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add video playlist Huge crowds cheered Pope Benedict XVI as he made his first public appearance since announcing his resignation.
Re­tir­ing pope greets cheer­ing crowd
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Cops torch cabin where Christo­pher Dorner was held up
5:17
Strong emo­tions dur­ing Pope's first pub­lic ap­pear­ance since an­nounc­ing res­ig­na­tion
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Myan­mar's Karen list peace terms
2:08
State of the Union 2013: Pres­i­dent Obama's Com­plete Speech, With An­no­tat­ed Anal­y­sis
74:44
UN con­demns North Korea nu­cle­ar test
2:12
Thai in­sur­gents at­tack army base
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Watch Pres­i­dent Obama De­liv­er the State of the Union Ad­dress
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North Korea Con­ducts Nu­cle­ar Test
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Pope Bene­dict XVI to Re­sign, Vat­i­can Says
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News Wrap: French Troops Bat­tle Re­main­ing Is­lamists in Mali
3:04
Clint Rome­sha Medal of Honor Nom­i­nee
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Video: North Korea an­nounces 'suc­cess­ful' un­der­ground nu­cle­ar test
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Pope Bene­dict XVI to Re­sign, Vat­i­can Says
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EX LAPD Po­lice Of­fi­cer Want­ed Irvine Dou­ble MUR­DER Christo­pher Dorner also Mur­dered Cops COP KILLER
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Pope celebrates last public Mass as pontiff
Full Article Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
13 Feb 2013

VATICAN CITY -- Starting his public farewell to his flock, a weary Pope Benedict XVI celebrated his final public Mass as pontiff, presiding over Ash Wednesday services hours after a bittersweet audience that produced the extraordinary scene of the pope explaining his decision to step down directly to the faithful. The mood inside St. Peter's...

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Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone walks past Pope Benedict XVI at the end of the Ash Wednesday mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013.
photo: AP / Gregorio Borgia


Body found after Dorner manhunt
Full Article Irish Times
13 Feb 2013

Investigators have found charred human remains in a burned out cabin in the mountains above Los Angeles following a fiery standoff with a gunman suspected to be a fugitive former Los Angeles police officer, authorities said. The San Bernardino County Sheriff's department said that identification of the remains would be attempted using forensic...

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Law Enforcement personnel gear up along Hwy 38 during the hunt for accused killer and fired Los Angeles police officer, Christopher Dorner in Yacaipa, Caif.,Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013.
photo: AP / Chris Carlson


Pope In First Outing Since Resignation
Full Article Skynews
13 Feb 2013

Thousands of the faithful are expected to be in St Peter's Square as Pope Benedict XVI makes his first public appearance since the shock announcement of his resignation. Eighty-five-year-old Benedict, who revealed on Monday he is to step down on February 28 because of his advancing age, is holding a general audience from his window, as he does each...

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Pope Benedict XVI leaves at the end of his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Wednesday Feb. 13, 2013.
photo: AP / Alessandra Tarantino


Suu Kyi offers to mediate Myanmar peace talks
Full Article Al Jazeera
13 Feb 2013

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has offered to help negotiate an end to conflicts between the government and the country's ethnic minority groups. Suu Kyi made the offer on Tuesday in a video address to members of her National League for Democracy party on Union Day, which marks when her late father signed a 1947 agreement with leaders...

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Myanmar President Thein Sein, right, greets Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a dinner to mark Union Day Tuesday, Feb.12, 2013, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar.
photo: AP / Khin Maung Win


Gun control push at heart of Obama speech
Full Article News24
13 Feb 2013

Washington - President Barack Obama brought the wounds inflicted by the recent spate of shooting deaths to Congress on Tuesday, ending his State of the Union address with an emotional plea for tougher gun control. Speaking for victims' relatives and gun crime survivors among the guests attending the joint session of Congress, he demanded their...

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File - President Barack Obama holds a National Security Staff (NSS) meeting with Vice President Joe Biden in the Situation Room of the White House, Dec. 7, 2012.
photo: White House / Pete Souza


UN condemns North Korea nuclear test
Full Article BBC News
13 Feb 2013

The UN Security Council has promised action against North Korea over its third nuclear test, calling it a clear threat to international security. At an emergency meeting, the UN said it would begin work on measures to halt the North's nuclear ambitions. The US called the test highly provocative, while China, Pyongyang's sole key ally,...

