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The Israeli attack on Gaza is another act in the human tragedy playing out on Palestinian land. This military extravaganza designed to appeal to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s...
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Article By WN.com Guest Writer Gilad Atzmon Gilad Sharon, son of Ariel Sharon, wrote in the Jerusalem Post that Israel should "Flatten all of Gaza." "There should be no electricity...
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Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling "How sad it is to be a woman! Nothing on earth is held so cheap,"(1) wrote Fu Xuan in the Third Century CE. But instead of describing...

Pope Benedict XVI looks on during his visit at Rome's Lutheran church, Sunday, March 14, 2010
Posted: November 24, 2012 Pope Benedict XVI appointed six new cardinals on Saturday and as many Vatican watchers have noted, none of the six were European. Cardinals, sometimes called princes of the Church, are select Catholic bishops who as a group...
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South Korean rapper Psy performs his massive K-pop hit "Gangnam Style" live on NBC's "Today" show, Friday, Sept. 14, 2012, in New York.
As it turns out, it's not just Justin Bieber's world....
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Supporters of center-right Catalan Nationalist Coalition (CiU) leader, Artur Mas, wave their pro-independence "estelada" flags during the last day of campaigning in a meeting in Barcelona, Spain, Friday, Nov. 23, 2012.
MADRID -- The depth of Catalonia's challenge to Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy should become clear on Sunday, when an early election could help determine whether Spain's most powerful economic region eventually splits from the rest of the...
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A banner of the All Peoples Congress party(APC) presidential candidate Dr Ernest Bai Koroma along Spur road in Freetown,Sierra Leone.17th November, 2012.
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Sierra Leone's incumbent president handily won re-election and was sworn in late Friday by the country's chief justice, as the capital of the war-scarred country erupted in drumming and celebration. Connect With Us...
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File - Former South African president Thabo Mbeki looks on before South African president Jacob Zuma, unseen, delivers the State of the Nation Address during the opening of parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011.
Johannesburg - Former president Thabo Mbeki has urged the people of Africa to celebrate the ANC’s centenary by rising against political and other leaders who abuse power for self-enrichment at the expense of the masses. Delivering a lecture at...
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Jammu and kashmir Democratic Youth Federation hold pleacards shout anti Israel slogans during a protest in Srinagar, India, Thursday on 22, November 2012. Democratic Federation  protest against the killing of Palestinians during Israel air strikes by burning flags of Israel and demanding intervention of UN to stop bombardment of Gaza by Israel.
Tweet Srinagar, Nov.23 (ANI): Authorities in the Kashmir Valley have imposed a curfew, as the hardline faction of the separatist Hurriyat Conference called for a mass protest in the valley on Friday against the killing of Palestinian people in...
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President Barack Obama,accompanied by former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, right, and Education Secretary Arne Duncan, gestures while speaking at Miami Central Senior High School in Miami, Friday, March, 4, 2011.
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Now that the Obama and Romney campaigns have closed their headquarters in Chicago and Boston, the attention of the political world is shifting to an office suite tucked behind the colonnades of the Biltmore Hotel complex...
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updated 25 Nov 2012; published 24 Nov 2012
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Morsi's decree secondary to economy for Egyptians
Jakarta Globe 24 Nov 2012, Cairo. President Mohamed Morsi insisted on Friday that Egypt is on the path to “freedom and democracy” after granting himself sweeping powers, which sparked clashes between his supporters and foes and raised concerns abroad. “Political stability, social stability and economic stability are what I want and that is what I am working for,” he told a...

updated 13 Nov 2012; published 02 Oct 2007
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Wounded Knee Massacre. Corrido de Bigfoot, Johnny Cash. Spotted Elk. Moni ihkala woju
WorldNews.com 23 Nov 2012, Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. I was fortunate to have been raised near an American Indian archaeological spot located on the Great Plains. In elementary school, a fellow classmate would periodically bring and show grinding stones, arrow- and spearheads, stone farming implements, and pictures of what the excavated site may have...

updated 24 Nov 2012; published 21 Nov 2012
2:41
Israel, Hamas reach Gaza ceasefire, Netanyahu agrees 'to give chance'
The Independent 23 Nov 2012, Israel and Hamas are seeking to solidify an Egyptian and US-brokered cease-fire halting eight days of aerial assaults that ravaged the Gaza Strip and made Tel Aviv a missile target. Announcing the truce in Cairo last night alongside Egypt's foreign minister, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton promised U.S. assistance in seeking to "improve...

