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  • Syria rebels 'shoot down warplane'...2:28
  • Darfur refugees in crisis...3:18
  • Video: Ecuador grants asylum to Julian Assange...1:35
  • Six killed in fresh attack on Abidjan army base...0:32
  • RT crew & UN observers on Syrian 'civil war' frontline...2:40
  • Police Stop Hong Kong Activists Sailing to Disputed Islands...1:58
  • Gold found in South Africa mine's waste...1:41
  • Mystery of Egypt Sinai border attacks with George Galloway (I)...25:44
  • Pakistan airbase attacked; 7 terrorists, 1 soldier killed‎...6:41
  • Syrian rebels kidnap 13 Lebanese, say officals...1:24
  • UK vows to block Assange route as Ecuador grants him asylum...2:18
  • Militants Attacked Kamra Airbase in Attock Pakistan Full Video Report Part 3...8:40
  • India celebrates its 66th Independence Day amid tight security‎...3:17

Syrian rebels claim that they have shot down a government warplane in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor. Amateur video footage shows the jet being downed, and then another of the plane's pilot giving a statement. Al Jazeera cannot verify the content of the videos. If the report is true, then bringing down a fighter jet is a big achievement for the outgunned opposition. But the government says the aircraft malfunctioned and the pilot was forced to eject. Al Jazeera's Azhar Sukri reports. Related article
Syria rebels 'shoot down war­plane'
2:28
Dar­fur refugees in cri­sis
3:18
Video: Ecuador grants asy­lum to Ju­lian As­sange
1:35
Six killed in fresh at­tack on Abid­jan army base
0:32
RT crew & UN ob­servers on Syr­i­an 'civil war' front­line
2:40
Po­lice Stop Hong Kong Ac­tivists Sail­ing to Dis­put­ed Is­lands
1:58
Gold found in South Africa mine's waste
1:41
Video: Ecuador grants asy­lum to Ju­lian As­sange
1:35
Mys­tery of Egypt Sinai bor­der at­tacks with George Gal­loway (I)
25:44
Pak­istan air­base at­tacked; 7 ter­ror­ists, 1 sol­dier killed‎
6:41
Syr­i­an rebels kid­nap 13 Lebanese, say off­i­cals
1:24
UK vows to block As­sange route as Ecuador grants him asy­lum
2:18
Mil­i­tants At­tacked Kamra Air­base in At­tock Pak­istan Full Video Re­port Part 3
8:40
India cel­e­brates its 66th In­de­pen­dence Day amid tight se­cu­ri­ty‎
3:17
Syria rebels 'shoot down war­plane'
2:28



File - A Syrian army defector stand guards in front of closed shops at the mountain resort town of Zabadani, Syria, near the Lebanese border, on Friday Jan. 20, 2012.
photo: AP
US says Iran training Syrian militia
Full Article BBC News
Iran is helping to build and train a militia in Syria to prop up embattled President Bashar al-Assad, America's top military officer says. Gen Martin Dempsey said the militia was intended to take the pressure off battle-weary Syrian regime forces. Iran has described Syria as part of a vital regional alliance that Tehran will not allow to be...

A boat, center, is surrounded by Japan Cost Guard's patrol boats after some activists descended from the boat on Uotsuri Island, one of the islands of Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese, in East China Sea Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012.
photo: AP / Yomiuri Shimbun, Masataka Morita
Japan 'preparing to deport activists' in island row
Full Article BBC News
Japan is preparing to deport a group of 14 Chinese, including activists, boat crew and journalists, who sailed to disputed islands, reports say. Police have questioned the group and they are being handed to immigration authorities, Japanese media said. The group sailed from Hong Kong, reaching islands known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China...

British police officers stand guard outside the Ecuadorian Embassy, where WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is believed to be taking refuge, in London, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012.
photo: AP / Alastair Grant
Assange has chance of freedom ... but how?
Full Article Independent online (SA)
Julian Assange will never be allowed free passage out of Britain, the British government said on Thursday night, raising the prospect of the fugitive WikiLeaks founder's effective imprisonment inside the Ecuadorean embassy in Knightsbridge for months or even years to come. Ecuador threw down the gauntlet to the UK, Sweden and the United States on...

The founder of WikiLeaks Julian Assange speaks to members of the media as he leaves a police station in Beccles, England, after complying with bail his conditions, Friday, Dec. 24, 2010.
photo: AP / Matt Dunham
UK's Assange threat 'extreme': Wikileaks
Full Article Sydney Morning Herald
AAP Britain's threat to storm Ecuador's embassy to arrest Julian Assange is hostile and extreme, WikiLeaks says. Mr Assange...

Police surround the bodies of striking miners after opening fire on a crowd at the Lonmin Platinum Mine near Rustenburg, South Africa, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012.
photo: AP
South African police open fire on striking miners
Full Article CBC
South African police opened fire Thursday on a crowd of striking workers at a platinum mine, leaving an unknown number of people injured and possibly dead. Motionless bodies lay on the ground in pools of blood. Police moved in on striking workers who gathered near the Lonmin PLC mine, located 70 kilometres...

A banner with a message board in support of Julian Assange is seen hangs on a barrier across the street as police officers stand guard at the Ecuadorian Embassy in central London, London, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012.
photo: AP / Sang Tan
Ecuador grants asylum to WikiLeaks' Assange
Full Article Atlanta Journal
LONDONEcuador said Thursday that it was granting asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, a decision that thrilled supporters but will do little to defuse the standoff at the Latin American nation's London embassy, where the Australian ex-hacker has been holed up for almost two months. British police officers arrest a protesters in...

Kidnappings bring Syria's civil war to Lebanon
photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb
Kidnappings bring Syria's civil war to Lebanon
Full Article Belfast Telegraph
Masked men armed with assault rifles gathered in Beirut's southern suburbs yesterday to announce that they had taken dozens of Syrians hostage and threatened to kidnap Gulf nationals, as the sectarian spill over from the conflict took a sinister new twist in Syria's smaller neighbour. Members of a powerful Shia clan warned of further "escalation"...

