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N Korea threatens South over UN sanctions
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25 Jan 2013

Seoul - North Korea on Friday threatened "physical counter-measures" against rival South Korea - the latest in a series of bellicose warnings sparked by a tightening of UN sanctions against Pyongyang. "If the South Korean puppet regime of traitors directly participates in the so-called UN 'sanctions', strong physical countermeasures would be...

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South Koreans watch a TV news program on the Sunday launch of a missile from Musudan-ri, North Korea, at a train station in Seoul, Tuesday, April 7, 2009. State-run television granted North Koreans their first glimpse Tuesday of the country's "auspicious" rocket blasting off from a launch pad and blazing into the sky and of an apparently healthy, affable leader Kim Jong Il touring the country's farms and factories
photo: AP / Ahn Young-joon

updated 04 Jan 2013; published 13 Dec 2012
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South Korea wants more sanctions against North over rocket
updated 24 Jan 2013; published 13 Jan 2013
2:31
One Month After N. Korea's Rocket Launch...Little Progress on Talks of Sanctions [Arirang News]
updated 24 Oct 2012; published 27 May 2010
3:59
'Sanctions won't work on North Korea, but they are better than war'
updated 14 Jul 2012; published 12 Jan 2012
6:46
Shin Says Iran Sanctions to Affect South Korea Economy
updated 06 Aug 2012; published 29 May 2009
1:38
North Korea Likely to Face UN Sanctions
updated 06 Aug 2012; published 13 Jun 2009
1:34
South Korean Military: Prepared for North Korea
Kerry tackles questions on Iran and Syria
Full Article Dayton Daily News
25 Jan 2013

President Barack Obama's nominee for secretary of state testified at his confirmation hearing that the United States must get its fiscal house in order to lead in the world while also discussing Iran, Syria and other issues. Sen. John Kerry, a Democrat, also spoke out strongly Thursday for dealing with climate change, providing food and energy...

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Kerry tackles questions on Iran and Syria
photo: AP / Dennis Cook

updated 23 Dec 2012; published 21 Nov 2012
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Richard Wolffe: GOP Going On Witch Hunt Against "People Of Color" In Obama Cabinet
updated 18 Jan 2013; published 07 Jan 2013
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Obama Nominates Chuck Hagel for Secretary Of Defense - Zionist Agents in Congress go Beserk
updated 20 Jan 2013; published 23 Oct 2012
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Real Time with Bill Maher (10 5 12) Affirmative Action Will Cain vs. Kerry Washington
updated 17 Aug 2012; published 24 Mar 2012
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Iran's Steady Rise Towards Middle East Hegemony: Egypt in distress, Syria in civil war, what next?
updated 24 Jan 2013; published 24 Jan 2013
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NEW NEWS : Paul grills Kerry on Israel, Pakistan
updated 25 Jan 2013; published 24 Jan 2013
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UN launches major investigation into civilian drone deaths
Full Article Antiwar
24 Jan 2013

Ben Emmerson QC addresses reporters in London (Photo: TBIJ) A UN investigation into the legality and casualties of drone strikes has been formally launched, with a leading human rights lawyer revealing the team that will carry out the inquiry. The announcement came as the latest reported US drone strike in Yemen was said to have mistakenly killed...

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File - A staff sergeant marshalls an MQ-9 Reaper after it returned from a mission Dec. 1, 2010, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.
photo: USAF / Tech. Sgt. Chad Chisholm

updated 25 Jan 2013; published 24 Jan 2013
3:37
Ben Emmerson, UN special rapporteur on human rights, talks to Al Jazeera
updated 24 Jan 2013; published 24 Jan 2013
2:45
UN Launches Investigation Into Drone Strikes
updated 06 Nov 2012; published 26 Oct 2012
1:43
Obama Administration to Expand Drone Kill List
updated 03 Apr 2012; published 08 Dec 2011
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House Session 2011-10-26 (18:53:56-20:18:29)
updated 29 Aug 2012; published 20 Aug 2012
2:26
Geo News Summary - Eid in Pakistan, UN Seeks Drone Footage from US
updated 25 Jan 2013; published 25 Jan 2013
2:24
UN launches probe into civilian deaths in US & UK drone attacks
Syrian refugees continue to flood Jordan amid warnings of crisis
Full Article CNN
24 Jan 2013

January 24, 2013 -- Updated 1308 GMT (2108 HKT) (CNN) -- As many as 20,000 Syrian refugees have flooded Jordan in just the last few days, the nation's foreign minister and refugee officials said Wednesday, straining resources amid warnings from international aid organizations to prepare for a prolonged humanitarian crisis. A day before, two...

