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  • Noam Chomsky Lectures on Modern-Day American Imperialism: Middle East and Beyond...2:00:02
  • Inside Syria - How real is Syria's chemical weapons threat?...24:56
  • Italians wary of return of Berlusconi...2:04
  • MAHAMA TO WIN GHANA ELECTION 2012: "Mahama leads in close 2012 election" GHANA POLITICS 2012,...39:22
  • Far From Pharaoh: Referendum derails in Egypt as turmoil intensifies...3:01
  • Deadly Typhoon Bopha rips rooftops in Philippines as thousands flee...1:19
  • Egypt's Morsi rescinds controversial decree...2:28
  • Mali Islamists strengthen hold on Timbuktu...1:32
  • Video: Syria rebels unveil cutting-edge homemade tank...0:57
  • Climate talks in Doha...3:09
  • Badriya Darwish on Al Jazeera TV - 8th Dec Kuwait Protest...3:40
  • Qatar climate talks are underway - Green News Report - Air Date- 11-27-12...3:09
  • Despite protests, Morsi pushes on with referendum - NewsX...3:27
Noam Chomsky, an emeritus professor of linguistics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a well-known political activist critical of US foreign policy, traces modern-day American imperialism to its earliest roots, 25 years before the American Revolution, and he explains how the United States has lived up to its reputation as "the most frightening and dangerous country in the world." Hosted by Boston University School of Law and the Boston University Anti-War Coalition on April 24, 2008.
Noam Chom­sky Lec­tures on Mod­ern-Day Amer­i­can Im­pe­ri­al­ism: Mid­dle East and Be­yond
120:02
In­side Syria - How real is Syria's chem­i­cal weapons threat?
24:56
Ital­ians wary of re­turn of Berlus­coni
2:04
MA­HAMA TO WIN GHANA ELEC­TION 2012: "Ma­hama leads in close 2012 elec­tion" GHANA POL­I­TICS 2012,
39:22
Far From Pharaoh: Ref­er­en­dum de­rails in Egypt as tur­moil in­ten­si­fies
3:01
Dead­ly Ty­phoon Bopha rips rooftops in Philip­pines as thou­sands flee
1:19
Egypt's Morsi re­scinds con­tro­ver­sial de­cree
2:28
Mali Is­lamists strength­en hold on Tim­buk­tu
1:32
Video: Syria rebels un­veil cut­ting-edge home­made tank
0:57
Cli­mate talks in Doha
3:09
Egypt's Morsi re­scinds con­tro­ver­sial de­cree
2:28
Badriya Dar­wish on Al Jazeera TV - 8th Dec Kuwait Protest
3:40
Qatar cli­mate talks are un­der­way - Green News Re­port - Air Date- 11-27-12
3:09
De­spite protests, Morsi push­es on with ref­er­en­dum - NewsX
3:27
Ex­iled Hamas lead­er Khaled Me­shaal vis­its Gaza - NewsX
4:22




Are U.S. Wars and Politics Primitive?
Full Article WorldNews.com
10 Dec 2012

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling In the desert of central Australia still resides a primitive tribe known as the Arunta. This non-technological and stateless group, which mainly depends on hunting and gathering, had suffered several inexplicable deaths. The old men leading the band decided through dreams and mystical experiences that...
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. James Bates, a security force squad leader with the Farah Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT), provides security at a landing zone as his team prepares to disembark a CH-47 Chinook helicopter Sept. 26, 2012, in Pur Chaman district, Farah province, Afghanistan. The Farah PRT was composed of Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen whose mission was to provide security, support local governments and monitor reconstruction efforts throughout the province.
photo: USAF / Staff Sgt. Jonathan Lovelady

Syria to U.N.: 'Serious fear' it will be framed for the use of chemical weapons
Full Article CNN
10 Dec 2012

December 10, 2012 -- Updated 1327 GMT (2127 HKT) (CNN) -- Syria is raising concern in two letters to the United Nations that the United States may be attempting to frame it for the use of chemical weapons, Syrian state-run media reported Monday. The letters, addressed to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and chairman of the Security Council,...
In this Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012 photo, Syrians stand in rubble of a building destroyed due to heavy fighting between Syrian Army fighters and government forces in Aleppo, Syria.
photo: AP / Narciso Contreras

Berlusconi's Back: Italian Banks and Bonds in Trouble
Full Article CNBC
10 Dec 2012