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A wide view of the Security Council as it met to discuss a resolution on “threats to international peace and security posed by terrorism”.
photo: UN / Evan Schneider


Thailand: 17 insurgents die in attack
Full Article CNN
13 Feb 2013

February 13, 2013 -- Updated 0136 GMT (0936 HKT) Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) -- Seventeen insurgents were killed when they attacked a military base in the Bacho district in southern Thailand early Wednesday, said a Thai military spokesman. Col. Pramote Promin said 50 to 60 attackers tried to storm the base under cover of darkness but were repulsed by...

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Thai volunteer rescue workers unload one of dead bodies of insurgents upon arrival in Narathiwat province Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013.
photo: AP / Sumeth Panpetch


State of the Union: Obama pledges to reignite economy
Full Article BBC News
13 Feb 2013

President Barack Obama will pledge in his annual State of the Union speech to revive the sluggish US economy by creating "good, middle-class jobs". The Democratic president will promise "smarter" rather than bigger government for "the many, and not just the few", according to advance excerpts. He is also expected to...

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President Barack Obama makes a point during his State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington.
photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Pool


North Korea nuclear test puts pressure on Obama
Full Article Irish Times
12 Feb 2013

JULIAN BORGER North Korea’s and Iran’s ambitions to become nuclear powers may make US plans to cut its own warheads difficult to pass. President Barack Obama is expected to address the threat posed by North Korea in tonight’s state of the union speech, after news of Pyongyang’s third underground nuclear test triggered some...

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File - President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and daughters Sasha and Malia, attend a church service at Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C., on Inauguration Day, Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013.
photo: White House / Pete Souza


Pope Benedict 'Will Not Interfere In Choosing New Pope'
Full Article Peace FM Online
12 Feb 2013

Pope Benedict XVI will not interfere in choosing his successor after his shock decision to resign at the end of the month, the pontiff's brother has said. Georg Ratzinger told the BBC the Pope would only "make himself available" if he were needed. Benedict said on Monday he would resign after nearly eight years as the head of the Catholic Church...

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Pope Benedict XVI waves to faithful during his weekly audience in St. Peter's square at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 11, 2012.
photo: AP / Riccardo De Luca


Wresting Islam from Islamists
Full Article Al Jazeera
12 Feb 2013

In a magnificent new essay, "Egypt's revolution: as it might have been; as it could be", published on the occasion of the second anniversary of the January 25, 2011, revolution, veteran journalist Hani Shukrallah muses over the course of the Egyptian revolution and in the rhetorical guise of a series of "what if's" he in fact charts the course of...

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File - Palestinians celebrate in the Gaza Strip, the victory of the Muslim Brotherhood's presidential candidate, Mohamed Morsi (portrait) in the Egyptian elections on June 24, 2012.
photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb


Vet gets Medal of Honor for Afghanistan war valor
Full Article Detroit news
12 Feb 2013

By Nedra Pickler Associated Press Comments Colin Romesha, son of Medal of Honor recipient Clinton Romesha, gets the somber ceremony off to a light start Monday at the White House. (Win McNamee / Getty Images) Washington — A veteran who helped "defend the indefensible" at a vulnerable Army outpost in Afghanistan received the nation's highest...

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File - Former Staff Sgt. Clinton L. Romesha, pictured here in Afghanistan in 2009, said being a scout was "right up his alley." Romesha was subsequently awarded the Medal of Honor for actions retaking Combat Outpost Keating.
photo: US Army / 1st Lt. Brad Larson


‘North Korea conducts third nuclear test’
Full Article The Hindu
12 Feb 2013

A magnitude 5.1 “artificial earthquake” was reported near a nuclear test site in North Korea on Tuesday morning, with South Korean Defence Ministry officials telling local media that the seismic activity was the result of a third nuclear test conducted by the reclusive state. The “man-made earthquake” was also reported to...

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A South Korean man watches a TV news showing a file footage of North Korea's nuclear test at the Seoul train station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013.
photo: AP / Lee Jin-man


Pope Benedict XVI announces he will resign because of 'ill health'
Full Article The Independent
11 Feb 2013

Pope Benedict XVI has announced that he will resign the papacy because of ill health, according to the Italian news agency ANSA. The decision will send shockwaves through the global Catholic community. It is extremely rare for a Pope to give up the papacy and is unheard of in modern...