updated 23 Nov 2012; published 23 Nov 2012
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Hollande and Merkel doubt summit will agree EU budget
Al Jazeera 23 Nov 2012, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said that she doubts European leaders taking part in a summit this week on the EU's 2014-2020 budget would reach an agreement. Merkel's statements on Friday came as EU diplomats said that UK Prime Minister David Cameron's "virulent" demands for austerity measures were blocking a deal on the budget. A day after...

updated 25 Nov 2012; published 24 Nov 2012
2:28
Morsi's decree secondary to economy for Egyptians
BBC News 23 Nov 2012, Opposition groups in Egypt have called for mass protests on Friday against President Mohammed Mursi's decree that gives him sweeping powers. They have described his move as a "coup against legitimacy" and accused the president of appointing himself Egypt's "new pharaoh". The decree states that the president's decisions cannot be revoked by any...

updated 03 Aug 2012; published 20 Jan 2012
25:44
Inside Story - Who is Pakistan's supreme court really after?
Al Jazeera 22 Nov 2012, A new battle is underway in Pakistan with its powerful military front-and-centre, but the fight is not against armed insurgents or ideological extremists - this opponent is a muscle-flexing Supreme Court. For the first time in decades, the military's iron grip over the South Asian country has been challenged, and it remains to be seen if it will...

updated 23 Nov 2012; published 16 Nov 2012
3:04
Anonymous - A Message To Gaza and Israel of Unity & Peace
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 22 Nov 2012, CAIRO -- Under intense Egyptian and American pressure, Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas halted eight days of bloody conflict Wednesday, averting a full-scale Israeli ground invasion of the Gaza Strip without resolving the underlying disputes. With Israeli forces still massed on the Gaza border, a tentative calm descended after...

updated 23 Nov 2012; published 22 Nov 2012
5:31
Breakingviews: EU budget - political dynamite
CNBC 22 Nov 2012, Hopes were rising in Brussels that an unlikely deal with the U.K. over the EU’s long-term budget was taking shape, although the chief negotiator was trying to resolve a deluge of last-minute complaints from other countries on the eve of what could be a gruelling summit. The cautious optimism about the UK represents a significant shift: David...

updated 23 Nov 2012; published 06 Aug 2012
20:38
Inside Syria's War
The Los Angeles Times 21 Nov 2012, Syrian dissidents trying to shake off President Bashar Assad told reporters Wednesday that $60 billion would be needed to rebuild the country after fighting stops, comparing it to “an economic ‘Marshall Plan for Syria.’” At a Dubai meeting, Syrian National Council leader George Sabra said the money would be needed within six...

updated 22 Nov 2012; published 21 Nov 2012
5:45
Israel-Gaza Ceasefire Agreement: Hamas And Israel Agree To Truce
Khaleej Times 21 Nov 2012, CAIRO/GAZA - Israel and the Islamist Hamas movement agreed on Wednesday to an Egyptian-sponsored ceasefire to halt an eight-day conflict around the Gaza Strip that has killed more than 140 Palestinians and five Israelis. Announcing the ceasefire in Cairo, Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr said it would come into force at 9 p.m. (1900 GMT)...

updated 21 Nov 2012; published 21 Nov 2012
2:54
UN Chief Warns of Perils Ahead of Climate Change Conference
BBC News 21 Nov 2012, A report by the UN says global attempts to curb emissions of CO2 are falling well short of what is needed to stem dangerous climate change. The UN's Environment Programme says greenhouse gases are 14% above where they need to be in 2020 for temperature rises this century to remain below 2C. The authors say this target is still technically...

updated 22 Nov 2012; published 20 Nov 2012
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DR Congo M23 rebels enter Goma city.
Al Jazeera 21 Nov 2012, Hundreds of government soldiers and police in the Democratic Republic of Congo have surrendered to rebels at a stadium in Goma, Al Jazeera's Nazanine Moshiri has reported from the scene. The M23 rebel group, believed to be backed by Rwanda seized the strategic, provincial capital of Goma in eastern Congo on Tuesday, home to more than 1 million...

updated 24 Nov 2012; published 20 Nov 2012
5:16
Israel Hamas Truce Ceasefire Might Happen...Then What?
Ohio 21 Nov 2012, JERUSALEM: Israel and the Hamas militant group edged closer to a cease-fire Tuesday to end a weeklong Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip, but after a day of furious diplomatic efforts involving the U.S. secretary of state, U.N. chief and Egypt’s president, a deal remained elusive and fighting raged on both sides of the border. Israeli tanks...