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US military deaths in Afghanistan hit 2,000
Full Article The Miami Herald
30 Sep 2012

KABUL, Afghanistan -- U.S. military deaths in the Afghan war have reached 2,000, a cold reminder of the human cost of an 11-year-old conflict that garners little public interest at home as the United States prepares to withdraw most of its combat forces by the end of 2014. The toll has climbed steadily in recent months with a spate of attacks by...
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CAMP MIKE SPANN, Afghanistan (Oct. 1, 2010) Gunnery Sgt. Javier Vega, right, and Cmdr. Tim DeWitt, commanding officer of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 40, discuss logistics before conducting rifle range qualifications near Camp Mike Spann, in Afghanistan.
photo: US Navy / Chief Mass Communication Specialist Michael B. Watkins

updated 29 Sep 2012; published 21 Oct 2011
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US Special Ops & Afghan Special Forces night raid to kill capture Taliban
updated 19 Sep 2012; published 23 Aug 2012
3:26
Inside Job: 'Green-on-blue' attacks paint Afghan peace hopes black
updated 29 Sep 2012; published 14 Oct 2008
4:12
Fighting Alongside Stoned Afghan Soldiers - VICE
updated 29 Sep 2012; published 24 Aug 2012
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LI Marine Killed [Gregory Buckley Jr's Father speaks out] BRING OUR TROOPS HOME NOW!
updated 30 Sep 2012; published 10 Oct 2010
2:23
French military video of heavy fighting in Tagab Valley Afghanistan Okt 1 2010.
updated 30 Sep 2012; published 17 Jun 2009
12:09
Rethink Afghanistan War (Part 4): Civilian Casualties
Ancient market burns as fighting rages in Syria's Aleppo
Full Article Reuters
30 Sep 2012

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Hundreds of shops were burning in the ancient covered market in Aleppo on Saturday as fighting between rebels and state forces in Syria's largest city threatened to destroy a UNESCO world heritage site. The uprising-turned-civil war that is now raging across Syria has killed more than 30,000 people, according to activist groups...
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In this image taken from video obtained from Shaam News Network (SNN), which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, a fire rages at a medieval souk in Aleppo, Syria.
photo: AP / Shaam News Network SNN via AP video

updated 30 Sep 2012; published 29 Sep 2012
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Syrian fighting torches historic medieval market in Aleppo Syria
updated 30 Sep 2012; published 29 Sep 2012
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Syria latest: ancient souk burns as fighting rages in Aleppo
updated 30 Sep 2012; published 29 Sep 2012
1:32
Syria - Ancient Aleppo Souk Medina in Ruins after Assad Burns Hundreds of Shops 9-29-12
updated 29 Sep 2012; published 29 Sep 2012
1:31
Syria - Ancient Souk Fire Covers Aleppo Sky with Smoke 9-29-12 Assad Burns Down Al Medina Souk
updated 30 Sep 2012; published 30 Sep 2012
2:12
Syrian army rebels fight for control of Aleppo
updated 30 Sep 2012; published 29 Sep 2012
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Syria - Ancient Aleppo Souk Medina Burns From Assad Shelling - Hundreds of Shops Destroyed 9-29-12
Somalia Islamists 'leave Kismayo' amid AU attack
Full Article BBC News
29 Sep 2012

Islamist militants in Somalia say they have withdrawn from their southern stronghold of Kismayo, following an African Union military attack. Kenyan and Somali forces launched a beach assault on...
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This undated photo provided by Kenya's Ministry for Defence on Friday, Sept. 28, 2012, is said by them to show Kenya Defence Forces troops at an undisclosed location in Kenya, engaged in recent preparations for an assault on the Somali port city of Kismayo.
photo: AP / Kenya Ministry for Defense

updated 16 Sep 2012; published 18 Oct 2011
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Kenya to 'continue fighting al-Shabab'
updated 08 Sep 2012; published 05 Sep 2012
1:27
AMISON and KDF intensify attacks on Shabaab
updated 14 Jun 2012; published 04 Oct 2011
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Dispatch: Al Shabaab Claims Somali Explosion
updated 29 Sep 2012; published 25 Sep 2012
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News: KDF hit al shaab's Kismayo stronghold
updated 29 Sep 2012; published 31 May 2012
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The Advance on Al Shabaab in Somalia (Dispatch)
updated 02 Jun 2012; published 13 Jan 2012
1:38
Al-Shabaab changing tact
Israel PM in 'full agreement' with US on Iran
Full Article Al Jazeera
29 Sep 2012

