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  • Afghanistan War - US Army Ambushed by Taliban - Combat Footage From Panjwa'i District...3:22
  • NORTHEAST USA DESTRUCTIVE SNOWSTORM 12 Dead Dec.27,2012...1:30
  • Benazir Bhutto's death 5th anniversary Pakistan People's Party JAPAN...18:27
  • President Obama Makes a Statement on the Fiscal Cliff...7:10
  • Vox Populi: Egyptians to vote on Morsi's constitution...3:05
  • Iraq: Sunnis Continue Protests Against Prime Minister. 27/12/2012...2:18
  • Spokesman: George HW Bush in Intensive Care...1:25
  • Rebels advance in Central African Republic...1:38
  • News : Nelson Mandela hospitalised...1:04
  • "Protest In Egypt Libya Iraq And Lebanon And Morocco And Sudan And Tunisia And Iran And Bangladesh...9:35
  • Idlib | Christian officer defects and joins FSA...1:02
  • Japan: New PM Shinzo Abe Fires China Warning...0:15
  • Egypt constitution draft passes...0:56
  • Gulf summit: Middle East foreign ministers gather in Bahrain to discuss regional issues...1:14
YouTube video courtesy: US Army This video features B-Roll from helmet mounted video cameras of various 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment Soldiers. This contains footage of Soldiers returning fire during Insurgent attacks in Panjwa'i District. The location varies from rooftops, village street, and crop field. It also contains footage of Soldiers launching Mortar's and using the M72 Light Anti-Armor Weapon (LAW). Footage was shot in various locations in the Panjwa'i District, Kandahar Province. KABUL Afghanistan August 16, 2012 NATO Helicopter Crash Kills 11 in Afghanistan KABUL, Afghanistan—The NATO-led international military coalition says a helicopter crash in Afghanistan has killed 11 people, including seven international service members. The military alliance said in a statement that at least three of those killed were American troops. The nationalities of the other four coalition service members were not immediately identified. The statement says four Afghans were also killed—three members of the security forces and one Afghan civilian interpreter. The coalition says it is investigating the cause of the crash. US Soldier Survives Taliban Machine Gun Fire During Firefight
Afghanistan War - US Army Am­bushed by Tal­iban - Com­bat Footage From Pan­jwa'i Dis­trict
3:22
NORTH­EAST USA DE­STRUC­TIVE SNOW­STORM 12 Dead Dec.27,2012
1:30
Be­nazir Bhut­to's death 5th an­niver­sary Pak­istan Peo­ple's Party JAPAN
18:27
Pres­i­dent Obama Makes a State­ment on the Fis­cal Cliff
7:10
Vox Pop­uli: Egyp­tians to vote on Morsi's con­sti­tu­tion
3:05
Iraq: Sun­nis Con­tin­ue Protests Against Prime Min­is­ter. 27/12/2012
2:18
Spokesman: George HW Bush in In­ten­sive Care
1:25
Rebels ad­vance in Cen­tral African Re­pub­lic
1:38
News : Nel­son Man­dela hos­pi­talised
1:04
"Protest In Egypt Libya Iraq And Lebanon And Mo­roc­co And Sudan And Tunisia And Iran And Bangladesh
9:35
Idlib | Chris­tian of­fi­cer de­fects and joins FSA
1:02
Japan: New PM Shin­zo Abe Fires China Warn­ing
0:15
Egypt con­sti­tu­tion draft pass­es
0:56
Gulf sum­mit: Mid­dle East for­eign min­is­ters gath­er in Bahrain to dis­cuss re­gion­al is­sues
1:14
Bene­dict XVI: Peace and rec­on­cil­i­a­tion in the Mid­dle East.
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Imperial Lockstep
Full Article CounterPunch
27 Dec 2012

Imperial adventures are nothing new in the Middle East. Neither is their glorification, as Peter O’Toole’s pained Lawrence of Arabia eternally reminds us. But for a decade or so now, things have been heating up, as if to coincide with climate change and fears of declining petroleum reserves. Fuelled by 9/11 and inspired by material avarice, the...
U.S. Army Spc. Jacob Bobbe, security force team member for Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah, maintains security on the street during a key leader engagement in the Lash-e Juwayn district of Farah province, Afghanistan, Dec. 11 2012.
photo: US Navy / HMC Josh Ives

Six dead as winter snowstorms pound US
Full Article Zeenews
27 Dec 2012

Washington: Six people, including two young children, were left dead in weather-related accidents, as winter snowstorms complicated travel for many Americans in the Midwest and Northeast on Wednesday. Snow totals in parts of Indiana ranged from 6 to 12 inches, CNN reported. About 350 snowploughs were clearing roads throughout the city....
Winter snowstorms pound US
photo: WN / Janice Sabnal

Pakistan marks fifth anniversary of Benazir Bhutto murder
Full Article BBC News
27 Dec 2012

Large crowds of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) supporters are gathering to mark the fifth anniversary of the murder of ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Ms Bhutto died in a gun and bomb attack during her 2007 election campaign. Hundreds of thousands of people have set up camp near the Bhutto family's ancestral home in Sindh province. The...
Supporters of Pakistan's slain leader Benazir Bhutto, stand beside her portrait after lighting earth lamps at a ceremony to mark the second anniversary of her death
photo: AP / K.M.Chaudary

