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  • M 6.3 EARTHQUAKE - SOUTHERN IRAN April 9, 2013...1:36
  • Kerry Meets With Palestinian, Israeli Leaders On Reviving Peace Talks...2:14
  • OBS | Towards Global Abolition of the Death Penalty...1:23:06
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  • North Korea releases video of Kim Jong-un firing a handgun...1:51
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  • 'Iron Lady' Margaret Thatcher dies at 87 after stroke...4:04
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  • John Howard pays tribute to Baroness Margaret Thatcher...5:28
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  • Yom Hashoah Holocaust Remembrance Day, 2013 - Jerusalem...2:41
  • US drone strike damage in Pakistan - Maddow exclusive...3:45
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add video playlist Very Strong earthquake -- Southern Iran on April 9, 2013 -- At least 31 dead, landslides seen. Earthquake latitude accurately forcasted April 1st on www.solarwatcher.net https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQl2cMooEQc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRc1ommXXbE top link mysteriously blocked by youtube Targeting a large Coronal Hole in Northern Hemisphere of the solar corona. After further analysis i have isolated an area (29-36°N latitude) this coronal hole may itself be a foreshadow for a 7.7 Magnitude earthquake in one of these listed locations during this watch period: Western Xizang/Sichuan China, Near the south coast of Honshu/Izu Islands, Japan Region, Southern California or increased earthquake/volcanic activity in the Canary Islands Region(El Hierro) Time Frame April 5-9* (Watch extended one day- Check comments section of linked video) http://earthquake-report.com/2013/04/09/very-strong-earthquake-southern-iran-on-april-9-2013/ www.solarwatcher.net Magnitude 6.3 Date-Time Tuesday, April 09, 2013 at 11:52:50 UTC Tuesday, April 09, 2013 at 03:22:50 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 28.500°N, 51.591°E Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) Region SOUTHERN IRAN Distances 89 km (55 miles) SE of Bandar Bushehr, Iran 92 km (57 miles) SSE of Borazjan, Iran 103 km (64 miles) WSW of Firuzabad, Iran 124 km (77 miles) S of Kazerun, Iran
Very Strong earthquake -- Southern Iran on April 9, 2013 --  At least 31 dead, landslides seen.

Earthquake latitude accurately forcasted April 1st on www.solarwatcher.net
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQl2cMooEQc
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Targeting a large Coronal Hole in Northern Hemisphere of the solar corona. After further analysis i have isolated an area (29-36°N latitude) this coronal hole may itself be a foreshadow for a 7.7 Magnitude earthquake in one of these listed locations during this watch period:
Western Xizang/Sichuan China, Near the south coast of Honshu/Izu Islands, Japan Region, Southern California or increased earthquake/volcanic activity in the Canary Islands Region(El Hierro)
Time Frame April 5-9*
(Watch extended one day- Check comments section of linked video)


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Magnitude 6.3
Date-Time 

    Tuesday, April 09, 2013 at 11:52:50 UTC
    Tuesday, April 09, 2013 at 03:22:50 PM at epicenter
    Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 28.500°N, 51.591°E
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles)
Region SOUTHERN IRAN
Distances 89 km (55 miles) SE of Bandar Bushehr, Iran
92 km (57 miles) SSE of Borazjan, Iran
103 km (64 miles) WSW of Firuzabad, Iran
124 km (77 miles) S of Kazerun, Iran
M 6.3 EARTH­QUAKE - SOUTH­ERN IRAN April 9, 2013
1:36
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is meeting with Israeli and Palestinian leaders in the West Bank and Jerusalem this week, in hopes of reviving the long-stalled Middle East peace talks.  Zlatica Hoke reports.
Kerry Meets With Pales­tini­an, Is­raeli Lead­ers On Re­viv­ing Peace Talks
2:14
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Towards Global Abolition of the Death Penalty: Progress and Prospects

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OBS | To­wards Glob­al Abo­li­tion of the Death Penal­ty
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United Nations, New York, June 2012 - The United Nations Forum on Forests Secretariat, in partnership with the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival, has launched \
Forests for Peo­ple: UN In­ter­na­tion­al Short Film Con­test
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Amid escalating tensions in the Korean Peninsula, Pyongyang releases footage of Kim Jong-un joining in with some target practice during a military drill. 

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North Korea re­leas­es video of Kim Jong-un fir­ing a hand­gun
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North Korea War On US: Is Obama To Blame?

The free world\'s media report on a very different North Korea to that seen on American TV.

In this report, many international respected TV channels queation America\'s seemingly 2-faced attitude to North Korea, pointing out, for example, that Obama spends billions on Pakistan, a much more dangerous country.

So, is Obama to blame for the impending attacks on American soil by North Korea?

SOURCES: KBS, South Korea; RT, Russia; Press TV, Iran; New Tang Dynasty TV, U.S.; Fox News, U.S.; BBC, U.K.; CCTV, China; North Korea Central Broadcasting, North Korea; The Economist, U.S.; Time Magazine, U.S.


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Margaret Thatcher, former UK Prime Minister and the only female to ever hold the post died this morning following a stroke at the age of 87. RT brings insight on the life and the legacy of the woman, known widely among her many admirers as the Iron Lady.

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'Iron Lady' Mar­garet Thatch­er dies at 87 after stroke
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The UN has adopted its first arms treaty. Will it be implemented and what difference will it make? Will it actually stop any arms exports? And what are the penalties for non-compliance? CrossTalking with Geoffrey Ingersoll, Daryl Kimball and Elli Kytömäki.

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CrossTalk: Glob­al Gun Con­trol?
24:05
Speaking with Neil Mitchell, former Australian Prime Minister John Howard paid tribute to the late British leader, Margaret Thatcher, the day after her passing.

