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  • McCain pushes more intervention in Syria...5:34
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo: Violence rises to unprecedented levels...1:45
  • Obama: 'I Have Not Made a Decision' on Syria...5:14
  • Playwright Explores Lebanon's Sectarian Divide...2:14
  • Ban Ki-moon briefs UN Security Council on Syria...1:33
  • In Eastern Congo, M23 Rebels Battle for Hearts, Minds...2:38
  • France backs US on Syria action...0:09
  • BREAKING Gunfire, Clashes on Cairo Egypt Protests: Islamists Call For 'Friday Of Anger'...3:21
  • US military ready to act over Syria chemical claims: Hagel...1:15
  • The Stream - Israel's migrant dilemma...34:06
  • UK votes against action on Syria...1:29
  • Black Budget: Snowden reveals US spends $52bn on secret programs...2:51
  • 'Grand canyon' discovered beneath Greenland ice (HD)...0:54
  • EVERY Student Failed This College Entrance Exam?...2:18
add video playlist McCain says unless heavy weapons supplied, and a safe zone, the administration's plans in Syria will not change anything.
McCain says unless heavy weapons supplied, and a safe zone, the administration\'s plans in Syria will not change anything.
Mc­Cain push­es more in­ter­ven­tion in Syria
5:34
Violence has reached unprecedented levels in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as fighting between the army and armed groups int...
Demo­crat­ic Re­pub­lic of the Congo: Vi­o­lence rises to un­prece­dent­ed lev­els
1:45
President Barack Obama said he had not yet made his decision regarding a U.S. strike on Syria during an interview with PBS NewsHour senior correspondents Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill. The president said that Syrian president Bashar al-Assad\'s regime alleged use of chemical weapons would factor into his calculation and he warned that the Assad should be held accountable.
Obama: 'I Have Not Made a De­ci­sion' on Syria
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A country with 18 religious sects and a history of sectarian conflict, Lebanon often seems on the brink of violence. Since the uprising in Syria began more than two years ago, that tension has escalated, especially between Sunni and Shia. Lebanese playwright and director Yehia Jaber is trying to defuse the tension through theater. In a one-man play, he highlights the history of Tarik al Jadidah, a low income and predominantly Sunni neighborhood in Beirut that often is seen as a barometer of Sunni sentiment. Paige Kollock reports for VOA from Beirut that the play is one way of the many ways Lebanese are dealing with the tension in the country through art.
Play­wright Ex­plores Lebanon's Sec­tar­i­an Di­vide
2:14
The five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council have been updated on the progress of a team looking into last week\'s alleged gas attack in a Damascus suburb.  The investigators have completed a final day gathering evidence in Syria.  Al Jazeera\'s James Bays reports from the UN headquarters in New York.  For more on this story, click here: http://aje.me/14Ltmpm
Ban Ki-moon briefs UN Se­cu­ri­ty Coun­cil on Syria
1:33
M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are trying to strengthen their grip on areas under their control as they come under attack by the Congolese army. The residents of rebel-held towns in eastern Congo, however, are growing weary of the ongoing conflict. VOA\'s Gabe Joselow reports from Congo.
In East­ern Congo, M23 Rebels Bat­tle for Hearts, Minds
2:38
President Hollande says France is still ready to take action in Syria alongside the US despite UK MPs blocking British involvement.
France backs US on Syria ac­tion
0:09
Egypt Protests: Islamists Call For \'Friday Of Anger\' 
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/16/egypt-protests_n_3766589.html

Heavy gunfire rang out in the heart of Cairo as tens of thousands of Muslim Brotherhood supporters took to the streets Friday across Egypt in defiance of a military-imposed state of emergency following the country\'s bloodshed earlier this week. At least 17 people were killed in the fighting, including police officers.

Military helicopters circled overhead as armed residents set up checkpoints throughout the capital. Police fired tear gas as clashes erupted between Brotherhood supporters and locals opposed to their protest before some reached a key square the group had urged its supporters to converge on.

Protesters and residents of the neighborhoods they marched by exchanged gunfire and birdshot as tanks blocked key roads and key junctures. The Brotherhood urged its supporters in Cairo to head to Ramses Square, near the capital\'s train station in the heart of the capital.

