Typhoon Saola continued to bring heavy rains and the death toll from the storm rose to eight. Heavy downpours battered parts of the country for the third day in a row, forcing the evacuation of more than 145,000 people, said civil...

Aide to Mitt Romney chastises reporters in Poland; updated 01 Aug 2012; published 31 Jul 2012
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Aide to Mitt Romney chastises reporters in Poland
Sydney Morning Herald 31 Jul 2012, WASHINGTON: Mitt Romney's diplomatic foot-shooting spree in London last week provoked the trenchantly conservative Fox News contributor Charles...

India hit by second huge power outage, this one larger than before; updated 01 Aug 2012; published 31 Jul 2012
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India hit by second huge power outage, this one larger than before
Al Jazeera 31 Jul 2012, A massive power cut has hit northern India for the second day in the row, as the country's northern and eastern power grids have collapsed, officials say. The blackout affects affects about half of India's population, and knocked out power to the capital New Delhi and several other major cities. It comes a day after a mass outage left eight states...

Syria rebels fend off Aleppo assault; updated 30 Jul 2012; published 29 Jul 2012
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Syria rebels fend off Aleppo assault
Zeenews 31 Jul 2012, Zeenews Bureau Beirut: As the battle between the Syrian government and rebels entered the fourth day, rebel fighters used tanks that were captured by them from the Syrian government forces and tried to take over a key road that leads to the Turkish...

Army Truck accident at Paya Lebar; updated 24 May 2011; published 24 May 2011
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Army Truck accident at Paya Lebar
Reuters 31 Jul 2012, HAVANA (Reuters) - Two European politicians who survived a car crash that killed prominent Cuban dissident Oswaldo Paya said on Monday that no other vehicle was involved and denied suggestions they had been deliberately forced off the road. Their versions appeared to support the Cuban government's description of the accident, contradicting...

Taiwan Braces Itself for Typhoon Saola; updated 31 Jul 2012; published 31 Jul 2012
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Taiwan Braces Itself for Typhoon Saola
The Guardian 31 Jul 2012, JIM GOMEZ Associated Press= MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A typhoon dumped torrents of rain as it swept past the Philippines, killing at least seven people and displacing more than 20,000 others by Tuesday....

Fukushima News July 30, 2012 IAEA Probe at Onagawa plant Tepco Drill Against Tokyo Quake; updated 30 Jul 2012; published 30 Jul 2012
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Fukushima News July 30, 2012 IAEA Probe at Onagawa plant Tepco Drill Against Tokyo Quake
Japan Times 31 Jul 2012, ONAGAWA, Miyagi Pref. — The International Atomic Energy Agency started an inspection Monday in Miyagi Prefecture of the Onagawa nuclear plant, which was relatively undamaged by the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit the area in March last year. A 20-member delegation led by Sujit Samaddar, head of the...

'West will not intervene Syria, proxy war more likely'; updated 31 Jul 2012; published 29 Jul 2012
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'West will not intervene Syria, proxy war more likely'
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...

Power cut hits 300 million in northern India; updated 31 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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