You can't keep Silvio Berlusconi down. A lesser man might be chastened by being turfed out of the Prime Minister's office, an ongoing trial involving a sex scandal, or a conviction for fraud. Yet Italy's longest-serving leader since the Second World War confirmed what had been long-rumored on Saturday –he is planning a comeback just a year after an...
Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi talks during a press conference in Gerno, near Milan, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012.
photo: AP / Luca Bruno

Mahama declared winner of Ghana presidential polls
Full Article The Star
10 Dec 2012

ACCRA: Ghanaian incumbent John Dramani Mahama was on Sunday declared the winner of closely fought presidential polls, but the opposition alleged fraud in a nation that has been seen as a model of African democracy. The electoral commission announced the result after a day of twists and turns linked to the vote on Friday and Saturday, with the...
Supporters of President John Dramani Mahama celebrate in the streets after he was declared the winner of Ghana's presidential election, in Accra, Ghana, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012.
photo: AP / Christian Thompson

Egypt's liberals reject Mursi new deal, call for protests
Full Article DNA India
10 Dec 2012

Egypt's opposition rejected an offer of compromise by President Mohammed Mursi to end the country's crisis over a new constitution on Sunday, and called for mass street protests on Monday. A fresh rally was under way around the presidential palace on Sunday night as leaders of the liberal and secular opposition to Mursi's Muslim...
Egyptian army soldiers stand guard as protesters stand on top of cement blocks near the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012.
photo: AP / Hassan Ammar

Philippine typhoon toll continues to climb
Full Article Al Jazeera
10 Dec 2012

The number of people in the Philippines who have been killed by Typhoon Bopha has nearly reached 650, the country's disaster chief told Al Jazeera. Benito Ramos, the country's disaster chief in Manila, said that 647 bodies have been found and 780 people are still missing, including hundreds of fishermen. Families and...
Residents affected by typhoon Bopha display messages begging for aid along a highway at Montevista township, Compostela Valley in southern Philippines Sunday Dec. 9, 2012.
photo: AP / Bullit Marquez

Egypt crisis: Morsi orders military to keep order
Full Article BBC News
10 Dec 2012

Egypt's President Morsi has ordered the military to maintain security and protect state institutions in the run-up to a referendum on the constitution. The BBC's Jon Leyne in Cairo says the move will raise fears that Egypt is moving back towards military rule. Mr Morsi has tried to calm days of protests by annulling a decree giving him...
Soldiers stand guard on top a tank in front of the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012.
photo: AP / Petr David Josek

Mali presents risky battleground for neighbouring nations and Western Allies
Full Article The Independent
09 Dec 2012

The next war against terrorism is taking shape in this West African country, as African nations backed by the United States and France are readying a force to recapture Mali's north from extremists linked to al-Qaida and prevent another haven for jihadists from taking root on the continent. But whether a military intervention can defuse such a...
A protestor carries a Malian flag as he demonstrates in front of a police line, during a protest march in favor of an international military intervention to regain control of the Mali's Islamist-controlled north, in Bamako, Mali, Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012.
photo: AP / Harouna Traore

Syrian fighters join forces against al-Assad
Full Article Al Jazeera
09 Dec 2012

Syria's rebel leaders have agreed to come under a united command in a bid to integrate diverse fighting groups and streamline the route for arms essential to their struggle against President Bashar al-Assad. The new body, expected to be announced officially on Sunday, hopes to form the basis of a united rebel front. About 500 delegates...
A Syrian gunman shoots in the air during the funeral of 29 year-old Free Syrian Army fighter, Husain Al-Ali, who was killed during clashes in Aleppo, in the town of Marea on the outskirts of Aleppo city, Syria, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012.
photo: AP / Khalil Hamra

More voices needed in climate debate
Full Article CNN
09 Dec 2012

December 9, 2012 -- Updated 0518 GMT (1318 HKT) Delegates at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in the Qatari capital Doha, on December 6. Editor's note: Jennifer Morgan is the director of the climate and energy program at the World Resources Institute, a global think tank that works with governments, businesses and...
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (centre) addresses the conference’s High-Level Ministerial Roundtable, flanked by Christiana Figueres (left), Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah (left), Deputy Prime Minister of Qatar and President of COP 18/CMP 8, 5 December, 2012.
photo: UN / Mark Garten

Egypt: President Morsi cancels decree that sparked protests
Full Article IBN Live
09 Dec 2012

