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Iraqi citizens wait in line at a polling site in the city of Husaybah, Iraq to vote during the countrys first parliamentary election.
Election   Iraq   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: 2005 Iraqi elections		  Al Jazeera 
Iraqis vote in first polls since US withdrawl
Sat 20 Apr 2013
Iraqis have voted amid tight security in the country's first polls since US troops left the country in 2011. The results of Saturday's local elections will not directly affect the shape of... (photo: US Navy / Lance Cpl. Sheila M. Brooks)
Hashim Thaci, left, talks to the newly elected head of the parliament Jakup Krasniqi during the first parliamentary session following the general elections on Dec. 12, 2010, in Kosovo's capital Pristina, on Monday, Feb. 21, 2011. Hashim Thaci, who led Kosovo's contested secession from Serbia, is expected to be re-elected by the 120 legislators as prime minister, Kosovo's top office.
Balkan   Kosovo   Photos   Serbia   Wikipedia: Kosovo–Serbia relations		  Herald Tribune 
Serbia, Kosovo reach tentative deal on relations
Fri 19 Apr 2013
BRUSSELS - The prime ministers of Serbia and Kosovo reached a tentative deal Friday to normalize relations between the Balkan neighbors and end years of acrimony. EU negotiator Catherine Ashton said... (photo: AP / Visar Kryeziu)
Thailand pepsi, sunkist, 7up signs.jpg Thai signs  Al Jazeera  Wed 17 Apr 2013
Thailand's home-grown drink beats Pepsi
Thailand has got a thirst for soft drinks, with its $1.5bn industry, the biggest in South East Asia. But a brand war has erupted and a local newcomer to the market has taken the fizz out its... (photo: Public Domain / Redlands597198)
Drinks   Industry   Photos   Thailand   Wikipedia: Soft drink
Investigators in haz-mat suits examine the scene of the second bombing on Boylston Street in Boston Tuesday, April 16, 2013 near the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon, a day after two blasts killed three and injured over 170 people.  Al Jazeera  Wed 17 Apr 2013
Boston Marathon bombings: Breaking the pattern
No matter who is eventually found and brought to justice for the odious attack in Boston, the rush to blame "the Muslims" fits a longstanding and disturbing pattern after attacks like this one.... (photo: AP / Elise Amendola)
Bombings   Boston   Photos   Terrorism   Wikipedia: Boston Marathon bombings
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Free Syrian Army fighters look at a Syrian Army jet, not pictured, in Fafeen village, north of Aleppo province, Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. Al Jazeera Wed 17 Apr 2013
Australia probes citizens 'fighting in Syria'
Australia's national security agency is investigating hundreds of its citizens for allegedly fighting in the conflict in Syria. The government fears it may pose a... (photo: AP / Manu Brabo)
Australia   Photos   Syria   War   Wikipedia: Syrian civil war
Secretary-General Ban Ki moon visits a Drug Alternative Development Project (UNODC and Government) in Kyauk Ka Char (Hopong township, Shan State) , Myanmar. April 30 2012 -Upon landing, the Secretary-General and Mrs. Ban will be greeted by local ethnic/village leaders, and by other officials from Naypyitaw who will be part of an advance team. -The delegation will travel by car for 3-4 mins to a constructed meeting location outdoor. -Pol. Col. Tin Maung Maung, Joint Secretary of the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC), will deliver on behalf of the government a 10 min presentation on the area, with specific reference to the issues of opium poppy cultivation, eradication, poverty, food insecurity and the link between these and the current cease-fire agreements in Shan. -Mr. Gary Lewis, UNODC Regional Representative Regional Centre for East Asia and the Pacific, and Mr. Jason Eligh, UNODC Country Manager will make a 10 min presentation on what the UN, as represented by UNODC and WFP 'delivering as one' on the ground, do to address these problems and support Myanmar in contributing to the peace-building process in this region. -The Secretary-General will be invited to deliver brief remarks -Local villagers come forward to meet the Secretary-General and Mrs. Ban and interact with them for approx. 10 min. Al Jazeera Tue 16 Apr 2013
Organised crime worth $90bn year in East Asia
Organised crime gangs dealing in fake goods, drugs, human trafficking, and the illicit wildlife trade earn nearly $90bn annually in East Asia and the Pacific, a UN report... (photo: UN / Mark Garten)
Asia   Crime   Drugs   Photos   Wikipedia: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
File - President Barack Obama talks on the phone with President Vladimir Putin of Russia in the Oval Office, March 1, 2013. Al Jazeera Tue 16 Apr 2013
Obama to meet with S Korean president
