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  • Connecticut Shooting in Newtown at Sandy Hook Elementary: Parent Interview...6:09
  • Egypt protesters continue to call for Morsi's fall...3:03
  • Russia Sends Military Aid to Syria...6:39
  • Divided Egypt votes in referendum on constitution - NewsX...14:15
  • LDP, ex-premier likely to regain power in Japan...1:57
  • Rival protests held as Egypt referendum due...3:02
  • President Obama Statement on School Shooting in Connecticut...4:03
  • Nagorno-Karabagh , Dark Forest in the Mountain 1993-94 Documentary by Roger Kupelian...38:09
Diane Sawyer talks to the mother of one of the children who made it out of Sandy Hook Elementary.
Con­necti­cut Shoot­ing in New­town at Sandy Hook El­e­men­tary: Par­ent In­ter­view
6:09
Egypt protesters con­tin­ue to call for Morsi's fall
3:03
Rwan­da army com­mit­ted war crimes, crimes against hu­man­i­ty, Geno­cide in Congo.
14:36
Con­necti­cut Shoot­ing in New­town at Sandy Hook El­e­men­tary: Par­ent In­ter­view
6:09
Rus­sia Sends Mil­i­tary Aid to Syria
6:39
Di­vid­ed Egypt votes in ref­er­en­dum on con­sti­tu­tion - NewsX
14:15
Con­necti­cut Shoot­ing in New­town at Sandy Hook El­e­men­tary: Par­ent In­ter­view
6:09
LDP, ex-pre­mier like­ly to re­gain power in Japan
1:57
Rival protests held as Egypt ref­er­en­dum due
3:02
Pres­i­dent Obama State­ment on School Shoot­ing in Con­necti­cut
4:03
Con­necti­cut Shoot­ing in New­town at Sandy Hook El­e­men­tary: Par­ent In­ter­view
6:09
Di­vid­ed Egypt votes in ref­er­en­dum on con­sti­tu­tion - NewsX
14:15
Nagorno-Karabagh , Dark For­est in the Moun­tain 1993-94 Doc­u­men­tary by Roger Ku­pelian
38:09
Con­necti­cut Shoot­ing in New­town at Sandy Hook El­e­men­tary: Par­ent In­ter­view
6:09
Evict­ing the Bedouin - Is­rael/Pales­tine
22:09




Gunspicuous Consumption and Bio-Cultures of Violence
Full Article WorldNews.com
18 Dec 2012

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. "Most people reason dramatically, not quantitatively." -Oliver Wendell Holmes On the same day that a 20-year-old, described as brilliant but remote, walked into an elementary school in Connecticut and massacred 26 children and adults, the school where I teach went on "lock-down." Four students with a...
Police officers cross the road after searching a strip mall near an elementary school, which was in a lockdown, in Ridgefield, Conn., Monday, Dec. 17, 2012, after a suspicious person was seen near a train station close by.
photo: AP / Charles Krupa

Egypt opposition demonstrate against constitution; Justice Ministry probes vote irregularities
Full Article Yahoo Daily News
18 Dec 2012

CAIRO - Egypt's opposition alliance was staging rallies across the country on Tuesday to protest a contentious Islamist-backed draft constitution, after the country's Ministry of Justice ordered a probe into allegations of widespread voting irregularities during Saturday's first round of voting on the document. Since the country's current political...
Egyptian Army tanks deploy outside the presidential palace during a protest against President Mohammed Morsi, in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012.
photo: AP / Hassan Ammar

File - Former leader of the National Integrationist Front, Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui, puts on his headset at the start of his trial at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009.
photo: AP / Michael Kooren

US school killings spark gun control debate
Full Article Al Jazeera
18 Dec 2012

An increasing number of US congressmen have called for a national dialogue about measures to curb gun violence following the shooting last week at a primary school in Connecticut that killed 26 people, including 20 children and six adults. White House officials have said that President Barack Obama would make preventing gun-related violence a...
A victim's name is spelled out in wooden letters at a memorial to shooting victims, Monday, Dec. 17, 2012, in Newtown, Conn. A gunman walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown Friday and opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children.
photo: AP / Jason DeCrow

Fuel shortage blocks aid support in Syria, UN warns
Full Article BBC News
18 Dec 2012

