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add video playlist After two months of political deadlock, Italy has a new coalition government. Leader of the centre-left Democratic Party Enrico Letta has formed an alliance ...
After two months of political deadlock, Italy has a new coalition government. Leader of the centre-left Democratic Party Enrico Letta has formed an alliance ...
New Ital­ian Gov­ern­ment: En­ri­co Letta forms coali­tion gov­ern­ment with Sil­vio Berlus­coni
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For decades, wads of American dollars packed into suitcases, backpacks and, on occasion, plastic shopping bags have been dropped off every month or so at the...
US' BAGS OF "FIAT CASH" HAVE NO MORE EF­FECT OVER­SEAS!
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All this week, Al Jazeera is marking 10 years since the Darfur crisis began in Western Sudan. Close to 300000 people have died in the conflict, and many mor...
Sudan Dar­fur cri­sis
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Syrian Prime Minister Wael Halqi survived an attempted bombing assassination in central Damascus on Monday. The explosion, believed to be a suicide bombing, ...
Dead­ly Blast: Car bomb hits Dam­as­cus school, tar­gets Syr­i­an PM
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Michael Ratner: The Obama Admin. is responsible for the continued imprisonment of 86 men who were found not to have been involved in any crime or act of war.
Guan­tanamo Hunger Strike Con­tin­ues - No Legal Basis for Hold­ing Pris­on­ers Cleared of Crimes
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CCTV\'s Filio Kontrafouri reports on the third anniversary of Greece\'s bailout. Three years later, Greece is still struggling.
Greece Bailout An­niver­sary
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Dhaka/ New Delhi, April 27 (ANI): A horrific accident occurred in an eight-story building on the outskirts of the capital, Dhaka. The building caved on April...
Bangladesh build­ing col­lapse kills more than 340 peo­ple
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Japan marks sovereignty restoration dayJapan remembers the day it regained its sovereignty after World War II. April 28 2013.
Japan marks sovereign­ty restora­tion day
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Italy shooting was \'tragic criminal gesture\' Subscribe to the Guardian HERE: http://bitly.com/UvkFpD Italy\'s interior minister says Sunday\'s shootings near t...
Italy shoot­ing was 'trag­ic crim­i­nal ges­ture'
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Dhaka/ New Delhi, April 27 (ANI): A horrific accident occurred in an eight-story building on the outskirts of the capital, Dhaka. The building caved on April...
Bangladesh build­ing col­lapse kills more than 340 peo­ple
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EUobserver / Brussels (25th April 2012) - East-Asia expert Professor Christopher Dent was invited to speak at the launch of the EU-China High Level Cultural ...
EU has no choice but to make friends with China
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North Korea\'s nuclear test in defiance of UN resolutions has been denounced around the world. Members of the UN Security Council were united in their condemn...
UN con­demns North Korea nu­cle­ar test
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April 26, 2013 BBC News http://MOXNews.com.
Sec­tar­i­an Vi­o­lence Spi­ral­ing Out Of Con­trol In Iraq More Than 150 Killed
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Syria Chemical Weapons Claim Pentagon Preaparing \
Syria Chem­i­cal Weapons Claim - Pen­tagon Prea­paring "Op­tions" For Pres­i­dent Obama
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Dhaka/ New Delhi, April 27 (ANI): A horrific accident occurred in an eight-story building on the outskirts of the capital, Dhaka. The building caved on April...
Bangladesh build­ing col­lapse kills more than 340 peo­ple
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updated 29 Apr 2013; published 28 Apr 2013
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New Ital­ian Gov­ern­ment: En­ri­co Letta forms coali­tion gov­ern­ment with Sil­vio Berlus­coni
Wall Street Journal 29 Apr 2013, Financial markets are breathing a sigh of relief now that Italy has a new government after months of horse trading. And incoming Prime Minister Enrico Letta may have given them additional reasons to cheer with a bold to-do list that suggests he means to be more than another caretaker. But running the first left-right coalition in the history of the...
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updated 29 Apr 2013; published 29 Apr 2013
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US' BAGS OF "FIAT CASH" HAVE NO MORE EF­FECT OVER­SEAS!
Huffington Post 29 Apr 2013, April 29 (Reuters) - Tens of millions of U.S. dollars in cash were delivered by the CIA in suitcases, backpacks and plastic shopping bags to the office of Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai for more than a decade, the New York Times says, citing current and former advisers to the Afghan leader. The so-called "ghost money" was meant to buy influence...
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updated 27 Feb 2013; published 27 Feb 2013
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Sudan Dar­fur cri­sis
BBC News 29 Apr 2013, A decade after the disastrous war in Darfur began, there is no end to sight to the fighting. The intensity of the conflict in Sudan's western region has diminished since its early years, but most of Darfur is still extremely dangerous. More than 1.4 million displaced people still rely on food handouts in camps throughout Darfur, and many...
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updated 29 Apr 2013; published 29 Apr 2013
3:23
Dead­ly Blast: Car bomb hits Dam­as­cus school, tar­gets Syr­i­an PM
