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  • On the frontline with British troops in Afghanistan...9:59
  • Riot police break up Myanmar copper protest...1:25
  • 'NATO weakens Arab world to wage war on Iran'...5:21
  • Rush military caller says that Obama ordered no response to Benghazi attack...12:21
  • Strong Typhoon Bopha / Pablo Video Update...8:38
  • Amy Goodman Questions Top US Negotiator on Alleged Obstruction of UN Climate Talks in Doha...6:22
  • Barack Obama lays down red line to Syria over chemical weapons...0:31
  • Fiscal Cliff Debate: Austerity One Way or Austerity Another Way...13:26
  • DR Congo M23 rebels enter Goma city....1:15
  • Can Afghan Army Fight Taliban Alone?...4:38
  • UN & FCC Mulls Internet Regulation! Ireland Downgraded!...7:45
  • Israel's 'denied' nuke sites: UN demands atomic arsenal access...2:39
  • UN recognises Palestine as non-member state...4:48
On the frontline with British troops in Afghanistan As Afghanistan prepares for an election, award-winning photographer Sean Smith, stationed with British troops during Operation Panther's Claw, finds many soldiers becoming frustrated at the inexperience and lack of discipline of the Afghan National Army
On the front­line with British troops in Afghanistan
9:59
Riot po­lice break up Myan­mar cop­per protest
1:25
'NATO weak­ens Arab world to wage war on Iran'
5:21
Rush mil­i­tary caller says that Obama or­dered no re­sponse to Beng­hazi at­tack
12:21
Strong Ty­phoon Bopha / Pablo Video Up­date
8:38
Amy Good­man Ques­tions Top US Ne­go­tia­tor on Al­leged Ob­struc­tion of UN Cli­mate Talks in Doha
6:22
Barack Obama lays down red line to Syria over chem­i­cal weapons
0:31
Fis­cal Cliff De­bate: Aus­ter­i­ty One Way or Aus­ter­i­ty An­oth­er Way
13:26
DR Congo M23 rebels enter Goma city.
1:15
Can Afghan Army Fight Tal­iban Alone?
4:38
UN & FCC Mulls In­ter­net Reg­u­la­tion! Ire­land Down­grad­ed!
7:45
Is­rael's 'de­nied' nuke sites: UN de­mands atom­ic ar­se­nal ac­cess
2:39
On the front­line with British troops in Afghanistan
9:59
UN recog­nis­es Pales­tine as non-mem­ber state
4:48
The tor­ture of Bradley Man­ning on trial
7:29




Afghan and coalition forces kill insurgent leader in Kunar province
Full Article The Examiner
05 Dec 2012

ISAF today issued an operational update on combat operations in Afghanistan. It noted, among other things, that Afghan and coalition security forces conducted an operation in Watahpur district yesterday that resulted in the “death of insurgent leader Mohammad Yar...
Afghan and coalition forces kill insurgent leader in Kunar province
photo: US Navy / Matthew Stroup

Clashes outside Egypt presidential palace in Cairo
Full Article Joy Online
05 Dec 2012

Police in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, have clashed with protesters angry at what they say is the rushed drafting of a new constitution and by President Morsi's recent extension of his powers. Tens of thousands of people had gathered outside the presidential palace. The police fired tear gas to disperse the crowd, some of whom managed to cut...
Egyptian protesters chant anti Muslim Brotherhood slogans during a demonstration in front of the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012.
photo: AP / Nasser Nasser

NATO approves Patriot missiles for Turkey
Full Article The Times of India
05 Dec 2012

BRUSSELS: NATO on Tuesday approved member state Turkey's request for Patriot missiles to defend its border against Syria following a series of blunt warnings to Damascus not to use chemical weapons. As the conflict approached the 21-month mark with more than 41,000 people killed, according to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights,...
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen holds a press conference, 4 December, 2012.
photo: NATO

Panel seeks accountability after Benghazi attacks
Full Article Yahoo Daily News
05 Dec 2012

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After a car bomb struck the U.S. ambassador's residence in Lima in 1992, the State Department convened a special panel to answer the same questions now hovering over a review of the September attacks in Benghazi, Libya: How much security is enough? What is the right role for U.S. diplomats? The Lima panel, known as an...
In this Sept. 14, 2012 file photo, Libyan military guards check one of the burnt out buildings at the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, during a visit by Libyan President Mohammed el-Megarif to express sympathy for the death of American ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens and his colleagues in the Sept. 11, 2012 attack on the consulate.
photo: AP / Mohammad Hannon

Philippine death toll from Typhoon Bopha rises
Full Article BBC News
05 Dec 2012

The death toll from a powerful storm that hit the southern Philippines is continuing to rise, as rescue teams headed for affected areas. Typhoon Bopha struck Mindanao island on Tuesday, bringing rain and high winds. Tens of thousands were evacuated ahead of the storm, which is now passing over the western island of Palawan. Its victims included at...
Residents look at bodies recovered from flashflood in New Bataan, Compostela Valley province, southern Philippines on Wednesday Dec. 5, 2012.
photo: AP / Karlos Manlupig

