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Washington. Whenever his presidency ends, Barack Obama's legacy will be historic: Posterity will know him as the first black president of a nation scarred at birth by a deep racial...
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A Balkan region could one day play the role of uniting the region through common interests. Empires come and go. The Ottoman-Muslim empire was among the better, and the...
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Mirwais, son of Hayatullah Haideri. He was 1½ years old and had just started to learn how to walk, holding unsteadily to the poles of the family tent before flopping onto the...

India, US to hold joint military exercise at Fort Bragg in 2013
As many as 400 Indian Army soldiers would arrive at Fort Bragg – home to airborne and special operations forces – in the United States next year, to hold a joint annual military exercise. The fortnight long "Yudh Abhyas" from May 3 to 17...
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President Barack Obama, right standing, points at Andre Wupperman, far left, during an unschedule stop at Gator's Dockside, Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012, in Orlando, Fla. When Obama was told that Andrew was born in Hawaii, he jokingly ask for his birth certificate.
WASHINGTON: With less than a week left for the November 6 presidential election, majority of Americans believe that US President Barack Obama is better poised to win the elections than his Republican challenger Mitt Romney, the Gallup poll has said....
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Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, right, walks from number 10 Downing Street to attend Prime Minister's Questions at the Houses of Parliament in London, Wednesday, April 25, 2012.
LONDON, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- British Prime Minister David Cameron suffered a major defeat in a parliamentary vote on Wednesday, after rebels in his Conservative party ganged up with the Labor opposition to demand a cut in the EU budget. The motion was...
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In this photo released by Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), a worker operates an endoscope to take photos of water in the Unit 2 reactor's primary containment vessel at the the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okuma town, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, Monday, March 26, 2012.
IWAKI, Japan: The operator of a Japanese nuclear plant that went into a tsunami-triggered meltdown knew the risks from highly radioactive water at the site but sent in crews without adequate protection or warnings, a worker said in a legal complaint....
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Islamist member of Kuwait's parliament Musalam Al Barrak, left, and other opposition lawmakers protest during the National Assembly session of Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2010 in Kuwait City. The prime minister Sheik Nasser Mohammed Al Sabah faced a rare grilling from opposition MPs seeking to force his resignation over accusations of using strong-arm tactics against government critics.The political revolt against the Premier could threaten the stability of the government in one of the West's key allies in the Gulf and an important transit point for U.S. military forces leaving Iraq.
Kuwaiti police used teargas and smoke bombs on Wednesday to disperse thousands of protesters marching on a prison where an opposition leader is being held on charges of insulting the emir, witnesses said. The unrest comes amid rising tension caused...
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New US monument honors military service dogs
LOS ANGELES — The first national monument to pay tribute to military dogs will be unveiled in California in just two months. The U.S. Working Dog Teams National Monument will honor every dog that has served in combat since World War II. Some...
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Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, center, walks surrounded by bodyguards as he arrives to a courthouse in Jerusalem, Friday, Sept. 25, 2009.
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Former leaders Ehud Olmert and Tzipi Livni announced on Wednesday they were discussing a partnership that could shake up Israeli politics and lead to a joint campaign to defeat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a January...
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updated 24 Oct 2012; published 08 Nov 2011
24:17
Inside Story - Who are Nigeria's Boko Haram?
BBC News 01 Nov 2012, Nigerian security forces have carried out widespread abuses in their campaign against the Islamist militant group Boko Haram, . The rights group says in a report that abuses include extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearance and torture. A spokesman from the Nigerian army rejected the...

updated 01 Nov 2012; published 01 Nov 2012
10:52
President Obama Tours Areas Damaged by Hurricane Sandy
Zeenews 01 Nov 2012, Washington: Showing to the world the rare images of two bitter political rivals joining hands in times of national crisis, US President Barack Obama toured the storm-ravaged areas of New Jersey, along with its Governor Chris Christie. Christie, a strong critic of Obama and a surrogate of Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential candidate, was seen...

updated 11 Apr 2012; published 11 Apr 2012
1:06
UN Security Council members meet over Syria's failed truce
NZ Herald 01 Nov 2012, Syrian warplanes fired missiles at opposition strongholds around Damascus and in the north as Turkey, a key backer of the anti-regime rebels, appeared to distance itself from an earlier call to impose a no-fly zone. The Syrian regime has intensified airstrikes in recent days following the failure of a UN-backed holiday truce over a four-day holiday...

updated 01 Nov 2012; published 31 Oct 2012
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Secretary Clinton Delivers Remarks With Croatian Prime Minister Milanovic and President Josipovic
Independent online (SA) 01 Nov 2012, Zagreb, Croatia - The United States called on Wednesday for an overhaul of Syria's opposition leadership, saying it was time to move beyond the Syrian National Council and bring in those “in the front lines fighting and dying”. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, signalling a more active stance by Washington in attempts to form a...

