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Breaking News Sun, 18 Aug 2013
 India's Independence Day celebrations
Defence   India   Photos   Uttar Pradesh   Wikipedia: Independence Day (India)  
 The Times Of India 
Patriotic zeal marks Independence Day celebrations
Sat 17 Aug 2013
KANPUR: Independence Day was celebrated with zeal and enthusiasm on Thursday. City wore a festive look as the Tricolour was unfurled at all the prominent places. | Flag hosting ceremonies were held at... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
In this Friday, July 27, 2012 photo, armed Syrian rebels inspect a destroyed Syrian armored vehicle in Homs, Syria
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 Middle East Online 
Syria rebels ‘rebel’ against call to restructure fighters into National Army
Wed 14 Aug 2013
A call by Syria's opposition chief Ahmed Jarba to restructure rebel forces into a National Army has stirred rage among jihadists, and even criticism among his ranks. | The plan will reportedly retain ... (photo: AP / Fadi Zaidan)
Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, right, is escorted out of a courthouse in Fort Meade, Md., Monday, June 25, 2012, after a pre-trial hearing.  WorldNews.com  Wed 14 Aug 2013
Pfc. Manning and People of the Lie
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. | "The failure to report a crime," wrote Dr. M. Scott Peck in "People of the Lie: The Hope For Healing Human Evil," "is itself a crime." This is the rea... (photo: AP / Patrick Semansky)
Bradley Manning   Human Rights   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Bradley Manning  
The Defence Minister, Shri A. K. Antony addressing at the launch of the Indias First Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC), at Kochi on August 12, 2013.  Newstrack India  Mon 12 Aug 2013
HAL's basic trainer aircraft project still on: Antony
Tweet | Kochi, Aug 12 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Monday the basic trainer aircraft (BTA) project of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) "is still on" and the Indian Air Force has not sought ... (photo: PIB of India)
Aircraft   Defence   India   Photos   Wikipedia: A. K. Antony  
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Aid critics would prefer Britain to shut up shop, says Greening London Evening Standard Mon 12 Aug 2013
Aid critics would prefer Britain to shut up shop, says Greening
The Overseas Aid Secretary launched a staunch defence of UK aid projects including to Nigeria which has its own space programme and to Somalia where some supplies were re... (photo: UN / TOBIN JONES)
Britain   Defence   Nigeria   Photos   Wikipedia: Aid  
Defence announces end to combat duties in Afghanistan Canberra Times Mon 12 Aug 2013
Defence announces end to combat duties in Afghanistan
Australia's elite special forces will help train Afghan counterparts next year but will not carry out raids against the Taliban - effectively bringing to an end Australia... (photo: US Army / Vang Seng Thao)
Afghanistan   Australia   Defence   Photos   Wikipedia: Afghanistan  
Iranian President Hasan Rouhani speaks at his first press conference since taking office at the presidency compound in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013. WorldNews.com Mon 12 Aug 2013
With Iran U.S. Is Stuck in a False Dilemma
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling | Like Longines Symphonettes that once played over and over again, the U.S. is again playing a "false dilemma" record with ... (photo: AP / Ebrahim Noroozi)
Iran   Nuclear   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Nuclear program of Iran  
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. The Independent Sun 11 Aug 2013
At least 69 killed as deadly Baghdad bombings mark end of Ramadan
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. | Twelv... (photo: AP / Karim Kadim)
Iraq   Mideast   Photos   Terrorism   Wikipedia: Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal)  
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. Al Jazeera Sat 10 Aug 2013
Burqas and empire, again
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.... (photo: US Army / SPC Michael Carter)
Afghanistan   Photos   US   War   Wikipedia: Women's rights in Afghanistan  
File - A woman and child at Zaatri refugee camp, host to tens of thousands of Syrians displaced by conflict, near Mafraq, Jordan, 7 December, 2012. The People's Voice Sat 10 Aug 2013
Engineering Potential Disaster in Syria
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... (photo: UN / Mark Garten)
Al Qaeda   Photos   Syria   US   Wikipedia: Syrian civil war  
File - President Barack Obama leaves the White House en route to Ft. McNair to speak at an event promoting the "United We Serve" service project, June 25, 2009. Boston Herald Sat 10 Aug 2013
It’s all about trust
What curious timing on the president’s part to suddenly announce yesterday that it’s time to “move the debate forward” on the nation’s intel... (photo: White House / Pete Souza)
Defence   Photos   Politics   US   Wikipedia: PRISM (surveillance program)  
File - An armed MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle taxis down a runway in Afghanistan. North Jersey Fri 9 Aug 2013
The sudden and unexpected return of the drone war
(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 reporte... (photo: USAF / Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson)
Al Qaida   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Targeted killing   Yemen  
Swansea City' manager Michael Laudrup is seen prior to their English Premier League soccer match against Tottenham Hotspur at Tottenham's White Hart Lane stadium in London, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. Goal Fri 9 Aug 2013
Laudrup hails Swansea defence after Europa League progression
The Welsh side will face Petrolul Ploiesti in the play-offs for a place in the group stage after comfortably beating Malmo 4-0 on aggregate in the third qualifying round ... (photo: AP / Alastair Grant)
League   Photos   Sports   Swansea   Wikipedia: Michael Laudrup  


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