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Iran's new president calls on West to end sanctions
Full Article San Francisco Chronicle
05 Aug 2013

Tehran -- - Iran's new president on Sunday called on the West to abandon the "language of sanctions" in dealing with the Islamic Republic over its contentious nuclear program, hoping to ease the economic pressures now grinding its people. President Hasan Rouhani spoke after being sworn in as president in an open session of parliament, capping a...

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Iran's new President Hasan Rouhani, waves after swearing in at the parliament, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2013.
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updated 02 Jun 2013; published 26 Apr 2013
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Iran nuclear policy forecast not to change after June presidential elections
updated 29 May 2013; published 29 May 2013
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Latest World News - US-engineered sanctions against Iran illegal: Hassan Roahni
updated 04 Aug 2013; published 04 Aug 2013
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Iran's new president prepares to take over from Ahmadinejad
updated 19 Jul 2013; published 22 Aug 2012
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Iran's complaint against US, EU sanctions
updated 18 Jan 2013; published 19 Oct 2012
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IRAN Economic Warfare: Sanctions Devalue Currency 40%, Protest Ensue, Mass Misery 3/Oct/2012
updated 03 Aug 2013; published 03 Aug 2013
2:17
New Iranian president set to bring changes to relationship with West
Diplomatic efforts to defuse Egyptian crisis ongoing
Full Article Deutsche Welle
04 Aug 2013

Diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis in Egypt without further bloodshed continued over the weekend. While the situation remained extremely tense, some spoke of initial signs of a willingness to compromise. The US deputy secretary of state, William Burns, met on Saturday both with senior supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi and...

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Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi chant slogans against Egyptian Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi outside Rabaah al-Adawiya mosque, where supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi have installed a camp and hold daily rallies at Nasr City, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Aug. 2, 2013.
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updated 04 Jun 2013; published 04 Jun 2013
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updated 07 Jul 2013; published 07 Jul 2013
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Mohamed Morsi Breaking News: U.S. Officials Hope Egyptian Military Can Keep Stability
updated 02 Sep 2012; published 02 Sep 2012
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Lying Iranian Government Distorts Morsi Speech - Inserts "Bahrain" for "Syria" in Translation
updated 06 Jun 2013; published 06 Jun 2013
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Egypt Ready For War Over Ethiopia Nile Dam Plans.
updated 31 Jul 2013; published 31 Jul 2013
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EU's Ashton visit ends, but Egypt crisis persists
updated 04 Aug 2013; published 04 Aug 2013
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Diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis in Egypt continues
Political violence and the efforts to salvage Tunisia’s revolution
Full Article Al Jazeera
03 Aug 2013

The political assassination of nationalist politician Mohamed Brahmi last week is a personal tragedy for his family, who witnessed his brutal murder, as well as a national tragedy for a nation at least temporarily derailed from a process that seemed poised to produce a relatively stable democratic transition, thereby avoiding the violence,...

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Tunisian opposition politician Mohammed Brahmi's supporters run in the tear gas during clashes with police after the funerals in Tunis, Saturday July, 27, 2013.
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updated 12 Feb 2013; published 12 Feb 2013
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Debate 29 May 2012, Tunis: THB political violence in Tunisia is getting out of control
updated 31 Oct 2012; published 31 Oct 2012
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Islamic Schools On The Rise In Tunisia
updated 01 Apr 2013; published 01 Apr 2013
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Secularists fear an Islamist takeover in Tunisia
updated 19 May 2013; published 19 May 2013
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Clashes in Tunisia over banned rally
updated 17 Feb 2013; published 17 Feb 2013
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Tens Of Thousands Rally In Tunisia To Support Islamists
updated 07 Feb 2013; published 07 Feb 2013
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Tunisia Moves to Contain Fallout After Opposition Figure Is Assassinated
Nigeria: Doctors Treating Lead-Poisoned Children
Full Article The New York Times
03 Aug 2013

LAGOS, NigeriaDoctors Without Borders say they can start treating child victims in Nigeria of one of the world's worst recorded lead poisoning cases after a cleanup was held up for two years by a lack of funding. Dr. Michelle Chouinard said Friday that more than 1,000 children need treatment that will take one or two years. She said it is too...

