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Protesters besieged in Cairo mosque
Full Article Al Jazeera
17 Aug 2013

Supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi are trapped in a mosque near Cairo's Ramses Square, as military and police forces keep the area surrounded. A tense standoff continued early on Saturday morning at the Egyptian capital's Al-Fateh mosque. Witnesses inside the building told Al Jazeera that police, soldiers and "thugs"...

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Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi chant slogans against Egyptian Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi before clashes broke out with Egyptian security forces in Ramses Square, downtown Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Aug. 16, 2013.
photo: AP / Hassan Ammar

updated 01 Aug 2013; published 28 Jan 2011
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مصر Egypt Uprising - mass demonstrations in Cairo! People fight against violent police
updated 14 Aug 2013; published 28 Jan 2011
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egyptians crowds confront riot police in Suez
updated 14 Jul 2012; published 28 Jan 2011
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Live Ammunition and Tear Gas fired in Alexandria, Egypt
updated 16 Jul 2013; published 16 Jul 2013
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Egypt Morsi Supporters In Cairo Police Clash
updated 15 Aug 2013; published 16 Jul 2013
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Police fire tear gas at protesters in Cairo Middle East
updated 03 Aug 2013; published 03 Aug 2013
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Supporters of Egypt's ousted president Morsi stage million-man marches in Cairo
CIA acknowledges Area 51 exists
Full Article Otago Daily Times
17 Aug 2013

National security scholars at George Washington University have some good news and bad news for UFO buffs - the U.S. government has finally confirmed the existence of Area 51 in Nevada, but it makes no mention of little green men or alien spaceships. The government acknowledged the existence of the mysterious aviation test site known as Area 51, a...

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Warning sign near secret Area 51 base in Nevada.
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updated 16 Aug 2013; published 16 Aug 2013
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CIA Admits The Existence Of Area 51
updated 16 Aug 2013; published 16 Aug 2013
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INSANE! CIA acknowledges Area 51 in declassified documents
updated 16 Aug 2013; published 16 Aug 2013
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Confirmation of AREA 51 Existence - (August 16, 2013)
updated 16 Aug 2013; published 16 Aug 2013
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CIA: The mysterious Area 51 exists!
updated 16 Aug 2013; published 16 Aug 2013
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World News | Area 51 "Officially Confirmed By CIA" | August 16. 2013
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Annie Jacobsen on Book, Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base. 3 of 3
Hezbollah Makes Vow to Step Up Sunni Fight
Full Article The New York Times
17 Aug 2013

AITA AL SHAAB, Lebanon — Thousands of men, women and children gathered in this village near the border with Israel, jumped to their feet, pumped their fists and cheered as Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah, vowed on Friday to step up the fight against the radical Sunni Muslims whom he accused of a car bombing on Thursday in one of the...

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Hezbollah supporters raise their hands to great Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah
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updated 21 Mar 2013; published 22 Oct 2012
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Gunmen, soldiers fight in Lebanon in spillover from Syria
updated 18 Jun 2013; published 20 May 2013
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Free syrian army vs hezbollah Hezbollah steps up Syria battle, Israel threatens more strikes
updated 06 Aug 2013; published 19 Jun 2013
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Nasrallah Hezbollah Nazis Tatoo Heads of Syria Sunni Prisoners in Qusayr 6-18-13 Shades of Hitler
updated 15 Aug 2013; published 25 Mar 2013
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Syria: Shia fighters unite to defend holy shrine
updated 02 Jul 2013; published 30 Jun 2013
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Assads Forces Beat Rebel Troops Heavily To Gain Control
updated 20 Jul 2013; published 09 Jul 2013
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Car Bomb in Beirut Shiite Suburb: Another Attempt to Spark Sectarian Civil War in Lebanon
Ecuador Drops Plan to Ban Drilling in Jungle
Full Article The New York Times
16 Aug 2013

Six years ago, President Rafael Correa of Ecuador offered the world what he considered an enticing deal: donate $3.6 billion to a trust fund intended to protect nearly 4,000 square miles of the Amazon jungle and his country would refrain from oil drilling in the rain forest. The plan won applause from environmentalists, and international luminaries...

