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  • France escalates involvement in Mali...5:05
  • 'Netanyahu is not Israel, majority wants two-state solution'...6:04
  • Cornell West Goes OFF on Obama (Video)...7:23
  • Patriot Missiles Arrive In Turkey to Deter Dictator Assad's Aggression 1-21-13...1:45
  • Afghan Spy Agency HQ in Kabul attacked by Paki-punjabi ISI...1:20
  • HOSTAGE CRISIS - Algerian activist describes aftermath of hostage crisis...4:01
  • TOLOnews 18 September 2012 KABUL SUICIDE ATTACK...1:10
  • Video: Barack Obama takes oath of office for second term...1:08
  • Is al Qaeda close to calling Mali home?...2:20
  • Welcome To The World - Why Poverty?...58:33
  • Algerian army tries to free hostages...2:19
  • MALI CRISIS: Is there a way out? - Gilles Yabi...11:46
  • Syria and Iran in bank deal as UN condemns University attack...0:54
Al Jazeera has spoken to a spokesperson for Ansar Dine, who denies that his group is linked to al-Qaeda, and says most of those killed in the attack on Konna were innocent civilians. Also on the situation in Mali, Darren Jordan interviews Sylvain Touati, a political analyst and associate fellow at the French Institute of International Relations.
France es­ca­lates in­volve­ment in Mali
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'Ne­tanyahu is not Is­rael, ma­jor­i­ty wants two-state so­lu­tion'
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Cor­nell West Goes OFF on Obama (Video)
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Pa­tri­ot Mis­siles Ar­rive In Turkey to Deter Dic­ta­tor Assad's Ag­gres­sion 1-21-13
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France es­ca­lates in­volve­ment in Mali
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Afghan Spy Agen­cy HQ in Kabul at­tacked by Pa­ki-pun­jabi ISI
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HOSTAGE CRI­SIS - Al­ge­ri­an ac­tivist de­scribes af­ter­math of hostage cri­sis
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TOLOnews 18 Septem­ber 2012 KABUL SUI­CIDE AT­TACK
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Video: Barack Obama takes oath of of­fice for sec­ond term
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Is al Qaeda close to call­ing Mali home?
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Wel­come To The World - Why Pover­ty?
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Al­ge­ri­an army tries to free hostages
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MALI CRI­SIS: Is there a way out? - Gilles Yabi
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Syria and Iran in bank deal as UN con­demns Uni­ver­si­ty at­tack
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[Julia Tim­o­schenko] Pres­i­dent of Ukraine or­dered mur­der, now he says it was Ty­moshenko!
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UK to consider boosting French Mali operation support
Full Article BBC News
22 Jan 2013

The UK government is to discuss offering more help to French forces fighting Islamist rebels in Mali. David Cameron has said there could be further assistance with transport and surveillance. Two military aircraft have already been loaned to the French. The Ministry of Defence says there are no plans for a ground combat role. Following British...

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Fighters from Islamist group Ansar Dine stand guard in Timbuktu, Mali.
photo: AP

Israel's Extremist Right Set For Cabinet Posts
Full Article Orange News
22 Jan 2013

Tweet Israelis go to the voting booths in an election that could have a devastating impact on hopes for a future peace deal with the Palestinians. While prime inister Benjamin Netanyahu is predicted to win the most seats, opinion polls have suggested support for his Likud Beitenu party has been steadily eroded by a surge in the popularity of...

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Israelis wait for transportation under election campaign billboards of Israeli Prime Minister and Likud Party leader Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Israel's Labor party candidate Shelly Yachimovichin, in the central Israeli city of Ramat gan, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013.
photo: AP / Oded Balilty

Inauguration Day: President Obama is sworn in for a second term
Full Article The Examiner
21 Jan 2013

The list: Inauguration Day: President Obama is sworn in for a second term For only the second time in history, the presidential oath of office has been administered to someone for the fourth time. On the steps of the U.S. Capitol in front of a crowd estimated in the hundreds of thousands, Barack Obama, surrounded by his two daughters, rested his...

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President Barack Obama gestures as he gives his inauguration address during a ceremonial swearing-in ceremony during the 57th Presidential Inauguration, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013 on the West Front of the Capitol in Washington.
photo: AP / Win McNamee, Pool

German Patriot missile troops arrive in Turkey
Full Article Deutsche Welle
21 Jan 2013

Germany has sent 240 soldiers to southern Turkey as part of a NATO mission using Patriot missiles to deter cross-border airstrikes from war-torn Syria. Units are also being provided by the Netherlands and the US. The main German contingent flew out of Berlin Sunday, headed for Kahramanmaras, 100 kilometers (62 miles) inside Turkey's border with...

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German military trucks carrying NATO's Patriot Missile Defense System to protect Turkey in case neighboring Syria launches an attack leave the port after the parts of system were unloaded in the Mediterranean city of Iskenderun, Turkey, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013.
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French troops take town in central Mali as rebels slip away
Full Article Reuters
21 Jan 2013

DIABALY, Mali (Reuters) - French and Malian armored columns rolled into the central Mali town of Diabaly on Monday after the al Qaeda-linked Islamist rebels who seized it a week ago melted into the bush to avoid air strikes. Diabaly, 350 km (220 miles) north of Mali's dusty riverside capital Bamako, had harbored the main cluster of insurgents south...

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French troops inspect the charred remains of military vehicles used by radical Islamists on the outskirt of Diabaly, Mali, some 460kms (320 miles) north of the capital Bamako Monday Jan. 21, 2013.
photo: AP / Jerome Delay

Taliban attack Kabul police facility for hours
Full Article Denver Post
21 Jan 2013

Click photo to enlarge An Afghan security officer looks at smoke rising from a rocket fired by militants which landed near the Kabul traffic police headquarters during an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. Taliban insurgents wearing suicide vests attacked the Kabul traffic police headquarters before dawn Monday, police said, and...