Violent clashes leave 17 dead and scores injured across Egypt as Muslim Brotherhood\'s \'march of anger\' meets police firing live ammunition 
Thousands of Muslim Brotherhood supporters converge on Ramses Square
Gunfire heard over main Cairo overpass and police also fire tear gas
Egyptian army soldiers pictured around capital on armored vehicles
Official death toll from Wednesday\'s massacre in Cairo passes 500
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Egypt \'Day of Rage\' turns violent, protesters killed
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/16/us-egypt-protests-idUSBRE97C09A20130816
Protests by supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohamed Mursi turned violent across Egypt on Friday, with witnesses reporting four dead in central Cairo and at least 12 killed in northern cities as the Muslim Brotherhood staged a \
BREAK­ING Gun­fire, Clash­es on Cairo Egypt Protests: Is­lamists Call For 'Fri­day Of Anger'
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says the US military is ready to take action against the Syrian regime if ordered, but stresses that Washington is still evaluating claims of a chemical weapons attack. Duration: 01:14.
US mil­i­tary ready to act over Syria chem­i­cal claims: Hagel
1:15
Does Israel have the right to turn away African immigrants?
The Stream - Is­rael's mi­grant dilem­ma
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CNN\'s Max Foster reports on the UK\'s Parliament striking down a motion to approve military action against Syria. More from CNN at http://www.cnn.com/
UK votes against ac­tion on Syria
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Britain has asked the New York Times to get rid of copies of documents leaked by whistleblower Edward Snowden. That\'s as another US newspaper revealed from one of the top-secret files, just how much America spends on surveillance . The so called Black Budget has never been shown to the public until now. Meanwhile Snowden\'s leaks have won him international recognition. He was awarded the 2013 Whistleblower Prize by a coalition of NGO\'s. And as RT\'s Peter Oliver in Berlin says, Snowden\'s name is featuring prominently in Germany\'s upcoming general election.

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\'Grand canyon\' discovered beneath Greenland ice
Scientists say they\'ve discovered a massive canyon buried under two miles of ice in Greenland.
'Grand canyon' dis­cov­ered be­neath Green­land ice (HD)
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EVERY Stu­dent Failed This Col­lege En­trance Exam?
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Robin Barnwell, who directed and produced \'A History of Syria with Dan Snow\', explains the challenges of filiming amid the conflict, and describes the spirit of the Syrian people he met.


The Syrian Airlines jet performed an alarming dive on its nighttime approach into Damascus airport in an attempt to avoid any hostile fire. The exterior lights on the aircraft were switched off to make it less visible to any rebel fighters attempting to shoot the plane down. Syrian army artillery rounds were flying through the air, thudding into residential suburbs not far from the airport.

Once we\'d landed, I saw little of the Syria I knew from my previous two visits. The airport that had been the gateway to the country for tourists was quiet. The road to the centre of Damascus was eerily empty. Our driver drove as fast as he could, speeding us past signs welcoming us to Syria on a road that regularly comes under attack or is caught in the crossfire in a conflict that has now cost more than 70,000 lives and displaced millions. How, I wondered, had Syria and its people, whom I had such warm memories of, reached such a state?

Like many people, I first travelled to Syria in 1995 to immerse myself in the country\'s extraordinary and varied history. Now I was in Damascus to direct and film a documentary that would explain how history had helped shape and influence the appalling civil war that is tearing Syria and its different communities apart. It was a strange relief to be in Damascus, as visas for journalists and filmmakers, issued by the Syrian government, are difficult to obtain.

The programme\'s Middle East producer had doggedly convinced a suspicious Syrian Ministry of Information that now was the right time to make a history of Syria after weeks of officials telling us to come back after the \'current, temporary problems\' were over. We persisted in pushing for access because history can help explain the current violence in Syria; violence that has become increasingly incomprehensible for audiences of news programmes around the world.

I was surprised by my own ignorance about the subject. It was only after weeks of reading and meetings with experts before actually arriving in Syria did I map the historical connections, linking present day events with the past. How though, were we to go about making a documentary in a country consumed by civil war?

Permission to film almost anything and anyone was frustratingly difficult to obtain. The official from the Syrian Ministry of Information assigned to take us around kept apologizing for the numerous new restrictions that had been put in place. Getting access to the beautiful Old City of Damascus now involved negotiating a way through sandbagged checkpoints past soldiers who were suspicious of foreigners and visibly on edge.

