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add video playlist The secret gathering of cardinals tasked to elect the next leader of the Catholic church has sent up black smoke out of the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, ...
Black smoke sig­nals no new pope
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Is­raeli set­tlers at­tacked a Pales­tini­an farmer
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World War 3 : North Korea vows to en­gulf Wash­ing­ton D.C. in a sea of flames (Mar 07, 2013)
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Prayers and con­tem­pla­tion ahead of con­clave
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Falk­land Is­landers Vote To Re­main British
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US and South Korea begin joint mil­i­tary ex­er­cis­es
1:19
Civil­ians killed in east­ern Afghanistan bomb­ings
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Japan Earth­quake: He­li­copter aeri­al view video of giant tsuna­mi waves
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Venezuela's Capriles to run for pres­i­dent
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Karzai Ac­cus­es U.S. of Con­spir­ing with Tal­iban
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Land of Miss­ing Chil­dren - India
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Air Force won't dis­close Afghan drone strikes
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UN peace­keep­ers freed after Syria cap­tiv­i­ty
2:16
Drone Strike Kills Anwar al-Awla­ki
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New Pen­tagon Chief Ar­rives in Afghanistan
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updated 13 Mar 2013; published 12 Mar 2013
1:11
Pope not yet elect­ed: Black Smoke comes out of Sis­tine Chapel
Huffington Post 12 Mar 2013, With a puff of black smoke from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Tuesday afternoon, the Roman Catholic Church's College of Cardinals signaled that they haven't decided on the new pope. The smoke appeared at 2:42 p.m. U.S. Eastern time. The church's 115 cardinals will meet again Wednesday morning to vote again on the new pope. A cardinal needs at least...
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updated 12 Mar 2013; published 12 Mar 2013
2:24
Is­raeli set­tlers at­tacked a Pales­tini­an farmer
Al Jazeera 12 Mar 2013, Israeli restrictions and closures coupled with the worsening fiscal situation of the Palestinian Authority is causing "lasting damage" to the competitiveness of the Palestinian economy, the World Bank warns. In a report issued on Tuesday ahead of a meeting of global donors in Brussels on March 19, the World Bank explored the long-term damage...
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updated 11 Mar 2013; published 08 Mar 2013
2:33
World War 3 : North Korea vows to en­gulf Wash­ing­ton D.C. in a sea of flames (Mar 07, 2013)
WorldNews.com 12 Mar 2013, Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. The French have a name for the aggressive discourse now occurring between North Korea and the U.S. over their nuclear weapons ambitions. Known as "un dialogue des sourds," meaning dialogue of the deaf, senders often assume that if they spend much time and effort designing a message calibrated to...
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updated 11 Mar 2013; published 11 Mar 2013
1:19
Prayers and con­tem­pla­tion ahead of con­clave
Deutsche Welle 12 Mar 2013, Cardinals convene in the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican this Tuesday to begin their conclave to elect the next pope. There's no front-runner or indication how long voting will last. 115 cardinals from 48 countries - all under the age of 80 - are taking part in the elaborate ritual, which continues until one of them receives a two-thirds majority, or...
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updated 12 Mar 2013; published 12 Mar 2013
1:05
Falk­land Is­landers Vote To Re­main British
Stuff 12 Mar 2013, Residents of the Falkland Islands voted almost unanimously to stay under British rule in a referendum aimed at winning global sympathy as Argentina intensifies its sovereignty claim, results showed on Monday (Tuesday, NZT). The official count showed 99.8 per cent of islanders voted in favor of remaining a British Overseas Territory in the two-day...
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updated 11 Mar 2013; published 11 Mar 2013
1:19
US and South Korea begin joint mil­i­tary ex­er­cis­es
Canberra Times 11 Mar 2013, The guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen arrives to participate in the annual joint military exercises called Key Resolve. Photo: AP SEOUL: South Korea and the US began annual war games as North Korea shut down a border hot line after threatening to launch a preemptive nuclear strike against the two countries. The "Key Resolve" exercise is a...
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updated 11 Mar 2013; published 09 Mar 2013
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Civil­ians killed in east­ern Afghanistan bomb­ings
Al Jazeera 11 Mar 2013, Several Afghan and US-led coalition service members have been killed in the latest suspected insider attack on the international military force. Afghan officials said the incident on Monday took place in Wardak, a flashpoint province for Taliban violence on the doorstep of Kabul, the capital. "Today one or several individuals wearing an ANSF...
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updated 11 Mar 2013; published 11 Mar 2013
2:25
Venezuela's Capriles to run for pres­i­dent
The Los Angeles Times 11 Mar 2013, CARACAS, VenezuelaOpposition leader Henrique Capriles agreed Sunday to run against interim President Nicolas Maduro in an election to determine Hugo Chavez's successor, but accused the government of "shameful" and unconstitutional maneuvers to undercut his chances. Capriles, 40, ran unsuccessfully against Chavez as the opposition's unity...
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updated 11 Mar 2013; published 11 Mar 2013
2:17
Karzai Ac­cus­es U.S. of Con­spir­ing with Tal­iban
BBC News 10 Mar 2013, President Hamid Karzai has issued a stinging rebuke to the US and the Taliban, saying they are both guilty of sowing fears for post-2014 Afghanistan. He said Taliban suicide attacks on Saturday were aimed at intimidation that would prolong the presence of international troops in Afghanistan. The troops are scheduled to end combat missions in 2014....
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updated 10 Mar 2013; published 29 Jan 2008
23:39
Land of Miss­ing Chil­dren - India
Al Jazeera 10 Mar 2013, A staple storyline of popular Bollywood films over the years has been about siblings getting lost in a village fair or being forcibly separated by a hideous villain, only to be reunited years later. The happy endings normally spelled success: moviegoers went home happy while the filmmaker went laughing all the way to the bank. But reel life has...
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updated 11 Mar 2013; published 11 Mar 2013
1:08
Air Force won't dis­close Afghan drone strikes
Baltimore Sun 10 Mar 2013, WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With debate intensifying in the United States over the use of drone aircraft, the U.S. military said on Sunday that it had removed data about air strikes carried out by unmanned planes in Afghanistan from its monthly air power summaries. U.S. Central Command, which oversees the Afghanistan war, said in a statement the data...
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updated 12 Mar 2013; published 12 Mar 2013
2:16
UN peace­keep­ers freed after Syria cap­tiv­i­ty
The State 10 Mar 2013, BEIRUTRebels in southern Syria freed 21 U.N. peacekeepers on Saturday after holding them hostage for four days, driving them to the border with Jordan after accusations from Western officials that the little-known group had tarnished the image of those fighting to topple President Bashar Assad. The abduction and the tortured negotiations...
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updated 25 Feb 2013; published 01 Oct 2011
5:11
Drone Strike Kills Anwar al-Awla­ki
The New York Times 09 Mar 2013, WASHINGTON — One morning in late September 2011, a group of American drones took off from an airstrip the C.I.A. had built in the remote southern expanse of Saudi Arabia. The drones crossed the border into Yemen, and were soon hovering over a group of trucks clustered in a desert patch of Jawf Province, a region of the impoverished country...
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updated 10 Mar 2013; published 08 Mar 2013
1:19
New Pen­tagon Chief Ar­rives in Afghanistan
Philadelphia Daily News 09 Mar 2013, Gallery: Hagel optimistic on Afghan commando agreement LOLITA C. BALDOR , The Associated Press Posted: Saturday, March 9, 2013, 11:14 AM JALALABAD, Afghanistan - U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said he believes U.S. officials will be able to work things out with Afghan leaders who have ordered special operations forces out of Wardak province,...
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Black Smoke Appeared At Sistine Chapel Chimney
Full Article Huffington Post
12 Mar 2013