updated 31 Oct 2012; published 25 Oct 2012
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Hurricane Sandy Hits Jamaica on Path Toward Cuba, Florida
Al Jazeera 31 Oct 2012, Hurricane Sandy has killed at least 69 across the Caribbean and has left thousands homeless as the governments struggle to rebuild with the little resources available to them. Haiti faced the highest death toll - 54 people were killed - and the brunt of the storm's destruction when heavy rains caused rivers to overflow and flood surrounding areas....

updated 03 Sep 2012; published 22 Dec 2011
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Security challenges mar Afghan-Pakistan border region
US News 31 Oct 2012, The facilities for security in Afghanistan will not last after allied drawdown Afghan National army soldiers take up their positions during a patrol near prayers gathered for Eid al-Adha on Friday in Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghanistan won't be ready to maintain the infrastructure for its security forces following the kind of drawdown that both...

updated 31 Oct 2012; published 28 Oct 2012
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LIVE Superstorm Sandy Coverage - The Weather Channel
Yahoo Daily News 31 Oct 2012, Superstorm Sandy lived up to the predictions that weather forecasters laid out days in advance. "In all regards, it was extremely well forecast," said Brian McNoldy, a weather researcher at the University of Miami. "Intensity and track, and then the impacts were pretty well expected." For several of the outcomes, the reality of Hurricane Sandy...

updated 06 Jun 2012; published 04 Dec 2011
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04 DEC Alternative Breaking News Iss #2 (2of2) - Santa Ana | Volcanoes | UK Tornadoes
The New York Times 31 Oct 2012, TEHRAN — Iranian rescuers and aid workers are on standby to fly to New York City to provide assistance to those affected by Hurricane Sandy, the head of Iran’s Red Crescent Organization said on Wednesday. Hurricane Sandy Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesworld for international breaking news and headlines. Twitter List:...

updated 04 Nov 2011; published 04 Nov 2011
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Afghanistan Beyond 2014
The Daily Telegraph Australia 31 Oct 2012, THE Taliban could stand in Afghanistan's next presidential election in 2014, as a series of suspected insurgent bombings killed 17 civilians. President Hamid Karzai, who is serving his second term as leader of the war-torn nation, is constitutionally barred from running in the election and no clear candidate to succeed him has yet emerged. The...

updated 09 Oct 2012; published 14 Sep 2012
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What is happening to the Muslims of Myanmar and why?
The Star 31 Oct 2012, GENEVA (Reuters) - U.N. human rights investigators called on Myanmar on Wednesday to halt deadly sectarian violence and warned it not to use the conflict as a pretext to remove Rohingya minority Muslims. Some 89 people have been killed in clashes between Buddhist Rakhines and Muslim Rohingyas in western Myanmar in the past 10 days, according to the...

updated 25 Oct 2012; published 25 Oct 2012
1:03
Afghanistan, Pakistan eye US vote with foreboding
Middle East Online 31 Oct 2012, The Taliban could stand in Afghanistan's next presidential election in 2014, the country's top poll official said Wednesday, as a series of suspected insurgent bombings killed 17 civilians. President Hamid Karzai, who is serving his second term as leader of the war-torn nation, is constitutionally barred from running in the election and no clear...

updated 25 Oct 2012; published 20 Aug 2012
9:59
On the frontline with British troops in Afghanistan
CounterPunch 31 Oct 2012, “These two visions, one of tyranny and murder, the other of liberty and life, clashed in Afghanistan. And thanks to brave US and coalition forces and to Afghan patriots, the nightmare of the Taliban is over and that nation is coming to life again.” – George W. Bush, The War College Address, 2004 Not so fast, George. The United...

updated 12 Jul 2012; published 09 Feb 2012
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The Greeks began a 48-hour strike against a new austerity plan
The Tribune San Luis Obispo 31 Oct 2012, County supervisors vote to oppose seismic tests at Diablo Canyon Recap: LA Lakers vs. Dallas Car drives into motorcyclist in Arroyo Grande Man tries to grab 17-year-old girl's school bag, police say Forensics expert: Paso Robles murder suspect had bloody socks, mental services business card in truck Phillies expected to make a move in the outfield...

updated 31 Oct 2012; published 28 Oct 2012
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LIVE Superstorm Sandy Coverage - The Weather Channel
Independent online (SA) 31 Oct 2012, New York - Americans sifted through the wreckage of superstorm Sandy on Wednesday as millions remained without power and President Barack Obama prepared to visit areas hardest hit by the unprecedented cyclone. The storm carved a trail of devastation across New York City and New Jersey, killing dozens of people in several states, swamping miles of...