Howard described Thatcher as one of the greatest conservative figures of the World War II period, and the greatest British Prime Minister since Winston Churchill.
John Howard pays trib­ute to Baroness Mar­garet Thatch­er
5:28
An International Donors Conference underway in Doha to reconstruct Sudan\'s Darfur regions raises money, but many questions about Darfur\'s state of insecurity. VOA\'s Ndimyake Mwakalyelye talks to Ahmed H. Adam, foreign affairs secretary, of the Justice and Equality Movement or JEM, and also a visiting scholar at Columbia University in New York, about the conference.
In­ter­na­tion­al Donors Con­fer­ence
7:26
This was the scene at 10 am on Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Memorial day at Machaneh Yehudah - the central market in Jerusalem, Israel. A 2 minute siren rang out to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust as the entire country stood silently at attention.
Yom Hashoah Holo­caust Re­mem­brance Day, 2013 - Jerusalem
2:41
Footage from a US drone strike on March 30, 2012.

Never-before-seen video from North Waziristan, excerpted from The Rachel Maddow Show (aired June 29, 2012): http://www.nbcnews.com/id/26315908/ns/msnbc_tv-rachel_maddow_show/vp/48022434
US drone strike dam­age in Pak­istan - Mad­dow ex­clu­sive
3:45
Margaret Thatcher, former UK Prime Minister and the only female to ever hold the post died this morning following a stroke at the age of 87. RT brings insight on the life and the legacy of the woman, known widely among her many admirers as the Iron Lady.

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'Iron Lady' Mar­garet Thatch­er dies at 87 after stroke
4:04
Nous sommes dans le massif des Ifoghas, dans le nord du Mali. De violents combats éclatent entre soldats français et djihadistes. Bilan : quatre morts côté islamistes. Mais parmi les corps, un survivant : un enfant-soldat de 14 ans. Notre envoyé spécial Matthieu Mabin était aux côtés des légionnaires français au moment de l\'affrontement. Il nous livre ces images exclusives.
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FRANCE 24 Re­porters - EX­CLUSIF : Mali, sous le feu des dji­hadistes
17:58
At least one person has died during another day of clashes between Coptic Christians and Muslims in Egypt. 

The latest violence broke out after the funeral of four Copts.  

They died in sectarian violence on Friday night, which also killed one Muslim.

Al Jazeera\'s Rawya Rageh reports from Cairo.
Clash­es after fu­ner­al of Egypt Copts
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updated 09 Apr 2013; published 09 Apr 2013
1:36
M 6.3 EARTH­QUAKE - SOUTH­ERN IRAN April 9, 2013
China Daily 10 Apr 2013, DUBAI - A powerful earthquake struck close to Iran's only nuclear power station on Tuesday, killing 37 people and injuring 850 as it destroyed homes and devastated two small villages, Iranian media reported. The 6.3 magnitude quake totally destroyed one village, a Red Crescent official told the Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA), but the nearby...
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updated 08 Apr 2013; published 08 Apr 2013
2:14
Kerry Meets With Pales­tini­an, Is­raeli Lead­ers On Re­viv­ing Peace Talks
Al Jazeera 10 Apr 2013, US secretary of state John Kerry has wrapped up three days of high-level Middle East diplomacy on a positive note, saying he held "very constructive talks" with Israeli and Palestinian leaders but offering few specifics. Talking to reporters after holding private talks with Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Kerry said the parties...
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updated 20 Jul 2012; published 20 Jul 2012
83:06
OBS | To­wards Glob­al Abo­li­tion of the Death Penal­ty
The New York Times 10 Apr 2013, LONDON (AP) — Iraq executed almost twice as many people last year compared to the year before, while India and Pakistan resumed executions after abandoning the practice for years, global human rights group Amnesty International said Tuesday. Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesworld for international breaking news and headlines. Twitter...
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updated 21 Jun 2012; published 21 Jun 2012
2:35
Forests for Peo­ple: UN In­ter­na­tion­al Short Film Con­test
United Nations 09 Apr 2013, Print 9 April 2013 – A new initiative unveiled today at the United Nations Forum on Forests will provide clear and timely information that makes it easier for governments, companies and communities to fight deforestation. Global Forest Watch 2.0 is a an independent, interactive, real-time, forest monitoring system that unites satellite...
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updated 05 Apr 2013; published 05 Apr 2013
1:51
North Korea re­leas­es video of Kim Jong-un fir­ing a hand­gun
BBC News 09 Apr 2013, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has warned the crisis on the Korean peninsula may become "uncontrollable". He once again urged North Korea to tone down its "provocative rhetoric" and to keep open a joint North-South Korean industrial complex. Also on Tuesday, North Korea warned foreigners in South Korea to take evacuation...
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updated 01 Apr 2013; published 01 Apr 2013
5:07
North Korea War On US: Is Obama To Blame?
WorldNews.com 09 Apr 2013, Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling In 1982 with negotiations over the eventual return of the Malvians-Falkland Islands to Argentina dragging on, Argentine forces landed and declared ownership of the islands. During the seventy-four day war that ensued between Britain and Argentina, only 649 Argentineans and 255 British were killed....
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updated 08 Apr 2013; published 08 Apr 2013
4:04
'Iron Lady' Mar­garet Thatch­er dies at 87 after stroke
Al Jazeera 09 Apr 2013, - As one of the defining global figures of the late 20th century, Margaret Thatcher thrived on conflict, relishing the practice of politics and statecraft at home and abroad at its most gladiatorial and never backing down from confrontation with those she called her enemies. And in death, the former British prime minister continues to inspire...
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updated 05 Apr 2013; published 05 Apr 2013
24:05
CrossTalk: Glob­al Gun Con­trol?
The Times of India 09 Apr 2013, HARTFORD, Connecticut: US President Barack Obama urged Congress not to block a vote on gun control legislation and told families of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims that he is as "determined as ever" to honor their children with tougher laws. Obama's gun control proposals have run into resistance in Congress, leaving their fate in...
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updated 09 Apr 2013; published 09 Apr 2013
5:28
John Howard pays trib­ute to Baroness Mar­garet Thatch­er
Zeenews 09 Apr 2013, Paris: Barack Obama, Mikhail Gorbachev, Helmut Kohl and Bill Clinton were among the former friends and foes who joined in tributes to Margaret Thatcher, praising the fearlessness and fierce determination of an "iconic" leader. The "Iron Lady" was a polarising figure in Britain and beyond, but foreign leaders Monday were unanimous in acknowledging...
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updated 08 Apr 2013; published 08 Apr 2013
7:26
In­ter­na­tion­al Donors Con­fer­ence
Deutsche Welle 08 Apr 2013, Donor countries have pledged $3.6 billion (2.77 billion euros) to finance the development of war-torn Darfur at a fundraising conference in Qatar. The hosts were among the biggest contributors, offering $500 million. Sudan's Darfur region is to receive the multi-billion dollar pledge over a six-year period, Qatar's minister of state for cabinet...
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updated 08 Apr 2013; published 08 Apr 2013
2:41
Yom Hashoah Holo­caust Re­mem­brance Day, 2013 - Jerusalem
STL Today 08 Apr 2013, Among the crowds who marked Israel's annual Holocaust remembrance day at the Yad Vashem memorial Monday was a retired American Air Force colonel from San Francisco who came to honor a family he never knew. Bertrand Huchberger was too young to remember his parents, who sent him and his older sister from Paris into the French countryside to escape...
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updated 04 Apr 2013; published 04 Apr 2013
3:45
US drone strike dam­age in Pak­istan - Mad­dow ex­clu­sive
Al Jazeera 08 Apr 2013, A science fiction-like arms race is quietly underway around the globe with the development of robots, with the autonomy to decide who shall live and die in wars of the future. Fully autonomous machines could be deployed on battlefields within decades, and debate over the moral, ethical and legal consequences of unleashing "killer robots" is heating...
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updated 08 Apr 2013; published 08 Apr 2013
4:04
'Iron Lady' Mar­garet Thatch­er dies at 87 after stroke
RTE 08 Apr 2013, Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has died following a stroke aged 87. Her spokesman Lord Bell confirmed the news saying: "It is with great sadness that Mark and Carol Thatcher announced that their mother, Baroness Thatcher, died peacefully following a stroke this morning." Mrs Thatcher was the longest-serving British prime...
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updated 27 Mar 2013; published 27 Mar 2013
17:58
FRANCE 24 Re­porters - EX­CLUSIF : Mali, sous le feu des dji­hadistes
BBC News 08 Apr 2013, Malian soldiers advance anxiously in the streets of Timbuktu, a historic Muslim city freed from nine months of Islamist militant rule by French forces in January. They are on board six pick-up trucks, but they are effectively alone and exposed. They know they are the primary targets for suicide bombers, who have been targeting several towns in the...
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Quake hits near Iran's nuclear city, 37 dead
Full Article China Daily
10 Apr 2013