With a puff of black smoke from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Tuesday afternoon, the Roman Catholic Church's College of Cardinals signaled that they haven't decided on the new pope. The smoke appeared at 2:42 p.m. U.S. Eastern time. The church's 115 cardinals will meet again Wednesday morning to vote again on the new pope. A cardinal needs at least...

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Black smoke pours from the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling that cardinals have failed to elect a pope on their first try, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 12, 2013.
photo: AP / Alessandra Tarantino


Israel harms Palestinian economy: report
Full Article Al Jazeera
12 Mar 2013

Israeli restrictions and closures coupled with the worsening fiscal situation of the Palestinian Authority is causing "lasting damage" to the competitiveness of the Palestinian economy, the World Bank warns. In a report issued on Tuesday ahead of a meeting of global donors in Brussels on March 19, the World Bank explored the long-term damage...

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Palestinian workers inspect one of several trucks carrying supplies after it arrived in Rafah town through the Kerem Shalom crossing between Israel and the southern Gaza Strip on March 5, 2013. Israel reopened the Kerem Shalom commercial crossing into southern Gaza, six days after closing it after a rocket fired from the Palestinian enclave hit the Jewish state.Photo by Ahmed Deeb / WN
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North Korea's and U.S.' Dialogue of the Deaf
Full Article WorldNews.com
12 Mar 2013

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. The French have a name for the aggressive discourse now occurring between North Korea and the U.S. over their nuclear weapons ambitions. Known as "un dialogue des sourds," meaning dialogue of the deaf, senders often assume that if they spend much time and effort designing a message calibrated to...

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The Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), the 4km wide buffer zone separating North and South Korea is rather ironically, anything but demilitarized.
photo: Creative Commons / Kok Leng Yeo


Cardinals begin the conclave to elect the new pope
Full Article Deutsche Welle
12 Mar 2013

Cardinals convene in the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican this Tuesday to begin their conclave to elect the next pope. There's no front-runner or indication how long voting will last. 115 cardinals from 48 countries - all under the age of 80 - are taking part in the elaborate ritual, which continues until one of them receives a two-thirds majority, or...

