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Foreign Policy: How not to withdraw from Afghanistan

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Foreign Policy: How not to withdraw from Afghanistan
Eleven years of costly war have confirmed that there is no military solution in Afghanistan. As one U.S. commander in Afghanistan retires and another takes his place, it's time to focus on a political... (photo: US DoD / DOD)

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a statement to the press about the Palestinian bid to the UN during a visit to an exhibition marking 35 years since Egyptian president Anwar Sadat's visit to Israel at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center in Jerusalem

Jerusalem Peace Photos Politics President

The Australian
Agreement reached for Benjamin Netanyahu to form new coalition government
KEY parties signed coalition agreements with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last night, clearing the way for him to inform President Shimon Peres that a new government has been formed, a... (photo: AP / Gali Tibbon)

C-34 Peacekeeping Committee - first meeting of the 2012 session. Speakers: Ambassador Jean-Francis Régis Zinsou, Permanent Representative of Benin, Acting General Assembly President; Chairperson Joy Ogwu, PR for Nigeria; Hervé Ladsous, USG for DPKO; Susana Malcorra, USG for DFS. Also present: military advisors.

Herald Tribune
US criticizes Nigeria's pardon of corrupt official
LAGOS, Nigeria - The United States has criticized Nigeria for issuing a pardon to a former governor convicted of corruption who is a political confidant of the nation's president. In messages Friday... (photo: UN / UN)
Corruption Nigeria Photos US Wikipedia: Nigeria

A woman places an image of Venezuela's independence hero Simon Bolivar on an altar set up on a sidewalk in honor of late President Hugo Chavez, whose picture hangs on the curtain, along a street where a procession will pass tomorrow to transfer Chavez's body to a military museum in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 14, 2013.

WorldNews.com
Like Bolivar, Chavez Was Unimpressed With Empires
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling After traveling from Venezuela to tour Europe in 1804, Simon Bolivar, age 22, stood with his tutor, Simon Rodriquez, surveying the skyline of Rome. He... (photo: AP / Rodrigo Abd)
Photos Politics US Venezuela Wikipedia: Hugo Chávez

Wall Street and the New York Stock Exchange, the world's largest bourse by dollar volume.In 2009, the private sector was estimated to constitute 86.4% of the economy, with federal government activity accounting for 4.3% and state and local government activity (including federal transfers) the remaining 9.3%.

Philadelphia Daily News
World stocks flat ahead of US production data
PAMELA SAMPSON , The Associated Press Posted: Friday, March 15, 2013, 3:59 AM BANGKOK - World stock markets mostly refrained from big moves Friday as traders waited for a... (photo: Creative Commons / Poco a poco)
Photos Production Stocks US Wikipedia: United States

Former President of India APJ Abdul Kalam addressing the media at CSIR-INDIA in Kolkata

DNA India
Kalam gives pass marks to six-decade old Indian democracy
Former President APJ Abdul Kalam today gave "pass marks" to the over six-decade old Indian democracy awarding it "five points on a scale of 10", while... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Democracy India Photos Politics Wikipedia: A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, chats with incoming Premier Li Keqiang during a plenary session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Friday, March 15, 2013.

Denver Post
China's new leadership faces myriad challenges
BEIJING—China named the Communist Party's No. 2 leader, Li Keqiang, premier on Friday as a long-orchestrated leadership transition nears its end, leaving the new... (photo: AP / Andy Wong)
Asia China Photos Politics Wikipedia: Li Keqiang

Chinese Vice Premier LI Keqiang, right, and LIu Yunshan, left, Director of Chinese Communist Party's Propaganda Department, clap while Zhou Yongkang, center, member of Chinese Communist Party Politburo Standing Commitee, is introduced during a conference to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the founding of Chinese Communist Youth League at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Friday, May 4, 2012.

BBC News
China confirms Li Keqiang as premier
China's leaders have named Li Keqiang as premier, placing him at the helm of the world's second-largest economy. Mr Li, who already holds the number two spot in... (photo: AP / Alexander F. Yuan)
China Parliament Photos Politics

South Africa School girls at an assembly. hf1

Al Jazeera
HIV rampant among South African schoolgirls
As many as 28 percent of South African schoolgirls are HIV positive, because older men are exploiting them, according to the country's health minister. Aaron Motsoaledi... (photo: USAID)
HIV Health Photos S. Africa Wikipedia: HIV/AIDS in South Africa

United Nations

	Chad: four million children targeted in UN-backed immunization campaign United Nations
	Egypt's Islamists warn giving women some rights could destroy society Reuters
	UN eases sanctions on non-lethal aid to Libya The Guardian

