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The Last Battle is a film by Jemma Gander about the Mau Mau torture survivors from Kenya and their fight for reparations from the British Government. The film is almost finished we just need to raise the funds to pay for archive and film the last stage of the court battle. Kickstarter allows films to be community funded so if you'd like to help this film project to completion then please follow this link: www.kickstarter.com Every little helps! Related article
'The Last Bat­tle' Kick­starter Cam­paign (Mau Mau tor­ture sur­vivors film)
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Video: Fu­ri­ous ship­yard work­ers storm Greek De­fense Min­istry com­plex
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'Turkey one step away from Syria war'
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Menin­gi­tis Out­break Linked to Spinal Steroid In­jec­tions
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Turkey con­tin­ues Syria shelling, seeks ap­proval for mil­i­tary ac­tion
5:39
African mi­grants look for bet­ter life in Yemen
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Sandi­gan­bayan is­sues ar­rest war­rant vs Ar­royo
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Why It Mat­ters: US Troops in Afghanistan
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So­ma­li fight­ers 'cap­ture Kismayo' - 27 Aug 08
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'Turkey one step away from Syria war'
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VEČE SA IVANOM IVANOVIĆEM: VUK JERE­MIĆ
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Im­mi­grants in Ger­many - The next gen­er­a­tion | Peo­ple & Pol­i­tics
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First Pres­i­den­tial De­bate: Obama vs. Rom­ney (Com­plete HD - Qual­i­ty Audio)
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Peace­keep­ers in Dar­fur
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The Humiliation of Can-Do American Boys
photo: DOD / Public Domain
The Humiliation of Can-Do American Boys
Full Article CounterPunch
In Afghanistan, the US military has tried training sessions, embedded cultural advisers, recommended reading lists, and even a video game designed to school American troops in local custom. But 11 years into the war, NATO troops and Afghan soldiers are still beset by a dangerous lack of cultural awareness, officials say, contributing to a string of...

Officials check on a half submerged boat after it collided Monday night near Lamma Island, off the southwestern coast of Hong Kong Island Tuesday Oct. 2, 2012.
photo: AP / Vincent Yu
7 crew arrested in deadly Hong Kong boat collision
Full Article Jakarta Post
Hong Kong police on Tuesday arrested seven crew members from two boats in a collision that killed 38 holiday revelers, but they offered no theory about how the vessels ran into each other on a clear night in one of the safest and most regulated waterways in Asia. The Monday night crash was Hong Kong's deadliest accident in more than 15 years, and...

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama shake hands during the first presidential debate at the University of Denver, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, in Denver.
photo: AP / Charlie Neibergall
Romney, Obama spar over domestic issues in first debate
Full Article Kansas City Star
DENVER -- In the first presidential debate of the fall campaign, Mitt Romney defended himself Wednesday night against charges from President Barack Obama that his tax-cut plan would favor the wealthy. Neither candidate appeared to land a knockout blow or commit a serious blunder that would instantly change the race. But the Republican challenger...

Turkish commandos stand near the Turkey-Syria border in Akcakale, Turkey, Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012.
photo: AP
Turkish PM doesn't want war with Syria
Full Article The Australian
TURKEY doesn't want war with Syria but it's determined to protect its borders and its people, the country's prime minister declared Thursday. Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke at a news conference hours after Turkey's Parliament approved a bill authorizing military operations against Syria. Earlier, Turkey fired on...

Real Madrid player Cristiano Ronaldo tips the ball over Ajax goalkeeper Kenneth Vermeer, not seen, to score 4-1 during the Champions League Group D soccer match at ArenA stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday Oct. 3, 2012.
photo: AP / Peter Dejong
Real Madrid überwindet Krise und schlägt Ajax Amsterdam
Full Article Goal
Champions League-Klassiker in Amsterdam. Ajax empfing am zweiten Spieltag der Könisklasse das „Weiße Ballett“ aus Madrid. Am Ende siegten die Königlichen mit 4:1. Von Heik Kölsch Mehr zu : Ajax Amsterdam, Real Madrid CF, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ajax Amsterdam - Real Madrid CF...

Turkey fires at Syria after deadly shelling
photo: AP / Hussein Malla
Turkey fires at Syria after deadly shelling
Full Article Jakarta Post
Turkish artillery fired on Syrian targets Wednesday after shelling from Syria struck a border village in Turkey, killing five civilians, sharply escalating tensions between the two neighbors and prompting NATO to convene an emergency meeting. "Our armed forces at the border region responded to this atrocious attack with artillery fire on points in...

An unidentified man carries packages out of New England Compounding in Framingham, Mass., Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012.
photo: AP / Stephan Savoia
Meningitis fears prompt US medical warning
Full Article BBC News
Doctors and hospitals in the US are being urged to stop using products from a firm linked to a widening outbreak of a rare form of fungal meningitis. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) says investigators found contamination in a sealed steroid vial at the New England Compounding Center. Over 30 people in six states have been ill from the...

Riot police clash with protesters inside Greece's Defense Ministry in Athens, Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012.
photo: AP / Thanassis Stavrakis
Greece bailout: Tension in Athens over unpaid workers
Full Article BBC News
Protesters are appearing in court in the Greek capital Athens a day after a rally by shipyard workers against job cuts descended into violence. A line of blue police lorries flanked the courthouse as riot police kept back supporters of those detained during the clashes on Thursday. Police had used truncheons when at least 100 protesters broke into...

Turks hold banners that read" No to War" during a debate at Turkey's parliament in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012. Turkey fired on Syrian targets for a second day Thursday, but said it has no intention of declaring war.
photo: AP
'No interest' in war with Syria, says Turkey
Full Article Canberra Times
Turkey has hammered Syrian targets in reprisal for deadly cross-border fire that sent tensions soaring in the tinder-box region, prompting international calls for restraint. In Ankara, the Turkish parliament met behind closed doors in an emergency session and agreed to a government request to authorise military operations inside neighbouring Syria....

A view of the Security Council stakeout area through a glass door, as journalists gather for a briefing by Syrian Permanent Representative to the UN, Bashar Ja'afari, on Syria-Turkey tensions, 4 October, 2012.
photo: UN / Jennifer S Altman
UN condemns Syrian shelling of Turkey
Full Article Al Jazeera
The UN Security Council has unanimously approved a statement condemning "in the strongest terms" Syria's shelling of a Turkish town that killed five people. Council members managed to bridge differences between the strong statement demanded by the United States and its Western supporters and backed by their NATO ally Turkey, and a weaker text...