Surreally, though, Syrians were rushing around going about their daily business, seemingly ignoring the near constant sound of gunfire and fighter jets which screeched overhead to bomb targets in the suburbs. An even stranger sense of normality prevailed in other locations we filmed, particularly in Syria\'s coastal city Lattakia, where no fighting was taking place. We mingled with couples watching the sunset over the Mediterranean and for a moment one was back in pre-conflict Syria. But the effects of war were never far away.
Doc­u­men­tary BBC - A His­to­ry of Syria (2013)
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updated 14 Aug 2013; published 14 Jun 2013
5:34
Mc­Cain push­es more in­ter­ven­tion in Syria
ABC News 31 Aug 2013, President Obama announced today that the U.S. should pursue military intervention against the regime of Bashar al-Assad for use of chemical weapons in that country's civil war, but only after the administration seeks approval from Congress. The president...
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updated 14 Aug 2013; published 15 May 2013
1:45
Demo­crat­ic Re­pub­lic of the Congo: Vi­o­lence rises to un­prece­dent­ed lev­els
Swissinfo 31 Aug 2013, Reuters August 31, 2013 - 18:56 By Pete Jones GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Fighting erupted on Saturday between eastern Congolese rebels and the army, which said it would push on with an offensive to recapture all territory controlled by insurgents despite their call for a ceasefire. Democratic Republic of Congo's army,...
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updated 28 Aug 2013; published 28 Aug 2013
5:14
Obama: 'I Have Not Made a De­ci­sion' on Syria
Stars and Stripes 31 Aug 2013, So the U.S. launches a military strike. Then what? As the Obama administration and the U.S. military plot military action against Syria, they should be spending just as much time — and arguably more — considering what happens next. Once Washington crosses the threshold of action, there’s no retreating from blame for anything that follows, whether...
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updated 17 Jul 2013; published 17 Jul 2013
2:14
Play­wright Ex­plores Lebanon's Sec­tar­i­an Di­vide
BBC News 30 Aug 2013, Lebanon has charged two religious clerics over bombings which killed at least 42 people at two mosques in the northern city of Tripoli last week. Sheikhs Hashem Minkara and Ahmad Gharib, along with three other men, are suspected of forming an armed cell to attack government institutions. The clerics are thought to have close ties to a Sunni group...
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updated 30 Aug 2013; published 30 Aug 2013
1:33
Ban Ki-moon briefs UN Se­cu­ri­ty Coun­cil on Syria
Al Jazeera 30 Aug 2013, Could the United States have chosen a worse piece of "evidence" than an intercepted phone call as its main justification for blaming the Assad government for last week's chemical weapons attack in the Damascus suburbs? In case you don't recall, then Secretary of State Colin Powell trotted out the same type of information in his infamous UN speech...
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updated 22 Jul 2013; published 22 Jul 2013
2:38
In East­ern Congo, M23 Rebels Bat­tle for Hearts, Minds
San Francisco Chronicle 30 Aug 2013, NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Rwanda's foreign minister has indicated in social media that Rwandan troops could enter Congo. Louise Mushikiwabo said on Twitter late Thursday that Rwandan troops are not currently in Congo, and added the word "yet" in parentheses. She also wrote: "When they are, you will know" in a Twitter message directed to the TV news...
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updated 30 Aug 2013; published 30 Aug 2013
0:09
France backs US on Syria ac­tion
The Times of India 30 Aug 2013, DAMASCUS: French President Francois Hollande gave a boost Friday to US hopes of forging an international coalition for possible strikes against Syria after British lawmakers rejected any involvement in military action. The White House had signalled on Thursday that US President Barack Obama, guided by the "best interests" of the United States, was...
