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Russian President Vladimir Putin gives state medals at an award ceremony in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012.
Arms   Photos   Russia   Syria   Wikipedia: RussiaSyria relations  
 Al Jazeera 
US scolds Russia for sending arms to Syria
The US has scolded Russia for sending missiles to the Syrian government, with plans for an international peace conference promoted by the two major powers appearing to founder on d... (photo: AP / Misha Japaridze)
Argentina's former dictator Jorge Rafael Videla attends his trial in Cordoba, Argentina, Thursday July 22, 2010. Videla, along with others, is on trial for the alleged murders of 31 political prisoners who were allegedly pulled from their jail cells shortly after the 1976 military coup and shot while trying to escape.
Argentina   Buenos Aires   Jorge Videla   Photos   Wikipedia: Jorge Rafael Videla  
 The New York Times 
Jorge Rafaél Videla, Jailed Argentine Military Leader, Dies at 87
Jorge Rafaél Videla, the military junta leader who oversaw a ruthless campaign of political killings and forced disappearances during Argentina’s so-called Dirty War against dissidents in the mid-1... (photo: AP / Natacha Pisarenko)
File - A detainee prepares for the mid-day meal at Joint Task Force (JTF) Guantanamo.  WorldNews.com 
Granting Sanctuary, Gaining Amnesty
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling | "I am flying on the wings of thought...And so, even in this cage, I know a greater freedom."(1) -Shaikh Abdurraheem Muslim Dost | By granting sanctuary... (photo: US Navy / MCS3 Joshua Nistas)
Guantanamo   Human Rights   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Guantanamo Bay detention camp  
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon meets with Mr. Albert Gerard Koenders, incoming Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Cte dIvoire  Baltimore Sun 
U.N. chief appoints former Dutch minister to head Mali mission
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday appointed former Dutch development minister Albert Gerard Koenders as U.N. special envoy for Mali and head of the U.N. peacekeep... (photo: UN / Rick Bajornas)
Albert Koenders   Mali Conflict   Photos   United Nations   Wikipedia: MINUSMA  
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Myanmar political prisoners who were released from Insein prison stand outside the gate of the facility Friday, May 17, 2013 in Yangon, Myanmar. Huffington Post
Myanmar Pardons At Least 20 Political Prisoners Ahead Of U.S. State Visit
YANGON, Myanmar -- Myanmar's president pardoned at least 20 political prisoners on Friday, just ahead of an historic state visit to the United States that will highlight ... (photo: AP / Khin Maung Win)
Myanmar   Photos   Political Prisoners   United States   Wikipedia: BurmaUnited States relations  
Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde, right, speaks with Chief Executive Officer of the European Financial Stability Facility Klaus Regling during a meeting of eurogroup finance ministers in Brussels on Monday, March 4, 2013. Wall Street Journal
En Garde!
By DAVID WESSEL | IT IS NO EASY JOB, being the grand negotiator at almost every financial crisis in the world in these troubled times. But as head of the International Mo... (photo: AP / Virginia Mayo)
Christine Lagarde   Europe   Financial Crisis   Photos   Wikipedia: Christine Lagarde  
Middle class people in India watching the cultural activity The New York Times
Why Indian Elites Like to Call Themselves ‘Middle Class’
India’s Middle Class | What Does the Future Hold? | If you are an Indian reading this, you are very likely among the top 10 percent in the country, since you have I... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
India   Lifestyle   People   Photos   Wikipedia: Middle class  
Pope Francis, greets the faithful during the Urbi and Orbi (to the city and to the world) blessing at the end of the Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square at the the Vatican Sunday, March 31, 2013. Al Jazeera
Pope Francis condemns global 'cult of money'
Pope Francis has called on world leaders to put an end to the "cult of money" and to do more to help the poor, warning that insecurity was rising in many regions of ... (photo: AP / Andrew Medichini)
Photos   Pope   Rome   Vatican   Wikipedia: Pope Francis  
Mali offered more than 3bn in aid  with strings attached The Guardian
Mali offered more than €3bn in aid – with strings attached
EU-led conference agrees aid lifeline, but Europeans insist Mali must fulfil pledges to carry out democratic and social reforms | A German soldier instructs Mali troops i... (photo: European Community / EC)
Conference   Mali   Photos   Pledges   Wikipedia: Mali  
Former Dutch minister Koenders to be named UN Mali envoy, say diplomats Business Day
Former Dutch minister Koenders to be named UN Mali envoy, say diplomats
Related articles | Donors pledge billions of euros to aid Mali recovery Barroso hails progress in Mali as EU pledges aid | NEW YORK — Former Dutch development minister ... (photo: European Community / EC)
Diplomats   EU   Mali   Photos   Wikipedia: Mali  
3.25 billion euros pledged to Mali at Brussels conference Deutsche Welle
3.25 billion euros pledged to Mali at Brussels conference
International donors have pledged more than 3.25 billion euros in aid to help convert the West African state of Mali into a viable nation rather than a terrorist haven. |... (photo: European Community / EC)
Brussels   Conference   Mali   Photos   Wikipedia: Mali  
Politics United Nations
- Confusion and Staff Troubles Rife at Cincinnati I.R.S. Offic
- DeCoatsworth, former hero officer, held by police
- Argao politician talks about waking the ‘sleeping giant’
- Scandal Involving Gifts and Theft Charges Complicates Politi
Lawmaker and chairman of the Ukrainian opposition party Udar (Punch), and WBC Heavyweight Champion boxer Vitali Klitschko, center, attends a rally in central Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, April 7, 2013. Ukraine's president on Sunday pardoned former Ukrainian Interior Affairs Minister Yuri Lutsenko, 48, a close ally of imprisoned former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, moving toward fulfilling a key demand on Kiev's path to integrate closer with the European Union.
