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President Barack Obama holds a National Security Council meeting in the Situation Room of the White House, April 5, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) Obama Will Slow Down Drone Strikes But Keep Control
In a big counterterrorism speech at the National Defense University today, President Obama plans to lay out his national security strategy for his second term, detailing a strategy for closing... (photo: White House / Pete Souza) New York Magazine
Barack Obama   Defense   Photos   War on Terror   Wikipedia: Presidency of Barack Obama
File - Children at play at the Yida settlement in Unity state, in northern South Sudan, 12 March, 2013. Opened in 2011, Yida has over 70,000 refugees. Amnesty: Growing Danger for Refugees
Amnesty International says the world is growing more dangerous for refugees and migrants. The organization’s annual report says the rights of millions of people who have escaped conflict and... (photo: UN / Martine Perret) Voa News
Human Rights   Photos   Refugee   War   Wikipedia: Refugee
French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde poses before giving a television interview, Tuesday June 28, 2011 in Paris, after she has been chosen to lead the International Monetary Fund. She will become the first female managing director of the global lending organization.(AP Photo/Jacques Brinon) IMF chief Lagarde faces inquiry over tycoon payout
Prosecutors will question IMF chief Christine Lagarde on Thursday to determine whether she should face charges regarding a €400 million payout to disgraced businessman Bernard Tapie when she was... (photo: AP / Jacques Brinon) France24
Bernard Tapie   Christine Lagarde   Scandal   Wikipedia: Bernard Tapie   Photos
Police and forensic officers near the scene of an attack which has left one man confirmed dead and two people injured near Woolwich barracks in London Wednesday, May, 22, 2013. London attack: Terrorists targeting soldiers at home again?
May 23, 2013 -- Updated 0227 GMT (1027 HKT) London (CNN) -- Security experts are starting to analyze events leading up to the horrific cleaver attack of a man believed to be a British soldier on the... (photo: AP / Alastair Grant) CNN
Crime   London   Photos   Terrorism   Wikipedia: 2013 Woolwich attack
Syrian President Bashar Assad reacts as he speaks to the media with his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul, not seen, following their talks at the Ottoman-era Ciragan Palace, Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, May 8, 2010. Kerry warns Assad over Syria violence
The US Secretary of State is warning Syria's President that the opposition will be given wide support if Bashar al-Assad refuses to negotiate on a peace deal. John Kerry is meeting with foreign... (photo: AP / Ibrahim Usta) Al Jazeera
Peace   Photos   Syrian Crisis   War   Wikipedia: Syrian civil war
Latin American ministers during Pacific Alliance Summit 4-Nation Pacific Alliance Trade Bloc Forges Ahead
BOGOTA, Colombia — The presidents of Colombia, Peru, Chile and Mexico meet in the western city of Cali on Thursday in hopes of completing a nascent trade bloc that looks to the European Union as a... (photo: AP / Fernando Vergara) The New York Times
Economy   Latin America   Pacific Alliance   Photos   Wikipedia: Pacific Alliance
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