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File - A woman and child at Za’atri refugee camp, host to tens of thousands of Syrians displaced by conflict, near Mafraq, Jordan, 7 December, 2012.
photo: UN / Mark Garten

updated 14 Sep 2012; published 10 Sep 2012
4:00
SYRIAN CIVIL WAR:THOUSANDS flee to Jordan refugee camps VIOLENCE continues [HUMANITARIAN CRISIS]
updated 24 Jan 2013; published 23 Jan 2013
5:45
THE LATEST NEWS : Challenges feeding 1 5M Syrian refugees
updated 24 Jan 2013; published 24 Jan 2013
5:45
NEW NEWS : Challenges feeding 1 5M Syrian refugees
updated 09 Jul 2012; published 15 Dec 2011
0:13
18+ Body of Syrian Killed by Dictator Assad in Hama 12-13-11
updated 23 Jan 2013; published 19 Dec 2012
26:27
World at 8 Wednesday 19 December 2012
updated 27 Dec 2012; published 27 Dec 2012
1:16
UN Peace Envoy Leaving Syria Amid Refugee Exodus
Same Bibles, Different Theologies and Histories
Full Article WorldNews.com
24 Jan 2013

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling In the world of politics and imagination, theater usually trumps theology while history is most often vanquished by histrionics. President Barack Obama's swearing-in ceremony for a second term reflects this truth, specifically as he uses two historic bibles-one belonging to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr....

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A bronze bust of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is visible in the foreground as President Barack Obama meets with senior advisors, in the Oval Office, Feb. 4, 2010.
photo: White House / Pete Souza

updated 19 Jan 2013; published 12 Apr 2011
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The American Civil War - Origins, Slavery, States Rights, Lincoln, Fort Sumter
updated 23 Jan 2013; published 22 Apr 2012
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Illuminati Warnings & Proof? New World Order Alien Rebirth "The Event"
updated 24 Jan 2013; published 14 Dec 2012
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End Time News by IPREACH4 on The Rapture is Imminent Channel 12/14/12
updated 09 Nov 2012; published 29 Dec 2009
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The Lincoln Lectures — Giants: The Parallel Lives of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln
updated 23 Jan 2013; published 21 Nov 2008
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9. John Brown's Holy War: Terrorist or Heroic Revolutionary?
updated 03 Nov 2012; published 21 Nov 2008
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26. Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory
North Korea Threatens to Conduct Nuclear Test That Targets U.S.
Full Article Bloomberg
24 Jan 2013

North Korea threatened to conduct a nuclear weapons test “targeted” at the U.S. after the Obama administration pushed through new United Nations sanctions against the totalitarian state for last month’s rocket launch. “In a new phase of the anti-U.S. struggle, we do not hide that the various satellite and long-range rockets that we...

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South Koreans watch a television broadcasting undated image a North Korea launch missile at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 2, 2009. North Korea test-fired two short-range missiles Thursday, South Korea's Defense Ministry said, a move that aggravates already high tensions following Pyongyang's recent nuclear test and U.N. sanctions imposed as punishment. The Korean read "North Korea test-fired two short-range missiles."
photo: AP / Lee Jin-man

updated 25 Jan 2013; published 24 Jan 2013
2:07
North Korea 'plans to conduct nuclear test'
updated 25 Aug 2010; published 25 May 2009
7:09
North Korea Conducts Nuclear Test, Releases Statement
updated 27 Apr 2012; published 27 Apr 2012
1:07
RUSSIAN INTELLIGENCE SERVICES, SAID: NORTH KOREA CONDUCT A NUCLEAR TEST WITHIN A WEEK
updated 24 Jan 2013; published 09 Apr 2012
4:45
South Korea says North preparing for nuclear test for Friday launch (April 9, 2012)
updated 24 Oct 2012; published 26 May 2009
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Spotlight: North Korea nuclear test
updated 16 Jan 2013; published 19 Apr 2012
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North Korean Nuclear Tests, Syrian Rebels, Brazil and US Monetary Policy (2012)
Clinton defends handling of Benghazi attack
Full Article China Daily
24 Jan 2013

WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday in a congressional hearing took responsibility for the security failure in the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya. But she defended fiercely for the handling by the Obama administration on the attack's aftermath. "As I have said many times since September 11, I take...