Seated left to right, Kenyans Jane Muthoni Mara, Wambuga Wa Nyingi, and Paulo Muoka Nzili, celebrate the announcement of a legal decision in their case at Britain's High Court concerning Mau Mau veterans, at the offices of the Kenya Human Rights Commission in Nairobi, Kenya Friday, Oct. 5, 2012.
photo: AP / Ben Curtis
UK court allows Kenyan claim over 1950s torture to proceed
Full Article Independent online (SA)
London - A British court ruled on Friday that three elderly Kenyans who were tortured under British rule in the 1950s could pursue their claim for damages from London, a judgement likely to encourage other claims from victims of colonial-era brutality. Britain, which had tried for three years to block their legal action, said it was disappointed...

Ethiopian migrants wait to be evacuated at departure center in the western Yemeni town of Haradh, on the border with Saudi Arabia and Yemen, Thursday, March 22, 2012.
photo: AP / Hani Mohammed
Better life eludes African migrants in Yemen
Full Article Al Jazeera
Thousands of African migrants have arrived in Yemen this year, drawn by the promise of a better future. But many find they are no better off now than they were at home. The UN says there has been a 30 per cent rise in refugees landing in the impoverished Arabian Peninsula country from Ethiopia and Somalia. However, those who make it to Yemen find...

In this photo released by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team, alleged members of al-Shabab are blindfolded and guarded at a former police station by soldiers of the Somali National Army (SNA) in Kismayo, southern Somalia, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012.
photo: AP / AU-UN IST, Stuart Price
Somalia: Kismayo residents fear new clan fighting
Full Article Herald Tribune
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Renewed clan warfare threatens the future of Kismayo, where African Union and Somali troops earlier this week pushed out Islamic extremists. Kismayo was the last bastion controlled by al-Shabab, the radical Islamists allied to al-Qaida who taxed goods coming into the port to fund their activities. Al-Shabab announced their...

Sandiganbayan Executive Assistant Florecal Sebastian shows a copy of the Order of Arrest to former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo at the Sandiganbayan anti-graft court in suburban Quezon City, north of Manila, Philippines, Thursday Oct. 4, 2012.
photo: AP / Aaron Favila
Ex-Philippines president arrested on corruption charges
Full Article CNN
updated 11:29 AM EDT, Thu October 4, 2012 Former Philippine President and now Congresswoman Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was arrested on corruption charges. (CNN) -- Police in the Philippines have arrested former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on corruption charges, the state news agency reported Thursday. Arroyo is at a hospital in Quezon City,...

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks at a press conference in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012.
photo: AP / Vahid Salemi
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: Iran's currency crisis due to psychological war
Full Article The Guardian
President says plummeting value of rial is fault of enemies abroad and at home, not his government's economic policies Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, accused his rivals of exacerbating the currency crisis. Photograph: Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images...

File - Refugees from Iraq arrive at the transit camp in Friedland, central Germany, Thursday, March 19, 2009.
photo: AP / Fabian Bimmer
Tolerated asylum seekers troubled in Germany
Full Article Al Jazeera
Hussain has spent seven years learning German. He speaks it quickly and confidently when among his friends at social gatherings in the busy Kreuzberg district of Berlin. He considers Germany home. But the authorities don't want him here. Since fleeing from Pakistan to Germany seven years ago, Hussain has sought asylum, but each effort has been...

Cities rises in a vast
photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar
Rise of the megacities – get the data
Full Article The Guardian
Out-of-date censuses, inconsistent methodologies and the political manipulation of official statistics mean estimating and predicting city populations is fraught with difficulty • Get the data • More data journalism and data visualisations from the Guardian A census official marks a house after collecting details from residents in Hatkhuwapara...

4 peacekeepers killed, 8 wounded in Sudan's Darfur: UNAMID
photo: UN / Albert González Farran
4 peacekeepers killed, 8 wounded in Sudan's Darfur: UNAMID
Full Article CNTV
KHARTOUM, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Four peacekeepers were killed and eight others injured by gunmen in an ambush in Sudan's Darfur region, the United Nations-African Union Peacekeeping Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) said Wednesday in a statement. Unidentified gunmen opened fire on a UNAMID patrol late Tuesday about 2 km away from their base in El Geneina...

The Opening Ceremony, 2010, Busan International Film Festival (BIFF, previously Pusan International Film Festival , PIFF Korean: 부산국제영화제, Hanja: 釜山國際映畵祭), held annually in Haeundae-gu, Busan (also Pusan), South Korea, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia.
photo: Creative Commons / Injeongwon
Busan festival puts Asian film in spotlight
Full Article France24
- Asia's largest film festival rolls out the red carpet in South Korea on Thursday, offering a window into the region's cinema landscape and a rare screening of a North Korean film. Organisers of the 17th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) have stressed the importance of the event in terms of promoting Asia's film industry, within which South...

Members of the Iranian delegation, led by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (waving), at their seats in the General Assembly Hall during the Assembly’s High-level Meeting on “The Rule of Law at the National and International Levels”, 24 September, 2012.
photo: UN / J Carrier
All Roads Lead To Tehran but not Washington
Full Article WorldNews.com
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling In banning several Iranian government officials from attending President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's speech at the United Nations, the United States could learn a valuable lesson from Persia's (modern Iran) ancient Royal Road. The Persian Empire's ever expanding civilization and great achievements were often...

UK court allows Kenyan claim over 1950s torture to proceed
Full Article Independent online (SA)
05 Oct 2012

London - A British court ruled on Friday that three elderly Kenyans who were tortured under British rule in the 1950s could pursue their claim for damages from London, a judgement likely to encourage other claims from victims of colonial-era brutality. Britain, which had tried for three years to block their legal action, said it was disappointed...
Seated left to right, Kenyans Jane Muthoni Mara, Wambuga Wa Nyingi, and Paulo Muoka Nzili, celebrate the announcement of a legal decision in their case at Britain's High Court concerning Mau Mau veterans, at the offices of the Kenya Human Rights Commission in Nairobi, Kenya Friday, Oct. 5, 2012.
photo: AP / Ben Curtis

Greece bailout: Tension in Athens over unpaid workers
Full Article BBC News
05 Oct 2012

Protesters are appearing in court in the Greek capital Athens a day after a rally by shipyard workers against job cuts descended into violence. A line of blue police lorries flanked the courthouse as riot police kept back supporters of those detained during the clashes on Thursday. Police had used truncheons when at least 100 protesters broke into...
Riot police clash with protesters inside Greece's Defense Ministry in Athens, Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012.
photo: AP / Thanassis Stavrakis