Cairo: Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has cancelled a decree that gave him sweeping powers and sparked huge protests, but did not delay a referendum on a constitution as his...
Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi is seen during a photo opportunity in his office at the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt
photo: AP / Maya Alleruzzo

Thousands protest in Kuwait City
Full Article Al Jazeera
09 Dec 2012

Tens of thousands of Kuwaitis have staged a peaceful protest against the parliament elected last week under voting rules deemed unfair by the opposition. The opposition supporters demonstrated for the second week in a row as police watched the protest without interfering on Saturday. "This parliament is illegitimate, this [electoral law]...
File - Islamist, nationalist and liberal opposition groups carry a large national flag as they gather to protest the Kuwait government's amendment of the electoral law and support a boycott on the country's election on Friday, Nov. 30, 2012 in Kuwait City.
photo: AP / Gustavo Ferrari

Doha climate talks: US faces dilemma over final text
Full Article BBC News
08 Dec 2012

There has been a historic shift in the UN climate talks in Qatar, with the prospect of rich nations having to compensate poor nations for losses due to climate change. The US has fiercely opposed the measure - it says the cost could be unlimited. But after angry tussles throughout the night the principle of Loss and Damage is now in the final...
Local and international activists march inside a conferences center to demand urgent action to address climate change at the U.N. climate talks in Doha, Qatar, Friday, Dec.7, 2012.
photo: AP / Osama Faisal

Egypt's opposition to shun Morsi talks
Full Article Al Jazeera
08 Dec 2012

Mohamed Morsi, the Egyptian president, is expected to press ahead with talks on ways to end Egypt's worst crisis since he took office even though the country's main opposition leaders have vowed to boycott negotiations. The capital Cairo and other cities have been rocked by violent protests since November 22, when Morsi issued a decree awarding...
Egyptian protesters gather outside the presidential palace after they broke through a barbed wire barricade that was keeping them from getting closer to the presidential palace, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Dec. 7, 2012.
photo: AP / Hassan Ammar

Soccer: Napoli keeper admits fixing game
Full Article NZ Herald
10 Dec 2012

Napoli went on trial for match-fixing today and could be docked points after its former goalkeeper confessed to arranging the result of a game three seasons ago. The 'keeper, Matteo Gianello, confessed to prosecutors that he attempted to fix the match between Sampdoria and Napoli on May 16, 2010. Sampdoria won...
Lazio's Mauro Zarate, of Argentina, center, flanked by teammates Hernanes of Brazil, right, and Lazio midfielder Cristian Ledesma, of Argentina, celebrates after scoring during a Serie A soccer match between Lazio and Napoli in Rome, Sunday, Nov. 14, 2010.
photo: AP / Gregorio Borgia

Torres: I want to be a world champion with Chelsea
Full Article Goal
10 Dec 2012

The Spaniard insists that while some in Europe don’t pay much attention to the Club World Cup, he is taking it seriously and wants the Blues to win the tournament By Alfie Meekings More On : Chelsea FC, Fernando Torres, Monterrey vs Chelsea FC...
Chelsea's Fernando Torres kicks the ball during the Barclays Asia Trophy final soccer match against Aston Villa in Hong Kong Saturday, July 30, 2011. Chelsea won 2-0.
photo: AP / Vincent Yu

Zanetti: Humility is in Inter's DNA
Full Article Goal
10 Dec 2012

The Nerazzurri captain has warned his team-mates not to get overly optimistic in the Scudetto race, and believes that they still have a long way to go before...
Inter Milan Argentine defender Javier Zanetti celebrates at the end of the Italian Serie A soccer match between Inter Milan and AC Milan at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009. Inter Milan won 2 -1
photo: AP / Alberto Pellaschiar

Sergio Ramos planning to finish career at Real Madrid
Full Article The Times of India
10 Dec 2012

MADRID: Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos revealed on Monday that he wants to finish his playing days at the Santiago Bernabeu, as he...
Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos celebrates his goal during a Spanish La Liga soccer match against Athletic Bilbao at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012.
photo: AP / Andres Kudacki

Ramos hoping to retire at Real Madrid
Full Article Goal
10 Dec 2012

The Blancos defender has stated that he is very happy in the Spanish capital, while club president Forentino Perez has praised the 26-year-old for making his mark By Chris Kvesa More...
Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos, reacts during a Spanish La Liga soccer match against Atletico de Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012.
photo: AP / Daniel Ochoa de Olza

