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add video playlist Secretary of State John Kerry announced the Obama administration will provide an additional $60 million in aid and will for the first time provide food and medical supplies to rebels battling to oust President Bashar Assad. (Feb. 28)
US: $60 Mil­lion in New Aid to Syria Op­po­si­tion
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South African min­ers fired on by po­lice
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Al-Qae­da com­man­der 'killed in Mali'
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Say­ee­di in war crime tri­bunal
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'US gives 'wink & nod' to sup­ply­ing arms to Syr­i­an Rebels' - Rus­sia's UN envoy
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Furor over Sri Lanka 'war crimes'
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Obama Signs Order to Begin Spend­ing Cuts
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Lagos Com­mis­sion­er De­nies De­mol­ish­ing Badia, We Cleared Refuse Dumps, He In­sists - Part 2
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Pres­i­dent Obama, Re­pub­li­cans Re­main Dead­locked After Se­quester
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Taxi driv­er death prompts South Africa protests against po­lice bru­tal­i­ty
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Kerry: US won't leave Syr­i­an rebels dan­gling
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US mil­i­tary fight­ing against 'se­quester' cuts
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Ru­mours per­sist over Chavez's health
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Pope Bene­dict XVI De­parts From the Vat­i­can
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DR Congo peace deal to be signed in Ethiopia
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updated 02 Mar 2013; published 28 Feb 2013
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US: $60 Mil­lion in New Aid to Syria Op­po­si­tion
Belfast Telegraph 03 Mar 2013, Syrian president Bashar Assad has accused the British government of being "naive, confused and unrealistic" in its approach to the conflict in his country and warned of dire consequences if the West armed its rebels. In an interview with the Sunday Times Mr Assad said Britain was sacrificing peace talks to push for an end to an EU arms...
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updated 22 Feb 2013; published 16 Aug 2012
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South African min­ers fired on by po­lice
WorldNews.com 03 Mar 2013, "Our path to freedom is irreversible," declared Nelson Mandela on February 11, 1990. Addressing over fifty thousand cheering South African supporters in Cape Town, he had just been freed after three decades of imprisonment. Mandela, who was deputy head of the formerly banned African National Congress (ANC), then announced his determination to end...
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updated 03 Mar 2013; published 03 Mar 2013
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Al-Qae­da com­man­der 'killed in Mali'
The Australian 03 Mar 2013, MOKHTAR Belmokhtar, the one-eyed Islamist who masterminded a brazen attack on an Algerian gasfield, was branded "the Uncatchable" but the desert fox has now reportedly been killed in northern Mali. Chad said its troops killed the al-Qa'ida veteran yesterday during an operation in the Ifogha mountains, where French-led forces have been...
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updated 06 Sep 2012; published 07 Jul 2012
14:37
Say­ee­di in war crime tri­bunal
BBC News 03 Mar 2013, Bangladesh has stepped up security ahead of a two-day strike called in protest at a death sentence given to an Islamist party leader. Delwar Hossain Sayeedi, of Jamaat-e-Islami, was sentenced on charges including murder, rape and torture during the war of independence in 1971. The sentence on Thursday sparked riots that have left at least 45 people...
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updated 02 Mar 2013; published 28 Feb 2013
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'US gives 'wink & nod' to sup­ply­ing arms to Syr­i­an Rebels' - Rus­sia's UN envoy
Al Jazeera 02 Mar 2013, The US president and his Russian counterpart have expressed agreement in a telephone call on "the need to advance a political transition" and seek "new initiatives" to end the violence in Syria as soon as possible, the White House has said. Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin welcome "substantive and constructive consultations" by...
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updated 02 Mar 2013; published 28 Feb 2013
2:57
Furor over Sri Lanka 'war crimes'
The Star 02 Mar 2013, GENEVA: The Sri Lankan military committed numerous war crimes during the final months of the country's 26-year civil war, according to a documentary aired for the first time Friday, amid vigorous protests from Colombo. Using graphic video and pictures taken both by retreating Tamil Tiger rebels, civilians and victorious Sri Lankan troops, "No Fire...
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updated 02 Mar 2013; published 02 Mar 2013
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Obama Signs Order to Begin Spend­ing Cuts
Houston Chronicle 02 Mar 2013, Associated Press | March 1, 2013 | Updated: March 1, 2013 9:44pm Comments (0) E-mail Print Tweet Page 1 of 1 WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has signed an order authorizing the government to begin cutting $85 billion from federal accounts, officially enacting across-the-board reductions that he opposed but failed to avert. Obama acted Friday,...
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updated 02 Mar 2013; published 02 Mar 2013
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Lagos Com­mis­sion­er De­nies De­mol­ish­ing Badia, We Cleared Refuse Dumps, He In­sists - Part 2
The New York Times 01 Mar 2013, LAGOS, Nigeria — The young man with the crowbar stood on a heap of rubble — planks, pallets, remains of pots, bits of cardboard, wisps of clothing, chunks of concrete — indistinguishable from every other pile in a field of debris stretching far into the distance. Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesworld for international...
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updated 03 Mar 2013; published 03 Mar 2013
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Pres­i­dent Obama, Re­pub­li­cans Re­main Dead­locked After Se­quester
Star Telegram 01 Mar 2013, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A fiscal deadline all but blown, President Barack Obama says he once again wants to seek a big fiscal deal that would raise taxes and trim billions from expensive and ever growing entitlement programs. But with automatic federal spending cuts ready to start taking their toll, the path toward that grand bargain...
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updated 01 Mar 2013; published 01 Mar 2013
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Taxi driv­er death prompts South Africa protests against po­lice bru­tal­i­ty
The Times of India 01 Mar 2013, PRETORIA: South Africa suspended eight police officers on Friday after the death of a man they had bound to a vehicle and dragged through a busy street in a videotaped incident that has further blackened the reputation of the police. Mido Macia, a 27-year-old taxi driver from Mozambique, was found dead in detention with signs of head injuries...
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updated 01 Mar 2013; published 26 Feb 2013
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Kerry: US won't leave Syr­i­an rebels dan­gling
BBC News 01 Mar 2013, New US Secretary of State John Kerry is visiting Turkey for talks expected to focus on the conflict in Syria. The two Nato allies both oppose Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, but differ on how best to support the opposition. On Thursday Mr Kerry promised direct aid to Syrian rebels in the form of food and...
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updated 15 Feb 2013; published 14 Feb 2013
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US mil­i­tary fight­ing against 'se­quester' cuts
The Times of India 01 Mar 2013, WASHINGTON: The US government hurtled on Friday toward making deep spending cuts that threaten to hinder the nation's economic recovery, after Republicans and Democrats failed to agree on an alternative deficit-reduction plan. Locked in during a bout of deficit-reduction fever in 2011, the time-released "automatic" cuts can only be halted by...
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updated 02 Mar 2013; published 02 Mar 2013
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Ru­mours per­sist over Chavez's health
Al Jazeera 01 Mar 2013, Venezuela's vice president has said that President Hugo Chavez is fighting for his life while he continues to undergo treatment more than two months after his latest cancer surgery. Vice President Nicolas Maduro said on television on Thursday that Chavez "is battling there for his health, for his life, and we're accompanying him." The vice...
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updated 02 Mar 2013; published 28 Feb 2013
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Pope Bene­dict XVI De­parts From the Vat­i­can
Voa News 28 Feb 2013, Pope Benedict pledged his "unconditional reverence and obedience" to his successor Thursday, then left the Vatican as the first Roman Catholic Church leader to resign in 600 years. Benedict flew from the Vatican by helicopter to the papal residence of Castel Gandolfo near Rome, several hours before his eight-year papacy was to end...
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Assad attacks 'arsonist' Britain
Full Article Belfast Telegraph
03 Mar 2013