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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, testifies on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013, before Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the deadly September attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans.
photo: AP / Manuel Balce Ceneta

updated 25 Jan 2013; published 23 Jan 2013
14:01
Secretary Clinton Testifies Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Benghazi
updated 25 Jan 2013; published 23 Jan 2013
14:14
Secretary Clinton Opening Statement on Benghazi Attack before Senate (C-SPAN)
updated 25 Jan 2013; published 23 Jan 2013
33:13
Hillary Clinton Benghazi Attack Hearing | Secretary Clinton 'I Take Responsibility' Sept 11 Attack
updated 25 Jan 2013; published 23 Jan 2013
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Hillary Clinton's Fiery Moment at Benghazi Hearing
updated 04 Dec 2012; published 17 Oct 2012
4:15
Secretary Clinton on Benghazi attack
updated 23 Jan 2013; published 23 Jan 2013
11:47
Hillary Clinton Benghazi Attack Hearing | Secretary Clinton 'I Take Responsibility' Sept 11 Attack
Indian panel pushes new laws for women’s safety
Full Article Khaleej Times
23 Jan 2013

NEW DELHI ' An Indian government panel recommended on Wednesday the strict enforcement of sexual assault laws, a commitment for speedy rape trials and changes to the country’s antiquated penal code to protect women in the wake of a fatal gang rape in New Delhi last month. The three-member panel received more than 80,000 suggestions for a complete...

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Students of Kashmir University hold plea cards while holding protest against the harassement to women across the country Students demanding action against the  persons involved in recent Gang rape in New Delhi at Kashmir University in Srinagar on Tuesday 08, January 2013.
photo: WN / Imran Nissar

updated 11 Jan 2013; published 27 Dec 2012
1:47
India gang-rape victim still in extremely critical condition - 27Dec2012
updated 27 Dec 2012; published 27 Dec 2012
0:56
SINGAPORE: Doctors in Singapore battled to save the life of the girl who was Gang-Raped
updated 24 Jan 2013; published 23 Jan 2013
49:03
Agenda For Change: Has the Verma panel attacked the heart of patriarchy in India?
updated 23 Jan 2013; published 23 Jan 2013
0:48
Rape laws: Justice Verma report suggests time-bound trial
updated 08 Oct 2012; published 01 Jun 2009
9:15
One Night, One Voice: Spotlighting Rape as a War Crime
updated 24 Jan 2013; published 24 Jan 2013
7:13
Will Justice Verma panel suggestions be effectively implemented?
Cameron proposes vote on EU relationship
Full Article STL Today
23 Jan 2013

Prime Minister David Cameron said Wednesday he will offer British citizens a vote on whether to leave the European Union if his party wins the next election, a move which could trigger alarm among fellow member states. He acknowledged that public disillusionment with the EU is "at an all-time high," using a long-awaited...

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Conservative Party leader David Cameron addresses the Ulster Unionist Party conference in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008.
photo: AP / Peter Morrison

updated 24 Jan 2013; published 30 Oct 2011
4:41
George Galloway interviews Godfrey Bloom on EU referendum vote
updated 25 Jan 2013; published 23 Jan 2013
3:09
David Cameron Promises In Or Out EU Referendum If Tories Win 2015 Election
updated 24 Jan 2013; published 23 Jan 2013
5:12
David Cameron Speech: Referendum on EU Membership Europe Vote
updated 12 Oct 2012; published 09 Oct 2012
1:26
Cameron Backs Referendum 'Consent' for EU Relationship
updated 14 Jan 2013; published 04 Dec 2012
1:47
London Mayor Boris Johnson calls for EU referendum
updated 18 Jan 2013; published 17 Jan 2013
5:27
UK with(out) EU Pressure on Cameron mounting as crucial speech approaches
N Korea threatens nuclear expansion
Full Article News24
23 Jan 2013

United Nations - On Tuesday the UN Security Council unanimously condemned North Korea's December rocket launch and expanded existing UN sanctions, eliciting a vow from Pyongyang to boost the North's military and nuclear capabilities. While the resolution approved by the 15-nation council does not impose new sanctions on Pyongyang, diplomats said...

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A wide view of the Security Council as they discuss adopting resolution 2087 (2013), condemning the 12 December 2012 launch by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), using ballistic missile technology, 22 January, 2013.
photo: UN / JC McIlwaine

updated 14 Dec 2012; published 27 Jun 2009
10:00
Nuclear Nightmare-North Korea(1/5)
updated 06 Aug 2012; published 29 May 2009
2:08
Japan to Move Nuclear Sanctions on North Korea
updated 23 Dec 2012; published 27 Jun 2009
9:50
Nuclear Nightmare-North Korea (2/5)
updated 21 Jan 2013; published 27 Jun 2009
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Nuclear Nightmare-North Korea (3/5)
updated 23 Jan 2013; published 27 Jun 2009
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Nuclear Nightmare-North Korea (4/5)
updated 24 Jan 2013; published 27 Jun 2009
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Nuclear Nightmare North Korea(5/5)