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In this photo provided by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Benedict XVI reads a document in Latin where he announces his resignation, during a meeting of Vatican cardinals, at the Vatican, Monday, Feb. 11, 2013.
photo: AP / L'Osservatore Romano


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Hewitt returns to San Jose, defeating Slovenian Kavcic
Full Article Sky Sports
13 Feb 2013

Former world champion Lleyton Hewitt proved he had it yet again after defeating Blaz Kavcic in their first match during the SAP Open yesterday. The Aussie Veteran...

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Day 7 - David Ferrer (ESP) v Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) - US Open 2012 USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center New York City, USA - September 2, 2012
photo: WN / Aaron Gilbert


Day 7 - Andy Roddick (USA) v Fabio Fognini (ITA) - US Open 2012 USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center New York City, USA - September 2, 2012
photo: WN / Aaron Gilbert


Del Potro downs Gael Monfils
Full Article Stuff
13 Feb 2013

Last year's runner-up Juan Martin Del Potro beat Gael Monfils 6-3, 6-4 to reach the second of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament. The second-seeded Argentine used a single break in each set to overcome Monfils, who showed flashes of his unpredictable genius but not enough consistency to...

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Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) competes against Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) during the Singles Championship of the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships Delray Beach Florida USA - 2/27/2011
photo: WN / Aaron Gilbert


Laporta dismisses City links
Full Article Orange News
12 Feb 2013

Former Barcelona president Joan Laporta has denied that he is acting as an agent for Manchester City after dining with Txiki Begiristain and Neymar's father in London. Santos star Neymar is wanted by many of Europe's top clubs and the Spanish media...

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Barcelona soccer club's President Joan Laporta
photo: AP / Manu Fernandez


Laura Robson  U.S. Open Juniors Monday, Sept. 6, 2010
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Gulzar returns to India without attending Karachi Literature fest
Full Article The Times of India
13 Feb 2013

Lyricist Gulzar's has returned to India even before the Karachi Literature festival. Gulzar and composer Vishal Bhardwaj returned to India via Wagah border on Wednesday morning. Festival director Ameena Sayid told TOI, "He...

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Poet, Lyricist, Writer, Director, Shri Gulzar.
photo: PIB of India


Anoushka Shankar: 'Suffered groping, touching and verbal abuse'
Full Article Indian Express
13 Feb 2013

Anoushka Shankar, daughter of legendary sitarist Ravi Shankar, has thrown her weight behind an online campaign demanding an end to crime against women, in the wake of the Delhi gang rape. The 31-year-old sitarist has...

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Musician Tanmoy Bose and Internationally Acclaimed Musical Prodigy Anoushka Shankar during the grand Launch of
photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick


Lady Gaga unable to walk, postpones 4 shows
Full Article Houston Chronicle
13 Feb 2013

| February 12, 2013 | Updated: February 12, 2013 9:52pm Comments (0) E-mail Print Tweet Page 1 of 1 NEW YORK (AP) — Lady Gaga says she's "heartsick" to postpone four shows after sustaining an injury that's left her unable to walk. A Tuesday news release says performances set for Feb. 13-14 in Chicago, Feb. 16 in Detroit and Feb. 17 in Hamilton,...

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Lady Gaga appears on stage to start the ball drop in Times Square during the New Year's Eve celebration, in New York, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011. Hundreds of thousands gathered at the crossroads of the world to witness a crystal ball with more than 30,000 lights that descended at midnight. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)
photo: AP / Charles Sykes


Johansson reveals Broadway perks
Full Article Independent online (SA)
13 Feb 2013

London - Scarlett Johansson loves looking at her co-star's naked butt. The 28-year-old actress - who is currently dating French journalist Romain Dauriac - has opened up about the perks of starring as Maggie the cat in the Broadway revival of...

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Actress Scarlett Johansson speaks onstage at Spike TV "Guy's Choice" awards in Culver City, Calif., on Saturday, June 5, 2010.
photo: AP / Chris Pizzello


Adele denies Chris Brown Grammys fight: 'We complimented each other'
Full Article Digital Spy
13 Feb 2013

Adele has cleared up rumours of a Grammy Awards fight between herself and Chris Brown. The 'Skyfall' singer said on her Twitter account that the two were actually exchanging compliments during the February 10 event. Adele and Chris Brown at the Grammys Although Adele looked to be shouting at Brown in a photograph taken at the ceremony, she wrote:...