Syrian president Bashar Assad has accused the British government of being "naive, confused and unrealistic" in its approach to the conflict in his country and warned of dire consequences if the West armed its rebels. In an interview with the Sunday Times Mr Assad said Britain was sacrificing peace talks to push for an end to an EU arms...

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A Free Syrian Army fighter, Abu al-Yaman, left, a commander of Knights of the North brigade, cheers as he leaves with other rebels one of their caves to reconnaissance a Syrian army forces base of al-Karmid, at Jabal al-Zaweya, in Idlib province, Syria, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013.
photo: AP / Hussein Malla


South Africa's Irreversible Path to Justice?
Full Article WorldNews.com
03 Mar 2013

"Our path to freedom is irreversible," declared Nelson Mandela on February 11, 1990. Addressing over fifty thousand cheering South African supporters in Cape Town, he had just been freed after three decades of imprisonment. Mandela, who was deputy head of the formerly banned African National Congress (ANC), then announced his determination to end...

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Police surround the bodies of striking miners after opening fire on a crowd at the Lonmin Platinum Mine near Rustenburg, South Africa, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012.
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'Uncatchable' Algerian jihadi mastermind Mokhtar Belmokhtar killed
Full Article The Australian
03 Mar 2013

MOKHTAR Belmokhtar, the one-eyed Islamist who masterminded a brazen attack on an Algerian gasfield, was branded "the Uncatchable" but the desert fox has now reportedly been killed in northern Mali. Chad said its troops killed the al-Qa'ida veteran yesterday during an operation in the Ifogha mountains, where French-led forces have been...

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FILE - This image taken from video provided by the SITE Intel Group made available Thursday Jan. 17, 2013, purports to show militant militia leader Moktar Belmoktar.
photo: AP / SITE Intel Group


Bangladesh protest strike over Jamaat war crimes sentence
Full Article BBC News
03 Mar 2013

Bangladesh has stepped up security ahead of a two-day strike called in protest at a death sentence given to an Islamist party leader. Delwar Hossain Sayeedi, of Jamaat-e-Islami, was sentenced on charges including murder, rape and torture during the war of independence in 1971. The sentence on Thursday sparked riots that have left at least 45 people...

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Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) activists shout slogans against the government during a protest in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday, March 2, 2013.
photo: AP / A.M. Ahad


Obama and Putin seek 'new Syria initiatives'
Full Article Al Jazeera
02 Mar 2013

The US president and his Russian counterpart have expressed agreement in a telephone call on "the need to advance a political transition" and seek "new initiatives" to end the violence in Syria as soon as possible, the White House has said. Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin welcome "substantive and constructive consultations" by...