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File - KABUL, Afghanistan--Members of the Camp Eggars Force Protection team assess the damage of an explosion near the gate on Jan 17, 2009.
photo: US Army / Tech Sergeant Brenda Nipper

Death toll climbs past 80 in siege in Algeria
Full Article Richmond Times Dispatch
21 Jan 2013

Algerian security forces on Sunday made grisly discoveries of dozens of bodies at a sprawling natural gas facility, a day after a violent showdown put an end to an international hostage crisis. But as Algeria tallied up the losses, a debate was emerging about whether the militant group linked to al-Qaida that seized the plant had been intent on a...

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In this undated photo, a man stands next to the body of an unidentified person near Ain Amenas, Algeria. Algerian bomb squads scouring a gas plant where Islamist militants took dozens of foreign workers hostage found "numerous" new bodies on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013 as they searched for explosive traps left behind by the attackers, a security official said, a day after a bloody raid ended the four-day siege of the remote desert refinery.
photo: AP / Echorouk Elyaoumi

Heavy fighting in Kabul after suicide blasts
Full Article Al Jazeera
21 Jan 2013

Afghan police said gunmen and suicide bombers have attacked one of their compounds in western Kabul, and a gunbattle is ongoing between security forces and heavily armed assailants. Police officer Mirzal Mohammad said at least one attacker blew himself up at the entrance to traffic police headquarters on Monday and a number of others wearing...

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Kabul traffic police headquarters during insurgents' attack, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013.
photo: AP / Musadeq Sadeq

Obama sworn in at low-key White House ceremony
Full Article The Star
20 Jan 2013

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama took the official oath for his second term on Sunday at the White House in a small, private ceremony that set a more subdued tone compared to the historic start of his presidency four years ago. U.S. President Barack Obama takes the official oath of office from U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John...

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President Barack Obama is officially sworn-in by Chief Justice John Roberts in the Blue Room of the White House during the 57th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013.
photo: AP / Larry Downing, Pool

Is Mali the next Afghanistan?
Full Article Stars and Stripes
20 Jan 2013

WASHINGTON -- The war rages about cities with names such as Goa and Timbuktu, in a sparsely populated, mostly flat, dusty and landlocked country in northwest Africa. The combatants include a nomadic Berber people known as Tuareg, the French Foreign Legion and a coalition of al-Qaida affiliates who identify themselves with the Maghreb, the desert...

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File - Spc. Wickham, an infantryman and 240B gunner, and another soldier, assigned to Company D, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), pull rear security while on a short halt during an Afghan National Security Forces-led mission in rural areas of Zormat district, Afghanistan, Dec. 10, 2012.
photo: US Army / Sgt. 1st Class Abram Pinnington

Oxfam says world's rich could end poverty
Full Article Al Jazeera
20 Jan 2013

The world's 100 richest people earned enough money last year to end world extreme poverty four times over, according to released by international rights group and charity Oxfam. The $240 billion net income of the world's 100 richest billionaires would have ended poverty four times over, according to the London-based group's report released on...

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File - A beggar woman shielding her children from the sun in Srinagar, India, on July 09 2012.
photo: WN / Imran Nissar

Algeria crisis: Obama blames 'terrorists' for deaths
Full Article BBC News
20 Jan 2013

US President Barack Obama has blamed "terrorists" for the death of 23 hostages at a besieged desert gas facility in Algeria. A four-day siege at the In Amenas site was ended on Saturday by an army raid. At least five Britons, five Norwegians and 10 Japanese are dead or missing, while Algeria said its troops had killed all 32...

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President Barack Obama speaks at a fundraising reception in Baltimore, Tuesday, June 12, 2012. Democrats and Republicans are wary of trying to exploit a new report about the sharp drop in household wealth over the past 20 years. The economic report was stunning. The Great Recession shrank Americans' wealth so much that, in 2010, median family net worth was no more than it had been in 1992 after adjusting for inflation. According to the Federal Reserve report, two decades of accumulated prosperity had vanished, mainly because of falling home prices. The smartest minds in the Obama and Romney campaigns seem to conclude that the guts of the report are too complex, too old and too tricky to exploit for political ends. So both Obama and challenger Mitt Romney have had little to say about it.
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W African leaders urge global support on Mali
Full Article Al Jazeera
19 Jan 2013

West African leaders meeting at an emergency summit in the Ivory Coast city of Abidjan have urged more global involvement to help ward off rebels in Mali. Alassane Ouattara, Ivory Coast president, who is also current head of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) regional bloc, said on Saturday that it was high time others...

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Malian soldiers inspect vehicles and arms recovered from Islamist militants during fighting to retake the town of Konna, at the Malian military base in Sevare, central Mali, Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013.
photo: AP / Harouna Traore

UN rights chief urges Syria war crimes probe
Full Article Al Jazeera
19 Jan 2013

Navi Pillay, the United Nations high commissioner for human rights, has cited the increasing casualty count in Syria as a basis for an International Criminal Court investigation into war crimes in the nearly two-year-long conflict. Speaking after a closed meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Friday, Pillay said there was little...

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File - Navi Pillay, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, speaks during a celebration of Human Rights 2012, on the theme, “My Voice Counts, in Geneva, Switzerland.
photo: UN / Jean-Marc Ferre

David Ferrer stages 'miracle' fightback to reach Australian Open semifinals
Full Article The Times of India
22 Jan 2013

MELBOURNE: David Ferrer clawed back from two sets down to overhaul his Spanish Davis Cup team-mate Nicolas Almagro in five sets and reach the semifinals of the Australian Open on Tuesday. Almagro, the 10th seed, served for the match three times in the third set only to blow his chance to reach his first ever Grand Slam semi-final as...