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updated 16 Aug 2013; published 16 Aug 2013
3:21
BREAK­ING Gun­fire, Clash­es on Cairo Egypt Protests: Is­lamists Call For 'Fri­day Of Anger'
Al Jazeera 30 Aug 2013, Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has called for nationwide protests against military-backed interim government despite severe crackdown on its leadership. The Brotherhood's call for mass protests and sit-ins on Friday will test how much the security crackdown has crippled the group and if they can still mobilise their base. Egypt's security forces...
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updated 25 Aug 2013; published 25 Aug 2013
1:15
US mil­i­tary ready to act over Syria chem­i­cal claims: Hagel
BBC News 30 Aug 2013, The US has said it will act in its "best interests" in dealing with the Syria crisis, after British MPs rejected military intervention. "Countries who violate international norms regarding chemical weapons need to be held accountable," the US said. Washington accuses Syrian government forces of using chemical weapons - a claim...
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updated 27 Feb 2013; published 27 Feb 2013
34:06
The Stream - Is­rael's mi­grant dilem­ma
South China Morning Post 30 Aug 2013, Israel plans to soon begin deporting migrants from Eritrea and Sudan, who number more than 50,000, back to the African continent via Uganda, officials said. Israel regards most of these Africans as illegal visitors crowding impoverished areas in search of jobs, and largely rejects the position of human rights groups that many fled their countries...
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updated 30 Aug 2013; published 30 Aug 2013
1:29
UK votes against ac­tion on Syria
The Times of India 30 Aug 2013, LONDON: British lawmakers rejected their government's call for punitive military strikes against the chemical-armed Syrian regime on Thursday, leaving the United States to act alone. Before and after the shock House of Commons vote to defy prime minister David Cameron's bid to win support for military intervention, the White House said America was...
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updated 31 Aug 2013; published 31 Aug 2013
2:51
Black Bud­get: Snow­den re­veals US spends $52bn on se­cret pro­grams
Voa News 30 Aug 2013, Former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden has leaked a new top-secret document that for the first time discloses how the United States spends tens of billions of dollars annually on spy programs. The Washington Post on Thursday revealed the $52.6...
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updated 30 Aug 2013; published 30 Aug 2013
0:54
'Grand canyon' dis­cov­ered be­neath Green­land ice (HD)
National Public Radio 29 Aug 2013, A major feature of the Earth has escaped notice — until now. Scientists report Thursday that they've discovered a vast canyon, twice as long as the Grand Canyon. It carves a deep scar from the center of the world's largest island out to the coast. And, oh one more detail. It's buried beneath as much as 2 miles of ice. Yes, we're talking about icy...
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updated 29 Aug 2013; published 29 Aug 2013
2:18
EVERY Stu­dent Failed This Col­lege En­trance Exam?
Independent online (SA) 29 Aug 2013, Monrovia, Liberia - After completing high school in June, 20-year-old Lawrence Bondo spent six weeks working with a private tutor to prepare for the University of Liberia's entrance exam, focusing on the geometry he found so difficult. Bondo, though, learned this month that he had failed. So had every one of the nearly 25 000 other applicants this...
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President Obama to Seek Approval from Congress Before Taking Action in Syria
Full Article ABC News
31 Aug 2013

