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Presidential candidate Milos Zeman talks to media after casting his vote in presidential elections at a polling station in Prague, Czech Republic, Friday, Jan. 11, 2013.

Czech Republic Election Milos Zeman Photos Prague Wikipedia: Czech presidential election, 2013

The Star
Former PM to square off with prince for Czech presidency
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Former leftist Prime Minister Milos Zeman narrowly won the first round of the Czech Republic's presidential election on Saturday but will face a strong challenge from the country's... (photo: AP / Petr David Josek)

Sidiki Lamine Sow Permanent Representative of Mali to the United Nations Office at Geneva addresses during the 20th session of the Human Rights Council. 6 July 2012. Photo by Jean-Marc Ferré

Africa France Mali Photos Politics Wikipedia : Mali conflict

BBC News
Mali crisis: Who's who?
Mali is in the grip of an unprecedented political crisis, one of the most serious since the landlocked West African country gained independence from France in 1960. France has deployed troops after an... (photo: UN / Jean-Marc Ferré)

Malaysian protesters listen to their leader's speech during the People's Uprising Rally at Merdeka Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013. More than 45,000 Malaysians have joined the massive opposition rally in a show of force ahead of general elections due in months.

Al Jazeera
Malaysia opposition holds mass election rally
At least 45,000 people have joined a massive opposition rally in Malaysia's largest city in a show of force ahead of key general elections due in months. Police sealed off main roads in downtown Kuala... (photo: AP / Lai Seng Sin)
Malaysia Photos Politics Protest Wikipedia: Anwar Ibrahim

Luciano Moggi

The Guardian
Disgraced former Juventus director to try politics
ROME, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Controversial former Juventus director Luciano Moggi, who was at the heart of a 2006 match-fixing scandal, will stand as a candidate in Italian parliamentary elections in... (photo: Creative Commons / Mattythewhite)
Football Photos Rome Sports Wikipedia: Luciano Moggi

U.S. Army participants in the Bataan Memorial Death March pass through water misters along the course here March 25. The team from Fort Bragg, Texas, finished first with a time of 5:25:19. They carried backpacks weighing more than 35 pounds. The first team in the military - light category, Team White 2 Alpha, finished in 5:56:06.

Stars and Stripes
Texas military assault scandal prompts congressional hearings
HOUSTON - About 4 percent of female service members experience some form of sexual assault each year compared to 1 percent of male service members, according to... (photo: DOD / Public Domain)
Military Photos Scandal Texas Wikipedia: Texas Military Forces

The Daily Telegraph
Stay single, die younger, say scientists
Men and women who are married or in long-term relationships are more likely to survive to old age than singletons, research suggests. Photo: ALAMY... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Marriage Photos Scientists Society Wikipedia: Marriage

Aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Dec. 2, 2002 -- International action-movie star and Hong Kong native Jackie Chan enjoys his experiences on the flight deck

Zap2it
Jackie Chan anti-Americanism? 'Rush Hour' star calls U.S. 'most corrupt country'
When you think of Jackie Chan you think of his action-packed, and sometimes funny, movies like "Rush Hour" and "Shanghai Knights." What most... (photo: Public Domain / A)
Jackie Chan Movies Photos US Wikipedia: Jackie Chan

old Delhi road

The Siasat Daily
No safety for women on Delhi roads: SC
New Delhi, January 11: Holding that there was no safety for women on Delhi's roads, the Supreme Court Court said Friday: "We are failing to treat women with dignity,... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang)
Court Delhi Photos Wikipedia: Delhi Women

Springfield News-Sun
Czechs elect president by ballot for 1st time
For the first time, citizens of the Czech Republic are electing their president, and their nine choices to replace euro-skeptic Vaclav Klaus run the full gamut: from... (photo: AP / Petr David Josek)
Politics Prague Voting Wikipedia: Elections in the Czech Republic Photos

United Nations

	U.S., Russia endorse political solution in Syria The Hindu
	More than 30,000 flee fighting in Sudan's Darfur: U.N. Reuters
	A Trail of Bullet Casings Leads From Africa’s Wars to Iran The New York Times

Security Council

	Britain Sends Planes To Hep French Fight In Mali Skynews
	PM 'concerned' about Mali situation Belfast Telegraph
	Bolivia scores coca leaf victory at UN Al Jazeera