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Adele poses backstage with her six awards at the 54th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012 in Los Angeles. Adele won awards for best pop solo performance for "Someone Like You," song of the year, record of the year, and best short form music video for "Rolling in the Deep," and album of the year and best pop vocal album for "21." (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
photo: AP / Mark J. Terrill


A wise man doesn't allow his son to become a classical musician: Amjad Ali Khan
Full Article The Times of India
12 Feb 2013

"Today, a wise man does not allow his son to become a classical musician because of the uncertainty and insecurity of a livelihood," says Sarod Maestro Amjad Ali Khan in a freewheeling chat with TOI "Usually, the winter season is meant for concerts in India, but now since the world has shrunk so much for us artists, here I am performing in the US....

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Ustad Amjad Ali Khan
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LeAnn Rimes gets bangs; says it's 'time for a change'
Full Article The Examiner
12 Feb 2013

LeAnn Rimes changed up her look recently. The country singer complemented her face with bangs. TV Guide caught up with LeAnn on Feb. 11. She debuted her new bangs on Twitter. LeAnn released a photo of her sitting in a stylist's chair. She showed off her new hairstyle to her fans. The bangs seem to complement her face well. Her blonde hair was...

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LeAnn Rimes and her guitarist perform in Hangar 3 for military members while visiting Ramstein Air Base, Germany, September 23, 2004.  The concert was part of a promotion by 435th Services Squadron as a Project CHEER event. US Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Jonathan Pomeroy (Released)
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Paramore unveil new single 'Now' music video - watch
Full Article Digital Spy
12 Feb 2013

Paramore have premiered their new music video. The band will release 'Now' on February 25 as the lead single from their upcoming self-titled album. The accompanying music clip sees the band in the middle of a battlefield, while singer Hayley Williams performs the track among the chaos. Williams recently admitted that their new material might sound...

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 ag2 The band Paramore during the Buzz Bake Sale at  Sound Advice Amphitheater, December 1, 2007
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Sonam Kapoor turns lawyer for a Yash Raj film
Full Article Indian Express
13 Feb 2013

Sonam Kapoor seems to be seriously busy this year, with Bhaag Milkha Bhaag opposite Farhan Akhtar, and Ranjhanaa alongside Dhanush. However, the icing on the cake is her upcoming...

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Ms. Sonam Kapoor
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Knightley ad gets children's ban
Full Article Belfast Telegraph
13 Feb 2013

A Chanel advert featuring actress Keira Knightley has been banned during children's programming after a watchdog ruled its sexually suggestive content was unsuitable for younger viewers. The television campaign for the perfume Coco Mademoiselle showed Knightley being...

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Keira Knightley
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Kate Winslet hits top of the South
Full Article Stuff
13 Feb 2013

Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet's New Zealand jaunt is continuing in merry fashion, as she tells one Picton fan that she just "looks like her". Winslet hit the headlines earlier this week after going shopping in...

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Actress Kate Winslet arrives for the premiere of her new movie " Finding Neverland", Monday, Oct. 25, 2004, at The Brooklyn Museum in New York.
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Karan Johar completes 'Bombay Talkies' shoot
Full Article Digital Spy
12 Feb 2013

Karan Johar has finished shooting his segment for Bombay Talkies. Johar is one of four directors who have each been commissioned to shoot a short film, which will form one part of the documentary commemorating 100 years of Indian cinema. Writing on Twitter, the Student of the Year director said: "Last day on my short film!!! Grateful to my crew and...

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Indian Director Karan Johar at the 2006 Frankfurt Book Fair (Frankfurter Buchmesse)
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Hindi films today are crude and titillating: Om Puri
Full Article The Times of India
12 Feb 2013

Veteran actor Om Puri lashed out at Bollywood when asked why he was doing lesser Hindi films now. Blaming the so called 'new age cinema' for deterioration in quality of content, Puri said, "I am...