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A statue dwarfs the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel where cardinals will gather to elect the new pope during the conclave at the Vatican, Monday, March 11, 2013.
photo: AP / Dmitry Lovetsky


Falkland Islanders vote to keep British rule
Full Article Stuff
12 Mar 2013

Residents of the Falkland Islands voted almost unanimously to stay under British rule in a referendum aimed at winning global sympathy as Argentina intensifies its sovereignty claim, results showed on Monday (Tuesday, NZT). The official count showed 99.8 per cent of islanders voted in favor of remaining a British Overseas Territory in the two-day...

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The Falkland Islands' flag flies on British Prime Minister David Cameron's official residence at 10 Downing street in central London, Thursday, June 14, 2012.
photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis


US-South Korea war games begin
Full Article Canberra Times
11 Mar 2013

The guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen arrives to participate in the annual joint military exercises called Key Resolve. Photo: AP SEOUL: South Korea and the US began annual war games as North Korea shut down a border hot line after threatening to launch a preemptive nuclear strike against the two countries. The "Key Resolve" exercise is a...

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In this photo taken Saturday, March 9, 2013, the guided-missile destroyers USS Lassen (DDG 82), left, and USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) arrive to participate in the annual joint military exercises
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Several killed in Afghan 'insider attack'
Full Article Al Jazeera
11 Mar 2013

Several Afghan and US-led coalition service members have been killed in the latest suspected insider attack on the international military force. Afghan officials said the incident on Monday took place in Wardak, a flashpoint province for Taliban violence on the doorstep of Kabul, the capital. "Today one or several individuals wearing an ANSF...

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File - A Marine with Weapons Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, sprints down the line of heavy machine guns to deliver a map after a firefight with Taliban insurgents Feb. 9 at the “Five Points” intersection, a key junction of roads linking the northern area of the insurgent stronghold of Marjeh with the rest of Helmand province, Afghanistan.
photo: USMC / Sgt. Brian A. Tuthill


Venezuela opposition leader will run against interim president
Full Article The Los Angeles Times
11 Mar 2013

CARACAS, VenezuelaOpposition leader Henrique Capriles agreed Sunday to run against interim President Nicolas Maduro in an election to determine Hugo Chavez's successor, but accused the government of "shameful" and unconstitutional maneuvers to undercut his chances. Capriles, 40, ran unsuccessfully against Chavez as the opposition's unity...

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Opposition leader Henrique Capriles gestures during a press conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, March 10, 2013.
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Hamid Karzai says US and Taliban sowing post-2014 fears
Full Article BBC News
10 Mar 2013

President Hamid Karzai has issued a stinging rebuke to the US and the Taliban, saying they are both guilty of sowing fears for post-2014 Afghanistan. He said Taliban suicide attacks on Saturday were aimed at intimidation that would prolong the presence of international troops in Afghanistan. The troops are scheduled to end combat missions in 2014....

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File - Maj. Christopher Milstead, attached to Task Force Bayonet, watches as a 500-pound bomb lands on a Taliban position after a small fire fight during Operation Destined Strike in Chowkay Valley, Afghanistan Aug. 22, 2006.
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India faces epidemic of missing children
Full Article Al Jazeera
10 Mar 2013

A staple storyline of popular Bollywood films over the years has been about siblings getting lost in a village fair or being forcibly separated by a hideous villain, only to be reunited years later. The happy endings normally spelled success: moviegoers went home happy while the filmmaker went laughing all the way to the bank. But reel life has...

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File - Street children in a slum area in India.
photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar


U.S. Air Force stops reporting data on Afghanistan drone strikes
Full Article Baltimore Sun
10 Mar 2013

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With debate intensifying in the United States over the use of drone aircraft, the U.S. military said on Sunday that it had removed data about air strikes carried out by unmanned planes in Afghanistan from its monthly air power summaries. U.S. Central Command, which oversees the Afghanistan war, said in a statement the data...

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File - A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper from the 62nd Expeditionary Reconassiance Squadron taxis for take off from Kandahar Air Base, Afghanistan, March 13, 2009, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
photo: USAF / Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.


Rebels free 21 UN captives in southern Syria
Full Article The State
10 Mar 2013

BEIRUTRebels in southern Syria freed 21 U.N. peacekeepers on Saturday after holding them hostage for four days, driving them to the border with Jordan after accusations from Western officials that the little-known group had tarnished the image of those fighting to topple President Bashar Assad. The abduction and the tortured negotiations...

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Some of the 21 Filipino United Nations (UN) peacekeepers at the press conference upon their arrival at Jordanian Army Headquarters in Amman Jordan Saturday March, 9, 2012.
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How a U.S. Citizen Came to Be in America’s Cross Hairs
Full Article The New York Times
09 Mar 2013

WASHINGTON — One morning in late September 2011, a group of American drones took off from an airstrip the C.I.A. had built in the remote southern expanse of Saudi Arabia. The drones crossed the border into Yemen, and were soon hovering over a group of trucks clustered in a desert patch of Jawf Province, a region of the impoverished country...