DUBAI - A powerful earthquake struck close to Iran's only nuclear power station on Tuesday, killing 37 people and injuring 850 as it destroyed homes and devastated two small villages, Iranian media reported. The 6.3 magnitude quake totally destroyed one village, a Red Crescent official told the Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA), but the nearby...

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An Iranian woman reacts as she sits among the rubble of buildings after an earthquake struck southern Iran, in Shonbeh, Iran, Tuesday, April 9, 2013.
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Kerry promises to help Palestinian economy
Full Article Al Jazeera
10 Apr 2013

US secretary of state John Kerry has wrapped up three days of high-level Middle East diplomacy on a positive note, saying he held "very constructive talks" with Israeli and Palestinian leaders but offering few specifics. Talking to reporters after holding private talks with Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Kerry said the parties...

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks before his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, April 9, 2013.
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Amnesty: Progress in Ending Global Death Penalty
Full Article The New York Times
10 Apr 2013

LONDON (AP) — Iraq executed almost twice as many people last year compared to the year before, while India and Pakistan resumed executions after abandoning the practice for years, global human rights group Amnesty International said Tuesday. Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesworld for international breaking news and headlines. Twitter...

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The gurney used to restrain condemned prisoners during the lethal injection process is shown in the Texas death house Tuesday, May 27, 2008 in Huntsville, Texas. For decades, the Supreme Court declined to address execution methods and whether such punishment should apply to child rapists. In its latest term, the court addressed both, but neither ruling solves capital punishment arguments. Instead, there will be even more litigation claiming lethal injection causes extreme suffering, say death penalty oppo
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FORESTS: New UN-backed monitoring tool aims to help combat deforestation
Full Article United Nations
09 Apr 2013

Print 9 April 2013 – A new initiative unveiled today at the United Nations Forum on Forests will provide clear and timely information that makes it easier for governments, companies and communities to fight deforestation. Global Forest Watch 2.0 is a an independent, interactive, real-time, forest monitoring system that unites satellite...

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FORESTS: New UN-backed monitoring tool aims to help combat deforestation
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UN chief Ban: Korea crisis could become 'uncontrollable'
Full Article BBC News
09 Apr 2013

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has warned the crisis on the Korean peninsula may become "uncontrollable". He once again urged North Korea to tone down its "provocative rhetoric" and to keep open a joint North-South Korean industrial complex. Also on Tuesday, North Korea warned foreigners in South Korea to take evacuation...

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File - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon briefs correspondents following the opening of the Conference on Facilitating the Entry into Force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, 2009.
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Obama's New Preventive War Doctrine?
Full Article WorldNews.com
09 Apr 2013

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling In 1982 with negotiations over the eventual return of the Malvians-Falkland Islands to Argentina dragging on, Argentine forces landed and declared ownership of the islands. During the seventy-four day war that ensued between Britain and Argentina, only 649 Argentineans and 255 British were killed....