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Actor Om Puri inaugurating the Indian panorama, at the 43rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI-2012), in Panaji, Goa on November 21, 2012.
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Actor Tom Hanks poses in front of St. Peter's Basilica during the photo call for the World Premiere of the movie "Angels & Demons", in Rome, Sunday, May 3, 2009.
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Stocks Edge Lower, Down From Close to Record
Full Article The New York Times
13 Feb 2013

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are edging lower at midday, pulling back from close to record levels. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 55 points, to 13,963. The Standard & Poor's 500 dropped 4 points to 1,519 and the Nasdaq composite rose 4 points to 3,190. The Dow was pulled lower by McDonald's falling $1.40 to...

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A Knight Capital specialist works with traders at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Friday, Aug. 3, 2012.
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Markets mixed in early trading
Full Article Newsday
13 Feb 2013

Stocks are edging higher in the early going Wednesday after strong earnings reports and 's sale of its remaining NBCUniversal stake. In early trading on , the industrial average was off 9.9 points at to 14,008.8. It had risen quickly and then dropped. The index rose to its highest close since 2007 on Tuesday following strong quarterly results from...

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Traders swirl around fellow trader Kevin Coulter, second from right, as they work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Monday, April 5, 2010
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Nokia Siemens sees flat growth for telecom sector in 2013
Full Article The Hindu
13 Feb 2013

Telecom equipment maker Nokia Siemens Networks on Wednesday said it sees a flat growth for the telecom sector this year as operators are increasingly facing financial pressures. “Strong growth rates now seem to be a difficult proposition. We see 2013 as a year of flat growth or may be there could be a slight improvement but overall it...

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Nokia Siemens Networks office building in Ruskonselkä industrial area in Oulu, Finland.
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Audi India introduces performance packed Audi Q3 2.0 TFSIq in India
Full Article IIFL
13 Feb 2013

Audi, the German luxury car manufacturer, announced the launch of the Audi Q3 2.0 TFSI quattro, the most recent addition to its highly successful compact luxury SUV in India. With this addition of the 2.0 TFSIq engine, the Audi Q3 is now the most powerful in the compact luxury SUV segment in India. The Audi Q3 customer can now choose between the...

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Audi car displayed at an auto expo-automobile.
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BSE IT index rallies; TCS hits fresh record high on NSE
Full Article The Times of India
13 Feb 2013

NEW DELHI: The BSE IT Index surged over 1 per cent in a rallying market on Wednesday, helped by gains in TCS, HCL technologies, Infosys and Tech Mahindra. Tata Consultancy Services has been a marked outperformer so far in the year 2013, up nearly 15 per cent as compared a little over 1 per cent gain in the BSE Sensex. The stock surged over 2 per...

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Infosys, Mahindra City. Building number in the background and part of building number 3 in the foreground.
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World stocks muted as Dow flirts with record
Full Article my SA
13 Feb 2013

BANGKOK (AP) — World stock markets were mixed Wednesday, a day after strong U.S. corporate earnings sent the Dow close to its record high. Japanese shares faltered as the yen rebounded against the dollar. Japan's benchmark Nikkei index tumbled as the yen strengthened against the dollar following a pledge by finance ministers from the world's major...

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Philippine peso - Currency
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Dana Milbank: Bob Menendez is a senator of the evening
Full Article Herald Tribune
13 Feb 2013

WASHINGTON Sen. Bob Menendez is embroiled in a prostitution scandal -- and it has little if anything to do with sex. The New Jersey Democrat has for three months been the target of voluminous allegations, all unconfirmed, that he hired prostitutes, one reportedly underage, in the Dominican Republic and other places. Menendez, the new chairman of...

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Senator Bob Menendez holding a press conference on Latin America.
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Gold prices off 1-mth low, palladium near 17-mth peak
Full Article Indian Express
13 Feb 2013

Gold was little changed on Wednesday after falling to a 1-month low in the previous session, with investors likely to watch currencies for direction, while palladium held near its highest in 17 months as supply concerns sparked speculative buying....

