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President Obama Announces Additional Humanitarian Aid for the Syrian People | Americans and people all over the world have been moved by the images of courageous Syrians standing up to a brutal regime, even as they suffer the consequences of the violence waged against them by... (photo: AP / Carolyn Kaster) The White House Photos Politics Syria US Wikipedia: Barack Obama |
Protesters in India demand death for rapists By Associated Press Comments | New Delhi — Scores of protesters gathered near India's Parliament on Tuesday demanding the death penalty for six men accused of the fatal gang rape of a young woma... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) Detroit news Crime India Photos Protest Wikipedia: 2012 Delhi gang rape case |
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Dutch Queen Abdicates, Willem-Alexander to Succeed | Dutch Queen Beatrix, who turns 75 on Thursday, announced she was abdicating in favor of her son, Prince Willem-Alexander, telling her country it was time to hand the cr... (photo: AP / Peter Dejong) CNBC Europe Netherlands Photos Politics Wikipedia: Beatrix of the Netherlands |
Peace offer made amid northeast Nigeria violence Maiduguri (Nigeria): A self-proclaimed commander of the radical Islamist sect Boko Haram said on Tuesday that a cease-fire by the group would be imminent in northern Nige... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba) Zeenews Nigeria Peace Photos Violence Wikipedia: Boko Haram |
Suu Kyi meets South Korea's first female leader | SAM KIM | Associated Press= SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Both women lost their fathers to gunshots. Both also overcame that tragedy and rose to political prominence in c... (photo: AP) The Guardian Asia Myanmar Photos South Korea Wikipedia: Aung San Suu Kyi |
White House: Egypt's democracy on 'difficult path' | LARA JAKES | AP National Security Writer= WASHINGTON (AP) — Egypt is on a "difficult path" to a peaceful democracy, the White House said Monday as months of lukewarm ... (photo: AP / Muhammed Muheisen) The Guardian Democracy Egypt Photos US Wikipedia: 20122013 Egyptian protests |
Most countries do little to combat corruption in arms trade, study finds | Transparency International estimates cost of corruption in defence sector amounts to at least $20bn a year | Analysis by Transparency International shows some 70% of co... (photo: AP / Tara Todras-Whitehill) The Guardian Arms Corruption Photos Trade Wikipedia: Arms Trade Treaty |
The unloved dollar standard | Role as international anchor beginning to falter, as emerging markets are frustrated by Fed's near-zero interest-rate policy | Since the end of World War II, the US dol... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) China Daily Finance Market Photos Trading Wikipedia: United States dollar |
UN needs more money for Syria Beirut - The United Nations warned on Monday that it will not be able to help millions of war-hit Syrians without more money and appealed for donations at an aid conferen... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe) Independent online Money Photos Syria UN Wikipedia: Syria |
Queen Beatrix steps down Amsterdam - Dutch Queen Beatrix, who turns 75 on Thursday, announced she was abdicating in favour of her son, Prince Willem-Alexander, telling her country it was time to ... (photo: AP / Peter Dejong) Independent online Amsterdam Netherlands Photos Politics Queen Beatrix Wikipedia: Beatrix of the Netherlands |
Kerry’s Mideast task John Kerry’s concern regarding the potential snowballing of volatility in the Middle East is justified. He has rightly stated that a failure of a two-state solution in th... (photo: US Navy / Mr. John F. Williams) Khaleej Times Mideast Peace Photos US Wikipedia: John Kerry |