Washington stirs for ‘fiscal cliff’ talks as Obama heads home
Full Article Khaleej Times
27 Dec 2012

Efforts to prevent the US economy from going over a ‘fiscal cliff’ stirred back to life on Wednesday with less than a week to go before potentially disastrous tax hikes and spending cuts kick in at the New Year. In a sign that there may be a way through deadlock in Congress, Republican House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner urged the...
File - President Barack Obama returns to the White House following the Tribal Nations Conference at the Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C., Dec. 5, 2012.
photo: White House / Pete Souza

Morsi Admits ‘Mistakes’ in Drafting Egypt’s Constitution
Full Article The New York Times
27 Dec 2012

CAIRO — President Mohamed Morsi of Egypt took responsibility on Wednesday for “mistakes” during the run-up to ratification of the new Constitution and urged Egyptians to appreciate the fierce disagreements about it as a “healthy phenomenon” of their new democracy. Times Topic: Egypt NewsRevolution and Aftermath...
Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi speaks to reporters during a joint news conference with Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki, unseen, at the Presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt.
photo: AP / Maya Alleruzzo

Iraq: Sunnis Continue Protests Against Prime Minister
Full Article The New York Times
27 Dec 2012

Tens of thousands of Sunni Muslims blocked Iraq’s main trade route to neighboring Syria and Jordan in a demonstration on Wednesday against Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, a Shiite. The size of the protests in the Sunni stronghold of Anbar Province was an escalation in protests that erupted last week after troops detained the bodyguards...
Tens of thousands of Sunni Muslims blocked Iraq’s main trade route
photo: AP / Karim Kadim

George Bush senior in intensive care unit
Full Article The Guardian
27 Dec 2012

Former US president admitted to Houston hospital with family members remaining by his side, doctors say Former US president George HW Bush was on liquid-only diet after a fever that kept him in the hospital over Christmas got worse. Photograph: Max Nash/AP...
Official portrait of George H. W. Bush, former President of the United States of America.
photo: US DoD

UN on alert as CAR rebels advance
Full Article Al Jazeera
27 Dec 2012

The United Nations is pulling its non-essential staff from the Central African Republic, as rebels advance towards the capital Bangui. The US has also urged its citizens to leave the country, the AFP news agency reported, as France deployed a protection force around its embassy after it was attacked on Wednesday. Angry protesters carrying clubs...
File - Margaret Vogt, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in the Central African Republic (BINUCA), briefs the Security Council on the situation in that country, 6 June, 2012.
photo: UN / JC McIlwaine

Nelson Mandela released from hospital for treatment at home
Full Article Irish Times
27 Dec 2012

Former South African president Nelson Mandela was released from hospital yesterday. The anti-apartheid icon has been in hospital since December 8th being treated for a lung infection and having gallstones removed, a government spokesman said....
Nelson Mandela released from hospital for treatment at home
photo: AP / Themba Hadebe

Bangladesh reels from political bickering
Full Article Al Jazeera
26 Dec 2012

- After a month of strikes and sometimes deadly street protests, Bangladesh's government is staring at an irreconcilable political deadlock. The opposition, led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), says it will not "return from the streets" until the government restores the country's caretaker system for holding national parliamentary...
A Bangladeshi security vehicle patrols during a half day strike called by Islamic political parties in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012.
photo: AP / A.M. Ahad

Syria military police chief defects to rebels
Full Article The Guardian
26 Dec 2012

News of defection comes as activists say 20 people, including eight children, have been killed by shelling in north of country Assad’s forces are hitting back at a string of rebel advances across the country. Photograph: Abdalghne Karoof/REUTERS...
Free Syrian Army soldiers stand guard at a checkpoint in the northern town of Ariha, on the outskirts of Idlib, Syria, Sunday, June 10, 2012.
photo: AP

Japan parliament picks Shinzo Abe as prime minister
Full Article CNN
26 Dec 2012

December 26, 2012 -- Updated 0855 GMT (1655 HKT) (CNN) -- The Japanese parliament elected Shinzo Abe as prime minister Wednesday, giving him a second chance at the same job five years after he resigned abruptly. Abe, 58, is the nation's seventh prime minister in six years. He started the revolving door of prime ministers by resigning in 2007, just...
Japan's newly-named Prime Minsiter Shinzo Abe smiles as he waves at the media upon his arrival at the prime minister's official residence following his election at Parliament in Tokyo Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012.
photo: AP / Shizuo Kambayashi

Egypt constitution passes, economic crunch looms
Full Article The Salt Lake Tribune
26 Dec 2012

Cairo • The official approval of Egypt’s disputed, Islamist-backed constitution Tuesday held out little hope of stabilizing the country after two years of turmoil and Islamist President Mohammed Morsi may now face a more immediate crisis with the economy falling deeper into distress. In a clear sign of anxiety over the economy, the turbulence of...
FILE - In this Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012 file photo, an elderly Egyptian man shows his inked finger after casting his vote on the second round of a referendum on a disputed constitution drafted by Islamist supporters of President Mohammed Morsi in Fayoum, about 100 kilometers (62 miles) south of Cairo , Egypt.
photo: AP / Khalil Hamra, File

