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  • Pakistanis hold rally to slam US drone attacks...2:46
  • NATO in Afghanistan - Selecting Afghan Special Forces...3:15
  • South Korea missile deal with USA...7:42
  • Philippine Moros miss Gaddafi's support...2:20
  • Abu Hamza loses extradition appeal in UK...1:45
  • Bahrain protests grow ahead of anniversary...1:45
  • Mau Mau Torture Case to Proceed...3:22
  • Tens of thousands of Greeks protest in violent clash over debt plan...1:31
  • Turkey strikes Syria targets after deadly mortar attack...3:26
  • Meningitis Outbreak Linked to Spinal Steroid Injections...1:27
  • War 'Not Far' Off? Turkey retaliates against Syria for fifth day...4:01
  • African migrants look for better life in Yemen...2:37

Several anti-US protests broke out in metropolis Peshawar wherein tens of thousands of people participated with high anti-American sentiments. Press TV's Zahid Hussain reports from Peshawar. Related article
Pak­ista­nis hold rally to slam US drone at­tacks
2:46
NATO in Afghanistan - Se­lect­ing Afghan Spe­cial Forces
3:15
South Korea mis­sile deal with USA
7:42
Philip­pine Moros miss Gaddafi's sup­port
2:20
Abu Hamza loses ex­tra­di­tion ap­peal in UK
1:45
Abu Hamza loses ex­tra­di­tion ap­peal in UK
1:45
Bahrain protests grow ahead of an­niver­sary
1:45
US Bor­der Pa­trol Agent Shot Dead on Ari­zona Bor­der; Agent Nicholas Ivie Killed by Drug Traf­fuck­ers
2:03
Mau Mau Tor­ture Case to Pro­ceed
3:22
Tens of thou­sands of Greeks protest in vi­o­lent clash over debt plan
1:31
Turkey strikes Syria tar­gets after dead­ly mor­tar at­tack
3:26
Menin­gi­tis Out­break Linked to Spinal Steroid In­jec­tions
1:27
War 'Not Far' Off? Turkey re­tal­i­ates against Syria for fifth day
4:01
African mi­grants look for bet­ter life in Yemen
2:37
Sandi­gan­bayan is­sues ar­rest war­rant vs Ar­royo
6:08




	The US War With Afghanistan Just Entered Its 12th Year
photo: DOD / Public Domain
The US War With Afghanistan Just Entered Its 12th Year
Full Article Business Insider
America's longest war entered its 12th year Sunday, with the anniversary marked by a Taliban statement claiming that NATO forces are "fleeing Afghanistan" in "humiliation and disgrace". The US led the invasion on October 7, 2001 to topple the Taliban government for harbouring Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden after the September 11 attacks on New...

FC Barcelona's Xavi Hernandez, botton center, celebrates his goal with teammates during the Spanish La Liga soccer match against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011.
photo: AP / Andres Kudacki
FC Barcelona vs. Real Madrid: The Be-All, End-All El Clásico
Full Article Soccer Lens
It’s getting tiresome; every other month a Clásico is contested in some competition (La Liga? The Copa del Rey? The Champions League? The Supercopa de España?). At least that’s how it appears. Though it’s not quite the El Clásico overkill experienced a little over 18 months ago, one could be excused for not caring about this particular fixture....

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...

Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels man a rebel-controlled checkpoint at Sultan Kudarat province in southern Philippines in this 2005 file photo.
photo: AP / Al Jacinto
Philippines agrees on landmark peace deal with Muslim rebels
Full Article Gulf News
Manila: The Philippine government and Muslim rebels have agreed a peace deal for the country's troubled south, President Benigno Aquino announced on Sunday, signalling an end to a 40-year conflict that has killed more than 120,000 people and crippled the region's economy. The long-awaited agreement sets in train a roadmap to create a new Bangsamoro...

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...

Demonstrators gather outside The Royal Courts of Justice in London Friday, Oct. 5, 2012. Radical Islamist preacher Abu Hamza and four other terror suspects are being extradited to the United States.
photo: AP / Kirsty Wigglesworth
Radical cleric Abu Hamza to arrive in US after extradition
Full Article France24
AFP - Radical Islamist preacher Abu Hamza and four other terror suspects were on their way from Britain to the United States on Saturday after a court rejected their last-ditch court bid to block their extradition. A legal saga that has dragged on for more than a decade in the courts of Britain and Europe finally ended when the Egyptian-born former...

Pakistanis and American citizens hold banners and chant slogans against drone attacks in Pakistani tribal belt, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, Oct. 5, 2012.
photo: AP / Muhammed Muheisen
Pakistani military blocks anti-drone convoy from entering tribal region
Full Article The Guardian
Imran Khan says two-day convoy has been a success despite failing to reach intended destination Imran Khan addresses a peace rally in Tank. Photograph: A Majeed/AFP/Getty Images...