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Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates winning his semi final match against compatriot David Ferrer at the French Open tennis tournament in Roland Garros stadium in Paris
photo: AP / Bernat Armangue

Lakers forward Pau Gasol not happy with reserve role, reiterates he wants to stay in L.A.
Full Article LA Daily News
22 Jan 2013

By Mark Medina Staff Writer Posted: 01/21/2013 10:05:32 PM PST Updated: 01/21/2013 10:50:48 PM PST CHICAGO - Despite admitting dissatisfaction over his new bench role, forward Pau Gasol...

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Pau Gasol of the Los Angeles Lakers, Spain
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Li Na advances to Australian Open semifinals
Full Article The Tribune San Luis Obispo
22 Jan 2013

Atascadero man rescued after falling off trail near Ragged Point SLO's troubled bridge over water Drowning victim's body found in Kauai SLO County's weather forecast for the week of Jan. 21 Rain could fall on SLO County this week, forecaster says 13 facts about guns...

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Li Na.
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Bernard Hopkins details how badly Mayweather would have outclassed Pacquiao
Full Article The Examiner
22 Jan 2013

More than a month after the eight-division titlist was rendered unconscious by a spectacular overhand right thrown by WBOChampion of the DecadeJuan Manuel Marquez, former two-weight world titleholder Bernard Hopkins believes a bout pitting Floyd Mayweather against Manny Pacquiao would be an uninteresting mismatch favoring the “Pretty Boy.”...

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U.S. light heavyweight boxer Bernard Hopkins, 43, speaks at a press conference at Planet Hollywood in London, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008. Hopkins is due to fight unbeaten Welsh boxer Joe Calzaghe in Las Vegas on April 19.
photo: AP / Kirsty Wigglesworth

Sachin Tendulkar's Bradmanesque achievements in Ranji Trophy
Full Article The Times of India
21 Jan 2013

MUMBAI: Sachin Tendulkar has been a connoisseur's delight as well as that of the statisticians for over 24 seasons that he has played first class cricket. While his mind-boggling international feats have been well-chronicled, what many don't know about are his staggering performances for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy. He will be eager to turn up for...

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Indian Crickter Sachin Tendulkar during the  Practice Session  at Eden Garden in Kolkata on Tuesday ahead of 3rd India vs England Test match .
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'Negotiations for Kaka have broken down' - Galliani
Full Article Goal
21 Jan 2013

AC Milan were in negotiations with Real Madrid over the Brazilian's return to the club, but have now announced that financial problems have put an end to...

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Real Madrid's Kaka from Brazil waves to fans as he warms up as substitute during a Spanish La Liga soccer match against Getafe at the Coliseum Alfonso Perez stadium in Getafe, Spain Monday, Jan. 3, 2011
photo: AP / Paul White

Dhawan leads the way for Reliance
Full Article Indian Express
21 Jan 2013

Captain of the Delhi Ranji team Shikhar Dhawan top scored with 62 while Jalaj Saxena’s made a quickfire contribution of 44 from 22 balls as Reliance One scored a 15-run victory over strong contenders Canara Bank. Reliance's win was their second on the trot, to qualify for the quarter-finals...

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Shikhar Dhawan of Deccan Chargers plays a shot during an Indian Premier League match against Kings XI Punjab in Dharmsala, India, Saturday, May 21, 2011.
photo: AP / Ashwini Bhatia

Ballardini returns for another stint at Genoa
Full Article The Guardian
21 Jan 2013

MILAN, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Davide Ballardini has returned for his second stint as coach of Genoa in less than two years, the struggling Serie A club said on Monday. Ballardini, previously in charge between November 2010 and June 2011, replaced Luigi Del Neri to become Genoa's third coach of the season....

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Genoa coach Davide Ballardini
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Rihanna, Chris Brown collaboration on new single confirmed
Full Article Indian Express
22 Jan 2013

Singers Rihanna and Chris Brown are collaborating on a new single, confirmed a representative to the recently-reunited celebrity couple. Speculation that the controversial couple is...

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Rihanna, Chris Brown collaboration on new single confirmed
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President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama share a dance during the Commander-In-Chief Inaugural ball at the Washington Convention Center during the 57th Presidential Inauguration Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, in Washington.
photo: AP / Evan Vucci

Beyonce inauguration performance: Singer wows the crowd
Full Article The Examiner
22 Jan 2013

Beyonce and Jay-Z could have been visiting royalty. The celeb couple, who are staunch supporters of President Obama, drew plenty of crowd attention at the 2013 Presidential Inauguration in Washington D.C. on Monday, Jan. 21, from their front row seats on the platform. Reports Style...

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President Barack Obama greets singer Beyonce on the West Front of the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, after she sang the National Anthem during the president's ceremonial swearing-in ceremony during the 57th Presidential Inauguration.
photo: AP / Win McNamee, Pool

Selena Gomez: 'I treasure Taylor Swift, Vanessa Hudgens friendships'
Full Article Digital Spy
21 Jan 2013

Selena Gomez has said that she truly values her friendships with Taylor Swift and Spring Breakers co-star Vanessa Hudgens. Gomez has spoken publicly about her friendship with Swift many times, most recently describing the 'I Knew You Were Trouble' singer as one of the few girls she can trust. (Pictured above: Selena Gomez) She once again opened up...

