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French president faces tough new year | PARIS - France's President Francois Hollande may be facing a tough 2013, now that the opposition conservatives have ended a month of internal feuding and the Socialist leader struggles to solve the ... (photo: AP / Christophe Ena) Herald Tribune Economy France Photos Politics |
Israeli leader vows more east Jerusalem settlement | JERUSALEM - Israel's prime minister has rejected international criticism of plans to build thousands of settlement homes in east Jerusalem, insisting construction will move forward. | Prime Minister... (photo: AP / Gali Tibbon, Pool) Herald Tribune Israel Jerusalem Photos Politics Wikipedia: Benjamin Netanyahu |
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NRA goes silent after Connecticut school shooting | WASHINGTON — Where is the NRA? | The nation’s largest gun-rights organization — typically outspoken about its positions even after shooting deaths — has gone al... (photo: AP / Noah Berger) Chicago Sun-Times Crime Photos Politics US Wikipedia: Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting |
Children can usually recover from emotional trauma | Perhaps the most remarkable part of her story is that today she sleeps just fine. | On April 20, 1999, Crystal Woodman, 16, was studying for a test in the library at Co... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) Ohio Children Health Life Photos Wikipedia: Psychological trauma |
NASA names moon crash site in honour of Sally Ride A pair of NASA spacecraft crashed into a mountain near the moon’s north pole on Monday, bringing a deliberate end to a mission that peered into the lunar interior. ... (photo: Creative Commons / Unknown) The Hindu NASA Photos Sally Ride USA Wikipedia: Sally Ride |
US school killings spark gun control debate | 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 C... (photo: AP / Jason DeCrow) Al Jazeera Connecticut Crime Photos School Wikipedia: Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting |
In Sign of Normalization, Pentagon to Reimburse Pakistan $688 Million WASHINGTON — The Pentagon quietly notified Congress this month that it would reimburse Pakistan nearly $700 million for the cost of stationing 140,000 troops on the... (photo: US Navy / U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tiffini Jones Vanderwyst) The New York Times Military Pakistan Pentagon Photos United States Wikipedia: PakistanUnited States skirmishes |