UN condemns Syrian shelling of Turkey
Full Article Al Jazeera
05 Oct 2012

The UN Security Council has unanimously approved a statement condemning "in the strongest terms" Syria's shelling of a Turkish town that killed five people. Council members managed to bridge differences between the strong statement demanded by the United States and its Western supporters and backed by their NATO ally Turkey, and a weaker text...
A view of the Security Council stakeout area through a glass door, as journalists gather for a briefing by Syrian Permanent Representative to the UN, Bashar Ja'afari, on Syria-Turkey tensions, 4 October, 2012.
photo: UN / Jennifer S Altman

Meningitis fears prompt US medical warning
Full Article BBC News
05 Oct 2012

Doctors and hospitals in the US are being urged to stop using products from a firm linked to a widening outbreak of a rare form of fungal meningitis. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) says investigators found contamination in a sealed steroid vial at the New England Compounding Center. Over 30 people in six states have been ill from the...
An unidentified man carries packages out of New England Compounding in Framingham, Mass., Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012.
photo: AP / Stephan Savoia

Turkish PM doesn't want war with Syria
Full Article The Australian
04 Oct 2012

TURKEY doesn't want war with Syria but it's determined to protect its borders and its people, the country's prime minister declared Thursday. Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke at a news conference hours after Turkey's Parliament approved a bill authorizing military operations against Syria. Earlier, Turkey fired on...
Turkish commandos stand near the Turkey-Syria border in Akcakale, Turkey, Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012.
photo: AP

Better life eludes African migrants in Yemen
Full Article Al Jazeera
04 Oct 2012

Thousands of African migrants have arrived in Yemen this year, drawn by the promise of a better future. But many find they are no better off now than they were at home. The UN says there has been a 30 per cent rise in refugees landing in the impoverished Arabian Peninsula country from Ethiopia and Somalia. However, those who make it to Yemen find...
Ethiopian migrants wait to be evacuated at departure center in the western Yemeni town of Haradh, on the border with Saudi Arabia and Yemen, Thursday, March 22, 2012.
photo: AP / Hani Mohammed

Ex-Philippines president arrested on corruption charges
Full Article CNN
04 Oct 2012

updated 11:29 AM EDT, Thu October 4, 2012 Former Philippine President and now Congresswoman Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was arrested on corruption charges. (CNN) -- Police in the Philippines have arrested former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on corruption charges, the state news agency reported Thursday. Arroyo is at a hospital in Quezon City,...
Sandiganbayan Executive Assistant Florecal Sebastian shows a copy of the Order of Arrest to former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo at the Sandiganbayan anti-graft court in suburban Quezon City, north of Manila, Philippines, Thursday Oct. 4, 2012.
photo: AP / Aaron Favila

The Humiliation of Can-Do American Boys
Full Article CounterPunch
04 Oct 2012

In Afghanistan, the US military has tried training sessions, embedded cultural advisers, recommended reading lists, and even a video game designed to school American troops in local custom. But 11 years into the war, NATO troops and Afghan soldiers are still beset by a dangerous lack of cultural awareness, officials say, contributing to a string of...
The Humiliation of Can-Do American Boys
photo: DOD / Public Domain

Somalia: Kismayo residents fear new clan fighting
Full Article Herald Tribune
04 Oct 2012

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Renewed clan warfare threatens the future of Kismayo, where African Union and Somali troops earlier this week pushed out Islamic extremists. Kismayo was the last bastion controlled by al-Shabab, the radical Islamists allied to al-Qaida who taxed goods coming into the port to fund their activities. Al-Shabab announced their...
In this photo released by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team, alleged members of al-Shabab are blindfolded and guarded at a former police station by soldiers of the Somali National Army (SNA) in Kismayo, southern Somalia, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012.
photo: AP / AU-UN IST, Stuart Price

'No interest' in war with Syria, says Turkey
Full Article Canberra Times
04 Oct 2012

Turkey has hammered Syrian targets in reprisal for deadly cross-border fire that sent tensions soaring in the tinder-box region, prompting international calls for restraint. In Ankara, the Turkish parliament met behind closed doors in an emergency session and agreed to a government request to authorise military operations inside neighbouring Syria....
Turks hold banners that read" No to War" during a debate at Turkey's parliament in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012. Turkey fired on Syrian targets for a second day Thursday, but said it has no intention of declaring war.
photo: AP

Businesses open in Kismayo amid relative calm
Full Article Xinhua
04 Oct 2012

NAIROBI, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Businesses which had closed in southern Somalia city of Kismayo have reopened as relative calm returned to once Al-Shabaab stronghold, Kenya's military official said on Thursday. Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) and Somalia National Army (SNA) said no major incidents have taken place after the troops took full control of the...
Businesses open in Kismayo amid relative calm
photo: UN / STUART PRICE

Palestinian UN status likely to be debated soon
Full Article Gulf News
04 Oct 2012

New York: The United Nations is likely to hold a debate on whether to upgrade the Palestinians’ UN status to a sovereign country in mid-November — after the US election, the president of the 193-member UN General Assembly said on Wednesday. Having failed last year to win recognition of full statehood at the United Nations, Palestinian...
Palestinian UN status likely to be debated soon
photo: UN / Jennifer S Altman

Tolerated asylum seekers troubled in Germany
Full Article Al Jazeera
04 Oct 2012

Hussain has spent seven years learning German. He speaks it quickly and confidently when among his friends at social gatherings in the busy Kreuzberg district of Berlin. He considers Germany home. But the authorities don't want him here. Since fleeing from Pakistan to Germany seven years ago, Hussain has sought asylum, but each effort has been...
File - Refugees from Iraq arrive at the transit camp in Friedland, central Germany, Thursday, March 19, 2009.
photo: AP / Fabian Bimmer

Romney, Obama spar over domestic issues in first debate
Full Article Kansas City Star
04 Oct 2012

DENVER -- In the first presidential debate of the fall campaign, Mitt Romney defended himself Wednesday night against charges from President Barack Obama that his tax-cut plan would favor the wealthy. Neither candidate appeared to land a knockout blow or commit a serious blunder that would instantly change the race. But the Republican challenger...
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama shake hands during the first presidential debate at the University of Denver, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, in Denver.
photo: AP / Charlie Neibergall

Cheryl Cole kicks off debut UK solo tour in Belfast
Full Article BBC News
04 Oct 2012