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An aerial view of the Yasuni National Park, in Ecuador's northeastern jungle, Thursday, May 17, 2007.
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updated 15 Aug 2013; published 01 Mar 2012
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Ecuador tribe under threat from oil drilling
updated 15 Aug 2013; published 27 Oct 2009
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Ecuador wants money not to drill in Amazon - 27 Oct 09
updated 25 Jul 2013; published 03 Sep 2010
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Ecuador: protecting nature from oil exploration - Reporter
updated 16 Aug 2013; published 16 Aug 2013
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Ecuador approves Yasuni national park oil drilling in Amazon rainforest
updated 16 Aug 2013; published 16 Aug 2013
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Yasuni Ecuador abandons plan to stave off Amazon drilling
updated 09 Dec 2011; published 08 Apr 2011
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Ecuador Leaves Oil Riches in Ground to Save Ecosystem
Utah firefighters slowly gaining upper hand on house-gulping blazes
Full Article The Salt Lake Tribune
16 Aug 2013

Crews renewed their counterattack on the ground and in the air Friday against the nearly 2,000-acre Rockport 5 Fire, optimistic they had finally gained momentum against the four-day-old lightning-sparked Summit County blaze. Some of the 250 families from the upscale northern Utah mountain communities evacuated earlier this week also got good news:...

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Utah firefighters slowly gaining upper hand on house-gulping blazes
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updated 14 Aug 2013; published 14 Aug 2013
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Summit County fire burns homes, forces evacuation
updated 14 Aug 2013; published 14 Aug 2013
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New Fire Makes 8 Active Wildfires Burning in Utah!!
updated 15 Aug 2013; published 15 Aug 2013
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Wildfire outbreak in Utah challenging Utah firefighters
updated 15 Aug 2013; published 15 Aug 2013
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Utah wildfire at risk of another flareup as evacuation orders remain in place
updated 16 Aug 2013; published 16 Aug 2013
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BEST NEWS Utah Fire Threatens Hundreds of Homes
updated 16 Aug 2013; published 16 Aug 2013
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BEST NEWS Recycling bins follow you!
South Africa Marks Anniversary of Killing of Miners
Full Article Voa News
16 Aug 2013

VOA News A memorial service is being held for the 34 striking miners who were shot in cold blood a year ago by police at a platinum mine in South Africa. The service Friday on the site of the...

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Mine workers sit on a hill where a year ago, police opened fire on fellow workers killing 34 and injuring 78, during a memorial service to get under way, near the Marikana, South Africa, platinum mine, Friday Aug. 16, 2013.
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updated 16 Aug 2012; published 16 Aug 2012
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South African miners fired on by police
updated 17 Aug 2012; published 17 Aug 2012
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Striking miners fired on in South Africa
updated 15 Aug 2013; published 16 Aug 2012
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South African police open fire on striking Lonmin miners - Rough Cuts
updated 17 Aug 2012; published 17 Aug 2012
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Video: Police open fire on South African miners, dozens killed (GRAPHIC)
updated 20 Sep 2010; published 20 Sep 2010
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Deepest Mines In the World South Africa
updated 05 Nov 2011; published 05 Nov 2011
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Gold found in South Africa mine's waste
Egypt braces for ‘Friday of anger’ after bloody crackdown
Full Article Khaleej Times
16 Aug 2013

Egypt’s Islamists called for a 'Friday of anger' in Cairo after more than 600 people were killed following a crackdown on their protest camps, as the UN urged 'maximum restraint' from all sides. “Anti-coup rallies... will depart from all mosques of Cairo and head towards Ramsis square after (traditional Friday) prayer in ‘Friday of...