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In this Wednesday, June 9, 2010 photo, children farm in Yangalma village, where most of the children suffering from lead poisoning come from, in Gusau, Nigeria. Among the flat lands and dried-out creekbeds of northern Zamfara state, Nigerian officials say more than 160 people have died from lead poisoning, the majority of them children. At least six villages remain contaminated with the lead, released during illegal, but highly profitable gold mining in the poor region
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updated 03 Aug 2013; published 03 Aug 2013
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Nigeria: Doctors treat lead-poisoned children
updated 29 Apr 2013; published 29 Apr 2013
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Zamfara State Lead Poisoning Cleanup - An Update
updated 17 Jun 2011; published 17 Jun 2011
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Lead Poisoned Kids Silenced
updated 20 Aug 2011; published 20 Aug 2011
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Dr. Herbert Needleman discusses childhood lead poisoning. IAOMT 2007 L.V.
updated 12 Feb 2013; published 12 Feb 2013
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Zamfara lead poisoning epidemic update with Jane Cohen of Human Rights Watch
updated 04 Apr 2011; published 04 Apr 2011
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Cleaning toxic soil in Nigeria
Al-Qaida Leader Says Egypt's Morsi Abandoned Jihad
Full Article The New York Times
03 Aug 2013

CAIRO — Al-Qaida's leader is condemning the overthrow of President Mohammed Morsi, but also blaming the ousted Egyptian leader for trying to "satisfy America" by abandoning jihad. Ayman al-Zawahri spoke in a 15-minute Internet audio message posted late Friday, his second this week. He says Morsi, toppled in a July 3 coup after millions took to the...

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updated 07 Jul 2013; published 07 Jul 2013
1:30
Egypt: Anti-Morsi protesters militate against Obama and Al-Qaeda
updated 07 Jul 2013; published 07 Jul 2013
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Mohamed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood Ghetto Politics Conflict Could Play Out in Salafist Favour
updated 09 Jul 2013; published 09 Jul 2013
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Morsi loyalists : We are new Al-Qaeda and Taliban in Egypt
updated 05 Jul 2013; published 05 Jul 2013
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EGYPT Military Ousts Obama Backed MORSI. Suspends Constitution
updated 24 Jul 2013; published 24 Jul 2013
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Egypt After Morsi - (Part 2/3)
updated 13 Jul 2013; published 13 Jul 2013
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War & Conflict Breaking News: Egypt: Islamist Lawmakers Demand Morsi's Return
Qaeda Messages Prompt U.S. Terror Warning
Full Article The New York Times
03 Aug 2013

WASHINGTON — The United States intercepted electronic communications this week among senior operatives of Al Qaeda, in which the terrorists discussed attacks against American interests in the Middle East and North Africa, American officials said Friday. Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesworld for international breaking news and headlines....

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White House workers walk on the roof of the White House after lowering the flag to half staff for the death of U.S. ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012 in Washington.
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updated 04 Aug 2013; published 04 Aug 2013
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US embassies in Middle East and North Africa close after terror alert
updated 03 Aug 2013; published 03 Aug 2013
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US worldwide travel alert over fear of al Qaeda attack
updated 03 Aug 2013; published 03 Aug 2013
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US Issues GLOBAL TRAVEL ALERT over FEARS of AL QAEDA TERROR THREAT!
updated 04 Aug 2013; published 04 Aug 2013
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Intercepted Al-Qaeda Communications Indicate Planned Attack 'Big,' 'Strategically Significant'
updated 14 May 2013; published 14 May 2013
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Could Benghazi be the End of President Obama and Hillary Clinton? Benghazi Scandal
updated 03 Aug 2013; published 03 Aug 2013
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British Embassy In Yemen Closed
Clashes Leave Scores of Afghan Police and Taliban Dead
Full Article The New York Times
02 Aug 2013

KABUL, Afghanistan — Twenty-two Afghan police officers were killed on Thursday when a convoy returning from a mission to free a slain tribal elder’s relatives who were kidnapped by the Taliban was ambushed, Afghan officials said Friday. The episode illustrates the power struggle between insurgents and the government as coalition troops prepare to...