The UN's humanitarian chief has called on Syria to urgently allow fuel imports for aid deliveries and give access to 10 more aid agencies. Valerie Amos met government officials in the capital, Damascus, to discuss the growing humanitarian crisis. UN workers also needed to freely move into opposition-controlled areas to step up their aid...
A Syrian family warm themselves at a refugee camp in Azaz, Syria, Monday, Dec 17, 2012.
photo: AP / Manu Brabo

Egypt referendum dispute triggers protest call
Full Article The Star
17 Dec 2012

CAIRO: Egypt's opposition is calling for mass protests on Tuesday over alleged polling violations after Islamists backing President Mohamed Morsi claimed victory in the first round of a referendum on a new charter. A group of top judges, meanwhile, announced on Monday it would boycott supervision of the second round, and Germany said it has...
Egyptian men walk past a banner during a protest, unseen, in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Dec. 17, 2012.
photo: AP / Hassan Ammar

Gun control debate begins to simmer after massacre
Full Article Denver Post
17 Dec 2012

WASHINGTON—Democrats say meaningful action in the wake of last week's elementary school shooting must include a ban on military-style assault weapons and a look at how the nation deals with individuals suffering from serious mental illness. Several Democratic lawmakers and Independent Sen. Joe Lieberman said Sunday that it was time to take a...
A police officer takes up a position behind the rectory of the St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church in response to a bomb threat as onlookers watch from a Starbucks parking lot, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012, in Newtown, Conn.
photo: AP / David Goldman

After landslide, Abe says Japan has difficult road
Full Article San Francisco Chronicle
17 Dec 2012

TOKYO (AP) — After leading his conservative party to a landslide victory that will bring it back to power after a three-year hiatus, Shinzo Abe stressed Monday that the road ahead will not be easy as he tries to revive Japan's sputtering economy and bolster its national security amid deteriorating relations with China. The Liberal Democratic Party,...
Japan's main opposition leader Shinzo Abe of the Liberal Democratic Party answers a reporter's questions at a live interview during the poll count in parliamentary elections at the party headquarters in Tokyo Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012.
photo: AP / Junji Kurokawa

Divided Egypt warned of a new revolution
Full Article DNA India
17 Dec 2012

Egypt appeared braced for further uncertainty on Sunday after a close result in the first round of voting for a new constitution led to both sides claiming a moral victory. According to unofficial figures, the Muslim Brotherhood-backed constitution won 56.5% of the vote as half of the country cast ballots at the weekend. The rest of the country...
Egyptian riot police walk past a military tank guarding the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012.
photo: AP / Hassan Ammar

Obama says US failing to keep children safe
Full Article Al Jazeera
17 Dec 2012

US President Barack Obama has address the Connecticut town devastated by the massacre of 20 young schoolchildren, lauding residents' courage saying the US was not doing enough to protect its children. "Surely we can do better than this," Obama told a packed interfaith memorial service held at a high school auditorium on Sunday night. "Can we say...
President Barack Obama pauses during a speech at an interfaith vigil for the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting on Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012 at Newtown High School in Newtown, Conn.
photo: AP / Evan Vucci

Gunman forced his way into Connecticut school, governor says
Full Article Chicago Sun-Times
16 Dec 2012

NEWTOWN, Conn. — The gunman in the Connecticut shooting rampage committed suicide as first responders closed in, the governor said Sunday, raising the specter that Adam Lanza had planned an even more gruesome massacre and was stopped short. Lanza blasted his way into the building and used a high-power rifle to kill 20 children and six adults,...
Newtown Police Officer Maryhelen McCarthy carries flowers near a memorial for shooting victims Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012 in Newtown, Conn.
photo: AP / Jason DeCrow

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Is No Longer a 'State Within a State'
Full Article WorldNews.com
16 Dec 2012

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling "Fundamentalism is good for protest, good for revolution, and good for war, but not so good for development." After a century of being persecuted and driven underground, mainly for their vibrant nationalism and their anti-imperialist and pro-Palestinian views, Egypt's Islamist Muslim Brotherhood has...
Egyptian women line up outside a polling station to cast their votes during a referendum on a disputed constitution drafted by Islamist supporters of President Morsi in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012.
photo: AP / Khalil Hamra

Azerbaijan Armenia: Karabakh's smouldering conflict
Full Article BBC News
16 Dec 2012