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A boy holds a poster of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi pasted on a Yemeni flag during a rally supporting Morsi in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013. Arabic writing reads, "We are with the legitimacy." Egyptian authorities on Thursday authorized police to use deadly force to protect themselves and key state institutions from attacks, after presumed supporters of the deposed Islamist president torched two local government buildings near the capital in the latest of a series of apparent reprisals to follow a bloody crackdown on their protest camps.
photo: AP / Hani Mohammed

updated 16 Aug 2013; published 14 Aug 2013
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Accusations fly in Egypt
updated 16 Aug 2013; published 16 Aug 2013
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Egypt faces more violence on 'day of rage'
updated 15 Aug 2013; published 15 Aug 2013
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Egypt in Crisis: Funerals begin for hundreds of Morsi supporters killed in Cairo camp clashes
updated 15 Aug 2013; published 15 Aug 2013
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Egypt Death Toll Mounts: Crackdown on Pro-Morsi Cairo protest camps leaves over 500 dead
updated 16 Aug 2013; published 16 Aug 2013
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Death Toll From Egypt Violence Rises To 638
updated 16 Aug 2013; published 16 Aug 2013
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Obama and Egypt: US President Barack Obama condemns violence against Egyptian protesters
Report: NSA Broke Privacy Rules Repeatedly
Full Article Voa News
16 Aug 2013

VOA News A prominent U.S. newspaper says it has obtained a National Security Agency internal audit and other top secret documents, showing that the agency "has broken privacy rules or overstepped its legal authority, thousands of times" each year since Congress granted the agency broad new powers in 2008. The Washington Post reported...

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A banner supporting Edward Snowden, a former CIA employee who leaked top-secret documents about sweeping U.S. surveillance programs, is displayed at Central, Hong Kong's business district, Monday, June 17, 2013.
photo: AP / Kin Cheung

updated 16 Aug 2013; published 16 Aug 2013
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Report: NSA Spying Broke Privacy Rules Many Times - Edwards Snowden Documents Reveal
updated 16 Aug 2013; published 16 Aug 2013
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NSA broke privacy rules thousands of times each year report says
updated 20 Jun 2013; published 20 Jun 2013
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BREAKING NEWS! Secret documents reveal rules allowing NSA warrantless use of US data
updated 12 Jul 2013; published 12 Jul 2013
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Latest World News - Secret documents reveal rules allowing NSA warrantless use of US data
updated 20 Jun 2013; published 20 Jun 2013
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Secret documents reveal rules allowing NSA warrantless use of US data
updated 16 Aug 2013; published 16 Aug 2013
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NSA Broke Privacy Rules Many Times
UN chief 'deeply troubled' by Israeli settlements
Full Article The Siasat Daily
16 Aug 2013

August 15: UN Secretary-General Ban-Ki moon said today that he is "deeply troubled" by Israeli settlement building and that it could ultimately prevent the establishment of a Palestinian state. A day earlier, Israelis and Palestinians had launched formal talks on the terms of a Palestinian state, ending a five-year freeze. The talks were...

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UN chief 'deeply troubled' by Israeli settlements
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updated 16 Aug 2013; published 16 Aug 2013
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Ban Ki Moon - Israeli Settlements Deeply Trouble
updated 20 Nov 2007; published 20 Nov 2007
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Among the Settlers - Israel/Palestine
updated 15 Aug 2013; published 15 Aug 2013
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UN Chief Deeply Troubled by Israeli Settlements
updated 05 Sep 2012; published 05 Sep 2012
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Israeli Settlers 'Desecrate Christian Monastery'
updated 16 Aug 2013; published 12 Jul 2013
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Palestinian Terrorism Against Israel - The Beginning | Israeli-Palestinian Conflict | Documentary
updated 15 Apr 2012; published 15 Apr 2012
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UN: A serious stake on Israel or another diplomatic bluff?-Remember Palestine-04-14-2012
UN Appeals for $98 Million for North Korea Needs
Full Article The New York Times
15 Aug 2013

UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations is urgently appealing for $98 million to meet critical humanitarian needs in North Korea for the rest of 2013. Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesworld for international breaking news and headlines. Twitter List: Reporters and Editors The U.N. said it has received only $52 million of the $150 million it...

