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At least 69 killed as deadly Baghdad bombings mark end of Ramadan
Full Article The Independent
11 Aug 2013

A string of car bombs were detonated in and around Baghdad while people celebrated the end of Ramadan yesterday, killing at least 69 people and wounding 140 more. Twelve separate explosions targeted areas where Muslims were marking...

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People clean up the aftermath of a car bomb attack on a convenience store in the Shaab neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013.
photo: AP / Karim Kadim

updated 10 Aug 2013; published 10 Aug 2013
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BREAKING: Wave of Car Bomb Attacks Strike Baghdad, nearly 80 Killed to End Ramadan in Iraq
updated 21 May 2013; published 21 May 2013
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Baghdad Car Bombings Kill 40 Wound Dozens
updated 28 Jun 2013; published 26 Oct 2009
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Baghdad, Car bombs kill more than 130 people and wounding over 500(25 Oct 2009)
updated 21 Jul 2013; published 21 Jul 2013
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At Least 46 People Killed In Bagdad Car Bombings
updated 20 Jul 2013; published 20 Jul 2013
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Iraq: Baghdad car bombings kill at least 33 people
updated 03 Aug 2013; published 21 Jul 2013
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Wave of Baghdad car bombs kills 65
Burqas and empire, again
Full Article Al Jazeera
10 Aug 2013

We are approaching the 2014 date for withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. Now, finally, a clear majority of people in the US think that the Afghan war was a mistake. So, I am wondering if there will be much re-telling and misuse, again, of the discourse of women's rights as a justification both for the initial war, and, possibly as a...

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File - Coalition service member hands out medicine to Afghan children as part of a MEDCAP (Medical Civic Assistance Program) in the Khowst province on June 21, 2007.
photo: US Army / SPC Michael Carter

updated 25 Apr 2013; published 07 Dec 2012
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'US needs cash injection for Afghan war'
updated 06 Jun 2013; published 16 Mar 2012
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Afghan Massacre Sheds Light on Culture of Mania and Aggression in U.S. Troops in Afghanistan
updated 19 May 2013; published 01 Jun 2011
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Polish troops cleared of war crimes after NATO atrocity kills women, kids
updated 29 May 2013; published 30 Oct 2012
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French train Afghan police ahead of drawdown
updated 21 Jul 2013; published 21 Jul 2013
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Afghans for Progressive Thinking Introduction
updated 27 Jan 2013; published 28 Oct 2010
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US sinking, abandon ship
Indian forces enforce curfew in town in Kashmir
Full Article The Guardian
10 Aug 2013

AIJAZ HUSSAIN Associated Press= SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Indian forces fired warning shots Saturday to enforce a curfew and to push angry people back into their homes in a town in the Indian portion of Kashmir where clashes between Muslims and Hindus during Eid celebrations killed at least two people and injured another 24. State director-general...

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Kashmiri youth gather during a clash between protestors and Indian police officials in Srinagar on August 9, 2013. At least 30 people including 20 police were injured during clashes that broke out after Eid prayers in Srinagar, Indian Kashmir's main city, a police official and witnesses said. Indian police and paramilitary forces fired tear smoke shells and pallet guns at hundreds of protestors throwing rocks at them near the main prayer ground Eidgah in the old town area of the summer capital of the Himalayan state.
photo: WN / Imran Nissar

updated 06 Aug 2012; published 13 Sep 2010
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Violence Continues in Indian Kashmir
updated 19 Jul 2013; published 19 Jul 2013
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Mass Strike In Kashmir After Violence
updated 24 Feb 2013; published 24 Feb 2013
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Anonymous - #Operation Kashmir
updated 05 Jun 2013; published 09 Feb 2013
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Afzal Guru hanged : Activists protest 40 injured
updated 03 Jul 2013; published 23 Dec 2012
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GANG RAPE RAGE RIOTS!: Reporter KILLED in VIOLENT protest in India over FILM STAR Molestation!
updated 31 Jul 2013; published 30 Jul 2013
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Hundreds Of Taliban Fighters Escaped In Pakistan
Four killed in Ethiopian military plane crash in Mogadishu
Full Article Zeenews
10 Aug 2013

Mogadishu: An Ethiopian military cargo plane crash landed and burst into flames at Mogadishu airport, killing four crew members, officials with Somali security and AU forces said. "It was a military cargo plane and there were six crew on board," said one security official who asked not to be named. "Four of them died and two were...

