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N Korea vows to 'strengthen nuclear weapons'
Full Article Al Jazeera
31 Mar 2013

North Korea has pledged to strengthen its nuclear weapons programme, a day after announcing it is in a "state of war" with South Korea, as the region remains tense amid a military build-up by both North and South Korea. A meeting on Sunday of the central committee of the ruling Workers' Party, headed by leader Kim Jong-Un, decided that the...
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North Korean army officers punch the air as they chant slogans during a rally at Kim Il Sung Square in downtown Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, March 29, 2013.
photo: AP / Jon Chol Jin

updated 25 Jan 2013; published 25 Jan 2013
4:14
BUILD up to WW3! North Korea promises NUCLEAR MISSILE STRIKE on WASHINGTON in DECEMBER 2013
updated 28 Mar 2013; published 28 Mar 2013
1:39
U.S. Deploys Nuclear-Capable B-2 Stealth Bombers Amid North Korea Threats
updated 08 Mar 2013; published 08 Mar 2013
1:58
Build upto WW3 - U.S. can DEFEND itself against a N.Korea ATTACK. N.Korea says PREPARE for WAR
updated 28 Mar 2013; published 28 Mar 2013
1:10
Build up to WW3 - NORTH KOREA Ready to ATTACK the U.S. Will They Really STRIKE U.S. Bases?
updated 31 Mar 2013; published 31 Mar 2013
2:09
NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR TENSIONS - N Korea threats unfaze South
updated 10 Mar 2013; published 10 Mar 2013
1:26
Build up to WW3 - N.KOREA Vows to LAUNCH a NUCLEAR ATTACK on the U.S. Citizens Ready for WAR
Nato alarm over Afghan army crisis: loss of recruits threatens security as handover looms
Full Article The Independent
31 Mar 2013

Thousands of recruits are quitting the newly formed Afghan police and armed forces every month, raising fears over their ability to protect the emerging democracy when coalition troops leave the country in less than two years' time. For every 10 new soldiers recruited to the Afghan National Army (ANA), at least three are lost because they have been...
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File - An Afghan National Army (ANA) commando with the 2nd Company, 2nd Special Operations Kandak prepares to engage enemy insurgents Oct. 2, 2012, in Sayed Abad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan.
photo: US Army / Pfc. Brian Chaney

updated 17 Oct 2012; published 17 Oct 2012
2:32
Afghan Army strengthens recruitment procedures
updated 07 Mar 2013; published 07 Mar 2013
5:08
Mari Skåre answers questions on NATO's implementation of UNSCR 1325 - 4/4
updated 17 Nov 2012; published 17 Nov 2012
1:20
Afghan National Army "The true sons of beloved Afghanistan"
updated 07 Mar 2013; published 07 Mar 2013
4:05
Mari Skåre answers questions on NATO's implementation of UNSCR 1325 - 1/4
updated 29 Jun 2012; published 29 Jun 2012
1:53
Afghan Border Police - ABP (Protecting our People & our Nation main Goals)
updated 30 Jan 2012; published 30 Jan 2012
1:45
Afghan Special unit Commando Elite Force are ready to take over combat
C. African Republic: March in Favor of New Leader
Full Article The New York Times
30 Mar 2013

BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — A demonstration in support of Central African Republic's new leader Michel Djotodia was held in the capital, Bangui. Several hundred residents marched through the city of 700,000 Saturday, carrying banners endorsing Djotodia, who came to power last week when the Seleka rebel coalition advanced from the...
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Michel Djotodia, center, the rebel leader who declared himself president over the weekend after his soldiers seized the capital, arrives for a meeting with members of the government armed forces, in Bangui, Central African Republic, Thursday, March 28, 2013.
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updated 26 Mar 2013; published 26 Mar 2013
1:52
CAR rebel leader Djotodia 'suspends constitution'
updated 26 Mar 2013; published 26 Mar 2013
1:14
CAR rebel leader pledges power-sharing government
updated 30 Mar 2013; published 30 Mar 2013
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5176WD CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC-DJOTODIA
updated 25 Mar 2013; published 25 Mar 2013
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Ousted president of Central African Republic flees to Cameroon
updated 30 Mar 2013; published 30 Mar 2013
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People rally in support of Djotodia
updated 27 Mar 2013; published 27 Mar 2013
1:03
CAR rebel head Michel Djotodia 'suspends constitution'
North Korea declares 'state of war' with South
Full Article New Straits/Business Times
30 Mar 2013