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File - President Barack Obama walks on the Colonnade of the White House on his way to the Oval Office, Feb. 12, 2013.
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Margaret Thatcher: The good, bad and the ugly
Full Article Al Jazeera
09 Apr 2013

- As one of the defining global figures of the late 20th century, Margaret Thatcher thrived on conflict, relishing the practice of politics and statecraft at home and abroad at its most gladiatorial and never backing down from confrontation with those she called her enemies. And in death, the former British prime minister continues to inspire...

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Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, gestures to members of the media following her return home from hospital suffering from a broken arm, in central London, in this file photos dated Monday June 29, 2009.
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Obama pressures US Congress over gun control laws
Full Article The Times of India
09 Apr 2013

HARTFORD, Connecticut: US President Barack Obama urged Congress not to block a vote on gun control legislation and told families of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims that he is as "determined as ever" to honor their children with tougher laws. Obama's gun control proposals have run into resistance in Congress, leaving their fate in...

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File - President Barack Obama meets with Chief of Staff Denis McDonough; Alyssa Mastromonaco, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations; and Rob Nabors , Deputy White House Chief of Staff for Policy, in the Oval Office, Feb. 11, 2013.
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World leaders pay tributes to 'iconic' Margaret Thatcher
Full Article Zeenews
09 Apr 2013

Paris: Barack Obama, Mikhail Gorbachev, Helmut Kohl and Bill Clinton were among the former friends and foes who joined in tributes to Margaret Thatcher, praising the fearlessness and fierce determination of an "iconic" leader. The "Iron Lady" was a polarising figure in Britain and beyond, but foreign leaders Monday were unanimous in acknowledging...

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former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in October 2007
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International donors pledge $3.6 billion to rebuild Darfur
Full Article Deutsche Welle
08 Apr 2013

Donor countries have pledged $3.6 billion (2.77 billion euros) to finance the development of war-torn Darfur at a fundraising conference in Qatar. The hosts were among the biggest contributors, offering $500 million. Sudan's Darfur region is to receive the multi-billion dollar pledge over a six-year period, Qatar's minister of state for cabinet...

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Qatar State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ahmed al Mahmoud, left, talks to Samani al Waseelah, Minister of State at the Sudanese Foreign Ministry, right, and Amr Moussa, secretary general of the Arab League, before the opening of the International donor conference for the development and the construction of Darfur, which co-chaired by Egypt and Turkey with backing from the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, March 21, 2010.
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Israel honors 6 million victims of Nazi Holocaust
Full Article STL Today
08 Apr 2013

Among the crowds who marked Israel's annual Holocaust remembrance day at the Yad Vashem memorial Monday was a retired American Air Force colonel from San Francisco who came to honor a family he never knew. Bertrand Huchberger was too young to remember his parents, who sent him and his older sister from Paris into the French countryside to escape...

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Participants of the March of the Living wave Israeli flags in the former Nazi Death Camp Auschwitz Birkenau in Oswiecim, Poland, Monday, April 8, 2013.
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Reining in fully autonomous 'killer robots'
Full Article Al Jazeera
08 Apr 2013

A science fiction-like arms race is quietly underway around the globe with the development of robots, with the autonomy to decide who shall live and die in wars of the future. Fully autonomous machines could be deployed on battlefields within decades, and debate over the moral, ethical and legal consequences of unleashing "killer robots" is heating...

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File - A TALON robot attracts attention on a test drive down Disney drive after repairs at the Joint Robotic Repair Detachment shop Oct. 27, 2011, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.
photo: US Army / Spc. Ken Scar


Former British PM Margaret Thatcher dies
Full Article RTE
08 Apr 2013

Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has died following a stroke aged 87. Her spokesman Lord Bell confirmed the news saying: "It is with great sadness that Mark and Carol Thatcher announced that their mother, Baroness Thatcher, died peacefully following a stroke this morning." Mrs Thatcher was the longest-serving British prime...

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Timbuktu fears French troops withdrawal from Mali
Full Article BBC News
08 Apr 2013

Malian soldiers advance anxiously in the streets of Timbuktu, a historic Muslim city freed from nine months of Islamist militant rule by French forces in January. They are on board six pick-up trucks, but they are effectively alone and exposed. They know they are the primary targets for suicide bombers, who have been targeting several towns in the...

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In this photo taken March 21, 2013, Malian soldiers stand around the debris left after a jihadist suicide bomber blew himself up at a Malian army checkpoint near the airport in Timbuktu, Mali.
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Dortmund lucky to make semis, admits Klopp
Full Article The Times of India
10 Apr 2013

DORTMUND (Germany): Borussia Dortmund coach Juergen Klopp admitted they had ridden their luck -- and the offside flag -- as their dramatic 3-2 victory over Malaga put them in the Champions League's last four. Dortmund were 2-1 down in added time on Tuesday when Marco Reus and then Felipe Santana grabbed 91st and 93rd-minute goals respectively to...

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Dortmund head coach Juergen Klopp, center, celebrates with his players after the German first division Bundesliga soccer Derby match between FC Schalke 04 and Borussia Dortmund in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Saturday, April 14, 2012. Schalke was defeated by Dortmund with 1-2.
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Pellegrini: 'They did not want us in the semi-finals'
Full Article Goal
10 Apr 2013

The Chilean was enraged by the performance of the officials during his side's heartbreaking defeat at Signal Iduna Park, claiming the host's winner was offside Malaga boss Manuel Pellegrini has launched a withering attack on referee Craig Thomson and his assistants after his side's controversial Champions League exit at...

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Malaga head coach Manuel Pellegrini of Chile gestures during the Champions League quarterfinal first leg soccer match between Malaga CF and Borussia Dortmund in Malaga, Spain, Wednesday, April 3, 2013.
photo: AP / Daniel Tejedor


Jose Mourinho: Real Madrid 'not afraid' of Champions League rivals
Full Article BBC News
10 Apr 2013

Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho insists his team are not afraid of any of their potential Champions League semi-final opponents ahead of Friday's draw. The Spanish champions beat Galatasaray 5-3 on aggregate in the quarter-finals and could now face Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund, Paris St-Germain, Bayern Munich or Juventus in the last four....