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Selena Gomez MTV VMA 2011
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120523-N-MH374-584 NEW YORK (May 23, 2012) Singer Katy Perry performs for service members during a block party at the Brooklyn Piers during Fleet Week New York 2012. This year marks the 25th year the city has celebrated the nation's sea services. This year, the seven-day event coincides with the commemoration of the Bicentennial of the War of 1812 and will host more than 6,000 service members from the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard team in addition to coalition ships from around the world.
photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Drae Parker

Selena Gomez performs during her 'We Own The Night' tour at the Mizner Park Amphitheater in Boca Raton Florida, USA - July 28, 2011
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Cyndi Lauper sings praises of Obama
Full Article Newstrack India
21 Jan 2013

Tweet Washington, Jan. 21 (ANI): Singer Cyndi Lauper has a long list of praises for Barack Obama for his performance in the first term. Lauper, who is performing at HRC's inaugural celebration on Monday, told POLITICO over e-mail that Obama kept the country from...

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Cyndi Lauper performing in  the True Colors Tour at the Bank Atlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida on June 19, 2008
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Daniel Radcliffe on playing Allen Ginsberg
Full Article BBC News
22 Jan 2013

He proved his post-Harry Potter mettle in the hit horror The Woman in Black, but now Daniel Radcliffe has moved even further away from the role that made him famous - playing poet Allen Ginsberg in the low-budget, independent thriller, Kill Your Darlings. The film, directed by first time feature-maker John Krokidas, had its world premiere this week...

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The Allen Ginsberg Library on the right.
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Hemingway family mental illness explored in new film
Full Article CNN
21 Jan 2013

January 21, 2013 -- Updated 1839 GMT (0239 HKT) Mariel Hemingway says her famous family has the "curse" of mental illness. (CNN) -- Every family, even famous ones, have secrets. The Hemingways are no different. "We were, sort of, the other American family that had this horrible curse," says Mariel Hemingway. She compared her family to the Kennedys...

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Mariel Hemingway  1992 Emmy Awards
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Anushka to start shooting for 'Peekay' from February
Full Article Newstrack India
21 Jan 2013

Tweet Mumbai, Jan 21 (IANS) Post the success of "Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola", actress Anushka Sharma, is now geared up for Rajukumar Hirani's "Peekay" and says she will start shooting for the film from February. "I am very excited to be working with Raju Hirani and Aamir Khan. We will start shooting for...

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Keri Russell Embraces Her Literary Side With Austenland at Sundance
Full Article IMDb
21 Jan 2013

Keri Russell debuted, celebrated, and promoted her romantic comedy Austenland at the Sundance Film Festival over the weekend. Keri kept cozy for the...

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Radcliffe conjures brave new role as gay poet
Full Article The Washington Times
21 Jan 2013

Facebook Follow @washtimes Do you think President Obama's second term will be better or worse for the economy than his first? View results PARK CITY, UTAH (AP) - Daniel Radcliffe doesn’t mind hearing that schoolgirls were staking him out at the Sundance Film Festival, hoping for a Harry Potter sighting. In fact, Radcliffe is happy if his...

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British actor Daniel Radcliffe poses for photographs, Friday, Nov. 12, 2010, following an interview with the Associated Press to discuss his role in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1.
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Democratic blue for Michelle Obama
Full Article Daily Press
21 Jan 2013

The American fashion industry held its breath on Inauguration Day for a series of Big Reveals. Word came within minutes that the navy check coat and dress Michelle Obama wore to the morning prayer service at St. John's church was by American designer Thom Browne, to which she added a belt for the ceremonial swearing-in. Her shoes and accessories...

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First lady Michelle Obama walks on Capitol Hill in Washington
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'Transformers 4' Star Jack Reynor: It Was Intimidating Auditioning For Michael Bay
Full Article Entertainment Wise
21 Jan 2013

Jack Reynor confirmed his status as a rising star of cinema at last night's London Critics' Circle Awards, being nominated for Young British Performer of the Year for his role in 'What Richard Did', but its his latest role in the latest 'Transformers' that the Irish-American heart...

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Jack Reynor seen at the 33rd London Critics Circle Film Awards at the May Fair Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013, in London.
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Leonardo DiCaprio "Drained" and Taking a "Long, Long" Break from Acting
Full Article OK! magazine
21 Jan 2013

We can't blame the guy, but that doesn't mean we have to be happy about this. Leonardo DiCaprio has said he is ready for a break from acting—so ladies, soak in...

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Actor Leonardo DiCaprio listens to Democratic presidential hopefuls Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., and Sen.
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China says top 10 steel mills to control 60 percent of capacity by 2015
Full Article Daily Press
22 Jan 2013

BEIJING (Reuters) - China, the world's largest steel producer, aims to bring around 60 percent of total steel capacity under the control of its top 10 steel mills by 2015 as part of a wide-ranging plan to restructure its industries. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) announced on Tuesday it would encourage big state firms to...

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In this photo taken Dec. 13, 2006, workers stand near a furnace at a factory of Tonghua Iron and Steel Group in Tonghua, northeast China's Jilin province.
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Gold futures prices up 0.07% on import duty hike
Full Article Indian Express
22 Jan 2013

Gold futures prices today moved up by 0.07 per cent to Rs 31,362 per 10 gm as speculators engaged in enlarging positions, after the government raised import duty on the precious metal to 6 per cent...

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Durbin praises Obama's speech as 'beautiful'
Full Article Chicago Tribune
22 Jan 2013

WASHINGTON— — Monday was a momentous day for President Barack Obama — and not a bad one as well for the president's friend, longtime ally and fellow Illinois Democrat, Sen. Dick Durbin. The Senate's No. 2 leader joined Obama at an early morning church service at St. John's Episcopal Church near the White House. At midday, he...