SEOUL : North Korea on Saturday declared it was in a “state of war” with South Korea and warned Seoul and Washington that any provocation would swiftly escalate into an all-out nuclear conflict. The United States said it took the announcement “seriously”, but noted it followed a familiar pattern, while South Korea largely dismissed it as an...
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Korean People's Army soldiers observing the South Korean side of the DMZ. The Korean People's Army (KPA) is the name for the collective armed personnel of the North Korean military.
photo: US Army / Edward N. Johnson

updated 30 Mar 2013; published 30 Mar 2013
1:09
North Korea's war threats are unacceptable, says Seoul
updated 22 Mar 2013; published 22 Mar 2013
4:19
North Korea & South Korea War - Propaganda Video
updated 08 Mar 2013; published 08 Mar 2013
2:09
North Korea to end armistice with South
updated 28 Nov 2012; published 28 Nov 2012
2:42
Seoul- POWs in North Korea still missing after decades
updated 25 Jan 2013; published 25 Jan 2013
4:14
BUILD up to WW3! North Korea promises NUCLEAR MISSILE STRIKE on WASHINGTON in DECEMBER 2013
updated 24 May 2012; published 24 May 2012
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25 Best Things To Do in Seoul, South Korea
Syrian rebels capture key town near Jordan
Full Article Philadelphia Daily News
30 Mar 2013

Associated Press Posted: Saturday, March 30, 2013, 3:01 AM BEIRUT - Syrian rebels on Friday captured a strategic town near the border with Jordan after a day of fierce clashes that killed at least 38 people, activists said, as opposition fighters expand their presence in the south, considered a gateway to Damascus. The Britain-based Syrian...
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Syrian rebels capture key town near Jordan
photo: AP / Shaam News Network, SNN

updated 25 Jan 2013; published 25 Jan 2013
1:32
Syrian Rebels Clash With Kurds On Border With Turkey
updated 29 Mar 2013; published 29 Mar 2013
1:14
Heavy fighting as rebels claim to take control of Syrian town
updated 16 Feb 2013; published 16 Feb 2013
1:02
Syria Rebels Restock with Captured Assad 80th Brigade Weaponry 2-15-13 Aleppo
updated 29 Mar 2013; published 29 Mar 2013
1:14
Heavy fighting as rebels claim to take control of Syrian town News
updated 29 Dec 2012; published 29 Dec 2012
0:45
Syria Rebels Enter Bosra Al-Harir border town in Southern Daraa 12-27-12
updated 11 Feb 2013; published 11 Feb 2013
3:15
18+ Syria - Assad Bombs Zamalka to Stop Rebel Advance through Damascus Suburb 10-Feb-13
Kenya awaits presidential election ruling
Full Article BBC News
30 Mar 2013

Kenya's Supreme Court is to announce its decision on a challenge to the election of Uhuru Kenyatta as president. The appeal was lodged by Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga, Mr Kenyatta's rival in a presidential poll earlier this month. Official results said Mr Kenyatta beat Mr Odinga by 50.07% to 43.28%, avoiding a...
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Six Supreme Court judges, led by Chief Justice Willy Mutunga, third left, arrive at court to hear the petition by Kenya's Prime Minister Raila Odinga filed against president-elect Uhuru Kenyatta at the Supreme Courts in Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, March 25, 2013.
photo: AP / Sayyid Azim

updated 11 Feb 2013; published 11 Feb 2013
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Kenya's presidential candidates hold first ever debate
updated 31 Mar 2013; published 31 Mar 2013
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LATEST NEWS : Odinga concedes after Kenya court ruling
updated 31 Mar 2013; published 31 Mar 2013
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THE LATEST NEWS : Odinga concedes after Kenya court ruling
updated 20 Mar 2013; published 20 Mar 2013
0:49
Respect Supreme Court, NCIC To Kenyatta, Odinga
updated 17 Mar 2013; published 17 Mar 2013
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Kenyatta ahead of Odinga in Kenya's presidential election
updated 31 Mar 2013; published 31 Mar 2013
1:44
Kenya election Raila Odinga 'respects court ruling'.
Berlusconi fights for his political life as Italian deadlock raises fresh euro fears
Full Article The Independent
30 Mar 2013