Al Jazeera 29 Apr 2013, Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi has survived a bomb attack that targeted his convoy in central Damascus, Syrian state media report. "The terrorist explosion in al-Mezzeh was an attempt to target the convoy of the prime minister. Doctor Wael al-Halqi is well and not hurt at all," state television said on Monday. Al...
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updated 28 Apr 2013; published 22 Mar 2013
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Guan­tanamo Hunger Strike Con­tin­ues - No Legal Basis for Hold­ing Pris­on­ers Cleared of Crimes
WorldNews.com 29 Apr 2013, Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling Indefinite detentions are worse than death, for at least in death there is some type of finality and a sense of closure. For many of the "Indefinite" Detainees at Guantanamo Prison Camp, then, their experience is a living death, a living hell. It is even worse than being confined in small and crowded...
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updated 24 Apr 2013; published 24 Apr 2013
2:22
Greece Bailout An­niver­sary
France24 29 Apr 2013, The Greek parliament passed a bill on Sunday which will see up to 15,500 public-sector workers laid off by 2015. The job cuts are among conditions set by the EU and IMF in return for €8.8 billion in emergency loans. By News Wires (text) Greece’s Parliament approved an emergency bill Sunday to pave the way for thousands of public sector...
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updated 27 Apr 2013; published 27 Apr 2013
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Bangladesh build­ing col­lapse kills more than 340 peo­ple
BBC News 29 Apr 2013, Rescue work on a collapsed building in Bangladesh has entered a sixth day, but officials say they no longer expect to find any survivors. Heavy lifting gear is now being used to raise slabs of concrete at the Rana Plaza garment factory, where at least 377 died after Wednesday's collapse. A fire disrupted rescue work on Sunday. The owner of the...
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updated 28 Apr 2013; published 28 Apr 2013
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Japan marks sovereign­ty restora­tion day
National Public Radio 28 Apr 2013, Japan marked for the first time Sunday the end of the allied occupation of the country following its defeat in World War II. "We have a responsibility to make Japan a strong and resolute country that others across the world can rely on," Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said at a ceremony in Tokyo that was attended by dignitaries, including Emperor...
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updated 29 Apr 2013; published 29 Apr 2013
1:47
Italy shoot­ing was 'trag­ic crim­i­nal ges­ture'
Chicago Tribune 28 Apr 2013, ROME (Reuters) - Two Italian police officers were shot and wounded on Sunday outside the prime minister's office in Rome at the same as Prime Minister Enrico Letta's new government was being sworn in just a kilometer (mile) away. It was not immediately clear whether the attack was linked to the launch of the new government, but the episode came at...
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updated 27 Apr 2013; published 27 Apr 2013
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Bangladesh build­ing col­lapse kills more than 340 peo­ple
Philadelphia Daily News 28 Apr 2013, JULHAS ALAM and CHRIS BLAKE , The Associated Press Posted: Sunday, April 28, 2013, 1:03 AM SAVAR, Bangladesh - Bangladesh rescuers on Sunday located nine people alive inside the rubble of a multi-story building that collapsed five days ago, as authorities announced they will now use heavy equipment to drill a central hole from the top to look for...
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updated 26 Oct 2012; published 25 Apr 2012
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EU has no choice but to make friends with China
CNTV 28 Apr 2013, BEIJING, April 27 (Xinhua) -- State Councilor Yang Jiechi met with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Margaret Ashton on Saturday. Yang hailed the developments made in China-EU relations over the past decade, adding that it is of great significance for the two sides to strengthen communication, increase mutual...
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updated 06 Apr 2013; published 13 Feb 2013
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UN con­demns North Korea nu­cle­ar test
Scoop 28 Apr 2013, Sunday, 28 April 2013, 12:23 pm Press Release: United Nations UN Chief Expresses Support for Dialogue on Reopening Korean Industrial Complex New York, Apr 25 2013 1:00PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today affirmed support for inter-Korean dialogue, following the Republic of Korea’s offer to hold talks with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea...
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updated 29 Apr 2013; published 26 Apr 2013
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Sec­tar­i­an Vi­o­lence Spi­ral­ing Out Of Con­trol In Iraq More Than 150 Killed
BBC News 27 Apr 2013, Iraq's prime minister has warned that a plague of sectarianism is threatening Arab nations, after the most widespread violence there since US troops left. Nouri Maliki said sectarian conflict had returned to Iraq "because it began in another place in this region" - an apparent reference to Syria. The violence has left some 170 people...
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updated 28 Apr 2013; published 26 Apr 2013
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Syria Chem­i­cal Weapons Claim - Pen­tagon Prea­paring "Op­tions" For Pres­i­dent Obama
Khaleej Times 27 Apr 2013, President Barack Obama warned Syria on Friday that its use of chemical weapons would be a 'game changer' for the United States but made clear he was in no rush to intervene in the Syrian civil war on the basis of evidence he said was still preliminary. Speaking a day after the disclosure of US intelligence that Syria had likely used chemical...
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Italy's First Coalition
Full Article Wall Street Journal
29 Apr 2013

