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Can Clev progress?
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Tom Cleverley is 23 years old. That might not seem old to you or me, but in modern footballing terms he should be reaching his peak, and at least be established as a reliable...
Situating God in Post-9/11 America
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First came the hullaballoo over the "Mosque at Ground Zero". Then there was Pastor Terry Jones of Gainesville, Florida, grabbing headlines as he promoted "International...
Phone-hacking: Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson in court
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Former News International boss Rebekah Brooks and David Cameron's former communications director Andy Coulson are due to appear in court on charges related to alleged phone...

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China's economic slowdown, a sign of soft-landing: U.S. experts more
A man walks past the display showing the Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong Tuesday, May 19, 2009.
CNTV
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- China's economic slowdown appeared to be heading for a soft-landing, said experts here on Thursday in a forum sponsored by a U.S. think tank. China's economy "is slowing because of policy efforts to cool investments...
photo: AP / Vincent Yu
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Anti-Islam film maker arrested more
An unoccupied Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department patrol car is parked across from the home, background, of Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, the man who made the film "Innocence of Muslims" that has sparked violent protests, in Cerritos, Calif., Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012.
Al Jazeera
Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, the alleged filmmaker behind the video that sparked protests across the Muslim world, is being held in Los Angeles for violating terms of his probation. Nakoula, 55, was convicted in 2010 for federal check and sentenced to...
photo: AP / Reed Saxon
Filmmaker   Islam   Photos   Police Arrest   Wikipedia: Nakoula Basseley Nakoula
Netanyahu draws "red line" on Iran's nuclear program more
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel shows an illustration as he describes his concerns over Iran's nuclear ambitions during his address to the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012.
The Star
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu drew his "red line" for Iran's nuclear program on Thursday despite a U.S. refusal to set an ultimatum, saying Tehran will be on the brink of a nuclear weapon in less than a year....
photo: AP / Richard Drew
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Iceland's PM, its first female premier, says to quit politics more
This is a Monday June 15, 2009 file photo of Iceland's Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir as she speaks at a press conference, during the Nordic Prime Minister's Summit meeting in Egilssataoir, Iceland
The Star
REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - Iceland's Social Democrat Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir said on Thursday she would not seek re-election but retire from politics next year after serving out her term as the country's first female prime minister. Her...
photo: AP / Brynjar Gauti
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Greek party chiefs inch forward on austerity cuts more
Greece's Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, left, and Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras talk after a meeting with the heads of the two junior coalition parties at Maximos Mansion in Athens, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012.
Sun Sentinel
"There is a basic agreement (between party leaders), we're moving forward to the final negotiations," Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras told reporters after a meeting of the three leaders in Samaras' conservative-led government....
photo: AP / Thanassis Stavrakis
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UN Predicts 700,000 Syria Refugees more
In this Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012 photo, newly-arrived Syrian refugee families rest after crossing the border from Tal Shehab city in Syria, through the Al Yarmouk River valley to arrive near Ramtha, Jordan.
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The UN's refugee agency has warned that as many as 700,000 people could have fled Syria by the end of the year, a huge increase on its previous estimate. Some 294,000 refugees have already left Syria, and the UNHCR is appealing for money to help...
photo: AP / Raad Adayleh
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Google's Eric Schmidt catches 'Gangnam Style' bug more
South Korean rapper PSY, who sings the popular "Gangnam Style" song, talks with Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt, right, during their meeting at Google Korea headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012.
Digital Spy
Google's executive chairman Eric Schmidt met South Korean artist Psy this week, and even danced to the hit song 'Gangnam Style'. Schmidt, who handed over the role of Google chief executive to Larry Page last year, is currently on a tour of East Asia,...
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updated 27 Sep 2012; published 27 Sep 2012
8:30
Benjamin Netanyahu Tells UN that Iran will Have Nuclear Bomb by Next Summer
Netanyahu asks U.N. to draw 'red line' on Iran's nuclear bomb plans
CNN 28 Sep 2012, updated 7:16 PM EDT, Thu September 27, 2012 (CNN) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu exhorted the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday to draw "a clear red line" to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons. In a theatrical gesture, Netanyahu held up a cartoon-like drawing of a spherical bomb and drew a red line below the fuse,...

updated 07 Sep 2012; published 24 Oct 2010
5:27
Planned Bank Cyber Attack then Financial Collapse is coming!: Steve Quayle 23/10/2010
Hackers, Possibly From Middle East, Block U.S. Banks' Websites
ABC News 28 Sep 2012, The financial and banking industries are on high alert tonight as a massive cyberattack continues, with potentially millions of customers of Bank of America, PNC and Wells Fargo finding themselves blocked from banking online. "There is an elevated level of threat," said Doug Johnson, a vice president and senior adviser of the American Bankers...

updated 27 Sep 2012; published 27 Sep 2012
2:39
Panetta: Benghazi Attack Was Terrorism
Panetta: Terrorists behind attack on US in Libya
The Guardian 27 Sep 2012, ROBERT BURNS AP National Security Writer= WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday there can be no doubt that terrorists had planned and carried out the attack on the U.S. Consulate in eastern Libya two weeks ago that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans....