Ban calls for compromise at UN climate talks
Full Article Al Jazeera
04 Dec 2012

Ban Ki-moon, the secretary-general of the United Nations, has called on world leaders to confront a global warming "crisis" and show "strong political commitment" and compromise in dealing with it. Speaking at the annual UN climate talks in Doha, Ban noted that there were "mixed feelings" among delegates who were negotiating deals, but that the...
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) and Vuk Jeremić (right), President of the sixty-sixth session of the General Assembly, arrive in Doha, Qatar, for United Nations climate talks. They are met at the airport by Sheikh Meshal Hamad M.J. Al-Thani, Permanent Representative of Qatar to the UN, 3 December, 2012.
photo: UN / Mark Garten

Obama warns Syria against using chemical weapons
Full Article The Guardian
04 Dec 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama warned Syria on Monday that the use of chemical weapons would be "totally unacceptable" and that the country's leaders would be held accountable....
A Syrian man reads a newspaper covering Barack Obama's victory in the U.S. Presidential election as he stands in front of a picture of Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008. In Syria, a nation isolated by the Bush administration in the last few years, the people and political analysts were hopeful Obama would work for peace in the Mideast and improve America's image and his win proved the failure of Bush's policies. Relations with Washington have started to improve recently but plummeted after a U.S. commando raid across the Iraq border into Syria killed eight people last m
photo: AP / Bassem Tellawi

GOP issues a new 'fiscal cliff' offer to Obama
Full Article The Guardian
04 Dec 2012

ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press= WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans put forth a $2.2 trillion "fiscal cliff" counteroffer to President Barack Obama on Monday, calling for raising the eligibility age for Medicare, lowering cost-of-living hikes for Social Security benefits and bringing in $800 billion in higher tax revenue — but not raising rates...
President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden meet with business leaders to discuss the actions needed to keep the economy growing and find a balanced approach to reduce the deficit, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Nov. 28, 2012.
photo: White House / Pete Souza

Congo rebels' withdrawal from Goma 'purely tactical', say analysts
Full Article The Guardian
03 Dec 2012

Despite retreat by the M23, there's no sign that any of the major players are willing to act to stop the violence flaring up again A Congolese M23 rebels sleeps in the back of a truck as the rebels withdraw from Goma. Photograph: Phil Moore/AFP/Getty Images...
A Congolese policeman in riot gear keeps an eye on Goma residents including street children who gathered for an anti Kabila demonstration supported by the M23 rebel movement in Goma, eastern Congo, Wednesday Nov. 28, 2012.
photo: AP / Jerome Delay

Risk is at heart of debate on troop withdrawal
Full Article US News
03 Dec 2012

By LOLITA C. BALDOR and ROBERT BURNS, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The debate over how many U.S. troops will remain in Afghanistan after 2014 comes down to risk. Leaving too few troops in place could stall progress for Afghan security forces. But keeping too many troops there might prolong Afghanistan's dependence on the U.S. military...
Risk is at heart of debate on troop withdrawal
photo: US Navy / Josh Ives

Clashes over Internet rules to mark Dubai meeting
Full Article The News Tribune
03 Dec 2012

DUBAI, United Arab EmiratesA major U.S. delegation is in Dubai to lead opposition to possible new Internet regulations at a...
FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2010, file photo, Hamadoun Toure, chief of the U.N.'s telecommunication agency talks to Associated Press in London.
photo: AP / Sang Tan, File

Israel settlement bid a 'fatal blow' to peace
Full Article New Straits/Business Times
03 Dec 2012

UNITED NATIONS: UN leader Ban Ki-moon warned Sunday that if Israel implemented its latest plan for new settlements it would deal an “almost fatal blow” to any prospects for peace with the Palestinians. Israel’s announcement about the 3,000 Jewish settler homes, whose planned location was not revealed, came in the wake of a historic...
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks at the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland
photo: AP / Anja Niedringhaus

Army Staff Granted Five Days Extra Leave
Full Article Orange News
02 Dec 2012

Tweet British Army staff have been granted an extra five days holiday this Christmas in recognition of their hard work during 2012. Defence officials have ordered staff to take leave for 25 days between December 14 and January 7 following their service during the London Olympics...
Army Staff Granted Five Days Extra Leave
photo: USMC / Lance Cpl. Katelyn Hunter

Now, we have a state: Abbas
Full Article Deccan Herald
02 Dec 2012

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas returned to the West Bank on Sunday after winning upgraded UN status for the Palestinians, telling cheering crowds: “Yes, now we have a state. “Palestine has accomplished a historic achievement at the UN,” Abbas added, three days after the United Nations General Assembly granted the Palestinians...
Now, we have a state: Abbas
photo: UN / Mark Garten

Bayern Munich 4-1 BATE Borisov: Brilliant Bavarians seal top spot
Full Article Goal
06 Dec 2012

Despite losing Jerome Boateng to a red card early in the second half, Jupp Heynckes' men cruised to a victory that ensured they finished on top of the pile in Group F By Rupert Fryer More...
FC Bayern Munich's Thomas Muller, left, and Bate Borisov's Aleksandr Hleb challenge the ball during a group F Champions League soccer match at Dinamo Stadium in Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012.
photo: AP / Sergei Grits

Champions League: Lionel Messi injured in Barca-Benfica draw
Full Article Joy Online
06 Dec 2012