Financial markets are breathing a sigh of relief now that Italy has a new government after months of horse trading. And incoming Prime Minister Enrico Letta may have given them additional reasons to cheer with a bold to-do list that suggests he means to be more than another caretaker. But running the first left-right coalition in the history of the...

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Letta Cabinet with Giorgio Napolitano
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CIA Bribes Karzai: Millions In 'Ghost Money' Paid To Afghanistan President's Office, New York Times Reports
Full Article Huffington Post
29 Apr 2013

April 29 (Reuters) - Tens of millions of U.S. dollars in cash were delivered by the CIA in suitcases, backpacks and plastic shopping bags to the office of Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai for more than a decade, the New York Times says, citing current and former advisers to the Afghan leader. The so-called "ghost money" was meant to buy influence...

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File - Hamid Karzai the President of Afghanistan talks to Soldiers and Family Members at Campbell Army Airfield during a brief Visit to Fort Campbell, 14 May, 2010.
photo: US Army / Publication or comercial use of this material is released by US Army Public Affairs Officer at Ft. Campbell.


Darfur conflict: Sudan's bloody stalemate
Full Article BBC News
29 Apr 2013

A decade after the disastrous war in Darfur began, there is no end to sight to the fighting. The intensity of the conflict in Sudan's western region has diminished since its early years, but most of Darfur is still extremely dangerous. More than 1.4 million displaced people still rely on food handouts in camps throughout Darfur, and many...

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Harum Ali, a 17-year-old from Mellit, North Darfur, is recovering in El Fasher, where he was evacuated after being seriously injured while playing with his younger brothers with a small piece of artillery found outside their home. His two brothers, two and seven years old, were killed by the explosion from the unexploded ordnance (UXO), 2 April, 2013.
photo: UN / Albert González Farran


Syria PM 'survives car bomb attack'
Full Article Al Jazeera
29 Apr 2013

Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi has survived a bomb attack that targeted his convoy in central Damascus, Syrian state media report. "The terrorist explosion in al-Mezzeh was an attempt to target the convoy of the prime minister. Doctor Wael al-Halqi is well and not hurt at all," state television said on Monday. Al...

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This photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows Syrian fire fighters extinguishing burning cars after a car bomb exploded in the capital's western neighborhood of Mazzeh, in Damascus, Syria, Monday, April. 29, 2013.
photo: AP / SANA


Guantanamo and Sharp, Evil Eyes
Full Article WorldNews.com
29 Apr 2013

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling Indefinite detentions are worse than death, for at least in death there is some type of finality and a sense of closure. For many of the "Indefinite" Detainees at Guantanamo Prison Camp, then, their experience is a living death, a living hell. It is even worse than being confined in small and crowded...

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File - Human rights activists from left, Ibraham Qatabi, Adrienne Bubbins, Richard Marini and Nancy VanNes, join a rally on the Ellipse, near the White House in Washington, Friday, Jan. 11, 2013. The rally marked the 11th anniversary of the first detainees being jailed at the U.S.-controlled detention facility in Guantanamo.
photo: AP / Manuel Balce Ceneta


Greek parliament approves 15000 civil service job cuts
Full Article France24
29 Apr 2013

The Greek parliament passed a bill on Sunday which will see up to 15,500 public-sector workers laid off by 2015. The job cuts are among conditions set by the EU and IMF in return for €8.8 billion in emergency loans. By News Wires (text) Greece’s Parliament approved an emergency bill Sunday to pave the way for thousands of public sector...

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A protester burns an effigy depicting a Greek worker, watched by photographers and others, during a protest in front of the Parliament in Athens, Sunday April 28, 2013.
photo: AP / Kostas Tsironis


Dhaka building collapse: Hopes for rescue fade
Full Article BBC News
29 Apr 2013

Rescue work on a collapsed building in Bangladesh has entered a sixth day, but officials say they no longer expect to find any survivors. Heavy lifting gear is now being used to raise slabs of concrete at the Rana Plaza garment factory, where at least 377 died after Wednesday's collapse. A fire disrupted rescue work on Sunday. The owner of the...

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A survivor is pulled out of the rubble of the garment factory building that collapsed Wednesday in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday April 28, 2013.
photo: AP / Ismail Ferdous


Japan Marks 'Restoration Of Sovereignty' For The First Time
Full Article National Public Radio
28 Apr 2013

Japan marked for the first time Sunday the end of the allied occupation of the country following its defeat in World War II. "We have a responsibility to make Japan a strong and resolute country that others across the world can rely on," Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said at a ceremony in Tokyo that was attended by dignitaries, including Emperor...

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, left, bows to Emperor Akihito, second from right, and Empress Michiko, right, before giving a speech during a ceremony to mark the day Japan recovered its sovereignty under the San Francisco Peace Treaty in 1952, in Tokyo Sunday, April 28, 2013.
photo: AP / Itsuo Inouye


Two police officers shot as Italian government sworn in
Full Article Chicago Tribune
28 Apr 2013

ROME (Reuters) - Two Italian police officers were shot and wounded on Sunday outside the prime minister's office in Rome at the same as Prime Minister Enrico Letta's new government was being sworn in just a kilometer (mile) away. It was not immediately clear whether the attack was linked to the launch of the new government, but the episode came at...

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A wounded Carabinieri paramilitary police officer is assisted after being shot at outside the Chigi Premier's office, in Rome, Sunday, April 28, 2013.
photo: AP / Gregorio Borgia


Bangladesh building collapse death toll hits 362
Full Article Philadelphia Daily News
28 Apr 2013

JULHAS ALAM and CHRIS BLAKE , The Associated Press Posted: Sunday, April 28, 2013, 1:03 AM SAVAR, Bangladesh - Bangladesh rescuers on Sunday located nine people alive inside the rubble of a multi-story building that collapsed five days ago, as authorities announced they will now use heavy equipment to drill a central hole from the top to look for...

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A Muslim man prays on the roof of the garment factory building that collapsed Wednesday, in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday, April 27, 2013.
photo: AP / Wong Maye-E


China, EU agree to beef up cooperation
Full Article CNTV
28 Apr 2013

BEIJING, April 27 (Xinhua) -- State Councilor Yang Jiechi met with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Margaret Ashton on Saturday. Yang hailed the developments made in China-EU relations over the past decade, adding that it is of great significance for the two sides to strengthen communication, increase mutual...