Barack Obama, the US president, will welcome his counterpart from South Korea for talks next month, the White House has announced. Park Geun-hye, South Korea's newly... (photo: White House / Pete Souza)
Photos   Politics   S Korea   US   Wikipedia: Republic of Korea–United States relations
Venezuela's newly elected President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Attorney General Cilia Flores celebrate after the official results of the presidential elections were announced, at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Al Jazeera Mon 15 Apr 2013
Chavismo outlives Chavez in Venezuela
Nicolas Maduro has cemented his position as Venezuela's president, winning a razor-thin mandate on Sunday, but the former bus driver seems unwilling to step out from the... (photo: AP / Ramon Espinosa)
Photos   Politics   S America   Venezuela   Wikipedia: Venezuelan presidential election, 2013
File - Former Italian Premier and leader of the center-right coalition Silvio Berlusconi addresses a rally in Rome, Saturday, March 23, 2013. Al Jazeera Mon 15 Apr 2013
Italy's Berlusconi 'ready to run for PM'
Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's former prime minister and leader of the centre-right People of Liberty party, has said he would run for premier again if a snap vote is... (photo: AP / Andrew Medichini)
Europe   Italy   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Silvio Berlusconi
Children hold anti government posters during a protest in a town in north Syria, Friday, March 2, 2012. Syria has faced mounting international criticism over its bloody crackdown on the uprising, which started with peaceful protests but has become increasingly militarized. Al Jazeera Sun 14 Apr 2013
'Children killed' in Syria air raids
Syrian government warplanes have carried out airstrikes on a rebel-aligned neighbourhood of the capital, Damascus, as well as a village in the country's northeast,... (photo: AP / Rodrigo Abd)
Children   Photos   Politics   Syria   Wikipedia: Syrian civil war


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Vettel driving for Red Bull Racing at the 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix, where he took the first pole position of the season. Webber reaches 200 GPs in Bahrain Al Jazeera
Day 8 of the Sony Open Andy Murray (GBR) vs Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) at Crandon Park Tennis Center Key Biscayne, Florida - March 25, 2013 Dimitrov beats Janko Tipsarevic in second round Stuff
One of the four suspects wearing a hood, center, arrested for his alleged involvement in the murder of a leftist politician and who confessed to accompanying the actual assassin Tunisia issues images of suspected assassins Al Jazeera
FILE - This is a Monday, Nov. 30, 2009 file photo showing a portrait of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky who died in jail, as it is held by his mother Nataliya Magnitskaya, as she speaks during an exclusive interview with the AP in Moscow, Russia. Russia hits back at US with its own blacklist Al Jazeera
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Eurozone sinks into recession ECB could cut rates further Independent online (SA)
Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes meets the media ahead of Wednesday's Champions League, round of eight, return-leg soccer match against Juventus, in Turin, Italy, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Klopp remarks strike bum note April 15, 2013 ESPN
Valencia player Roberto Soldado from Spain celebrates after scoring during the Group C Champions League soccer match against Rangers FC at the Mestalla Stadium in Valencia, Spain, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010. Valencia miss out on fourth Al Jazeera
Malaga's coach Manuel Pellegrini from Chile, looks his players during the group C Champions League soccer match against Zenit St Petersburg at the Rosaleda stadium in Malaga, Spain, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012. Forget Europe setback and focus on La Liga - Malaga coach The Guardian
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Czech nursing students 2006. The English word nurse also refers to the act of breastfeeding. A wet nurse is considered someone who provides her own breast-milk to infants. Addenbrooke's to recruit nurses and midwives in Europe BBC News
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov holds documents after signing a Memorandum of Understanding for Cooperation in Antarctica with his U.S. counterpart Hillary Rodham Clinton during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Vladivostok, Russia Russia backs future Syria war crimes probe Al Jazeera
Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand, second right, remonstrates with Manchester City's Gareth Barry, center, during their English Premier League soccer match at Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester, England, Monday, April 8, 2013. City Wins Manchester Derby The New York Times
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