Antiga Gahramanova has been waiting two decades for a resolution to the war which forced her from her home - but fears are growing that the so-called frozen conflict of Nagorno Karabakh could spring back to life, more ferociously than ever. A faded portrait hangs on the wall of the tiny room belonging to Mrs Gahramanova, who is now 80. It shows a...
File - Armenian refugees take shelter in the basement of the ruined church in the village of Khzadberd in Nagorno-Karabakh, Wednesday, April 23, 1993 during shelling from Azerbaijan.
photo: AP

No motive for attack by 'brilliant but remote' killer Adam Lanza in Connecticut
Full Article The Independent
15 Dec 2012

The massacre of 26 children and adults at an elementary school in the US state of Connecticut elicited horror and soul-searching around the world even as it raised more basic questions about why the gunman, a 20-year-old described as brilliant but remote, would have been driven to such a crime and how he chose his victims. Investigators were trying...
In this photo provided by the Newtown Bee, police officers are on the scene outside Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., where authorities say a gunman opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012.
photo: AP / Newtown Bee, Shannon Hicks

Arsenal need Theo Walcott to stay - Sol Campbell
Full Article BBC News
18 Dec 2012

Arsenal cannot afford to let Theo Walcott leave the club, according to ex-Gunners defender Sol Campbell. The 23-year-old England forward has yet to agree a new contract, with his current deal set to expire next summer. Continue reading the main story “It is a critical moment because if you don't get it right in January then you can just...
Theo Walcott of Arsenal FC.
photo: Creative Commons / Wonker

Papa Bouba Diop is hoping he can continue to play for Birmingham "forever"
Full Article Sky Sports
18 Dec 2012

Papa Bouba Diop is hoping he can continue to play for Birmingham "forever" after forcing his way into the starting XI. The 34-year-old midfielder made his first league start in almost 11 months in the 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace on Saturday, marking his return to first-team football with an 82nd-minute equaliser....
Portsmouth's Papa Bouba Diop, left, heads the ball during an English Premier League soccerjsa1
photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis

Balotelli's lawyers ready for tribunal
Full Article Irish Times
18 Dec 2012

SoccerMario Balotelli’s lawyers are preparing to present their case after taking the Manchester City striker’s appeal against a club fine to a Premier League tribunal. Balotelli has exercised his right to take his fight to a league panel after failing to overturn the sanction...
Fussball, Uefa, Europameisterschaft 2012 Polen/Ukraine, Viertelfinale, Training Italien, Donnerstag (21.06.12), Cracovia-Stadion, Krakau, Polen:Mario Balotelli trainiert. (zu dapd-Text)
photo: AP / Matthias Rietschel/dapd

Lionel Messi agrees to stay with Barcelona through June 2018
Full Article The Los Angeles Times
18 Dec 2012

Lionel Messi will score at least 540 more goals and be named world soccer player of the year seven more times before his time with Barcelona comes to an end. Well, that's what will happen if he sticks to this year's record pace of 90 goals (and counting) and continues his streak of three -- undoubtedly soon to be an unprecedented four -- straight...
Argentina's Lionel Messi gestures during a press conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. Argentina will face Paraguay in a World Cup qualifying soccer match on Sept. 7 in Cordoba, Argentina.
photo: AP / Natacha Pisarenko

Players should be given space and freedom in India: Wasim Akram
Full Article Indian Express
18 Dec 2012

Pakistan's former captain, Wasim Akram has advised the PCB and the national team management to not treat the players like schoolboys during the tour of India. Responding to remarks made by the Pakistan team manager, Naved Cheema that players would...
India Former Pakistan Crickter Wasim Akram  during the Programme at Kolkata in Eastern India City
photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick

Mourinho demands Real Madrid commitment
Full Article Goal
18 Dec 2012

The former Chelsea coach has warned his players to give their all in every match after suggesting one of his men made a deliberately premature exit from their...
Real Madrid's coach Jose Mourinho from Portugal looks on during his Super Cup final second leg soccer match against FC Barcelona at the Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011.
photo: AP / Manu Fernandez

Hewitt looks to play for two more years
Full Article Canberra Times
18 Dec 2012

Lleyton Hewitt is eyeing up to two more years in tennis with grand slams and the return of Australia to Davis Cup's World Group the focus before winding down his career. The former world No.1 will begin his summer at the Brisbane International starting December 30 as he tunes up for what will be his 17th consecutive Australian Open campaign. But...
Day 7 - David Ferrer (ESP) v Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) - US Open 2012 USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center New York City, USA - September 2, 2012
photo: WN / Aaron Gilbert