The US president and the Israeli PM have expressed agreement on the goal of preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, the White House said. Barack Obama and Binyamin Netanyahu sought on Friday to ease tensions over how to deal with Iran's nuclear programme, presenting a show of solidarity over how to confront Tehran. Obama, widely seen as...
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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.
photo: AP / Richard Drew

updated 28 Sep 2012; published 07 Sep 2012
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US President Obama Refuses to Back Israeli Strike on Iran's Nuclear Program: Yediot Achronot Says
updated 29 Sep 2012; published 12 Sep 2012
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Obama Avoids Meeting With Benjamin Netanyahu: US - Israel Tension over Iran
updated 30 Sep 2012; published 17 Sep 2012
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Israel's coming War with Iran. Explained to a very STUPID caller who gets OWNED! (Mirrored)
updated 25 Sep 2012; published 06 Mar 2012
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US and Israel Disagree on Iran
updated 06 Aug 2012; published 04 Apr 2012
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Experts Discuss Israel's Action Against Nuclear Iran
updated 12 Sep 2012; published 12 Sep 2012
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NHK - Obama and Netanyahu reaffirm cooperation
China accuses disgraced Bo Xilai of multiple crimes
Full Article The Star
28 Sep 2012

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's ruling Communist Party accused disgraced former senior politician Bo Xilai of abusing his power, taking huge bribes and other crimes on Friday, opening a new phase in a scandal of murder and cover-ups that has shaken a leadership succession due at a congress to start on November 8. China's Chongqing Municipality...
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In this March 13, 2012 photo, former Chongqing Communist Party Secretary Bo Xilai attends the closing session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference held in Beijing's Great Hall of the People, China.
photo: AP / Alexander F. Yuan

updated 24 Aug 2012; published 31 Mar 2012
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Bo Xilai Followers in Chongqing Could Be Purged by May
updated 24 Sep 2012; published 06 Sep 2012
2:34
Wang Lijun Shielded from More Serious Crimes: Analyst
updated 29 Sep 2012; published 29 Sep 2012
13:26
China News - September 28th, 2012: Bo Xilai Kicked Out of Communist Party
updated 06 Aug 2012; published 20 Mar 2012
2:34
Bo Xilai May Lose Politburo Position, Advisor to Former CCP Chairman Predicts
updated 26 Jul 2012; published 26 Jul 2012
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Bo Xilai scandal: Gu Kailai charged with Heywood murder
updated 10 Aug 2012; published 10 Aug 2012
2:25
Chongqing Police Trial for Gu Kailai Cover Up
Clashes in Aleppo after rebels launch 'decisive' battle
Full Article BBC News
28 Sep 2012

Fierce fighting has been reported in Syria's second city of Aleppo, a day after the rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA) said a "decisive" battle had begun. Both residents and activists described the clashes as "unprecedented", and said rebel fighters were attacking government positions on several fronts. The fighting had spread to...
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Free Syrian Army fighter scans for targets from a building in Aleppo, Syria, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012.
photo: AP / Manu Brabo

updated 30 Sep 2012; published 28 Sep 2012
2:06
Syrian rebels start 'decisive' battle for Aleppo
updated 10 Aug 2012; published 08 Aug 2012
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Battle of Aleppo will be 'decisive': NGO
updated 29 Sep 2012; published 29 Sep 2012
2:06
Syria - Clashes In Aleppo Span 10 Fronts as Dictator Assad Battles Freedom Fighters 7-27-12
updated 28 Sep 2012; published 28 Jul 2012
0:53
Battle for Aleppo goes on
updated 28 Sep 2012; published 27 Sep 2012
0:51
Syria Aleppo Champions Free Army Baalnon Start Decisive Battle 27-09-12
updated 30 Sep 2012; published 27 Sep 2012
1:14
Syria rebels announce decisive Aleppo attack
Sudan and South Sudan accords hailed
Full Article Al Jazeera
28 Sep 2012