GCC states slam Iran interference in region
Full Article Al Jazeera
26 Dec 2012

The six Gulf states have sharpened their tone against their neighbour Iran, demanding an immediate halt to its "interference" in their internal affairs while urging action to halt mass killings and violations of international law in Syria. Concluding a two-day summit in Manama, the Gulf Cooperation Council members voiced support for Bahrain while...
From left to right, Bahraini Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, United Arab Emirates' Vice President Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, Oman's Vice President Fahad bin Mahmoud, Kuwait's Emir Sheik Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Saudi Crown Prince Salam bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, Qatar's Crown Prince Sheik Tameem Al Thani, and Bahraini Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, pose for picture during the Gulf Cooperation Council GCC summit in Sekhir, Bahrain, Monday, Dec. 24, 2012.
photo: AP / Hasan Jamali

Sereana Williams lands back in Australia feeling healthy before the Brisbane International
Full Article The Daily Telegraph Australia
27 Dec 2012

WORLD No.3 Serena Williams says her foot injury is "better" ahead of the Australian summer of tennis after touching down in Brisbane this morning. Williams...
Day 14 - The Women's Singles Final match of Serena Williams (USA) against Victoria Azarenka (BLR) US Open 2012 USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center New York City, USA - September 9, 2012
photo: WN / Aaron Gilbert

With team slumping, Brooklyn Nets fire coach Avery Johnson
Full Article The Washington Times
27 Dec 2012

NEW YORK (AP) — AveryJohnson was fired Thursday as coach of the Brooklyn Nets, who have fallen to .500 in their season of new surroundings and elevated expectations. After a strong start to their first season in Brooklyn, the Nets have lost 10 of 13 games to fall well behind the first-place New York Knicks, the team they so badly...
Avery Johnson Makes His Point  Avery Johnson, Head Coach, New Jersey Nets; New Jersey Nets vs. New Orleans Hornets 3.17.12; Prudential Center, Newark, NJ
photo: Creative Commons / Matthew D. Britt

Novak Djokovic cheesed off over donkey rumours
Full Article The Daily Telegraph Australia
27 Dec 2012

NOVAK Djokovic has denied reports that he had bought up the world's entire supply donkey cheese. The delicacy which retails for around $500 per pound in his native Serbia. World number one Djokovic was reported to have purchased the cheese,...
Novak Djokovic of Serbia serves to Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic during their ATP World Tour Finals singles tennis match at the O2 Arena in London
photo: AP / Kirsty Wigglesworth

David Beckham has offers from all over the world to play football
Full Article The Daily Telegraph Australia
27 Dec 2012

NEARLY a month after leaving the Los Angeles Galaxy, David Beckham is in no rush to find a new team as the former England captain mulls over "a number of serious proposals" from clubs across the world. The 37-year-old...
MLS All-Stars' David Beckham, of the Los Angeles Galaxy, reaches for the ball against Manchester United during the second half of soccer's MLS All-Star Game on Wednesday, July 27, 2011, in Harrison, N.Y.
photo: AP / Julio Cortez

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has Grand Slam in sights
Full Article The Daily Telegraph Australia
27 Dec 2012

WITH a new coach in his corner, French star Jo-Wilfried Tsonga heads into a new year believing his maiden Grand Slam title is within reach. Ranked eighth in the world, the flamboyant Tsonga finds his path to Grand Slam glory blocked by...
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France tosses the ball to serve against Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic during their men's singles quarterfinal match at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament at Qizhong Forest Sports City Tennis Center in Shanghai, China
photo: AP / Eugene Hoshiko

Tennis: Injured Sharapova quits exhibition but promises to be in Brisbane
Full Article NZ Herald
27 Dec 2012

Maria Sharapova has suffered a pre-season injury scare, a neck injury forcing the world No 2 to withdraw from a planned exhibition match in South Korea against Caroline Wozniacki. The Russian star had been due to face the former world No1 Dane...
Maria Sharapova of Russia returns a shot to Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland during their tennis match on the second day of the WTA championship in Istanbul, Turkey.
photo: AP

Miley Cyrus fuels wedding rumours
Full Article Stuff
27 Dec 2012

Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth have sparked rumours they wed over the Christmas holidays. The couple got engaged in June after meeting on the set of romantic movie The Last Song in 2009. Over the holidays, the former Hannah Montana star used photo sharing site Instagram to post a picture of her and Hemsworth posing in front...
Miley Cyrus at 2010 MuchMusic Video Awards, 29th June.
photo: Creative Commons / Jeff Denberg

Jessica Simpson Weight Watchers 360 holiday weight loss
Full Article The Examiner
27 Dec 2012

Bombshell blonde “Dukes of Hazzard” starlet and song artist, Jessica Simpson announced baby number two on the nest, but in the meantime while she is taking care of baby number one she is telling women of American how she lost the baby weight post-pregnancy. Jessica Simpson...
Jessica Simpson 8
photo: Creative Commons / John VanderHaagen

Britney Spears reportedly fired from 'X Factor'
Full Article The Examiner
27 Dec 2012