Security Council

	UN’s Western Sahara envoy sets out for North Africa next week United Nations
	Syria conflict: EU to discuss arms ban on anniversary BBC News
	Rains or Not, India Is Falling Short on Drinkable Water The New York Times

NATO

	US warns Afghan leader's comments threaten troops Stars and Stripes
	General Warns Karzai's Comments May Trigger Insider Attacks on U.S. Troops ABC News
	21 people, including seven foreign troops, killed in a single day in Afghanistan The Hindu

G8 Agenda

	The solution to Africa's woes lies with Africans, not the west The Guardian
	Eurozone austerity hits world's poor as Europe's aid falls by €700m The Guardian
	European stocks rebound on G8 support Canberra Times

Politics Headlines

Correction: Pope-Latin America story

Anheuser-Busch: Progress in talks with government

>Romney: Sorry he's not president, will help GOP

Portman to Citizens for Community Values: 'I have bad news f

David Brent returns to screens as he debuts his political re

Residents occupy 170-year-old elm tree after Green Party cou

Elections Worldwide

Govt takes away people's power?

Snubbed, Imam Bukhari snaps ties with Samajwadi Party govern

Sen. Collins Stirs the Gun Grassroots

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon, Friday, March 15, 2013, to announce that the Obama administration will add 14 interceptors to a West Coast-based U.S.-based missile defense system reflecting concern about North Korea's focus on developing nuclear weapons and its advances in long-range missile technology.

U.S. to Bolster Missile Defense to Deter Attack by North Korea

U.S. Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio.

Sen. Rob Portman now supports 'gay' marriage

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The allure of Washington lingers for Howard Berman

Delay forces Broncos to cut Dumervil US News
Compromise with Obama isnt on red-meat CPAC menu The News & Observer
Relevance of Detroit officials in manager's hands The News & Observer
Triangle Politics: In special Carrboro election, this candid The News & Observer
Compromise with Obama isnt on red-meat CPAC menu Fresno Bee
George H.W. Bush Letters: New Edition Features Minor Revelat Huffington Post
Red River College president defends expenses CBC
Portman announcement comes as gay marriage issue may be retu Springfield News-Sun
US Conservatives Debate Change Voa News
US government seeks to limit catches of parrotfish and help Star Tribune
North Dakota lawmakers approve strict abortion laws, setting Star Tribune
Compromise with Obama isn’t on red-meat CPAC menu The Miami Herald
Colo Legislature OKs expansion of firearms checks Newsday
Colorado Legislature Approves Expansion of Firearms Checks The New York Times
3 get lengthy sentences in fatal robbery of custom car owner Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Norm Kent to head pot legalization group Sun Sentinel
Conservatives confident on gun measures STL Today
President vows to end American gas price nausea The Examiner
>Correction: Pope-Latin America story Seattle Post
Ohio GOP chairman says party supports Sen. Portman Houston Chronicle

Unicredit returns to full year profit

ARCHIV: Der Praesident der Europaeischen Zentralbank (EZB), Mario Draghi, gibt in Frankfurt am Main eine Pressekonferenz nach der turnusmaessigen EZB-Ratssitzung (Foto vom 08.03.12). Draghi hat die umstrittenen Staatsanleihekaeufe seiner Institution mit "Angst und Irrationalitaet an Kapitalmaerkten" gerechtfertigt. Ausserdem spricht er sich fuer institutionelle Reformen in der Eurozone aus. Es sei "wichtig zu verstehen, dass die Treue zu unserem Mandat es gelegentlich verlangt, ueber die ueblichen geldpolitischen Massnahmen hinauszugehen", schrieb Draghi am Mittwoch (29.08.12) in einem vorab veroeffentlichten Beitrag in der "Zeit".

Draghi Lectures Euro Zone Leaders About Labor Costs

Free Syrian Army soldiers stand guard at a checkpoint in the northern town of Ariha, on the outskirts of Idlib, Syria, Sunday, June 10, 2012.