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File - President Barack Obama listens to Deputy National Security Advisor Denis McDonough during a phone call with President Vladimir Putin of Russia in the Oval Office, July 18, 2012.
photo: White House / Pete Souza


Chilling documentary accuses Sri Lanka of war crimes
Full Article The Star
02 Mar 2013

GENEVA: The Sri Lankan military committed numerous war crimes during the final months of the country's 26-year civil war, according to a documentary aired for the first time Friday, amid vigorous protests from Colombo. Using graphic video and pictures taken both by retreating Tamil Tiger rebels, civilians and victorious Sri Lankan troops, "No Fire...

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File - A mother carrying her child awaits the arrival of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the Manik Farm camp of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), Sri Lanka, 23 May, 2009.
photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe


Obama signs order allowing $85B in spending cuts
Full Article Houston Chronicle
02 Mar 2013

Associated Press | March 1, 2013 | Updated: March 1, 2013 9:44pm Comments (0) E-mail Print Tweet Page 1 of 1 WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has signed an order authorizing the government to begin cutting $85 billion from federal accounts, officially enacting across-the-board reductions that he opposed but failed to avert. Obama acted Friday,...

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Obama signs order allowing $85B in spending cuts
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Nigerian City’s Homeless Are Increasingly Paying the Price of Progress
Full Article The New York Times
01 Mar 2013

LAGOS, Nigeria — The young man with the crowbar stood on a heap of rubble — planks, pallets, remains of pots, bits of cardboard, wisps of clothing, chunks of concrete — indistinguishable from every other pile in a field of debris stretching far into the distance. Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesworld for international...

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In this image taken Thursday Feb. 28, 2013 residents salvage wood from demolished houses at Ijora Badia slum in Lagos, Nigeria.
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Odds against him, Obama still betting on big deal
Full Article Star Telegram
01 Mar 2013

Associated Press WASHINGTON — A fiscal deadline all but blown, President Barack Obama says he once again wants to seek a big fiscal deal that would raise taxes and trim billions from expensive and ever growing entitlement programs. But with automatic federal spending cuts ready to start taking their toll, the path toward that grand bargain...

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President Barack Obama talks with Congressional leaders prior to the Rosa Parks statue unveiling ceremony at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Feb. 27, 2013.
photo: White House / Pete Souza


South Africa suspends 8 policemen who dragged man behind vehicle
Full Article The Times of India
01 Mar 2013

PRETORIA: South Africa suspended eight police officers on Friday after the death of a man they had bound to a vehicle and dragged through a busy street in a videotaped incident that has further blackened the reputation of the police. Mido Macia, a 27-year-old taxi driver from Mozambique, was found dead in detention with signs of head injuries...

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File photo: South African police officers stand next to a group of protesters
photo: AP / Jerome Delay


Syria crisis: John Kerry in Ankara for US-Turkey talks
Full Article BBC News
01 Mar 2013

New US Secretary of State John Kerry is visiting Turkey for talks expected to focus on the conflict in Syria. The two Nato allies both oppose Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, but differ on how best to support the opposition. On Thursday Mr Kerry promised direct aid to Syrian rebels in the form of food and...

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A boy inside Za’atri refugee camp, currently host to tens of thousands of Syrians displaced by conflict, near Mafraq, Jordan, 7 December, 2012.
photo: UN / Mark Garten


US stares down start of steep 'automatic' budget cuts
Full Article The Times of India
01 Mar 2013

WASHINGTON: The US government hurtled on Friday toward making deep spending cuts that threaten to hinder the nation's economic recovery, after Republicans and Democrats failed to agree on an alternative deficit-reduction plan. Locked in during a bout of deficit-reduction fever in 2011, the time-released "automatic" cuts can only be halted by...

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House Speaker John Boehner said tax rises or reforms were no longer an option
photo: AP / Jacquelyn Martin


Hugo Chavez 'fighting for his life'
Full Article Al Jazeera
01 Mar 2013

Venezuela's vice president has said that President Hugo Chavez is fighting for his life while he continues to undergo treatment more than two months after his latest cancer surgery. Vice President Nicolas Maduro said on television on Thursday that Chavez "is battling there for his health, for his life, and we're accompanying him." The vice...

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File - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez greets supporters upon his arrival to the National Assembly for a special session commemorating the country's Independence Day, in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, July 5, 2012.
photo: AP / Fernando Llano


Benedict Departs Vatican, Pledges Obedience to Next Pope
Full Article Voa News
28 Feb 2013

Pope Benedict pledged his "unconditional reverence and obedience" to his successor Thursday, then left the Vatican as the first Roman Catholic Church leader to resign in 600 years. Benedict flew from the Vatican by helicopter to the papal residence of Castel Gandolfo near Rome, several hours before his eight-year papacy was to end...

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A helicopter with Pope Benedict XVI onboard leaves the Vatican in Rome, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013.
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Skier Tina Maze gets emailed death threat
Full Article US News
03 Mar 2013

By NESHA STARCEVIC, Associated Press GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — World Cup-winning skier Tina Maze was placed under police protection for a super-G race on Sunday after an emailed death threat against her. The Slovenian finished fourth and had two bodyguards close by after the race which was won by Anna Fenninger of Austria. Maze...