Apparently Britney Spears didn't offer the "X Factor" enough mama drama to be asked to come back as a high profile celebrity judge for next season's "X-Factor", according to a Thursday report in US Magazine. Britney reportedly lacked the enthusiasm the "X Factor" producers were looking for. Along with star power, the producers...
U.S. pop star Britney Spears performs during the final night of the "Festival di Sanremo", in San Remo, Italy, Saturday, March 9, 2002. Britney Spears is one of the international guest stars attending the San Remo's Italian songs contest
photo: AP / Andrew Medichini

Kevin Federlin's brother claims to have fathered Britney's oldest son
Full Article Indian Express
27 Dec 2012

Britney Spears' ex-husband Kevin Federline's brother Christopher has reportedly said in court papers that he is the biological father of the singer's eldest son. Christopher filed for a temporary restraining order against...
Entertainer Britney Spears' son Sean Preston(ss2)
photo: (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) / AP

Blake Shelton Was Glad He Got One More Christmas With His Dad
Full Article Starpulse
26 Dec 2012

Country star Blake Shelton will have a heavy heart as he celebrates Christmas this year - because it will be his first without his beloved father Dick, who died in January. The Honey Bee singer...
Blake Shelton performs during the H2O Tour 2 at the Cruzan Amphitheatre West Palm Beach, FL September 10, 2011
photo: WN / Aaron Gilbert

Taylor Swift 'most charitable star of 2012'
Full Article Newstrack India
26 Dec 2012

Tweet Washington, Dec. 26 (ANI): Taylor Swift beat Miley Cyrus to become the most charitable star of 2012. Moving all the way up from last year's 20th spot, the 23-year-old singer was recognized by DoSomething.org for her 4-million-dollar donation to the Country Hall of...
Singer Taylor Swift performs at Z100's Jingle Ball 2012 presented by Aeropostale at Madison Square Garden on Friday Dec. 7, 2012 in New York.
photo: AP / Evan Agostini/Invision

Sarah Geronimo as judge on 'It's Showtime'
Full Article The Examiner
25 Dec 2012

It would be a great experience not only for the "Concert Queen" Sarah Geronimo but for her worldwide fans as well. A few months ago, the official Twitter account of It's Showtime encouraged its followers in the micro-blogging site to re-tweet its invitation to Sarah Geronimo. Actually, it was...
Sarah Geronimo
photo: WN

Dairy farm in Pune opts for musical therapy to boost milk production
Full Article Newstrack India
25 Dec 2012

Tweet Pune, Dec. 25 (ANI): A dairy farm near Pune opted for musical therapy to soothe its dairy cows in order to boost milk yields. The managers of the farm believe that music plays a vital role in the milk production as it makes the environment more conducive for the cows....
 Cow - Cattle - Beef - Dairy - Farm - Agriculture. (ps1)
photo: Farm Sanctuary

Marion Cotillard to be nominated for “Best Actress” for her performance in “Rust and Bone”
Full Article IMDb
27 Dec 2012

Our friend and one of our favorite actress, Marion Cotillard, is on her way to be nominated for “Best Actress” for her performance in “Rust and Bone.”...
Marion Cotillard
photo: AP /

DiCaprio regrets not working more after Titanic
Full Article Belfast Telegraph
27 Dec 2012

Leonardo DiCaprio regrets taking a break from acting after the success of Titanic. The 38-year-old Oscar winner began starring in commercials as a child and by the mid-Nineties was the toast of...
Leonardo DiCaprio arrives for the British Academy Film Awards in London, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2005.
photo: AP / John D McHugh

David Hasselhoff just wants to perform for us
Full Article Kansas City Star
27 Dec 2012

David Hasselhoff still feels a connection with the younger generation, even though his popular TV seriesBaywatch” has been off the air for more than a decade. “When Justin Bieber comes up and goes, ‘Hoff!’ and then Selena Gomez says, ‘It’s so weird he loves you,’ it’s great. It just...
David Hasselhoff
photo: Creative Commons / Flickr upload bot

Third time's the charm? Kate Winslet marries Ned Rocknroll in private ceremony
Full Article Syracuse
27 Dec 2012

NEW YORK (AP) — Kate Winslet has tied the knot again. The Oscar-winning actress wed Ned Rocknroll in New York earlier this...
Kate Winslet Palm Film Festival 2
photo: Creative Commons / Maggie

Grey's Anatomy actor Dempsey wants to buy Tully's
Full Article Business Journal
27 Dec 2012

Patrick Dempsey, the actor who plays Dr. Derek Shepherd in the TV show "Grey's Anatomy," wants to buy struggling Seattle coffee chain Tully's Coffee Corp. The Seattle Times reports Dempsey is leading a group of investors that wants to buy Tully's, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in October. Dempsey's bid would compete with other...
Patrick Dempsey
photo: GNU /

Katrina most ideal wife for Salman: Survey
Full Article Newstrack India
25 Dec 2012

Tweet New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) Actress Katrina Kaif has topped the list of perfect matches for Bollywood's famous bachelor, and her former beau, Salman Khan, according to a survey by a matrimonial site. The survey by shaadi.com covered 21,000 respondents, and 69.84 percent believed that Katrina, 28, would make an ideal wife for Salman, 47....
Indian Bollywood actor Katrina Kaif
photo: AP / Ajit Solanki

Haven’t given up films, but I’m in no hurry: Karisma
Full Article The Times of India
25 Dec 2012