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In this image taken from video, NASA engineers test fire a key part of a rocket engine left over from the 1960s-era Apollo moon missions on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, in Huntsville, Ala.
A vintage rocket engine built to blast the first U.S. lunar mission into Earth's orbit more than 40 years ago is again rumbling across the Southern landscape. The engine, known to NASA engineers as No. F-6049, was supposed to help propel Apollo 11...
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In this courtroom drawing David Coleman Headley, left, pleads not guilty before U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009, in Chicago to charges that accuse him of conspiring in the deadly 2008 terrorist attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai and of planning to launch an armed assault on a Danish newspaper.
CHICAGO (AP) — An American drug dealer who had faced life in prison was sentenced instead to 35 years Thursday for helping plan the deadly 2008 attacks on Mumbai, India — a punishment prosecutors said reflected his broad cooperation with U.S....
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American crocodile in La Manzanilla swamp, in the state of Jalisco, Mexico.
JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's army and police were called in on Thursday to rescue residents from thousands of crocodiles that escaped from a farm whose floodgates were opened due to torrential rains. Around 15,000 predators sprung from the Rakwena...
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Women smoking nowadays are far more likely to die as a result of their habit than they were in the 1960s, according to a new study. Changing habits such as starting earlier and smoking more cigarettes have been blamed on dramatically increased risks...
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Mexican Supreme Court panel voted Wednesday to release Florence Cassez, a Frenchwoman who says she was unjustly sentenced to 60 years in prison for kidnapping. Cassez has become a cause celebre in France, and irregularities in...
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama Participates in the 26th Mind & Life Meeting
Article by Yeshe Choesang, WN Correspondent Dharamshala Karnataka, India: - The spiritual leader of Tibet, His Holiness, the Dalai Lama keenly participated in all the sessions while several scientists and scholars made their presentations at the...
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updated 14 Dec 2012; published 12 Jun 2009
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Tougher UN sanctions on DPR Korea
News24 25 Jan 2013, Seoul - North Korea on Friday threatened "physical counter-measures" against rival South Korea - the latest in a series of bellicose warnings sparked by a tightening of UN sanctions against Pyongyang. "If the South Korean puppet regime of traitors directly participates in the so-called UN 'sanctions', strong physical countermeasures would be...

updated 25 Jan 2013; published 24 Jan 2013
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John Kerry Confirmation Hearing: Questioned About Vietnam vs. Current US Policy
Dayton Daily News 25 Jan 2013, President Barack Obama's nominee for secretary of state testified at his confirmation hearing that the United States must get its fiscal house in order to lead in the world while also discussing Iran, Syria and other issues. Sen. John Kerry, a Democrat, also spoke out strongly Thursday for dealing with climate change, providing food and energy...

updated 25 Jan 2013; published 25 Jan 2013
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UN launches probe into civilian deaths in US & UK drone attacks
Antiwar 24 Jan 2013, Ben Emmerson QC addresses reporters in London (Photo: TBIJ) A UN investigation into the legality and casualties of drone strikes has been formally launched, with a leading human rights lawyer revealing the team that will carry out the inquiry. The announcement came as the latest reported US drone strike in Yemen was said to have mistakenly killed...

updated 06 Jan 2013; published 30 Aug 2012
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Saved to Struggle: 'Slow death' for Syria refugees in Jordan camp
CNN 24 Jan 2013, January 24, 2013 -- Updated 1308 GMT (2108 HKT) (CNN) -- As many as 20,000 Syrian refugees have flooded Jordan in just the last few days, the nation's foreign minister and refugee officials said Wednesday, straining resources amid warnings from international aid organizations to prepare for a prolonged humanitarian crisis. A day before, two...

updated 25 Jan 2013; published 22 Jan 2013
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updated 25 Jan 2013; published 24 Jan 2013
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North Korea 'plans to conduct nuclear test'
Bloomberg 24 Jan 2013, North Korea threatened to conduct a nuclear weapons test “targeted” at the U.S. after the Obama administration pushed through new United Nations sanctions against the totalitarian state for last month’s rocket launch. “In a new phase of the anti-U.S. struggle, we do not hide that the various satellite and long-range rockets that we...

updated 24 Jan 2013; published 23 Jan 2013
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Clinton under fire over Benghazi attack
China Daily 24 Jan 2013, WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday in a congressional hearing took responsibility for the security failure in the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya. But she defended fiercely for the handling by the Obama administration on the attack's aftermath. "As I have said many times since September 11, I take...

updated 25 Jan 2013; published 25 Jan 2013
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Delhi: Woman sexually assaulted by 4 men; 2 arrested
Khaleej Times 23 Jan 2013, NEW DELHI ' An Indian government panel recommended on Wednesday the strict enforcement of sexual assault laws, a commitment for speedy rape trials and changes to the country’s antiquated penal code to protect women in the wake of a fatal gang rape in New Delhi last month. The three-member panel received more than 80,000 suggestions for a complete...

updated 18 Jan 2013; published 17 Jan 2013
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UK with(out) EU Pressure on Cameron mounting as crucial speech approaches
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updated 25 Jan 2013; published 20 Jan 2013
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