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Four killed in Ethiopian military plane crash in Mogadishu
photo: UN / TOBIN JONES

updated 09 Aug 2013; published 09 Aug 2013
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Military plane crashes in Somalia
updated 09 Aug 2013; published 09 Aug 2013
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Ethiopian military plane crashes in Mogadishu
updated 09 Aug 2013; published 09 Aug 2013
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Military plane crash_Aircraft bursts into flames at Mogadishu airport
updated 09 Aug 2013; published 09 Aug 2013
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Four dead as military plane bursts into flames at Mogadishu airport
updated 09 Aug 2013; published 09 Aug 2013
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Raw Video: Ethiopian Plane on Fire - Mogadishu Airport 2013
updated 09 Aug 2013; published 09 Aug 2013
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Ethiopian Military plane bursts into flames at Mogadishu airport
Obama pledges overhaul on surveillance
Full Article Zeenews
10 Aug 2013

Weeks after former US contractor Edward Snowden revealed details of widespread US surveillance, Obama stood firm in denying any abuse by the program but acknowledged that he needed to address growing concerns. "All these steps are designed to ensure that the American people can trust that our efforts are this line with our interests and our...

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President Barack Obama gestures as he gives his inauguration address during a ceremonial swearing-in ceremony during the 57th Presidential Inauguration, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013 on the West Front of the Capitol in Washington.
photo: AP / Win McNamee, Pool

updated 26 Jul 2013; published 20 Jun 2013
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'Fear Itself': Edward Snowden, the NSA, Obama, & the new surveillance state
updated 08 Aug 2013; published 13 Jun 2013
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FOX NEWS: Edward Snowden & the Surveillance State
updated 09 Aug 2013; published 09 Aug 2013
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Barack Obama pledges greater surveillance transparency
updated 07 Aug 2013; published 11 Jun 2013
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Bill O'Reilly Slams Unconstitutional NSA Surveillance: Should Be Shut Down Immediately
updated 03 Aug 2013; published 02 Jul 2013
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Snowden and the Surveillance State
updated 01 Aug 2013; published 08 Jun 2013
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Greenwald vs. Ari Fleischer On NSA Surveillance, Potential For Abuse Of Power
U.S. Panel Orders Import Ban on Some Samsung Devices
Full Article Wall Street Journal
10 Aug 2013

By BRENT KENDALL and DON CLARK CONNECT WASHINGTON—The U.S. International Trade Commission on Friday ordered a ban on the import and sale of some Samsung Electronics Co. mobile devices after finding they infringed on two Apple Inc. patents. The ruling could put pressure on the Obama administration, which only a few days earlier took the unusual step...

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In this Aug. 25, 2011 file photo a lawyer holds an Apple iPad and a Samsung Tablet-PC at a court in Duesseldorf, Germany.
photo: AP / Sascha Schuermann

updated 22 Jul 2013; published 05 Jun 2013
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Apple Import Ban Ruling Clear Win for Samsung
updated 04 Aug 2013; published 05 Jun 2013
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Apple infringes Samsung Patent on older IPhones and iPads
updated 09 Aug 2013; published 05 Aug 2013
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Samsung expresses regret over Obama administration's veto of ITC ruling
updated 05 Jun 2013; published 05 Jun 2013
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Apple Losing The Patent War To Samsung?
updated 08 Apr 2013; published 07 Apr 2013
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Patent Engineering Week 10 Video 2- Samsung vs. Apple, Import Ban against Older Apple Products
updated 04 Aug 2013; published 05 Jun 2013
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No More iPads?! Samsung Wins in Patent Lawsuit Against Apple
Manning's leaks put villages at risk, official says
Full Article San Francisco Chronicle
10 Aug 2013

Fort Meade, Md. -- The classified information that Army Pfc. Bradley Manning disclosed through WikiLeaks put entire Afghan villages at risk of harm from the Taliban for cooperating with U.S. forces, a Pentagon official testified Friday at the soldier's sentencing...