Cheryl has kicked off her first UK headline tour in Belfast with a show which featured a pyramid, Girls Aloud songs and a video duet with will.i.am. Wearing a gold jumpsuit, the 29-year-old performed tracks from her three solo albums. After the show Cheryl tweeted: "Belfast, thank you so much for being there and supporting me on my first...
Cheryl Cole whilst performing with Girls Aloud at Battle Abbey, Hastings.
photo: Creative Commons / H4NUM4N

Loud Visarjan music aids sandalwood theft at IPS officer’s residence
Full Article Indian Express
04 Oct 2012

No CCTV cameras installed around Western bungalow, No police guard on premises heard sound of trees being cut When the entire Pune police force was on its toes to ensure a safe Ganesh immersion, unidentified persons stole sandalwood trees from an IPS officer’s residence located in the...
Dhol - Musical traditional instrument, specially playing in Ganeshotsav in Pune - cultural festival of Maharashtra - India - Noise Pollution
photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar

Chris Brown dumped
Full Article Music News
03 Oct 2012

Chris Brown's girlfriend Karrueche Tran reportedly 'had enough' with the R&B; singer. Throughout the pair's short relationship Chris has been hooking up with other girls....
Chris Brown performs during SpringFest/Best of the Best Miami 2011at Bicentennial Park Miami, Florida - May 29, 2011
photo: WN / Aaron Gilbert

Shocking: Pune ‘beats’ Mumbai in noise pollution this Ganeshosav
Full Article DNA India
03 Oct 2012

Pune has set a record of sorts during Ganesh immersion procession this year as the noise levels not only crossed the permissible limits in the city, but also exceeded the maximum noise limits in Mumbai. What is shocking is that the only place in the entire state to have registered an average noise level above 100 decibels is Pune’s Alka Chowk...
Dhol and Tasha music during Lord Ganesha's immersion procession at Alka Chowk in Pune.
photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam

Global Indian Music Awards 2012
Full Article The Times of India
03 Oct 2012

Hosts Parineeti Chopra and Saif Ali Khan during the 3rd Chevrolet Star Global Indian Music (GIMA) Awards 2012, held at Yash Raj Studios, Mumbai on October 01, 2012. (Pic: Viral Bhayani)2 Oct, 2012 Featured Today in Awards and Honours Global Indian Music Awards 2012 Elle Beauty Awards 2012 Sarojini Naidu Prize @ IIC Featured Today in Awards Teen...
Indian Music
photo: WN / Imran Nissar

Cuba: More than just mojitos and music
Full Article NZ Herald
03 Oct 2012

Gavin Hines drinks rum with people who have little but share much. The lobby of our hotel has a picture hanging up of Fidel Castro shaking hands with the late Formula One driver Juan Manuel Fangio. The former world champion was staying at this very hotel in Havana - The Lincoln - when he was kidnapped by Castro's rebels in 1958. It was nothing...
Cuba: More than just mojitos and music
photo: WN / Marzena J.

Glenn Beck to Muse's Matt Bellamy: 'Republicans will still play you'
Full Article Digital Spy
02 Oct 2012

Glenn Beck has responded to Matt Bellamy's anti-Republican stance, insisting he will still play his songs. Last week, the Muse frontman told The Observer that he was unhappy with conservative politicians in the US asking to play his music. Beck - long known for his right-wing politics - wrote an open letter to Bellamy explaining his position,...
Glenn Beck speaking at the Values Voter Summit in Washington, DC.
photo: Creative Commons / Gage Skidmore

No Doubt, Taylor Swift, Muse to perform at MTV EMA
Full Article MuchMusic
02 Oct 2012

No Doubt, Taylor Swift and Muse are the first performers announced to take the stage at the 2012 MTV EMA. Hosted by supermodel Heidi Klum in her home country of Germany, this year’s awards show has Swift and pop super star Rihanna at the top of the pack for most nominations. No Doubt, who released [...] Tags: MTV EMA, muse, News, no doubt,...
Taylor Swift
photo: Creative Commons / alexahalasan

Djokovic eases into China Open semis
Full Article Independent online (SA)
05 Oct 2012

BeijingWorld No 2 Novak Djokovic raced into the last four of the China Open in straight sets on Friday as home favourite Li Na set up a testing women's semifinal with Russian tennis queen Maria Sharapova. The 25-year-old Serbian thumped Jurgen Melzer of Austria 6-1, 6-2 to maintain his unbeaten record at the Beijing tournament and continue...
Day 14 - The Men's Singles Semifinal match of Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs David Ferrer (ESP) US Open 2012 USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center New York City, USA - September 9, 2012
photo: WN / Aaron Gilbert

Kerber Retires to Hand Sharapova Semi Spot in China
Full Article Novosti
05 Oct 2012

Second seed Maria Sharapova was handed a free pass into the China Open semifinals on Friday after her opponent...
Day 8 - Sara Errani (ITA) v Angelique Kerber (GER) - US Open 2012 USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center New York City, USA - September 3, 2012
photo: WN / Aaron Gilbert

Andy Murray to meet Milos Raonic in Japan Open semifinal
Full Article The Times of India
05 Oct 2012

TOKYO: Defending champion and top-seeded Andy Murray moved into the semifinals of the Japan Open with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 win over seventh-seeded Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland on Friday. Playing in his first tournament since winning the US Open last month, Murray scored a comprehensive victory over the...
Day 13 - The men's singles semifinal match of Andy Murray of Great Britain against Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic US Open 2012 USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center New York City, USA - September 8, 2012
photo: WN / Aaron Gilbert

Tendulkar thinking about retirement
Full Article Independent online (SA)
05 Oct 2012

New DelhiIndian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar admitted on Friday that he is contemplating retirement and said he would reassess his future next month. In an interview to be broadcast on Indian television Friday, the 39-year-old said he would decide on a “series by series” basis as he acknowledged that the clock was running down...
Mumbai Indians cricketer Sachin Tendulkar celebrates his team's win after the IPL Twenty20 cricket match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians at The Eden Gardens in Kolkata on May 12, 2012 in Eastern India City
photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick

Hodgson defends selection policy
Full Article IC Newcastle
05 Oct 2012

06:45, Oct 5 2012 Roy Hodgson insists he is not offering the prospect of an England future for Ryan Shawcross and Carl Jenkinson just to stop them playing for someone else. Shawcross has been named as Hodgson's fourth centre-half for this month's World Cup qualifiers against San Marino and Poland. In addition, Hodgson hinted Jenkinson will...
England's soccer manager Roy Hodgson talks to the media in central London during a press conference of four home nations soccer managers in a preview to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, Friday, Aug. 24, 2012.
photo: AP / Sang Tan