Klitschko leads 15 000 protesters demanding release of ex-PM
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- Slavery lives, United Nations says
- Statement in Explanation of Vote At the United Nations Gener
- UN pushes for swift action in Syrian conflict
- Annan regeneration commitment sought
File - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon briefs journalists following the opening of the Ministerial Meeting on the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT).
UN pushes for swift action in Syrian conflict
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Elections Education
- Breaking all election rules, laws
- PNP lowers alert level to normal status after elections
- Bashar Assad Not Stepping Down Before Syria's Elections
- Powerball sales expected to hit $10,000 per minute before to
Pakistani supporters of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif hangs a poster with his image, next to his residence in Lahore, Pakistan, Saturday, March 14, 2009. Pakistan's government put the army on alert ahead of planned opposition protests in the capital, the military said Saturday, as the U.S. called for talks to end a crisis endangering the country's efforts against Islamist extremism
Afghans are wary of Nawaz Sharif - but should they be?
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- India still clueless about trigger behind Chinese incursion
- CMS employee claims assault by student at Carowinds
- 2012 Homeschool Family Calendar and Planner
- Lewis says fight to stop school closings not over
First lady Michelle Obama speaks during the Kids' Inaugural: Our Children. Our Future." event in Washington
US First Lady laments culture of African Americans aspiring to be 'baller or rapper'
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Human Rights Racism & Discrimination
- Klitschko leads 15 000 protesters demanding release of ex-PM
- Granting Sanctuary, Gaining Amnesty
- Jordan to host 'world's largest refugee camp'
- New Guantanamo policy: Genital "pat down"
Lawmaker and chairman of the Ukrainian opposition party Udar (Punch), and WBC Heavyweight Champion boxer Vitali Klitschko, center, attends a rally in central Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, April 7, 2013. Ukraine's president on Sunday pardoned former Ukrainian Interior Affairs Minister Yuri Lutsenko, 48, a close ally of imprisoned former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, moving toward fulfilling a key demand on Kiev's path to integrate closer with the European Union.
Klitschko leads 15 000 protesters demanding release of ex-PM
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- LGBT community supports anti-discrimination ordinance
- On a dangerous mission to end discrimination
- Two Notts County coaches have quit after racism claims by tr
- Kashmir quake victims allege discrimination
England's Italian manager Fabio Capello shouts instructions to his players during the international friendly soccer match between England and Spain at Wembley Stadium in London, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011.
Italy must copy England and Spain's racism policy, says Capello
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Labor Affairs Societies
- Assassin’S Creed Set for May 22, 2015; Ridley Scott’s Mo
- Two Men Go Through Electronically Simulated Labor Pains Whil
- Liberals aim for Labor heartland
- Liberals aim for Labor heartland
Afghanistan accuses Iran of holding 21 laborers
Afghanistan accuses Iran of holding 21 laborers
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- Bulgarians opened Living Traditions in Salt Lake City (Video
- Building society raiders sought
- Everyday People: Nakita Shavers (Photos)
- Gwyneth Paltrow shares how her dad's cancer diagnosis i
The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Information & Broadcasting, Shri Manish Tewari addressing at the convocation of Ramagarhia Girls College, at Ludhiana on March 09, 2013.
Congress says Food Security Bill would have immensely benefited the poor
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