A forensic expert stands near the body of a man who was killed outside the Matehuala Men's Club where eight people were killed in an attack by gunmen in Monterrey, Mexico, early Tuesday Aug. 14, 2012.
photo: AP
Gunmen launch deadly attack on Mexican bar
Full Article Al Jazeera
Suspected drug cartel gunmen have stormed a bar and shot dead at least eight people in the northern Mexican city of Monterrey in an apparent dispute over drug dealings. Four victims died on site in the Matehuala bar, a well-known venue in the city centre, and four more died later in the hospital, officials said on Tuesday....

In this Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012 photo, a Syrian elderly man walks past a destroyed building in the town of Azaz on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria.
photo: AP / Khalil Hamra
UN monitors quit, saying Syrians choose "path of war"
Full Article Yahoo Daily News
BEIRUT/ALEPPO (Reuters) - Syria's government and rebels have "chosen the path of war", a U.N. peacekeeping chief said as the world body ended its doomed monitoring mission to Damascus and deadlock persists among world powers over how to contain the spreading conflict. Two weeks after former U.N. secretary-general Kofi Annan quit as mediator in...

Syrian security investigate the scene after a bomb attached to a fuel truck exploded outside a Damascus hotel where U.N. observers are staying in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012.
photo: AP / Bassem Tellawi
Series Of Explosions Follow Damascus Bombing
Full Article Skynews
At least 21 explosions have been heard across Damascus just hours after a bomb exploded in Damascus near a hotel used by UN observers, wounding at least three people. Syrian state TV said the bomb near the Dama Rose hotel was planted on a fuel lorry....

Ivory Coast troops patrol around the Cocody area in the city of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Monday, Aug 6, 2012. An Ivory Coast military official says seven soldiers have been killed in another attack by gunmen on a military camp in the commercial capital, Abidjan.
photo: AP / Emanuel Ekra
Deadly clashes erupt in Ivory Coast
Full Article Al Jazeera
Gunmen have attacked security posts and freed more than 100 prisoners in a town west of Ivory Coast's commercial capital Abidjan during an overnight raid that ended, officials and local residents said. At least five people were killed in the clashes that ended on Thursday morning, including two of the gunmen and three civilians,...

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photo: GFDL / Muhammad Mahdi Karim
Deadly virus spreading panic in US
Full Article The Times of India
SHARE AND DISCUSS Tweet The southwestern US state of Texas is battling an outbreak of the West Nile virus, with 17 deaths blamed on the mosquito-borne disease, authorities said on Wednesday. Throughout the state 465 people have...

Army honor guards carry the body of one of 16 soldiers killed in an attack over the weekend by suspected militants in Sinai at a funeral in Cairo, Egypt Tuesday Aug. 7, 2012.
photo: AP / Thomas Hartwell
Jihadist group warns Egyptian army
Full Article Independent online (SA)
Cairo - An Islamist militant group operating in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula bordering with Israel warned the Egyptian army on Wednesday that an ongoing military crackdown on jihadists in the area will force it to fight back. The Egyptian army has been hunting militants in the Sinai desert since an attack last week on Egyptian border guards that killed...

File - A Rwandan officer with the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) participates in a road trip exercise across North and West Darfur dubbed "Haboob Chase", 27 June, 2010.
photo: UN / Albert Gonzalez Farran
No peace in Sudan's Darfur despite costly peacekeeping force
Full Article Middle East Online
More than four years after an African Union-UN peacekeeping force costing billions of dollars arrived in Sudan's restive western region of Darfur, peace remains elusive and some question the mission's value. Critics say the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), the world's largest peacekeeping operation, is too close to the...

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the lawmakers of his Justice and Development Party at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, June 26, 2012.
photo: AP / Burhan Ozbilici
The Push to Ignite a Turkish Civil War Through a Syrian Quagmire
Full Article GlobalResearch
Turkey itself is a major target for destabilization, upheaval, and finally balkanization through its participation in the US-led siege against Syria. Ankara has burned its bridges in Syria for the sake of its failing neo-Ottoman regional policy. The Turkish government has actively pursued regime change, spied on Syria for NATO and Israel, violated...

FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi, from Argentina, reacts after scoring against Espanyol during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, May 5, 2012.
photo: AP / Manu Fernandez
Messi: I've no anger towards Ronaldo August 16, 2012
Full Article ESPN
Lionel Messi has dismissed talk of bad blood between him and Cristiano Ronaldo, saying he respects the Real Madrid man. GettyImagesCristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi The attackers, both Ballon d'Or winners, are...

In this picture taken on Saturday, June 23, 2012, Syrian rebels run during clashes with Syrian government forces, at Saraqeb town, in the northern province of Idlib, Syria.
photo: AP / Fadi Zaidan
Syrian FM says rebels no match for military
Full Article Denver Post
Click photo to enlarge Syrians check the damage of destroyed houses after an air strike destroyed at least ten houses in the town of Azaz on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012. «1» BEIRUTSyria's foreign minister claims rebels have no hope of defeating the military forces of President Bashar Assad's regime....

In this Sunday, April 22, 2012 photo released by official website of the Iranian President's office, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, second right, shakes hands with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki at the presidency office in Tehran, Iran, at the beginning of his two-day official visit.
photo: AP / Iranian Presidency Office, Rouzbeh Jadidoleslam
Iran: Israel's existence 'insult to all humanity'
Full Article Newsday
TEHRAN, Iran - (AP) -- Israel's existence is an "insult to all humanity," Iran's president said Friday in one of his sharpest attacks yet against the Jewish state, as Israel openly debates whether to attack Iran over its nuclear program. said confronting Israel is an effort to "protect the dignity of all human beings." "The existence of the Zionist...

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, a UN observers vehicle passes under a huge Syrian flag held by Syrian President Bashar Assad supporters during their visit to the pro-Syrian regime neighborhoods, in Homs province, central Syria, on Monday April 23, 2012.
photo: AP / SANA
UN to keep presence in Syria as observers mission ends
Full Article CNTV
DAMASCUS, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- The mandate of the UN Supervision Mission in Syria (UNSMIS) was not extended by the UN Security Council's meeting on Thursday, however, the council agreed to establish a new civilian office in Damascus to back the mediating efforts of the United Nations and the Arab League (AL). UN Secretary-general Ban Ki-moon said...