Italy was looking likely to become Europe’s next big problem last night as the eurozone’s most indebted economy wavered between another term of stop-gap government or a financially perilous return to the polls. With the anti-establishment kingmaker Beppe Grillo failing to back the idea of a new caretaker premier appointed by the head of state,...
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Former Italian Premier and leader of the center-right coalition Silvio Berlusconi addresses a rally in Rome, Saturday, March 23, 2013.
photo: AP / Andrew Medichini

updated 26 Feb 2013; published 26 Feb 2013
3:25
Iceland Bans Violent Porn, Anti Gay Russian Law, Italian Election Nightmare - News 2/26/13
updated 06 Dec 2012; published 06 Dec 2012
1:29
Berlusconi's party rebels in Italian parliament
updated 25 Feb 2013; published 25 Feb 2013
1:07
[RAW] Topless Female Protesters Target Berlusconi in Italy
updated 05 Feb 2013; published 05 Feb 2013
2:30
Tuesday 5th February 2013 - Daily Market Analysis by Phil Ryan
updated 26 Feb 2013; published 26 Feb 2013
1:26
Hung parliament plunges Italy into political crisis
updated 26 Feb 2013; published 26 Feb 2013
2:00
Markets Dive Amid Italian Election Stalemate.
Moscow Warns Against ‘Muscle Flexing’ Around N. Korea
Full Article Novosti
29 Mar 2013

MOSCOW, March 29 (RIA Novosti) – Russia cautioned against aggressive posturing in response to increasingly bellicose North Korean rhetoric on Friday, saying that it could spiral into violence. "We are alarmed that along with the adequate reaction from the UN...
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File - A North Korean soldier stands watch on the North Korean side of the Demilitarized Zone as U.S. Sailors assigned to the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group tour the DMZ in Panmunjom, South Korea, July 17, 2008.
photo: US Navy / Senior Chief MCS Spike Call

updated 31 Dec 2010; published 31 Dec 2010
4:33
Moscow calls on Koreas to move from "muscle flexing" to dialogue - RT 101230
updated 12 Oct 2012; published 12 Oct 2012
1:30
Japan Navy video: Armada flexes muscles amid islands dispute
updated 29 Mar 2013; published 29 Mar 2013
2:29
North Korea Rockets 'Ready To Hit US Bases'
updated 30 Mar 2013; published 30 Mar 2013
2:05
B-2 stealth bombers ● to South Korea
updated 28 Mar 2013; published 28 Mar 2013
1:38
Video Large-scale military drills in Black Sea following order from Putin
updated 30 Mar 2013; published 30 Mar 2013
1:32
NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR TENSIONS
Russia vows to foil rebels' plan to take UN seat
Full Article Khaleej Times
29 Mar 2013

NEW YORK ' Russia vowed on Thursday to oppose an expected push by the Syrian opposition to take over Syria’s seat at the United Nations and predicted that any Syrian National Coalition bid at the world body would fail. Russia’s UN ambassador, Vitaly Churkin, made the comment to reporters after Moscow criticised the Arab League for giving...
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Russia vows to foil rebels' plan to take UN seat
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updated 30 Mar 2013; published 30 Mar 2013
49:31
Arab League gives Syria's seat to opposition
updated 07 Mar 2013; published 07 Mar 2013
2:29
Arab League offers Syria seat to opposition.
updated 26 Mar 2013; published 26 Mar 2013
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Opposition take up Syria s vacant seat at Arab League
updated 28 Mar 2013; published 28 Mar 2013
2:03
Russia Will Block Syrian Opposition From UN
updated 21 Feb 2013; published 21 Feb 2013
1:37
Russia, Arab League back diplomatic solution for Syria
updated 30 Mar 2013; published 30 Mar 2013
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Online News Update - UN diplomats rap AL to appoint Syrian seat to opposition
40th Anniversary Of Vietnam War Withdrawal: Memories Still Strong
Full Article Huffington Post
29 Mar 2013

-- The last U.S. combat troops left Vietnam 40 years ago Friday, and the date holds great meaning for many who fought the war, protested it or otherwise lived it. While the fall of Saigon two years later is remembered as the final day of the Vietnam War, many had already seen their involvement in the war finished – and their lives altered...
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A bird sits in a cage
photo: AP / Chris Brummitt

updated 28 May 2009; published 28 May 2009
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China´s massacre in Spratly islands [real footage 1988]
updated 12 Jul 2010; published 12 Jul 2010
10:00
VIETNAM WAR
updated 02 Mar 2009; published 02 Mar 2009
0:40
China & Vietnam complete Land Border Demarcation
updated 15 Jan 2013; published 15 Jan 2013
57:33
Unidentified Vietnam: Questioning the Archives
updated 13 Mar 2011; published 13 Mar 2011
3:34
Robert McNamara admits Vietnam War a mistake..flv
updated 10 Jul 2010; published 10 Jul 2010
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中国海軍の犯罪の証拠　：チュオンサ諸島における惨殺.flv