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China, EU agree to beef up cooperation
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UN Chief Expresses Support for Reopening Korean Complex
Full Article Scoop
28 Apr 2013

Sunday, 28 April 2013, 12:23 pm Press Release: United Nations UN Chief Expresses Support for Dialogue on Reopening Korean Industrial Complex New York, Apr 25 2013 1:00PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today affirmed support for inter-Korean dialogue, following the Republic of Korea’s offer to hold talks with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea...

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UN Chief Expresses Support for Reopening Korean Complex
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Iraq PM Maliki warns of 'plague of sectarianism'
Full Article BBC News
27 Apr 2013

Iraq's prime minister has warned that a plague of sectarianism is threatening Arab nations, after the most widespread violence there since US troops left. Nouri Maliki said sectarian conflict had returned to Iraq "because it began in another place in this region" - an apparent reference to Syria. The violence has left some 170 people...

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Civilians inspect the aftermath of a car bomb attack in the Husseiniyah area of northeastern Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, April 25, 2013.
photo: AP / Hadi Mizban


Obama talks tough, waits to act on Syria
Full Article Khaleej Times
27 Apr 2013

President Barack Obama warned Syria on Friday that its use of chemical weapons would be a 'game changer' for the United States but made clear he was in no rush to intervene in the Syrian civil war on the basis of evidence he said was still preliminary. Speaking a day after the disclosure of US intelligence that Syria had likely used chemical...

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President Barack Obama holds a meeting in Situation Room of the White House on the ongoing investigation in the Boston Marathon bombings, April 20, 2013.
photo: White House / Pete Souza


South Korean national team's Park Ji-sung attends a press conference for the AFC Asian Cup group B soccer match in Doha, Qatar, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011
photo: AP / Kin Cheung


Spread the glove to help Fighters end trafficking
Full Article CNN
30 Apr 2013

World champion boxer Manny Pacquiao has had more than 50 professional fights. But none may be more important than the battle he has joined against the trafficking of tens of thousands of women and children. Pacquiao, who is also a lawmaker in his native Philippines, teamed up with campaigner Cecilia Flores-Oebanda, who has spent 20 years trying to...

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Confetti rain on Filipino boxer and Congressman Manny Pacquiao during a news conference upon arrival in Manila, Philippines, early Saturday, June 16, 2012 from Los Angeles.
photo: AP / Bullit Marquez


Aston Villa 6 Sunderland 1 match report: Christian Benteke's hat-trick gives Villa hope in the ...
Full Article The Independent
29 Apr 2013

There has not been a night anything like this one at Villa Park all season for the home team and the star of this extraordinary show was their lavishly talented striker Christian Benteke, whose hat-trick felt like a turning point in the story of woe that has been Aston Villa. In truth, you could have picked out many more who delivered when this...

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Aston Villa's Christian Benteke, right, celebrates scoring his second goal against Everton with teammate Charles N'Zogbia during their English Premier League soccer match at Goodison Park Stadium, Liverpool, England, Saturday Feb. 2, 2013.
photo: AP / Jon Super


Jason Collins: Big Name Athletes Offer Support And Praise For First Openly Gay Male Athlete
Full Article Cinema Blend
29 Apr 2013

This morning, journeyman NBA center and former Stanford All-American Jason Collins became the first current professional male athlete to come out of the closet. Because of prior comments from some athletes, there was a widespread fear that the first male athlete to be open about his sexuality would receive little to no support, but thus far, the...

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 New Jersey Nets center Jason Collins (35) is fouled by Detroit Pistons forward Tayshaun Prince(mj1)
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Real Madrid insist 'we can turn it round' against Borussia Dortmund
Full Article The Guardian
29 Apr 2013

Real Madrid are invoking memories of historic comebacks as they seek to overturn a 4-1 deficit in the Champions League The Real Madrid coach, José Mourinho, has demanded that his team show 'intensity and aggression' in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final against Borussia Dortmund. Photograph: Dominique Faget/AFP/Getty Images All the...

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Real Madrid insist 'we can turn it round' against Borussia Dortmund
photo: UN / Rick Bajornas


Zanetti: I would return even for one match
Full Article Goal
29 Apr 2013

The Nerazzurri skipper has stressed that he intends on playing for the club again after suffering an Achilles injury on Sunday Inter captain Javier Zanetti hopes to play "at least once more" for the club after his...

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Inter Milan's Javier Zanetti, of Argentina
photo: AP / Paolo Lazzeroni


AC Milan handed Bojan injury blow
Full Article Goal
29 Apr 2013

The on-loan striker could miss the Rossoneri's remaining four Serie A games - though his length of absence is yet to be confirmed AC Milan's Bojan Krkic has suffered a thigh injury that could end his season. The extent of the...

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AC Milan's Stephan el Shaarawy, left, celebrates with teammates, from left, Bojan Krkic, Daniele Bonera, partially hidden, and Kevin Constant during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Palermo and AC Milan at the Renzo Barbera Stadium in Palermo, Sicily, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012.
photo: AP / Alessandro Fucarini


Klopp envisages 'historic' night of football
Full Article Goal
29 Apr 2013

The BVB boss believes Tuesday's game will be remembered for years to come - regardless of which team emerges victorious Jurgen Klopp is envisaging an "historic" night of football when his Borussia Dortmund side face Real Madrid in the second-leg of their Champions League semi-final. Die...