NATO

	Obama: US to speed up Afghan troop transition The Times of India
	Any statement coming from a billion people from India does not deserve a response from ... Indian Express
	Stephen Harper rules out Canadian military mission in Mali Toronto Sun

G8 Agenda

	Eurozone austerity hits world's poor as Europe's aid falls by €700m The Guardian
	European stocks rebound on G8 support Canberra Times
	Nato and G8 summits: what did we learn on Afghanistan, aid and the euro? The Guardian

Politics Headlines

White House rejects secession petitions to guarantee 'unity

Hyderabad girls queue up at martial arts centres

Elections Worldwide

Venezuela's Hugo Chavez not in coma, brother says

Voters saddle Gov. Corbett with dismal midterm grade

Rear view of the Treasury Department building in Washington

Treasury, Fed kill idea of $1 trillion platinum coins to avert debt crisis

File - Former president George W. Bush is escorted by President Barack Obama on the U.S. Capitol east steps as he and Laura Bush prepare to take off in a Marine Corps helicopter following the 56th presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2009.

Inauguration 2013: President Obama, three Bibles, two oaths

North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory and his wife Ann greet the public after McCrory took the oath of office during the inaugural ceremonies at the state Capitol in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013. McCrory and Lt. Gov. Dan Forest already took the oaths of office several days ago, but both got sworn in a second time.

McCrory proclaims new strategy, vision in inaugural speech

Brooklyn resident wins Miss America crown US News
Politex: Lawmaker Bill Zedler's strip-club bill isn't quite Star Telegram
'Subversives': Seth Rosenfeld details the intense search for Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
San Francisco 49ers leave Packers fans feeling black and blu Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
AP News in Brief at 10:58 p.m. EST Springfield News-Sun
Supreme Court to rule on Texas districts my SA
McCrory outlines vision in inaugural address The News & Observer
Kaepernick delivers, 49ers beat Packers 45-31 US News
PHOTOS: Miss America winners, yesterday and today US News
Next Bush ready for land commissioner race Star Telegram
South Florida’s hungry too often invisible The Miami Herald
Florida needs election reform to protect disenfranchised The Miami Herald
Drug war is undiminished in some areas close to Texas, auth The Dallas Morning News
Brownbacks tax cuts bet on economic growth in Kansas Kansas City Star
New Yorkers hit by Sandy find shelter in Conn. Newsday
Blacksburg's mayor, Vice President Joe Biden talk about gun The Roanoke Times
The enigma of the warmest yearEditorial Tampa Bay Online
Why state budgets could reshape national politics in the Uni Tampa Bay Online
Gerda Lerner dies at 92; pioneered field of women's history The Los Angeles Times
Schultz commentary: Could Ronald Reagan win the Florida Repu Palm Beach Post

A masked Kurdish demonstrator holds posters of imprisoned Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan and PKK banners during a rally in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, Sept. 3, 2006. Thousands of Kurdish demonstrators, chanting slogans in support of Abdullah Ocalan a

Assassinations in Paris: Torpedoing Turkey-PKK peace talks?

Italian Navy scuba divers return after working on the grounded cruise ship Costa Concordia off the Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, Monday, Jan. 23, 2012.

Costa Concordia Disaster: Cruise Industry Questions Remain One Year On

Milos Zeman, the leading candidate for presidency in Czech Republic, smiles during a rally at the Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. Czech Republic holds the first round of the Presidential election on Jan. 11-12th, 2013.

Czechs elect president by direct vote for 1st time

France bombs Mali rebels, African states ready troops The Times of India
Many SoCal hospitals rebuff government over disaster plans LA Daily News
Greek parliament to vote on tax bill to unlock further bailo Xinhua
Cypriot president visits Lebanon to discuss natural gas Ha'aretz
David Cameron Faces Party Battle Over Europe Orange News
Britain to provide France with logistical support in Mali ag The Times of India
Georgia parliament approves prisoner amnesty BBC News
After a humiliating year, bank bonuses are sure to be neglig The Guardian
Slavoj Žižek: a philosopher to sing about The Guardian
Germany's ambitions aren't the problem: its love for austeri The Guardian
Several hundred thousand due in Paris to protest gay marriag The Times of India
Tory Eurosceptics give Cameron list of demands for reform The Independent
Arsonists Target Home of Gov't Spokesman's Brother The New York Times
Britain Sends Planes To Help French Fight In Mali Orange News
Boeing vs Airbus: US shoots down Europe in dogfight The Independent
Ken Clarke and Peter Mandelson join forces to fight Euroscep The Observer
Leaving the European Union would be bad for Britain The Observer
The EU: David Cameron should take tips from John Major about The Observer
Israel election: country prepares for next act in the great The Observer
France on alert for backlash as air assault on Mali rebels k The Observer

Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III brief the press at the Pentagon, Jan. 11, 2013, Washingon, D.C. Donley and Welsh talked about the state of the Air Force and the importance of balancing the size of its force structure, readiness and modernization.