South Korean mock missiles are silhouetted at the Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012.
photo: AP / Lee Jin-man
South Korea says U.S. agrees to extend Seoul's ballistic missile range
Full Article CNN
October 7, 2012 -- Updated 0717 GMT (1517 HKT) US troops launch rockets during a training exercise in the South Korean border county of Cheorwon on September 13. Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- South Korea announced Sunday that it reached a deal with the United States that allows Seoul to extend the range of its ballistic missiles, a move a senior...

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...

An Israeli soldier is seen through heat and smoke from a moving tank at a staging area near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008. Israeli leaders decided to reject an immediate 48-hour pause in fighting and push ahead with the devastating air offensive against Hamas, sending jets and assault helicopters to pound targets Wednesday through pouring rain as the Gaza Strip entered its fifth day of battl
photo: AP / Ariel Schalit
Israeli jets down drone that entered airspace
Full Article Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
JERUSALEM -- Israel scrambled fighter jets to intercept a drone Saturday that crossed deep into Israeli airspace from the Mediterranean Sea, shooting the aircraft down over the country's southern desert, the military said. The incident marked the first time in at least six years that a hostile aircraft has penetrated Israel's airspace,...

Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo from Portugal, right, and FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi from Argentina, left, are seen during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, Nov. 29, 2010.
photo: AP / Manu Fernandez
Messi, Ronaldo, Iniesta or Casillas - The Clasico that decides the 2012 Fifa Ballon d'Or winner
Full Article Goal
With no more team honours up for grabs before the voting takes place for the prestigious - and recently controversial - award, the biggest game in football will prove vital More On : FC...

Riot police watch for Bahraini anti-government protesters, unseen, near tire fires set by protesters in Sanabis, Bahrain, on Friday, Oct. 5, 2012.
photo: AP / Hasan Jamali
Protesters clash with police in Bahrain
Full Article Al Jazeera
Protesters have clashed with police in the Bahraini capital, Manama, after their march was stopped from proceeding towards Pearl roundabout, the focus of the mass protests that began in February last year. Police used water cannon and tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters on Friday after a memorial for a Shia man jailed over last year's...

File - Students return for their first day of classes at Barwell Road Elementary School in Raleigh, N.C., Monday, July 9, 2012. Monday was the first day of school for 26,000 kids on a year-round calendar in the Wake County, N.C., public school system.
photo: AP / Gerry Broome
Not So Ideal Education: Imprinting Sex, Militarism, and Violence
Full Article WorldNews.com
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling The day after learning about Classical Greek Civilization, it was no surprise that most students only recalled nude males competing in the Olympics, the male bonding rituals of Spartan warriors (homosexuality), and Alexander the Great's soldiers viciously beating King Darius' Persians in the Battle of...

Christy Ivie, center, wife of slain Border Patrol Agent, Nicholas Ivie, walks with her family into a press conference, on Thursday, Oct. 4 , 2012, at the Cochise College in Sierra Vista, Ariz.
photo: AP / Gary M. Williams
FBI: 'Friendly fire' concern over Nicholas Ivie death
Full Article BBC News
A shooting near the US-Mexico border that saw a US border patrol agent shot dead may well have been a "friendly fire" incident, the FBI says. The shooting near Naco, Arizona, on Tuesday left Agent Nicholas Ivie dead and another wounded. He was killed after he and two other agents reportedly responded to a tripped ground sensor near the...

Mexico finds 50 skulls in sacred Aztec temple
photo: WN / Marzena J.
Mexico finds 50 skulls in sacred Aztec temple
Full Article The Oklahoman
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON, Associated Press | MEXICO CITYMexican archaeologists said Friday they uncovered the largest number of skulls ever found in one offering at the most sacred temple of the Aztec empire dating back more than 500 years....

Pakistani military blocks anti-drone convoy from entering tribal region
Full Article The Guardian
07 Oct 2012

Imran Khan says two-day convoy has been a success despite failing to reach intended destination Imran Khan addresses a peace rally in Tank. Photograph: A Majeed/AFP/Getty Images...
Pakistanis and American citizens hold banners and chant slogans against drone attacks in Pakistani tribal belt, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, Oct. 5, 2012.
photo: AP / Muhammed Muheisen

The US War With Afghanistan Just Entered Its 12th Year
Full Article Business Insider
07 Oct 2012

America's longest war entered its 12th year Sunday, with the anniversary marked by a Taliban statement claiming that NATO forces are "fleeing Afghanistan" in "humiliation and disgrace". The US led the invasion on October 7, 2001 to topple the Taliban government for harbouring Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden after the September 11 attacks on New...
	The US War With Afghanistan Just Entered Its 12th Year
photo: DOD / Public Domain

South Korea says U.S. agrees to extend Seoul's ballistic missile range
Full Article CNN
07 Oct 2012

October 7, 2012 -- Updated 0717 GMT (1517 HKT) US troops launch rockets during a training exercise in the South Korean border county of Cheorwon on September 13. Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- South Korea announced Sunday that it reached a deal with the United States that allows Seoul to extend the range of its ballistic missiles, a move a senior...
South Korean mock missiles are silhouetted at the Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012.
photo: AP / Lee Jin-man