President Obama announced today that the U.S. should pursue military intervention against the regime of Bashar al-Assad for use of chemical weapons in that country's civil war, but only after the administration seeks approval from Congress. The president...

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President Barack Obama meets with his National Security Staff to discuss the situation in Syria, in the Situation Room of the White House, Aug. 30, 2013.
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Congo army fights on despite rebel ceasefire offer
Full Article Swissinfo
31 Aug 2013

Reuters August 31, 2013 - 18:56 By Pete Jones GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Fighting erupted on Saturday between eastern Congolese rebels and the army, which said it would push on with an offensive to recapture all territory controlled by insurgents despite their call for a ceasefire. Democratic Republic of Congo's army,...

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File - Members of the rebel group known as M23 withdraw, on board a truck, from the North Kivu provincial capital of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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Always consider what follows the ‘quick strike’
Full Article Stars and Stripes
31 Aug 2013

So the U.S. launches a military strike. Then what? As the Obama administration and the U.S. military plot military action against Syria, they should be spending just as much time — and arguably more — considering what happens next. Once Washington crosses the threshold of action, there’s no retreating from blame for anything that follows, whether...

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The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman maneuvers alongside the dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard during a replenishment-at-sea in the Gulf of Oman, 28 August, 2013.
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Lebanese clerics charged over deadly Tripoli bombings
Full Article BBC News
30 Aug 2013

Lebanon has charged two religious clerics over bombings which killed at least 42 people at two mosques in the northern city of Tripoli last week. Sheikhs Hashem Minkara and Ahmad Gharib, along with three other men, are suspected of forming an armed cell to attack government institutions. The clerics are thought to have close ties to a Sunni group...

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A Lebanese Army soldier stands guard in front of damaged cars at the site of a car bomb explosion outside of the Al-Taqwa mosque, in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013.
photo: AP / Bilal Hussein


It's time for a UN-imposed ceasefire in Syria
Full Article Al Jazeera
30 Aug 2013

Could the United States have chosen a worse piece of "evidence" than an intercepted phone call as its main justification for blaming the Assad government for last week's chemical weapons attack in the Damascus suburbs? In case you don't recall, then Secretary of State Colin Powell trotted out the same type of information in his infamous UN speech...

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In this citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Syrians search under rubble to rescue people from houses that were destroyed by a Syrian government warplane, in Idlib province, northern Syria, Friday, Aug. 30, 2013.
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Rwandan official hints troops could enter Congo
Full Article San Francisco Chronicle
30 Aug 2013

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Rwanda's foreign minister has indicated in social media that Rwandan troops could enter Congo. Louise Mushikiwabo said on Twitter late Thursday that Rwandan troops are not currently in Congo, and added the word "yet" in parentheses. She also wrote: "When they are, you will know" in a Twitter message directed to the TV news...

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File -  Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) police officers arrive in the North Kivu provincial capital of Goma after the rebel group known as M23 withdrew from the city, 1 December, 2012.
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France backs action on Syria as US seeks coalition, UK rejects move
Full Article The Times of India
30 Aug 2013

DAMASCUS: French President Francois Hollande gave a boost Friday to US hopes of forging an international coalition for possible strikes against Syria after British lawmakers rejected any involvement in military action. The White House had signalled on Thursday that US President Barack Obama, guided by the "best interests" of the United States, was...

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France backs action on Syria as US seeks coalition
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Egypt braces for protests despite crackdown
Full Article Al Jazeera
30 Aug 2013

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has called for nationwide protests against military-backed interim government despite severe crackdown on its leadership. The Brotherhood's call for mass protests and sit-ins on Friday will test how much the security crackdown has crippled the group and if they can still mobilise their base. Egypt's security forces...

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Supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi, seen in poster, protest in Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, July 9, 2013.
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US to act in its 'best interests' over Syria crisis
Full Article BBC News
30 Aug 2013

The US has said it will act in its "best interests" in dealing with the Syria crisis, after British MPs rejected military intervention. "Countries who violate international norms regarding chemical weapons need to be held accountable," the US said. Washington accuses Syrian government forces of using chemical weapons - a claim...

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US to act in its 'best interests' over Syria crisis
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Israel said planning to deport African migrants to Uganda
Full Article South China Morning Post
30 Aug 2013

Israel plans to soon begin deporting migrants from Eritrea and Sudan, who number more than 50,000, back to the African continent via Uganda, officials said. Israel regards most of these Africans as illegal visitors crowding impoverished areas in search of jobs, and largely rejects the position of human rights groups that many fled their countries...

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In this Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012 file photo, African refugees sit on the ground behind a border fence after they attempted to cross illegally from Egypt into Israel as Israeli soldiers stand guard near the border with Egypt, in southern Israel.
photo: AP / Ariel Schalit


Britain says 'no' but US ready to act alone on Syria
Full Article The Times of India
30 Aug 2013

LONDON: British lawmakers rejected their government's call for punitive military strikes against the chemical-armed Syrian regime on Thursday, leaving the United States to act alone. Before and after the shock House of Commons vote to defy prime minister David Cameron's bid to win support for military intervention, the White House said America was...

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This citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a Syrian man carrying a child's body in the aftermath of a strike by Syrian government, in the neighborhood of Jabal Bedro, in Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday Feb. 19, 2013. The Britain-based activist group Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and the Aleppo Media Center reported several dead in the attack late Monday night, saying the strike appeared to be from a ground-to-ground missile.
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Report: Snowden Leaks Classified Intelligence 'Black Budget'
Full Article Voa News
30 Aug 2013

Former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden has leaked a new top-secret document that for the first time discloses how the United States spends tens of billions of dollars annually on spy programs. The Washington Post on Thursday revealed the $52.6...