Karisma Kapur lived in Delhi after her wedding to the capital's Sunjay Kapur, but is now based in Mumbai. Rumours of trouble in the marriage had been circulating for many years, even before the couple had...
 Bollywood actress Karisma Kapoor, left, and her husband Sunjay Kapur look on during a polo match in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2005. Kapoor and Kapur have patched up their problems, and have moved back to Sunjay Kapurs home in New Delhi. (AP Phot
photo: AP photo

Actor Jack Klugman dead at 90
Full Article New Straits/Business Times
25 Dec 2012

LOS ANGELES: Jack Klugman, the television star who portrayed a slovenly sportswriter on "The Odd Couple" and a tough medical examiner on "Quincy, ME," has died. He was 90. Klugman's attorney Larry Larson said the actor died peacefully at his home in the Northridge neighborhood of Los Angeles with Peggy, his wife of nearly five years, at his...
Actor Jack Klugman presents the legend award on stage at the TV Land Awards on Sunday June 8, 2008 in Santa Monica, Calif.
photo: AP / Kevork Djansezian

SeaWorld plans IPO but offers few details
Full Article The Los Angeles Times
27 Dec 2012

There is something fishy about this IPO. SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. and its killer whales are going public, filing for an initial public offering that could raise $100 million. The theme park company, famous for using the orca Shamu as a performer, said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it hopes to trade under the ticker...
orca at SeaWorld.
photo: other photo / neuro

Prosecco sales double in a year as financial squeeze takes fizz out of champagne sales
Full Article The Daily Telegraph
27 Dec 2012

Britain’s recession hit drinkers have been forced to turn to the Italian sparkling wine Prosecco to put the fizz back into Christmas as sales of champagne fell flat. Prosecco was the original wine used in the Bellini cocktail, sparkling wine and peach purée Photo: ALAMY By Richard Alleyne...
Prosecco -Alcohol
photo: GFDL / Wildfeuer

Give flexibility to states in implementation of schemes: Hooda
Full Article Zeenews
27 Dec 2012

New Delhi: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Thursday urged the Centre to allow flexibility to states in implementation of centrally-sponsored schemes. Speaking at the National Development Council meeting here today, Hooda asked the Planning Commission to drop the "arbitrary" distinction of expenditure as Plan and Non-Plan and instead...
Bhupinder Singh Hooda - India- politics
photo: PIB of India / Photo Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India.

Samsung could be fined billions over Apple ban
Full Article Taipei Times
27 Dec 2012

Samsung Electronics Co could face fines running to billions of US dollars from the European Commission (EC) over its attempts to use its “standard-essential” patents (SEPs) on 3G to ban sales of Apple Inc’s iPhone and iPad in Europe. The Google-owned smartphone company Motorola Mobility may face similar penalties over its attempts to ban sales of...
Samsung Electronics store
photo: WN / RTayco

India to approve IKEA bid to set up shop: official
Full Article Taipei Times
27 Dec 2012

India is on track to approve a bid by Swedish furniture giant IKEA to open its trademark blue-and-yellow stores in the country as it seeks big new markets for its flat-pack products, a minister said. Last month the Foreign Investment Promotion Board rejected 15 of IKEA’s 30 product lines,...
Ikea
photo: Creative Commons / sun dazed

Cold New Year forecast for North-West
Full Article The Hindu
27 Dec 2012

Nights are forecast to get progressively colder for North-West India in the run-up to the dawn of the New Year, 2013. This will happen as rains heralded by an intervening western disturbance dry up and cold Arctic air blows into the region. DENSE FOG Meanwhile, dense to very dense fog hung over parts of east and North-West regions until morning on...
BLabourers attend a ceremony After re-opened Zojila Pass, 108 kilometers (68 miles) north of Srinagar, on May  02, 2011. The Srinagar-Leh National Highway connecting Ladakh to the Kashmir Valley was re-opened to traffic after a six-month winter closure. The highway passes through the 3,510 meter-high Zojila pass which lies on the lower depressions of the Himalayan range.
photo: WN / Imran Nissar

Pawar for greater private sector role in farming
Full Article The Hindu
27 Dec 2012

Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has called for a greater role for private sector in agriculture during the 12th Plan (2012-17) period to sustain the high growth in foodgrain production. “The public-private partnership (PPP) model in agriculture should be explored on a wider and larger scale”, Pawar told the National Development...
The Union Minister for Agriculture Sharad Pawar - Politics- India
photo: PIB of India /

Why Is Warren Buffett Buying Back Berkshire Hathaway Stock?
Full Article Daily Finance
27 Dec 2012

Earlier this month, famed billionaire and Berkshire Hathaway (nyse:BRK-A) (BRK-B) chairman Warren Buffett dropped a bombshell. Breaking with past practice, and changing the financial rules he himself laid down, Berkshire is buying back its own stock -- and plans to keep buying back its stock at any price up to and including 1.2 times "book value."...
In this May 2, 2009 file photo, Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, right, waves to shareholders prior to the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting in Omaha, USA
photo: AP / Nati Harnik