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File - In this image taken from video and released by SITE Intelligence Group on Monday, Nov. 8, 2010, Anwar al-Awlaki speaks in a video message posted on radical websites.
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Hagel optimistic on Afghan commando agreement
Full Article Philadelphia Daily News
09 Mar 2013

Gallery: Hagel optimistic on Afghan commando agreement LOLITA C. BALDOR , The Associated Press Posted: Saturday, March 9, 2013, 11:14 AM JALALABAD, Afghanistan - U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said he believes U.S. officials will be able to work things out with Afghan leaders who have ordered special operations forces out of Wardak province,...

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Hagel optimistic on Afghan commando agreement
photo: US DoD / Chad J. McNeeley


The 50 richest footballers in the world
Full Article NZ Herald
12 Mar 2013

The 50 wealthiest footballers in the world have been revealed by goal.com in their annual rich list. David Beckham, currently plying his trade in France with PSG, remains the wealthiest of all with a staggering fortune of £175m ($NZD 316m). He is followed by the world's two greatest players - Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Among the top 10,...

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England's David Beckham, right, talks to John Terry, left, as Joleon Lescott, center, follows during an England training session at London Colney Monday June 1, 2009, ahead of a 2010 World Cup qualifying soccer match against Kazakhstan
photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis


Schalke 2 Galatasaray 3; 3-4 agg: match report
Full Article The Daily Telegraph
12 Mar 2013

Read a full match report from the Champions League last-16 second leg between Schalke and Galatasaray at the Veltins Arena on Tuesday March 12, 2012, kick off 19.45 (GMT). Close control: Schalke's Sead Kolasinac attempts to win the ball from Galatasaray's Didier Drogba Photo: AP By Telegraph Sport 10:20PM GMT 12 Mar 2013 Comments Galatasaray...

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Galatasaray's Selcuk Inan, centre, celebrates his goal with Tomas Ujfalusi from Czech Republic, left, and Felipe Melo from Brazil, right, during the Santiago Bernabeu Trophy soccer match against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011.
photo: AP / Andres Kudacki


Barcelona FC beats AC Milan 4-0 in Champions League
Full Article The Examiner
12 Mar 2013

Barcelona FC had to win tonight at home, to overcome a 0-2 deficit against visiting AC Milan, in their Champions League group of 16 tie, and they did so emphatically--4-0. The downpour that was expected and that suffused the field with water prior to the match, mostly spared the players during regulation. Playing Lionel Messi a bit further back to...

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FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi from Argentina, center, celebrates his goal with team mates during a Spanish La Liga soccer match against Deportivo la Coruna at the Riazor stadium in La Coruna, Spain, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012.
photo: AP / Lalo R. Villar


Player Ratings: Barcelona 4-0 AC Milan (Agg 4-2)
Full Article Goal
12 Mar 2013

Goal.com was on hand to cast a critical eye over events at Camp Nou, where the home side simply blew away the visitors to book their place in the Champions League last eight By Keeghann Sinanan Comments FC Barcelona 3.35 56 9 3.00 Víctor Valdés Really had nothing to do outside of the routine as his defence took care of the little Milan could...

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FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi from Argentina, bottom right, falls on the pitch with AC Milan's goalkeeper Christian Abbiati during their Champions League second leg, quarterfinal soccer match, at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain Tuesday April 3, 2012. FC Barcelona won the match 3-1.
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Cardinals prepare for second vote
Full Article Independent online (SA)
12 Mar 2013

Vatican City - Thick black smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel's chimney on Tuesday, signalling an inconclusive first vote in the conclave to elect a new pope at a time of strife and scandal for the Roman Catholic Church. Thousands of faithful huddled in St Peter's Square to watch the smoke pour out of the narrow flue in the rain-laden gloom...

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Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone celebrates a mass for the opening of the Vatican judicial year, at the Vatican, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011.
photo: AP / Pier Paolo Cito


Nedved likes Ibra and Cavani
Full Article Orange News
12 Mar 2013

Juventus director Pavel Nedved claims the club would be interested in signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Edinson Cavani. The reigning Serie A champions have attempted to distance themselves from...

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Juventus midfielder Pavel Nedved
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Orioles' Markakis sidelined about another week
Full Article Herald Tribune
12 Mar 2013

SARASOTA, Fla. - Baltimore Orioles right fielder Nick Markakis has been diagnosed with a small herniated disk in his neck and will be out about another week. Orioles manager Buck Showalter made the announcement on Tuesday morning. Markakis was scratched from the Orioles lineup on March 3 with neck spasms, and had an MRI on Monday. He was told he'd...

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Nick Markakis gets full extension, August 1, 2008
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Kelly Rowland goes blonde in 'Kisses Down Low' video - watch
Full Article Digital Spy
12 Mar 2013

Kelly Rowland has unveiled the music video for her latest single 'Kisses Down Low'. The 'Kisses Down Low' clip sees Rowland donning several distinct hair and wardrobe styles as she indulges her sultry side. The track features on Rowland's upcoming fourth solo album Talk a Good Game, which is expected to be out later in the year. Rowland has...

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Kelly Rowland Walmart Soundcheck
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Justin Timberlake denies 'SNL' diss: 'I absolutely love Kanye'
Full Article Daily Press
12 Mar 2013

Justin Timberlake loves Kanye West – he swears! The singer is camped out at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City this week, promoting his upcoming album, “The 20/20 Experience.” He kicked off five nights of performances on “Late Night with Jimmy...