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Borussia Dortmund's coach Jurgen Klopp gestures during a press conference in Madrid, Monday, April 29, 2013. Borussia Dortmund will play a Champions League semifinal second leg soccer match against Real Madrid on Tuesday.
photo: AP / Andres Kudacki


Jackson's life recounted in opening of civil trial
Full Article San Francisco Chronicle
30 Apr 2013

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Jackson's struggle against drug addiction was on display Monday during opening statements in his mother's wrongful death case against concert promoter AEG Live. Competing portraits of Jackson emerged during the first hours of the trial, with Katherine Jackson's attorney acknowledging the pop star's drug problems while...

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Fans of Michael Jackson write their tributes on a wall as hundreds gathered at the O2 arena in London for a tribute celebration,
photo: AP / Sang Tan


Angelique Kidjo wins Songlines Best Artist award
Full Article Joy Online
27 Apr 2013

African diva Angelique Kidjo was named Best Artist in Songlines magazine’s annual world music awards on Friday, lauded for her high-energy shows and her championing of social causes. French veterans Lo’jo, who mix French folk with African and Arabic sounds, picked up the Best Group award and the young Zimbabwean band Mokoomba was chosen as top...

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Sir Cliff Richard reveals the secrets of his eternal youth
Full Article The Daily Telegraph
27 Apr 2013

Sir Cliff Richard, the pop star, has admitted to taking "nine tablets" a day and dying his hair to stay looking young. The 72-year-old rocker, about to embark on another new UK tour - 55 years after his first hit single, admits to taking nine tablets a day and using hair dye to keep old age at bay. Photo: REX FEATURES By Claire Duffin 10:44AM...

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Cliff Richard Shadows Brussels 2009
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New Twitter service helps find hot tunes
Full Article Detroit news
27 Apr 2013

By Ryan Nakashima Associated Press Comments Until now, my problem with social music services has been this: Following friends doesn't really turn up much music I actually want to hear. We didn't become friends because we share musical tastes, and too few of them are using the services I'm trying out. Twitter's new music service solves this problem....

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Kanye West On 'SNL' Finale: Rapper Confirmed To Appear On May 18 With Ben Affleck
Full Article Huffington Post
26 Apr 2013

Kanye West will appear as musical guest on the season finale of "Saturday Night Live" opposite host Ben Affleck when the show airs on May 18. NBC made the West announcement official on Friday, just one week after rumors had the rapper making a return trip to the Studio 8H stage. (NBC wouldn't confirm West's involvement at the time, owing to the...

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George Jones dies: Country music legend passes away at 81
Full Article The Examiner
26 Apr 2013

The country music industry is suffering a huge loss today. On April 26, TMZ reported that George Jones has passed away at the age of 81. This is a shocking loss for country music fans today. George has been in and out of the hospital recently. He was put in the hospital back on April 18 for high blood pressure and he also had a fever. He had to...

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 Country music legend George Jones waves to the crowd during his 75th birthday celebration at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tenn., on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2006. From left are Joe Diffie; Jones´ wife, Nancy; Craig Morgan; Jones; Tanya Tucker;
photo: AP/Mark Humphrey


From Holocaust Deniers to Entertainers
Full Article WorldNews.com
26 Apr 2013

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling Before discussing Justin Bieber's amusing but extremely insensitive comment regarding Anne Frank, a victim of the Holocaust, each year when I have students view and write about the liberation of the Belsen concentration camp, more and more students either laugh and joke about the victims or find it...

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File - The SS camp guards are made to load the bodies of dead prisoners onto a lorry for burial at Belsen Concentration Camp, April 17–18, 1945.
photo: British Army / Sgt. Midgley


Singer Billy Currington charged with threats to 70-year-old man
Full Article Kansas City Star
26 Apr 2013

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Police suspect country singer Billy Currington may have videotaped himself chasing a 70-year-old tour boat captain along a coastal Georgia creek and threatening to "finish him off" in a tirade filled with profanities, according to court documents filed Thursday. Order Reprints In this undated photo released by the Chatham...

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Billy Currington
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Denise Richards, former wife of actor Charlie Sheen, arrives at the Los Angeles County courthouse Monday July 21, 2008, for an afternoon hearing on post-divorce child custody and visitation issues involving their daughters.
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Paris Hilton is very popular in Colombia (Video)
Full Article The Examiner
29 Apr 2013

Paris Hilton appears to be extraordinarily popular in the South American country of Colombia. Business Standard has reported on April 28, 2013, Paris Hilton shows charitable side in Colombia. Although she is well known for her high-flying lifestyle, socialite Paris Hilton recently took time out from her busy schedule to visit a children's hospital...

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English: Paris Hilton promoting her cell-phone video game: Jewel Jam during the E3 Video Game Convention.
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Marc Anthony, Chloe Green split
Full Article Newstrack India
29 Apr 2013

Tweet New York, April 29 (IANS) American actor-producer Marc Anthony, who was previously married to singer-actress Jennifer Lopez, has reportedly broken up with his...

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Marc Anthony performs in concert at the American Airlines Arena Miami, Florida - September 16, 2011
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Reese Witherspoon spotted flying back to Atlanta
Full Article Celebrity Café
29 Apr 2013

Actress Reese Witherspoon is heading back to Atlanta, the spot where she was arrested last week with husband Jim Toth. TMZ reports that Witherspoon was spotted early Saturday morning at LAX...