Philippines agrees on landmark peace deal with Muslim rebels
Full Article Gulf News
07 Oct 2012

Manila: The Philippine government and Muslim rebels have agreed a peace deal for the country's troubled south, President Benigno Aquino announced on Sunday, signalling an end to a 40-year conflict that has killed more than 120,000 people and crippled the region's economy. The long-awaited agreement sets in train a roadmap to create a new Bangsamoro...
Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels man a rebel-controlled checkpoint at Sultan Kudarat province in southern Philippines in this 2005 file photo.
photo: AP / Al Jacinto

Abu Hamza to remain in detention till October 9: US Court
Full Article Deccan Chronicle
07 Oct 2012

Radical Islamic cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri, who was flown in from the UK along with four other terror suspects, will remain in detention till his formal arraignment on October...
A demonstrator holds a banner for the extradition of Abu Hamza al-Masri outside The Royal Courts of Justice in London Friday, Oct. 5, 2012.
photo: AP / Kirsty Wigglesworth

Radical cleric Abu Hamza to arrive in US after extradition
Full Article France24
06 Oct 2012

AFP - Radical Islamist preacher Abu Hamza and four other terror suspects were on their way from Britain to the United States on Saturday after a court rejected their last-ditch court bid to block their extradition. A legal saga that has dragged on for more than a decade in the courts of Britain and Europe finally ended when the Egyptian-born former...
Demonstrators gather outside The Royal Courts of Justice in London Friday, Oct. 5, 2012. Radical Islamist preacher Abu Hamza and four other terror suspects are being extradited to the United States.
photo: AP / Kirsty Wigglesworth

Protesters clash with police in Bahrain
Full Article Al Jazeera
06 Oct 2012

Protesters have clashed with police in the Bahraini capital, Manama, after their march was stopped from proceeding towards Pearl roundabout, the focus of the mass protests that began in February last year. Police used water cannon and tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters on Friday after a memorial for a Shia man jailed over last year's...
Riot police watch for Bahraini anti-government protesters, unseen, near tire fires set by protesters in Sanabis, Bahrain, on Friday, Oct. 5, 2012.
photo: AP / Hasan Jamali

FBI: 'Friendly fire' concern over Nicholas Ivie death
Full Article BBC News
06 Oct 2012

A shooting near the US-Mexico border that saw a US border patrol agent shot dead may well have been a "friendly fire" incident, the FBI says. The shooting near Naco, Arizona, on Tuesday left Agent Nicholas Ivie dead and another wounded. He was killed after he and two other agents reportedly responded to a tripped ground sensor near the...
Christy Ivie, center, wife of slain Border Patrol Agent, Nicholas Ivie, walks with her family into a press conference, on Thursday, Oct. 4 , 2012, at the Cochise College in Sierra Vista, Ariz.
photo: AP / Gary M. Williams

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

John Lennon 72nd birthday tributes: Birds of Paradox with Elephants Memory in NY
Full Article The Examiner
07 Oct 2012

Related topics The Week Aheadjohn lennonJohn Lennon's BirthdayBeatles Advertisement To celebrate what would have been John Lennon’s 72nd birthday, many tributes and performances are being held next week around the world to honor the late Beatle’s life. (See full article here). Musician Jeff Slate and his band Birds of Paradox are also paying...
John lennon LB22
photo: Public Domain / Stuarthampton

Chris Brown: 'I'm Not Trying To Be A Player'
Full Article Starpulse
06 Oct 2012

Chris Brown has filmed a drunken taxicab confession-style video and opened up about falling in love with Karrueche Tran when he still had feelings for Rihanna. The footage was released on Vimeo.com just hours after Brown confirmed on Thursday he had split from Tran so that he can continue rebuilding his...
Singer Chris Brown, left, and his attorney Mark Geragos, attend Brown's sentencing hearing for assaulting singer Rihanna, at the Los Angeles County Criminal Courts in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009
photo: AP / Kevork Djansezian

Far East Movement keep it real in Dubai
Full Article Gulf News
06 Oct 2012

Fame can bring a lot of things. But for the boys from Far East Movement, the first Asian-American group to hit No 1 on the Billboard charts in the US, it’s brought a determination to stay grounded and to keep it real. Following their performance at the dXb Music Festival on Friday night, the group took time out to chat to tabloid! about their...
Far East Movement performs during the
photo: WN / Aaron Gilbert

Gaga wins Lennon Grant For Peace
Full Article Independent online (SA)
06 Oct 2012

London - Music superstar Lady Gaga will share a peace prize in memory of John Lennon to honour her work campaigning for equality for...
Scene Four (MB) of Lady Gaga's The Monster Ball Tour (revamped version).
photo: Creative Commons / Dulcet Nightingale

Delta Goodrem gears up for new album with 'Wish You Were Here'
Full Article Music News
06 Oct 2012