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** ARCHIV ** Justin Timberlake gibt ein Konzert in der Beale Street in Memphis, USA, am 15. September 2006. Im Rahmen seiner FutureSex/LoveShow-Welttour kommt Justin Timberlake im Mai 2007 auch nach Deutschland.
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Jada Pinkett Smith defends Justin Bieber against media backlash
Full Article Kypost
12 Mar 2013

Actress JADA PINKETT SMITH has compared the harsh media treatment of JUSTIN BIEBER to cyber-bullying after the BABY hitmaker came under attack for threatening to beat up an overzealous paparazzo in London. The teenage superstar hit headlines for all the wrong reasons on Friday (08Mar13) after becoming engaged in a foul-mouthed altercation with a...

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Actress Jada Pinkett Smith presents the award for Best Female R&B Artist at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 27, 2010 in Los Angeles.
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Zooey Deschanel: People obsess about my style
Full Article Belfast Telegraph
12 Mar 2013

Zooey Deschanel has joked she's going to start wearing "power suits" to throw people off her signature style. The New Girl actress is famed for her quirky feminine style and often rocks bohemian dresses and pretty vintage-inspired attire. Zooey...

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Michael Bublé: My wife is boss
Full Article Belfast Telegraph
12 Mar 2013

Michael Bublé would rather not know the sex of his unborn baby, but says his "bossy" wife has made the decision for him. The Canadian crooner and Argentine actress-and-model Luisana Lopilato are expecting their first child together. Michael - who announced the happy news at the beginning of this year - would...

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Michael Buble performing at the en Borgata Hotel and Casino in en Atlantic City NJ on en March 5 en 2006
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Justin Bieber fine, says manager
Full Article Newstrack India
12 Mar 2013

Tweet London, March 12 (IANS) Singer Justin Bieber, who recently arrived late to a concert, collapsed on stage at another gig and then even had a fight with a photographer, is now doing fine. "There is nothing wrong with him. He is in a...

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Justin Bieber performs during the 'Believe Tour' at the Amway Center Orlando, Florida - January 25, 2013
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Ryan Leslie To Perform Exclusive Yahoo! Event At SXSW
Full Article Yahoo Music
12 Mar 2013

Ryan Leslie (Eugene Gologursky, WireImage)Ryan Leslie, R&B; producer extraordinaire and recording artist, has something special in store for this week's South By Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas. The...

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R&B sensation Ryan Leslie
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China's artist Ai Weiwei to release heavy metal album
Full Article BBC News
12 Mar 2013

Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has announced plans to release a debut album influenced by heavy metal music. The recording will have nine tracks, some of which the artist describes as "more punkish" and some as...

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Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei works in front of a computer at home in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011. Thousands of people have sent more than $800,000 to Ai, some tossing cash folded into airplanes over his gate, to help him pay a tax bill they see as government harassment, he said Monday. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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Iran plans 'to sue Hollywood' over film
Full Article Al Jazeera
13 Mar 2013

Iran is planning to sue Hollywood over the Oscar-winning film "Argo" because of the movie's allegedly "unrealistic portrayal" of the country, Iranian media have reported. Several news outlets, including the pro-reform Shargh daily, said on Tuesday that French lawyer Isabelle Coutant-Peyre is in Iran for talks with officials over how and where to...

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Ben Affleck, actor and founder of the Eastern Congo Initiative, listens to testimony during the House Armed Services Committee hearing on the evolving security situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012.
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Ridley Scott promises 'high octane' sci-fi with new short-film web venture
Full Article Entertainment Weekly
12 Mar 2013

Ridley Scott was most recently behind last year’s (sadly misunderstood) Prometheus. Next, he’ll tackle the Internet, announcing yesterday that he was partnering with Machinima, a video entertainment company you’ve probably watched on YouTube. (The company...

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Ridley Scott speaking at the 2012 WonderCon in Anaheim, California.
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'Star Trek's Karl Urban to reunite with JJ Abrams in TV sci-fi show
Full Article Digital Spy
12 Mar 2013

Star Trek actor Karl Urban is to reunite with JJ Abrams in a new sci-fi drama pilot. Human is the latest collaboration between Abrams and Fringe showrunner Joel Wyman. Also starring Mackenzie Crook (Pirates of the Caribbean), Human is set in a world where human cops are teamed with android partners. Urban will play John Kennex, an emotionally...

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Actor Karl Urban on the Red panel at the 2010 San Diego Comic Con in San Diego, California.
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Watch: Trailer For Keanu Reeves Starring Indie Drama 'Generation Um..."
Full Article IMDb
12 Mar 2013

Sitting on a shelf for a long, long time (it shot about two years ago, with the first images arriving in 2011), the Keanu Reeves starring...