Lionel Messi missed out on a chance to match Gerd Mueller's record of 85 goals in a calendar year as he was injured during Barcelona's draw with Benfica. Messi, who hurt his left knee in a collision with Benfica keeper Artur, was taken off 30 minutes after coming on as a second-half substitute. Benfica knew a win would see them finish second behind...
Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi, center, is escorted by officials upon his arrival at the Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010.
photo: AP / Photo

Manchester United 0 - 1 CFR Cluj
Full Article Joy Online
06 Dec 2012

Manchester United suffered their first home defeat in the Champions League for three years on a night of frustration for manager Sir Alex Ferguson. It is the first time United have failed to score at Old Trafford since being held by Rangers in September 2010. Luis Alberto's goal early in the second half proved the difference, the Spaniard beating...
Manchester United's Ryan Giggs, left, coach Alex Ferguson, center and Wayne Rooney react at the end of the UEFA Champions League final soccer match between Manchester United and Barcelona in Rome, Wednesday May 27, 2009. Barcelona won 2-0
photo: AP / Luca Bruno

Benitez focuses on positives following Chelsea's Champions League elimination
Full Article Goal
06 Dec 2012

Despite the Blues becoming the first holders to not reach the knockout stage, the interim boss was delighted with the convincing manner by which his team beat Nordsjaelland...
Liverpool coach Rafael Benitez seen during their first leg Europa League soccer match against Lille played at Villeneuve d'Ascq Stadium, in the outskirts of Lille, northern France, Thursday, March 11, 2010
photo: AP / Francois Mori

Champions League: Matchday 6(B)
Full Article The New York Times
05 Dec 2012

With games on Matchday 6(B) of the group stage of the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday, we continue a featurette in which we hope to bring Goal readers video of the best (and most important) goals of the day, courtesy of Fox Soccer. So if you did not get to see the game live, do not have the desire to ferret out each individual video clip and do...
José Manuel Pinto, more commonly known as Pinto (born 8 November 1975 in Cadiz) is a Spanish football (soccer) goalkeeper who plays for FC Barcelona.
photo: Creative Commons / Mutari

Player Ratings: Lille 0-1 Valencia
Full Article Goal
05 Dec 2012

Goal.com rates the players from Valencia's victory over Lille as Los Che end group qualification stage with victory at Grande Stade Lille Metropole By Harry Slavin LOSC Lille Métropole...
Valencia's Alberto Soldado, second right, and Aritz Aduriz, Juan Manuel Mata, Tino Costa from Argentina, right, celebrates after Alberto Soldado scoring against Bursaspor during the Champions League soccer match at Mestalla stadium, in Valencia, Spain, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010.
photo: AP / Alberto Saiz

Player Ratings: Barcelona 0-0 Benfica
Full Article Goal
05 Dec 2012

Goal.com rates the players on show as the Eagles pay the ultimate price for their profligacy in front of goal as a point proves not enough for progression to the last 16 By Tom Webber...
Benfica's coach Jorge Jesus, speaks to the media, during a press conference at the Velodrome stadium, in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday, March 17, 2010
photo: AP / Claude Paris

How Andy Murray could ace 2013
Full Article GQ Magazine
05 Dec 2012

After the Olympics and US Open, Britain's No. 1 tennis player is indisputably a winner. But a legend? He still has a little way to go. Ahead of last month's ATP World Tour Finals at London's O2 arena, GQ asked Björn Borg (eleven Grand Slams!) how Murray can up his game to secure a...
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

Jazz Legend Dave Brubeck's Passion For "The Brotherhood of Man" Lives On
Full Article Yahoo Daily News
05 Dec 2012

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- While renowned as a performer, band leader and composer, "Dave Brubeck was a giant not only in music but in spirit," said Milken Archive founder Lowell Milken. "His work will continue to speak an eternal message of hope for the brotherhood of man." He was a great friend of the Milken...
Dave Brubeck
photo: Creative Commons / Frank C. Müller

Cashing in on Gangnam Style's YouTube fame
Full Article Denver Post
05 Dec 2012

Click photo to enlarge FILE - In this Nov. 28, 2012 file photo, South Korean rapper PSY, who sings the popular "Gangnam Style," greets Thai fans after a press conference in Bangkok, Thailand. As "Gangnam Style" gallops toward 1 billion views on YouTube, the first Asian pop artist to capture a massive global audience has gotten...
FILE - In this Nov. 28, 2012 file photo, South Korean rapper PSY, who sings the popular "Gangnam Style," greets Thai fans after a press conference in Bangkok, Thailand. As "Gangnam Style" gallops toward 1 billion views on YouTube, the first Asian pop artist to capture a massive global audience has gotten richer click by click. So too has his agent and his grandmother. But the money from music sales isn't flowing in from the rapper's homeland South Korea or elsewhere in Asia. With one song, 34-year-old Park Jae-sang — better known as PSY — is set to become a millionaire from YouTube ads and iTunes downloads, underlining a shift in how money is being made in the music business.
photo: AP / Sakchai Lalit

Bob Dylan biopic I'm Not There
Full Article IMDb
05 Dec 2012

He's one of our most enigmatic and hyperactive musicians, and this film takes the same approach to Dylan's mythology Director: Todd Haynes Entertainment...
Legendary singer-songwriter Bob Dylan performs at the Newport Folk Festival, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2002, in Newport, R.I. Dylan last played Newport in July 1965,
photo: AP / Michael Dwyer