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Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho, of Portugal, smiles as he sits on the bench during a Champions League, group G soccer match between AC Milan and Real Madrid at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010.
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Malaga owner blames racism for Champions League exit
Full Article BBC News
10 Apr 2013

Malaga owner Sheikh Abdullah Al-Thani called for Uefa to investigate and claimed his side's dramatic Champions League defeat at Dortmund was "an injustice and racism." Dortmund scored twice in stoppage-time to complete a stunning 3-2 win and move into the last four. But Felipe Santana's winner appeared offside and Qatari owner...

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A Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani waves to the crowds during a welcoming ceremony. He has pledged ($400m) for building in the strip, which has been ravaged by a long conflict with Israel on October 23, 2012. The Emir of Qatar arrives to meet Hamas leadership on an official visit, becoming the first head of state to visit the Gaza Strip since Hamas came to power there in 2007.Photo by Ahmed Deeb / WN
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'We can do it'
Full Article Goal
10 Apr 2013

The Magpies go into Thursday's Europa League quarter-final second leg 3-1 down on aggregate, but the Englishman believes a turnaround is possible at St James' Park Newcastle manager Alan Pardew believes his side are...

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West Ham United's manager Alan Pardew takes to the touchline before his teams's English FA Cup Sixth Round soccer match against Manchester City at The City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester, England, Monday March 20, 2006.
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Police investigating Kompany racial abuse claims
Full Article Goal
09 Apr 2013

The Belgian defender appeared to be subjected to abuse by a supporter during a television interview following Monday's victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford Greater Manchester Police are to investigate claims that Manchester...

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Manchester City's Vincent Kompany, right, runs past the Manchester United fans as he celebrates scoring during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, Monday, April 30, 2012.
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Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho says it was like playing against 50,000
Full Article Sky Sports
09 Apr 2013

Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho admitted it felt like his side were playing against 50,000 men after they withheld a gallant Galatasaray fightback to reach the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League. Real looked to be coasting into the last four when Cristiano Ronaldo scored...

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Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho, of Portugal, gestures during the Serie A soccer match between AS Roma and Inter Milan, in Rome's Olympic stadium, Saturday, March 27, 2010. AS Roma won 2-1
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Rihanna's many personalities take center stage for Diamonds tour
Full Article The Los Angeles Times
10 Apr 2013

Rihanna is many things: singer, actress, fashion designer, tabloid mainstay. She's Chris Brown's on-again/off-again girlfriend, the youngest solo artist in history to top the Hot 100 a dozen times and, according to Forbes, a "social networking superstar." One thing she's not is static. In an era of infinite entertainment options, multi-platforming...

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LL Cool J raps 'Accidental Racist' with Brad Paisley; 'School of Rock' musical; 'Scary Movie ...
Full Article Syracuse
08 Apr 2013

Nelly and Tim McGraw successfully merged hip-hop and country with "Over and Over" in 2004, so of course other artists are trying it. (Nelly's even doing it again this summer with a remix of Florida Georgia Line's "Cruise.") But Brad Paisley and LL Cool J are getting slammed for "Accidental Racist," a track appearing on both artists' upcoming...

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LL Cool J at MyCokeFest at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, Georgia  April 2007
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Jay-Z's Made In America Festival Returning To Philadelphia
Full Article Huffington Post
08 Apr 2013

PHILADELPHIA -- Jay-Z says his "Made in America" festival is coming back to Philadelphia. The rapper posted a teaser video on his "Life and Times" website Monday that showed footage from last year. It says this year's festival will again take place on Labor Day weekend – Aug. 31 and Sept. 1. Jay-Z says the lineup will be revealed on Spotify...

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FILE - In this July 31, 2009 file photo, Jay-Z performs during the All Points West music festival at Liberty State Park, in Jersey City, N.J.
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Sarah Harding arrested for dialling and driving
Full Article The Guardian
08 Apr 2013

Former Girls Aloud member picked up by police in central London for using her mobile at the wheel Girls aloudSarah Harding stopped by police for using phone while driving. Photograph: David Fisher/Rex Features Girls Aloud's Sarah Harding has been arrested for talking on a mobile phone while driving in London. The singer was stopped after...

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Home and Garden Notes: Celebrate 100 years of garden glory at Chelsea Flower Show
Full Article Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
06 Apr 2013

For English gardeners, the Chelsea Flower Show every May is the Super Bowl. To help celebrate its 100th anniversary, Atlas Travel Service in the Downtown Macy's is offering a special eight-day tour of the show and stately homes and gardens in and around London. Travelers will leave May 19 and stay four nights at the Millenium Gloucester Hotel...

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Ray J. takes shots at Kim Kardashian with new single cover
Full Article The Examiner
06 Apr 2013

Ray J. is coming after his ex-girlfriend, Kim K, once again. The R&B singer just released the cover art for his new single called 'I Hit It First' via Twitter. The cover is a pixelated version of a picture of Kim K in a tiny bikini. The title is obviously very provocative and alludes to the fact that he had Kim Kardashian before Kanye West....

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Ray J during Think Pink Rocks at the Mizner Park Amphitheatre in Boca Raton, Florida - November 5, 2011
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TMZ Live: Jay-Z & Beyonce -- Ripped Over Cuba Trip
Full Article TMZ
06 Apr 2013

Jay-Z and Beyonce's Cuba vacation has ticked off a lot of people -- and one of the guy who's the most upset off all ... D.C. director for the US-Cuba Democracy PAC, Mauricio Claver-Carone Plus, we broke the story ... Halle Berry's got one in the...