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’50 Shades of Grey’: Ian Somerhalder casting could hurt Nina Dobrev relationship
Full Article The Examiner
12 Mar 2013

“50 Shades of Grey” fans are impatiently waiting to see if Ian Somerhalder will be chosen to play Christian Grey in the movie adaptation of the raunchy book. However, if the “Vampire Diaries” star is chosen for the lead, his relationship with Nina Dobrev could be in trouble, Opposing Views reported on Mar. 12. According to the report, Ian...

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Kathryn Morris Is Returning To CBS
Full Article IMDb
12 Mar 2013

Kathry Morris just can't quit CBS. According to THR, the "Cold Case" actress has landed the lead role in "The Surgeon General" opposite Jason...

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Saif Ali Khan: 'I want to be as commercially successful as possible'
Full Article Digital Spy
12 Mar 2013

Saif Ali Khan has said that he is only interested in working in commercial films at the moment. The actor, who scored a hit with Race 2, making Rs 150 crores at the box office, said that his next home production will be his last experimental film. Speaking to Mid Day, Khan said: "I am looking forward to working with Sajid Khan and Prabhu Deva. I am...

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I hope to die on sets: Kareena
Full Article The Siasat Daily
12 Mar 2013

Mumbai, March 12: Bollywood actresses like Lara Dutta, Dia Mirza and Preity Zinta have tried their hand at film production, but Kareena Kapoor has no such plans. She says she is all for acting, and hopes she is on the set even when she takes her last breath. "I have never been interested in production, direction or...

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Stocks edge lower after seven straight gains
Full Article U~T San Diego
12 Mar 2013

NEW YORKStock indexes edged lower on Wall Street Tuesday following a seven-day rally. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 25 points, or 0.2 percent, at 14,421 as of 2:25 p.m. EDT. It wavered between small gains and losses for most of the morning. The Standard & Poor's 500 was down six points, or 0.4 percent, at 1,550. The Nasdaq...

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Sen. Patty Murray memo indicates Dems will continue to push for tax hikes (Video)
Full Article The Examiner
12 Mar 2013

Democrats often try to hide policies when they know they won’t be popular among the majority of Americans. Often Dems will bury things such as tax hikes where no one will find them deep within unrelated bills, but Senate Budget Committee chairwoman Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) is allowing massive new tax increases in the four-year late Senate budget to...

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U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., talks with news media at the Associated Press bureau in Olympia, Wash., on Monday, Feb. 16, 2009. Murray is making an annual visit to the Washington State Capitol campus.
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Governor Chafee announces fraud report but refuses to release it to public
Full Article The Examiner
12 Mar 2013

Yesterday Governor Lincoln Chafee announced that he commissioned a report that discovered waste and fraud in the state’s food stamp and Medicare programs. The report produced by Ken Block, the former Moderate Party gubernatorial candidate. The governor refused to release the findings of Mr. Block’s report because according to his office’s press...

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** FILE ** Former U.S. Sen. Lincoln Chafee delivers a speech on international affairs on the campus of Brown University in Providence, R.I. in this Feb. 12, 2007 file photo.
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President Obama: New Trade Deals Key To U.S. Creating Jobs
Full Article Huffington Post
12 Mar 2013

WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that forging additional new trade deals has to be an important part of U.S. government efforts to spur economic growth and create jobs. "Part of it is making sure we get in place strong trade deals," Obama said at a meeting of the President's Export Council, which brings...

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President Barack Obama greets members of the military after a ceremony to welcome the Wounded Warrior Project’s Soldier Ride to the White House, Friday, April 20, 2012, in Washington, in celebration of the sixth annual Soldier Ride.
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Bill Bolling Announces He Will Not Run For Virginia Governor
Full Article Huffington Post
12 Mar 2013

Virginia Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling addresses the media during a news conference at the Capitol Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012 in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) WASHINGTON -- Citing fundraising difficulties and the current partisan political environment, Virginia Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling (R) announced Tuesday that he will not seek the governorship as an...

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Virginia Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling gestures as he addresses the media during a press conference at the Capitol Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012 in Richmond, VA. Bolling announced yesterday that he was suspending his campaign for the Republican nomination for Governor.
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American Airlines doesn’t like little knives and such on airplanes
Full Article The Dallas Morning News
12 Mar 2013

American Airlines asked the Transportation Safety Administration on Tuesday to reconsider the TSA decision to allow small knives and other previously banned items onto airline flights. In a letter to TSA administrator John Pistole, American’s Will Ris said the carrier was voicing its...

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'Affirmative action needed to address minorities' problems'
Full Article Zeenews
12 Mar 2013

New Delhi: Communal tensions appear to have "re-emerged" in the country and the communal fabric is under pressure, Vice President Hamid Ansari said on Tuesday. Inaugurating the annual conference of State Minorities Commission, he also underlined the need for affirmative action by the state to...