Noel Gallagher reveals Teenage Cancer Trust line-up
Full Article BBC News
05 Dec 2012

Labrinth, Kasabian and Rizzle Kicks are some of the names lined up for the 2013 Teenage Cancer Trust gigs. The acts have been chosen by ex-Oasis star Noel Gallagher, who is curating next year's shows at London's Royal Albert Hall. Other performers on the bill include Primal Scream, Blur's Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon, as well as...
Noel Gallagher of Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds performs live at KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas Night Two in The Gibson Ampitheater, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011, in Los Angeles. KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas Night 2 proceeds benefit the Al Wooten Jr Heritage Center. (AP Photo/Katy Winn)
photo: AP / Katy Winn

Kaiser Chiefs songwriter leaves band
Full Article The Guardian
05 Dec 2012

Drummer and songwriter Nick Hodgson departs group after 15 years 'to pursue new challenges'...
Kaiser Chiefs
photo: Creative Commons

Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin doesn't let wardrobe mishap spoil her night at the Kennedy Center
Full Article Detroit news
05 Dec 2012

By Susan Whitall The Detroit News Comments Aretha Franklin arriving Sunday at the White House for an event in the East Room where President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama recognized the 2012 Kennedy Center Honorees to celebrate their contribution to the arts before heading to the Kennedy Center for the honors program. (Brendan...
Aretha Franklin sings "My Country 'Tis Of Thee'" at the U.S. Capitol during the 56th presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2009.
photo: Creative Commons / Cecilio Ricardo

New managers, new plans for Freedom Hill
Full Article Detroit Free Press
05 Dec 2012

Country-pop trio Lady Antebellum will help usher in a new era of entertainment programming next year at Freedom Hill Amphitheatre, the venue's new management group said Tuesday. The Sterling Heights venue shut down in 2009 amid litigation between Macomb County and Hillside Productions, the former operator....
Lady Antebellum 2008
photo: Creative Commons / BCourchesne

Rahman's 'Nenjukkulle' from tomorrow
Full Article The Times of India
04 Dec 2012

Mani Ratnam's much-anticipated movie Kadal's audio album is ready to hit the stands. Sony Music Entertainment will release the audio of the much talked...
A.R. Rahman, Global Ambassador for the World Health Organization's "Stop TB" campaign, who is also a well known Indian musician and composer who produced "Bombay Dreams."
photo: UN / Evan Schneider

Anne Hathaway talks Catwoman spin-off
Full Article Total Film
05 Dec 2012

Anne Hathaway’s Catwoman was one of the indisputable highlights of The Dark Knight Rises, and unsurprisingly, talk persists concerning a potential spin-off. Granted, the last time such an idea was put into practice, the end...
Anne Hathaway arrives before the 83rd Academy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles.
photo: AP / Amy Sancetta

Netflix takes Disney pay-TV rights from Starz
Full Article Orlando Sentinel
05 Dec 2012

Netflix has acquired the exclusive U.S. rights to movies from Walt Disney Studios films, beginning in 2016, in a three-year deal that catapults the Internet video-on-demand service into direct competition with pay-TV giants such as HBO and Showtime. The news is a blow to the pay channel Starz, which previously had the rights to Disney movies,...
 Netflix headquarters in Los Gatos, Calif., Friday, July 22, 2005. (sl1)
photo: AP Photo/Paul Sakuma

Sanjay Dutt 'did own action sequences for Zilla Ghaziabad'
Full Article Digital Spy
05 Dec 2012

Sanjay Dutt reportedly did his own action sequences for Zilla Ghaziabad. The 53-year-old Agneepath star has taken on the role of a maverick police officer. A source told Bollywood Hungama: "There are scenes where Dutt's cop character gets so livid, he picks up his enemy bodily, somersaults them with his hands and throws them to the ground. "When we...
Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt gestures during a press conference in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, March 31, 2009. India's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Dutt, who has served nearly two years of a six-year prison sentence for illegal arms possession, cannot contest India's general elections next month, a news report said.
photo: AP / Gurinder Osan

Kristen Stewart 'not being replaced by Balenciaga'
Full Article Digital Spy
05 Dec 2012

Kristen Stewart will not be replaced as the face of Balenciaga, sources have insisted. Recent rumours on Coco Perez suggested that Stewart - who signed a deal with Balenciaga in January - could be dropped at the request of Liberty Ross, a good friend of Balenciaga's creative director Alexander Wang. Ross is married to Rupert Sanders, the Snow White...
Kristen Stewart speaking at the 2012 WonderCon in Anaheim, California.
photo: Creative Commons / Gage Skidmore

I can now work at my own pace: Karisma Kapoor
Full Article The Times of India
05 Dec 2012

Actress Karisma Kapoor seems content with her life and says she is enjoying this phase of her life -- professionally at least. Away from the rat race, she is happy that she can pick and choose her projects when she wants. "I think it is a great situation to be in. I am away from the rat race, from major pressures. I can...
Actress Karisma Kapoor acknowledges receiving the best actress
photo: AP / Cobus Bodenstein