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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, Wednesday, June 19, 2013.
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Another Grand Canyon Discovered Beneath Greenland's Ice
Full Article National Public Radio
29 Aug 2013

A major feature of the Earth has escaped notice — until now. Scientists report Thursday that they've discovered a vast canyon, twice as long as the Grand Canyon. It carves a deep scar from the center of the world's largest island out to the coast. And, oh one more detail. It's buried beneath as much as 2 miles of ice. Yes, we're talking about icy...

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Iceberg in Rødefjord (Scoresby Sund), Greenland.
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25 000 fail college entrance exam
Full Article Independent online (SA)
29 Aug 2013

Monrovia, Liberia - After completing high school in June, 20-year-old Lawrence Bondo spent six weeks working with a private tutor to prepare for the University of Liberia's entrance exam, focusing on the geometry he found so difficult. Bondo, though, learned this month that he had failed. So had every one of the nearly 25 000 other applicants this...

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Player Ratings: Crystal Palace 3-1 Sunderland
Full Article Goal
31 Aug 2013

Steven Fletcher had cancelled out Danny Gabbidon's first-half opener but Ian Holloway's side came surging back to claim their first three points of the Premier League season By Ewan Roberts at Selhurst Park Comments Crystal Palace 3.04 0 0 3.00 Julian Speroni Proactive, more so than his opposite number, rushing off his line to collect through-balls...

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Tottenham Hotspur's Kyle Walker, left, keeps the ball from Queens Park Rangers' Danny Gabbidon during their English Premier League soccer match at White Hart Lane stadium, London, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011.
photo: AP / Tom Hevezi


John Sutton seals Motherwell a 2-1 win over Kilmarnock
Full Article Sky Sports
31 Aug 2013

Last Match: Sat 24 Aug, Scottish Premiership Motherwell 1-0 Partick Match Report Next: Sat 31 Aug, Scottish Premiership Motherwell 17:30 Kilmarnock Match Report John Sutton seals Motherwell a 2-1 win over Kilmarnock Last Updated: August 31, 2013 7:26pm 0 John Sutton: Netted the winner for Motherwell Sky Bet Loading Market ......

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Celtics John Hartson, left, celebrates after scoring against FC Barcelona with teammate Chris Sutton during their group F Champions league soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday Nov. 24, 2004.
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Novak Djokovic's Girlfriend Is The Most Intense Fan In Tennis
Full Article Business Insider
31 Aug 2013

Features Jelena Ristic Novak Djokovic French Open Tennis Get Alerts for these topics » Tony Manfred 15 Famous Athletes Who Barely Make Any Money In Endorsements Advertisement: Join The Discussion OR Login With Facebook Login With Twitter Login With Google Submit the comment for Insider Status Insiders 0 All Comments 0 Apply To Be An...

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Jelena Ristic watches as Novak Djokovic (SRB) competes against Andy Murray (GBR) during the Men's Final on Day 14 of the Sony Ericsson Open at Crandon Park Tennis Center on April 1, 2012 in Key Biscayne, Florida - USA.
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AP Source: Tim Tebow cut by Patriots
Full Article The Washington Times
31 Aug 2013

Facebook Follow @washtimes Will Syria's Bashar al-Assad still be in power one year from today? Login to Vote View results FOXBOROUGH, MASS. (AP) - A person familiar with the situation says Tim Tebow has been cut by the New England Patriots. After being let go by his third team in 18 months _ and with the regular season just five days away _ the...

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Samuel Padilla interviews University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow during his visit to Hurlbert Field, Fla
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Tampa Bay Rays (75-58) at Oakland Athletics (76-58), 9:05 p.m. (ET)
Full Article The Wichita Eagle
31 Aug 2013

Alex Cobb tries to secure his sixth straight winning decision on Saturday when the Tampa Bay Rays continue a three-game series with the Oakland Athletics at O.co Coliseum. Cobb is 2-0 in three starts since a two-month stint on the disabled list after getting hit in the head with a liner. However, he did not receive a decision on Sunday against the...