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Gold Jewelries - Accessories - Precious Metal
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Retiring pope greets cheering crowd
Retiring pope greets cheering crowd
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  • Updated: 13 Feb 2013
Huge crowds cheered Pope Benedict XVI as he made his first public appearance since announcing his resignation.
  • published: 13 Feb 2013
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  • author: CNN
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Cops torch cabin where Christopher Dorner was held up
Cops torch cabin where Christopher Dorner was held up
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  • Updated: 13 Feb 2013
Scanner recording of Cop Killer Christopher Dorner Held up in cabin.Listen to the actual conversation between the police as they plan and burn the cabin down. (feel free to share video. SDSaxMan)
  • published: 13 Feb 2013
  • views: 68162
  • author: SDSaxMan
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Strong emotions during Pope's first public appearance since announcing resignation
Strong emotions during Pope's first public appearance since announcing resignation
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  • Updated: 13 Feb 2013
en.romereports.com They came from all parts of the world to attend the first public appearance since Benedict XVI announced he would be stepping down as Pope. They say they feel lucky to be so close to the Pope and to bid him farewell during this special times
  • published: 13 Feb 2013
  • views: 149
  • author: romereports
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Myanmar's Karen list peace terms
Myanmar's Karen list peace terms
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  • Updated: 03 Jan 2013
Rebels from Myanmar's largest ethnic group, who have been fighting for autonomy for the last six decades, have outlined their demands for peace with the government. The Karen fighters' demands, which include the complete withdrawal of government troops from posts near villages that they control along the border with Thailand, came after the group signed a tentative truce last month. Al Jazeera's Wayne Hay reports from neighbouring Thailand.
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State of the Union 2013: President Obama's Complete Speech, With Annotated Analysis
State of the Union 2013: President Obama's Complete Speech, With Annotated Analysis
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  • Duration: 74:44
  • Updated: 13 Feb 2013
State of the Union 2013: President Obama's Speech President Obama delivered his State of the Union address on Tuesday, Feb. 12. Reporters and editors of The New York Times provided analysis of parts of the speech. Segments of the address that they wrote about have been noted in the video and can be accessed on The New York Times Web site at the links below: Analysis #1: Manufacturing, nyti.ms Analysis #2: Action on Climate Change, nyti.ms Analysis #3: Achieving Energy Security, nyti.ms Analysis #4: Expanding Pre-Kindergarten, nyti.ms Analysis #5: A Path to Citizenship, nyti.ms Analysis #6: Raising the Minimum Wage, nyti.ms Analysis #7: Ending the Afghanistan War, nyti.ms Analysis #8: Transparency in Counterterrorism, nyti.ms Analysis #9: Improving Voting, nyti.ms Analysis #10: Gun Control Proposals, nyti.ms
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UN condemns North Korea nuclear test
UN condemns North Korea nuclear test
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North Korea's nuclear test in defiance of UN resolutions has been denounced around the world. Members of the UN Security Council were united in their condemnation of the test and promised to take action against Pyongyang. But the Council is unsure what this action should be. Al Jazeera's James Bays reports from the United Nations.
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Thai insurgents attack army base
Thai insurgents attack army base
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Thai insurgents attack army base Thai authorities say soldiers killed at least 17 Muslim insurgents, fending off an overnight attack on a military base in the restive south. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). 0:34 13 February 2013 Reuters
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Watch President Obama Deliver the State of the Union Address
Watch President Obama Deliver the State of the Union Address
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Help Translate the State of the Union to.pbs.org More coverage: www.pbs.org President Obama delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress.
  • published: 25 Jan 2012
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North Korea Conducts Nuclear Test
North Korea Conducts Nuclear Test
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North Korea defiantly declared Monday that it successfully carried out its second underground nuclear test. (May 25)
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Pope Benedict XVI to Resign, Vatican Says
Pope Benedict XVI to Resign, Vatican Says
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Vatican says Pope Benedict XVI will be resigning on Feb. 28. *More: abcn.ws
  • published: 11 Feb 2013
  • views: 23948
  • author: ABCNews
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News Wrap: French Troops Battle Remaining Islamists in Mali
News Wrap: French Troops Battle Remaining Islamists in Mali
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In other news Tuesday, French ground forces have retaken key cities in Mali after battling Islamic rebels, though insurgents remain in the countryside. Also, heavy fighting broke out in Damascas as the Syrian civil war raged on.
  • published: 07 Feb 2013
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  • author: PBSNewsHour
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Clint Romesha Medal of Honor Nominee
