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South Korean man uses his smartphone to take a television screen reporting a news about North Korea's rocket launch at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012.
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 The Hindu 
Defiant North Korea launches long-range rocket
Wed 12 Dec 2012
North Korea defied international warnings and fired a long-range rocket on Wednesday, the second launch under its new leader and a clear sign Pyongyang is pushing forward with its quest to develop the... (photo: AP / Ahn Young-joon)
File - President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden greets Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel in the Outer Oval Office, Nov. 16, 2012.
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Obama recognises Syria opposition coalition
Wed 12 Dec 2012
The US has formally recognised Syria's opposition rebel coalition as the "legitimate representative" of the Syrian people, says President Obama. | Speaking to ABC News in the US, Mr Oba... (photo: White House / Pete Souza)
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.  CNN  Mon 10 Dec 2012
Syria to U.N.: 'Serious fear' it will be framed for the use of chemical weapons
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 w... (photo: AP / Narciso Contreras)
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Soldiers stand guard on top a tank in front of the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012.  BBC News  Mon 10 Dec 2012
Egypt crisis: Morsi orders military to keep order
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 th... (photo: AP / Petr David Josek)
Egypt   Photos   Politics   Protest   Wikipedia: 2012 Egyptian protests  
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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. The Independent Sun 9 Dec 2012
Mali presents risky battleground for neighbouring nations and Western Allies
| 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... (photo: AP / Harouna Traore)
Africa   Mali   Photos   Terrorism   Wikipedia: 2012 Northern Mali conflict  
File - Iranian worshippers listen to a sermon during Friday prayers as an Iranian flag flutters at Tehran University, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, July 6, 2012. WorldNews.com Fri 7 Dec 2012
Can Saudi Arabia and Iran Reestablish the Medina Pact?
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling | The in- and out-fighting between present-day Saudi Arabia and Iran is a mirror image of what occurred to Prophet Muhammad... (photo: AP / Vahid Salemi)
Iran   Photos   Politics   Saudi Arabia   Wikipedia: IranSaudi Arabia relations  
Texas National Guard Spc. Isaac Gomez, a native of Pharr, Texas, provides security as Provincial Reconstruction Team Kunar engineers conduct a quality assurance check at the Narang Girls School Oct. 13, 2012, Afghanistan. Foreign Policy Fri 7 Dec 2012
Preparing for the worst: A call for an Afghanistan Contingency Force
| With all combat troops scheduled to be withdrawn from Afghanistan by the end of 2014, the negotiations taking place in Kabul on the presence and role of U.S. troops in ... (photo: US Army)
Afghanistan   NATO   Photos   War   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present)  
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen holds a press conference, 4 December, 2012. The Times Of India Wed 5 Dec 2012
NATO approves Patriot missiles for Turkey
BRUSSELS: NATO on Tuesday approved member state Turkey's request for Patriot missiles to defend its border against Syria following a series of blunt warnings to Damascus ... (photo: NATO)
NATO   Photos   Syria   Turkey   Wikipedia: Syrian civil war  
Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, second from right, steps out of a security vehicle as he is escorted into a courthouse in Fort Meade, Md., Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012, for a pretrial hearing. Antiwar Mon 3 Dec 2012
Manning vs. the Marines
| As far as villains go, Pfc. Bradley Manning is hardly quintessential. At 5 foot 2 inches tall, his slender frame and bespectacled image has invoked snickers, sarcasm an... (photo: AP / Patrick Semansky)
Crime   Defence   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Bradley Manning  
A Congolese policeman in riot gear keeps an eye on Goma residents including street children who gathered for an anti Kabila demonstration supported by the M23 rebel movement in Goma, eastern Congo, Wednesday Nov. 28, 2012. The Guardian Mon 3 Dec 2012
Congo rebels' withdrawal from Goma 'purely tactical', say analysts
| Despite retreat by the M23, there's no sign that any of the major players are willing to act to stop the violence flaring up again | A Congolese M23 rebels sleeps in th... (photo: AP / Jerome Delay)
Africa   Congo   Photos   War   Wikipedia: 2012 East D.R. Congo conflict  
The Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral D.K. Joshi addressing a press conference, in New Delhi on December 03, 2012. The Times Of India Mon 3 Dec 2012
India will protect its interests in disputed South China Sea: Navy chief
NEW DELHI: Viewing the rapid modernization of Chinese Navy as a "major concern", navy chief Admiral D K Joshi on Monday made it clear that India will protect its interest... (photo: PIB of India)
China   India   Photos   South China Sea   Wikipedia: Devendra Kumar Joshi   Wikipedia: Territorial disputes in the South China Sea  
File - Two Israeli soldiers stand next to Iron Dome missile defense system deployed in Ashkelon, southern Israel, Sunday, April 10, 2011. The Independent Mon 3 Dec 2012
For Israel, missile defence system is a breakthrough
| The newest battery of Israel's stunningly effective Iron Dome missile defence system had been in place in Tel Aviv for just a few hours when militants in the Gaza Strip... (photo: AP / Ariel Schalit)
Defense   Israel   Photos   Weapons  
File- A view of the outer perimeter of Palestine Stadium, severely damaged by Israeli air strikes in Gaza City earlier this week, 19 November, 2012. WorldNews.com Sun 2 Dec 2012
The End of Jewish Power
Article by WN.com Guest Writer Gilad Atzmon | Israel suffered a humiliating defeat at The UN recently. The nations of the world stood up and said NO to the Jewish state -... (photo: UN / Shareef Sarhan)
Israel   Palestine   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: Proposals for a Palestinian state  


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