'I let Manchester City down' – fan apologises for confronting Ferdinand
Full Article Goal
10 Dec 2012

The pitch invader who attempted to confront the Red Devils' centre-back in Sunday’s heated Manchester derby at the Etihad has apologised for his ‘out of character’ actions...
Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand walks off the pitch after he is hit in the face by an object thrown from the crowd during the English Premier League soccer match against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England, Sunday Dec. 9, 2012.
photo: AP / Clint Hughes

City fan apologises to United's Ferdinand December 10, 2012
Full Article ESPN
10 Dec 2012

The Manchester City fan who attempted to confront Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand after running onto the Etihad pitch following United's injury-time winner has apologised through his solicitors. PA PhotosJoe Hart restrains a fan on the pitch Matthew Stott, 21, was restrained by City goalkeeper Joe...
Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand plays against Chelsea during their English Premier League soccer match at Stamford Bridge, London, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012.
photo: AP / Sang Tan

Cartoon of the Day: Invisible man Samir Nasri's hole in the wall costs Manchester City ...
Full Article Goal
10 Dec 2012

Goal.com cartoonist Omar Momani gives us his unique take on the football news of the day More On : Man Utd., Manchester City FC,...
Manchester City's Edin Dzeko, right, gestures to fans as he leaves the pitch with Manchester City's Samir Nasri after the English Premier League soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City at White Hart Lane in London, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011.
photo: AP / Akira Suemori

Singer Jenni Rivera thought to have died in plane crash
Full Article Detroit Free Press
10 Dec 2012

The wreckage of a small plane thought to be carrying Mexican-American singing superstar Jenni Rivera was found in northern Mexico and there were no apparent survivors, authorities said Sunday night. Jorge Domene, spokesman for the Nuevo Leon state government, told Milenio television Sunday that the plane left Monterrey, Mexico, about 3:30 a.m....
Jenni Rivera-Mexican-American singer.
photo: Creative Commons / Julio Enriquez

Adam Lambert performs duet with Cyndi Lauper at charity show - video
Full Article Digital Spy
10 Dec 2012

Adam Lambert joined singer Cyndi Lauper on stage for a duet in New York on Saturday (December 8). Former American Idol contestant Lambert and Lauper shared the stage at the Beacon Theater. Together the two covered 'Mad World' by Tears for Fears, which Lambert performed during season eight of American Idol. Their collaboration was to benefit...
Cyndi Lauper with purple hair during a concert of the True Colors Tour, 2007
photo: Creative Commons / L145826

Rick Ross cancels remaining Maybach Music Group tourdates
Full Article Digital Spy
10 Dec 2012

Rick Ross has confirmed that the remaining dates on the Maybach Music Group tour have been cancelled. Following the cancellation of two shows in North Carolina earlier this week, AllHipHop reports that the rest of the tour - including dates in Tennessee, Texas, Michigan and New York - will no longer go ahead. The cancellation was put down to an...
Rick Ross performs during the
photo: WN / Aaron Gilbert

Gwen Stefani, Gavin Rossdale perform 'Glycerine' together
Full Article The Examiner
10 Dec 2012

Gavin Rossdale and his band Bush were performing at the KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas concert and zap2it.com reported on Dec. 9 that Gwen Stefani made a surprise appearance on stage with her husband. The couple remains two of the biggest stars in music, yet duets between the two are extremely rare. However, this was a special occasion. 17 years...
Gwen Stefani during No Doubt's 2009 summer reunion tour in Auburn, WA at the White River Amphitheatre.
photo: Creative Commons / RideTheLightning728

Rihanna through the years
Full Article The Examiner
09 Dec 2012

Hot on the heels of her three Grammy nominations, Rihanna is proving she is a forced to be reckoned with. Her newly-signed reality fashion show, 'Styled to Rock' will be hitting network TV next year, and rumors of her relationship status with Chris Brown are burning up the...
Rihanna
photo: Creative Commons / schiller44

  Cheryl Cole Sues X Factor For $2.3 Million After Being Fired From Judging Duties
Full Article The Inquisitr
08 Dec 2012