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U.S. entertainers Beyonce, right, and Jay-Z arrive to attend the Emporio Armani Fall/Winter 2008-2009 men's collection, presented in Milan, Italy, jsa1
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Swatting Madness! Justin Timberlake and Selena Gomez Are Latest Victims
Full Article E! Online
06 Apr 2013

OK, this is getting ridiculous. The only notable suits at Justin Timberlake's house today were of the law-enforcement variety. Police confirmed Friday to E! News that they received a bogus emergency call about shots being fired at a Los Angeles address (that we know to be Timberlake's), and...

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Selena Gomez performs during her 'We Own The Night' tour at the Mizner Park Amphitheater in Boca Raton Florida, USA - July 28, 2011
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Ekta Kapoor faces unpleasant situation at Kashi temple
Full Article The Times of India
10 Apr 2013

Ekta Kapoor, who was in Varanasi on Monday, along with actresses Kalki Koechlin and Konkona Sensharma, for the promotion of her film 'Ek Thi Dayaan', faced an unpleasant situation when she lost her...

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Ekta Kapoor, Huma Quareshi  Pose for Photography during the Jaya Misra  Feature her Classic Goth Collection with a never before Gothic Party  at Nocturne Hotel in Kolkata on Saturday 06 April 2013
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Jaya launched new design with Ek Thi Daayan cast
Full Article The Times of India
10 Apr 2013

The Gothic look is not easy to create but it never goes out of fashion. The recent trends predict a turn toward the daayans, vampires and zombies. Naturally, designer Jaya Misra tried her hand at it and came up with a...

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City Model display the nighty party dress during the Jaya Misra  Feature her Classic Goth Collection with a never before Gothic Party  at Nocturne Hotel in Kolkata on Saturday 06 April 2013
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Lindsay Lohan Gets Grilled About Rehab on 'Late Show': 'It's a Blessing, Not a Curse' (Video)
Full Article The Hollywood Reporter
10 Apr 2013

0 0 0 0 0 Email Print Comments The star of the upcoming "The Canyons" tells David Letterman she sees the court-ordered treatment as "an opportunity...to focus on what I love." CBS Repeat-offender Lindsay Lohan stopped by CBS' Late Show with David Letterman on Tuesday, where the talk show host brought up...

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Lindsay Lohan is shown in a court, Tuesday, July 20, 2010, in Beverly Hills, Calif., where she was taken into custody to serve a jail sentence for probation violation.
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Anne Hathaway reteams with Christopher Nolan for 'Interstellar'
Full Article The Examiner
10 Apr 2013

Winning Best Supporting Actress for Les Miserables was just the icing on what turned out to be an incredible year for Anne Hathaway. There may have been some Internet backlash for her performance in Tom Hooper's musical, but the response was almost completely positive for her turn as Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises. Earning $1B during a busy...

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Anne Hathaway at  Deauville American Film Festival-01
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New Zealand born actress Zoe Bell during a press conference
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Obama-Satan Comparisons 'Nonsense,' Says Bible Actor
Full Article IMDb
09 Apr 2013

Mehdi Ouazzani isn't the devil, but he has played one on TV—only he didn't...

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President Barack Obama wipes his eye as he speaks about the elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn., Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington.
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Mike Tyson Stars In 'Fifty Shades Of Grey' Spoof For 'Scary Movie 5' (VIDEO)
Full Article Huffington Post
08 Apr 2013

Mike Tyson's "Fifty Shades of Grey" spoof has been causing quite a stir this week. The former boxing champ is starring in a satire of the raunchy novel in the upcoming "Scary Movie 5." A short clip of the parody, featuring Jerry O'Connell as Christian Grey and Ashley Tisdale as his romantic interest, was released last week as a teaser to the film....

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File - U.S. former boxer Mike Tyson talks during a signing of the former boxer Joe Egan's new biography, for which Tyson wrote the foreword, in London Thursday Nov. 17, 2005.
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Obama sending Congress budget seeking elusive grand bargain on taxes and spending Wednesday
Full Article The Washington Post
10 Apr 2013

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Wednesday is sending Congress his 2014 budget, an effort to achieve an elusive “grand bargain” to tame runaway deficits that have soared above $1 trillion for each of the past four years. Obama’s spending blueprint for the 2014 budget year would accomplish the deficit cuts through a...

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President Barack Obama speaking at USC on Oct. 22, 2010.
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People Power(less)
Full Article The Gleaner
10 Apr 2013

Two months after her landslide victory at the polls, Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller announced, "We came to power on the theme 'People Power' and we are serious about people power." (Gleaner, February 24, 2012) Why then am I now feeling so powerless? Why then do I now not even have the power to insist that our political representatives...

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Jamaica's Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller delivers her inaugural speech after being sworn in at King's House in Kingston, Jamaica, Thursday Jan. 5, 2012.
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Water for Life brings clean water to more than 7,000 villagers in Yangon, Myanmar (Keppel Corporation Ltd)
Full Article noodls
10 Apr 2013

(Source: Keppel Corporation Ltd) 10 Apr 2013 Water for Life brings clean water to more than 7,000 villagers in Yangon, Myanmar Yesterday marked the start of a three-year project that will provide better access to clean drinking water for more than 7,000 villagers in the townships of Kaw Hmu and Kungyangon in the Yangon region of Myanmar, two hours...

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Clean water - fresh water
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Child well-being - progress in danger? (UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund)
Full Article noodls
10 Apr 2013

(Source: UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund) Press release Child well-being - progress in danger? FLORENCE/BRUSSELS/DUBLIN 10 April 2013 - A timely study on child well-being in rich countries, launched today by UNICEF's Office of Research, finds that the Netherlands and four Nordic countries - Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden - again sit at...

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A poor child near the house in a rural part
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Analysis: Rethinking the lithium-ion battery revolution over cost, safety
Full Article Reuters
10 Apr 2013

TROY, Michigan (Reuters) - For nearly two years, a team of former Chevrolet Volt and Toyota Prius engineers has been working on the next big thing in electric cars: the latest version of the 154-year-old lead-acid battery. Their aim is to build a battery strong enough to power a wider range of vehicles, something they think the current cutting-edge...