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 At a press conference on Monday, May 8 at the Chicago Vietnam Veterans Memorial, U.S. Senators Barack Obama and Dick Durbin announced that the Veterans Administration will send letters to more than 62,000 disabled Illinois veterans notifying them that Il
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IndiGo to launch daily flights from Thiruvananthapuram to Dubai from March
Full Article The Times of India
22 Jan 2013

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Budget carrier IndiGo will launch daily flights on the Thiruvananthapuram-Dubai route from March 1 this year. The airline would be...

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INDIA-INDIGO-PLAINIndia Indigo Plain at Kolkata  in Eastern India City ----- WN/BHASKAR MALLICK
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Barack Obama vows for comprehensive immigration reform
Full Article The Times of India
21 Jan 2013

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama today vowed for a comprehensive immigration reform that would welcome new immigrants to the US and attract the talented engineers from...

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President Barack Obama pauses with his family at the top of the stairs of the U.S. Capitol after at the ceremonial swearing-in during the 57th Presidential Inauguration in Washington
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Shares of BlackBerry makere RIM rise to 13-month high on strategic review hopes
Full Article The Times of India
21 Jan 2013

TORONTO: Shares of Research In Motion surged to a 13-month high on Monday after its chief executive said the company may consider strategic alliances with other companies after the launch of devices powered by RIM's new BlackBerry 10 operating system. In an interview with a German newspaper on Monday, Thorsten Heins, the chief executive, said RIM's...

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Mike Lazaridis, president and co-CEO of Research in Motion Ltd. (RIM), holds the new PlayBook during the BlackBerry developers conference 2010 in San Francisco, Monday, Sept. 27, 2010. RIM showed off the tablet for the first time and is set to launch it early 2011, with an international rollout later in the year. The PlayBook has a 7-inch screen, making it half the size of the iPad. And unlike the iPad, it will have two cameras, front and back.
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America will remain 'anchor of strong alliances': Obama
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21 Jan 2013

America will remain the anchor of strong alliances in every corner of the globe from Asia to the Middle east, US President Barack Obama today said in his inaugural address after being sworn in for a second innings. "We will defend our people and uphold our values through strength of arms and rule of law. We will show the courage to try and resolve...

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President Barack Obama delivers his inaugural address after being sworn-in for a second term as the President of the United States by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts during his public inauguration ceremony at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. on January 21, 2013.
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Southwest Airlines adds new fee to board early
Full Article The Los Angeles Times
21 Jan 2013

The add-on fee trend among the nation's airlines continues as Southwest Airlines announced Monday a new $40 fee to let passengers board early. Southwest, the nation's most popular domestic carrier, already charges $10 for its Early Bird Check-In service, which improves a passenger's position in the boarding queue. But the new $40 fee...