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Manning's leaks put villages at risk, official says
photo: US Army / Vang Seng Thao

updated 03 Aug 2013; published 30 Jul 2013
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Bradley Manning: US soldier cleared of aiding the enemy in WikiLeaks case
updated 26 Jun 2013; published 02 Jun 2013
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Former political prisoner defends Bradley Manning
updated 10 Aug 2013; published 03 Apr 2010
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Collateral Murder - Wikileaks - Iraq
updated 09 Aug 2013; published 31 Jul 2013
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Inside Story - Bradley Manning: Whistleblower or traitor?
updated 01 Aug 2013; published 05 Apr 2010
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WIKILEAK PRESENTS AIR STRIKE IN IRAQ KILLING REPORTER AND WOUDING CHILDREN.
updated 27 Jun 2013; published 15 Dec 2010
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How the Gulf Oil Spill Became History's Worst
Front-runner in Mali election runoff pledges to reinforce peace
Full Article Swissinfo
10 Aug 2013

Reuters August 9, 2013 - 23:54 By Daniel Flynn and Tiemoko Diallo BAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali's presidential front-runner wrapped up his campaign on Friday with a promise to restore peace to the West African country scarred by a coup and an Islamist uprising that triggered French military intervention. Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, 68, a former prime...

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Front-runner in Mali election runoff pledges to reinforce peace
photo: UN / Marco Dormino

updated 05 Aug 2013; published 05 Aug 2013
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Presidential Candidates Seek Alliances Ahead Of Mali Run-off Elections
updated 06 Aug 2013; published 06 Aug 2013
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Mali Election heads for run off - France 24 (3Aug13)
updated 04 Aug 2013; published 03 Aug 2013
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Mali Vote Heads to Second Round
updated 30 May 2013; published 27 Mar 2012
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Stiff challenges await Senegal's new leader
updated 30 Jul 2013; published 30 Jul 2013
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MALI TIMBUKTU VOTE COUNTING
updated 04 Aug 2013; published 04 Aug 2013
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Will The Result Of Mali Elections Bring Any Change To The Country?
The sudden and unexpected return of the drone war
Full Article North Jersey
09 Aug 2013

(c) 2013, Foreign Policy. WASHINGTON — The drone war is back. Amid fears that al-Qaida-affiliated terrorists in Yemen are plotting a major attack, U.S. drones reportedly launched three strikes in the country on Thursday alone, killing 12 suspected al-Qaida militants. In fact, the Obama administration is arguably waging its most intense drone...

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File - An armed MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle taxis down a runway in Afghanistan.
photo: USAF / Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson

updated 10 Aug 2013; published 24 Apr 2013
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As Obama Shuns Hearing, Yemeni Says U.S. Drone War Terrifying Civilians, Empowering Militants
updated 08 Aug 2013; published 25 Jul 2013
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Yemeni Reporter Who Exposed U.S. Drone Strike Freed From Prison After Jailing at Obama's Request 2/2
updated 09 Aug 2013; published 08 Aug 2013
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US hits Yemen with three drone strikes in a day
updated 06 Aug 2013; published 02 Aug 2013
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Obama meets Yemeni president as US drones country
updated 31 Jul 2013; published 25 Jul 2013
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Yemeni Reporter Who Exposed U.S. Drone Strike Freed From Prison After Jailing at Obama's Request 1/2
updated 23 Apr 2013; published 23 Apr 2013
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Why Did the United States Kill a Denver-Born Teenager With a Drone Strike in Yemen
Britain Sends Warship To Gibraltar Amid Tensions
Full Article Orange News
09 Aug 2013

9 August 2013, 10:22 Britain Sends Warship To Gibraltar Amid Tensions Tweet Britain is sending a warship to Gibraltar later this month as diplomatic tensions increase with Spain over plans to charge people travelling to or from the British outpost. HMS Westminster and two other ships will visit the territory, it emerged a day after David Cameron...