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What Now for Gun Control?
The New York Times
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and other Democratic leaders in Congress folded their tents on comprehensive gun control fast — dropping a ban on assault weapons and limits...
Honduran Cops, The Latest U.S.-Backed Killers
CounterPunch
Official U.S. support for bands of killers dates back to the nation’s inception, likely one reason H. Rap Brown called violence “as American as cherry pie.” The country’s founding...
First Quarter Scorecard: How Did Asia Markets Fare?
CNBC
Stock indexes in the U.S. have repeatedly hit fresh highs in the first quarter of 2013 providing stiff competition to Asian equities, which have had a disappointing year so far....

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Prosecutors question Egypt satirist Bassem Youssef
Popular Egyptian television satirist Bassem Youssef, who has come to be known as Egypt's Jon Stewart, waves to is supporters as he enters Egypt's state prosecutors office to face accusations of insulting Islam and the country's Islamist leader in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, March 31, 2013.
BBC News
Prosecutors in Egypt are questioning the popular Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef over allegations of insulting Islam and President Mohammed Morsi. Mr Youssef arrived at the public prosecutor's office on Sunday morning, a day after a warrant was...
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Pope Francis to lead Easter celebrations at St Peter's
Pope Francis, greets the faithful during the Urbi and Orbi (to the city and to the world) blessing at the end of the Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square at the the Vatican Sunday, March 31, 2013.
BBC News
Pope Francis is set to celebrate his first Easter Sunday since his election with an open-air Mass in St Peter's Square. He will then deliver a speech to Rome and to the world - the "Urbi et Orbi" address - from a balcony of St...
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Karzai to hold talks on Taliban office in Qatar
Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Jan. 14, 2013
New Straits/Business Times
DOHA: Afghan President Hamid Karzai was set to hold discussions in Qatar Sunday on the possible opening of a Taliban office in the Gulf state that could facilitate peace talks to end more than a decade of war. Karzai was previously...
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Kenya's Raila Odinga 'to continue struggle peacefully'
Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga, gestures during a news conference Friday, Dec. 17, 2010, in Nairobi, Kenya on the presidency. Odinga sharply criticized incumbent president, Laurent Gbagbo for illegitimately hanging on to power and urged him to step aside. Prime Minister Raila Odinga's words carry particular weight because many observers of Kenya's 2007 presidential election believe Odinga was the rightful winner, but incumbent President Mwai Kibaki was instead declared winner, sparking months of violence that left more than 1,000 people dead in this East African nation. (
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Defeated Kenyan presidential candidate Raila Odinga has said he will seek peaceful ways to end a row over poll results, which gave a narrow first round victory to rival Uhuru Kenyatta. He was speaking after Kenya's Supreme Court upheld Mr...
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Three astronauts blast off on express ride to ISS
Cassidy, Vinogradov and Misurkin
The Hindu
A crew of two Russians and an American blasted off on Thursday on a Russian rocket for the International Space Station, in a trip scheduled to be the fastest ever manned journey to the facility. The trio successfully launched from Russia’s...
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Manchester United Closes In on English Title
The Manchester United team line up for a team photo wearing black arm bands in honour of the two police women, PC Fiona Bone and PC Nicola Hughes who were killed while on duty in Greater Manchester this week during the UEFA Champions League soccer match at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, Wednesday Sept. 19, 2012.
The New York Times
Manchester United relied on a first-half own goal by Titus Bramble to beat host Sunderland, 1-0, on Saturday, securing a seventh straight Premier League victory and inching closer to a 20th title in England’s top division. The Times's soccer...
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Hundreds of rotting ducks: First dead pigs, now dead ducks in Chinese River
Dead duck (sl1)
The Examiner
Officials have already cleaned up thousands of dead pigs from a river just outside of Shangahi, China, and now they have another problem on their hands. ABCNews.com reported on the morning of Friday, March 29, 2013, that officials are trying to...
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