Azarenka breezes into semifinals of China Open
Full Article TSN Canada
05 Oct 2012

BEIJING -- Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka reached the China Open semifinals with a 6-2, 6-0 win over...
Day 14 - The Women's Singles Final match of Serena Williams (USA) against Victoria Azarenka (BLR) US Open 2012 USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center New York City, USA - September 9, 2012
photo: WN / Aaron Gilbert

Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) competes against Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) during the Singles Championship of the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships Delray Beach Florida USA - 2/27/2011
photo: WN / Aaron Gilbert

Victoria Azarenka, Maria Sharapova advance to China Open quarter-finals
Full Article IBN Live
05 Oct 2012

Beijing: Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka and No. 2 Maria Sharapova reached the China Open quarter-finals on Thursday with straight-set wins. Azarenka easily beat Elena Vesnina of Russia 6-3, 6-3, while...
Russia's Maria Sharapova hits a backhand shot to Polona Hercog of Slovenia during their women's singles tennis match of the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012.
photo: AP / Andy Wong

Nicole Kidman at Her New York Film Festival Gala | Pictures
Full Article Popsugar
04 Oct 2012

Nicole Kidman had the company of her husband Keith Urban last night on the red carpet in NYC. She was honored with a gala tribute during the New York Film Festival, and earlier in the day, attended a...
Actress Nicole Kidman
photo: AP / Evan Agostini

Easy to make a film today, but difficult to release it: Mithun Chakraborty
Full Article IBN Live
04 Oct 2012

New Delhi: At 62, Mithun Chakraborty, who is enjoying the work he is getting as an actor, feels nowadays it is easier to make films than to release them in theatres. "Aajkal picture banana aasaan ho gaya hai aur release karna mushkil (Today it's easy to make a film, but difficult to release it). That's unfortunate. If you have money,...
INDIA-TOLLYWOOD-ACTOR-MITHUN-CHAKRABORTY-JUNE-MALIA-CHIEF-MINISTER-MAMATA-BANERJEE
photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick

Katrina Kaif 'given new voice for Jab Tak Hai Jaan'
Full Article Digital Spy
03 Oct 2012

Katrina Kaif has reportedly been given a new voice for Jab Tak Hai Jaan. Composer AR Rahman, who is known for giving opportunities to new singers, is said to have selected reality TV show winner Harshdeep Kaur to provide vocals for Katrina Kaif's songs in the film. A source told Mid Day: "Just the way he made Mohit Chauhan give voice to Ranbir...
Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif speaks at a press conference on an upcoming film awards ceremony in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010.
photo: AP / Saurabh Das

Mobile users in Kashmir can't access Facebook, Twitter
Full Article Newstrack India
03 Oct 2012

Tweet Srinagar, Oct 3 (IANS) Though authorities have refused to "ban" some popular websites, thousands of mobile users here Wednesday were unable to access social media websites like Facebook and Twitter as well as video-sharing website YouTube. After Google India blocked an anti-Islam video on YouTube, mobile phone users here have been complaining...
School Girls talking picture mobile phone  Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama  during a function at the Tibetan school in downtown Srinagar on July 14, 2012. The Dalai Lama visited the Tibetan community living in the predominately Muslim area in Srinagar during his one week visit to the region.
photo: WN / Imran Nissar

Om Puri to star in his own biopic?
Full Article Digital Spy
02 Oct 2012

Om Puri is planning to star in a film based on his difficult childhood. The 61-year-old international actor has appeared in Indian and British cinema since 1976. He told Mumbai Mirror: "[Director] Shyam Benegal told me, 'I smell a film in your life'. The smell he spoke about has now reached my nostrils. I feel my life is composed of many chapters -...
 Bollywood actor Om Puri laughs after being felicitated at a function to mark the 57th anniversary of Indias Independence in Bombay, India, Sunday, Aug.15, 2004. Puri was awarded Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II for his outstanding servic
photo: AP Photo/Rajesh Nirgude

Kareena Kapoor: 'I want to do a light-hearted film after Heroine'
Full Article Digital Spy
01 Oct 2012

Kareena Kapoor has committed to making a "light-hearted" film after Heroine. The actress will be seen next in another romantic comedy produced by Karan Johar. She told The Times of India: "After Heroine I wanted to do a film which is good fun and carries a light-hearted feel. "Today's young bunch is making such good movies and after Ek Main Aur Ekk...
Bollywood actor Kareena Kapoor smiles during the launch of new Anne French hair removing lotion in Mumbai, India, Saturday, March 7, 2009
photo: AP / Rajanish Kakade

Danny DeVito on 'Batman Returns': 'Tim Burton is wonderfully twisted'
Full Article Digital Spy
01 Oct 2012

Danny DeVito has revealed that he loved working with filmmaker Tim Burton on Batman Returns. The actor told The Huffington Post that Burton has a more unique vision for his movies than most directors. "Tim Burton, I love. I loved working with Tim," DeVito said, adding: "It's like coming from inside his twisted brain!" DeVito also credited Burton...
Actor Danny DeVito on the It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia panel at the 2010 San Diego Comic Con in San Diego, California.
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Aamir Khan 'emotional after watching Barfi!'
Full Article IMDb
01 Oct 2012

Aamir Khan was reportedly left 'teary-eyed' after watching Anurag Basu's Barfi!. The...
Famous Bollywood Actor Aamir Khan enjoy shikara ride  in the World Famous Dal Lake in Srinagar on 09, February 2012.
photo: WN / Imran Nissar

Bringing work home
Full Article The Hindu
05 Oct 2012

In cases where zoning laws and the co-operative housing society in question permit it, there can be cases where running a business from home is viable. Doing so can save on the cost of renting or purchasing a commercial space. It also saves on the cost of commuting to and from work as well as on many operational costs. It bears mentioning that...
Bringing work home - online work from home - computer
photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar

AICC General Secretary Rahul Gandhi interaction with kashmir Students at Kashmir university in Srinagar on Firday 05, October 2012.
photo: WN / Imran Nissar

M&M’s XUV500 now has to prove that it is a world-class vehicle
Full Article The Times of India
05 Oct 2012