Khawaja on standby for injured Clarke in 2nd Test
Full Article Deccan Chronicle
18 Dec 2012

Hobart: Usman Khawaja was put on standby for injured Australian captain Michael Clarke in a 12-man squad named today for the second Test against Sri Lanka starting in Melbourne on Boxing Day. Uncapped Tasmania paceman Jackson Bird was another newcomer...
Australian batsman Usman Khawaja stays out on the wicket after play was stopped due to rain on the first day's play of the fifth and final Ashes cricket test against England at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney Monday, Jan. 3, 2011.
photo: AP / Mark Baker

Stevie Wonder donates $100k to girl's cancer fund - video
Full Article Digital Spy
18 Dec 2012

Stevie Wonder has contributed to a young girl's cancer charity fund. The legendary singer donated $100,000 (£61,500) to Jasmine Faulk during a live show at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on Saturday (December 15). Wonder invited the 10-year-old and her father on stage before presenting her with a giant cheque, reports TMZ. Unfortunately your...
UN Day Concert 2012: A Message of Peace - Stevie Wonder and Friends
photo: UN / JC McIlwaine

Alicia Keys sued for copyright infringement after blogger points out similarities between 'Girl on Fire' and 'Hey There Lonely Girl'
Full Article Celebrity Café
18 Dec 2012

Alicia Keys is being slapped with a copyright-infringement lawsuit stating that the vocal powerhouse took a portion of Eddie Holman’s 1970 hit, “Hey There Lonely Girl,” and didn’t credit properly. E! News reports that Keys’ most recent hit, “Girl on Fire,” came under fire after a blogger...
Alicia Keys no Pavilhão Atlantico 02
photo: Creative Commons / José Goulão

Carrie Underwood says 'Real Housewives' could be coming to Nashville
Full Article The Examiner
18 Dec 2012

Country superstar Carrie Underwood has experienced a tremendous year that is highlighted by her award-winning and platinum-selling album Blown Away. The No. 1 album bowed atop the Billboard 200 back in May and has since spurred two No. 1 singles ("Good Girl," "Blown Away") with another on the way up the charts. Her "Two Black Cadillacs" currently...
Carrie Underwood, American Idol 4 winner performing at Sunfest in West Palm Beach, Florida on May 4, 2006. Underwood gained a recording contract with Arista Records and released her first single Inside Your Heaven on June 14, 2005.
photo: WN / Aruna Gilbert

Taio Cruz to release new album in 2013: 'I might change my sound'
Full Article IMDb
18 Dec 2012

Taio Cruz has revealed that he has started work on a new album for 2013. The singer explained that he is...
Taio Cruz performs during the Y100 Jingle Ball at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida USA December 11, 2010
photo: WN / Aaron Gilbert

On Tap Today: Watch two of Wisconsin's 10 bands to watch
Full Article Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
18 Dec 2012

Beyond Bon Iver and Skylar Grey, there's plenty of inventive music in Wisconsin that's catching on, in big and small ways, beyond our fair state. In August, we drew up a list of 10 Wisconsin Bands to Watch - from the Adam Duritz-approved to the Wallflowers-supporting . Tonight at Turner Hall Ballroom, you have the chance to see two of these acts--...
Band performing
photo: WN / Aaron Gilbert

Trends of 2012: Classic rock returns
Full Article The Guardian
18 Dec 2012

The Stones and Springsteen and Zeppelin were bigger than ever this year – because we crave certainty in troubled times Bossing the crowd … Bruce Springsteen performs in Hyde Park this summer. Photograph: Jim Dyson/WireImage...
Plant and Page perform acoustically in Hamburg in March 1973, just before the release of Led Zeppelin's fifth album, Houses of the Holy
photo: Creative Commons

Streisand, Rogen bond on 'The Guilt Trip'
Full Article San Francisco Chronicle
17 Dec 2012