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Tina Maze from Slovenia speeds down the course during the women's Super G World Cup race, on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2004, in Zauchensee, Austria. Maze took the third place.    (bb2)
photo: AP / Claudio Scaccini


Kelly lifts No. 3 Duke past No. 5 Miami 79-76
Full Article US News
03 Mar 2013

By AARON BEARD, Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke's Ryan Kelly sure didn't look like a guy who hadn't played in two months. The senior scored a career-high 36 points in his return from a foot injury that had sidelined him since January, helping third-ranked Duke beat fifth-ranked Miami 79-76 on Saturday night. Kelly knocked down 10 of...

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Ryan Kelly
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Girls and couples barred entry at Mazgaon garden
Full Article Mumbai Mirror
02 Mar 2013

Pandurang Mhaske Tweet Rate me.... " class="fb_share_button" onclick="return fbs_click()" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;"> Share Share Share Share Posted On Sunday, March 03, 2013 at 01:02:30 AM The BMC has banned entry for unescorted girls and couples who ‘don’t look married’ to a Mazgaon garden to prevent an...

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Women in a garden-India
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Novak Djokovic remains undefeated in 2013 after Dubai success
Full Article RTE
02 Mar 2013

Novak Djokovic defeated Tomas Berdych to win the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. The world number one, who won this event in 2009, 2010 and 2011 and has yet to lose this year, saw...

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Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates his win against Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic during the final of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
photo: AP / Regi Varghese


Benitez pleased with players and fans
Full Article Irish Times
02 Mar 2013

SoccerChelsea interim manager Rafael Benitez praised the Stamford Bridge atmosphere and the performance of his players after making a victorious return home following his midweek criticism of Blues supporters. Demba Ba’s 28th-minute goal saw Chelsea claim a 1-0 win over West Brom to move back above...

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On his first game in charge of the club Chelsea's interim head coach Rafael Benitez, left, sits by the pitch as boos sound round the stadium from the fans before the start of the English Premier League soccer match between Chelsea and Manchester City at Stamford Bridge stadium in London, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012.
photo: AP / Matt Dunham


Madrid beats Barca for 2nd time in a week
Full Article Houston Chronicle
02 Mar 2013

| March 2, 2013 | Updated: March 2, 2013 12:01pm Comments (0) E-mail Print Tweet Page 1 of 1 MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid beat Barcelona for the second time in five days, earning a 2-1 win Saturday which will do little to prevent its fierce rival from reclaiming the Spanish league title but should boost Jose Mourinho's team ahead of its critical...

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Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo from Portugal, center, celebrates his second goal with Karim Benzema from France, left, and Sami Khedira from Germany, right, during a Spanish La Liga soccer match against Granada at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012.
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Berdych defeats Federer in Dubai
Full Article Taipei Times
02 Mar 2013

Third seed Tomas Berdych saved three match points, before beating defending champion Roger Federer in the semi-finals of the Dubai championships on Friday to set up a final against Novak Djokovic. Czech Berdych recorded his fifth win in eight matches over Federer, triumphing 3-6, 7-6 (10/8), 6-4, while top seed Djokovic extended his winning streak...

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David Ferrer of Spain plays a return to Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic during their round robin tennis singles match at the ATP World Tour Finals, at the O2 arena in London, Friday, Nov. 25, 2011.
photo: AP / Alastair Grant


Trey Hardee is healthy, excited for 2013 season
Full Article The Examiner
02 Mar 2013

For Trey Hardee, this year is going to be different — and it’s not just because the Olympic Games are behind him. For the 29-year-old decathlete, 2011 was plagued with injuries and a surgery to his elbow. Despite the surgery, Hardee was able to recover in time to qualify for the 2012 Olympic team. There, he won a silver medal in the decathlon...

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Trey Hardee of the United States reacts as he competes in the Decathlon Shot put during the World Athletics Championships in Berlin on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009.
photo: AP / Gero Breloer


Mumbai showcases music, arts extravaganza at Elephanta Festival
Full Article Newstrack India
03 Mar 2013

Tweet Mumbai, Mar.3 (ANI): The Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) organised the cultural 'Elephanta Festival' at the historical site of the Elephanta Caves off the Mumbai coast, where the audience were treated to an exotic blend of Indian classical music performances to dance fusions with western jazz. The weekend festival was...

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INDIA-MUSIC-BAND-PERFORM India Music Band Perform at Kolkata in Eastern India ---- WN/BHASKAR MALLICK
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Morrissey: 'Sir Paul McCartney needs to give up knighthood'
Full Article Digital Spy
01 Mar 2013

Morrissey has called on Sir Paul McCartney to give up his knighthood. The 'Irish Blood, English Heart' singer recently opened up to The Hollywood Reporter about LA's The Staples Center going meat-free for his concert on Friday (March 1), despite the venue declining a similar request from McCartney. Morrissey Paul McCartney in PETA advert "I was...

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Paul McCartney @ Rotterdam 24 Mar 2012 / On The Run tour
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David Bowie's Comeback Album, The Next Day, Hits the Web
Full Article E! Online
01 Mar 2013

David Bowie is back, baby! The Next Day, the Thin White Duke's first album in a decade, is officially in the wild after it began streaming today for free for a limited time exclusively on iTunes. News of the...