Ashton Kutcher plays Steve Jobs
Full Article IMDb
05 Dec 2012

Forthcoming biopic Jobs joins a great tradition of film and TV geekery from The Social Network to The It Crowd Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs As well as the...
U.S. actor Ashton Kutcher arrives to attend the presentation of the Colcci collection at the Sao Paulo Fashion Week in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012.
photo: AP / Andre Penner

Aamir Khan on cloud nine after success of 'Talaash'
Full Article Newstrack India
05 Dec 2012

Tweet New Delhi, Dec 5 (ANI): The perfectionist of Bollywood Aamir Khan was recently spotted in an elated mood, after his latest film 'Talaash' received a positive opening response at the box office and appreciative reviews from critics and audience as well. The 47-year-old actor, who made his comeback to the silver screen with his new suspense...
Bollywood actor Aamir Khan
photo: AP / Rajanish Kakade

Anjali Patil honoured for Indo-Sri Lankan film
Full Article The Times of India
03 Dec 2012

City based actress Anjali Patil recently won an award for her Indo-Sri Lankan film, 'Oba Nathuwa Obe Ekka' ( With You Without You). The actress plays a lead role in the film and...
The JS (Film), Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Shri Raghavendra Singh presenting the Best Female Actor award to Ms. Anjali Patil, for the film
photo: PIB of India

Jay Y. Lee, Samsung Heir, Promoted To Vice Chairman
Full Article Huffington Post
05 Dec 2012

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics Co. promoted its chairman's only son to vice chairman, putting the 44-year-old closer to the top leadership position at the world's largest maker of memory chips, mobile phones and TVs....
Samsung LCD - Television - Electronics - Technology
photo: WN / Sweet Radoc

Qantas faces bitter battle
Full Article NZ Herald
05 Dec 2012

Tourism deal axed as group of rebel investors push for change in strategy. Alan Joyce Qantas and a group of rebel investors appear to be bunkering down for a long, dogged struggle over the future of Australia's troubled airline. The tensions between chief executive Alan Joyce and his predecessor Geoff Dixon will continue following the airline's...
A Qantas Boeing 747-400 flying at approximately 11,000 metres in revised color scheme viewed from the ground at Starbeyevo in Moscow.
photo: Creative Commons / Sergey Kustov

Alaska Airlines on Paine Field: 'Not a good alternative'
Full Article Business Journal
05 Dec 2012

Alaska Airlines said adding commercial air service at Paine Field in Everett, which the Federal Aviation Administration said wouldn't significantly add to local noise and traffic, "is not a good alternative" for the Puget Sound area. In a statement, Andrew Harrison, Alaska Airlines’ vice president of planning and revenue management, said the the...
Alaska airline
photo: Creative Commons / NWharry

PM unlikely to travel to Pakistan in near future
Full Article DNA India
05 Dec 2012

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has made it clear that he has no intention of travelling to Pakistan in the near future, saying there should be conducive situation for it. He conveyed this directly to Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari in response to his invitation in July, sources said. In a...
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh should begin inquiry on the charges of corruption against his colleague in the Union Cabinet, demands RTI activist Arvind Kejariwal.- India- Politics
photo: PIB of India / Photo Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India

Gold climbs above $1,700/oz as stocks rise
Full Article The Times of India
05 Dec 2012

LONDON: Gold climbed back above $1,700 an ounce on Wednesday as stock markets firmed and a dip in prices to one-month lows tempted some buyers back to the market, with confidence in the metal bolstered by a 14-tonne gold purchase by South Korea. Gains were limited, however, as talks to avert a U.S. fiscal crisis showed little progress. Uncertainty...
Gold jewellery - metal - necklace and earrings
photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar

Facebook sets its sights on its next billion users
Full Article The State
05 Dec 2012

MENLO PARK, Calif — MENLO PARK, Calif. - In just eight years, Facebook signed up more than half the world's Internet population. Now it's going after the rest. Facebook wants to reach every single person on the Internet whether they are logging on from a laptop in Los Angeles, an iPhone in Tokyo, or a low-tech phone with a tiny screen in...
Facebook user - Social networking
photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba

Govt. hasn't gone back on assurance on FDI: Anand Sharma
Full Article Newstrack India
05 Dec 2012

Tweet New Delhi, Dec. 5 (ANI): Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma on Wednesday rubbished the opposition's charge that the government had gone back on its promise of reaching out to all stakeholders on the issue of allowing foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail. Firmly and categorically stating that the opposition charge was...
The Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Shri Anand Sharma addressing a Press Conference, in New Delhi on December 23, 2010.
photo: PIB of India / Photo Division, Ministry of I & B Govt. of India

Chidambaram expedited FDI as finance minister, says Joshi
Full Article Newstrack India
05 Dec 2012

Tweet New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi Wednesday said that the government expedited its decision to allow FDI in retail after P. Chidambaram became the finance minister, and added that FDI would hit farmers, small traders and people seeking employment. Participating in the Lok Sabha debate on the motion against allowing FDI in...
The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, Shri Murli Manohar Joshi addressing the media, in New Delhi on March 24, 2011.
photo: PIB of India /

On the frontline with British troops in Afghanistan
On the frontline with British troops in Afghanistan
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  • Duration: 9:59
  • Updated: 04 Dec 2012
On the frontline with British troops in Afghanistan As Afghanistan prepares for an election, award-winning photographer Sean Smith, stationed with British troops during Operation Panther's Claw, finds many soldiers becoming frustrated at the inexperience and lack of discipline of the Afghan National Army
  • published: 20 Aug 2012
  • views: 19483
  • author: TheGuardian
http://wn.com/On_the_frontline_with_British_troops_in_Afghanistan