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A man, center, supervises a dancing group during a mass folk dance in front of the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, Monday, April 15, 2013.
photo: AP / Alexander F. Yuan

updated 24 Apr 2013; published 29 Mar 2012
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U.S. SUSPENDS FOOD AID TO NORTH KOREA! Pyongyang Plans ROCKET LAUNCH!
updated 13 Aug 2013; published 31 Jul 2013
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S. Korean civic groups start sending humanitarian aid to N. Korea 민간단체 대북 지원 물자, 오늘부터 속속 출발
updated 26 Mar 2011; published 26 Mar 2011
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U.N. Warns of Growing Food Crisis in North Korea
updated 13 Jun 2012; published 13 Jun 2012
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Malnutrition wreaks heavy toll on North Korea
updated 23 Mar 2012; published 23 Mar 2012
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UN chief warns North Korea rocket launch could affect aid - 23Mar2012
updated 11 Feb 2013; published 11 Feb 2013
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WASHINGTON — THE Egyptian military’s bloody crackdown on supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood is yet another sign of the dark side of the Arab awakening. Across the Middle East,...
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Ramallah On Tuesday August 13th, 26 “low risk” Palestinian prisoners were released to their families by the Israeli government, a “gesture of good faith” made by Israeli Primer...
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16 August 2013, 10:03 Marikana Miners Massacre Policeman: No Regrets Tweet A policeman who took part in the killings of 34 striking platinum miners in South Africa has insisted he...

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LAS VEGAS UFO buffs and believers in space aliens are celebrating the CIA’s clearest acknowledgement of the existence of Area 51, the top-secret Cold War test site that has been the subject of elaborate conspiracy theories for decades. The recently...
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In this Sept. 7, 2009 photo released by the Philippine Air Force 505th Search and Rescue Squadron based at the 3rd Air Division in Zamboanga city, Lita Casumlum, a ferry survivor, bottom, is hoisted by an air force rescuer after she was spotted in shark-infested waters off Zamboanga peninsula in southern Philippines after bobbing with a life-jacket for more than 30 hours.
At least 17 people were killed when a passenger ferry carrying nearly 700 people collided with a cargo ship and sank in the central Philippines on Friday night, officials said. About 575 people were rescued by government vessels and small fishing...
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Olympian Oscar Pistorius stands following his bail hearing in Pretoria, South Africa, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013. Pistorius fired into the door of a small bathroom where his girlfriend was cowering after a shouting match on Valentine's Day, hitting her three times, a South African prosecutor said Tuesday as he charged the sports icon with premeditated murder. The magistrate ruled that Pistorius faces the harshest bail requirements available in South African law. He did not elaborate before a break was called in the session.
Paralympian Oscar Pistorius will face new charges of recklessly firing a weapon in public when he appears in court next week for a hearing in his trial on charges of having murdered his girlfriend, South African new outlets reported on Friday. Citing...
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Nigerian troops patrol at Maiduguri, Nigeria, Saturday, Aug 1, 2009. Banks and markets reopened in this northern Nigerian city after five days of fierce fighting between police and a radical Islamist sect.
Published August 16, 2013AFP Nigerian police, part of the joint forces in Borno state, pose prior to a patrol in Maiduguri on June 5, 2013. Suspected Boko Haram Islamists have stormed a town in northeast Nigeria, opened fire on police and civilians...
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Rosalia Mera, co-founder of fashion retail chain Zara, has died at the age of 69. Mera suffered a brain hemorrhage on Wednesday while on vacation with her daughter, Sandra, in Menorca and died the following day, according to Spanish...
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South Korea's presidential candidate Park Geun-hye of the ruling Saenuri Party waves to her supporters upon her arrival to cast her ballot for the presidential election at a polling station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012.
SEOUL, South Korea -- President Park Geun-hye of South Korea said Thursday that South and North Korea should resume arranging reunions of families separated by the Korean War six decades ago, and she renewed a proposal to build an "international...
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Lebanese army soldiers, stand guard in front the burned car of Sheik Saleh Aridi who was killed by a bomb explosion, in Baissour village, near the resort town of Aley, east of Lebanon, Wedneday Sept. 10, 2008.
Beirut, Aug 16 (EFE). — The number of fatalities from a carbomb attack in a Shi'ite Muslim neighborhood of Beirut has reached 22, a Lebanese police source told Efe Friday. Another 228 people were injured in...
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