Okinawa may get USAF Ospreys

President Benigno S. Aquino III addresses the 2012 The Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) Awarding Ceremony at the Rizal Hall, Malacañan Palace on Wednesday (January 09, 2013). For more than half-a-century, the TOYM has become an institution, having honored countless young leaders who have accomplished considerable, tangible results in the pursuit of excellence. (Photo by: Jay Morales / Malacañang Photo Bureau).

Kill drug source, PDEA ordered

The Union Minister for Law and Justice and Minority Affairs, Salman Khurshid - India- Politics

Will not give in to wild calls for revenge: Khurshid

Thunder out of China Boston Herald
Send in the Clowns: Celebrities Take Over Indonesian Politic Jakarta Globe
Joko Renews Pledge to Protect Poor Jakartans Jakarta Globe
HIV/AIDS Activist Fighting for Care and Justice in Indonesia Jakarta Globe
The week in review: Ahok and the clerics Jakarta Post
India, Pak refuse to grow up Deccan Chronicle
Pakistan, India seek to ease tension over Kashmir Ohio
India may have to look at options: IAF chief on Pak violatio The Siasat Daily
Obama signals end to 12-year-old Afghan war The Siasat Daily
Al Jazeera: Breaking into the US news market Al Jazeera
Toxic air block out the sun in Beijing Canberra Times
Toxic air blocks out the sun in Beijing Canberra Times
Venezuela's Chavez 'is not in coma' Al Jazeera
America's go-to man in Afghanistan's Oruzgan province The Los Angeles Times
Shiites suffer record sectarian violence in Pakistan New Straits/Business Times
India’s New Focus on Rape Shows Only the Surface of Women’s The New York Times
Karzai Visit Leaves Key Issue Unsettled for Afghans North Jersey
Despite Taliban Threat, Afghanistan Manages to Entice Some T The New York Times
On Scale of 0 to 500, Beijing’s Air Quality Tops ‘Crazy Bad’ The New York Times
Pakistan's LoC adventures demonstrate how disadvantaged Indi The Times of India

** FILE ** Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, center, sits surrounded by members of his staff during a rally of his Ultra-Orthodox Shas party in Jerusalem in this Dec. 5, 2002, file photo.

Influential Israel Rabbi Ovadia Yosef in hospital

Protesters chant slogans against Iraq's Shiite-led government as they wave national flags during a demonstration in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Jan. 11, 2013.

Anti-government protests sweep Iraq

SOMALIA, Kismayo: In a handout photograph taken 05 October and released by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team 06 October, a soldier serving with the Kenyan Contingent of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) is seen standing infront of an armoured personnel carrier through a bullet hole in the gate the former compound housing the offices of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) while a combat engineering team sweeps the area for unexploded ordinace and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in the southern Somali port city of Kismayo. The last bastion of the once feared Al-Qaeda-affiliated extremist group Al Shabaab, Kismayo fell after troops of the Somali National Army (SNA) and the pro-government Ras Kimboni Brigade supported by Kenyan AMISOM forces entered the port city on 02 October following a two month operation across southern Somalia which saw the liberation of villages and centres along a distance of 120km from Afmadow to Kismayo. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.

Al-Qaida presence in Mali, Yemen and Afghanistan

El Al's Shamir parachutes into Israel vote as Liberman fades Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Matthew Birkhold and Jordan Elkind The New York Times
Israeli Police Evict Palestinians From Planned West Bank Set The New York Times
Israel evacuates Palestinians from tent camp in E1 region Deutsche Welle
Gunmen shoot birdshot at Egypt protesters; 15 hurt Khaleej Times
Assad exit cannot be precondition for Syria deal: Russia DNA India
Syria talks confirm no military solution to conflict Xinhua
Hawks on Iraq at War Again, Against Hagel The New York Times
Criticizing Islam considered national security threat WorldNetDaily
Chilcot's continuing silence on Iraq is an affront to us all The Observer
Jewish Americans may be increasingly disenchanted with Netan The Observer
Russia urges Syria transition NZ Herald
Mubarak Is Asked About Media Gifts The New York Times
Hagel's confirmation may hinge on Iran more than Israel The Examiner
Paris murders: Blow to Turkey-PKK peace talks? Deutsche Welle
Influential Israeli Rabbi Ovadia Yosef in hospital LA Daily News
Turkey wants France to explain contacts with Kurd leader Baltimore Sun
Doubts plague Tunisia two years after Ben Ali Khaleej Times
Ros-Lehtinen: Hagel may not see Israel as 'ally' The Washington Times
Israeli Shas party rabbi taken ill days before election Orlando Sentinel