UN monitors quit, saying Syrians choose "path of war"
Full Article Yahoo Daily News
17 Aug 2012

BEIRUT/ALEPPO (Reuters) - Syria's government and rebels have "chosen the path of war", a U.N. peacekeeping chief said as the world body ended its doomed monitoring mission to Damascus and deadlock persists among world powers over how to contain the spreading conflict. Two weeks after former U.N. secretary-general Kofi Annan quit as mediator in...
In this Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012 photo, a Syrian elderly man walks past a destroyed building in the town of Azaz on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria.
photo: AP / Khalil Hamra

No peace in Sudan's Darfur despite costly peacekeeping force
Full Article Middle East Online
17 Aug 2012

More than four years after an African Union-UN peacekeeping force costing billions of dollars arrived in Sudan's restive western region of Darfur, peace remains elusive and some question the mission's value. Critics say the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), the world's largest peacekeeping operation, is too close to the...
File - A Rwandan officer with the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) participates in a road trip exercise across North and West Darfur dubbed "Haboob Chase", 27 June, 2010.
photo: UN / Albert Gonzalez Farran

Assange has chance of freedom ... but how?
Full Article Independent online (SA)
17 Aug 2012

Julian Assange will never be allowed free passage out of Britain, the British government said on Thursday night, raising the prospect of the fugitive WikiLeaks founder's effective imprisonment inside the Ecuadorean embassy in Knightsbridge for months or even years to come. Ecuador threw down the gauntlet to the UK, Sweden and the United States on...
British police officers stand guard outside the Ecuadorian Embassy, where WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is believed to be taking refuge, in London, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012.
photo: AP / Alastair Grant

Deadly clashes erupt in Ivory Coast
Full Article Al Jazeera
17 Aug 2012

Gunmen have attacked security posts and freed more than 100 prisoners in a town west of Ivory Coast's commercial capital Abidjan during an overnight raid that ended, officials and local residents said. At least five people were killed in the clashes that ended on Thursday morning, including two of the gunmen and three civilians,...
Ivory Coast troops patrol around the Cocody area in the city of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Monday, Aug 6, 2012. An Ivory Coast military official says seven soldiers have been killed in another attack by gunmen on a military camp in the commercial capital, Abidjan.
photo: AP / Emanuel Ekra

UN to keep presence in Syria as observers mission ends
Full Article CNTV
17 Aug 2012

DAMASCUS, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- The mandate of the UN Supervision Mission in Syria (UNSMIS) was not extended by the UN Security Council's meeting on Thursday, however, the council agreed to establish a new civilian office in Damascus to back the mediating efforts of the United Nations and the Arab League (AL). UN Secretary-general Ban Ki-moon said...
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, a UN observers vehicle passes under a huge Syrian flag held by Syrian President Bashar Assad supporters during their visit to the pro-Syrian regime neighborhoods, in Homs province, central Syria, on Monday April 23, 2012.
photo: AP / SANA

Japan 'preparing to deport activists' in island row
Full Article BBC News
17 Aug 2012

Japan is preparing to deport a group of 14 Chinese, including activists, boat crew and journalists, who sailed to disputed islands, reports say. Police have questioned the group and they are being handed to immigration authorities, Japanese media said. The group sailed from Hong Kong, reaching islands known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China...
A boat, center, is surrounded by Japan Cost Guard's patrol boats after some activists descended from the boat on Uotsuri Island, one of the islands of Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese, in East China Sea Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012.
photo: AP / Yomiuri Shimbun, Masataka Morita

South African police open fire on striking miners
Full Article CBC
17 Aug 2012

South African police opened fire Thursday on a crowd of striking workers at a platinum mine, leaving an unknown number of people injured and possibly dead. Motionless bodies lay on the ground in pools of blood. Police moved in on striking workers who gathered near the Lonmin PLC mine, located 70 kilometres...
Police surround the bodies of striking miners after opening fire on a crowd at the Lonmin Platinum Mine near Rustenburg, South Africa, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012.
photo: AP

Ecuador grants asylum to WikiLeaks' Assange
Full Article Atlanta Journal
16 Aug 2012

LONDONEcuador said Thursday that it was granting asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, a decision that thrilled supporters but will do little to defuse the standoff at the Latin American nation's London embassy, where the Australian ex-hacker has been holed up for almost two months. British police officers arrest a protesters in...
A banner with a message board in support of Julian Assange is seen hangs on a barrier across the street as police officers stand guard at the Ecuadorian Embassy in central London, London, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012.
photo: AP / Sang Tan

Jihadist group warns Egyptian army
Full Article Independent online (SA)
16 Aug 2012

Cairo - An Islamist militant group operating in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula bordering with Israel warned the Egyptian army on Wednesday that an ongoing military crackdown on jihadists in the area will force it to fight back. The Egyptian army has been hunting militants in the Sinai desert since an attack last week on Egyptian border guards that killed...
Army honor guards carry the body of one of 16 soldiers killed in an attack over the weekend by suspected militants in Sinai at a funeral in Cairo, Egypt Tuesday Aug. 7, 2012.
photo: AP / Thomas Hartwell

Militants kill 1 in brazen attack on Pakistan air base with suspected links to nuclear program
Full Article Yahoo Daily News
16 Aug 2012

KAMRA, Pakistan - A team of eight gunmen attacked a Pakistani air force base with suspected links to the country's nuclear program before dawn Thursday, killing a security official in a heavy battle that ended with the militants dead and parts of the base in flames, officials said. The attack on the base in Kamra, located only about 40 kilometres...
Pakistani security personnel guard the main entrance of Pakistan air force base in Kamra, about 85 kilometers (50 miles) northwest of Islamabad, Pakistan on Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012.
photo: AP / B.K. Bangash

Kidnappings bring Syria's civil war to Lebanon
Full Article Belfast Telegraph
16 Aug 2012

Masked men armed with assault rifles gathered in Beirut's southern suburbs yesterday to announce that they had taken dozens of Syrians hostage and threatened to kidnap Gulf nationals, as the sectarian spill over from the conflict took a sinister new twist in Syria's smaller neighbour. Members of a powerful Shia clan warned of further "escalation"...
Kidnappings bring Syria's civil war to Lebanon
photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb

