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Breaking News Tue, 22 Jan 2013
Secretary-General Addresses Assembly on 2013 UN Challenges and Priorities Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon briefs the General Assembly on what the UN and Member States have achieved together over the past year and where concerted action today can yield great gains tomorrow. Among the challenges he cited were the situations in Syria, Mali and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as well as progress on sustainable development and achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.
Mali   Photos   Terrorism   UN   Wikipedia: Northern Mali conflict (2012present)  
 The Washington Post 
UN secretary-general says ‘dialogue not possible at this time’ with Mali’s Islamic insurgents
| UNITED NATIONS — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says “dialogue is not possible at this time” with Mali’s Islamic insurgents and that the solution to the unrest in the wes... (photo: UN / Rick Bajornas)
Rear Adm. Julius S. Caesar speaks during an observance of National African-American History Month at the Office of Naval Research.
Julius Caesar   Military   Photos   Politics   United States   Wikipedia : Divide and conquer   Wikipedia: History of the United States  
 The Examiner 
Divide and Conquer, the Sacking of America
| 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 political arena, as... (photo: US Navy / John F. Williams)
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.  The Examiner 
Inauguration Day: President Obama is sworn in for a second term
| 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.... (photo: AP / Win McNamee, Pool)
Barack Obama   Inauguration Day   Photos   President   United States   Wikipedia: Second inauguration of Barack Obama  
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.  Deccan Herald 
America will remain 'anchor of strong alliances': Obama
| 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... (photo: AP / Pat Benic/Pool/Sipa USA/dapd)
Business   Photos   Politics   USA   Wikipedia: Second inauguration of Barack Obama  
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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. The Star
Obama sworn in at low-key White House ceremony
| 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 subdu... (photo: AP / Larry Downing, Pool)
Obama   Photos   Presidency   Washington   Wikipedia: Barack Obama  
People shake hands with Rahul Gandhi (wearing black waist coat), a lawmaker and son of India's ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi and Omar Abdullah, (wearing blue waist coat) Kashmir's chief minister, arrive for a foundation stone laying ceremony for a tunnel on the Srinagar-Leh highway in Sonamarg, 89km (55 miles) east of Srinagar, October 4, 2012. A foundation stone laying ceremony for a tunnel on the 443km (275 miles) long highway connecting Kashmir with the Buddhist-dominated Ladakh region was held by the authorities in Sonamarg on Thursday. The authorities are planning to construct two tunnels, one at Z-Morh (6.5km long) and another at Zojila Pass (13km long), which is 3,530 metres (11,581 feet) above sea level and remains snowbound for six months of winter, authorities said. Reuters
India's enigmatic Gandhi embraces politics in emotive speech
| JAIPUR, India (Reuters) - Rahul Gandhi embraced his role as a leading contender for India's next prime minister in a speech on Sunday that spoke of his family's tragic ... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
Economy   India   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Rahul Gandhi  
This photo released by the Syrian official news agency, SANA, shows rescue workers and bystanders at a building damaged by a rocket attack, that killed at least 12 people, in Aleppo, Syria, Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. In a spike in civil war violence that Syrian state media blamed on rebel fighters a rocket attack in the northern city of Aleppo occurred during a particularly bloody week nearly two years after an uprising began against Assad's regime. Mail Guardian South Africa
Explosion kills 12 in Aleppo
| State television said the explosion had been caused by a rocket fired by a 'terrorist group'. (AFP) | More Coverage | State television showed the collapsed side of a bu... (photo: AP / SANA)
Bombing   Photos   Syria   Terrorism  
Besiktas Police Station - Istanbul - Turkey BBC News
Turkey raids target banned Marxist group DHKP-C
Dozens of people, including 15 lawyers, with suspected links to a banned Marxist group have been arrested in raids by police across Turkey. | Helicopters were used in som... (photo: WN / akgunsemra)
Bomb Plot   Marxist   Photos   Police Arrest   Turkey   Wikipedia: Revolutionary People's Liberation PartyFront  
Myanmar Prime Minister Thein Sein attends the ASEAN meeting with Southeast Asian business leaders during the 13th ASEAN Summit in Singapore on Tuesday November 20, 2007. Asia Times
Thein Sein a man of war, not peace
| By Nancy Hudson-Rodd | Speaking Freely is an Asia Times Online feature that allows guest writers to have their say. if you are interested in contributing. | On April 22... (photo: (AP Photo/Romeo GACAD, POOL) / )
Myanmar   Peace   Photos   Thein Sein   Wikipedia: Thein Sein  
File - Police arrive at Sandy Hook Elementary, after the shooting on December 14, 2012. WorldNews.com
Will Solving City Violence Take Care of Gun Violence?