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A lithium-ion battery (sometimes Li-ion battery or LIB) is a family of rechargeable battery types in which lithium ions move from the negative electrode to the positive electrode during discharge, and back when charging
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Manmohan leaves for Germany, to seek greater business ties
Full Article The Times of India
10 Apr 2013

NEW DELHI: Ahead of his visit, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said he intends to seek greater business ties with Germany as India continues to take steps to boost domestic investments, attract foreign capital and spur the economy back to its long-term growth potential of eight%. Singh, who left for Berlin on a three-day...

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The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh addressing the 57th National Development Council meeting, in New Delhi on December 27, 2012.
photo: PIB of India / Photo Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India


​AirAsia India to lower fares, but at a price
Full Article The Times of India
10 Apr 2013

NEW DELHI: It's the ultimate irony. While travellers are waiting for really low fares from AirAsia India, Indian carriers are waiting for it to...

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Japan Outperforms Asian Shares on U.S. Lead
Full Article Wall Street Journal
10 Apr 2013

By JOHN PHILLIPS Japan's Nikkei Stock Average outperformed its regional peers early Wednesday as investors tracked a positive lead from Wall Street, while shares of Billabong tanked in Sydney following a renegotiated takeover bid. Risks Loom Once Korean Tensions Ease China Bird-Flu Deaths Rise to Nine The Hazards of Betting on M&A in Asia The...