Posted: December 8, 2012 Cheryl Cole sues X Factor for $2.3 million, filing the lawsuit on Friday claiming that she is owned the money after being fired from her judging duties. The British pop star and former judge is suing Blue Orbit Productions, which produces the television show. She was fired from the show before the first full season began on...
Singer Cheryl Cole arrives for the screening of "Outside the Law", at the 63rd international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 21, 2010.
photo: AP / Joel Ryan

Singer Babul Supriyo set to make Bollywood debut
Full Article The Times of India
08 Dec 2012

Jo Bhi Karva Lo by debutant director Sameer Tiwari might be hitting the headlines for inspiring Soha Ali Khan to get under the skin of a Chulbul Pandey-isque character, but there's more news in store. Singer Babul Supriyo is set to...
INDIA-SINGER-BABUL-SUPRIYO
photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick

Lohan and George 'making out'
Full Article Music News
08 Dec 2012

Lindsay Lohan and Max George from The Wanted are reportedly seeing each other. The 26-year-old actress allegedly punched psychic Tiffany Eve Mitchell over Max at a New York City nightclub last week. It's been suggested...
Lindsay Lohan appears Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011. Judge Keith Schwartz told Lohan he would sentence her to jail if she accepted a plea deal from prosecutors to avoid trial for allegedly stealing a $2,500 necklace from an upscale jewelry store.
photo: AP / Paul Buck, Pool

Salman Khan asked to appear before court for chargeframing
Full Article The Siasat Daily
10 Dec 2012

Jodhpur, December 10: Bollywood star Salman Khan and three other actors were today summoned by a local court to appear before it on February 4 for chargeframing in the Black Buck poaching case, 14 years after the incident. The lower court had framed Salman Khan under relevant sections of the Wildlife Act, the Arms Act and the IPC while the others,...
Bollywood actor Salman Khan attends the press conference before the celebrity cup cricket tournament which will be held at the sportscity in Dubai on Thursday, May 27, 2010.
photo: AP

Samsung to open new camera era with Galaxy Camera
Full Article CNTV
10 Dec 2012

SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- Samsung Electronics will open a new era for camera with its newly launched Galaxy Camera as the era for film and digital camera ends, the company's senior executive said Monday. "The film camera era had continued between 1951 and 1998 before the digital camera era ended in 2011. Samsung will open a new chapter of camera...
Samsung Digital Still Cameras
photo: WN

Dilip Kumar at 90: Wife Saira remembers 46 years of love
Full Article Newstrack India
10 Dec 2012

Tweet Mumbai, Dec 10 (IANS) He never allowed her to hold his hand in public but 46 years of marriage has changed many things, says Saira Banu lovingly of husband-actor-legend Dilip Kumar who turns 90 Tuesday. The celebrations for the landmark birthday will be quiet given the death of some of their closest friends this year....
Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil,Shri Dilip Kumar.
photo: PIB of India

A baby girl is exactly what our home needed: Akshay
Full Article The Times of India
10 Dec 2012

Bollywood star Akshay Kumar, who became the proud father of baby girl Nitara three months back, says his family is now complete with the arrival of the new born. The 45-year-old actor also has son Aarav, 10, with wife Twinkle and he said he does not face any problem taking care of a newborn all over again after so many years. "I seem to have...
The Chief Guest IFFI, Cinestar Akshay Kumar .
photo: PIB of India

Tabu grateful to Lee for making dream film about India
Full Article The Times of India
10 Dec 2012

Tabu has revealed that she had a great experience working on ' Life of Pi' and is thankful to Ang Lee for depicting India so beautifully in the film. The actress, who plays Pi's...
Introduction of the cast and crew of the opening film Life of Pi" on stage, at the inaugural ceremony of the 43rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI-2012), in Panaji, Goa on November 20, 2012.
photo: PIB of India

Megan Fox talks about motherhood and its affect on her career
Full Article Celebrity Café
08 Dec 2012

Megan Fox, who was named "Sexiest Woman in the World" in 2008, is talking about her life now that she has a son and the affect it will have on her future career choices. "It changes your perspective about being overly sexual in a film when you have a baby. I’m going...
File: Megan Fox Close-Up.jpg
photo: Creative Commons / Josh Jensen

Bruce Willis tops favs to save world from apocalypse
Full Article The Times of India
08 Dec 2012

The British public have declared who they want to save them if the world really comes to an end - Bruce Willis and Sigourney Weaver. The two actors were picked as the Hollywood action heroes best placed to save humanity from the brink of disaster in an...
Actor Bruce Willis on the Red panel at the 2010 San Diego Comic Con in San Diego, California.
photo: Creative Commons / Gage Skidmore