Riot police break up Myanmar copper protest
Riot police break up Myanmar copper protest
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  • Duration: 1:25
  • Updated: 02 Dec 2012
Riot police fired water cannons and tear gas to break up a three-month protest against a vast copper mining project run by Myanmar's powerful military and its partner, a subsidiary of a Chinese arms manufacturer. Al Jazeera's Gerald Tan reports.
http://wn.com/Riot_police_break_up_Myanmar_copper_protest

'NATO weakens Arab world to wage war on Iran'
'NATO weakens Arab world to wage war on Iran'
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  • Duration: 5:21
  • Updated: 05 Dec 2012
The situation in Syria has deteriorated in recent days, prompting the UN to order "all non-essential international staff out of Syria" and halting aid missions outside Damascus. For more on what's going on in and around the war-torn country RT talks to political analyst Sukant Chandan. 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.
  • published: 05 Dec 2012
  • views: 6609
  • author: RussiaToday
http://wn.com/'NATO_weakens_Arab_world_to_wage_war_on_Iran'

Rush military caller says that Obama ordered no response to Benghazi attack
Rush military caller says that Obama ordered no response to Benghazi attack
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  • Duration: 12:21
  • Updated: 04 Dec 2012
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  • published: 26 Oct 2012
  • views: 152636
  • author: rightscoop
http://wn.com/Rush_military_caller_says_that_Obama_ordered_no_response_to_Benghazi_attack

Strong Typhoon Bopha / Pablo Video Update
Strong Typhoon Bopha / Pablo Video Update
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  • Duration: 8:38
  • Updated: 05 Dec 2012
Bopha now a strong and dangerous storm is pushing west setting eyes on Palau and then eventually the east coast of the Philippines. At this time Palau and its capitol of Koror is in the cross hairs of this ever growing storm. Then Visayas and Mindanao will start to feel the effects on Tuesday going in to Wednesday. Still a few days away but now is the time to prepare. Todays update we dive in to this and more, plus be sure if your there in Palau to watch out for James Reynolds. He will be taking video and documenting this dangerous storm as it comes ashore. Subscribe to the New Westpacwx Channel www.youtube.com Complete Eastern Asia weather Updates www.westernpacificweather.com Tropical Weather Discussion. www.storm2k.org Daily Satellite Analysis www.westernpacificweather.com Follow Rob's Facebook www.facebook.com Email Robert at robertspeta@westernpacificweather.com Follow Rob on Twitter @Robert Speta Follow Westernpacificweather on Facebook www.facebook.com See us at our Partners Webpage 28storms 28storms.com Typhoon Chaser Footage www.earthuncut.tv
  • published: 01 Dec 2012
  • views: 8571
  • author: WestPacWx
http://wn.com/Strong_Typhoon_Bopha_/_Pablo_Video_Update

Amy Goodman Questions Top US Negotiator on Alleged Obstruction of UN Climate Talks in Doha
Amy Goodman Questions Top US Negotiator on Alleged Obstruction of UN Climate Talks in Doha
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  • Updated: 05 Dec 2012
Visit www.democracynow.org to watch more reports on Democracy Now!, an independent, global news hour that airs weekdays on 1100+ TV and radio stations. In a rare media appearance at the UN climate talks in Doha, US climate negotiator Jonathan Pershing is questioned by Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman about the United States' failure to do more to cut emissions and to save the planet from catastrophic climate change. To watch the entire weekday independent news hour, read the transcript, download the podcast, search our vast archive, or to find more information about Democracy Now! and Amy Goodman, visit http FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: Facebook: www.facebook.com Twitter: @democracynow Subscribe on YouTube: www.youtube.com Listen on SoundCloud: www.soundcloud.com Daily Email News Digest: www.democracynow.org Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit www.democracynow.org
http://wn.com/Amy_Goodman_Questions_Top_US_Negotiator_on_Alleged_Obstruction_of_UN_Climate_Talks_in_Doha

Barack Obama lays down red line to Syria over chemical weapons
Barack Obama lays down red line to Syria over chemical weapons
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President Obama warns "there will be consequences" if the regime of Bashar Al-Assad used chemical weapons amid reports Syrian military forces were readying supplies of deadly nerve gas. President Barack Obama warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad not to use chemical weapons against opposition forces, saying there would be consequences if he were to do so. "The world is watching," he said. "The use of chemical weapons is and would be totally unacceptable and if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons there will be consequences and you will be held accountable," Mr Obama said in remarks to a gathering of nuclear proliferation experts. The President's warning came as US officials claimed to have detected signs that Syrian forces were mixing the chemicals needed to produce sarin gas, a nerve agent banned under international rules of war. Read more: www.telegraph.co.uk Get the latest headlines www.telegraph.co.uk Subscribe to The Telegraph www.youtube.com Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter twitter.com Follow us on Google+ plus.google.com Telegraph.co.uk and YouTube.com/TelegraphTV are websites of The Daily Telegraph, the UK's best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.
  • published: 04 Dec 2012
  • views: 268
  • author: telegraphtv
http://wn.com/Barack_Obama_lays_down_red_line_to_Syria_over_chemical_weapons