Afghanistan War - US Army Ambushed by Taliban - Combat Footage From Panjwa'i District
Afghanistan War - US Army Ambushed by Taliban - Combat Footage From Panjwa'i District
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  • Updated: 26 Dec 2012
YouTube video courtesy: US Army This video features B-Roll from helmet mounted video cameras of various 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment Soldiers. This contains footage of Soldiers returning fire during Insurgent attacks in Panjwa'i District. The location varies from rooftops, village street, and crop field. It also contains footage of Soldiers launching Mortar's and using the M72 Light Anti-Armor Weapon (LAW). Footage was shot in various locations in the Panjwa'i District, Kandahar Province. KABUL Afghanistan August 16, 2012 NATO Helicopter Crash Kills 11 in Afghanistan KABUL, Afghanistan—The NATO-led international military coalition says a helicopter crash in Afghanistan has killed 11 people, including seven international service members. The military alliance said in a statement that at least three of those killed were American troops. The nationalities of the other four coalition service members were not immediately identified. The statement says four Afghans were also killed—three members of the security forces and one Afghan civilian interpreter. The coalition says it is investigating the cause of the crash. US Soldier Survives Taliban Machine Gun Fire During Firefight
http://wn.com/Afghanistan_War__US_Army_Ambushed_by_Taliban__Combat_Footage_From_Panjwa'i_District

NORTHEAST USA DESTRUCTIVE SNOWSTORM 12 Dead Dec.27,2012
NORTHEAST USA DESTRUCTIVE SNOWSTORM 12 Dead Dec.27,2012
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  • Updated: 28 Dec 2012
- - SUBSCRIBE FOR PREDICTIONS THAT MAY AFFECT YOU - - Dec.27,2012 Very Detructive Snowstorm strike Northeast USA UPDATES - 12 Dead - Thousands of flights cancelled - Many Buildings Destroyed - Many Trees Uprooted - Many Traffic Accidents - Heaviest in Norther New York - Jet Skidded Runway - 700 Car Crashes in Virginia - 200000 without power PREDICTION: www.youtube.com (embedded date) REVELATION Nov. 26, 2012 A very destructive snow storm is seen coming to the Northeast USA, with a lot of wind. The wind picks up materials off the Ground. There is what appears to be sand blowing. The appearance of desolation thereafter is evident.
http://wn.com/NORTHEAST_USA_DESTRUCTIVE_SNOWSTORM_12_Dead_Dec27,2012

Benazir Bhutto's death 5th anniversary Pakistan People's Party JAPAN
Benazir Bhutto's death 5th anniversary Pakistan People's Party JAPAN
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  • Updated: 28 Dec 2012
Benazir Bhutto's death anniversary Pakistan People's Party JAPAN 5th anniversary of Bhutto murder
  • published: 28 Dec 2012
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  • author: Nomi Shah
http://wn.com/Benazir_Bhutto's_death_5th_anniversary_Pakistan_People's_Party_JAPAN

President Obama Makes a Statement on the Fiscal Cliff
President Obama Makes a Statement on the Fiscal Cliff
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  • Updated: 27 Dec 2012
President Obama makes a statement on the fiscal cliff negotiations and the need to extend the middle-class tax cuts that are set to expire at the end of the year. December 21, 2012.
  • published: 21 Dec 2012
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  • author: whitehouse
http://wn.com/President_Obama_Makes_a_Statement_on_the_Fiscal_Cliff

Vox Populi: Egyptians to vote on Morsi's constitution
Vox Populi: Egyptians to vote on Morsi's constitution
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  • Updated: 23 Dec 2012
Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi has announced the referendum on the new constitution will be held on December the 15th. That's as the country is gripped by unrelenting protests, with thousands coming out both for and against Morsi. Middle East expert, Doctor Omar Ashour, says Morsi is not doing enough to pacify his opponents 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: 02 Dec 2012
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  • author: RussiaToday
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Iraq: Sunnis Continue Protests Against Prime Minister. 27/12/2012
Iraq: Sunnis Continue Protests Against Prime Minister. 27/12/2012
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News for Iraq Sunni Yahoo! News (blog) Iraq: Sunnis Continue Protests Against Prime Minister New York Times ‎- 3 hours ago Tens of thousands of Sunni Muslims blocked Iraq's main trade route to neighboring Syria and Jordan in a demonstration on Wednesday ... Iraq Sunnis block trade routes in new protest Aljazeera.com‎ - 13 hours ago Iraq Sunnis block trade routes in protest against PM Maliki Yahoo! News (blog)‎ - 14 hours ago News Wrap: In Iraq, Sunni Demonstrators Protest Shiite-Led ... - PBS www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/world/july.../newswrap_12-26.htm...2 hours ago -- In other news Wednesday, thousands of Sunni demonstrators in western Iraq staged a mass protest against the Shiite-dominated government. Iraq Sunnis protest against government Wednesday in Iraq's ... www.deseretnews.com/.../Iraq-Sunnis-protest-against-governm...24 minutes ago -- RAMADI, Iraq — Large, noisy demonstrations against Iraq's government flared for the third time in less than a week Wednesday in Iraq's. Iraq Sunnis block trade routes in protest against PM Maliki | Reuters www.reuters.com/.../us-iraq-politics-idUSBRE8BP09P201212...12 hours ago -- ANBAR, Iraq (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Sunni Muslims blocked Iraq's main trade route to neighboring Syria and Jordan in a fourth day of ... Iraq Sunnis block trade routes in new protest - Middle East - Al ... ► 1:29► 1:29 www.aljazeera.com/.../2012122611182506333.... 16 hours ago Tens of thousands of protesters gather in Anbar province to denounce ...
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Spokesman: George HW Bush in Intensive Care
Spokesman: George HW Bush in Intensive Care
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Former President George HW Bush has been admitted to the intensive care unit at a Houston hospital 'following a series of setbacks including a persistent fever,' but he is alert and talking to medical staff, his spokesman said Wednesday. (Dec. 26)
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Rebels advance in Central African Republic
Rebels advance in Central African Republic
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Embattled Central African Republic president Francois Bozize, urged the United States and France to help push back rebel forces who have advanced towards the capital Bangui. The rebel coalition - known as Seleka - accuse the government of not compensating them according to the terms of a 2007 peace deal. Al Jazeera's Gerald Tan reports.
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News : Nelson Mandela hospitalised
News : Nelson Mandela hospitalised
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Watch KTN Streaming LIVE from Kenya 24/7 on www.ktnkenya.tv Former South African president Nelson Mandela has been admitted to a Pretoria hospital reportedly for routine check up. According to the office of the president, Mandela is undergoing tests consistent with old age and is doing well
http://wn.com/News__Nelson_Mandela_hospitalised