updated 28 Sep 2012; published 27 Sep 2012
33:24
'Palestine must have non-member UN status': Abbas full speech at UN 2012
Palestine will continue to obtain full UN membership, says Abbas
CNTV 27 Sep 2012, UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told the UN General Assembly on Thursday that Palestine will continue to obtain full membership at the UN and that it has already begun intensive consultations with regional organizations and member states. "In order to enhance the chances of peace, we will continue our...

updated 16 Sep 2012; published 20 Aug 2012
1:57
Gu Kailai jailed over Neil Heywood murder
Bo Xilai scandal: Doubts raised over Neil Heywood death
BBC News 27 Sep 2012, A prominent Chinese forensic scientist has cast doubt on the official version of the death of British businessman Neil Heywood, which triggered a huge political scandal in China. Wang Xuemei told the BBC there was little evidence Mr Heywood died from cyanide poisoning. Mr Heywood was found dead in a hotel room in November 2011....

updated 21 Sep 2012; published 12 May 2012
1:02
Dalai Lama tells of Chinese poison plot against him
Dalai Lama: Hope for new China approach to Tibet
BBC News 27 Sep 2012, The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, says he hopes for a new Chinese approach to Tibet with the expected change in its leadership next month. His comments come as the Tibetan exile movement meets at its headquarters in the northern Indian town of Dharamsala to discuss its future strategy. There is growing concern over the number of...

updated 06 Aug 2012; published 05 Aug 2012
2:29
Sudan oil deal:Warring neighbours agree on sharing formula
South Sudan and Sudan Set Oil Deal
The New York Times 27 Sep 2012, ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (Reuters) — Sudan and South Sudan ended weeks of haggling by announcing a border security agreement on Wednesday that will allow the resumption of southern oil exports through the north, spokesmen for both sides said. Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesworld for international breaking news and headlines. Twitter...

updated 28 Sep 2012; published 27 Sep 2012
1:42
Netanyahu diagrams Iran's nuclear status
Ahmadinejad denounces "uncivilized Zionists," urges new order
Yahoo Daily News 27 Sep 2012, UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran's president said on Wednesday his country was under constant threat of military action from "uncivilized Zionists" and called for a new world order not dominated by Western powers in the service of "the devil." In his eighth and likely final address to the U.N. General Assembly's annual gathering of world leaders,...

updated 27 Sep 2012; published 25 Sep 2012
33:54
potus speech to 67th un general assembly 2012
UN Assembly remains divided over Syria
Al Jazeera 27 Sep 2012, The US and Russia have offered starkly differing assessments of the situation in Syria at the UN Security Council session, underscoring the global body's inability to unite around a strategy to end the Arab country's civil war. Whereas US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton decried Syrian President Bashar Assad's "murdering of his own...

updated 27 Aug 2012; published 01 Dec 2011
2:24
US may drop sanctions if Myanmar reforms
Clinton says US will ease import ban on Burma goods
BBC News 27 Sep 2012, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said her country will ease its import ban on goods from Burma, a key remaining plank of the US embargo. Mrs Clinton announced the move during a meeting with Burma President Thein Sein...

updated 27 Sep 2012; published 27 Sep 2012
1:01
Suicide bombings rock Syria army HQ
2 explosions target army HQ in Syrian capital
The Washington Times 26 Sep 2012, DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Twin blasts targeting Syria's army command headquarters rocked the capital on Wednesday, setting off hours of sporadic gunbattles and a raging fire inside the heavily guarded compound, state-run media and witnesses said. An army statement said no military commanders or personnel were hurt in the explosions, one of...

updated 27 Sep 2012; published 26 Sep 2012
2:35
Julius Malema is expected to face corruption charges
South Africa's Malema to appear in court
Al Jazeera 26 Sep 2012, Julius Malema, the South African political activist, will voluntarily appear in court to face corruption charges, paving the way for a politically charged trial. He is expected to answer charges in Polokwane, capital of Limpopo province, on Wednesday that include laundering the proceeds of ill-gotten public contracts, according to draft court...

updated 27 Sep 2012; published 25 Sep 2012
7:00
Living Under Drones
Report: One in fifty US drone attack victims in Pakistan are known militants
Belfast Telegraph 26 Sep 2012, Late in the evening on 6 June this year an unmanned drone was flying high above the Pakistani village of Datta Khel in north Waziristan. The buzz emitted by America's fleet of Predators and Reapers are a familiar sound for the inhabitants of the dusty hamlet, which lies next to a riverbed close to Pakistan's border with Afghanistan and is a...

updated 26 Sep 2012; published 26 Sep 2012
1:02
Thousands protest in Greek anti-austerity strike
Greece set for anti-austerity general strike
BBC News 26 Sep 2012, Trade unions in Greece have called the first general strike since the conservative-led coalition government came to power in June. Wednesday's 24-hour walkout is to protest at new planned spending cuts of more than 11.5bn euros ($15bn; £9bn). The savings are a pre-condition to Greece receiving its next tranche...