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ARCHIV: Die US-amerikanische Schauspielerin Reese Witherspoon posiert in Berlin beim Fototermin fuer den Film "Woher weisst Du, dass es Liebe ist?" (Foto vom 19.01.11). Witherspoon ist zum zweiten Mal verheiratet. Die 35-Jaehrige gab dem Hollywood-Agenten Jim Toth am Samstagabend (26.03.11) in Ojai in Kalifornien das Ja-Wort, wie US-Medien berichten. (zu dapd-Text) Foto: Michael Gottschalk/dapd
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Naked actress calls for male nudity
Full Article Stuff
29 Apr 2013

Anna Friel didn't think it was "fair" there was more female than male nudity in her newest film. The 36-year-old actress is starring in British comedy drama The Look of Love alongside Steve Coogan and Imogen Poots. Anna has...

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Actress Anna Friel arrives for the screening of the film The Look Of Love at the 63rd edition of the Berlinale, International Film Festival in Berlin, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013.
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Helen Mirren reigns at Dog's day Oliviers
Full Article Belfast Telegraph
29 Apr 2013

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time has swept the board at this year's Olivier Awards, but Dame Helen Mirren was crowned the Queen of British theatre for another regal performance. The star, who played Queen Elizabeth II in The Audience, said her win was down to the real-life popularity of the monarch who she said had put in the "most...

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Actress Helen Mirren on the Red panel at the 2010 San Diego Comic Con in San Diego, California.
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Jane Fonda cements her legacy at Hollywood's Chinese Theater - gallery
Full Article Digital Spy
29 Apr 2013

Jane Fonda has added her prints to the famous forecourt at the TCL Chinese Theater. The Oscar winner was honoured in a ceremony held on Saturday (April 27). Jane Fonda gives an impression of her hands at her hand and footprint ceremony. 1 of 7 Copyright: PA Images Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP At the ceremony Fonda was recognised for her acting...

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Winners of London Theater's Olivier Awards
Full Article The New York Times
28 Apr 2013

LONDON (AP) — The winners of London's 2013 Laurence Olivier Awards, honoring achievement in theater, opera and dance: Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesworld for international breaking news and headlines. Twitter List: Reporters and Editors New Play: "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" New Musical: "Top...

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 British actress Tamsin Greig poses with her Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in the show ´Much Ado About Nothing´ during an awards ceremony in London, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)  (js1)
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Huawei Looks to Dial a Different Number
Full Article CNBC
30 Apr 2013

When Washington indicated to Huawei in February 2011 that it would not approve a key deal by the Chinese group, the company declined its offer to withdraw and instead invited the U.S. government to conduct a further in-depth investigation. Two years later, Huawei's defiance has turned into resignation. Eric Xu, executive vice-president and one of...

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Various kind of Huawei mobile broadband modem
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Marc Andreessen Describes How Google Glass Will Revolutionize Health Care
Full Article Houston Chronicle
30 Apr 2013

Marc Andreessen is clearly blown away by Google Glass and is ready to fund some awesome Glass startups. He's called Google's new wearable computing device "magical." It's not just a fancy gadget, Glass is...

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Marc Andreessen - Netscape Founder
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NDIS levy could curb growth: Joe Hockey
Full Article The Australian
30 Apr 2013

OPPOSITION treasury spokesman Joe Hockey says now isn't the time for a new levy on taxpayers, as Finance Minister Penny Wong confirmed one was being considered to fund the national disability insurance scheme. Mr Hockey said it remained unclear whether the NDIS was affordable under current economic circumstances, and warned Labor could damage the...

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Netherlands: Queen Beatrix Handing Power To Son
Full Article Orange News
30 Apr 2013

30 April 2013, 0:31 Netherlands: Queen Beatrix Handing Power To Son Tweet Millions of revellers are expected on the streets of Amsterdam today as Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands abdicates and her eldest son Willem-Alexander becomes the new monarch. The 75-year-old ruler announced her decision to relinquish the crown in January to make way for a...

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An image of Dutch Queen Beatrix and her son Crown Prince Willem-Alexander is photographed from the window of an empty room in downtown Amsterdam, Netherlands Monday, April 29, 2013. Queen Beatrix has announced she will relinquish the crown on April 30, 2013, after 33 years of reign, leaving the monarchy to her son Crown Prince Willem Alexander.
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Obama welcomes transportation nominee Anthony Foxx
Full Article The Tribune San Luis Obispo
30 Apr 2013

Obama, Putin discuss Syria and claims that it used chemical weapons 7 minutes ago Obama welcomes transportation nominee Anthony Foxx 17 minutes ago Fresno middle-schoolers take home top car prize in science competition 42 minutes ago Arabs soften stance on Israel's final borders 46 minutes ago Mass. US Senate...

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President Barack Obama listens as Charlotte, N.C., Mayor Anthony Foxx, right, speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 29, 2013, where the president announced he would nominate Foxx for transportation secretary succeeding Ray LaHood.
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Business Highlights
Full Article The State
29 Apr 2013

--- US consumers keep spending despite higher taxes WASHINGTON (AP) - This year got off to a sour start for U.S. workers: Their pay, already gasping to keep pace with inflation, suddenly shrank with a Social Security tax increase. That raised the worrisome question, would consumers stop spending and further slow the economy? Apparently, not yet. On...