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Barbra Streisand would really rather relax than star in a movie. "I like not to be bothered," she said during a recent interview. "I like to look at the ocean and swim in my pool and play with my dog and see my son." But for the director and writer of "The Guilt Trip," in theaters Wednesday, Streisand was the only choice to play...
Actress Barbra Streisand is seen in the crowd as she listens to President Barack Obama deliver remarks at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York, Wednesday, Sept., 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais

Swift likes to be in control
Full Article Newstrack India
17 Dec 2012

Tweet Los Angeles, Dec 17 (IANS) When it comes to relationships, singer Taylor Swift likes to be in control. After dating older men, she prefers to go for younger men....
Taylor Swift-American singer-songwriter.
photo: Creative Commons / Marcin Wichary

Lindsay Lohan 'Scary Movie 5': Star Reportedly Clogs Toilet On Set
Full Article Huffington Post
18 Dec 2012

As if Lindsay Lohan hasn't already flushed enough of her career down the toilet, the actress reportedly sparked a plumbing nightmare on the set of "Scary Movie 5," according to the New York Post....
Lindsay Lohan on the red carpet for the ESPN The Magazine�s NEXT Super Bowl Party in Tampa, Florida 30.01.2009
photo: WN / Aruna Gilbert

Amid real violence, 'Django' premiere cancelled
Full Article The Examiner
18 Dec 2012

Only a week and a half ago, actor Jamie Foxx joked that he enjoyed getting to "kill all the white people" in his new movie, Django Unchained. Now that an actual massacre of children and adults happened in Newtown, Connecticut, violence is not so...
Houston, TX, September 6, 2005 -- Jamie Foxx visits the Resident Center Briefing room after traveling to New Orleans and Dallas to talk with people hit by Hurricane Katrina.
photo: Public Domain / Ed Edahl

'Les Miz' star has family ties to Victor Hugo
Full Article WPXI
18 Dec 2012

Helena Bonham Carter apparently shares more with Victor Hugo than just a role in the film based on his novel. A study by genealogy website Ancestry.com reveals Victor Hugo...
 Helena Bonham Carter
photo: AP / Sang Tan

Juhi begins shooting for 'Gulab Gang'
Full Article IMDb
17 Dec 2012

Mumbai, Dec 17: Actress Juhi Chawla, who has joined her contemporary Madhuri Dixit in upcoming film "Gulab...
An assistant applies makeup  of Bollywood actress Juhi Chawla during the shooting of
photo: WN / Imran Nissar

Stewart upset after not getting Golden Globe nomination
Full Article Newstrack India
17 Dec 2012

Tweet Los Angeles, Dec 17 (IANS) Actress Kristen Stewart is unhappy about not being considered for a Golden Globe award for her role in the movie "The Road". The 22-year-old plays the role of Marylou in the film and hoped to get some recognition for her work....
Stewart upset after not getting Golden Globe nomination
photo: Creative Commons / Gage Skidmore

Face it: Naomi Campbell's tussles with 'The Face' co-hosts not unexpected
Full Article The Examiner
16 Dec 2012

Face it: Naomi Campbell isn't know as being the easiest to work with. Thus, reports on Saturday of unrest at the new reality show, "The Face," should surprise no one. The only one who is not arguing is the only one who is or wasn't a female super-model. Nigel Barker has been left to be a mediator as the three coaches feud with each...
Naomi Campbell at FashionWeekLive in San Francisco, March 15, 2007
photo: Creative Commons

"I hope Katrina lives up to 'Dhoom' expectations"
Full Article The Siasat Daily
15 Dec 2012

New Delhi, December 15: Actress Esha Deol, who starred in the first installment of the action-thriller franchise "Dhoom", has wished Katrina Kaif luck for her lead role in the upcoming "Dhoom 3". Katrina and co-star Aamir Khan are the new entrants into the franchise and the new instalment will hit theatres in 2013. "I am sad that I am not a part of...
Bollywood actress Esha Deol                                   (bb2)
photo: AP / Rajesh Nirgude

Sonam Kapoor's clothes on auction for charity
Full Article Headlines India
15 Dec 2012

Mumbai, Dec 15: Actress Sonam Kapoor, known for her stylish and uber cool dressing, announced today that she will auction some of her clothes online for charity this...
INDIA-BOLLYWOOD-ACTRESS-SONAM-KAPOORIndia Bollywood Actress Sonam Kapoor during the new Film Promotion
photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick

Oracle 2Q earnings rise 18 pct to top Street view
Full Article STL Today
18 Dec 2012