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 Rock legend David Bowie receipent of the Webby Lifetime Achievement Award holds the award at the 11th Annual Webby Awards, Tuesday, June 5, 2007 in New York. The Webbys are presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. (rs1)
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Bieber's 19th b'day bash to be circus-themed
Full Article The Times of India
01 Mar 2013

Justin Bieber will be celebrating his 19th birthday party today with a circus theme, featuring clowns and a ringmaster at Cirque Du Soir in...

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Justin Bieber performs during the 'Believe Tour' at the Amway Center Orlando, Florida - January 25, 2013
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Sonu Nigam Turns Composer for Singh Saab The Great
Full Article The Times of India
01 Mar 2013

Sonu Nigam has donned the music director's hat Anil Sharma's Singh Saab The Great. Nigam who is known for his melodious voice, has...

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Sonu Nigam -Singer.
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George Lopez to host Playboy Jazz Festival, Quincy Jones to be honored
Full Article LA Daily News
01 Mar 2013

By Sandra Barrera, Staff Writerdailynews.com Posted: 02/28/2013 08:07:32 PM PST March 1, 2013 4:13 AM GMTUpdated: 02/28/2013 08:12:50 PM PST Quincy Jones, left, will have his 80th birthday celebrated during the Playboy Jazz Festival scheduled for June 15-16. George Lopez, center,...

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From left, actor George Lopez, Oscar De La Hoya, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Golden Boy Productions CEO Richard Schaefer pose for a photo after De La Hoya announced his retirement from boxing in Los Angeles Tuesday, April 14, 2009.
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It’s a Worldwide Dance Craze, but It’s Not the Real ‘Harlem Shake’
Full Article The New York Times
28 Feb 2013

Search YouTube for the “Harlem Shake” and, within the more than 200,000 results, a group of sky divers thrust their pelvises and pump their fists in a wild dance move while falling amid the clouds; members of the University of Georgia men’s swim-and-dive team do similar moves in their trunks underwater; and Norwegian Army officers...

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Street Break Dancing in New York.
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Viz Media celebrating ‘Totoro’ 25th anniversary with two new releases
Full Article The Examiner
02 Mar 2013

Studio Ghibli’s “My Neighbor Totoro” is one of their most popular and beloved anime classics and this year it will be celebrating its 25th anniversary; in honor of that Viz Media announced yesterday that they will be releasing two new titles related to the film this fall, “My Neighbor Totoro: A Novel” and “My Neighbor Totoro Picture Book” New...

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Satsuki and Mei's House - Totoro
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Kochadaiyaan: Rajinikanth is 'fit and fine', finally completes his film
Full Article The Times of India
02 Mar 2013

After a combat scene with Deepika in London and singing a song composed by A R Rahman, the 62-year-old ailing star takes Kochadaiyaan to the finishing line Rajinikanth's legions of fans around the globe may now breathe easy. Their icon's much-awaited film Kochadaiyaan, co-starring Deepika Padukone, has finally wrapped...

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Priyanka Chopra item dance fee is worth it, says producer
Full Article Digital Spy
01 Mar 2013

Priyanka Chopra is worth paying a huge fee for, according to the makers of Shootout at Wadala. The actor will reportedly be paid Rs 2.8 crore for her item number in the upcoming ensemble drama. Photo gallery - Priyanka Chopra: Priyanka Chopra in 7 Khoon Maaf 1 of 7 Chief executive Tanuj Garg told the Hindustan Times: "It is all worth it, as this is...

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Bollywood Actress Priyanka Chopra  posses her upcoming movie
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Watch: Anderson Comes To Anne Hathaway's Defense
Full Article IMDb
01 Mar 2013

Anderson Cooper vigorously defended Anne Hathaway against the "hatred" that he has seen leveled against the actress in recent days. Hathaway, who...

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This June 23, 2012 file photo shows CNN's Anderson Cooper arrives at the 39th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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Cate Blanchett reveals skin secret
Full Article Belfast Telegraph
01 Mar 2013

Cate Blanchett says Australian face oil is the "home secret" behind her flawless dewy face. The Australian actress is known for her immaculate porcelain-like skin. She revealed that a cream containing Emu Oil, a soothing and very moisturising...

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Actress Cate Blanchett at the Berline filmfestivale in 2005.
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Tori Spelling angry as false divorce reports upset son
Full Article Kypost
01 Mar 2013

Actress TORI SPELLING has written an angry letter to editors of a tabloid after her young son spotted a headline which falsely suggested her marriage to DEAN MCDERMOTT is over. Bosses at Star magazine have published a cover story which declares the couple is heading...

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Actress Tori Spelling, during an interview
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 Actor Mark Wahlberg appears onstage during MTV´s "Total Request Live" at the MTV Times Square Studios Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2006 in New York. Wahlberg stars in the new film "Invincible" which hits theaters Friday. (AP Photo/Jason
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Skyfall nominated for six Empire Awards
Full Article The Independent
01 Mar 2013

Skyfall leads the pack at this year's Empire Awards with six nominations for the Bond film including best actor for Daniel Craig and best actress for Dame Judi Dench. Dame Judi faces competition from Oscar winners Anne Hathaway and Jennifer Lawrence who are both nominated in the same category, but not for the roles that won them Academy Awards last...