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A man walks past the electronic stock board showing Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index, at a securities firm in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011. Asian stocks slumped for a third day Wednesday, as fears intensified that Greece might reject an austerity plan and default on its massive debts. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)
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M 6.3 EARTHQUAKE - SOUTHERN IRAN  April 9, 2013
M 6.3 EARTHQUAKE - SOUTHERN IRAN April 9, 2013
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Very Strong earthquake -- Southern Iran on April 9, 2013 -- At least 31 dead, landslides seen. Earthquake latitude accurately forcasted April 1st on www.solarwatcher.net https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQl2cMooEQc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRc1ommXXbE top link mysteriously blocked by youtube Targeting a large Coronal Hole in Northern Hemisphere of the solar corona. After further analysis i have isolated an area (29-36°N latitude) this coronal hole may itself be a foreshadow for a 7.7 Magnitude earthquake in one of these listed locations during this watch period: Western Xizang/Sichuan China, Near the south coast of Honshu/Izu Islands, Japan Region, Southern California or increased earthquake/volcanic activity in the Canary Islands Region(El Hierro) Time Frame April 5-9* (Watch extended one day- Check comments section of linked video) http://earthquake-report.com/2013/04/09/very-strong-earthquake-southern-iran-on-april-9-2013/ www.solarwatcher.net Magnitude 6.3 Date-Time Tuesday, April 09, 2013 at 11:52:50 UTC Tuesday, April 09, 2013 at 03:22:50 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 28.500°N, 51.591°E Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) Region SOUTHERN IRAN Distances 89 km (55 miles) SE of Bandar Bushehr, Iran 92 km (57 miles) SSE of Borazjan, Iran 103 km (64 miles) WSW of Firuzabad, Iran 124 km (77 miles) S of Kazerun, Iran
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Kerry Meets With Palestinian, Israeli Leaders On Reviving Peace Talks
Kerry Meets With Palestinian, Israeli Leaders On Reviving Peace Talks
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is meeting with Israeli and Palestinian leaders in the West Bank and Jerusalem this week, in hopes of reviving the long-stalled Middle East peace talks. Zlatica Hoke reports.
  • published: 08 Apr 2013
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OBS | Towards Global Abolition of the Death Penalty
OBS | Towards Global Abolition of the Death Penalty
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Roger Hood Towards Global Abolition of the Death Penalty: Progress and Prospects http://seminaridej.uni-mb.si/
  • published: 20 Jul 2012
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Forests for People: UN International Short Film Contest
Forests for People: UN International Short Film Contest
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United Nations, New York, June 2012 - The United Nations Forum on Forests Secretariat, in partnership with the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival, has launched "Forests for People: UN International Short Film Contest" .The film festival invites people to tell their forest story through a short film up to 90 seconds in length, using any type of media, from video cameras to mobile footage, animation to photos. The initiative has been launched with this promo film featuring some of the world's most renowned nature/wildlife filmmakers who have joined together to spearhead the campaign. Drectors who appear in the film include Oscar-winning director Nick Park, Emmy winners Dereck and Beverly Joubert, acclaimed photographer Cristina Mittermeier, distinguished nature director Alastair Fothergill, pioneering cinematographers Louis Schwartzberg and S. Nallamuthu, renowned director/photographer and GoodPlanet founder Yann Arthus-Bertrand, and British film icon John Boorman with his son Charley, who is also a UNICEF ambassador. Contest details available on the UN Forum on Forests website: http://www.un.org/esa/forests/film
  • published: 21 Jun 2012
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North Korea releases video of Kim Jong-un firing a handgun
North Korea releases video of Kim Jong-un firing a handgun
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Amid escalating tensions in the Korean Peninsula, Pyongyang releases footage of Kim Jong-un joining in with some target practice during a military drill. Get the latest headlines http://www.telegraph.co.uk/ Subscribe to The Telegraph http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=telegraphtv Like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/telegraph.co.uk Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/telegraph Follow us on Google+ https://plus.google.com/102891355072777008500/ Telegraph.co.uk and YouTube.com/TelegraphTV are websites of The Daily Telegraph, the UK's best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.
  • published: 05 Apr 2013
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North Korea War On US: Is Obama To Blame?
North Korea War On US: Is Obama To Blame?
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North Korea War On US: Is Obama To Blame? The free world's media report on a very different North Korea to that seen on American TV. In this report, many international respected TV channels queation America's seemingly 2-faced attitude to North Korea, pointing out, for example, that Obama spends billions on Pakistan, a much more dangerous country. So, is Obama to blame for the impending attacks on American soil by North Korea? SOURCES: KBS, South Korea; RT, Russia; Press TV, Iran; New Tang Dynasty TV, U.S.; Fox News, U.S.; BBC, U.K.; CCTV, China; North Korea Central Broadcasting, North Korea; The Economist, U.S.; Time Magazine, U.S. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/
  • published: 01 Apr 2013
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'Iron Lady' Margaret Thatcher dies at 87 after stroke
'Iron Lady' Margaret Thatcher dies at 87 after stroke
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Margaret Thatcher, former UK Prime Minister and the only female to ever hold the post died this morning following a stroke at the age of 87. RT brings insight on the life and the legacy of the woman, known widely among her many admirers as the Iron Lady. RT LIVE http://rt.com/on-air Subscribe to RT! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=RussiaToday Like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/RT_com Follow us on Google+ http://plus.google.com/+RT 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: 08 Apr 2013
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CrossTalk: Global Gun Control?
CrossTalk: Global Gun Control?
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The UN has adopted its first arms treaty. Will it be implemented and what difference will it make? Will it actually stop any arms exports? And what are the penalties for non-compliance? CrossTalking with Geoffrey Ingersoll, Daryl Kimball and Elli Kytömäki. Watch all CrossTalk shows here: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL75A81D67D2955F81 (Sep 2009 - Feb 2011) http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPszygYHA9K12YqkZDcnaHfDd5cptKhs9 (Mar 2011 - Jul 2012) http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPszygYHA9K1wI7Kcpxfq6NviCKYKjXAn (Jul 2012 - current) RT LIVE http://rt.com/on-air Subscribe to RT! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=RussiaToday Like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/RT_com Follow us on Google+ http://plus.google.com/+RT 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: 05 Apr 2013
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John Howard pays tribute to Baroness Margaret Thatcher
John Howard pays tribute to Baroness Margaret Thatcher
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Speaking with Neil Mitchell, former Australian Prime Minister John Howard paid tribute to the late British leader, Margaret Thatcher, the day after her passing. Howard described Thatcher as one of the greatest conservative figures of the World War II period, and the greatest British Prime Minister since Winston Churchill.
  • published: 09 Apr 2013
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International Donors Conference
International Donors Conference
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An International Donors Conference underway in Doha to reconstruct Sudan's Darfur regions raises money, but many questions about Darfur's state of insecurity. VOA's Ndimyake Mwakalyelye talks to Ahmed H. Adam, foreign affairs secretary, of the Justice and Equality Movement or JEM, and also a visiting scholar at Columbia University in New York, about the conference.
  • published: 08 Apr 2013
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Yom Hashoah   Holocaust Remembrance Day, 2013 - Jerusalem
Yom Hashoah Holocaust Remembrance Day, 2013 - Jerusalem
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This was the scene at 10 am on Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Memorial day at Machaneh Yehudah - the central market in Jerusalem, Israel. A 2 minute siren rang out to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust as the entire country stood silently at attention.
  • published: 08 Apr 2013
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US drone strike damage in Pakistan - Maddow exclusive
US drone strike damage in Pakistan - Maddow exclusive
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Footage from a US drone strike on March 30, 2012. Never-before-seen video from North Waziristan, excerpted from The Rachel Maddow Show (aired June 29, 2012): http://www.nbcnews.com/id/26315908/ns/msnbc_tv-rachel_maddow_show/vp/48022434
  • published: 04 Apr 2013
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'Iron Lady' Margaret Thatcher dies at 87 after stroke
'Iron Lady' Margaret Thatcher dies at 87 after stroke
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Margaret Thatcher, former UK Prime Minister and the only female to ever hold the post died this morning following a stroke at the age of 87. RT brings insight on the life and the legacy of the woman, known widely among her many admirers as the Iron Lady. RT LIVE http://rt.com/on-air Subscribe to RT! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=RussiaToday Like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/RT_com Follow us on Google+ http://plus.google.com/+RT 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: 08 Apr 2013
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FRANCE 24 Reporters - EXCLUSIF : Mali, sous le feu des djihadistes
FRANCE 24 Reporters - EXCLUSIF : Mali, sous le feu des djihadistes
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  • Updated: 27 Mar 2013
Nous sommes dans le massif des Ifoghas, dans le nord du Mali. De violents combats éclatent entre soldats français et djihadistes. Bilan : quatre morts côté islamistes. Mais parmi les corps, un survivant : un enfant-soldat de 14 ans. Notre envoyé spécial Matthieu Mabin était aux côtés des légionnaires français au moment de l'affrontement. Il nous livre ces images exclusives. REPORTERS, par Matthieu MABIN Avec les équipes de France 24 et nos grands reporters aux 4 coins du monde, découvrez des reportages grand format sur des sujets d'actualité internationale. Avec les équipes de FRANCE 24 et nos grands reporters aux quatre coins du monde, des reportages grand format sur des sujets d'actualité internationale décryptés par leurs auteurs en plateau à l'issue de leur diffusion. Emission présentée par Antoine Cormery. Le jeudi à 21h45. Toutes les émissions: http://www.france24.com/fr/taxonomy/term/16288 FRANCE 24 L'ACTUALITE INTERNATIONALE 24H/24 http://www.france24.com
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Clashes after funeral of Egypt Copts
Clashes after funeral of Egypt Copts
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At least one person has died during another day of clashes between Coptic Christians and Muslims in Egypt. The latest violence broke out after the funeral of four Copts. They died in sectarian violence on Friday night, which also killed one Muslim. Al Jazeera's Rawya Rageh reports from Cairo.
  • published: 07 Apr 2013
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Kerry promises to help Palestinian economy
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US secretary of state John Kerry has wrapped up three days of high-level Middle East diplomacy on a positive note, saying he held "very constructive talks" with Israeli and Palestinian leaders but offering few specifics. Talking to reporters after holding private talks with Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Kerry said the parties...

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks before his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, April 9, 2013.
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