Oracle's latest quarterly earnings rose 18 percent as companies splurged on more software and other technology toward the end of the year. The results announced Tuesday are an improvement from Oracle's previous quarter, when the business software maker's revenue dipped slightly from a year earlier. The latest quarter spanned September through...
FILE - This March 22, 2011 file photo, the exterior of Oracle headquarters in Redwood City, Calif. Oracle Corp. is scheduled to report quarterly financial results Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011, after the market close.(AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
photo: AP / Paul Sakuma, File

Facebook video ads coming to your newsfeed in 2013
Full Article Business Journal
18 Dec 2012

Lauren Hepler Economic Development Reporter- Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal Email | Twitter | LinkedIn | Google+ You think the video ads that play before your favorite shows on Hulu are annoying? Brace for them on your very own Facebook news feed beginning in early 2013....
Facebook - Social media
photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba

Retailers relying on Facebook, other social media to make important holiday decisions
Full Article LA Daily News
18 Dec 2012

By Candice Choi and Christina Rexrode Associated PressAssociated Press Posted: 12/18/2012 11:21:21 AM PST December 18, 2012 7:21 PM GMTUpdated: 12/18/2012 11:21:23 AM PST NEW YORK -- Facebook isn't just for goofy pictures and...
Facebook on Smartphone
photo: WN / Yolanda

Facebook users hit 'like,' stores jump into action
Full Article my SA
18 Dec 2012

NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook isn't just for goofy pictures and silly chatter. Whether shoppers know it or not, their actions online help dictate what's in stores during this holiday season. After polling customers on the social media site, Macy's decided to carry denim jeans in bright neon hues rather than pastels. Wal-Mart for the first time decided...
Facebook - Social networking
photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba

At a glance: Gasoline drops to $3.24 a gallon
Full Article The Miami Herald
18 Dec 2012

The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline fell 1 cent overnight to $3.24, a low for the year. The price is still about a penny more than at this time last year. Here is some more...
Gasoline  Station - Fuel Prices
photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag

Belgium welcomes wealthy French after Gerard Depardieu moves in
Full Article Celebrity Café
18 Dec 2012

Belgium’s foreign minister Didier Reynders is welcoming any French who want to avoid paying higher taxes with open arms. After Gerard Depardieu announced his decision to leave France and move to Nechin, Belgium, last...
Foreign Minister of Belgium Addresses Assembly’s High-level Meeting on Rule of Law Didier Reynders, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Belgium, addresses the General Assembly’s High-level Meeting on the Rule of Law at the National and International Levels.
photo: UN / Jennifer S Altman

Patrick Leahy replaces Daniel Inouye as Senate's president pro tem
Full Article Business Journal
18 Dec 2012

Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy was sworn in as president pro tempore Tuesday morning, replacing Hawaii Sen. Daniel Inouye, who died on Monday at age 88. The Washington Post reports the Vermont Democrat was sworn in by Vice President Joe Biden at 11:33 a.m. EST, with Sens. Bernard Sanders, I-Vt., and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., standing...
 Senator Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. , holds a news conference in Burlington, Vt., Friday, July 1, 2005, regarding Justice Sandra Day O´Connor´s retirement. The news conference was interrupted this afternoon when Leahy got a call from the president.
photo: AP/Toby Talbot

Gold steadies as US budget talks progress lifts stocks
Full Article Indian Express
18 Dec 2012

Gold held near $1,700 an ounce on Tuesday, supported by gains in stocks and other commodities on hopes U.S. lawmakers will reach a deal to avert a fiscal crisis, though moves were muted as many investors took to the sidelines ahead of year-end....
Gold bangles-jewellery-India.
photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam

Connecticut Shooting in Newtown at Sandy Hook Elementary: Parent Interview
Connecticut Shooting in Newtown at Sandy Hook Elementary: Parent Interview
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  • Duration: 6:09
  • Updated: 18 Dec 2012
Diane Sawyer talks to the mother of one of the children who made it out of Sandy Hook Elementary.
  • published: 14 Dec 2012
  • views: 1091817
  • author: ABCNews
http://wn.com/Connecticut_Shooting_in_Newtown_at_Sandy_Hook_Elementary_Parent_Interview