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British actor Daniel Craig, right, and French actress Berenice Marlohe, left, pose for photographers as they arrive for the German premiere of the latest James Bond installment "Skyfall" in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012.
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Divided government stalls legislative progress
Full Article Springfield News-Sun
03 Mar 2013

During his first two years in office, President Barack Obama got just about everything he wanted from Congress: Expansion of health insurance to millions of people; hundreds of billions of dollars aimed at sparking the economy, and a complete overhaul of the nation’s financial regulatory system. Now just a few months after being re-elected, Obama...

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President Barack Obama pauses during his joint news conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in the East Room of the White House in Washington
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McConnell readying for tough re-election fight
Full Article The Guardian
03 Mar 2013

ROGER ALFORD Associated Press= FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is gearing up for a tough re-election fight next year in Kentucky. He's...

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United States Senator and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky speaking at CPAC 2011 in Washington, D.C.
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Roads pledge part of Julia Gillard's five-point pitch to voters
Full Article The Australian
03 Mar 2013

JULIA Gillard has delivered a five-point pitch to western Sydney voters centred on protecting jobs, easing cost of living pressures and boosting infrastructure, in the first major address of a five-day blitz aimed at rallying support in Labor's troubled heartland. In a speech last night at the University of Western Sydney, the Prime Minister said:...

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Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard reacts upon her arrival at Seoul military airport in Seongnam, south of Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, April 23, 2011. Gillard will meet South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and will visit the border village of Panmunjom between two Koreas.
photo: AP / Lee Jin-man)


EU's Rehn warns against Cypriot exit from euro zone
Full Article The Guardian
03 Mar 2013

BERLIN (Reuters) - EU Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn warned on Sunday against a Cypriot exit from the euro zone and said all countries in the single currency bloc were systemically important. "Even if you come from a big EU country, you should be aware that every member of the euro zone is systemically relevant," Rehn was...

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Press conference by Olli Rehn
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Does India really need a separate Railway Budget and Railways Ministry?
Full Article The Times of India
03 Mar 2013

The Railway Budget is the traditional way to kick off India's annual Budget carnival. Anyone who asks why exactly a separate Railway Budget is needed or must be given such a starring role is quashed with vague references to the Railways core role in the Indian economy or its hallowed status as the world's largest employer (though recent surveys by...

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Does India really need a separate Railway Budget
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Robert Mugabe throws lavish birthday party
Full Article Al Jazeera
03 Mar 2013

Zimbabwe's president Robert Mugabe marked his 89th birthday with a lavish party, reportedly costing $600,000. Mugabe, who turned 89 on February 21, sported a bright red cap with his year of birth in green numbers and looked jovial as he cut his birthday cakes during an event at a stadium in the northeastern mining town of Bindura. He gave...

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FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010 file photo, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe delivers his speech at the National Heroes Acre in Harare. Conference organizers say the global diamond industry's oversight body has failed to reach a hoped-for compromise with Zimbabwe to export its vast stockpile of diamonds. Israel Diamond Institute spokeswoman Sharon Gefen said talks by the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme ended Thursday without a deal.(AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi, File)
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Mamata, adviser differ on land availability in state
Full Article The Times of India
03 Mar 2013

KOLKATA: In what is bound to send out a wrong signal to potential investors, the ruling Trinamool Congress has been caught speaking in two voices on the availability of land for industry. While chief minister Mamata Banerjee has overtly wooed industrialists saying getting land will not be a problem in Bengal, his adviser Saugata Roy held on...

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with Former Railway Minister Mukul Roy during the inaguration of West Bengal Handicraft Expo 2012 at Milam Mela in Kolkata on Saturday 24 November 2012
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Budget 2013: When P Chidambaram’s luck finally ran out
Full Article The Times of India
03 Mar 2013

P Chidambaram may or may not be one of India's best finance ministers, but he is certainly one of the luckiest. When he presented his first Budget in 1996, the economy at the time was still on a tear and this was Chidambaram's first stroke of luck. Growth was above 7%, and the fiscal deficit had been managed down by Manmohan Singh to 4.5% from...