MUMBAI: In early 2009 after launching the Xylo, a multi-purpose vehicle, the top brass at India's largest utility vehicle maker Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M;) felt it was ready to fast-track its most ambitious project till date - building a sports utility vehicle (SUV) that could hold its own against the world's best. Eighteen months later, the...
Mahindra XUV 500 vehicle by Mahindra & Mahindra displayed at an auto expo-automobile.
photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam

Samsung's Galaxy phones drive record $7.3 billion profit
Full Article The Times of India
05 Oct 2012

SEOUL: Samsung Electronics reported quarterly profit of $7.3 billion — a fourth straight record quarter and nearly double last year's figure — as strong sales of its Galaxy smartphones more than offset reduced orders for chips and screens from Apple Inc, the South Korean group's main rival and leading customer. But the record run will come to an...
A man watches a movie on a Samsung Electronics's product at a showroom of its headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Oct. 5, 2012.
photo: AP / Lee Jin-man

Anwar applies to strike out parts of defence statement
Full Article The Star
05 Oct 2012

KUALA LUMPUR: Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is applying to strike out certain parts of a defence statement filed by parties he is suing in a RM100mil libel suit. The statements were filed by...
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim gestures during a forum with Philippine law students and lawyers at the University of the Philippines at Manila's Quezon city Friday Jan. 29, 2010.
photo: AP / Bullit Marquez

Job market steadying under Obama but remains weak
Full Article The Miami Herald
04 Oct 2012

WASHINGTON -- The September jobs report that arrives Friday, a month before the presidential election, will likely sketch a dual picture: The job market continues to heal. Yet it's far from full health. No incumbent since Franklin Roosevelt has faced re-election with unemployment so high. The rate was 8.1 percent in August, up from 7.8 percent when...
Barack Obama
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Want to understand your pain: Rahul to Kashmiris
Full Article Zeenews
04 Oct 2012

I want to understand your pain: Rahul Gandhi to people of J&K; Sonamarg: Reaching out to the people of Kashmir, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said he wants to understand their "pain" and help connect them with the development of the country. On a visit to Kashmir after a year, Gandhi said the youth in the state should join the...
People shake hands with Rahul Gandhi (wearing black waist coat), a lawmaker and son of India's ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi and Omar Abdullah, (wearing blue waist coat) Kashmir's chief minister, arrive for a foundation stone laying ceremony for a tunnel on the Srinagar-Leh highway in Sonamarg, 89km (55 miles) east of Srinagar, October 4, 2012. A foundation stone laying ceremony for a tunnel on the 443km (275 miles) long highway connecting Kashmir with the Buddhist-dominated Ladakh region was held by the authorities in Sonamarg on Thursday. The authorities are planning to construct two tunnels, one at Z-Morh (6.5km long) and another at Zojila Pass (13km long), which is 3,530 metres (11,581 feet) above sea level and remains snowbound for six months of winter, authorities said.
photo: WN / Imran Nissar

ECB: Outright monetary trepidation
Full Article BBC News
04 Oct 2012

In his monthly press conference on Thursday, European Central Bank boss Mario Draghi didn't go back on anything he said at the last one. I'm afraid that's about as exciting as it got. He left most of the gaps in his September statement intact. And he refused to engage in any speculation about Spain - a disappointment for the many...
Jean Claude Trichet, President of the european central bank, left and Mario Draghi, governor of the bank of Italy speak together during the informal meeting of the ministers in charge of economy and finance ECOFIN, in Nice (Foto vom 13.08.08).
photo: AP