Clint Romesha Medal of Honor Nominee
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Soon to be Medal of Honor recipient Clint Romesha and his wife Tammy recall the Battle of COP Keating at their home in Minot North Dakota. Tag: Clint Romesha will be awarded the Medal of Honor by President Barack Obama in a White House ceremony February 11th 2013. Produced by SSG. Xaime Hernandez. Also available in High Definition. Like us on Facebook at "US Military" Follow us on Twitter at @3rdID8487 Subscribe for frequent new videos.
  • published: 01 Feb 2013
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  • author: 3rdID8487
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Video: North Korea announces 'successful' underground nuclear test
Video: North Korea announces 'successful' underground nuclear test
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"News report of Korea Central News Agency. We have successfully carried out the third underground nuclear test. The scientific field for national defence of the DPRK succeeded in the third underground nuclear test at the site for underground nuclear test in the northern part of the DPRK on Tuesday. The test was carried out as part of practical measures of counteraction to defend the country's security and sovereignty in the face of the ferocious hostile acts of the US, which wantonly violated the DPRK's legitimate right to launch satellite for peaceful purposes. The test was conducted in a safe and perfect way on a high level with the use of a smaller and light A-bomb unlike the previous ones, yet with great explosive power. It was confirmed that the test did not give any adverse effect to the surrounding ecological environment. The specific features of the function and explosive power of the A-bomb and all other measurements fully tallied with the values of the design, physically demonstrating the good performance of the DPRK's nuclear deterrence that has become diversified. The nuclear test will greatly encourage the army and people of the DPRK in their efforts to build a thriving nation with the same spirit and mettle as displayed in conquering space, and offer an important occasion in ensuring peace and stability in the Korean Peninsula and the region." RT LIVE rt.com Subscribe to RT! www.youtube.com Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter twitter ...
  • published: 12 Feb 2013
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  • author: RussiaToday
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Pope Benedict XVI to Resign, Vatican Says
Pope Benedict XVI to Resign, Vatican Says
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Vatican says Pope Benedict XVI will be resigning on Feb. 28. *More: abcn.ws
  • published: 11 Feb 2013
  • views: 23948
  • author: ABCNews
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EX LAPD Police Officer Wanted Irvine Double MURDER Christopher Dorner also Murdered Cops COP KILLER
EX LAPD Police Officer Wanted Irvine Double MURDER Christopher Dorner also Murdered Cops COP KILLER
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EX Cop Christopher Dorner Wanted in Murder of basketball coach, fiance IRVINE, Calif. (KABC) -- Eyewitness News has learned a former LAPD officer has been named a suspect in the double-murder of a Cal State Fullerton basketball coach and her USC security guard fiancé in Irvine. Keith Lawrence, 27, and Monica Quan, 28, were found fatally shot in Lawrence's car in the parking lot of their apartment complex in Irvine Sunday. In a news conference Wednesday night, Irvine Police identified the suspect as Christopher Jordan Dorner, a former LAPD officer and Navy reservist. Dorner's whereabouts were unknown. His last known address was on Sharon Drive in La Palma. He is believed to be driving a blue Nissan Titan pickup truck, California license plate 7X03191. He is considered armed and dangerous. Dorner, 33, is described as an African-American man standing 6 feet tall, weighing 270 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes. If seen, call 911. Police said Dorner wrote a multi-page manifesto in which he implicated himself. Authorities said Dorner appears to have murdered Quan in an act of revenge against her father, Randy Quan, a former LAPD officer who retired and became an attorney. Court documents obtained by Eyewitness News show that in August 2007, Dorner made a complaint against his field training officer accusing her of kicking a suspect. However, the LAPD Board of Rights found Dorner's complaint to be false and terminated his employment for making a false statement. The ...
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President Barack Obama, flanked by Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, gestures as he gives his State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington Minnesota Timberwolves' J.J. Barea, left, and Denver Nuggets' Kenneth Faried in an NBA basketball game Thursday, April 26, 2012, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) Cockatoos in birdcage - birds - animals - pets Dinosaur eggs at Fossil exhibit in the Kunming Natural History Museum of Zoology (昆明动物博物馆), Kunming, Yunnan, China.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, gestures as he speaks during a joint press conference with Syrian President Bashar Assad, not seen, at the Syrian presidential palace, in Damascus, Syria, Thursday Oct. 21, 2010. Chavez is on an official visit to Damascus aimed at boosting ties with Syria. Spain's Rafael Nadal returns the ball to Argentina's Horacio Zeballos during the final of the VTR Open in Vina del Mar, Chile In this Feb. 25, 2010 file photo, Trader Albert Young, left, studies his screens as he works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Press Conference: by H.E. Mr. Pablo Solon, Permanent Representative of the Plurinational States of Bolivia, on the Bolivian proposal of amendments to article 49 of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961, with respect to coca leaf chewing.

