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President Barack Obama welcomes King Juan Carlos I of Spain to the White House, just outside the Oval Office, before their lunch in the President's private dining room, Feb. 17, 2010. At left is Chief of Protocol Capricia Marshall.

Corruption Law Photos Spain Wikipedia: Juan Carlos I of Spain

The Daily Telegraph
Spain's King Juan Carlos facing embarrassment over emails
Spain's King Juan Carlos faced fresh embarrassment over the threatened release of emails that purport to damage the reputation of the monarchy, after a year that his seen his popularity plummet.... (photo: White House / Pete Souza)

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa leaves after casting his vote for parliamentary elections in his home town village Madamulana, 225 kilometers (140 miles) from south of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, April 8, 2010

Lawmaker Photos Politics SriLanka Wikipedia: Mahinda Rajapaksa

The Los Angeles Times
Sri Lankan president dismisses nation's first female chief justice
NEW DELHI, India -- Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa sacked the nation’s first female chief justice Sunday despite protests by lawyers, human rights groups and clergy members, including... (photo: AP / Manish Swarup)

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney listens to President Barack Obama speak during the third presidential debate at Lynn University

The Examiner
Mitt Romney vs. Barack Obama: Interesting poll results from Pennsylvania
While the campaigns of both President Obama and Mitt Romney are focusing on campaigning heavily in the key swing state of Ohio as if that state really will decide the election, which it still could do... (photo: AP / Pool-Rick Wilking)
Business Campaign Photos Politics Wikipedia: United States presidential election debates, 2012

In this Saturday, June 2, 2012 file photo, Egypt's ex-President Hosni Mubarak lays on a gurney inside a barred cage in the police academy courthouse in Cairo, Egypt.

San Francisco Chronicle
Egypt court grants Mubarak appeal, orders retrial
CAIRO (AP) — A court granted Hosni Mubarak's appeal of his life sentence in a Sunday hearing, ordering a retrial of the ousted Egyptian president on charges that he failed to prevent the killing of... (photo: AP)
Crime Egypt Photos Politics Wikipedia: Hosni Mubarak

The Independent
Somalia: A failed state is back from the dead
Eighteen months ago, central Mogadishu was like an African Stalingrad. The heat may have been equatorial but everything else seemed strangely familiar: a dirty... (photo: AP / Farah Abdi Warsameh)
African Union Photos Somalia Troops Wikipedia: Mogadishu

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... (photo: AP / Petr David Josek)
Czech Republic Election Milos Zeman Photos Prague Wikipedia: Czech presidential election, 2013

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

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.... (photo: UN / Jean-Marc Ferré)
Africa France Mali Photos Politics Wikipedia : Mali conflict

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... (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... (photo: Creative Commons / Mattythewhite)
Football Photos Rome Sports Wikipedia: Luciano Moggi

United Nations

	UN chief urges international action on Syria The Hindu
	U.S., Russia endorse political solution in Syria The Hindu
	More than 30,000 flee fighting in Sudan's Darfur: U.N. Reuters

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

Egypt’s Mubarak to get new trial over killings

Pay for top utility executives soared in recent years

The session is on — and so is the race for 2014

Breakout fails as Manus unrest grows

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ART-for-All Has Fast Impact on Viral Loads at SF Public Hosp

Elections Worldwide

India police named victim of gang-rape, claim she was mental

Berlin shifts from Bowie to Barbie

Guns, Maps and Data That Disturbs

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell leaves federal court in Washington, Friday, Oct. 10, 2008, after testifying at the corruption trial of Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska.

Powell Defends Obama’s Pick for Defense

Relatives hug former prisoner Vano Sabashvili, right, as he leaves Gldani prison No. 8 in Tbilisi, Georgia, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013. Nearly 200 inmates considered political prisoners by Georgia's new parliament have walked free under an amnesty strongly opposed by President Mikhail Saakashvili. Many of those who walked free on Sunday were arrested during anti-Saakashvili protests in May 2011. Others had been convicted of trying to overthrow the government or of spying for Russia.

190 Georgian 'political' prisoners walk free

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair leaves the High Court in London Monday, May 28, 2012 after he gave evidence to the Leveson media inquiry.