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The Union Finance Minister, Shri P. Chidambaram departs from North Block to Parliament House along with the Ministers of State for Finance, Shri Namo Narain Meena and Shri S.S. Palanimanickam to present the General Budget 2013-14, in New Delhi on February 28, 2013.
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US: $60 Million in New Aid to Syria Opposition
US: $60 Million in New Aid to Syria Opposition
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Secretary of State John Kerry announced the Obama administration will provide an additional $60 million in aid and will for the first time provide food and medical supplies to rebels battling to oust President Bashar Assad. (Feb. 28)
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South African miners fired on by police
South African miners fired on by police
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At least 12 people have been killed when police opened fire on miners staging a protest at a platinum mine in South Africa, according to the Reuters news agency. South African police opened fire and dispersed a crowd of striking miners at the Lonmin mine in the North West province on Thursday after issuing an order to the protesters to lay down their machetes and sticks. Al Jazeera's Tania Page reports.
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Al-Qaeda commander 'killed in Mali'
Al-Qaeda commander 'killed in Mali'
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Chadian army spokesman General Zacharia Gobongue says Mokhtar Belmokhtar, who masterminded an attack on a gas plant in Algeria in January, has been killed in Mali.
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Sayeedi in war crime tribunal
Sayeedi in war crime tribunal
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Sayeedi in war crime tribunal
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'US gives 'wink & nod' to supplying arms to Syrian Rebels' - Russia's UN envoy
'US gives 'wink & nod' to supplying arms to Syrian Rebels' - Russia's UN envoy
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As Russia takes over its month-long presidency of the UN Security Council, the country's UN envoy Vitaly Churkin tells RT, that Washington's resolve not to provide Syrian rebels with lethal arms still leaves room for concern - READ MORE bit.ly RT LIVE rt.com Subscribe to RT! www.youtube.com Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter twitter.com Follow us on Google+ plus.google.com RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 500 million YouTube views benchmark.
  • published: 28 Feb 2013
  • views: 6796
  • author: RussiaToday
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Furor over Sri Lanka 'war crimes'
Furor over Sri Lanka 'war crimes'
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In the wake of fresh allegations of rights violations against ethnic Tamils in Sri Lanka, India on Wednesday (Feb 27) said there should be accountability for such issues but remained evasive on the position it will take at the UN on a resolution against that country. Meanwhile, the AIADMK demands that the government come clear on its stand.
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Obama Signs Order to Begin Spending Cuts
Obama Signs Order to Begin Spending Cuts
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President Barack Obama has signed an order authorizing the government to begin cutting $85 billion from federal accounts, officially enacting across-the-board reductions that he opposed but failed to avert. (March 1)
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Lagos Commissioner Denies Demolishing Badia, We Cleared Refuse Dumps, He Insists - Part 2
Lagos Commissioner Denies Demolishing Badia, We Cleared Refuse Dumps, He Insists - Part 2
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Despite the outcries that followed the last Saturday demolition of Houses in the Badia East Community, Ijora, by the officials of Lagos State Physical Planning and Development Agency (LASPPDA), the State Commissioner of Physical Planning and Urban Development, Olutoyin Ayinde insisted that the authority only cleared a refuse dump. Speaking as a discussant on the topic 'Badia: After the demolition', Mr Ayinde said his Ministry does not recognise any structure in Lagos state that is not registered on a database in his laptop. On Saturday, February 23, 2013, a demolition squad from the Lagos State Government began forcefully evicting thousands of residents of the Badia East community in Lagos. Over the course of the day, two bulldozers, dozens of uniformed Lagos State Physical Planning and Development Agency (LASPPDA) agents and countless others working with the Lagos State Environmental and Sanitation Task Force destroyed hundreds of homes, along with businesses, churches and community facilities. In the video below, Mr Ayinde, his counterpart in the Ministry of Housing, Bosun Jeje, the Executive Director of the Social and Economic Rights Action Centre (SERAC), Felix Morka and a resident of the demolished Badia argued the bases for the demolition. For more information log on to www.channelstv.com.
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President Obama, Republicans Remain Deadlocked After Sequester
President Obama, Republicans Remain Deadlocked After Sequester
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George Stephanopoulos tracks the latest news on the American budget battle.
  • published: 03 Mar 2013
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  • author: ABCNews
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Taxi driver death prompts South Africa protests against police brutality
Taxi driver death prompts South Africa protests against police brutality
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www.euronews.com People from Daveyton township east of Johannesburg protested against police brutality following the death of a taxi driver tied to the back of a van by South African police officers. South Africa's Minister of Police has launched an investigation after amateur footage emerged showing the Mido Macia's treatment. The taxi driver, originally from Mozambique, later died in police custody. Police report that Macia, 27, had been arrested for obstructing traffic and resisting arrest. Find us on: Youtube bit.ly Facebook www.facebook.com Twitter twitter.com
  • published: 01 Mar 2013
  • views: 181
  • author: Euronews
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Kerry: US won't leave Syrian rebels dangling
Kerry: US won't leave Syrian rebels dangling
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John Kerry's first trip as US Secretary of State begins with assurances for Syrian rebels of US support. For more CNN videos, visit our site at www.cnn.com
  • published: 26 Feb 2013
  • views: 1122
  • author: CNN
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US military fighting against 'sequester' cuts
US military fighting against 'sequester' cuts
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The spectre of wide-reaching budget cuts is looming in the US, unless Congress can agree on how to reduce the deficit. The cuts, dubbed the "sequester", are part of a debt deal that was made two years ago. If the cuts are not reversed, the military could face a nine percent across-the-board budget cut, about $55bn per year. As Al Jazeera's Rosiland Jordan reports from Washington, the Pentagon is leading the fight against the cuts.
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Rumours persist over Chavez's health
Rumours persist over Chavez's health
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Venezuela's government is strongly denying rumours that ailing President Hugo Chavez is either already dead or is about to die. Chavez returned home eleven days ago, after having cancer treatment in Cuba. He hasn't been seen or heard from since. Lucia Newman reports from Caracas.
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Pope Benedict XVI Departs From the Vatican
Pope Benedict XVI Departs From the Vatican
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The pope bids a final farewell to a crowd outside the Vatican, leaves for papel summer residence in Castel Gandolfo.
  • published: 28 Feb 2013
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DR Congo peace deal to be signed in Ethiopia
DR Congo peace deal to be signed in Ethiopia
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African heads of state are in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, to sign a framework agreement on the Democratic Republic of Congo. The United Nations hopes it will bring peace to the eastern part of the country after almost two decades of war. But as Al Jazeera's Nazanine Moshiri reports, some people in Goma think the deal fails to address the roots of the conflict.
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Ecuador's President Rafael Correa gives a thumbs up to supporters as he stands with the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, not in picture, on a balcony at the government palace in Quito, Ecuador, Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013. Correa is running for another term in tomorrow's presidential election. Members of the National Assembly will also be elected. Venus Williams of the US prepares to serve during the match against Japan's Kimiko Date-Krumm at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, Wednesday, June 22, 2011. 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 A woman walks past a wall plastered with election campaign posters of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013.

Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi speaks during a joint press conference with his Afghan counterpart Zalmai Rasool, unseen, in Kabul, Afghanistan U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry walks with French President Francois Hollande after their meeting at Elysee Palace in Paris on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. 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.

Demonstration in front of Sydney Town Hall in support of Julian Assange, 2010, December 10. Australia's Red Bull Formula 1 driver Mark Webber sits in his car in the pits before the third practice session at the Silverstone circuit, Silverstone, England, Saturday, July 9, 2011.  KLps1 - May 07 - Aussie Dollar - AUD - Australian Dollar - Currency - Money. (ps1) PTT Petrol Station with 7-11 Conveniece Store on site
Assad attacks 'arsonist' Britain
Full Article Belfast Telegraph
03 Mar 2013

Syrian president Bashar Assad has accused the British government of being "naive, confused and unrealistic" in its approach to the conflict in his country and warned of dire consequences if the West armed its rebels. In an interview with the Sunday Times Mr Assad said Britain was sacrificing peace talks to push for an end to an EU arms...

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A Free Syrian Army fighter, Abu al-Yaman, left, a commander of Knights of the North brigade, cheers as he leaves with other rebels one of their caves to reconnaissance a Syrian army forces base of al-Karmid, at Jabal al-Zaweya, in Idlib province, Syria, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013.
photo: AP / Hussein Malla

updated 03 Mar 2013; published 03 Mar 2013
5:35
The Sun­day Times in­ter­view with Syria's Pres­i­dent Bashar al-As­sad
updated 03 Mar 2013; published 03 Mar 2013
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Assad Hits Out At UK Gov­ern­ment
updated 03 Mar 2013; published 03 Mar 2013
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Pres­i­dent Assad of Syria: only the Syr­i­an peo­ple can tell the pres­i­dent when to leave
updated 24 Feb 2013; published 30 Jun 2012
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Michael Marin Com­mits Sui­cide In The Court­room After Being Con­vict­ed of Arson
updated 03 Mar 2013; published 03 Mar 2013
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Syria's Assad of­fers peace talks, re­fus­es to step down
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Ter­ror­ist at­tack in Pak­istan

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On February 28, 2013, His Holiness the Pope officially stepped down from his office and abdicated. There hasn't been an abdication like this since the abdication of Pope Benedict...
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FILE - This Feb. 10, 2013, file photo shows French soldiers securing the evacuation of foreigners during exchanges of fire with jihadists in Gao, northern Mali.
PARIS (AP) — A French soldier has been killed in combat in Mali, the third to die in the military campaign to retake the north of the African country from...
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Soldiers stand guards outside St. Rita's Catholic church following a suicide bombing in Kaduna, Nigeria, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012.
HARUNA UMAR Associated Press= MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — The leader of the radical Islamic terrorist network Boko Haram has denied his group is taking part in any peace talks...
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In this Friday, Nov. 23, 2012 photo released by the Egyptian Presidency, President Mohammed Morsi speaks to supporters outside the Presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt.
MATTHEW LEE Associated Press= CAIRO (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is wrapping up a visit to deeply divided Egypt with an appeal for unity and reform to the country's...
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Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Chairperson and General Secretary of the National League for Democracy, Myanmar holds special discussion with Burmese Staff Association
AYE AYE WIN Associated Press= YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — In another sign of political reform and reconciliation in Myanmar, the country's biggest party led by opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will hold its first-ever congress in the country's former...
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A car stands in flames after activists of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) set it on fire during a protest in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday, March 2, 2013.
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Soldiers have been deployed in a northern Bangladeshi district after activists of the country's largest Islamic party clashed with police, leaving...
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Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki, centre, Prime Minister Raila Odinga, left, and Vice President Kilonzo Musyoka centre right, gesture, as they arrive for the campaign to launch the Constitution Referendum, at Uhuru Park, Nairobi, Kenya, Saturday, May 15, 2010.
Nairobi - Kenya's top two presidential candidates held their final rallies before large and raucous crowds on Saturday, a day of political attacks and denials following published comments attributed to the prime minister that election violence could...
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Security Council Meeting on the situation in Timor-Leste
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council is considering lifting an arms embargo on Somalia's government for one year so it can beef up its army to combat Islamist fighters, according to a draft resolution that is due to be voted on by the...
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