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Free Syrian Army fighters look at a Syrian Army jet, not pictured, in Fafeen village, north of Aleppo province, Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. US recognises Syria opposition coalition: Obama
Washington: US President Barack Obama has said his country has formally recognised Syria's opposition rebel coalition as the "legitimate representative" of the Syrians, BBC reported. Obama said the... (photo: AP / Manu Brabo) Zeenews
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Police officials wield bamboo sticks to stop main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party activist during a protest in Kachpur, on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012. Bangladesh opposition in violent protests over attacks
Violence has flared in many parts of Bangladesh as schools and most businesses were shut after opposition groups enforced a dawn-to-dusk strike. They called the strike to protest against attacks on... (photo: AP / A.M. Ahad) BBC News
Bangladesh   Human Rights   Photos   Protest   Wikipedia: Politics of Bangladesh
File - In Herat, Afghanistan, women line up to collect bags of split chick pea, wheat, and cooking oil being distributed by the UN World Food Programme (WFP), 29 June, 2012. 'Long way to go' on justice for Afghan women - UN
Afghan women victims of violence are still being failed by the justice system, according to a new UN report. Although there had been some progress in implementing a 2009 anti-violence law, overall use... (photo: UN / Eric Kanalstein) BBC News
Afghanistan   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: Women's rights in Afghanistan   Women
HSBC building HSBC to announce $1.8 bln settlement in U.S. money laundering probe-sources
n">Dec 11 (Reuters) - HSBC Holdings Plc is expected to become the first bank to admit to both money-laundering lapses and U.S. sanctions violations on Tuesday as part of a settlement of around $1.8... (photo: Creative Commons / Flickr) Reuters
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Cheick Modibo Diarra, Prime Minister of the Republic of Mali addresses the general debate of the sixty-seventh session of the General Assembly. Mali's prime minister Cheikh Modibo Diarra resigns, after being arrested by junta
BAMAKO: Mali's prime minister presented his resignation on state television in a broadcast at 4 a.m. local time, hours... (photo: UN / Marco Castro) The Times of India
Junta   Mali   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Cheick Modibo Diarra
FILE - In this Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012 file photo, Egyptian riot policemen march past a mural on the wall of the presidential palace depicting president Mohammed Morsi, left, former military council ruler Hussain Tantawi, center and ousted president Mubarak with Arabic anti-Morsi graffiti, in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt crisis: Cairo braced for rival protests
Egypt's capital Cairo is steeling itself for rival rallies sparked by a referendum on a new constitution ordered by President Mohamed Morsi. Tuesday's demonstrations have been called by... (photo: AP / Nasser Nasser, File) BBC News
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