I'm happy that I have great friends: Catherine Zeta-Jones
Full Article The Times of India
08 Dec 2012

Catherine Zeta-Jones has said that she wants the spotlight off her bi-polar diagnosis. "You know what, I'm sick of talking about it because I never wanted to be the poster child for this," the New York Daily News quoted her as saying on ABC's 'Good Morning...
Welsh actress Catherine Zeta-Jones speaks on stage during '"Welcome to Wales," the Ryder Cup celebration concert at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010.
photo: AP / Matt Dunham-Pool

Sound Economy with Jon Talton
Full Article Seattle Times
10 Dec 2012

Add to the economic costs of climate change the $12 billion winter tourism industry. from the nonprofit groups Protect Our Winters and the Natural Resources Defense Council indicates the sector has lost $1 billion and up...
Tourists enjoying  in Gulmarg, situated about 55 kms north of Srinagar, on November 29, 2012. Gulmarg is the main ski destination in Indian Kashmir and hundreds of foreigners visit the slopes.
photo: WN / Imran Nissar

Standard Chartered agrees to $327-million U.S. settlement
Full Article The Los Angeles Times
10 Dec 2012

WASHINGTON -- Britain's Standard Chartered bank has agreed to a $327-million settlement with U.S. officials, who have been investigating the bank for possible violations of economic sanctions against Iran and other countries. The settlement, announced Monday, includes $132 million paid to the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Asset Control...
A man walks past a Standard Chartered logo in Hong Kong
photo: AP / Kin Cheung

Stocks edge higher; Italian leader resigns
Full Article Lexington Herald-Leader
10 Dec 2012

NEW YORK — Stocks are inching higher on Wall Street Monday after the surprise resignation of Italy's prime minister, Mario Monti, sent a jolt through European markets. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 24 points at 13,179, as of 9:50 a.m. The Standard and Poor's 500 was up one point at 1,419. The Nasdaq...
Specialist Michael Sollitto, right, directs trades at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, July 28, 2010
photo: AP / Richard Drew

Maruti Suzuki launches limited edition of A-Star Aktiv
Full Article Indian Express
10 Dec 2012

The country's largest car maker Maruti Suzuki India today launched a limited edition of its hatchback A-Star that will be costlier by Rs 14,990 than the existing variant. As per Maruti...
Maruti Suzuki's A-Star car at an auto expo-automobile.
photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam

Events boost Wellington's tourism economy
Full Article Stuff
10 Dec 2012

Hosting entertainment and industry events helped boost Wellington's tourism economy during November, attracting visitors to lift weekend hotel bookings almost 13 per cent. Data collected by council-controlled Positively Wellington Tourism showed hotel occupancy rose 2.3 per cent during the weekdays in November from the same time last year. Weekends...
Wellington Island
photo: Public Domain / Pierre cb

Bihar CM Nitish takes on Centre for forcefully imposing FDI proposal
Full Article Newstrack India
10 Dec 2012

Tweet New Delhi, Dec 10 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday lashed out at the Congress-led UPA Government for forcefully imposing the proposal of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail. "The FDI proposal is being forcefully imposed by such a government, which could not prove their majority during the debate in the...
Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar smiles at press conference after the National Democratic Alliance won the majority of seats in the Bihar state elections, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2005. Kumar, would-be chief minister of Bihar Tuesday indentifed good governance as his foremost task, according to news agency reports.
photo: AP / Saurabh Das

Shinde Says No Change Of Date For All-Party Meet On ‘T’
Full Article The Siasat Daily
10 Dec 2012

Hyderabad, December 10: Union Home Minister Susheel Kumar Shinde has made it clear that there was no change in the date of the all-party meeting on Telangana issue. Speaking to the media here on Monday, Shinde said that the Centre will think on changing of date if all the political parties demand it. Telangana MPs Ponnam Prabhakar, Dr Manda...
The Union Home Minister, Shri Sushil Kumar Shinde holding a press conference to present the Report Card of the Ministry of Home Affairs for the month of November, 2012, in New Delhi on December 10, 2012.
photo: PIB of India

Israel wants to take India ties to next level
Full Article The Siasat Daily
10 Dec 2012