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez holds a Venezuelan flag as he greets his supporters from the Miraflores presidential palace balcony in Caracas, Venezuela

Hugo Chavez: Dictator or democrat?

A woman walks past a wall plastered with election campaign posters of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013.

Chávez, or at Least His Sash, Is Set for Venezuela Inauguration

Venezuelan embassy workers hold up a framed image of Venezuela's ailing President Hugo Chavez during the monthly Catholic service devoted to the sick at the Church of Our Lady of Regla, in Regla, across the bay from Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013.

Venezuela postpones swearing-in for ailing Chavez

Hugo Chavez not in coma, says Venezuelan prez brother post-C DNA India
Venezuela's Hugo Chavez not in coma‚ brother says The Himalayan
Chavez not in coma, responding well to treatment Khaleej Times
CUBA’S ROLE IN VENEZUELA MAY GROW — FOR NOW The Miami Herald
Chavez responding well to treatment: brother NZ Herald
Said & Done The Observer
The 46 Places to Go in 2013 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Hugo Chávez's brother dismisses coma rumours The Guardian
UPDATE 1-Venezuela's Hugo Chavez not in coma, brother says Reuters
Hugo Chavez not in coma: Brother Toronto Sun
Economists see painful cuts coming for Venezuela The News & Observer
Brazil: Indigenous squatters resist eviction US News
Venezuela's Hugo Chavez not in coma - brother The Star
Uncertainty For Chavez, Venezuela Could Shake-Up Region, U.S Huffington Post
Chavez Opponents to Challenge Venezuela Ruling The New York Times
Venezuela Warns Opposition Against Vocal Dissent The New York Times
Rights groups condemn crackdown on Venezuela TV US News
As Hugo Chavez fights for his life, Cuba fears for its futur The Daily Telegraph
Rights Groups Condemn Crackdown on TV Channel The New York Times
Rights groups condemn government moves against Venezuela cha The Washington Post

Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki, centre, prepares to sign the new constitution into law, at Uhuru Park in Nairobi, Kenya, Friday, Aug. 27, 2010.

Kenya president rejects lavish pay for legislators

Franch Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian speaks during a press conference, in Paris, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013. Le Drian said hundreds of French troops are involved in an operation that destroyed a command center of Islamic rebels in Mali.

Hundreds of French troops drive back Mali rebels

French President Francois Hollande, center, reviews troops, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, of the twelfth cuirassiers regiment in the military base of Olivet, near Orleans, central France, before delivering his New Year's greetings to French army forces.

France launches military operation in Mali

Central African Republic president dissolves government Xinhua
Somalia: A failed state is back from the dead The Independent
Britain supporting France in Mali NZ Herald
French president raises terror threat level in France after U~T San Diego
Petrol bombs thrown at protesters outside Egypt president's The Star
Adam Leon, Mynette Louie, Peter Nicks, Laura Colella Earn Fi The Wrap
France Takes Bold Action to Counter Islamists in Africa Voa News
Libya, Algeria and Tunisia to step up border security Reuters
ANC needs unity for '2nd phase' - Zuma News24
France raises terror threat level after driving back Mali re Ha'aretz
France Chooses Africa Intervention Carefully The New York Times
France raises terror threat level after hundreds of French t Ha'aretz
France Ups Terror Alert As 100 Killed In Mali Skynews
Bangui Begins Move Toward Unity Government Voa News
CPP holds durbar to to mark 'Positive Action Day Peace FM Online
Alhaji Tijani commends all for confidence reposed in him Peace FM Online
Economist appeals to government to listen to the business Peace FM Online
France ups terror threat level after Mali strike The News & Observer
Truck hijacked in De Doorns, set alight News24
Kenyan president rejects lawmakers' hefty retirement package CNN

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