UK's Assange threat 'extreme': Wikileaks
Full Article Sydney Morning Herald
16 Aug 2012

AAP Britain's threat to storm Ecuador's embassy to arrest Julian Assange is hostile and extreme, WikiLeaks says. Mr Assange...
The founder of WikiLeaks Julian Assange speaks to members of the media as he leaves a police station in Beccles, England, after complying with bail his conditions, Friday, Dec. 24, 2010.
photo: AP / Matt Dunham

Militants attack Pakistan air base
Full Article The Siasat Daily
16 Aug 2012

Islamabad , August 15: Militants wearing military uniforms attacked a key Pakistan Air Force base early Thursday, destroying at least one aircraft, a media report said. The attack took place around 2.00 a.m. at Kamra air base in Attock district, some 70 km from Islamabad, Xinhua quoted the local ARY TV channel as saying. The militants opened fire...
Pakistani security personnel guard the main entrance of Pakistan air force base in Kamra, about 85 kilometers (50 miles) northwest of Islamabad, Pakistan on Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012.
photo: AP / B.K. Bangash

India celebrates 66th Independence Day with great fervor: Report
Full Article Irna
16 Aug 2012

New Delhi, Aug 16, IRNAIndia on Wednesday celebrated its 66th Independence Day across the country with great fervor....
Schoolchildren wearing Indian flag color dresses sit in front of the 17th century Red Fort during a gathering to mark 65th anniversary of India's independence from British rule, in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012.
photo: AP / Manish Swarup

Taylor Swift releasing new album Red in October
Full Article Gulf News
14 Aug 2012

Multi-platinum superstar Taylor Swift is releasing her fourth studio album, called Red, on October 22. She announced the upcoming worldwide release during a live web chat on Monday before a living room full of fans. She said she named it Red because of all the different emotions she explores on the album. “They’re all pretty much about...
Taylor Swift
photo: Creative Commons / alexahalasan

Mitch Winehouse urges prayers for Amy's ex
Full Article The Independent
09 Aug 2012

Blake Fielder-Civil, 30, was found choking in bed by partner Sarah Aspin last Friday before being rushed to hospital with multiple organ failure. Mitch said it was "terrible news". Writing on Twitter, he said: "Remember Amy loved him. Let's pray...
Parents of British singer Amy Winehouse, Mitch, left, and Janis Winehouse unveil a wax figure of their daughter at Madame Tussauds in central London, Wednesday July 23, 2008.
photo: AP / Joel Ryan

Happy Three-Year MuchMusic anniversary, Justin Bieber!
Full Article MuchMusic
07 Aug 2012

Today marks the three-year anniversary of the first time Justin Bieber performed on MuchOnDemand so we decided to go down memory lane and highlight Bieber’s appearances here at MUCH throughout the years. Prepare to see the transformation! What was your favourite Justin Bieber appearance on Much? Share your memories with us! Posted in Blog,...
Justin Bieber performs in Trenton, N.J. on Thursday, June 24, 2010
photo: AP / Tim Larsen

Eminem has begun working on a new album
Full Article MuchMusic
07 Aug 2012

Eminem’s been busy helping his Shady Records label mates Slaughterhouse finish their new record, Welcome To: Our House (out August 28), but the rapper has assured us that he has also begun working on his own album. “I kinda been really hands-on with this album for the past year,” Eminem says, about his work with [...] Tags:...
US rapper Eminem performs at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2004 ceremony in Rome, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2
photo: AP / Andrew Medichin

These Aziz Ansari Hip-Hop Album Covers Are Funky Fresh [PICS]
Full Article Mashable
07 Aug 2012

Print Story Email Story Reprints Topics to follow YouTube 14,788 followers Follow Tumblr 4,188 followers Follow Photoshop 926 followers Follow Gallery 1,298 follower...
Aziz Ansari
photo: Creative Commons / Sam Felder

Drake returns home with third annual OVO Fest
Full Article MuchMusic
07 Aug 2012

Appearing on stage dressed in an all-white ensemble (OVOXO tee included), it became apparent quickly that all Drake wanted for his third annual OVO festival was a party for his city. The Toronto-native ensured that every moment of the night was used to its fullest by not only showing endless amounts of love for his [...] Tags: drake, News, OVO Fest...
Drake performs during SpringFest/Best of the Best Miami 2011at Bicentennial Park Miami, Florida - May 29, 2011
photo: WN / Aaron Gilbert

Elton John Calls Madonna a 'Fairground Stripper,' Says 'Her Career Is Over'
Full Article The Hollywood Reporter
06 Aug 2012

share Getty Images Elton John and Madonna In a recent interview, the singer calls Madonna's "MDNA" tour "a disaster" and that she has been "horrible" to Lady Gaga. Elton John is at it again.our editor recommends Elton John Gets BBC Radio Special Elton John, Simon Cowell, Robert Plant Urge British Prime Minister to Take Action Against Music Piracy...
Elton John attends the Revlon Concert for the Rainforest Fund dinner and auction at The Pierre Hotel on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 in New York.
photo: AP / Evan Agostini

Murray upset in 2 sets by Chardy in Cincinnati
Full Article The Washington Times
17 Aug 2012

MASON, OHIO (AP) - Andy Murray’s off-day turned into the biggest upset of the Western & Southern Open on Thursday, a straight-set loss that left him with little hard-court experience heading into the U.S. Open. Murray lost 6-4, 6-4 to France’s Jeremy Chardy, an opponent he’d beaten easily the four previous times they’d...
Andy Murray (GBR) warms up before his match against Novak Djokovic (SRB) during the Men's Final on Day 14 of the Sony Ericsson Open at Crandon Park Tennis Center on April 1, 2012 in Key Biscayne, Florida - USA.
photo: WN / Aaron Gilbert

Robin van Persie joins Man United on 4-year deal
Full Article Indian Express
17 Aug 2012