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Southwest Airlines "California One" Livery
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France escalates involvement in Mali
France escalates involvement in Mali
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Al Jazeera has spoken to a spokesperson for Ansar Dine, who denies that his group is linked to al-Qaeda, and says most of those killed in the attack on Konna were innocent civilians. Also on the situation in Mali, Darren Jordan interviews Sylvain Touati, a political analyst and associate fellow at the French Institute of International Relations.
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'Netanyahu is not Israel, majority wants two-state solution'
'Netanyahu is not Israel, majority wants two-state solution'
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Israelis are making their way to the ballots to vote in the parliamentary election where current PM Benjamin Netanyahu is slated to win a third term in office. Victory for the rightist candidate would galvanize the Israeli leadership's opposition to Palestinian statehood and push forward settlement construction in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Full results are due to be announced on Wednesday morning. 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.
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Cornell West Goes OFF on Obama (Video)
Cornell West Goes OFF on Obama (Video)
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"Dr. Cornel West says that President Barack Obama doesn't deserve to be sworn in for his second term as President of the United States with his hand on the bible of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "You don't play with Martin Luther King, Jr. and you don't play with his people, said West. "By his people, I mean people of good conscience, fundamentally good people committed to peace and truth and justice, especially the Black tradition that produced it.""* Activist and professor, Dr. Cornel West spoke passionately after the inauguration, saying President Obama doesn't deserve to be sworn in with Martin Luther King Jr's Bible. Why doesn't West see Obama as worthy? How would Obama get along with MLK, if he were still living? Cenk Uygur breaks it down *Read more from News One: newsone.com
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Patriot Missiles Arrive In Turkey to Deter Dictator Assad's Aggression 1-21-13
Patriot Missiles Arrive In Turkey to Deter Dictator Assad's Aggression 1-21-13
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Published on Jan 21, 2013 The first of six NATO Patriot missile batteries intended to protect Turkey from a potential Syrian attack arrived by ship from Germany on Monday, drawing a small but noisy protest from nationalist and leftist demonstrators. Dozens of camouflaged German military vehicles carrying the batteries disembarked at the Mediterranean port of Iskenderun. Al Jazeera's Hashem Ahelbarra has more. NATO Patriot missiles arrive in Turkey.mp4
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France escalates involvement in Mali
France escalates involvement in Mali
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Al Jazeera has spoken to a spokesperson for Ansar Dine, who denies that his group is linked to al-Qaeda, and says most of those killed in the attack on Konna were innocent civilians. Also on the situation in Mali, Darren Jordan interviews Sylvain Touati, a political analyst and associate fellow at the French Institute of International Relations.
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Afghan Spy Agency HQ in Kabul attacked by Paki-punjabi ISI
Afghan Spy Agency HQ in Kabul attacked by Paki-punjabi ISI
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Six suicide bombers launched what appeared to be a well-coordinated attack on Afghanistan's spy agency in Kabul on Wednesday ... (January 16) killing at least two and wounding 22 others, officials said. The attack happened around noon local time (0730 GMT), when the first assailant detonated a large car bomb near the entrance of the National Directorate of Security (NDS), said a statement from the office of the Kabul police chief. Five more men, strapped with explosives and driving a minivan, were
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HOSTAGE CRISIS - Algerian activist describes aftermath of hostage crisis
HOSTAGE CRISIS - Algerian activist describes aftermath of hostage crisis
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Algerian hostage crisis: details emerge of Britons killed The Guardian ‎- há 5 horas A former member of the British speed skiiing team was among those who lost their lives in Algeria. Algeria hostage crisis: survivors tell of cold-blooded killers The Guardian‎ - há 8 horas Algerian hostage crisis coverage dominated by Mauritanian news agency The Guardian‎ - há 8 horas Iran hostage crisis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia en.wikipedia.org/.../Iran_hostage_crisis - Traduzir esta páginaThe Iran hostage crisis (Persian: اشغال سفارت امریکا‎, "Occupation of the American embassy") was a diplomatic crisis between Iran and the United States in ... Algerian Hostage Crisis: Three Americans Killed - ABC News abcnews.go.com › Investigative Unit - Traduzir esta páginahá 10 horas -- Two Americans whose fate was a mystery following the Algerian hostage crisis have been identified among the dead, according to the State ... Gas plant worker and 2 Canadians helped terrorists in siege ... www.foxnews.com/.../death-toll-in-alge... - Traduzir esta páginahá 4 horas -- An Al Qaeda-linked militant group who took control of a Algerian gas plant during a four-day-long siege that left 38 hostages dead, including ... Death toll climbs in Algeria hostage crisis - Africa - Al Jazeera English ► 2:36► 2:36 www.aljazeera.com/.../20131208514862233.... há 2 dias Bomb squads find 25 more bodies at Sahara gas plant, bringing overall number of killed in four-day siege to at ... Mais vídeos de HOSTAGE CRISIS ...
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TOLOnews 18 September 2012 KABUL SUICIDE ATTACK
TOLOnews 18 September 2012 KABUL SUICIDE ATTACK
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Up to 11 civilians including nine foreigners were killed in a suicide attack on a minivan near Kabul international airport on Tuesday morning. The attack happened around 6:45AM local time when a suicide bomber crashed a car with explosives into the minivan carrying the foreigners on the main road leading to the airport, Kabul police chief Gen. Ayub Salangi told TOLOnews. Nine foreigners, who all appear to be employees of a private airline company, and two other Afghan civilians near the blast were killed, Kabul deputy police chief Daoud Amin told TOLOnews.
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Video: Barack Obama takes oath of office for second term
Video: Barack Obama takes oath of office for second term
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American President Barack Obama has officially begun his second term in the office, as he took the oath to serve another four years. The quiet ceremony took place in the Blue Room of the White House in the presence of Chief Justice John Roberts, Obama's family members and several reporters. On Monday, Obama will make a more public oath of office before a crowd on the National Mall in Washington. Earlier on Sunday Joe Biden was sworn in for a second term as US vice president. 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: 20 Jan 2013
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Is al Qaeda close to calling Mali home?
Is al Qaeda close to calling Mali home?
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CNN's Jim Clancy reports on why Africa, Europe and the US are worried al Qaeda could soon control Mali completely.
  • published: 17 Jan 2013
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  • author: CNN
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Welcome To The World - Why Poverty?
Welcome To The World - Why Poverty?
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WELCOME TO THE WORLD: Is it worse to be born poor than to die poor? 130 million babies are born each year, and not one of them decides where they'll be born or how they'll live. In Cambodia, you're likely to be born to a family living on less than $1/day. In Sierra Leone chances of surviving the first year are half those of the worldwide average. Brian Hill takes a worldwide trip to meet the newest generation - In the US Starr's new baby could well be one more of 1.6 million homeless children now living in the streets. Director Brian Hill Producer Rachel Tierney Produced by Century Films Why Poverty? www.whypoverty.net Video URL: youtu.be
  • published: 12 Jan 2013
  • views: 5312
  • author: WhyPoverty
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Algerian army tries to free hostages
Algerian army tries to free hostages
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Algeria's military has surrounded a gas facility in the east after dozens of foreign workers were taken hostage. Two people have been killed after citizens from Norway, the UK, the United States and Japan were taken in the early morning raid. Tne armed group that says it carried out the attack says it's in revenge for French intervention in neighbouring Mali.Rosiland Jordan has more.
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MALI CRISIS: Is there a way out? - Gilles Yabi
MALI CRISIS: Is there a way out? - Gilles Yabi
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Armen Georgian meets Gilles Yabi, the West Africa Project director of the International Crisis Group, to discuss about the deteriorating situation in Mali. The Islamists have chased the Tuareg out of key towns, imposed sharia law, and last week destroyed ancient Muslim shrines they deemed un-Islamic in the UN world heritage-listed desert city of Timbuktu. THE INTERVIEW - An interview with a French or international personality from the world of economics, politics, culture or diplomacy. All shows: www.france24.com FRANCE 24 INTERNATIONAL NEWS 24/7 www.france24.com
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Syria and Iran in bank deal as UN condemns University attack
Syria and Iran in bank deal as UN condemns University attack
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www.euronews.com UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has condemned an attack at Aleppo University and warned that the deliberate targeting of civilians is a war crime. At least 87 people were killed by two large explosions on Tuesday. The Syrian government and the opposition blamed each other for the attack. On Wednesday state TV announced that Syria and Iran have agreed a credit facility between Commercial Bank of Syria and Export Development bank of Iran, worth a billion US dollars (750 million euros). It also said the two countries had reached agreements on energy transmission and electricity equipment. As news of the deal came out amateur footage uploaded on social networking sites purported to show heavy aerial bombardment across the country. In one clip, said to have been filmed in the Daraya district of Damascus, a plane can be heard flying overhead shortly before a bombed building is shown and thick plumes of smoke fill the air. Two more videos said to have been filmed in the Al Houla area of Homs purported to show the aftermath of heavy shelling. The UN estimates that more than 60000 people have been killed in the 22-month-old conflict. Find us on: Youtube bit.ly Facebook www.facebook.com Twitter twitter.com
  • published: 17 Jan 2013
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  • author: Euronews
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[Julia Timoschenko] President of Ukraine ordered murder, now he says it was Tymoshenko!
[Julia Timoschenko] President of Ukraine ordered murder, now he says it was Tymoshenko!
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NEW www.youtube.com Tymoshenko process: Presidential Advisor English is also still no end in criminal cases against Tymoshenko The Adviser of the President of the Ukraine, Anna German .( It is lying) , thinks that still no conclusion was set in the case of the ex-Prime Minister Yuliya Tymoshenko
  • published: 12 Oct 2011
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  • author: Jim BiemmII
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UK to consider boosting French Mali operation support
Full Article BBC News
22 Jan 2013