France, UK push EU to end Syria arms ban

Europe Conflicted on Whether to Arm Syrian Insurgents Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Japan Aims to Join Pacific Trade Talks Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
China's New Prime Minister Faces Test in Bolstering Economy Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
And Now... A Poll From Italy That Should Terrify All Of Euro Business Insider
Italian Parliament Fails to Select House Leaders The New York Times
Eurozone seeks to broker deal on Cyprus bailout San Francisco Chronicle
Why India at sea on Italian marines Indian Express
Cameron's Leveson gambit The Guardian
Spy Watch Sexual Assault: UK Doctor Convicted For Filming Ab Huffington Post
Few protests on 2nd anniversary of Syrian uprising Houston Chronicle
Rehhagel picked to make Germany popular in Greece Herald Tribune
Video: French Horn Rebellion at SXSW Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Gridlocked Italian parliament fails to elect speakers The Star
Chinese, French presidents agree to promote strategic partne CNTV
Europe fails to ban insecticide, American study says it’s ha The Washington Times
Venice retirees organize debates in Arab world Herald Tribune
Italy's Parliament convenes, faces stalemate San Francisco Chronicle
Dollar slips amid talk of easing Europe austerity Newsday
Finance ministers close to deal on Cyprus The Irish Times
Britain and France stand alone in wanting to arm Syrian rebe The Independent

Google-Geschaeftsfuehrer Eric Schmidt (rechts) und Google-Mitbegruender Larry Page sitzen bei einem Pressetermin in Sun Valley, Idaho, USA, nebeneinander (Foto vom 08.07.10).

Google's Schmidt to visit Myanmar

FEDERAL MINISTER FOR INTERIOR, SENATOR A. REHMAN MALIK ADDRESSING A SEMINAR PROTECTING THE JOURNALISTS AT ISLAMABAD ON MARCH 5, 2013.

Pak govt offers Rehman Malik lifetime of perks

President Asif Ali Zardari in a meeting with a delegation of China Investment Corporation (CIC), headed by its President Mr. Gao Xiqing at the Aiwan-e- Sadr on December 1, 2012.

‘Pak govt's completion of tenure a major milestone'

Greenland government falls as voters send warning to mining The Guardian
Concern Over Violence Grows in Karachi as a Social Worker Is Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
U.S. boosting west coast defenses due to North Korea threat The Examiner
Weekly Wrap Up: “We Don’t Have a Moment to Waste” The White House
Sri Lanka releases 34 Indian fishermen The Times of India
UN official arriving The Himalayan
Bolder reform hopes as Li Keqiang becomes Premier The Hindu
More foreign leaders congratulate Xi on election as Chinese CNTV
Chinese, German PMs talk over phone, agreeing to boost ties, CNTV
Israeli new gov't formed after Netanyahu signs coalition dea CNTV
Federal front flays PR seat cut The Himalayan
India PM hails deal‚ congratulates Regmi The Himalayan
UPDATE 1-Google's Schmidt to visit Myanmar, an untapped tele Reuters
A New Deal for Afghanistan? Huffington Post
UK reporter detained live on air News24
Pradhan steps down as attorney general The Himalayan
Keep off our affairs, furious India tells Pakistan The Times of India
Meals too rich for powerful Hong Kong Standard
34 parties to boycott Prez‚ poll govt head The Himalayan
CPN-M torches copies of deal The Himalayan

Yair Lapid, leader of Yesh Atid party gives a statement outside his home in Tel Aviv, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. Yesh Atid, or There is a Future, party, turned pre-election forecasts on their heads and dealt Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu a sharp political blow.

UPDATE 1-Ex-TV anchor Yair Lapid named Israeli finance minister

In this Jan. 26, 2011 file photo, Egyptian riot police clash with anti-government activists in Cairo, Egypt. A government inquiry into the deaths of nearly 900 protesters during Egypt’s uprising has concluded police were behind nearly all the killings.

Egypt report on protest deaths blames police

Iranian woman Marzieh Masaebi watches a TV video showing US President Barack Obama's new video message addressed to the Iranian people, and broadcast from the Tapesh Farsi-language satellite TV beamed in from the United States, at her home in Tehran, Iran, Friday, March 20, 2009. Obama released the video to coincide with the major Iranian festival of Nowruz, a 12-day holiday that marks the arrival of spring and the beginning of the new year in Iran. Iran authorities played down Obama's video message saying it welcomed the overtures while warning that decades of mistrust can't easily be erased. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran Nuclear Weapon to Take Year or More, Obama Says