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Kevin Lodewick with Quattro M Securities works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, March 31, 2010
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How the Dow Jones industrial average fared Monday
Full Article Philadelphia Daily News
29 Apr 2013

The Associated Press, The Associated Press Posted: Monday, April 29, 2013, 4:15 PM Technology companies led the stock market higher on Monday, pushing the Standard & Poor's 500 index to another record high. A pair of strong economic reports also encouraged investors. Wages and spending rose in the U.S. last month, and pending home sales hit a...

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Traders Luke Dalton, left, and Steven Kaplan, foreground right, work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010.
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Bertelsmann offers RTL shares at 55.50 euros each
Full Article Sun Sentinel
29 Apr 2013

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German media conglomerate Bertelsmann has set the placement price for part of its stake in RTL Group at 55.50 euros, bringing it gross proceeds of up to 1.42 billion euros ($1.86 billion), RTL said on Monday. Privately-owned...

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New Italian Government: Enrico Letta forms coalition government with Silvio Berlusconi
New Italian Government: Enrico Letta forms coalition government with Silvio Berlusconi
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After two months of political deadlock, Italy has a new coalition government. Leader of the centre-left Democratic Party Enrico Letta has formed an alliance ...
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US' BAGS OF "FIAT CASH" HAVE NO MORE EFFECT OVERSEAS!
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For decades, wads of American dollars packed into suitcases, backpacks and, on occasion, plastic shopping bags have been dropped off every month or so at the...
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Sudan Darfur crisis
Sudan Darfur crisis
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All this week, Al Jazeera is marking 10 years since the Darfur crisis began in Western Sudan. Close to 300000 people have died in the conflict, and many mor...
  • published: 27 Feb 2013
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  • author: AussieNews1
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Deadly Blast: Car bomb hits Damascus school, targets Syrian PM
Deadly Blast: Car bomb hits Damascus school, targets Syrian PM
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Syrian Prime Minister Wael Halqi survived an attempted bombing assassination in central Damascus on Monday. The explosion, believed to be a suicide bombing, ...
  • published: 29 Apr 2013
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  • author: RussiaToday
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Guantanamo Hunger Strike Continues - No Legal Basis for Holding Prisoners Cleared of Crimes
Guantanamo Hunger Strike Continues - No Legal Basis for Holding Prisoners Cleared of Crimes
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Michael Ratner: The Obama Admin. is responsible for the continued imprisonment of 86 men who were found not to have been involved in any crime or act of war.
  • published: 22 Mar 2013
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  • author: TheRealNews
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Greece Bailout Anniversary
Greece Bailout Anniversary
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CCTV's Filio Kontrafouri reports on the third anniversary of Greece's bailout. Three years later, Greece is still struggling.
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Bangladesh building collapse kills more than 340 people
Bangladesh building collapse kills more than 340 people
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Dhaka/ New Delhi, April 27 (ANI): A horrific accident occurred in an eight-story building on the outskirts of the capital, Dhaka. The building caved on April...
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Japan marks sovereignty restoration day
Japan marks sovereignty restoration day
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Japan marks sovereignty restoration dayJapan remembers the day it regained its sovereignty after World War II. April 28 2013.
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Italy shooting was 'tragic criminal gesture'
Italy shooting was 'tragic criminal gesture'
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Italy shooting was 'tragic criminal gesture' Subscribe to the Guardian HERE: http://bitly.com/UvkFpD Italy's interior minister says Sunday's shootings near t...
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Bangladesh building collapse kills more than 340 people
Bangladesh building collapse kills more than 340 people
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Dhaka/ New Delhi, April 27 (ANI): A horrific accident occurred in an eight-story building on the outskirts of the capital, Dhaka. The building caved on April...
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EU has no choice but to make friends with China
EU has no choice but to make friends with China
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EUobserver / Brussels (25th April 2012) - East-Asia expert Professor Christopher Dent was invited to speak at the launch of the EU-China High Level Cultural ...
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UN condemns North Korea nuclear test
UN condemns North Korea nuclear test
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North Korea's nuclear test in defiance of UN resolutions has been denounced around the world. Members of the UN Security Council were united in their condemn...
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Sectarian Violence Spiraling Out Of Control In Iraq More Than 150 Killed
Sectarian Violence Spiraling Out Of Control In Iraq More Than 150 Killed
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April 26, 2013 BBC News http://MOXNews.com.
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Syria Chemical Weapons Claim -  Pentagon Preaparing
Syria Chemical Weapons Claim - Pentagon Preaparing "Options" For President Obama
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Syria Chemical Weapons Claim Pentagon Preaparing "Options" For President Obama.
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Bangladesh building collapse kills more than 340 people
Bangladesh building collapse kills more than 340 people
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  • Updated: 27 Apr 2013
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Former National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brezezinski testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 5, 2009, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on U.S. strategy in Iran. Kevin Shattenkirk with his new team, the St Louis Blues.  StL @ Van 25-02-2011 A Soldier from 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Infantry Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, assists Afghan forces secure the customs checkpoint at Torkham Gate, Afghanistan, April 24, 2013. a drug user sleep in judicial complex waiting for his case hearing