World leaders have welcomed the security and oil deals between Sudan and South Sudan that eased tensions between the countries. Expressing a combination of relief and praise, Britain, the United States and the European Union all lined up to laud Thursday’s deal. "This agreement breaks new ground in support of the international vision of two...
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Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, left, and South Sudan President Salva Kiir, right, shake hands on the completion of a signing ceremony after the two countries reached a deal on economic and security agreements Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
photo: AP / Elias Asmare

updated 09 Sep 2012; published 31 Jan 2012
25:07
Inside Story - How relevant is the African Union?
updated 22 Apr 2012; published 22 Apr 2012
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South Sudanese Troops Withdraw from Disputed Oil Region
updated 24 Sep 2012; published 24 Apr 2012
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SOUTH Sudan Invades Heglig, Khartoum declares War: Who Is To Blame?
updated 12 Aug 2012; published 07 Aug 2012
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Sudan oil Pipeline
updated 05 Aug 2012; published 08 Feb 2012
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PRESIDENT SALVA KIIR COMMENTS ON OIL DISPUTE
updated 11 Apr 2012; published 11 Apr 2012
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TodaysNetworkNews: SYRIA, SOUTH SUDAN & SUDAN: UN SECURITY COUNCIL: 11 APRIL 2012
France set for 'toughest budget in 30 years'
Full Article BBC News
28 Sep 2012

French President Francois Hollande's government is due to present its first budget, and is expected to commit to a sharp reduction in the public deficit. The budget will include measures to plug a 30bn euro (£23.8bn; $38.7bn) hole in the country's finances. Officials have suggested roughly two-thirds of the money will be come from...
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French Socialist Party candidate for the 2012 presidential elections Francois Hollande waves after delivering his speech as he campaigns in Carmaux, southern France, Monday, April 16, 2012. The first round of the election will take place on April 22, followed by a second round on May 6, 2012. The statue of French politician Jean Jaures is seen background.
photo: AP / Christophe Ena

updated 30 Sep 2012; published 28 Sep 2012
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French rich fume as Hollande sets 'toughest budget in 30 years'
updated 04 Sep 2012; published 15 Feb 2011
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Media Briefing: Fiscal Year 2012 Budget
updated 30 Mar 2012; published 07 Nov 2011
1:06
France to face 'toughest austerity measures since 1945'
updated 31 Aug 2012; published 15 Aug 2012
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FRENCH RIOTS SPARK FEARS OF ECONOMIC UNREST
updated 21 Aug 2012; published 20 Feb 2010
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Help for Homeowners in the Hardest Hit States
updated 28 Sep 2012; published 28 Sep 2012
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Hollande stakes credibility on 2013 French budget
Netanyahu asks U.N. to draw 'red line' on Iran's nuclear bomb plans
Full Article 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,...
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Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel, addresses the general debate of the sixty-seventh session of the General Assembly.
photo: UN / J Carrier

updated 30 Sep 2012; published 26 Sep 2012
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Ahmadinejad addresses UN General Assembly (Live cut version)
updated 28 Sep 2012; published 26 Sep 2012
4:26
Benjamin Netanyahu to Speak At UN General Assembly in New York: PM to Mend US-Israel Ties
updated 30 Sep 2012; published 27 Sep 2012
6:47
Israel's PM Netanyahu Speech at UN: Bomb Diagram Red Line over Nuclear Iran
updated 28 Sep 2012; published 27 Sep 2012
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Israeli Premier Netanyahu at United Nations: 'It's My Duty to Speak'
updated 30 Sep 2012; published 27 Sep 2012
4:00
Netanyahu draws 'red line' over Iran, Abbas seeks more independence
updated 28 Sep 2012; published 08 Nov 2011
5:01
Irrational Israel: 'Iran has no bomb, poses no threat'
Hackers, Possibly From Middle East, Block U.S. Banks' Websites
Full Article 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...
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This photo taken Oct. 14, 2011, shows a customer at a Bank of America ATM in Hialeah, Fla. Bank of America Corp. is scrapping its plans to charge a $5 monthly debit card fee.
photo: AP / Alan Diaz

updated 30 Sep 2012; published 28 Sep 2012
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False Flag or Good Hackers?
updated 30 Sep 2012; published 27 Sep 2012
2:45
Iranian Hackers Attack US Banks
updated 30 Sep 2012; published 28 Sep 2012
2:34
Hackers wage holy war on US Banks?
updated 03 Jun 2012; published 16 Aug 2011
13:09
Hacktivism: Political Hacking's Global Reach, From Scientology to Wikileaks to the Arab Spring
updated 29 Jul 2012; published 22 Mar 2011
9:56
HOW UK GOVERNMENT RIPS OFF THE PEOPLE & SUPPORTS THE BANK CARTELS
updated 25 Jun 2012; published 20 Feb 2012
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#WaterWrites Maia Mural Brigade in West Bank #Palestine