Princess of The Voice, Delta Goodrem, prepares her third single from her forthcoming album. The album is titled Child Of The Universe and the first single that she slipped out earlier in the year 'Sitting On Top Of The World'...
Delta Goodrem
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Justin Bieber Surprises Disney Fans on a Segway
Full Article IMDb
06 Oct 2012

Justin Bieber knows that the best may to make an entrance is on a Segway. And that's just what the 18-year-old...
Floyd Mayweather Jr., center, poses for a photo with Justin Bieber and Yuriyorkis Gamboa after defeating Miguel Cotto for the WBA super welterweight title, Saturday, May 5, 2012, in Las Vegas.
photo: AP / Eric Jamison

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

Honours even in Messi-Ronaldo Ballon d'Or showdown
Full Article The Times of India
07 Oct 2012

MADRID: Billed in Spain as the decisive showdown between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo for the 2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or award, Sunday's La Liga 'Clasico' gave plenty of ammunition to both camps as each player netted twice in a thrilling 2-2 draw. Barcelona's Messi, who succeeded Real Madrid's Ronaldo as the world's best player in 2009 and has won...
Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo from Portugal, left, and FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi from Argentina, right, gestures during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012.
photo: AP / Andres Kudacki

Atletico Madrid 2-1 Malaga: Weligton own goal moves capital club level with Barcelona in La Liga
Full Article Goal
07 Oct 2012

A late mistake by the defender helped Los Colchoneros to win their sixth league game of the season whilst the visitors suffered their first loss of the campaign By Max Bentley...
Atletico Madrid's Radamel Falcao of Colombia, center, reacts after scoring against Udinese with Diego of Brazil, left, Arda Turan of Turkey, background, and Antonio Lopez, right, during their Europa League soccer match at Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011.
photo: AP / Arturo Rodriguez

El Clasico: Real Madrid 2, Barcelona 2
Full Article The Examiner
07 Oct 2012

Related topics SportsReal MadridBarcelona FCLionel MessiCristiano RonaldoEl Clasico Advertisement Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho just had to tinker with the team that had scored nine goals in winning its two previous games in La Liga and the Champions League. Opting to play without Kaka, the engine of Real's 4-1 dismantling of Ajax, and playing a...
Real Madrid's Pepe from Portugal, centre left, in action with FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi from Argentina, centre right, during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012.
photo: AP / Andres Kudacki

Azarenka outclasses Sharapova in China
Full Article Stuff
07 Oct 2012

World number one Victoria Azarenka won her first title in more than six months when she beat Russian Maria Sharapova 6-3 6-1 in the final...
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

ICC World T20 2012: Simon Taufel says goodbye to international cricket
Full Article Cricket Country
07 Oct 2012

Colombo, Oct 7, 2012 Australian Simon Taufel on Sunday stood down from international umpiring after officiating in the World Twenty20 final between Sri Lanka and West Indies at the R Premadasa Stadium. It was an emotional moment for Taufel as he...
Simon Taufel from Australia, is seen at a press conference, after winning the trophy of Umpire of the Year at LG ICC Awards 2008 ceremony in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008.
photo: AP / Kamran Jebreili

West Indies dance to Twenty20 glory
Full Article Al Jazeera
07 Oct 2012

Darren Sammy's West Indies were crowned the new World Twenty20 champions on Sunday after a 36-run victory over hosts Sri Lanka in a dramatic final in Colombo on Sunday. The West Indies, restricted to 137-6 after electing to bat, hit back to bowl Sri Lanka out for 101 and silence a sell-out crowd of 35,000 at the Premadasa stadium that included...
West Indies cricket captain Darren Sammy Jump after Yubraj Singh Stamp Out  during the second day of the second Test match between Indian and West Indies at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on November 15, 2011.The West Indies were struggling at 34-2 in their first innings at stumps in reply to India's 631-7 declared on the second day of the second Test in Eastern India
photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick

Sebastien Loeb becomes a 'nonuple champion'
Full Article Al Jazeera
07 Oct 2012

Sebastien Loeb was crowned world rally champion for a record ninth successive time with two legs of the season still to come on Sunday. The French rally great clinched his latest title with victory in the Rally of France, leaving him with an unassailable lead in the overall standings. There was double joy for his team Citroen who claimed the...
Sebastien Loeb of France seen during a second stage of the Rally of Catalonia in Salou, Spain, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009
photo: AP / Manu Fernandez

Siena 1-2 Juventus: Marchisio fires late winner as champions march on
Full Article Goal
07 Oct 2012

The Italy international midfielder drove home with just over five minutes remaining to secure three points and ensure that the Bianconeri remain top of the...
Juventus midfielder Claudio Marchisio
photo: AP / Massimo Pinca