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David Price of the Tampa Bay Rays doing first base drills during spring training workouts at Charlotte Sports Park in Port Charlotte on February 21, 2010
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Pellegrini: Manchester City must show improvements
Full Article Goal
31 Aug 2013

The former Malaga coach revealed that he was pleased with the three points and clean sheet but feels his side need to do more in attack if they are to cause better sides problems Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has admitted his side must step up their game after labouring to a 2-0 victory over Hull City Tigers. Goals from Alvaro Negredo...

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Real Madrid's coach Manuel Pellegrini of Chile reacts during their Spanish La Liga soccer derby match against Atletico de Madrid at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009.
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Erik Lamela: English game will suit me
Full Article Goal
31 Aug 2013

The Argentine winger says his playing style will help him adapt to the Premier League easily after completing a switch to Andre Villas-Boas' Spurs side from Roma on Friday £5 £10 £20 £50 £100 = ARS Draw TOT £5 £10 £20 £50 £100 = ARS Draw TOT £5 £10 £20 £50 £100 = ARS Draw...

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AS Roma forward Erik Lamela, of Argentina, center, celebrates with teammates Alessandro Florenzi, left, and Daniele De Rossi, after scoring during a Serie A soccer match between AS Roma and Parma, at Rome's Olympic stadium, Sunday, March 17, 2013.
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Player Ratings: Manchester City 2-0 Hull City Tigers
Full Article Goal
31 Aug 2013

Alavaro Negredo and Yaya Toure secured a narrow win for Manuel Pellegrini's side against Steve Bruce's men who will perhaps feel they deserved something for their efforts By Tom Maston Comments Manchester City 2.36 0 1 2.50 Joe Hart With the spotlight firmly on him, began uneasily after mix-up with Lescott. Catch from a corner settled him and...

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Manchester City's Yaya Toure, left, celebrates with teammate and fellow goal scorer Alvaro Negredo after scoring against Hull, during their English Premier League soccer match at The Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England, Saturday Aug. 31, 2013.
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Britney Spears' New Album: What We Know So Far Finds Singer Hiring Vocal Coach, Boasting ...
Full Article Huffington Post
31 Aug 2013

Britney Spears' forthcoming album is shrouded in mystery, but we now know to expect something fresh as soon as next week. Spears unleashed a few tweets this week regarding the album, announcing she'd hired a vocal coach and was rehearsing for something "top secret." Just finishing up with my vocal coach & now I'm off to dance rehearsals. How's...

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Britney Spears attends "The X Factor" season two premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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Popcast: Miley Cyrus and the Summer of Smooth
Full Article The New York Times
31 Aug 2013

This week: Jon Caramanica talks with host Ben Ratliff about Miley Cyrus’s raunch intervention on this week’s MTV Video Music Awards: the good and the bad of it, the gratuitous and the necessary, and the Tumblr-y roughening of the summer of smooth. Listen above, download the MP3 or subscribe in iTunes. RELATED: Jon Caramanica on Miley...

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Miley Cyrus - Wonder World Tour - I Love Rock n Roll 3
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R. Kelly is a master sk8ter in his video for “My Story”
Full Article MuchMusic
30 Aug 2013

R. Kelly is from that “chi-town dirt,” and with as much pride for his hometown of Chicago as Drake has for Toronto, Kells has paid tribute with his new video for “My Story.” It’s a collage that flashes back through his career with clips from previous videos, some recent live footage and black and white [...] Tags:...

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Why has Zubin Mehta concert become a raging controversy in Kashmir? (Kashmir Newsletter)
Full Article Newstrack India
29 Aug 2013

Tweet Srinagar, Aug 29 (IANS) It's a bizarre case of a concert becoming controversial in a land known for poets, singers and musicians for ages. But, those opposing the Sept 7 concert here of the Bavarian State Orchestra conducted by the India-born and world-renowned Zubin Mehta believe they have valid reasons to do so. German ambassador to India...

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Andreas Scholl and members of the Baroque orchestra Accademia Bizantina in concert at the church of Hallgarten. Artists have included Anne-Sophie Mutter, Alfred Brendel, Mstislav Rostropovitch, the Alban Berg Quartet, Zubin Mehta, and Riccardo Muti
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Taylor Swift And Justin Timberlake Share An Intimate VMA Moment, Are Definitely Not Dating
Full Article Huffington Post
27 Aug 2013

Taylor Swift and Justin Timberlake exchanged physical contact at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday (Aug. 25), but reports confirm they are not dating. The two pop sensations appeared to be talking, each with an arm around the other. In the past this kind of touching has usually led to rumors regarding Swift's love life, but in the case of...