Robin van Persie became the latest big-name player to slip from Arsenal's grasp when the Netherlands striker completed his move to Manchester United on a four-year deal on Friday. Van Persie agreed personal terms and passed a medical examination to...
Arsenal's Robin Van Persie scores a goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Arsenal and Newcastle Utd at the Emirates Stadium in London, Monday, March 12, 2012.
photo: AP / Kirsty Wigglesworth

Vermaelen the new Arsenal captain
Full Article Gulf News
17 Aug 2012

London: Arsene Wenger has named Belgium defender Thomas Vermaelen as Arsenal’s new captain following Robin van Persie’s move to Manchester United. Vermaelen has already skippered Arsenal at various times over the last two seasons and, with previous captain van Persie on the verge of completing his switch to Old Trafford, the centre-back...
English team Arsenal's player Thomas Vermaelen, takes the ball during the Champions League group H soccer match against Belgium's Standard Liege, in Liege, Belgium, Wednesday Sept. 16, 2009.
photo: AP / Yves Logghe

Arsenal's, from left, Marouane Chamakh, Robin Van Persie, Thomas Vermaelen, Gervinho react after AC Milan win to go into next round at the end of their Champions League last sixteen second leg soccer match at Emirates Stadium, London, Tuesday, March 6, 2012.
photo: AP / Kirsty Wigglesworth

Olympic champion Andy Murray out, Federer reaches Quaterfinals in Cincinnati Open
Full Article Newstrack India
17 Aug 2012

Tweet Gold Medallist in London Olympics Andy Murray was out of Cincinnati Masters when he lost to French lucky loser Jeremy Chardy 6-4, 6-4. Murray was the defending champion of Cincinnati Masters. World number four said, he will now completely focus on US open that will start on August 27. Andy Murray said, "This was like my second or third match...
France's Richard Gasquet plays his quarter finals match against his compatriot Jeremy Chardy during the Sydney International
photo: AP / Rob Griffith

Tennis: Murray Out In Cincinnati, Federer Cruises
Full Article Jakarta Globe
17 Aug 2012

Olympic champion Andy Murray was sent crashing out of the Cincinnati Masters on Thursday, falling 6-4, 6-4 to French lucky loser Jeremy Chardy. Britain’s Murray won a match in Toronto last week before quitting with a knee injury but had looked impressive in his opener here against American Sam Querrey. But the 25-year-old Murray was distinctly...
Andy Murray, from Great Britain, hits a forehand return against Mardy Fish during a semifinal match at the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament, Saturday, Aug. 20, 2011 in Mason, Ohio. Murray won 6-3, 7-6 (8).
photo: AP / Al Behrman

Cincinnati 2012: Friday OOP - (Almost) Quarters
Full Article Tennis Now
17 Aug 2012

Friday's schedule at the Western & Southern Open will feature the conclusion of rain-delayed matches (including Caro vs. Pavs and Li vs. Larsson). The final eight will also face each other for...
Novak Djokovic of Serbia reaches for a shot by Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic during a third round men's singles match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, England, Friday, June 29, 2012.
photo: AP / Alastair Grant

Murray humbled in Cincinnati
Full Article Sky Sports
16 Aug 2012

Andy Murray's defence of his ATP Cincinnati Masters title came to a rather meek end as he was beaten in straight sets by Jeremy Chardy. The third seed was well below his best in the tie against the Frenchman, suffering a 6-4 6-4 reverse against a player who he had not previously lost to in four meetings and who had only made it into the main draw...
Andy Murray, from Great Britain, hits a backhand against Jeremy Chardy, from France, during a match at the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament
photo: AP / Al Behrman

'The Avengers' sequel set for May 1, 2015, release date
Full Article Tulsa World
17 Aug 2012

LOS ANGELES (AP) - "The Avengers" are returning for a superhero sequel three years from now. Disney and its Marvel Studios unit announced Thursday that the follow-up to this year's biggest hit will arrive in theaters on May 1, 2015. The studio announced last week that...
Cast of The Avengers at the 2010 San Deigo Comic-Con International featuring Robert Downey Jr., Clark Gregg, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Joss Whedon and Kevin Feige.
photo: Creative Commons / rwoan

Jodie Foster defends 'Panic Room' co-star Kristen Stewart: 'This too will pass'
Full Article The Examiner
15 Aug 2012

Related topics Kristen StewartJodie FosterinfidelityKStew affaircelebritiesRobert Pattinson Advertisement Wednesday morning, a wonderful news report shed new light to the Kristen Stewart's life in Hollywood. The Daily Beast reported an article written by Jodie Foster after reaching the boiling point watching Kristen Stewart deal with the "fickle...
Jodie Foster
photo: AP Photo / Chris Pizzello

Jennifer Aniston's engagement proposal in NYC’s Greenwich Village
Full Article The Examiner
15 Aug 2012

Related topics Jennifer AnistonJennifer Aniston engagementJustin Theroux Advertisement Jennifer Aniston has to be one of the luckiest Hollywood stars at the moment. After the announcement of her engagement to Justin Theroux, more details on just how he got on one knee to propose are being dished. On Wednesday the establishment that Theroux asked...
Cast member Jennifer Aniston arrives at the premiere of "Wanderlust" in Los Angeles, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. "Wanderlust opens in theaters Feb. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
photo: AP / Matt Sayles

Keanu Reeves talks Bill & Ted 3
Full Article Total Film
14 Aug 2012

With Galaxy Quest helmer Dean Parisot newly confirmed to direct, it looks as though progress on Bill & Ted 3 is coming along nicely. Keanu Reeves has taken the time to drop a few new details about what the new film will involve, with our heroes apparently...
Keanu Reeves
photo: AP / Chris Pizzello

A passion for cinema?
Full Article The Hindu
13 Aug 2012

There is a new generation of storytellers amid us and they are willing to go to great lengths to showcase the story in the right way. There might be merely three government-run film schools (one each in Pune, New Delhi and Chennai) in the country, but the increasing demand for filmmaking courses conducted by private players reveals on how...
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Indy's growing Indian community celebrates its culture and heritage
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13 Aug 2012

Twelve-year-old Meghana Reddy is American born. She runs track and is a member of the student council at her school in Fishers. But she also has Indian-born parents and a love for dancing to the music of Bollywood films, and she...
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Chad Johnson ordered to stay away from Evelyn Lozada post release
Full Article The Examiner
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Perspective: Is David Cronenberg our most original director?
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11 Aug 2012