Fiscal Cliff Debate: Austerity One Way or Austerity Another Way
Fiscal Cliff Debate: Austerity One Way or Austerity Another Way
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  • Duration: 13:26
  • Updated: 03 Dec 2012
Bill Black's Financial and Fraud Report on the current choices offered by President Obama and Congress
  • published: 29 Nov 2012
  • views: 1990
  • author: TheRealNews
http://wn.com/Fiscal_Cliff_Debate_Austerity_One_Way_or_Austerity_Another_Way

DR Congo M23 rebels enter Goma city.
DR Congo M23 rebels enter Goma city.
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  • Updated: 25 Nov 2012
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Can Afghan Army Fight Taliban Alone?
Can Afghan Army Fight Taliban Alone?
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  • Updated: 04 Dec 2012
ABC News cameras were rolling when our team was caught in Taliban ambush.
  • published: 06 Jul 2012
  • views: 24038
  • author: ABCNews
http://wn.com/Can_Afghan_Army_Fight_Taliban_Alone?

UN & FCC Mulls Internet Regulation! Ireland Downgraded!
UN & FCC Mulls Internet Regulation! Ireland Downgraded!
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  • Updated: 18 Sep 2012
video about my commentary on the United Nations' attempt to regulate the Internet, the FCC's push to regulate Internet access, the fed's getting $7.2 billion for the victims of Bernard Madoff, the CIA protecting torturers, Moody's downgrading Ireland's Debt and much more. UN Mulls Internet Regulation, Draws Criticism From Google, Others www.huffingtonpost.com New US Push to Regulate Internet Access online.wsj.com The CIA secretly agreed to pay $5million to shield the architects of its waterboarding programme www.dailymail.co.uk Payrolls Drop in 28 US States, Joblessness Rises in 21 in Labor Setback www.bloomberg.com Federal Government Cuts Off Recession Relief Money To States www.huffingtonpost.com Moody's Downgrades Ireland's Debt online.wsj.com Feds nab $7.2 billion for Madoff victims money.cnn.com Foreclosures Show Biggest 5-Year Drop as Process Slows www.cnbc.com The National Retail Federation forecasts a holiday sales increase of 2.3 percent www.usatoday.com Regulators close banks in Ga., Fla., Ark., Minn. www.google.com IRS Agent Accused of Stealing Tax Refunds www.nbcnewyork.com Obama to sign law ending military gay ban news.yahoo.com 9/11 Joe Lieberman -- WTC 7 Did Not Occur .... I Do Not Support A New Investigation www.youtube.com PTC Criticizes Glee, The Vampire Diaries for Sexualized Content www.tvfanatic.com
  • published: 19 Dec 2010
  • views: 2682
  • author: DEMCAD
http://wn.com/UN_FCC_Mulls_Internet_Regulation!_Ireland_Downgraded!

Israel's 'denied' nuke sites: UN demands atomic arsenal access
Israel's 'denied' nuke sites: UN demands atomic arsenal access
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  • Updated: 04 Dec 2012
Israel is under pressure from the UN to open up to the world the nuclear arsenal it denies even exists. In an overwhelming vote, the General Assembly approved a resolution urging the country to allow inspections of its atomic facilities. 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.
  • published: 04 Dec 2012
  • views: 8383
  • author: RussiaToday
http://wn.com/Israel's_'denied'_nuke_sites_UN_demands_atomic_arsenal_access

On the frontline with British troops in Afghanistan
On the frontline with British troops in Afghanistan
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  • Updated: 04 Dec 2012
On the frontline with British troops in Afghanistan As Afghanistan prepares for an election, award-winning photographer Sean Smith, stationed with British troops during Operation Panther's Claw, finds many soldiers becoming frustrated at the inexperience and lack of discipline of the Afghan National Army
  • published: 20 Aug 2012
  • views: 19483
  • author: TheGuardian
http://wn.com/On_the_frontline_with_British_troops_in_Afghanistan

UN recognises Palestine as non-member state
UN recognises Palestine as non-member state
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  • Updated: 05 Dec 2012
An overwhelming 138 states supported the resolution, nine states against and 41 states abstained.
http://wn.com/UN_recognises_Palestine_as_non-member_state

The torture of Bradley Manning on trial
The torture of Bradley Manning on trial
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  • Updated: 04 Dec 2012
The whistleblower website WikiLeaks has gained the respect of truth seekers across the globe for exposing governmental secrets, but of course not without a few repercussions. Two years ago the site released sensitive information known as "Cablegate" which shed light on organizational corruption and some say this wouldn't have been possible without the alleged involvement of Private First Class Bradley Manning. Now, Manning is facing the harsh consequence of being a whistleblower and is just now getting his pre-trial hearings for his case. RT Web Producer Andrew Blake brings us the latest from the courtroom. RT America LIVE rt.com Subscribe to RT America! www.youtube.com Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter twitter.com
  • published: 28 Nov 2012
  • views: 3440
  • author: RTAmerica
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Afghan and coalition forces kill insurgent leader in Kunar province
Full Article The Examiner
05 Dec 2012