Tony Blair widens his web via the stock markets

Cold weather spurs homeless shelter to remain open Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
US Treasury won't 'mint the coin' to avoid debt ceiling deba The Verge
ObamaCare's Health-Insurance Sticker Shock Wall Street Journal
Key republican player linked to US 'supernotes' Irish Times
Spokesman: Ex-President George H.W. Bush may leave hospital Daily Press
Faulty ridership, inflated revenue numbers equals state subs The Examiner
Congress must learn to collaborate Houston Chronicle
Letters to the Editor 1/14/13 Austin American Statesman
U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in Central Florida land-d Orlando Sentinel
Colin Powell offers strong defense of Chuck Hagel's nominati Baltimore Sun
Lutheran college opens the door to same-sex wedding Chicago Tribune
Congress and the lost art of compromise The Los Angeles Times
Letters | Clay Chastain, Golden Rule, firearms Kansas City Star
Obama: US assisted in failed Somalia rescue The Miami Herald
NRA President David Keene Rejects Outline Of White House Gun Huffington Post
Mayor Reed of Atlanta flip flops decision (Video) The Examiner
Anger at suicide of US Internet activist The Star
Sonia Sotomayor Compares and Contrasts Life on the Supreme C New York Magazine
Hayward pilot dies in Florida plane crash Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
AP Source: Eagles interviewed Brian Billick US News

Security Council Meeting: The situation in the Middle East (Syria) H.E. Mr. Laurent Fabius, FM of France (Presdient of SC for August 2012)

France says Algeria supportive of its Mali operation

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

Marchers in Paris oppose extending gay rights Irish Times
Over 66% of British electorate want poll on EU membership Irish Times
Garland told East Berlin party would not be restricted in fu Irish Times
Closer to Berlin - not politically but by begging letter Irish Times
The Primacy Of Politics Is The Greatest Danger to Europe And Forbes
French jets bomb major Malian city in north Palm Beach Post
What Cameron Needs to Say on Europe Wall Street Journal
UK aids France in Mali struggle Belfast Telegraph
Greece faces decision over tax evasion scandal The Daily Telegraph
Milan Designers Fall Back on the Classics The New York Times
Mali: high stakes in 'Hollande's war' The Observer
France calls UN Security Council meeting on Mali The Guardian
>French jets bomb major Malian city in north Seattle Post
David Cameron faces battle over Europe as Eric Pickles join The Guardian
French jets pound Islamist strongholds The Australian
Silvio Berlusconi gains ground in opinion poll ahead of next RTE
Grant Shapps: No coalition next time... a man who thinks the The Independent
Anti-gay marriage protesters march in Paris The Observer
'Euro realist' Tories plan to take on party's anti-EU brigad The Independent
Hollande: the 'indecisive' French president who intervened i The Guardian

A worker looks as he labors in front of office building shrouded in smog in Beijing Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009.

Beijing choked by third day of hazardous smog

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, right, and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao clap 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. The leaders of India and China called Thursday for a stronger partnership, a huge increase in trade and even the creation of an emergency hotline as they stressed a spirit of cooperation, not competition between Asia's two rising powers.

China will pay great importance to India ties: Xi Jinping

Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile gestures as he points to the total votes for Sen. Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III president-apparent, after closing the official canvassing of votes Tuesday, June 8, 2010 at the House of Representatives in suburban Quezon City, north of Manila, Philippines.

Pathetic, futile ouster bid

Indian-Americans lay out red carpet for Obama inauguration The Times of India
Yen pressured, Asian stocks subdued Reuters
GLOBAL MARKETS-Yen pressured, Asian stocks subdued Reuters
Publish and be damned Irish Times
Pakistan provincial government dismissed over Quetta attacks Deutsche Welle
Scratch-and-win syndicate still at it New Straits/Business Times
'Perak police ready for elections' New Straits/Business Times
President of Sri Lanka Dismisses Chief Justice The New York Times
HTC Seeks Myanmar Edge with Local Font Phones CNBC
India's skewed sex ratio a threat to women New Straits/Business Times
PAS-led government takes the bang out of CNY stage performan The Star
Barisan will only make pledges it can fulfil, says Najib The Star
Twitter sensation unfazed by brickbats in cyberspace The Star
Loves in the air but not song teacher penned for his wife The Star
Teng: Penang Government has no plan, only reaction to BN The Star
Little progress in Sabah seat distribution as parties trade The Star
Tens of Thousands Protest Against Taiwan's President Chosunilbo
Health Ministry misses the point under Ryall Scoop
Capital asked to find 100 things to like about Canberra Canberra Times
Pakistan sacks provincial government after attack STL Today

A Palestinian activist raises a Palestinian flag in the new 'outpost' of Bab al-Shams (Gate of the Sun) in an area known as E1, near Jerusalem, Friday, Jan 11, 2013.