A side street in Kaesong Japan's Takeshi Matsuda reacts after a men's 400-meter freestyle heat during the swimming competitions in the National Aquatics Center at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008. Japan's Liberal Democratic Party President Shinzo Abe arrives for a press conference at the party headquarters in Tokyo Monday, Dec. 17, 2012, a day after the party's landslide victory over the ruling Democratic Party of Japan led by Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda in parliamentary elections. Abe stressed Monday that the road ahead will not be easy as he tries to revive Japan's sputtering economy and bolster its national security amid deteriorating relations with China. Dence coconut trees on the bank of Mahi river in north Kerala - India

In this photo provided by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis washes the foot of an inmate at the juvenile detention center of Casal del Marmo, Rome, Thursday, March 28, 2013. Corinthians' Ronaldo, left, celebrates with teammate Dentinho after scoring against Sao Paulo FC at a Brazilian league soccer match in Sao Paulo, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009 Iran's Minister of Petroleum Rostam Ghasemi, center, gestures as he speaks to journalists prior to the start of the meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, at their headquarters in Vienna, Austria, on Thursday, June 14, 2012. The meeting of the 12 oil ministers of the OPEC focuses on price and production targets. Green cashewnut fruit on the tree - healthy food - dry fruit

Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) president Jack Warner speaks during a news conference Monday, Jan. 28, 2008, in Miami. Soccer's North and Central American and Caribbean governing body is launching its own Champions League to mirror Europe's. The 24-team competition will start in August and will replace the CONCACAF Champions Cup, which has determined the region's champion since 1962 and will end after 2008. South Africa's Herschelle Gibbs scores runs to reach his 50 from West Indies' Kieron Pollard during their Twenty20 World Cup cricket match at the Oval cricket ground, London, Saturday June 13, 2009. Burger King River Cocktail, Bar at an angle in  Protaras , Cyprus   September 2008

Just 3 blocks from Town. A winery near Cafayate, Salta Province (Argentina).  Lula predicts African prosperity Singapore Airlines Cargo plane File - Police officers stand guard outside Parramatta court house in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008.
CIA Bribes Karzai: Millions In 'Ghost Money' Paid To Afghanistan President's Office, New York Times Reports
Full Article Huffington Post
29 Apr 2013

April 29 (Reuters) - Tens of millions of U.S. dollars in cash were delivered by the CIA in suitcases, backpacks and plastic shopping bags to the office of Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai for more than a decade, the New York Times says, citing current and former advisers to the Afghan leader. The so-called "ghost money" was meant to buy influence...

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File - Hamid Karzai the President of Afghanistan talks to Soldiers and Family Members at Campbell Army Airfield during a brief Visit to Fort Campbell, 14 May, 2010.
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US' BAGS OF "FIAT CASH" HAVE NO MORE EF­FECT OVER­SEAS!
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Tal­iban Start "Mon­u­men­tal" Spring Of­fen­sive 2013
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Afghanistan's Hamid Karzai to step down as pres­i­dent in 2014

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Barack Obama's spoof Spielberg film, in which he plays Daniel Day-Lewis playing Obama, proves the president is a witty guy. Does any other political comedy act measure up? World...
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This month, Al Jazeera aired a special four-part series on the hidden history of the western oil giants known as the Seven Sisters, and their role in defining the politics and...
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Hundreds of millions of pounds from ring-fenced Whitehall health and education budgets could reportedly be “reclassified” to protect Britain’s Armed Forces from the next wave of...

Michael Jackson responds to questioning Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2002, in Santa Maria Superior Court in Santa Maria, Calif., during a $21 million breach-of-contract case. Promoter Marcel Avram is suing Jackson for backing out of performances in Sydney, Australia, and Honolulu on Dec. 31, 1999. The singer maintains that it was Avram who canceled over concerns the shows would not be profitable.
Think there are no more revelations to be had about the life and death of Michael Jackson? Opening statements began today in the $1.5 billion wrongful-death case brought by Katherine Jackson, on behalf of her son's estate, against concert promoter...
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Women watch a right wing demonstration of the NPD that demands no mosques for Germany in Duisburg, western Germany, Sunday March 28, 2010.
A major study of attitudes towards religion says Germans approve of openness towards other religions. But many are still suspicious of Islam. Former German President Christian Wulff earned much praise but also much criticism when said in a speech...
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In this Sept. 30, 2008 file photo Dutch Queen Beatrix smiles as she arrives for the opening of cold mill 22 at Corus steel factory in IJmuiden, western Netherlands.
AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Netherlands' Queen Beatrix thanked her people Monday and urged them to support her son, Crown Prince Willem-Alexander, in a final address before she abdicates and he takes over as king. Beatrix, 75, is to sign the papers enacting...
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg walks at the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., Thursday, April 4, 2013.
Mark Zuckerberg's salary is changing drastically, but his lifestyle probably won't. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will take a huge pay cut and join the $1 salary club, according to an SEC filing. Zuckerberg will not receive any bonuses. It has become...
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EU to ban pesticides linked to bee decline
The European Union appears set to impose a two-year ban on three pesticides linked to bee deaths after a majority of member countries voted in favour of a moratorium. A key committee of experts on Monday cleared the way for the European...
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Wilcox County High School Students
Teenagers in a pocket of rural Georgia have held their first integrated school prom, ending decades of racial segregation that kept black and white pupils apart. Wilcox County High School students hold first racially integrated prom Photo:...
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U.S. troops in Afghanistan: Packing up and moving out
Amid the haunting ruined tents at FOB Lagman, where an Afghan Army battalion has taken over for an American brigade combat team. (Ben Brody/GlobalPost) KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — The impending drawdown of US forces in Afghanistan is readily...
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