Jerusalem, December 10: The biggest dream of Israeli President Shimon Peres is to go to India, if he gets an invitation, said one diplomat. Shimon Peres would very much enjoy his visit to India, said another. That was the broadest hint one got of Israel's keen desire to take its relationship with India to the next level, somewhat on the pattern of...
Israeli President Shimon Peres takes a break during a meeting on World Economy in Cernobbio, Italy
photo: AP / Giuseppe Aresu

Noam Chomsky Lectures on Modern-Day American Imperialism: Middle East and Beyond
Noam Chomsky Lectures on Modern-Day American Imperialism: Middle East and Beyond
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  • Duration: 120:02
  • Updated: 01 Dec 2012
Noam Chomsky, an emeritus professor of linguistics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a well-known political activist critical of US foreign policy, traces modern-day American imperialism to its earliest roots, 25 years before the American Revolution, and he explains how the United States has lived up to its reputation as "the most frightening and dangerous country in the world." Hosted by Boston University School of Law and the Boston University Anti-War Coalition on April 24, 2008.
http://wn.com/Noam_Chomsky_Lectures_on_Modern-Day_American_Imperialism_Middle_East_and_Beyond

Inside Syria - How real is Syria's chemical weapons threat?
Inside Syria - How real is Syria's chemical weapons threat?
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  • Duration: 24:56
  • Updated: 10 Dec 2012
We ask if the West is exaggerating Syria's chemical weapons menace to justify a future military intervention. Watch Inside Syria with presenter Hazem Sika as he speaks with Lale Kemal, a military analyst and the correspondent for Jane Defense Weekly; Joel Rubin, a former US State Department official; and James Denselow, a Middle East analyst and founder of 'New Diplomacy Platform'.
http://wn.com/Inside_Syria__How_real_is_Syria's_chemical_weapons_threat?

Italians wary of return of Berlusconi
Italians wary of return of Berlusconi
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  • Updated: 10 Dec 2012
Mario Monti, Italy's prime minister, has announced his intention to resign after the party of Silvio Berlusconi, the former prime minister, withdrew its support from the government. Germany says his decision to leave should not destabilise the eurozone, however, with an election looming in February and the possible return of Berlusconi to politics, should Italy be worried? Al Jazeera's Paul Brennan reports from Rome.
http://wn.com/Italians_wary_of_return_of_Berlusconi

MAHAMA TO WIN GHANA ELECTION 2012:
MAHAMA TO WIN GHANA ELECTION 2012: "Mahama leads in close 2012 election" GHANA POLITICS 2012,
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  • Updated: 08 Dec 2012
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http://wn.com/MAHAMA_TO_WIN_GHANA_ELECTION_2012_Mahama_leads_in_close_2012_election_GHANA_POLITICS_2012,

Far From Pharaoh: Referendum derails in Egypt as turmoil intensifies
Far From Pharaoh: Referendum derails in Egypt as turmoil intensifies
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  • Updated: 09 Dec 2012
In a tough standoff between Egypt's leader Mohammed Morsi and a thousands-strong army of his opponents - it looks like the President could throw in the towel first. Morsi's aides claim there's a high chance one of the key opposition demands will be met - that being a delay to an approaching referendum on a controversial Islamic-led constitution. 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: 08 Dec 2012
  • views: 4054
  • author: RussiaToday
http://wn.com/Far_From_Pharaoh_Referendum_derails_in_Egypt_as_turmoil_intensifies

Deadly Typhoon Bopha rips rooftops in Philippines as thousands flee
Deadly Typhoon Bopha rips rooftops in Philippines as thousands flee
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  • Duration: 1:19
  • Updated: 10 Dec 2012
Fourty three people have died and more than 56000 were forced to evacuate to shelters as the powerful Typhoon Bopha continues to batter the southern Philippines. Bopha is the strongest typhoon to hit the country in a year. MORE INFO & PHOTOS: 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.
  • published: 04 Dec 2012
  • views: 42787
  • author: RussiaToday
http://wn.com/Deadly_Typhoon_Bopha_rips_rooftops_in_Philippines_as_thousands_flee

Egypt's Morsi rescinds controversial decree
Egypt's Morsi rescinds controversial decree
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  • Duration: 2:28
  • Updated: 10 Dec 2012
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has annulled a decree he issued last month expanding his powers, an official told a Cairo news conference. A referendum on a draft constitution would however still go ahead as planned on December 15. Al Jazeera's Sherine Tadros reports from Cairo.
http://wn.com/Egypt's_Morsi_rescinds_controversial_decree