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The Vice President, Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari delivering the inaugural address at the  2013 Annual Conference of State Minorities Commissions  on the theme  Sensitivity of the Majority, Responsibility of the Minorities in Secular India , in New Delhi on March 12, 2013.
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Black smoke signals no new pope
Black smoke signals no new pope
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The secret gathering of cardinals tasked to elect the next leader of the Catholic church has sent up black smoke out of the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, ...
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Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian farmer
Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian farmer
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A Palestinian farmer was attacked by a large group of settlers in his village in Beit Omar, al Khalil, Hebron. The farmer, Mohammad Abdel Hamid Jaber, was te...
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World War 3 : North Korea vows to engulf Washington D.C. in a sea of flames (Mar 07, 2013)
World War 3 : North Korea vows to engulf Washington D.C. in a sea of flames (Mar 07, 2013)
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SOURCE: http://www.nbcnews.com News Articles: North Korea vows nuclear attack on US, saying Washington will be 'engulfed in a sea of fire' http://www.foxnews...
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Prayers and contemplation ahead of conclave
Prayers and contemplation ahead of conclave
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http://www.euronews.com/ In every church across Rome Sunday bells rang out calling the faithful to mass. The 115 cardinals who will vote for a new pope have ...
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Falkland Islanders Vote To Remain British. Uploaded by Computergirls1985 on Mar 11 2013. Falkland Islanders have voted overwhelmingly in favour of remaining a British oversees territory Around 92% of the islands 1672 eligible voters turned out to deliver a 98.8%yes in favour of staying an internally selfgoverning British territory The referendum was designed to send a strong message to Argentina which earlier derided the poll as illegal More follows Falkland Islanders Vote To Remain British isleã±os ...
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US and South Korea begin joint military exercises
US and South Korea begin joint military exercises
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http://www.euronews.com/ South Korean pacifists have added their voices to opponents of the nation's joint military exercises with the United States currentl...
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Civilians killed in eastern Afghanistan bombings
Civilians killed in eastern Afghanistan bombings
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At least nine people were killed in a suicide bombing at the defence ministry in Kabul as a blast in Khost province kills eight, including youth. The Taliban...
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Japan Earthquake: Helicopter aerial view video of giant tsunami waves
Japan Earthquake: Helicopter aerial view video of giant tsunami waves
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A ferocious tsunami spawned by one of the largest earthquakes on record slammed Japan's eastern coast on Friday, killing hundreds of people as it swept away ships, cars and homes while widespread fires burned out of control. Police said 200 to 300 bodies were found in the northeastern coastal city of Sendai, the city in Miyagi prefecture, or state, closest to the epicentre. Another 137 were confirmed killed, with 531 people missing. Police also said 544 people were injured. TOP VIDEOS of Japan earthquake & tsunami 2011 www.youtube.com Subscribe to RT! www.youtube.com Watch RT LIVE rt.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.
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Venezuela's Capriles to run for president
Venezuela's Capriles to run for president
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Venezuela's Capriles to run for president. Uploaded by aljazeeraenglish on Mar 11 2013. a's opposition leader has confirmed hell be running in the presidential race to replace the late Hugo Chavez Henrique Capriles will face vicepresident Nicolas Maduro in the election on April the 14th Al Jazeera's Gabriel Elizondo has the latest from Caracas. Al Jazeera English.
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Karzai Accuses U.S. of Conspiring with Taliban
Karzai Accuses U.S. of Conspiring with Taliban
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai claims the U.S. is conspiring with the Taliban to keep troops in the country longer.
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Land of Missing Children - India
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September 2005 The Indian town of Siliguri is the hub of the international sex trade. Every year, tens of thousands of young girls are abducted and sold into...
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Air Force won't disclose Afghan drone strikes
Air Force won't disclose Afghan drone strikes
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On Sunday, the US Air Force released a statement claiming it would no longer provide information on drone strikes carried out in Afghanistan. This unexpected...
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UN peacekeepers freed after Syria captivity
UN peacekeepers freed after Syria captivity
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Syrian rebels have freed 21 UN peacekeepers and have handed them over to Jordanian authorities, an international peace envoy to Syria says. Mokhtar Lamani, t...
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Drone Strike Kills Anwar al-Awlaki
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Terrorist suspect Anwar al-Awlaki was killed by a U.S. drone strike. Some are questioning if he should have been killed with no trial and unclear evidence. T...
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New Pentagon Chief Arrives in Afghanistan
New Pentagon Chief Arrives in Afghanistan
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is on his first trip to Afghanistan after about a week in his new job. He says there are plenty of challenges ahead as US and NATO forces draw down and security is handed over to Afghans. (March 8)
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At an event paying tribute to the memory of paratroopers killed in action. FC Barcelona's Dani Alves from Brazil runs to celebrate after scoring against Shakhtar Donetsk during their quarterfinal first leg Champions League soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, April 6, 2011. HOG FARM HOUSE Surface of Antarctic Plateau, at 150E, 77S

President Barack Obama waves as he arrives to speaks during a campaign event at the Waldorf Astoria, Monday, June 4, 2012, in New York. 20100425 Juwan Howard against Amar'e Stoudemire North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory and his wife Ann greet the public after McCrory took the oath of office during the inaugural ceremonies at the state Capitol in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013. McCrory and Lt. Gov. Dan Forest already took the oaths of office several days ago, but both got sworn in a second time. food expo