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Syria and the Dogs of War
more Antiwar
Cry “Havoc,” and let slip the dogs of war; That this foul deed shall smell above the earth With carrion men, groaning for burial Julius Caesar Act 3, scene 1 William...
The Economy and the Blame
more The New York Times
As Mitt Romney sees it, this week’s economic data ought to be bad news for President Obama. The economy slowed to a crawl in the second quarter and the current quarter looks...
Why J.K. Rowling Has Failed Readers: A Letter From a Concerned Fan
more Huffington Post
Dear Mrs. Rowling, Let me state for the record that I have not read your new novel, The Casual Vacancy, and though I have not skimmed one single page, I must be honest about the...

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Afghanistan War: Death Toll Hits 2,000 For U.S. Military more
Afghanistan War: Death Toll Hits 2,000 For U.S. Military
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photo: DOD / Public Domain
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Canadian held at Guantanamo Bay sent home to finish sentence more
In this file handout image taken from a 2003 U.S. Department of Defense surveillance video and provided Tuesday, July 15, 2008 by Omar Khadr's defense lawyers, Khadr is shown in an interrogation room at the Guatanamo U.S. Naval Base prison while being questioned by members of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
OTTAWA -- Omar Khadr, the only Canadian citizen held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba, was returned to Canada early Saturday morning, the Pentagon and the Canadian government announced. Unlike other Western countries that brought their...
photo: AP / U.S. Department of Defense via The Canadian Press
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UN chief says Burma strife could spread more
UN chief says Burma strife could spread
The Australian
UN CHIEF Ban Ki-moon warned that Muslim-Buddhist unrest in Burma's Rakhine state could hit the country's landmark reforms and spill across borders. Muslim leaders have made prominent calls at the UN General Assembly for action over the...
photo: UN / Evan Schneider
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Yulia Tymoshenko, Ukraine Jailed Former Prime Minister, Makes Video Appeal more
People pass by a large poster of Ukraine's imprisoned former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko next to the Euro 2012 Fan Zone in Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday evening, June 30, 2012. A Ukrainian court on last Tuesday again postponed Tymoshenko's appeal hearing against her seven-year jail sentence, in what her lawyers say is an attempt by the government to prevent her seeking justice in the European Court of Human Rights. Tymoshenko is seeking to overturn an abuse of office conviction the West has condemned as politically motivated. Tymoshenko's jailing in October has led to complaints from Washington and Brussels, and a boycott by Western leaders of Euro 2012 football championship games hosted by Ukraine.
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photo: AP / Vadim Ghirda
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Ex-finance minister to challenge Merkel in 2013 more
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, front center, and German Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck, welcome the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Jean Claude Junker, left, in front of the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009. German Chancellor Angela Merkel hosts a meeting of key European leaders to help prepare for an April international summit on combating the financial cris
The Australian
GERMANY'S main opposition party embarked on an uphill struggle to oust Chancellor Angela Merkel, choosing a respected former finance minister who helped steer the country through the financial crisis as her challenger in next year's...
photo: AP / Michael Sohn
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Nobel laureate Suu Kyi says free judiciary is key to democracy in Myanmar more
Nobel laureate Suu Kyi says free judiciary is key to democracy in Myanmar
Star Tribune
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi says her country cannot be called a genuine democracy until it has an independent judiciary, even though it is undergoing a stream of breathtaking political and economic reforms. Suu...
photo: UN / Rick Bajornas
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Mars rover Curiosity finds evidence of 'vigorous' stream more
Curiosity rover on Earth Bottom: Descent to Martian surface as imaged by the HiRISE camera aboard Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The Curiosity rover is a car-sized Mars rover currently exploring Gale Crater, near the equator of Mars. The rover is the largest to date, and is designed to examine whether Mars could have once supported life.
Indian Express
NASA's Curiosity rover, on Mars since August 6, has discovered gravel once carried by the waters of an ancient stream that "ran vigorously" through the area, the US space agency said. Scientists had previously found other evidence of the one-time...
photo: NASA / Nova13
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updated 30 Sep 2012; published 30 Sep 2012
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US Troop Deaths in Afghanistan Hit 2000
US military deaths in Afghanistan hit 2,000
The Miami Herald 30 Sep 2012, KABUL, Afghanistan -- U.S. military deaths in the Afghan war have reached 2,000, a cold reminder of the human cost of an 11-year-old conflict that garners little public interest at home as the United States prepares to withdraw most of its combat forces by the end of 2014. The toll has climbed steadily in recent months with a spate of attacks by...