Hypnotic or stupefying? "This is the third time I've seen it, and I still don't know if it works," a colleague told me as we left a screening of David Cronenberg's"Cosmopolis." I totally understand. The movie is undeniably something — but what exactly? Adapted from Don DeLillo's stormily received 2003 novel about a 28-year-old currency...
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Facebook shares drop four percent, hit another low
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc shares sank as much 4.3 percent on Friday to set a new low, a day after early investors got the green light to sell for the first time. More than 270 million shares owned...
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Acer Q2 profit misses forecast on tax
Full Article Taipei Times
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Acer Inc (宏碁) said yesterday it expected to have a flat performance in the third quarter compared with the second quarter, although it projected 5 percent to 10 percent growth in the fourth quarter from the current quarter because of Windows 8 product launches. The company’s forecast came as it reported a disappointing net income of NT$56...
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Chidambaram expresses satisfaction over SEBI decisions
Full Article Newstrack India
17 Aug 2012

Tweet New Delhi, Aug 17 (ANI): Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram today expressed satisfaction with the measures announced by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). "It may be recalled that in my statement of August 6, 2012, I had said that "in the next few weeks, we will announce a number of decisions to attract more people to...
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Copper gains on upbeat data, Merkel comments
Full Article MSNBC
17 Aug 2012

LONDON (Reuters) - Copper rose on Friday after upbeat consumer confidence data from the United States boosted sentiment, with supportive comments from German Chancellor Angela Merkel on fighting the euro zone crisis also emboldening investors to take-on more risk. Major Market Indices Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange rose to...
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INSTANT VIEW-Canadian inflation tamer than expected
Full Article CNBC
17 Aug 2012

Aug 17 (Reuters) - Canadian inflation was tamer than expected in July for both the headline and core rates, bolstering expectations the Bank of Canada will leave interest rates at near-record lows well into 2013. Consumers paid less for clothing and fuels such as gasoline and natural gas in July compared with a year earlier, easing the annual...
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Merkel backs ECB on cutting borrowing costs
Full Article Gulf News
17 Aug 2012

Ottawa: Chancellor Angela Merkel backed the European Central Bank’s insistence on conditions for helping reduce borrowing costs in indebted countries, saying Germany is “in line” with the ECB’s approach to defending the euro. “Obviously time is pressing” on stamping out the debt crisis, though “on many of...
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Assured of raising $50 million via FCCB issue: Tulip Telecom
Full Article The Times of India
17 Aug 2012

NEW DELHI: Enterprise data services provider Tulip Telecom today said it has received firm commitments of $ 50 million towards subscription of its Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCB) issue. The proceeds from the FCCBs, which are proposed to be listed on the Singapore...
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  President Obama NOT Dumping Joe Biden After All
Full Article The Inquisitr
17 Aug 2012