Milan brought southern flavour in Bollywood
Full Article Gulf News
07 Oct 2012

Vidya Balan, who played southern actress Silk in “The Dirty Picture”, says the movie’s director Milan Luthria should be given credit for starting the trend of using southern flavour in the characters and songs of Bollywood. “I did not start [the trend], Milan Luthria did. I am an actor and I work according to the demands of...
INDIA-BOLLYWOOD-ACTRESS-VIDYA-BALANIndia Bollywood Actress Vidya Balan pose for the photographers during the Promotion of his forthcoming Film ‘No One killed Jessica’ in Kolkata on Monday, 27 December 2010 in Eastern India City  ------WN/BHASKAR MALLICK
photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick

Obama heads to California to raise more funds
Full Article WPXI
07 Oct 2012

President Barack Obama planned to build on an impressive fundraising haul Sunday, launching a lucrative and celebrity studded trip to California a day after Mitt Romney ticked off examples suggesting that news of a drop in unemployment has not reversed what ails the nation. Romney rallied in battleground Florida on Saturday, the day after the...
Barack Obama in Onawa
photo: Creative Commons / IowaPolitics.com

Rihanna's dad gives Chris Brown his blessing to re-date his daughter
Full Article Kypost
06 Oct 2012

RIHANNA's dad has given her ex CHRIS BROWN his blessing to romance his daughter again, insisting he has always respected the R&B; star. Brown has confirmed he and model Karrueche Tran have split over his growing friendship with...
Rihanna and Chis concert
photo: Creative Commons / Hannah Rika Villasis

Hrithik Roshan best choice for remake of Magadheera: SS Rajamouli
Full Article DNA India
06 Oct 2012

Renowned Telugu film director SS Rajamouli, whose one of the superhit films Magadheera is set to be remade in Hindi, says actor Hrithik Roshan would be the "best choice" to play the lead role in the Hindi version. Magadheera is a 2009 Telugu historical drama directed by Rajamouli. The...
 Hrithik Roshan - Actor - Artist - Bollywood  - cinema (mv3)
photo: WN / Malliga

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

Egypt's new president gives himself high grades
Full Article Herald Tribune
07 Oct 2012

CAIRO - Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has given himself high grades on his handling of some of the nation's pressing problems, spending much of a nearly two-hour speech late Saturday talking in painstaking detail about fuel, trash and bread, while sidestepping key issues in the nation's transition to democratic rule. But the speech in many ways...
Mohammed Morsi and his supporters celebrate his apparent victory in the Egyptian presidential election at his campaign headquarters in Cairo, Egypt
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Cristina Kirchner 'using Falkland Islands as a smokescreen' to hide failing economy
Full Article The Daily Telegraph
07 Oct 2012

Cristina Kirchner is facing revolt over an ailing Argentine economy, as her approval rating hits a record low and aides admit she is using the Falkland Islands as a smokescreen to mask domestic failings. President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner Photo: Reuters By Jonathan Gilbert in Buenos Aires 7:08PM BST 07 Oct 2012...
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner addresses the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, Thursday, June 14, 2012 at United Nations headquarters.
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Germany Keeps Pressure on Greece to Reform
Full Article The New York Times
07 Oct 2012

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's finance minister is keeping the pressure on Greece to implement reforms and spending cuts before a visit by Chancellor Angela Merkel. Merkel travels to Athens on Tuesday. Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble rejected on ZDF television Sunday suggestions that the trip signals Greece will definitely get further bailout...
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble is seen on the government bench at the German Federal Parliament in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, May 5, 2010.
photo: AP / Michael Sohn

Bonjour Paris! Delta announces expanded service from 11 U.S. gateways
Full Article The Examiner
07 Oct 2012

Related topics AirlinesDelta Air Linesair franceParisBusinessFrance Advertisement In a major expansion of it's service at Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG), Delta Air Lines has announced new service beginning next June from Newark Liberty International Airport and Boston Logan International Airport. The Atlanta-based carrier will add a fourth daily...
Eine Boeing 767-300 der Delta Air Lines landet auf dem
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Little-known businessman appointed Somalia's new prime minister
Full Article Middle East Online
07 Oct 2012

MOGADISHU - Somalia's president on Saturday appointed a little-known businessman as prime minister as his administration sought to rebuild stability after more than two decades of anarchy and war. "We have named Abdi Farah Shirdon Said as country's new prime minister after long discussions," said President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, who himself took...
The new Somali Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon speaks during a ceremony in Mogadishu, Somalia, Saturday Oct,6, 2012. Somalia's president has appointed a new prime minister, a businessman who worked as a government economist in the 1980s. Abdi Farah Shirdon was named prime minister on Saturday. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said he appointed Shirdon in part because of his academic background.
photo: AP / Farah Abdi Warsameh

Romney's path to the presidency looks arduous
Full Article Canberra Times
07 Oct 2012

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney speaks at a campaign rally in Apopka, Florida at the weekend. Photo: Reuters The United States presidential election heads into the home stretch, with Barack Obama holding a three-point lead in the national polls and a somewhat larger edge in many of the key swing states. A couple of months ago, this...
Former Governor Mitt Romney at a townhall in Sun Lakes, Arizona.
photo: Creative Commons / Gage Skidmore