'The Last Battle' Kickstarter Campaign (Mau Mau torture survivors film)
'The Last Battle' Kickstarter Campaign (Mau Mau torture survivors film)
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  • Published: 01 Mar 2011
  • Updated: 17 Oct 2011
Author: MidnightToastieTV
The Last Battle is a film by Jemma Gander about the Mau Mau torture survivors from Kenya and their fight for reparations from the British Government. The film is almost finished we just need to raise the funds to pay for archive and film the last stage of the court battle. Kickstarter allows films to be community funded so if you'd like to help this film project to completion then please follow this link: www.kickstarter.com Every little helps!
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Video: Furious shipyard workers storm Greek Defense Ministry complex
Video: Furious shipyard workers storm Greek Defense Ministry complex
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  • Published: 04 Oct 2012
  • Updated: 05 Oct 2012
Author: RussiaToday
About 250 shipyard workers stormed the Greek Defense Ministry in Athens on Thursday, demanding to be paid their wages and calling for an audience with the Greek Defense Minister. The shipyard workers were from the Hellenic Skarmangas shipyard. Furious over not having been paid for six months, they chanted "We want solutions, not layoffs!" MORE INFO & PHOTOS: 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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'Turkey one step away from Syria war'
'Turkey one step away from Syria war'
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  • Published: 04 Oct 2012
  • Updated: 04 Oct 2012
Author: RussiaToday
Turkey's parliament has authorized cross-border military operations into Syria 'when necessary' following a casual mortar-shelling incident on the Turkish-Syrian border - FULL STORY on.rt.com Geopolitical analyst Patrick Henningsen says Syria's being forced to protect its interests, as Turkey provides a safe haven for terrorists active in the conflict-torn country. 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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Meningitis Outbreak Linked to Spinal Steroid Injections
Meningitis Outbreak Linked to Spinal Steroid Injections
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  • Published: 04 Oct 2012
  • Updated: 05 Oct 2012
Author: ABCNews
Over 30 cases of fungal meningitis have been linked to a steroid treatment for back pain. For more on this story, click here: abcnews.go.com
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Turkey continues Syria shelling, seeks approval for military action
Turkey continues Syria shelling, seeks approval for military action
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  • Published: 04 Oct 2012
  • Updated: 05 Oct 2012
Author: RussiaToday
Turkey's military has launched fresh artillery strikes against Syria. It had earlier fired on the war-torn state in retaliation to the shelling coming from the Syrian side which killed five Turkish civilians. Several Syrians were also reported dead as a result of the unprecedented military exchange. 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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African migrants look for better life in Yemen
African migrants look for better life in Yemen
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  • Published: 04 Oct 2012
  • Updated: 04 Oct 2012
Author: AlJazeeraEnglish
Thousands of African migrants have arrived in Yemen this year, looking for a better life. But many find they are no better off now than they were at home. Al Jazeera's Jane Ferguson reports from the capital Sanaa.
http://wn.com/African_migrants_look_for_better_life_in_Yemen
Sandiganbayan issues arrest warrant vs Arroyo
Sandiganbayan issues arrest warrant vs Arroyo
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  • Published: 04 Oct 2012
  • Updated: 04 Oct 2012
Author: TheABSCBNNews
The Sandiganbayan releases an arrest warrant against former president and now Pampanga representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for the plunder case filed by the Ombudsman. ANC, Headstart, October 4, 2012
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Why It Matters: US Troops in Afghanistan
Why It Matters: US Troops in Afghanistan
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  • Published: 11 Sep 2012
  • Updated: 17 Sep 2012
Author: AssociatedPress
US troops are still in Afghanistan, nearly 11 years after they invaded. Why? The answer boils down to one word: al-Qaida. The goal is to damage the terrorist group enough to prevent a repeat of the 9/11 attacks. (Sept. 11)
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Somali fighters 'capture Kismayo' - 27 Aug 08
Somali fighters 'capture Kismayo' - 27 Aug 08
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  • Published: 27 Aug 2008
  • Updated: 17 Aug 2012
Author: AlJazeeraEnglish
Somalia's President and Prime Minister may finally be showing signs of trying to work together. But while they've been squabbling, the opposition has been mobilising. On Friday, fighters took over the key southern port of Kismayo, after a week of fierce fighting with local clans, who had control of the city. Al Jazeera gained exclusive access to Kismayo, Rosie Garthwaite has our report.
http://wn.com/Somali_fighters_'capture_Kismayo'__27_Aug_08
'Turkey one step away from Syria war'
'Turkey one step away from Syria war'
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  • Published: 04 Oct 2012
  • Updated: 04 Oct 2012
Author: RussiaToday
Turkey's parliament has authorized cross-border military operations into Syria 'when necessary' following a casual mortar-shelling incident on the Turkish-Syrian border - FULL STORY on.rt.com Geopolitical analyst Patrick Henningsen says Syria's being forced to protect its interests, as Turkey provides a safe haven for terrorists active in the conflict-torn country. 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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somali army 1970s - 1980
somali army 1970s - 1980
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  • Published: 07 Apr 2008
  • Updated: 03 Oct 2012
Author: Somalfever
somali army parade
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VEČE SA IVANOM IVANOVIĆEM: VUK JEREMIĆ
VEČE SA IVANOM IVANOVIĆEM: VUK JEREMIĆ
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  • Published: 20 Jun 2012
  • Updated: 02 Oct 2012
Author: ForeignAffairSerbia
GOSTOVANJE VUKA JEREMICA MINISTRA SPOLJNIH POSLOVA REPUBLIKE SRBIJE I PREDSEDNIKA GENERALNE SKUPSTINE UJEDINJENIH NACIJA U EMISJI VECE SA IVANOM IVANOVICEM © PRVA SRPSKA TELEVIZIJA
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Immigrants in Germany - The next generation | People & Politics
Immigrants in Germany - The next generation | People & Politics
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  • Published: 20 Apr 2012
  • Updated: 24 Sep 2012
Author: deutschewelleenglish
Once again, the German government has called a conference on Islam. But what is life actually like for immigrant communities in Germany? How do the different generations view life here today? A report on a family of Turkish descent in Berlin.
http://wn.com/Immigrants_in_Germany__The_next_generation_|_People_Politics
First Presidential Debate: Obama vs. Romney (Complete HD - Quality Audio)
First Presidential Debate: Obama vs. Romney (Complete HD - Quality Audio)
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  • Published: 04 Oct 2012
  • Updated: 05 Oct 2012
Author: TheDailyConversation
President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney discuss domestic policy in the first debate of the 2012 presidential election from Denver, Colorado. Join the conversation on Facebook www.facebook.com Add TDC to your circles on Google+ plus.google.com Follow The Daily Conversation on Twitter www.twitter.com Keywords: First Presidential Debate Barack Obama Mitt Romney Complete Full Election 2012 Governor Republican Democrat Domestic Policy Economy Jobs Entitlements Social Security Medicare Obamacare Affordable Health Care Act Recession Recovery Role Government Policy Issues Michelle Debt Jim Lehrer PBS Denver Economics Plan Federal News Politics USA America United States Campaign Vote Joe Biden Paul Ryan Conservative Liberal Congress Senate "Barack Obama (US President)" Education Teachers Schools CC Closed Captions
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Peacekeepers in Darfur
Peacekeepers in Darfur
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  • Published: 17 Aug 2008
  • Updated: 03 Apr 2012
Author: nocommenttv
The efforts of the United Nations-African Union Hybrid Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) to help restore peace and security to the war weary region, received a boost with the arrival of Ethiopian Engineering Company.
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Radical cleric and four other terror suspects due to find out whether the high court has rejected their bid to resist extradition...
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A Platinum Mining Giant Just Fired 12,000 Protesting Workers In South Africa
12,000 illegally striking workers have been dismissed by South Africa-based platinum producer Anglo American Platinum, according to Reuters. The strikes have reportedly cost the company $82.7 million. Miners have been striking across South Africa for...
photo: UN / Jennifer S Altman
AMISOM promise amnesty to Al shabab fighters of their safety if they give themselves up
05/10/2012 MOGADISHU (Mareeg) —The spokesman of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) Col. Ali Aden Mahud, urged...
photo: UN / STUART PRICE
Russia extends Tajik base lease to curb militant threat
DUSHANBE (Reuters) - Russia extended its military presence in Tajikistan for 30 years on Friday in a deal to secure the southern fringes of its former Soviet empire after NATO troops leave Afghanistan. The countries' defence ministers signed an...
photo: DOD / Public Domain
NEPAL: Key role for female health volunteers
DALEIKH/KATHMANDU, 5 October 2012 (IRIN) - Women working as female healthcare volunteers often provide a vital service for the poorest in mountainous Nepal, and have contributed to a steady improvement in maternal and neonatal survival rates....
photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras
Malta hosts first Europe-Arab summit in a decade
Ten European and North African leaders meet in Malta on Friday for the first such summit of Mediterranean neighbors in a decade, with the agenda focused on fighting terrorism and lawlessness, and strengthening political and economic cooperation in...
photo: EC / EU
AU troops struggle to secure Somali city
Somalian security forces, backed by African Union troops, are gradually extending their control over Kismayo after forcing al-Shabab rebels out of many parts of the city. Kismayo was the last key stronghold of al-Shabab, which had taxed goods coming...
photo: UN / Stuart Price
Syrian crisis may spill over: UN chief
United Nations, October 04: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said he is alarmed by the escalating tensions along the Syrian-Turkish border and warned that the Syrian crisis may spill over into neighbouring countries. "As the situation inside...
photo: UN / J Carrier
updated 17 Oct 2011; published 01 Mar 2011
5:01
'The Last Bat­tle' Kick­starter Cam­paign (Mau Mau tor­ture sur­vivors film)
Independent online (SA) 05 Oct 2012, London - A British court ruled on Friday that three elderly Kenyans who were tortured under British rule in the 1950s could pursue their claim for damages from London, a judgement likely to encourage other claims from victims of colonial-era brutality. Britain, which had tried for three years to block their legal action, said it was disappointed...