Mali Islamists strengthen hold on Timbuktu
Mali Islamists strengthen hold on Timbuktu
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  • Duration: 1:32
  • Updated: 08 Dec 2012
The Ansar Dine Islamist movement is strengthening its positions in Timbuktu, a city in northwestern Mali, which fell under the control of Tuareg rebels and Islamists over the weekend. Duration: 01:31
  • published: 06 Apr 2012
  • views: 7074
  • author: AFP
http://wn.com/Mali_Islamists_strengthen_hold_on_Timbuktu

Video: Syria rebels unveil cutting-edge homemade tank
Video: Syria rebels unveil cutting-edge homemade tank
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  • Duration: 0:57
  • Updated: 09 Dec 2012
From a distance it looks rather like a big rusty metal box but closer inspection reveals the latest achievement of Syrian rebels: a homemade armoured vehicle waiting to be deployed. Sham II, named after ancient Syria, is built from the chassis of a car and touted by rebels as "100 percent made in Syria". 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: 09 Dec 2012
  • views: 29050
  • author: RussiaToday
http://wn.com/Video_Syria_rebels_unveil_cutting-edge_homemade_tank

Climate talks in Doha
Climate talks in Doha
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  • Duration: 3:09
  • Updated: 09 Dec 2012
www.ntv.co.ke
  • published: 07 Dec 2012
  • views: 371
  • author: NTVKenya
http://wn.com/Climate_talks_in_Doha

Egypt's Morsi rescinds controversial decree
Egypt's Morsi rescinds controversial decree
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  • Duration: 2:28
  • Updated: 10 Dec 2012
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has annulled a decree he issued last month expanding his powers, an official told a Cairo news conference. A referendum on a draft constitution would however still go ahead as planned on December 15. Al Jazeera's Sherine Tadros reports from Cairo.
http://wn.com/Egypt's_Morsi_rescinds_controversial_decree

Badriya Darwish on Al Jazeera TV - 8th Dec Kuwait Protest
Badriya Darwish on Al Jazeera TV - 8th Dec Kuwait Protest
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  • Duration: 3:40
  • Updated: 09 Dec 2012
Interview by Badriya Darwish, Kuwait Times Columnist regarding protest on 8th Dec 2012 in Kuwait by opposition
http://wn.com/Badriya_Darwish_on_Al_Jazeera_TV__8th_Dec_Kuwait_Protest

Qatar climate talks are underway - Green News Report - Air Date- 11-27-12
Qatar climate talks are underway - Green News Report - Air Date- 11-27-12
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  • Duration: 3:09
  • Updated: 06 Dec 2012
This clip compiled by BestOfTheLeft.com Subscribe to the original show this clip is from at greennews.bradblog.com Hear this clip in context on Best of the Left at www.bestoftheleftpodcast.com
http://wn.com/Qatar_climate_talks_are_underway__Green_News_Report__Air_Date_11-27-12

Despite protests, Morsi pushes on with referendum - NewsX
Despite protests, Morsi pushes on with referendum - NewsX
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  • Duration: 3:27
  • Updated: 09 Dec 2012
Egypt's Islamist President Mohamed Morsi has defied calls to curb his sweeping powers or suspend proposed changes to the constitution, infuriating thousands of protesters who have clashed bloodily with his supporters in recent days. In an address broadcast live on Thursday, Morsi vowed to push on with a December 15 referendum on the controversial new constitution, saying "afterwards, there should be no obstacle and everyone must follow its will". For more log on to www.newsx.com
  • published: 09 Dec 2012
  • views: 62
  • author: newsxlive
http://wn.com/Despite_protests,_Morsi_pushes_on_with_referendum__NewsX

Exiled Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal visits Gaza - NewsX
Exiled Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal visits Gaza - NewsX
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  • Updated: 10 Dec 2012
Exiled Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal set foot in the Gaza Strip for the first time Friday, emerging from the Egyptian border with his hand over his heart and telling jubilant supporters that his visit marked a new era in the pursuit of Palestinian independence. Though Meshaal has led the Islamist militant group since 2004, traveling to its Gaza-based home was unthinkable just a month ago because of fear that Israel might assassinate him as it did his two predecessors. For more log on to www.newsx.com
  • published: 09 Dec 2012
  • views: 777
  • author: newsxlive
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