South Korean marines patrol on Yeonpyeong island, South Korea, Sunday, Dec. 19, 2010. New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, a frequent unofficial envoy to North Korea, has called for the North to show maximum restraint to planned South Korean military drills and hopes the U.N. Security Council will deliver the same message in its emergency meeting. The Beijing Olympic bronze medal winner, boxer Vijender Singh Dense forest on the mountain - trees - environment A huge tree for keeping environment clean - nature

Unveiling and Presentation of Aakash-2 Tablet Computer to the United Nations, on the occasion of India's Presidency of the UN Security Council- Welcoming  remarks by  H.E. Mr. Hardeep Singh Puri,  Permanent Representative of India to United Nations;  - Address by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki-moon;- Presentation of memento to Mr. Suneet Singh Tuli, CEO Data wind by UN Secretary-General;- Presentation about Aakash-2 by Mr. Suneet Singh Tuli, CEO Data wind John Isner of the USA during his match against Mardy Fish of the USA on Day 7 Finals of The Atlanta Tennis Championships in Atlanta, Georgia USA.  Fish won 4-6 6-4 7-6(4)  - July 25, 2010 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) We visited a Catholic Parish in a rural area of Kenya where this group of women -- all HIV positive come together to support each other. 92% of women in rural areas that are HIV positive, have been infected by their husbands. In these rural areas ARV's are rarely available and very costly for women to obtain (transportation is a huge issue).

Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles waves during a ceremony to register his candidacy for the presidency in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, June 10, 2012. Capriles will face Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez in the presidential elections scheduled for Oct. 7. Rafael Nadal, of Spain, practices before the the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament in Indian Wells, Calif. Brazil's President, Dilma Rousseff, waves goodbye, as French Minister for Industrial Recovery Arnaud Montebourg, right, watches after their meeting at the Mouvement des Entreprises de France, (MEDEF) headquarters in Paris Wednesday Dec 12, 2012. in Paris, France. Roussef is on a two-day visit in France. A woman walks past a wall plastered with election campaign posters of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013.

File - A resident of Homs, Syria, shows UN observers a building heavily damaged in the renewed rounds of shelling which rained down on the city this weekend, 11 June, 2012. Syrians Take Refuge in Southern Turkey In this Friday, Dec. 30, 2011 photo, people shop in a market in Fallujah, 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq. Iraqis are again segregating themselves along sectarian lines, prompted by a political crisis pulling at the explosive Sunni-Shiite divide just weeks after the American withdrawal left Iraq to chart its own future. The numbers so far are small and not easy to track with precision, but anecdotal accounts and a rise in business at real estate agencies in Sunni neighborhoods reveal a Sunni community contemplating the worse-case scenario and acting before it's too late. 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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Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner addresses the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, Thursday, June 14, 2012 at United Nations headquarters.
WASHINGTON — The death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez leaves a void for the left in Latin America that most analysts say is unlikely to be filled soon. His death could also eventually affect communist Cuba, which has benefitted from cheap...
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21 people, including seven foreign troops, killed in a single day in Afghanistan
At least 21 people, including seven foreign troops, were killed on Monday in one of the deadliest days so far this year in Afghanistan, officials said in Kabul on Tuesday. Five NATO soldiers were killed in a helicopter crash, while a land mine and...
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British Prime Minister David Cameron speaks at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland
David Cameron has called on Argentina to respect the wishes of Falkland islanders to remain British. The Prime Minister said the 99.8% vote in favour of remaining a British Overseas Territory in a...
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In this Tuesday, April 24, 2012 photo, Sudanese workers inspect burnt out oil pipes at the oil-rich border town of Heglig, Sudan.
South Sudan and Sudan have agreed to resume pumping oil after a bitter dispute over fees which saw production shut down more than a year ago. The South, which seceded from the rest of Sudan in 2011, will begin oil production again by 24 March, under...
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In this March 7, 2013 photo released by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) and distributed March 8, 2013 by the Korea News Service, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, is welcomed by military personnel at a military unit on Jangjae islet, located in the southernmost part of the southwestern sector of North Korea's border with South Korea. Seven years of U.N. sanctions against North Korea have done nothing to derail Pyongyang’s drive for a nuclear weapon capable of hitting the United States. They may have even bolstered the Kim family by giving their propaganda maestros ammunition to whip up anti-U.S. sentiment and direct attention away from government failures.
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-Un stepped up rhetoric against South Korea on Tuesday, threatening to “wipe out” the border islands of Baengnyeong, as the US imposed new sanctions on Pyongyang amid escalating tensions. By News Wires (text) North...
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File - North Korean soldiers observe through binoculars on the North Korean side of the Demilitarized Zone.
The US has imposed sanctions on North Korea's primary foreign exchange bank and four individuals, amid heightened tensions over its nuclear ambitions. The move followed a UN vote last week to expand sanctions on Pyongyang after its February...
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Bangladeshi opposition activists shout slogans after they burn a street vendor's cart as they clash with police during their protest in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, March 11, 2013.
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Police in Bangladesh's capital have clashed with opposition protesters enforcing a daylong general strike across the country. Witnesses and news reports say...
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