Egypt protesters continue to call for Morsi's fall
Egypt protesters continue to call for Morsi's fall
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  • Duration: 3:03
  • Updated: 13 Dec 2012
Egypt's anti-government protesters have called for another mass rally on Friday, after staging scenes reminiscent of last year's revolution. It's estimated 200-thousand people packed into Cairo's Tahrir Square, chanting against President Mohamed Morsi and his new powers. Al Jazeera's Hoda Abdel-Hamid has this report from Cairo.
http://wn.com/Egypt_protesters_continue_to_call_for_Morsi's_fall

Rwanda army committed war crimes, crimes against humanity, Genocide in Congo.
Rwanda army committed war crimes, crimes against humanity, Genocide in Congo.
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  • Duration: 14:36
  • Updated: 17 Dec 2012
http://wn.com/Rwanda_army_committed_war_crimes,_crimes_against_humanity,_Genocide_in_Congo

Connecticut Shooting in Newtown at Sandy Hook Elementary: Parent Interview
Connecticut Shooting in Newtown at Sandy Hook Elementary: Parent Interview
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  • Duration: 6:09
  • Updated: 18 Dec 2012
Diane Sawyer talks to the mother of one of the children who made it out of Sandy Hook Elementary.
  • published: 14 Dec 2012
  • views: 1091817
  • author: ABCNews
http://wn.com/Connecticut_Shooting_in_Newtown_at_Sandy_Hook_Elementary_Parent_Interview

Russia Sends Military Aid to Syria
Russia Sends Military Aid to Syria
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  • Duration: 6:39
  • Updated: 15 Dec 2012
The Obama administration says Russia is sending attack helicopters to Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime and is warning about a dramatic escalation in the Arab country's 15-month conflict. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the delivery represents the "latest information." She says the US is concerned as the helicopters "will escalate the conflict quite dramatically." www.infowars.com foxnews www.infowars.com www.prisonplanet.tv twitter.com www.facebook.com [Check out Alex's New Social Network-'Planet Infowars' planet.infowars.com
http://wn.com/Russia_Sends_Military_Aid_to_Syria

Divided Egypt votes in referendum on constitution - NewsX
Divided Egypt votes in referendum on constitution - NewsX
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  • Duration: 14:15
  • Updated: 17 Dec 2012
Egyptians, weary of a prolonged political turmoil, on Saturday began voting on a referendum over a divisive constitution that has brought Islamist President Mohammed Mursi on a confrontation with a secular opposition which accused the Muslim Brotherhood of "vote-rigging". The two-phased polling began amidst tight security. A little more than half of Egypt's electorate of 51 million are eligible to vote in the first round while rest would be able to vote in the next phase on December 22. President Mursi and his Muslim Brotherhood have campaigned heavily in favour of the draft document, which may define Egypt for years to come. Opponents say it is poorly drafted and overly favours Islamists. For more log on to www.newsx.com
  • published: 16 Dec 2012
  • views: 387
  • author: newsxlive
http://wn.com/Divided_Egypt_votes_in_referendum_on_constitution__NewsX

Connecticut Shooting in Newtown at Sandy Hook Elementary: Parent Interview
Connecticut Shooting in Newtown at Sandy Hook Elementary: Parent Interview
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  • Duration: 6:09
  • Updated: 18 Dec 2012
Diane Sawyer talks to the mother of one of the children who made it out of Sandy Hook Elementary.
  • published: 14 Dec 2012
  • views: 1091817
  • author: ABCNews
http://wn.com/Connecticut_Shooting_in_Newtown_at_Sandy_Hook_Elementary_Parent_Interview

LDP, ex-premier likely to regain power in Japan
LDP, ex-premier likely to regain power in Japan
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  • Updated: 17 Dec 2012
Polls in Japan's parliamentary elections have closed with a predicted moderate turnout. Up to 40 per cent of voters were undecided before polling began. Political observers, however, predict that Liberal Democratic Party leader and former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will return to power. Abe has served as prime minister between 2006 and 2007. Al Jazeera's Rob McBride reports from Tokyo.
http://wn.com/LDP,_ex-premier_likely_to_regain_power_in_Japan