Palestinians evicted from W Bank protest camp

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a press conference at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem. Signs are growing that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will soon call parliamentary elections months ahead of schedule, seeking to capitalize on a wave of popularity and a fragmented opposition to guarantee his hold on power for several more years. While Netanyahu has not made any formal announcement, a number of members of his coalition, including his foreign minister and the speaker of parliament, have signaled that elections are imminent. An official decision could come in the next week or two as parliament opens its fall session, with February the likely date of the vote.

Israeli PM Vows to Move Ahead With E-1 Settlement

** 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

Hagel's wrong on why U.S. supports Israel CNN
Blast rocks Iraqi minister’s convoy Independent online (SA)
Oil’s Divisive Influence in Iraq Houston Chronicle
Iraq finance minister escapes bomb attack Al Jazeera
Bomb hits convoy of Iraq's Sunni finance minister North Jersey
Obama's new team shows the Iraq lessons are forgotten The Observer
I was not wrong, says TMC strongman Arabul Islam The Times of India
Iraq finance minister escapes bomb attack on his convoy Reuters
The short life of Kelby, Iraq War veteran, friend and best d The Examiner
Potential Impact of Mubarak Retrial The New York Times
Kuwaiti opposition rallies for dissolving parliament France24
Iraq's Sadr Demands 'Fair Implementation' of National Securi Voa News
>Bomb hits convoy of Iraq's Sunni finance minister Seattle Post
Iraq finance minister 'escapes assassination' France24
Bomb hits convoy of Iraq's Sunni finance minister after demo Star Tribune
Clearing Palestinian protesters from West Bank site, Netanya The Washington Post
Iran's election tip to critics: Keep quiet Herald Tribune
Bab AlShams: Israeli Army Uses Violence to Evacuate Bab Asha The Other Site
Israel PM vows to proceed with disputed settlement Houston Chronicle
>Iran's election tip to critics: Keep quiet Seattle Post

A supporter of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez holds up a painting of him during a symbolic inauguration rally for Chavez outside Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013.

Hugo (Quixote) Chavez: Until the End Victory Always!

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

Venezuela Warns Opposition Against Vocal Dissent Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Top Venezuelan leaders visit Chavez in Cuba Sun Sentinel
China Development Bank lends to Lennar San Francisco Chronicle
Allies lead pro-Chavez rallies across Venezuela Kansas City Star
Solemn Mood at Missoni Winter Show The New York Times
Top Venezuelan leaders in Cuba to support Chavez Chicago Tribune
Venezuelan leaders have meeting with Cuba's Raul Castro BBC News
UPDATE 1-Top Venezuelan leaders in Cuba to support Chavez Reuters
Allies of President Hugo Chavez hold rallies for ailing lead The Washington Post
Chavez not in coma, brother says Taipei Times
EU head: Egypt must guarantee freedom for recovery The News & Observer
Rio Slums: From No-Go to Must-Buy The New York Times
Venezuela's Hugo Chavez not in coma, brother says Daily Press
Venezuela’s future uncertain amid Chavez absence The Daily Tribune
British rivals join forces to back EU The Australian
Hugo Chavez not in coma, responding well to treatment: Broth The Times of India
Brother says Chavez not in coma News24
Chavez, PetroCaribe and the health of the Caribbean Jamaica Observer
Why decline of Hugo Chavez is grim prognosis for Cuba DNA India
Why decline of Hugo Chávez is grim prognosis for Cuba DNA India

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

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

Cairo court orders retrial of ousted president Mubarak Irish Times
Malian PM visits Algeria to discuss cooperation CNTV
Egypt's Mubarak to get new trial over killings U~T San Diego
Obama says US forces provided technical support during faile Star Tribune
PM axed in C. African Republic in deal with rebels STL Today
>Egypt's Mubarak to get new trial over killings Seattle Post
Egyptian Court Overturns Mubarak's Conviction Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Stanley McChrystal On Afghanistan: 'I Didn't Finish The Job' Huffington Post
Making sense of Mali's armed groups Al Jazeera
>PM axed in C. African Republic in deal with rebels Seattle Post
Prime minister booted from job in Central African Republic, The Washington Post
Court overturns Mubarak life term, orders retrial Indian Express
President Sirleaf Pleased with the Presence of Visiting Dign All Africa
President Sirleaf Off to Washington to Launch U.S.-Liberia P All Africa
SOMALI President makes his first visit to the US. Mareeg
Mali - from regional role model to crisis zone Deutsche Welle
Main News of January 13 Novosti
President Makes First U.S. Visit All Africa
Retrial of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak's life se Celebrity Café
Mali: British Military Plane Leaves For Mission Orange News

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