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling | "A city, indeed," wrote John Viterbo, "is said to be the liberty of its citizens or the defense of its inhabitants. One r... (photo: VOA)
Crime   Politics   Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting   US    
Algerians walk past electoral posters in Algiers, Wednesday, May 9, 2012. Algeria is gearing up for parliamentary elections on Thursday that promise to be the freest ever. The Washington Post
Algeria is the birthplace of many North African Islamist extremists
| PARIS — Algeria gave birth to most of the hardened Islamist militants who over the last two decades have created the well-armed North African extremist movements ... (photo: AP / Sidali Djarboub)
Africa   Islam   Mali   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Algeria  
Politics United Nations
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- The latest Live Nelson from Nelson City Council
- Nurses support ‘Feed the Kids’ Bill
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu casts his ballot at a polling station in Jerusalem
Netanyahu wins Israel election
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- Chase mortgage unit to lay off 121 workers in light of natio
- UN chief to press for climate deal by 2015
- National Fuel Gas (NFG) Unit Seneca Updates on DCNR 100 Trac
- Brahimi follows in footsteps of Annan: Mission doomed to fai
Press Conference by Secretary-General after Briefing Assembly on UN Priorities Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon holds a press conference following his briefing to the General Assembly on the challenges and priorities for the UN in 2013. He indicated that the calamity in Syria is without doubt our main immediate test, and added that the deepening crisis in Mali is also a high priority.
UN chief to press for climate deal by 2015
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Elections Education
- First election takes: Bibi’s blunders, Lapid’s luster, B
- Benjamin Netanyahu wins narrow majority in election in Israe
- Netanyahu claims election win despite losses
- Congress's new rule gives election blues to party men
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu casts his ballot at a polling station in Jerusalem
Netanyahu wins Israel election
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- Touched
- Affordable Housing The Key To Good Health
- Packed exam timetable worries students
- Districts Get Bold on School Security
Rural Development Minister, Shri Jairam Ramesh - India- Politics
End political neglect of tribal issues: Ramesh
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Human Rights Racism & Discrimination
- UN: Prisoners still tortured in Afghan custody
- Oxfam says world's rich could end poverty
- UN rights chief urges Syria war crimes probe
- Syria allows UN to step up food aid
An Afghan police officer stands guard next to Afghan detainees suspected to have connections with Taliban insurgents during military operations by U.S. Army soldiers from the 1-320th Alpha Battery, 2nd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division and Afghan National Army in Samir Kalacha, in the volatile Arghandab Valley, Kandahar, Afghanistan, Wednesday, July 28, 2010.
UN: Prisoners still tortured in Afghan custody
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- Google pulls 'Make Me Asian' app after racism row
- Google pulls 'Make Me Asian' app after racism row
- Society right to discriminate - Craig
- Anti-discrimination bill causes more problems than it solves
Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo from Portugal controls the ball during his Spanish La Liga soccer match against Granada at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium, in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012.
Ronaldo denies Messi rivalry and questions Fifa’s stance on racism
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Labor Affairs Societies
- Labor source says Gillard's Peris move is revenge over
- PM picks super Nova as new face of Labor
- Labor source says Gillard's Peris move is revenge over
- 'Captain's pick' of Nova Peris risks backlash
Virgin America and American Airlines
American Airlines cuts labor costs, posts fourth-quarter profit of $262M
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- Schools pitch in for a gender-friendly society
- 120,000 demobilized armymen find jobs since 2001
- Difficult birth for sick woman
- Middle-class Chinese snap up overseas luxury
President Pranab Mukherjee and Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir release sesquicentennial souvenir
CJI salutes anti-rape protesters, wishes 'he could have also participated'
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