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Three Royal Gibraltar Police officers on parade duties, Grand Casemates Square, Gibraltar at the Queen's Birthday in 2007.
photo: Creative Commons / Joe Vinent

updated 06 Aug 2013; published 24 May 2012
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Gibraltar fishing crisis - Spain defies Royal Navy in 3 hour stand-off
updated 27 Jun 2013; published 26 Jun 2013
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Spanish police make SECOND incursion into British waters off Gibraltar
updated 20 Jun 2013; published 27 May 2012
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Guardia Civil Incursion in Gibraltar Waters - Fishing Wars Thursday 24 May 2012
updated 03 Aug 2013; published 23 Jun 2012
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Gibraltar Struggle against Spanish Nationalistic Oppression Protest 23 June 2012
updated 31 Jul 2013; published 17 Nov 2010
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Gibraltar
updated 02 Aug 2013; published 31 May 2012
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GIBRALTAR, LA HISTORIA JAMAS CONTADA (3 de 3)

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'Noam Chomsky has built his entire reputation as a political dissident on his command of the facts. His writings resemble powerful weapons of empirical data.' Photograph: Graeme...
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Today marks the 52nd anniversary of the start of the chemical warfare program in Vietnam, a long time with NO without sufficient remedial action by the U.S. government. One of the...
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The old saying goes be careful what you wish for. You may get more than you bargained for. Washington's wars often don't turn out as planned. Middle East, North African, Eurasian...

A woman inspect the aftermath of a car bomb attack on a store in the New Baghdad neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013.
The US has condemned Saturday's bombings and shootings in Iraq in which more than 60 people were killed. It said those carrying out the attacks during celebrations marking the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan were enemies of Iraq and the...
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Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar, the highest Islammic Sunni institution, Ahmed Al-Tayeb looks on during his meeting with Egyptian presidency candidate Mohamed ElBaradei, not pictured, in Cairo, Egypt
The Grand Imam of al-Azhar, Egypt's top Islamic institution, has begun inviting different political forces to talks on ending the country's political crisis. Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyib hopes to oversee a national reconciliation meeting. Over...
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A Loyalist protester runs past a burning car during rioting in the centre of Belfast, Northern Ireland, Friday, Aug. 9, 2013.
Northern Ireland's chief constable has called violent street protests against a republican parade in Belfast "mindless anarchy and sheer thuggery". Matt Baggott was speaking after 26 police officers were injured during loyalist...
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Mali election: Campaigning ends ahead of second round
Campaigning has ended across Mali ahead of Sunday's presidential election run-off. Former Prime Minister Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and ex-Finance Minister Soumaila Cisse will contest the second round. The election is intended to restore democracy...
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In this photo taken Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012, a man walks by advertising boards of HTC Corp., two at right, and Samsung Electric Co., in Taipei. Taiwan's top smartphone maker HTC is trying hard to halt its sliding sales and keep its status as a strong global brand in a market increasingly dominated by Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. is trying hard to halt its sliding sales and keep its status as a strong global brand in a market increasingly dominated by Apple Inc. and Samsung.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) on Friday ordered a ban on the import and sale of some Samsung mobile devices after finding they infringed on two Apple's patents for multitouch features and headphone jack...
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Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy points his finger during a press conference at the Moncloa Palace, in Madrid, Sunday, June 10, 2012. Spain became the fourth and largest country to ask Europe to rescue its failing banks.
Palma de Mallorca, Spain, Aug 9 (EFE). — Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said here Friday that he is in favor of a fourpart dialogue Spain, Britain, Gibraltar and Spain's Andalusia region to overcome current tensions surrounding the Rock....
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Yemeni soldiers stand guard in front of Yemen's President Abed Rabbu Mansour Hadi's house as protestors demonstrate to denounce terror attacks and hail the decisions by Hadi to replace security officials in Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012.
Reuters August 9, 2013 - 20:47 ADEN (Reuters) - Five suspected al Qaeda militants were killed in an air strike in eastern Yemen, the Interior Ministry said on Friday, in an escalating campaign against the militant group's Yemeni branch after...
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