Single euro-zone budget gains momentum ahead of summit
Full Article Sun Sentinel
07 Oct 2012

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Debate about the idea of creating a separate budget for euro zone countries is intensifying in the run up to an EU summit later this month, with less opposition to the proposal than many officials first expected, diplomats say. At a private dinner held last week among the EU ambassadors of several northern European countries,...
Single euro-zone budget gains momentum ahead of summit
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Etihad Airways reports 19 percent jump in Q3 sales
Full Article US News
07 Oct 2012

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Fast-growing Gulf carrier Etihad Airways says its sales increased 19 percent to $1.3 billion in the third quarter as it carried more passengers on its expanding fleet. The airline said Sunday that a 23 percent increase in passenger numbers and contributions from partner airlines such as Air Berlin and Virgin...
Etihad Airways booth at the 18th PTAA Travel and Tour Expo 2011 at SMX Mall of Asia, as seen in this February 20, 2011 photo.
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Pakistanis hold rally to slam US drone attacks
Pakistanis hold rally to slam US drone attacks
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  • Published: 24 Oct 2011
  • Updated: 16 May 2012
Author: PressTVGlobalNews
Several anti-US protests broke out in metropolis Peshawar wherein tens of thousands of people participated with high anti-American sentiments. Press TV's Zahid Hussain reports from Peshawar.
http://wn.com/Pakistanis_hold_rally_to_slam_US_drone_attacks
NATO in Afghanistan - Selecting Afghan Special Forces
NATO in Afghanistan - Selecting Afghan Special Forces
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  • Published: 21 May 2012
  • Updated: 07 Oct 2012
Author: NATOCOMMUNITY
Wading three kilometres through a cold, muddy river, more than two hundred Afghan Commandos have been put through their paces trying to compete to be a member of the Special Forces. The men have had to undergo a grueling three day selection process at a camp on the outskirts of Kabul.
http://wn.com/NATO_in_Afghanistan__Selecting_Afghan_Special_Forces
South Korea missile deal with USA
South Korea missile deal with USA
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  • Published: 07 Oct 2012
  • Updated: 07 Oct 2012
Author: Alien Extraterrestrial
South Korea missile deal with USA
http://wn.com/South_Korea_missile_deal_with_USA
Philippine Moros miss Gaddafi's support
Philippine Moros miss Gaddafi's support
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  • Published: 03 Jan 2012
  • Updated: 22 Sep 2012
Author: AlJazeeraEnglish
The Philippines goverment will resume talks with the separatist group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, in the south later this month. The negotiations are a step towards resolving a decades old conflict and bringing peace to the region. Talks have been ongoing for some time, but a little-known fact is the important role that Muammar Gaddafi, the late Libyan leader, played in negotiating peace in the southern Philippines. Gaddafi's death in 2011 is expected to have a wide-ranging impact on the Moro independence campaign. Al Jazeera's Marga Ortigas reports from Manila.
http://wn.com/Philippine_Moros_miss_Gaddafi's_support
Abu Hamza loses extradition appeal in UK
Abu Hamza loses extradition appeal in UK
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  • Duration: 1:45
  • Published: 05 Oct 2012
  • Updated: 07 Oct 2012
Author: AlJazeeraEnglish
Britain's High Court has ruled that Abu Hamza al-Masri, who is accused of helping set up a "terrorist" training camp in the US state of Oregon, can be extradited to the US where he is wanted to face charges. Judges Duncan Ouseley and John Thomas handed down the judgment on Friday in the case of al-Masri along with four other defendents who are accused of terrorist activities.
http://wn.com/Abu_Hamza_loses_extradition_appeal_in_UK
Abu Hamza loses extradition appeal in UK
Abu Hamza loses extradition appeal in UK
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  • Published: 05 Oct 2012
  • Updated: 07 Oct 2012
Author: AlJazeeraEnglish
Britain's High Court has ruled that Abu Hamza al-Masri, who is accused of helping set up a "terrorist" training camp in the US state of Oregon, can be extradited to the US where he is wanted to face charges. Judges Duncan Ouseley and John Thomas handed down the judgment on Friday in the case of al-Masri along with four other defendents who are accused of terrorist activities.
http://wn.com/Abu_Hamza_loses_extradition_appeal_in_UK
Bahrain protests grow ahead of anniversary
Bahrain protests grow ahead of anniversary
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  • Published: 04 Feb 2012
  • Updated: 05 Oct 2012
Author: AlJazeeraEnglish