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Afghan police officers, one with flowers in the barrel of his weapon, leave their checkpoint
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updated 09 Mar 2013; published 09 Mar 2013
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Two Suicide Bombers Strike On First Day Of Hagel's Visit
updated 04 Jul 2013; published 04 Jul 2013
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Afghan Army Chief: 'Pakistan controls Taliban'
updated 29 Apr 2013; published 29 Apr 2013
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Taliban marks start of 'monumental' spring offensive with deadly attack
updated 11 Apr 2013; published 11 Apr 2013
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Afghan Exodus In The Making
updated 07 Mar 2012; published 07 Mar 2012
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6 UK troops missing, presumed dead in Afghanistan
updated 30 Jun 2010; published 30 Jun 2010
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Iran's President-Elect Calls Israel a 'Wound'
Full Article Voa News
02 Aug 2013

Iran&aposs; President-elect Hassan Rouhani on Friday called Israel a "wound" that needs to be "removed." State media carried Mr. Rouhani&aposs; remarks at a...

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Iranian President elect Hasan Rowhani, stands in front of a portrait of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, during visit of his shrine, just outside Tehran, Iran, Sunday, June 16, 2013.
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updated 02 Aug 2013; published 02 Aug 2013
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Iran's Hassan Rouhani: Israel an 'old wound that should be removed'
updated 02 Aug 2013; published 02 Aug 2013
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BREAKING: Iran's Hassan Rouhani "Israel Is A Wound Must Be Removed"
updated 03 Aug 2013; published 03 Aug 2013
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Netanyahu slams Iran's new president Hassan Rouhani for hate speech on annual anti-Israel holiday
updated 04 Aug 2013; published 23 Jul 2013
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August 4th 2013 Breaking News Iranian Shia leaders calls to destroy Israel - Last Days End Times
updated 02 Aug 2013; published 02 Aug 2013
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New Iranian President: Israel Is An Old Wound In The Islamic World
updated 06 Mar 2013; published 06 Mar 2013
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Tehran Infested With Rats As Big As Cats
Germany Nixes Surveillance Pact With US, Britain
Full Article The New York Times
02 Aug 2013

BERLIN — The German government has canceled a Cold War-era surveillance pact with the United States and Britain following concerns about their alleged electronic eavesdropping in Germany. Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said Friday that ending the agreement was "a necessary and proper consequence of the recent debate about protecting personal...

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updated 04 Aug 2013; published 04 Aug 2013
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Germany ends surveillance pact with US, Britain
updated 03 Aug 2013; published 03 Aug 2013
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Germany Cancels Pact With United States And Britain After Spying Allegations
updated 30 Jun 2013; published 30 Jun 2013
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Germany Accusing United States Of Cold War Tactics
updated 23 May 2012; published 23 May 2012
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1960 Soviet Spy School Training - Small Town Espionage and Surveillance
updated 01 May 2011; published 01 May 2011
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Techno - A.PAUL @ PACT FESTIVAL - Queensday Eindhoven - 2011
updated 29 Jul 2013; published 19 Jun 2013
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Transatlantic Ties - How Important is the US? | Made in Germany
Morsi backers plan fresh rallies, defying Egypt's police
Full Article The Times of India
02 Aug 2013

CAIRO: Supporters of Egypt's ousted president Mohamed Morsi urged fresh rallies on Friday, raising fears of renewed violence as police prepared to disperse them amid international appeals for restraint. The call came as US secretary of state John Kerry said the military's removal in July of Morsi — Egypt's first democratically elected president —...

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Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi pray at Rabaah al-Adawiya mosque, where they have installed a camp and hold daily rallies at Nasr City, in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013.
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updated 03 Aug 2013; published 03 Aug 2013
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BREAKING - Defiant Morsi supporters clash with police in Cairo
updated 16 Jul 2013; published 16 Jul 2013
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7 People Killed In Clashes In Egypt
updated 30 Jun 2013; published 30 Jun 2013
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Seven People Killed in Egypt During Violent Anti-Government Protests
updated 31 Jul 2013; published 31 Jul 2013
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Egypt: Muslim brotherhood stages sit-in as Morsi supporters clash with police
updated 27 Jul 2013; published 27 Jul 2013
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Dozens Killed In Clashes In Egypt - Morsi, Muslim Brotherhood & Egypt Police
updated 02 Jul 2013; published 02 Jul 2013
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Police Help Record-Shattering, MASSIVE Protests in Egypt

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In this picture released by the official website of the Iranian supreme leader's office, outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, delivers the official seal of approval of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center, to give to President-elect Hasan Rouhani, right, in an official endorsement ceremony, in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013.
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Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi chant slogans against Egyptian Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi outside Rabaah al-Adawiya mosque, where supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi have installed a camp and hold daily rallies at Nasr City, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Aug. 2, 2013.
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