In this citizen photograph taken Sunday, June 28, 2009, former powerful president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafzanjani's daughter, Faezeh, centre left, who is supporter of pro-reform leader Mir Hossein Mousavi, unseen, and others attend during a gathering at Ghoba Mosque in Tehran, Iran. Several thousand protesters who had gathered near north Tehran's Ghoba Mosque clashed with riot police in Tehran on Sunday in the country's first major post-election unrest in four days. This image taken from video obtained from Ugarit News on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, purports to show Syrian soldiers dancing to Usher's hit song "Yeah!" Vice President Joe Biden, Chair of the White House Task Force on Middle Class Families, will host a panel of leading scholars to discuss the unique challenges facing America's middle class in the 21st century economy. Egyptian relatives of Mohammed el-Gindy, a 28-year-old activist, who died early Monday of wounds sustained during clashes last Friday near the presidential palace, display his picture as they shout anti-president Morsi slogans during his funeral procession in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Feb. 4, 2013.

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Pope celebrates last public Mass as pontiff
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13 Feb 2013

VATICAN CITY -- Starting his public farewell to his flock, a weary Pope Benedict XVI celebrated his final public Mass as pontiff, presiding over Ash Wednesday services hours after a bittersweet audience that produced the extraordinary scene of the pope explaining his decision to step down directly to the faithful. The mood inside St. Peter's...

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Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone walks past Pope Benedict XVI at the end of the Ash Wednesday mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013.
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Pil­grims Gath­er For Pope's Final Pub­lic Mass
updated 12 Feb 2013; published 12 Feb 2013
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Pope's Res­ig­na­tion Re­news Focus On Church's Sex Abuse Coverup
updated 26 Aug 2010; published 12 May 2009
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Pope Bene­dict prais­es 'prophet­ic role of women' at Jor­da­ni­an Mass
updated 18 Jun 2012; published 09 Apr 2012
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Pope Marks East­er With Call For Syria Vi­o­lence End
updated 12 Feb 2013; published 01 Jan 2010
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Pope Gets Knocked Down by a Woman (tack­le video)
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Pope jus­ti­fies RES­IG­NA­TION to faith­ful | Pope Bene­dict RE­SIGNS

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DAMASCUS (Reuters) - MiG warplanes roar low overhead to strike rebels fighting to oust President Bashar al-Assad on the fringes of Damascus, while artillery batteries pound the insurgents from hills overlooking a city divided between all-out war and...
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Pope Benedict XVI arrives for his weekly general audience at the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Wednesday Feb. 13, 2013.
Pope Benedict XVI has thanked the public for their "love and prayers", as he makes his first public appearance since announcing his resignation. The Pope was cheered by crowds as he entered and began speaking, at a...
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Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meet with Australian Defense Minister Stephen Smith and Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr during the Australia/U.S. ministerial in Perth, Australia, Nov 14, 2012.
Tweet London, Feb 13 (ANI): Outgoing Pentagon chief Leon Panetta has said that North Korean military ambitions are a 'serious threat' to the US. Panetta likened the North to Iran, describing them as "rogue states". In a...
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Pope Benedict XVI holds up the ostensory as he celebrates a New Year's Eve vespers service in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Friday, Dec. 31, 2010.
Pope Benedict XVI had a secret operation three months ago to replace the batteries in his pacemaker but this did not influence his decision to resign, the Vatican has said. "It was a routine operation. He already had a pacemaker. This had nothing...
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President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign rally for New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine at the Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, N.J., Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009.
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Tuesday called North Korea's latest nuclear test a "highly provocative act" that threatens U.S. security and international peace. "The danger posed by North Korea's threatening activities warrants...
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In this Monday, Dec. 17, 2012 photo, Syrian rebels listen to their trainer on how to use a rocket propelled grenade in Maaret Ikhwan, near Idlib, Syria.
Syrian activists say rebels opposed to President Bashar al-Assad have captured a military air base in northern Syria, a day after seizing control of the country&aposs; largest hydro-electric dam. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights...
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