updated 30 Sep 2012; published 29 Sep 2012
0:13
Syria - Smoke from Aleppo Souk Fire Covers Sky Over City 9-29-12
Ancient market burns as fighting rages in Syria's Aleppo
Reuters 30 Sep 2012, BEIRUT (Reuters) - Hundreds of shops were burning in the ancient covered market in Aleppo on Saturday as fighting between rebels and state forces in Syria's largest city threatened to destroy a UNESCO world heritage site. The uprising-turned-civil war that is now raging across Syria has killed more than 30,000 people, according to activist groups...

updated 29 Sep 2012; published 29 Sep 2012
2:45
Al Jazeera's Peter Greste on al-Shabab's Kismayo pullout
Somalia Islamists 'leave Kismayo' amid AU attack
BBC News 29 Sep 2012, Islamist militants in Somalia say they have withdrawn from their southern stronghold of Kismayo, following an African Union military attack. Kenyan and Somali forces launched a beach assault on...

updated 30 Sep 2012; published 27 Sep 2012
4:00
Netanyahu draws 'red line' over Iran, Abbas seeks more independence
Israel PM in 'full agreement' with US on Iran
Al Jazeera 29 Sep 2012, The US president and the Israeli PM have expressed agreement on the goal of preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, the White House said. Barack Obama and Binyamin Netanyahu sought on Friday to ease tensions over how to deal with Iran's nuclear programme, presenting a show of solidarity over how to confront Tehran. Obama, widely seen as...

updated 28 Sep 2012; published 28 Sep 2012
1:25
China's Bo Xilai accused of corruption
China accuses disgraced Bo Xilai of multiple crimes
The Star 28 Sep 2012, BEIJING (Reuters) - China's ruling Communist Party accused disgraced former senior politician Bo Xilai of abusing his power, taking huge bribes and other crimes on Friday, opening a new phase in a scandal of murder and cover-ups that has shaken a leadership succession due at a congress to start on November 8. China's Chongqing Municipality...

updated 30 Sep 2012; published 24 Sep 2012
11:30
Surviving a Siege - Syria
Clashes in Aleppo after rebels launch 'decisive' battle
BBC News 28 Sep 2012, Fierce fighting has been reported in Syria's second city of Aleppo, a day after the rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA) said a "decisive" battle had begun. Both residents and activists described the clashes as "unprecedented", and said rebel fighters were attacking government positions on several fronts. The fighting had spread to...

updated 06 Aug 2012; published 05 Aug 2012
2:29
Sudan oil deal:Warring neighbours agree on sharing formula
Sudan and South Sudan accords hailed
Al Jazeera 28 Sep 2012, World leaders have welcomed the security and oil deals between Sudan and South Sudan that eased tensions between the countries. Expressing a combination of relief and praise, Britain, the United States and the European Union all lined up to laud Thursday’s deal. "This agreement breaks new ground in support of the international vision of two...

updated 30 Sep 2012; published 28 Sep 2012
3:23
French rich fume as Hollande sets 'toughest budget in 30 years'
France set for 'toughest budget in 30 years'
BBC News 28 Sep 2012, French President Francois Hollande's government is due to present its first budget, and is expected to commit to a sharp reduction in the public deficit. The budget will include measures to plug a 30bn euro (£23.8bn; $38.7bn) hole in the country's finances. Officials have suggested roughly two-thirds of the money will be come from...

updated 30 Sep 2012; published 27 Sep 2012
31:52
'Nuclear Iran same as nuclear-armed al-Qaeda': Netanyahu full UN 2012 speech
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 30 Sep 2012; published 28 Sep 2012
2:57
Most Extensive Cyber Attack On American Banks Ever! Launched From The Middle East & Happening Now!
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 28 Sep 2012; published 28 Sep 2012
1:02
Panetta: Libya attack a terrorist act
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 30 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 28 Sep 2012; published 28 Sep 2012
1:25
China's Bo Xilai accused of corruption
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 29 Sep 2012; published 29 Sep 2012
1:02
Dalai Lama holds prayer session for Tibetan exiles
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...