Almost a year since a crackdown began on demonstrations among Bahrain's Shia Muslim majority, thousands of protesters have taken part in marches to demand political reform. The government says it is listening to the demands of protesters, but the opposition says that despite promises, little has changed. Clashes between both sides have worsened in the build up to the February 14 anniversary of the start of the protests. Small-scale demonstrations happen virtually every night in neighbourhoods close to the capital Manama. Al Jazeera's Charles Stratford reports.
http://wn.com/Bahrain_protests_grow_ahead_of_anniversary
US Border Patrol Agent Shot Dead on Arizona Border; Agent Nicholas Ivie Killed by Drug Traffuckers
US Border Patrol Agent Shot Dead on Arizona Border; Agent Nicholas Ivie Killed by Drug Traffuckers
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  • Published: 03 Oct 2012
  • Updated: 05 Oct 2012
Author: ABCNews
Officials believe Agent Nicholas Ivie was killed by drug traffickers.
http://wn.com/US_Border_Patrol_Agent_Shot_Dead_on_Arizona_Border;_Agent_Nicholas_Ivie_Killed_by_Drug_Traffuckers
Mau Mau Torture Case to Proceed
Mau Mau Torture Case to Proceed
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  • Duration: 3:22
  • Published: 05 Oct 2012
  • Updated: 06 Oct 2012
Author: kenyacitizentv
Kenya's Mau Mau victims of colonial torture have won round one of their compensation case against the British government. The London High Court has ruled that the case can now proceed to full trial. But the British government expressed its disappointment with the ruling and embarked on plans to appeal against it on the grounds that it was time barred. Alex Chamwada has more.
http://wn.com/Mau_Mau_Torture_Case_to_Proceed
Tens of thousands of Greeks protest in violent clash over debt plan
Tens of thousands of Greeks protest in violent clash over debt plan
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  • Published: 12 Feb 2012
  • Updated: 07 Oct 2012
Author: timesofearth
www.timesofearth.com Black-hooded protesters hurling stones and petrol bombs on Sunday battled Greece's parliament as lawmakers inside debated deeply unpopular austerity measures to secure a bail-out program aimed to stave off bankruptcy. The clashes erupted at around 6 pm local time as at least 25000 people streamed into Syntagma Square facing Parliament. Several banks and shops in the center of the city are on fire, a spokesman for the national fire protection service said. Riot police fired tear gas at protesters, RIA Novosti correspondent said. Lawmakers are debating a bill setting out 3.3 billion euros (US$4.35-billion) in wage, pension and job cuts as the price of a 130-billion-euro rescue package from the European Union and International Monetary Fund, Greece's second since 2010. Greece needs the funds before March 20 to meet debt repayments of 14.5 billion euros.
http://wn.com/Tens_of_thousands_of_Greeks_protest_in_violent_clash_over_debt_plan
Turkey strikes Syria targets after deadly mortar attack
Turkey strikes Syria targets after deadly mortar attack
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  • Published: 03 Oct 2012
  • Updated: 07 Oct 2012
Author: RussiaToday
Turkey has fired back at Syria after Syrian mortar bombs killed five people and wounded eight others in a Turkish town near the border, says the Turkish Prime Minister's office - FULL STORY 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.
http://wn.com/Turkey_strikes_Syria_targets_after_deadly_mortar_attack
Meningitis Outbreak Linked to Spinal Steroid Injections
Meningitis Outbreak Linked to Spinal Steroid Injections
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  • Published: 04 Oct 2012
  • Updated: 06 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
http://wn.com/Meningitis_Outbreak_Linked_to_Spinal_Steroid_Injections
War 'Not Far' Off? Turkey retaliates against Syria for fifth day
War 'Not Far' Off? Turkey retaliates against Syria for fifth day
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  • Published: 07 Oct 2012
  • Updated: 07 Oct 2012
Author: RussiaToday
Turkey has returned artillery fire at Syria for a fifth day, after mortar landed in the Turkish border town of Akcakale. The mortar shell came from a Syrian truck in the area. The Turkish military immediately responded to the fire. No casualties have been reported. It's the latest move in the already tense relationship between the neighboring countries. READ MORE: on.rt.com RT LIVE rt.com Subscribe to RT! www.youtube.com Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter twitter.com Follow us on Google+ plus.google.com RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 500 million YouTube views benchmark
http://wn.com/War_'Not_Far'_Off?_Turkey_retaliates_against_Syria_for_fifth_day
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
http://wn.com/Sandiganbayan_issues_arrest_warrant_vs_Arroyo