"Protest In Egypt Libya Iraq And Lebanon And Morocco And Sudan And Tunisia And Iran And Bangladesh
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September 13, 2012 MSNBC News MOXNews.com
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Idlib | Christian officer defects and joins FSA
Idlib | Christian officer defects and joins FSA
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www.facebook.com twitter.com Syrian victims are screaming for your help. Will you answer?
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Japan: New PM Shinzo Abe Fires China Warning
Japan: New PM Shinzo Abe Fires China Warning
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Tensions are mounting in the Far East after Japan's new leader fired a shot across China's bows over an ongoing territory dispute.Japan's new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has issued an early warning to China, just hours after a landslide victory for his right-wing Liberal Democratic Party. Speaking at his first news conference, Mr Abe reiterated Tokyo's claim of sovereignty over a group of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea which is contested by Beijing. "China is challenging the fact that [the islands] are Japan's inherent territory," Mr Abe said. "Our objective is to stop the challenge. We don't intend to worsen relations between Japan and China," he said. The election result represents a dramatic lurch to the right for Japan. The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) led by Yoshihiko Noda suffered a significant defeat, winning just 57 seats - down from 230 in the last election. Mr Abe's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) won 294 seats, up from 118. When combined with the New Komeito Party, its junior coalition partner, the LDP now has a two-thirds majority in the 480-seat lower house, enough to override the upper house in which no party has overall control. Mr Abe, 58 - who has already served as Prime Minister for a year between 2006 and 2007 - is seen as having a hawkish foreign policy and a radical economic agenda. He characterised the win as more of a protest vote against the DPJ than a strong endorsement of his party. "I think the results do not mean we have regained the ...
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Egypt constitution draft passes
Egypt constitution draft passes
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Egypt's assembly approves new constitution amid street protests, CNN's Ian Lee has the latest details from Cairo. For more videos, visit CNN International's website edition.cnn.com Join us on Facebook: www.facebook.com Twitter: twitter.com & twitter.com
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Gulf summit: Middle East foreign ministers gather in Bahrain to discuss regional issues
Gulf summit: Middle East foreign ministers gather in Bahrain to discuss regional issues
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Gulf foreign ministers met in Bahrain to draw up plans ahead of the Gulf Cooperation Council summit. Delegates are expected to discuss collective security, military affairs, a customs union and a common trade market, as well as talk about the increasingly desperate situation in Syria.
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Benedict XVI: Peace and reconciliation in the Middle East.
Benedict XVI: Peace and reconciliation in the Middle East.
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The Church encourages every effort to promote peace in the world and in the Middle East - peace that will be effective only if it is based on authentic respect for others. These were the words of Pope Benedict XVI on Monday as he met with the 6 new Cardinals created at Saturday's consistory. Speaking to the Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Raï, the Pope took the opportunity to remember his recent trip to Lebanon and to launch yet another appeal for reconciliation in the region. The Pope the spoke about the mission of the cardinals, who are required to support "the successor of Peter in his service to the Church and to "be a sign of hope for all people." The Pope invited them to pursue their "spir ...
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South African President Jacob Zuma seen before a meeting held at Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. South Africa's polygamist president has apologized to the nation after being criticized for having an extramarital affair that resulted in a daughter born in October. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam) Boston Celtics Rajon Rondo eliminates three defenders At the Russia-EU Summit meeting. Children enjoying

Pakistan's former prime minister and opposition leader Nawaz Sharif addresses a news conference in Islamabad, Pakistan on Friday, Feb. 25, 2011. golf course 2008-present Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution photographed in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. In 2005, Mitsubishi introduced a concept version of the next-gen Evolution at the 39th Tokyo Motor Show named the Concept-X,[12] designed by Omar Halilhodžić at the company's European design center. cow milk bags - healthy food

Egyptian election workers count ballots at the end of the second round of a referendum on a disputed constitution drafted by Islamist supporters of president Mohammed Morsi at a polling station in Giza, Egypt, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012. South African fans cheer at the Denmark vs. Cameroon World Cup match at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 19, 2010. Opposition leader Andry Rajoelina is seen in one of the capital's presidential palaces in Antananarivo, Madagascar, Tuesday March 17, 2009 In this photo provided by the Nelson Mandela Foundation and taken on Friday, June 17, 2011, former South African President Nelson Mandela reads an advance copy of his latest book titled "Nelson Mandela By Himself" , at this home in Johannesburg, South Africa.