Sunnis who backed Saddam chafe under Shiite rule Stars and Stripes
U.N. Calls Lag in Syria Aid Worst Funding Crisis in Recent M Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Israeli Leaders Form New Government Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
10 years after Iraq invasion, Sunnis who backed Saddam chafe The News & Observer
New government to promote contentious bill altering balance Ha'aretz
Ben Rhodes Previews President Obama's Trip to Israel, the We The White House
Obama needs to charm skeptical Israelis in visit The Guardian
New government to promote Basic Law altering balance between Ha'aretz
Activists scold U.S. over prison imprisoned in Iran The Washington Post
Waste, fraud and abuse commonplace in Iraq reconstruction ef Huffington Post
Tunisia's Assembly Announces Elections for Fall The New York Times
O'Malley headed to Israel next month Baltimore Sun
Iraq WMD Legacy: U.S. Intelligence Agencies Hope To Avoid Mi Huffington Post
Syria rebel chief vows to fight on London Evening Standard
In first presidential visit to Israel, Obama needs to charm The Washington Post
>Obama needs to charm skeptical Israelis in visit Seattle Post
Israeli new gov't formed China Daily
Syrian rebel chief: Fighters ‘will not give up’ Khaleej Times
Obama in Mideast - Substance and Symbolism Voa News
Iraqi prisons leave women doubly vulnerable The Guardian

In this photo provided by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis, center in white, talks to the crowd, flanked by cardinals including Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, right, Giovanni Battista Re, second from right, and Agostino Vallini, second from left, from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013.

Argentina’s Bergoglio elected first Latin American pope

Residents wait in line to vote for presidential elections at a polling station in the Petare neighborhood in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012. President Hugo Chavez is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles.

Venezuela Says U.S. Plans To Kill Capriles, Maduro Accused Of Homophobic Slur

Pope Francis waves to the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013.

Pope Francis elected as 266th Roman Catholic pontiff

Hugo Chavez coffin parades past Venezuela's ills The Guardian
Vatican defends Pope Francis’ actions during Argentina’s’Dir The Washington Post
Alejandro Rodriguez de Cabo, Spanish Man, Predicted Pope Fra Huffington Post
Pope Francis: a man of joy and humility, or harsh and unbend The Guardian
Maduro’s edge in Venezuela’s election The Miami Herald
Venezuelans left with problems after Chavez death US News
Venezuelans flood streets for Chavez parade Stuff
Venezuelans Honor Chavez With Final Procession Voa News
Super Power: The Pope and the Chinese President - two men wh The Independent
Brazilian oil states take royalty war to Supreme Court Reuters
Mark Stone, Sky News Reporter, Detained Live On Air In China Huffington Post
Vatican denies claim that Pope Francis failed to protect Arg CNN
Venezuela's late president Chavez makes final journey BBC News
Brazil's Lula Da Silva showers praises on Ghana's democracy Joy Online
U.S., Peru to hold military, political talks next week The Washington Times
Venezuelans say last good-bye to Chavez along route that's a Star Tribune
>Venezuelans left with problems after Chavez death Seattle Post
Brazil's Rousseff to change agriculture, aviation ministers: Daily Press
VENEZUELA - CHAVEZ - V Voa News
Venezuelans flood streets for another Chavez coffin parade The Star

udanese soldiers cheer during a visit by Vice President Ali Osman Mohammed Taha in Damazin, capital of the Blue Nile state, Sudan, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011. The vice president paid a visit to the region, recently plagued by violence, to assess the readiness of the Sudanese army and its capacity to defeat the insurgency and the rebel attack that has occurred in the region, visited wounded soldiers and visited markets to check the stability of the city's population.(AP Photo/Abd Raouf)

Sudan Accepts to Negotiates With SPLM-N Rebels

An Egyptian man crosses through a cordon of riot police standing by as they clear Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012 after days of protests near the U.S. embassy over a film insulting Prophet Muhammad.

Egypt's president praises police despite criticism

Wine bottles arranged in a wine shop - beverage - drink - alcohol

World's 10 best drinking nations

Economist Says Cost of Fiscal Devolution Major Task for Inco All Africa
Constitutional Impleentation Body to Teach Wananchi On Count All Africa
'Where is the evidence my son was a terrorist?' The Independent
Mali endures media blackout as journalists go on strike Huffington Post
Nigeria summons US official over tweets on pardon RoadRunner
>Nigeria summons US official over tweets on pardon Seattle Post
Protesting Genocide in South Africa The Examiner
Tunisia’s national assembly schedules elections between Octo The Washington Post
>Tunisia's assembly announces elections for fall Seattle Post
Mali’s Bad Trip Foreign Policy
Tunisia's national assembly schedules elections between Octo Star Tribune
Major probe launched after bus crash News24
Zambia's Banda stripped of immunity News24
Egypt's president praises police News24
Politics Aside, It's Time to Work Together, Nakuru Deputy Bo All Africa
Kandara MP-Elect Ask Raila to Concede All Africa
Jubilation Party At Galileo All Africa
Chris Christie Uses Term 'Boy' In Heated Exchange At African Huffington Post
IMF to visit Egypt as nation seeks economic help The Guardian
South African brewer SABMiller to give £400,000 donation to The Guardian

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