Posted: August 17, 2012 Despite calls to dump the gaffe-worthy Joe Biden from Barack Obama’s 2012 ticket and this very site’s own speculation into the matter, the White House confirmed Wednesday that Biden is not being dumped after all, and that the second-term ticket will still read Obama/Biden. Vice President Joe Biden is in the media...
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Syria rebels 'shoot down warplane'
Syria rebels 'shoot down warplane'
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  • Published: 13 Aug 2012
  • Updated: 16 Aug 2012
Author: AlJazeeraEnglish
Syrian rebels claim that they have shot down a government warplane in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor. Amateur video footage shows the jet being downed, and then another of the plane's pilot giving a statement. Al Jazeera cannot verify the content of the videos. If the report is true, then bringing down a fighter jet is a big achievement for the outgunned opposition. But the government says the aircraft malfunctioned and the pilot was forced to eject. Al Jazeera's Azhar Sukri reports.
http://wn.com/Syria_rebels_'shoot_down_warplane'
Darfur refugees in crisis
Darfur refugees in crisis
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  • Published: 17 Jan 2012
  • Updated: 31 Jul 2012
Author: CNN
The UN's former envoy to Sudan explains why he has been prevented from visiting refugees.
http://wn.com/Darfur_refugees_in_crisis
Video: Ecuador grants asylum to Julian Assange
Video: Ecuador grants asylum to Julian Assange
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  • Published: 16 Aug 2012
  • Updated: 17 Aug 2012
Author: RussiaToday
Ecuador has granted political asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange - READ MORE: on.rt.com RT LIVE rt.com Subscribe to RT! www.youtube.com Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter twitter.com Follow us on Google+ plus.google.com RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 500 million YouTube views benchmark
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Six killed in fresh attack on Abidjan army base
Six killed in fresh attack on Abidjan army base
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  • Published: 06 Aug 2012
  • Updated: 06 Aug 2012
Author: AFP
An attack on an army base in Abidjan left at least six dead Monday, in the latest of a string of attacks targeting the military in the Ivory Coast economic capital. Duration: 00:31.
http://wn.com/Six_killed_in_fresh_attack_on_Abidjan_army_base
RT crew & UN observers on Syrian 'civil war' frontline
RT crew & UN observers on Syrian 'civil war' frontline
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  • Published: 11 May 2012
  • Updated: 09 Aug 2012
Author: RussiaToday
The UN Security Council has unanimously and strongly condemned 'terrorist blasts' that killed at least 55 people and wounded almost 400 in the Syrian capital, Damascus. Meanwhile RT's Sara Firth is with the UN observers in Idlib, where the sound of gunfire and heavy artillery rings out in skyline. 'We'd followed the UN observers in, on the way passing through Homs and Hama - other areas where UN monitors are permanently based and areas that have seen the most destructive fighting. There's no ceasefire here...' Follow Sara Firth on Twitter: twitter.com Subscribe to RT! www.youtube.com Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter twitter.com RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 500 million YouTube views benchmark.
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Police Stop Hong Kong Activists Sailing to Disputed Islands
Police Stop Hong Kong Activists Sailing to Disputed Islands
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  • Published: 24 Sep 2010
  • Updated: 06 Aug 2012
Author: NTDTV
Hong Kong police stopped a group of activists sailing to the Diaoyu islands in the East China Sea yesterday. The islands are claimed by both the Chinese regime and Japan and have been a source of tension over recent weeks. A small group of activists set sail from Hong Kong's Cheung Chau island on Wednesday. They were heading for a group of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea, Diaoyu or Senkaku, claimed by both the Chinese regime and Japan. Tensions have been rising over the islands in recent weeks. The Japanese coast guard detained a Chinese fishing boat in the area at the beginning of September. The three activists were from a group called the Action Committee for Defending the Diaoyu Islands. Hong Kong police boats stopped them before their boat could leave the territory's waters. Members of the group protested the police's decision. [Activist]: "We are abiding by what the government says. We hope that as we abide by the laws of Hong Kong, the government will have no reason to stop us." [Activist]: "You can't say that we are challenging their sovereignty because it's our territory in the first place. So am I challenging sovereignty if I return to my own home? No I don't think so." Yet the Chinese regime is keen to use the issue to its advantage—to keep protestors focusing on Japan and away from domestic issues. It allowed anti-Japanese protests in several cities across the country on September 18th, on the 79th anniversary of Japan's invasion of China. One popular <b>...</b>
http://wn.com/Police_Stop_Hong_Kong_Activists_Sailing_to_Disputed_Islands
Gold found in South Africa mine's waste
Gold found in South Africa mine's waste
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  • Published: 05 Nov 2011
  • Updated: 06 Aug 2012
Author: AlJazeeraEnglish
In a single gold mine in South Africa, an expected $2.2 billion worth of gold can still be extracted from just one dump site's waste material. Using water cannons and chemical treatements, a single mine can hope to extract about 3 grams in every tonne. It may not sound like much but if there is 140 million tonnes of waste lying around - the numbers start adding up. High prices means all the effort that goes into sourcing the precious metal may well be worth it. Al Jazeera's Tania Page reports from Johannesburg.
http://wn.com/Gold_found_in_South_Africa_mine's_waste
Video: Ecuador grants asylum to Julian Assange
Video: Ecuador grants asylum to Julian Assange
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  • Published: 16 Aug 2012
  • Updated: 17 Aug 2012
Author: RussiaToday
Ecuador has granted political asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange - READ MORE: on.rt.com RT LIVE rt.com Subscribe to RT! www.youtube.com Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter twitter.com Follow us on Google+ plus.google.com RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 500 million YouTube views benchmark
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Mystery of Egypt Sinai border attacks with George Galloway (I)
Mystery of Egypt Sinai border attacks with George Galloway (I)
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  • Published: 10 Aug 2012
  • Updated: 15 Aug 2012
Author: PressTVGlobalNews
On Sunday, unknown gunmen opened fire on the Egyptian border security guards at a checkpoint near the Karm Abu Salem border crossing, killing at least 16 security personnel and injuring several others. Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi called an emergency meeting with the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces following the incident on Sunday, the Egyptian state media reported. "President Morsi says that this cowardly attack will not go without a response... and that those who committed this crime will pay dearly," said a statement issued late on Sunday by the Egyptian president's office. After killing the border guards at a checkpoint near the Karm Abu Salem border crossing, the militants, who were wearing traditional Bedouin clothing, seized two armored vehicles and quickly drove off the scene. Witnesses said the militants also fired rocket-propelled grenades at the Egyptian army checkpoint. Meanwhile, an official of the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas declared that, "The border between Egypt and Gaza is protected. We closed the tunnels to prevent anyone from escaping (into Gaza) and we have put our forces on alert." In Israel, a spokesman for the armed forces said that one of the vehicles exploded while trying to cross the Rafah border. The other vehicle was reportedly hit by an Israeli airstrike. Egypt has been trying to secure its borders following last year's revolution, which resulted in the ouster of Hosni Mubarak. Watch this video on our Website: www.presstv.com <b>...</b>
http://wn.com/Mystery_of_Egypt_Sinai_border_attacks_with_George_Galloway_I
Pakistan airbase attacked; 7 terrorists, 1 soldier killed‎
Pakistan airbase attacked; 7 terrorists, 1 soldier killed‎
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  • Published: 16 Aug 2012
  • Updated: 17 Aug 2012
Author: abpnewstv
Islamabad: A key Air Force base in Pakistan's Punjab province came under attack on Wednesday night from a group of terrorists who were armed with sophisticated weapons and suicide vests. For more info log on to: www.youtube.com
http://wn.com/Pakistan_airbase_attacked;_7_terrorists,_1_soldier_killed‎
Syrian rebels kidnap 13 Lebanese, say officals
Syrian rebels kidnap 13 Lebanese, say officals
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  • Published: 23 May 2012
  • Updated: 05 Aug 2012
Author: france24english
Syrian rebels kidnapped 13 Lebanese Shiite men Tuesday in northern Syria, security officials have stated. The report has sparked protests in Beirut's southern suburbs to demand their release. FRANCE 24 INTERNATIONAL NEWS 24/7 www.france24.com
http://wn.com/Syrian_rebels_kidnap_13_Lebanese,_say_officals
UK vows to block Assange route as Ecuador grants him asylum
UK vows to block Assange route as Ecuador grants him asylum
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  • Published: 16 Aug 2012
  • Updated: 17 Aug 2012
Author: RussiaToday
Julian Assange has been granted political asylum by Ecuador. The country's Foreign Minister made the announcement, stressing the whistleblower's fears of being politically persecuted are justified - READ MORE on.rt.com RT's Laura Smith has been following the developments outside the Ecuadorian embassy in London. RT LIVE rt.com Subscribe to RT! www.youtube.com Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter twitter.com Follow us on Google+ plus.google.com RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 500 million YouTube views benchmark.
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Militants Attacked Kamra Airbase in Attock Pakistan Full Video Report Part 3
Militants Attacked Kamra Airbase in Attock Pakistan Full Video Report Part 3
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  • Published: 16 Aug 2012
  • Updated: 16 Aug 2012
Author: TalkShowsTube
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India celebrates its 66th Independence Day amid tight security‎
India celebrates its 66th Independence Day amid tight security‎
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  • Published: 15 Aug 2012
  • Updated: 16 Aug 2012
Author: abpnewstv
Security has been stepped up in state capitals and key installations on Independence Day to thwart any terror strike, with an elaborate ground-to-air vigil being maintained in Delhi. For more info log on to: www.youtube.com
http://wn.com/India_celebrates_its_66th_Independence_Day_amid_tight_security‎
Syria rebels 'shoot down warplane'
Syria rebels 'shoot down warplane'
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  • Published: 13 Aug 2012
  • Updated: 16 Aug 2012
Author: AlJazeeraEnglish
Syrian rebels claim that they have shot down a government warplane in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor. Amateur video footage shows the jet being downed, and then another of the plane's pilot giving a statement. Al Jazeera cannot verify the content of the videos. If the report is true, then bringing down a fighter jet is a big achievement for the outgunned opposition. But the government says the aircraft malfunctioned and the pilot was forced to eject. Al Jazeera's Azhar Sukri reports.
http://wn.com/Syria_rebels_'shoot_down_warplane'