HIV/AIDS Afflicts Migrants Living in Wealthy Countries Asian Football Confederation President Mohamed Bin Hammam, left, speaks as Chung Mong-joon, an outgoing FIFA vice president and an honorary chairman of the Korea Football Association, looks on during their press conference in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, April 5, 2011. Chung expressed support for Hammam, who has announced his candidacy for the FIFA presidency. Lt. Col. David G. Rabel, the Logistics Readiness Squadron Commander, with the 130th Airlift Wing, West Virginia Air National Guard, directs a semi-truck at Yeager Airbase in Charleston, West Virginia. The 130th Airlift Wing is the staging ground for transporting supplies from the Federal Emergency Management Agency in support of relief efforts from the effects of Hurricane Sandy. The West Virginia National Guard has over 200 members aiding in recovery efforts from Hurricane Sandy.  The storm blanketed the state with heavy snow and rains and also had severe winds that left homes and properties damaged. Guardsmen are involved in numerous aspects of the operations from search and rescue missions to debris removal. (U.S. Air Force Photo by TSgt Bryan G. Stevens) 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.

FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012 file photo, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard speaks during a luncheon in Sydney. Gillard has denied Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012 she personally benefited from a union fund she helped set up for a legal client and her then-boyfriend in 1995. 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 Shoppers test the iPhone 5 at an Apple store in San Francisco, Friday, Sept. 21, 2012. The Great Barrier Reef is clearly visible from jet planes flying over it
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Imperial adventures are nothing new in the Middle East. Neither is their glorification, as Peter O’Toole’s pained Lawrence of Arabia eternally reminds us. But for a decade or so now, things have been heating up, as if to coincide with climate change and fears of declining petroleum reserves. Fuelled by 9/11 and inspired by material avarice, the...
U.S. Army Spc. Jacob Bobbe, security force team member for Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah, maintains security on the street during a key leader engagement in the Lash-e Juwayn district of Farah province, Afghanistan, Dec. 11 2012.
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David Swan­son: "Day­break, Un­do­ing the Im­pe­ri­al Pres­i­den­cy and Form­ing a More Per­fect Union"
updated 27 Dec 2012; published 28 Mar 2012
28:49
Let's Play: Shogun 2: Total War - Fall Of The Samu­rai (Shogu­nate - Obama Clan) Ep. 5 by Diplex­Heat­ed
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updated 18 Oct 2012; published 21 May 2011
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While Il­le­gal­ly De­stroy­ing Libya Over Oil, Obama Won't Bomb Is­rael To End Bru­tal Oc­cu­pa­tion
updated 12 Dec 2012; published 17 Nov 2012
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The new leader of the Pakistan People's Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, center, the son of Benazir Bhutto, speaks during a news conference at an hotel in London, flanked by his mother's sister Sanam Bhutto, left, Tuesday Jan. 8, 2008. Zardari on Tuesday called for a U.N. sponsored investigation of his mother's murder, saying that he does not trust officials in Pakistan. The 19-year-old Oxford University student was chosen to succeed his mother as leader of the party, though day-to-day leadership is in the hands of his father, Asif Ali Zardari.
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In this photo illustration, a "WikiLeaks" graphic is displayed on a laptop in a cafe on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010, New York. Police ratcheted up the pressure on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Wednesday, asking European officers to arrest him on rape charges as his organization continued to embarrass the Obama adminstration with a stream of leaked diplomatic cables.
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This video image taken from Egyptian State Television shows 83-year-old Hosni Mubarak laying on a hospital bed inside a cage of mesh and iron bars in a Cairo courtroom Wednesday Aug. 3, 2011 as his historic trial began on charges of corruption and ordering the killing of protesters during the uprising that ousted him.
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Vox Pop­uli: Egyp­tians to vote on Morsi's con­sti­tu­tion
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updated 27 Dec 2012; published 27 Dec 2012
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Iraq: Sun­nis Con­tin­ue Protests Against Prime Min­is­ter. 27/12/2012
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Spokesman: George HW Bush in In­ten­sive Care
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Rebels ad­vance in Cen­tral African Re­pub­lic
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News : Nel­son Man­dela hos­pi­talised
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"Protest In Egypt Libya Iraq And Lebanon And Mo­roc­co And Sudan And Tunisia And Iran And Bangladesh
Al Jazeera 26 Dec 2012, - After a month of strikes and sometimes deadly street protests, Bangladesh's government is staring at an irreconcilable political deadlock. The opposition, led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), says it will not "return from the streets" until the government restores the country's caretaker system for holding national parliamentary...

updated 10 Nov 2012; published 13 Mar 2012
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Idlib | Chris­tian of­fi­cer de­fects and joins FSA
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Japan: New PM Shin­zo Abe Fires China Warn­ing
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updated 01 Dec 2012; published 30 Nov 2012
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Egypt con­sti­tu­tion draft pass­es
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