The UK government is to discuss offering more help to French forces fighting Islamist rebels in Mali. David Cameron has said there could be further assistance with transport and surveillance. Two military aircraft have already been loaned to the French. The Ministry of Defence says there are no plans for a ground combat role. Following British...

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Fighters from Islamist group Ansar Dine stand guard in Timbuktu, Mali.
photo: AP

updated 16 Jan 2013; published 15 Jan 2013
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Mali con­flict: UK and Cana­da offer France lo­gis­ti­cal sup­port in bat­tle against Is­lamist ter­ror
updated 18 Jan 2013; published 14 Jan 2013
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UK help to French forces in Mali
updated 21 Jan 2013; published 18 Jan 2013
49:40
How UK sup­ports Mali in­ter­ven­tion
updated 20 Jan 2013; published 20 Jan 2013
49:40
World News 2013 - How UK sup­ports Mali in­ter­ven­tion
updated 13 Jan 2013; published 13 Jan 2013
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Divide et impera (divide and conquer), a maxim made famous by Julius Caesar, has served as an effective strategy of tyrants and dictators for all of time. Whether utilized in the...
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SAN JOSE, January 21, 2013 – It seems a bit amazing that President Obama’s inaugural celebrations and the celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day occur on the same...
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No matter what your position on the rights or wrongs of abortion, the Roe vs. Wade decision, made 40 years ago today, was one of the most momentous in American history. It has had...

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JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A strong, shallow earthquake has rocked parts of western Indonesia, reportedly killing a young girl. The quake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 hit Aceh province around dawn on Tuesday. Local media said it was felt...
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Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, right, shakes hands with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao at the closing ceremony of the Festival of China in India and the 60th anniversary of the established diplomatic relations between the two countries, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2010.
Doha has never been hospitable for contentious North-South dialogue. The negotiations on climate change that signed off in the Qatari capital in December 2012 have proved that again. And, of course, it is difficult to forget that the negotiations on...
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President Barack Obama receives the oath of office from Chief Justice John Roberts as first lady Michelle Obama watches during the ceremonial swearing-in at the U.S. Capitol during the 57th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013.
Following are excerpts from President Obama’s Inaugural Address as provided by the White House. Multimedia Interactive Feature President Obama’s Inaugural Address Slide Show President Obama’s Second Inauguration Related Obama Sketches a Firmly...
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Syrians inspect burned cars at the site of a blast in the Syrian capital Damascus Thursday June 28, 2012.
DAMASCUS: A suicide car bombing in central Syria killed at least 30 people on Monday, a watchdog said, also reporting a powerful blast in Damascus, as the Arab League said UN efforts to end the conflict had failed to bring even a "glimmer" of hope....
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In this Friday, Sept. 7, 2012 photo made available on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012, Britain's Prince Harry examines the cockpit of an Apache attack helicopter with an unidentified member of his squadron, at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan, where he starts his tour of duty as a co-pilot gunner.
Reportedly, Prince Harry killed Taliban insurgents during a recent tour in Afghanistan. The British bad boy, who serves as an Apache attack helicopter co-pilot, talked about his role in the military fighting terrorism in the Middle East. According to...
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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 28, 2010
— Leading candidates in Israel's election: _Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to return to power in Tuesday's elections after nearly four years as prime minister. Netanyahu insists he has mobilized the international community against Iran's...
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Serena Williams returns a shot to Czech Republic's Andrea Hlavackova in the fourth round of play at the 2012 US Open tennis tournament, Monday, Sept. 3, 2012, in New York.
The players are not happy with the thought of the US Open finishing on a Monday – but talk of a boycott is fanciful Roger Federer will more likely swear on camera before these highly paid athletes withdraw their labour. Photograph: David Crosling/EPA...
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updated 22 Jan 2013; published 12 Jan 2013
5:05
France es­ca­lates in­volve­ment in Mali
BBC News 22 Jan 2013, The UK government is to discuss offering more help to French forces fighting Islamist rebels in Mali. David Cameron has said there could be further assistance with transport and surveillance. Two military aircraft have already been loaned to the French. The Ministry of Defence says there are no plans for a ground combat role. Following British...

updated 22 Jan 2013; published 22 Jan 2013
6:04
'Ne­tanyahu is not Is­rael, ma­jor­i­ty wants two-state so­lu­tion'
Orange News 22 Jan 2013, Tweet Israelis go to the voting booths in an election that could have a devastating impact on hopes for a future peace deal with the Palestinians. While prime inister Benjamin Netanyahu is predicted to win the most seats, opinion polls have suggested support for his Likud Beitenu party has been steadily eroded by a surge in the popularity of...