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Syria rebels 'shoot down warplane'; updated 16 Aug 2012; published 13 Aug 2012
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Syria rebels 'shoot down war­plane'
Yahoo Daily News 17 Aug 2012, BEIRUT/ALEPPO (Reuters) - Syria's government and rebels have "chosen the path of war", a U.N. peacekeeping chief said as the world body ended its doomed monitoring mission to Damascus and deadlock persists among world powers over how to contain the spreading conflict. Two weeks after former U.N. secretary-general Kofi Annan quit as mediator in...

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Darfur refugees in crisis; updated 31 Jul 2012; published 17 Jan 2012
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Dar­fur refugees in cri­sis
Middle East Online 17 Aug 2012, More than four years after an African Union-UN peacekeeping force costing billions of dollars arrived in Sudan's restive western region of Darfur, peace remains elusive and some question the mission's value. Critics say the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), the world's largest peacekeeping operation, is too close to the...

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Video: Ecuador grants asylum to Julian Assange; updated 17 Aug 2012; published 16 Aug 2012
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Independent online (SA) 17 Aug 2012, Julian Assange will never be allowed free passage out of Britain, the British government said on Thursday night, raising the prospect of the fugitive WikiLeaks founder's effective imprisonment inside the Ecuadorean embassy in Knightsbridge for months or even years to come. Ecuador threw down the gauntlet to the UK, Sweden and the United States on...

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Six killed in fresh attack on Abidjan army base; updated 06 Aug 2012; published 06 Aug 2012
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Six killed in fresh at­tack on Abid­jan army base
Al Jazeera 17 Aug 2012, Gunmen have attacked security posts and freed more than 100 prisoners in a town west of Ivory Coast's commercial capital Abidjan during an overnight raid that ended, officials and local residents said. At least five people were killed in the clashes that ended on Thursday morning, including two of the gunmen and three civilians,...

RT crew & UN observers on Syrian 'civil war' frontline; updated 09 Aug 2012; published 11 May 2012
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RT crew & UN ob­servers on Syr­i­an 'civil war' front­line
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Police Stop Hong Kong Activists Sailing to Disputed Islands; updated 06 Aug 2012; published 24 Sep 2010
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Po­lice Stop Hong Kong Ac­tivists Sail­ing to Dis­put­ed Is­lands
BBC News 17 Aug 2012, Japan is preparing to deport a group of 14 Chinese, including activists, boat crew and journalists, who sailed to disputed islands, reports say. Police have questioned the group and they are being handed to immigration authorities, Japanese media said. The group sailed from Hong Kong, reaching islands known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China...

Gold found in South Africa mine's waste; updated 06 Aug 2012; published 05 Nov 2011
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Gold found in South Africa mine's waste
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Mystery of Egypt Sinai border attacks with George Galloway (I); updated 15 Aug 2012; published 10 Aug 2012
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Mys­tery of Egypt Sinai bor­der at­tacks with George Gal­loway (I)
Independent online (SA) 16 Aug 2012, Cairo - An Islamist militant group operating in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula bordering with Israel warned the Egyptian army on Wednesday that an ongoing military crackdown on jihadists in the area will force it to fight back. The Egyptian army has been hunting militants in the Sinai desert since an attack last week on Egyptian border guards that killed...

Pakistan airbase attacked; 7 terrorists, 1 soldier killed‎; updated 17 Aug 2012; published 16 Aug 2012
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Pak­istan air­base at­tacked; 7 ter­ror­ists, 1 sol­dier killed‎
Yahoo Daily News 16 Aug 2012, KAMRA, Pakistan - A team of eight gunmen attacked a Pakistani air force base with suspected links to the country's nuclear program before dawn Thursday, killing a security official in a heavy battle that ended with the militants dead and parts of the base in flames, officials said. The attack on the base in Kamra, located only about 40 kilometres...

Syrian rebels kidnap 13 Lebanese, say officals; updated 05 Aug 2012; published 23 May 2012
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Syr­i­an rebels kid­nap 13 Lebanese, say off­i­cals
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UK vows to block Assange route as Ecuador grants him asylum; updated 17 Aug 2012; published 16 Aug 2012
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UK vows to block As­sange route as Ecuador grants him asy­lum
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Militants Attacked Kamra Airbase in Attock Pakistan Full Video Report Part 3; updated 16 Aug 2012; published 16 Aug 2012
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Mil­i­tants At­tacked Kamra Air­base in At­tock Pak­istan Full Video Re­port Part 3
The Siasat Daily 16 Aug 2012, Islamabad , August 15: Militants wearing military uniforms attacked a key Pakistan Air Force base early Thursday, destroying at least one aircraft, a media report said. The attack took place around 2.00 a.m. at Kamra air base in Attock district, some 70 km from Islamabad, Xinhua quoted the local ARY TV channel as saying. The militants opened fire...

India celebrates its 66th Independence Day amid tight security‎; updated 16 Aug 2012; published 15 Aug 2012
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India cel­e­brates its 66th In­de­pen­dence Day amid tight se­cu­ri­ty‎
Irna 16 Aug 2012, New Delhi, Aug 16, IRNAIndia on Wednesday celebrated its 66th Independence Day across the country with great fervor....