Rival protests held as Egypt referendum due
Rival protests held as Egypt referendum due
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  • Updated: 17 Dec 2012
Rival sides in Egypt's political crisis are staging rallies in Cairo a day before the first round of voting begins on a contentious draft constitution. The National Salvation Front of opposition groups has organised demonstrations at the presidential palace and in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Friday, after deciding to call on followers to vote "no" in the referendum scheduled for December 15 and 22. Al Jazeera's Hoda Abdel-Hamid reports from Cairo
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President Obama Statement on School Shooting in Connecticut
President Obama Statement on School Shooting in Connecticut
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  • Updated: 18 Dec 2012
President Obama delivers a statement from the White House on the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton, CT.
  • published: 14 Dec 2012
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  • author: CSPAN
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Connecticut Shooting in Newtown at Sandy Hook Elementary: Parent Interview
Connecticut Shooting in Newtown at Sandy Hook Elementary: Parent Interview
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  • Updated: 18 Dec 2012
Diane Sawyer talks to the mother of one of the children who made it out of Sandy Hook Elementary.
  • published: 14 Dec 2012
  • views: 1091817
  • author: ABCNews
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Divided Egypt votes in referendum on constitution - NewsX
Divided Egypt votes in referendum on constitution - NewsX
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  • Updated: 17 Dec 2012
Egyptians, weary of a prolonged political turmoil, on Saturday began voting on a referendum over a divisive constitution that has brought Islamist President Mohammed Mursi on a confrontation with a secular opposition which accused the Muslim Brotherhood of "vote-rigging". The two-phased polling began amidst tight security. A little more than half of Egypt's electorate of 51 million are eligible to vote in the first round while rest would be able to vote in the next phase on December 22. President Mursi and his Muslim Brotherhood have campaigned heavily in favour of the draft document, which may define Egypt for years to come. Opponents say it is poorly drafted and overly favours Islamists. For more log on to www.newsx.com
  • published: 16 Dec 2012
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  • author: newsxlive
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Nagorno-Karabagh , Dark Forest in the Mountain 1993-94 Documentary by Roger Kupelian
Nagorno-Karabagh , Dark Forest in the Mountain 1993-94 Documentary by Roger Kupelian
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Nagorno-Karabagh , Dark Forest in the Mountain 1993-94 Documentary by Roger Kupelian FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO en.wikipedia.org Nagorno-Karabakh War Nagorno-Karabakh is currently a de facto independent republic in the South Caucasus, but is officially recognized as part of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Date February 20, 1988 -- May 16, 1994 Location Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenia and Azerbaijan Result Armenian military victory Ceasefire treaty (Bishkek Protocol, still in effect); ongoing peace talks to determine the future of the disputed territory Territorial changes Establishment of the de facto independent Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, remaining a de jure part of Azerbaijan Belligerents Armenia Nagorno-Karabakh Supported by: Russia Azerbaijan Supported by: Russia Afghan mujahideen Chechen militants Commanders and leaders Samvel Babayan Monte Melkonian † Hamayak Haroyan Vazgen Sargsyan Arkady Ter-Tadevosyan Isgandar Hamidov Surat Huseynov Rahim Gaziyev Shamil Basayev Gulbuddin Hekmatyar Strength 20000 (NKR forces, includes 8000 from Armenia) 20000 (Armenian forces) 42000 (36000 in the army, 1600 in the air force) 1500--2500 Afghan and Chechen fighters[1] Casualties and losses Dead: 4592 Wounded: 25000[citation needed] Missing 196 Dead: 25000 -30000 Wounded: 60000 Missing: 4210 Civilian deaths: 1264 Armenian civilians (including citizens of Armenia) The exact number of the Azerbaijani civilian deaths is unknown as it has never been made official and is, probably, included in the ...
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Connecticut Shooting in Newtown at Sandy Hook Elementary: Parent Interview
Connecticut Shooting in Newtown at Sandy Hook Elementary: Parent Interview
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  • Duration: 6:09
  • Updated: 18 Dec 2012
Diane Sawyer talks to the mother of one of the children who made it out of Sandy Hook Elementary.
  • published: 14 Dec 2012
  • views: 1091817
  • author: ABCNews
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Evicting the Bedouin - Israel/Palestine
Evicting the Bedouin - Israel/Palestine
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March 2005 For centuries, the Bedouin have lived in the Negev desert. Now, they're being driven out by the Israeli government to make way for Jewish settlers.
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Egyptian Army tanks deploy outside the presidential palace during a protest against President Mohammed Morsi, in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012.
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