People wait in line to vote in municipal elections outside a polling station in the Complexo da Mare slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012. Voters across Latin America's biggest country are electing mayors and municipal council members. New York Knicks' Jeremy Lin applauds as a video of Tyson Chandler, right, is shown during a pregame ceremony where Chandler was presented his championship ring before an NBA basketball game against the Dallas Mavericks Tuesday, March 6, 2012, in Dallas. Chandler was part of the 2011 Mavericks team that won the championship. The Mavericks won 95-85. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) Visitors walk passed the BAE Systems M777 Howitzer artillery piece at the 7th International Land and Naval Defence Systems Exhibition in New Delhi, India, Sunday, April 1, 2012. 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.

English books are arranged in a shelf in a library Kei Nishikori (JPN) competes against Lukas Lacko (SVK) during the Day 5 of the Sony Ericsson Open at Crandon Park Tennis Center on March 23, 2012 in Key Biscayne, Florida - USA. Purified Drinking Water - safety seal of consumer health protection Palestinian watches fresh olive oil made from olives she picked flow out of a pipe, at a small factory where olive oil is pressed, in Gaza City,on October 25, 2010. Farmers across the Palestinian territories have started to harvest their olives, with many making their own olive oil and soap for themselves and to sell. (Photo by Ahmed Deeb/WN)

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The US War With Afghanistan Just Entered Its 12th Year
Full Article Business Insider
07 Oct 2012

America's longest war entered its 12th year Sunday, with the anniversary marked by a Taliban statement claiming that NATO forces are "fleeing Afghanistan" in "humiliation and disgrace". The US led the invasion on October 7, 2001 to topple the Taliban government for harbouring Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden after the September 11 attacks on New...
	The US War With Afghanistan Just Entered Its 12th Year
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updated 17 Jul 2012; published 25 Jun 2012
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Tal­iban-NA­TO in Twit­ter war
updated 05 Oct 2012; published 26 Sep 2012
4:20
NATO in Afghanistan - A Tal­iban com­man­der turned
updated 08 Dec 2011; published 20 Jul 2011
2:19
Afghan, NATO forces hunt for Tal­iban Jul 18 11.
updated 14 Sep 2012; published 06 Feb 2012
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NATO in Afghanistan - For­mer Tal­iban be­come dem­iners
updated 30 Aug 2012; published 25 May 2011
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NATO in Afghanistan - Tal­iban rein­te­grate in Lagh­man province (w/sub­ti­tles)
updated 06 Oct 2012; published 16 Oct 2007
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Tal­iban's pro­pa­gan­da war in Afghanistan - 16 Oct 07

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US waives legal requirements for $2 bn aid to Pak
Washington: Notwithstanding Pakistan's reluctance to act on its demand to rein in the dreaded Haqqani network, the US has waived the necessary legal requirements for this year's USD 2 billion security and civilian aid to Islamabad, arguing that it...
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The 26m Radio Telescope at Mount Pleasant Radio Observatory, Tasmania, Australia.
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Haqqani hand in insider attacks on US troops in Afghanistan?
KABUL: The Haqqani insurgent network, based in Pakistan and with ties to al-Qaida, is suspected of being a driving force behind a significant number of the "insider" attacks by Afghan forces that have killed or wounded more than 130 US and...
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Somali president names political newcomer as PM, urges unity
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Saturday named political newcomer Abdi Farah Shirdon Saaid as the country's new prime minister, a man diplomats say is untainted by the clan rivalry and feuding that has plagued Somalia...
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Pak­ista­nis hold rally to slam US drone at­tacks
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NATO in Afghanistan - Se­lect­ing Afghan Spe­cial Forces
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South Korea mis­sile deal with USA
CNN 07 Oct 2012, October 7, 2012 -- Updated 0717 GMT (1517 HKT) US troops launch rockets during a training exercise in the South Korean border county of Cheorwon on September 13. Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- South Korea announced Sunday that it reached a deal with the United States that allows Seoul to extend the range of its ballistic missiles, a move a senior...

updated 22 Sep 2012; published 03 Jan 2012
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Philip­pine Moros miss Gaddafi's sup­port
Gulf News 07 Oct 2012, Manila: The Philippine government and Muslim rebels have agreed a peace deal for the country's troubled south, President Benigno Aquino announced on Sunday, signalling an end to a 40-year conflict that has killed more than 120,000 people and crippled the region's economy. The long-awaited agreement sets in train a roadmap to create a new Bangsamoro...

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Abu Hamza loses ex­tra­di­tion ap­peal in UK
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Abu Hamza loses ex­tra­di­tion ap­peal in UK
France24 06 Oct 2012, AFP - Radical Islamist preacher Abu Hamza and four other terror suspects were on their way from Britain to the United States on Saturday after a court rejected their last-ditch court bid to block their extradition. A legal saga that has dragged on for more than a decade in the courts of Britain and Europe finally ended when the Egyptian-born former...

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Bahrain protests grow ahead of an­niver­sary
Al Jazeera 06 Oct 2012, Protesters have clashed with police in the Bahraini capital, Manama, after their march was stopped from proceeding towards Pearl roundabout, the focus of the mass protests that began in February last year. Police used water cannon and tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters on Friday after a memorial for a Shia man jailed over last year's...

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US Bor­der Pa­trol Agent Shot Dead on Ari­zona Bor­der; Agent Nicholas Ivie Killed by Drug Traf­fuck­ers
BBC News 06 Oct 2012, A shooting near the US-Mexico border that saw a US border patrol agent shot dead may well have been a "friendly fire" incident, the FBI says. The shooting near Naco, Arizona, on Tuesday left Agent Nicholas Ivie dead and another wounded. He was killed after he and two other agents reportedly responded to a tripped ground sensor near the...

updated 06 Oct 2012; published 05 Oct 2012
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Mau Mau Tor­ture Case to Pro­ceed
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African mi­grants look for bet­ter life in Yemen
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