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Cor­nell West Goes OFF on Obama (Video)
The Examiner 21 Jan 2013, The list: Inauguration Day: President Obama is sworn in for a second term For only the second time in history, the presidential oath of office has been administered to someone for the fourth time. On the steps of the U.S. Capitol in front of a crowd estimated in the hundreds of thousands, Barack Obama, surrounded by his two daughters, rested his...

updated 22 Jan 2013; published 22 Jan 2013
1:45
Pa­tri­ot Mis­siles Ar­rive In Turkey to Deter Dic­ta­tor Assad's Ag­gres­sion 1-21-13
Deutsche Welle 21 Jan 2013, Germany has sent 240 soldiers to southern Turkey as part of a NATO mission using Patriot missiles to deter cross-border airstrikes from war-torn Syria. Units are also being provided by the Netherlands and the US. The main German contingent flew out of Berlin Sunday, headed for Kahramanmaras, 100 kilometers (62 miles) inside Turkey's border with...

updated 22 Jan 2013; published 12 Jan 2013
5:05
France es­ca­lates in­volve­ment in Mali
Reuters 21 Jan 2013, DIABALY, Mali (Reuters) - French and Malian armored columns rolled into the central Mali town of Diabaly on Monday after the al Qaeda-linked Islamist rebels who seized it a week ago melted into the bush to avoid air strikes. Diabaly, 350 km (220 miles) north of Mali's dusty riverside capital Bamako, had harbored the main cluster of insurgents south...

updated 18 Jan 2013; published 16 Jan 2013
1:20
Afghan Spy Agen­cy HQ in Kabul at­tacked by Pa­ki-pun­jabi ISI
Denver Post 21 Jan 2013, Click photo to enlarge An Afghan security officer looks at smoke rising from a rocket fired by militants which landed near the Kabul traffic police headquarters during an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. Taliban insurgents wearing suicide vests attacked the Kabul traffic police headquarters before dawn Monday, police said, and...

updated 22 Jan 2013; published 22 Jan 2013
4:01
HOSTAGE CRI­SIS - Al­ge­ri­an ac­tivist de­scribes af­ter­math of hostage cri­sis
Richmond Times Dispatch 21 Jan 2013, Algerian security forces on Sunday made grisly discoveries of dozens of bodies at a sprawling natural gas facility, a day after a violent showdown put an end to an international hostage crisis. But as Algeria tallied up the losses, a debate was emerging about whether the militant group linked to al-Qaida that seized the plant had been intent on a...

updated 03 Oct 2012; published 18 Sep 2012
1:10
TOLOnews 18 Septem­ber 2012 KABUL SUI­CIDE AT­TACK
Al Jazeera 21 Jan 2013, Afghan police said gunmen and suicide bombers have attacked one of their compounds in western Kabul, and a gunbattle is ongoing between security forces and heavily armed assailants. Police officer Mirzal Mohammad said at least one attacker blew himself up at the entrance to traffic police headquarters on Monday and a number of others wearing...

updated 22 Jan 2013; published 20 Jan 2013
1:08
Video: Barack Obama takes oath of of­fice for sec­ond term
The Star 20 Jan 2013, WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama took the official oath for his second term on Sunday at the White House in a small, private ceremony that set a more subdued tone compared to the historic start of his presidency four years ago. U.S. President Barack Obama takes the official oath of office from U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John...

updated 21 Jan 2013; published 17 Jan 2013
2:20
Is al Qaeda close to call­ing Mali home?
Stars and Stripes 20 Jan 2013, WASHINGTON -- The war rages about cities with names such as Goa and Timbuktu, in a sparsely populated, mostly flat, dusty and landlocked country in northwest Africa. The combatants include a nomadic Berber people known as Tuareg, the French Foreign Legion and a coalition of al-Qaida affiliates who identify themselves with the Maghreb, the desert...

updated 21 Jan 2013; published 12 Jan 2013
58:33
Wel­come To The World - Why Pover­ty?
Al Jazeera 20 Jan 2013, The world's 100 richest people earned enough money last year to end world extreme poverty four times over, according to released by international rights group and charity Oxfam. The $240 billion net income of the world's 100 richest billionaires would have ended poverty four times over, according to the London-based group's report released on...

updated 21 Jan 2013; published 17 Jan 2013
2:19
Al­ge­ri­an army tries to free hostages
BBC News 20 Jan 2013, US President Barack Obama has blamed "terrorists" for the death of 23 hostages at a besieged desert gas facility in Algeria. A four-day siege at the In Amenas site was ended on Saturday by an army raid. At least five Britons, five Norwegians and 10 Japanese are dead or missing, while Algeria said its troops had killed all 32...

updated 08 Jan 2013; published 14 Jul 2012
11:46
MALI CRI­SIS: Is there a way out? - Gilles Yabi
Al Jazeera 19 Jan 2013, West African leaders meeting at an emergency summit in the Ivory Coast city of Abidjan have urged more global involvement to help ward off rebels in Mali. Alassane Ouattara, Ivory Coast president, who is also current head of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) regional bloc, said on Saturday that it was high time others...

updated 20 Jan 2013; published 17 Jan 2013
0:54
Syria and Iran in bank deal as UN con­demns Uni­ver­si­ty at­tack
Al Jazeera 19 Jan 2013, Navi Pillay, the United Nations high commissioner for human rights, has cited the increasing casualty count in Syria as a basis for an International Criminal Court investigation into war crimes in the nearly two-year-long conflict. Speaking after a closed meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Friday, Pillay said there was little...