ISAF today issued an operational update on combat operations in Afghanistan. It noted, among other things, that Afghan and coalition security forces conducted an operation in Watahpur district yesterday that resulted in the “death of insurgent leader Mohammad Yar...
Afghan and coalition forces kill insurgent leader in Kunar province
photo: US Navy / Matthew Stroup

updated 16 Nov 2012; published 27 Sep 2010
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Afghanistan War: News from the Front Lines 09272010 (HiDef!)
updated 19 Jun 2012; published 31 May 2012
1:42
Unit­ed States Nur­tur­ing Tal­ibans In Afghanistan
updated 03 May 2011; published 01 Oct 2010
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News Up­date: NATO: 15 Afghan In­sur­gents Killed
updated 04 Oct 2011; published 08 Nov 2009
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In­ter­na­tion­al Se­cu­ri­ty As­sis­tance Force Up­date
updated 31 Oct 2012; published 31 Oct 2012
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Kunar Province - Wiki Ar­ti­cle
updated 16 Aug 2012; published 06 Aug 2011
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He­li­copter with 31 Navy SEALs go down in Afghanistan 8 6 11

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UN makes urgent call for Yemen dialogue
NEW YORK ' The United Nations made an urgent call Tuesday for Yemen’s political parties to initiate a national dialogue, warning that its transition was under threat. The UN-brokered power transition deal that eased president Ali Abdullah Saleh out...
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TIMES VIEW Palestine's on stronger ground With over two-thirds of the United Nations voting to give Palestine non-member observer state status, the latter's on stronger ground than ever before. Crucially, coming on the 65th anniversary of the same...
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NATO combat troops are set to pull out of Afghanistan by the end of 2014. Member states have promised continued commitment, but key questions still need to be resolved. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen is full of praise for the transfer...
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Differing Afghan, US priorities could hurt proposed security agreement
KABUL — When Afghan and American negotiators sat down here last month to begin talks on a bilateral security agreement that would define and govern a long-term U.S. military presence in Afghanistan, their meeting was cordial, vague and brief....
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CLIMATE CHANGE: In the Arab world, building fridges to live in an oven
DOHA, 5 December 2012 (IRIN) - In the last three decades, 50 million people in the Arab world have been affected by natural disasters, many of them extreme climate events, according to a new report by the World Bank. The report projects the horrific...
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USAID in Afghanistan
Whatever beneficence USAID has doled out over the years has come with a heavy price for Afghans and a heavy price tag for Americans. In fact, USAID is not an aid organization by any common understanding of the term, if by aid we mean helping people...
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On the front­line with British troops in Afghanistan
The Examiner 05 Dec 2012, ISAF today issued an operational update on combat operations in Afghanistan. It noted, among other things, that Afghan and coalition security forces conducted an operation in Watahpur district yesterday that resulted in the “death of insurgent leader Mohammad Yar...

updated 02 Dec 2012; published 29 Nov 2012
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Riot po­lice break up Myan­mar cop­per protest
Joy Online 05 Dec 2012, Police in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, have clashed with protesters angry at what they say is the rushed drafting of a new constitution and by President Morsi's recent extension of his powers. Tens of thousands of people had gathered outside the presidential palace. The police fired tear gas to disperse the crowd, some of whom managed to cut...

updated 05 Dec 2012; published 05 Dec 2012
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'NATO weak­ens Arab world to wage war on Iran'
The Times of India 05 Dec 2012, BRUSSELS: NATO on Tuesday approved member state Turkey's request for Patriot missiles to defend its border against Syria following a series of blunt warnings to Damascus not to use chemical weapons. As the conflict approached the 21-month mark with more than 41,000 people killed, according to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights,...

updated 04 Dec 2012; published 26 Oct 2012
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updated 05 Dec 2012; published 01 Dec 2012
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updated 05 Dec 2012; published 05 Dec 2012
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updated 04 Dec 2012; published 04 Dec 2012
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Barack Obama lays down red line to Syria over chem­i­cal weapons
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updated 03 Dec 2012; published 29 Nov 2012
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updated 25 Nov 2012; published 20 Nov 2012
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DR Congo M23 rebels enter Goma city.
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updated 04 Dec 2012; published 06 Jul 2012
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Can Afghan Army Fight Tal­iban Alone?
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updated 18 Sep 2012; published 19 Dec 2010
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UN & FCC Mulls In­ter­net Reg­u­la­tion! Ire­land Down­grad­ed!
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updated 04 Dec 2012; published 04 Dec 2012
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Is­rael's 'de­nied' nuke sites: UN de­mands atom­ic ar­se­nal ac­cess
New Straits/Business Times 03 Dec 2012, UNITED NATIONS: UN leader Ban Ki-moon warned Sunday that if Israel implemented its latest plan for new settlements it would deal an “almost fatal blow” to any prospects for peace with the Palestinians. Israel’s announcement about the 3,000 Jewish settler homes, whose planned location was not revealed, came in the wake of a historic...

updated 04 Dec 2012; published 20 Aug 2012
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UN recog­nis­es Pales­tine as non-mem­ber state
Deccan Herald 02 Dec 2012, Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas returned to the West Bank on Sunday after winning upgraded UN status for the Palestinians, telling cheering crowds: “Yes, now we have a state. “Palestine has accomplished a historic achievement at the UN,” Abbas added, three days after the United Nations General Assembly granted the Palestinians...