updated 05 Oct 2012; published 04 Oct 2012
1:06
Video: Fu­ri­ous ship­yard work­ers storm Greek De­fense Min­istry com­plex
BBC News 05 Oct 2012, Protesters are appearing in court in the Greek capital Athens a day after a rally by shipyard workers against job cuts descended into violence. A line of blue police lorries flanked the courthouse as riot police kept back supporters of those detained during the clashes on Thursday. Police had used truncheons when at least 100 protesters broke into...

updated 04 Oct 2012; published 04 Oct 2012
4:18
'Turkey one step away from Syria war'
Al Jazeera 05 Oct 2012, The UN Security Council has unanimously approved a statement condemning "in the strongest terms" Syria's shelling of a Turkish town that killed five people. Council members managed to bridge differences between the strong statement demanded by the United States and its Western supporters and backed by their NATO ally Turkey, and a weaker text...

updated 05 Oct 2012; published 04 Oct 2012
1:27
Menin­gi­tis Out­break Linked to Spinal Steroid In­jec­tions
BBC News 05 Oct 2012, Doctors and hospitals in the US are being urged to stop using products from a firm linked to a widening outbreak of a rare form of fungal meningitis. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) says investigators found contamination in a sealed steroid vial at the New England Compounding Center. Over 30 people in six states have been ill from the...

updated 05 Oct 2012; published 04 Oct 2012
5:39
Turkey con­tin­ues Syria shelling, seeks ap­proval for mil­i­tary ac­tion
The Australian 04 Oct 2012, TURKEY doesn't want war with Syria but it's determined to protect its borders and its people, the country's prime minister declared Thursday. Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke at a news conference hours after Turkey's Parliament approved a bill authorizing military operations against Syria. Earlier, Turkey fired on...

updated 04 Oct 2012; published 04 Oct 2012
2:37
African mi­grants look for bet­ter life in Yemen
Al Jazeera 04 Oct 2012, Thousands of African migrants have arrived in Yemen this year, drawn by the promise of a better future. But many find they are no better off now than they were at home. The UN says there has been a 30 per cent rise in refugees landing in the impoverished Arabian Peninsula country from Ethiopia and Somalia. However, those who make it to Yemen find...

updated 04 Oct 2012; published 04 Oct 2012
6:08
Sandi­gan­bayan is­sues ar­rest war­rant vs Ar­royo
CNN 04 Oct 2012, updated 11:29 AM EDT, Thu October 4, 2012 Former Philippine President and now Congresswoman Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was arrested on corruption charges. (CNN) -- Police in the Philippines have arrested former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on corruption charges, the state news agency reported Thursday. Arroyo is at a hospital in Quezon City,...

updated 17 Sep 2012; published 11 Sep 2012
2:46
Why It Mat­ters: US Troops in Afghanistan
CounterPunch 04 Oct 2012, In Afghanistan, the US military has tried training sessions, embedded cultural advisers, recommended reading lists, and even a video game designed to school American troops in local custom. But 11 years into the war, NATO troops and Afghan soldiers are still beset by a dangerous lack of cultural awareness, officials say, contributing to a string of...

updated 17 Aug 2012; published 27 Aug 2008
1:56
So­ma­li fight­ers 'cap­ture Kismayo' - 27 Aug 08
Herald Tribune 04 Oct 2012, MOGADISHU, Somalia - Renewed clan warfare threatens the future of Kismayo, where African Union and Somali troops earlier this week pushed out Islamic extremists. Kismayo was the last bastion controlled by al-Shabab, the radical Islamists allied to al-Qaida who taxed goods coming into the port to fund their activities. Al-Shabab announced their...

updated 04 Oct 2012; published 04 Oct 2012
4:18
'Turkey one step away from Syria war'
Canberra Times 04 Oct 2012, Turkey has hammered Syrian targets in reprisal for deadly cross-border fire that sent tensions soaring in the tinder-box region, prompting international calls for restraint. In Ankara, the Turkish parliament met behind closed doors in an emergency session and agreed to a government request to authorise military operations inside neighbouring Syria....

updated 03 Oct 2012; published 07 Apr 2008
9:10
so­ma­li army 1970s - 1980
Xinhua 04 Oct 2012, NAIROBI, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Businesses which had closed in southern Somalia city of Kismayo have reopened as relative calm returned to once Al-Shabaab stronghold, Kenya's military official said on Thursday. Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) and Somalia National Army (SNA) said no major incidents have taken place after the troops took full control of the...

updated 02 Oct 2012; published 20 Jun 2012
48:57
VEČE SA IVANOM IVANOVIĆEM: VUK JERE­MIĆ
Gulf News 04 Oct 2012, New York: The United Nations is likely to hold a debate on whether to upgrade the Palestinians’ UN status to a sovereign country in mid-November — after the US election, the president of the 193-member UN General Assembly said on Wednesday. Having failed last year to win recognition of full statehood at the United Nations, Palestinian...

updated 24 Sep 2012; published 20 Apr 2012
5:30
Im­mi­grants in Ger­many - The next gen­er­a­tion | Peo­ple & Pol­i­tics
Al Jazeera 04 Oct 2012, Hussain has spent seven years learning German. He speaks it quickly and confidently when among his friends at social gatherings in the busy Kreuzberg district of Berlin. He considers Germany home. But the authorities don't want him here. Since fleeing from Pakistan to Germany seven years ago, Hussain has sought asylum, but each effort has been...

updated 05 Oct 2012; published 04 Oct 2012
92:52
First Pres­i­den­tial De­bate: Obama vs. Rom­ney (Com­plete HD - Qual­i­ty Audio)
Kansas City Star 04 Oct 2012, DENVER -- In the first presidential debate of the fall campaign, Mitt Romney defended himself Wednesday night against charges from President Barack Obama that his tax-cut plan would favor the wealthy. Neither candidate appeared to land a knockout blow or commit a serious blunder that would instantly change the race. But the Republican challenger...