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Taylor Swift Live in St. Louis at the Scottrade Center on 04/25/09
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Selena Gomez Opts For A Lace Look At 'Getaway' Premiere
Full Article Huffington Post
27 Aug 2013

Selena Gomez has been quite busy the past few days. On Monday, she attended the premiere of "Getaway," a Warner Bros. movie starring her and Ethan Hawke. Gomez opted for a less revealing ensemble than her VMA number, donning a patterned minidress and lace pumps. The singer and actress just announced Monday that despite her huge success with her...

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Selena Gomez performs during her 'We Own The Night' tour at the Mizner Park Amphitheater in Boca Raton Florida, USA - July 28, 2011
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Ciara: VMAs dress rocked
Full Article Belfast Telegraph
27 Aug 2013

Ciara felt lucky to be allowed to wear a Givenchy Couture gown from an older line designed by Riccardo Tisci. The singer donned a flesh-toned revealing gown from the Fall 2010 Givenchy Couture line to the ceremony on Sunday night. Although the dress was entirely sheer, Ciara's modesty was saved by strategically placed skeletal crystal and Chantilly...

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TV Presenter LaLa Vasquez, Arturo Vargas and Singer Ciara attend bachelorette party for LaLa Vasquez at Lux nightclub presented by The 400 Club Miami Beach, Florida - 18.06.10
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I will always remain a common man: A R Rahman
Full Article The Siasat Daily
27 Aug 2013

New Delhi, August 27: No amount of stardom will ever consume my soul and I will always remain a common man, says Oscar-winning musician A R Rahman. The 48-year-old composer, who is the only Indian to bring home two Oscars, a Golden Globe and a Grammy award, says he is not overawed by fame and money. "When you do something with a lot of honesty,...

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A.R. Rahman, Global Ambassador for the World Health Organization's "Stop TB" campaign, who is also a well known Indian musician and composer who produced "Bombay Dreams."
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Venice: Franco says ‘Child of God’ star slept in caves to prepare for role of depravity
Full Article The Washington Post
31 Aug 2013

VENICE, ItalyDirector James Franco says his star in the adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s “Child of God” lived in isolation and slept in caves to prepare for the role. Scott Haze plays Lester Ballard, a man who is successively deprived of his parents and homes, living in caves and descending into crime and degradation....

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Actor and Filmmaker James Franco at the "My Own Private River" Film Society Of Lincoln Center Screening & Q&A 2012
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'Prisoners' Reviews At Telluride Praise Hugh Jackman & Jake Gyllenhaal For Career-Best Work
Full Article Huffington Post
31 Aug 2013

Steve McQueen's "12 Years A Slave" wasn't the only film to make a surprise debut at the 2013 Telluride Film Festival on Friday night. Warner Bros. snuck Denis Villeneuve's "Prisoners" into the Colorado town for its debut, days before the Canadian filmmaker is set to bring his major studio debut to the Toronto International Film Festival....

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Actors Who've Lost Extreme Amounts Of Weight For Roles, From Matthew McConaughey To Tom Hanks
Full Article Huffington Post
31 Aug 2013

Actros often go to extreme lengths to prepare for movie roles, including shedding pound after pound to the point of looking skeletal. Matthew McConaughey is the latest to do so, exchanging the meat on his bones for a meaty role as a rodeo cowboy diagnosed with HIV in "Dallas Buyers Club." With bold diets and rough exercise regimens, McConaughey...

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 Matthew McConaughey as Dirk Pitt in Paramount´s Sahara - 2005.
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Big B, Firoz Nadiadwala to meet for 'Welcome Back'
Full Article Headlines India
30 Aug 2013

Mumbai, Aug 30 Megastar Amitabh Bachchan says he will meet producer Firoz A. Nadiadwala next week to discuss a role in upcoming movie "Welcome Back". "Welcome Back" is a sequel to 2007...

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Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan speaks during a press conference to promote the television show "Bigg Boss" season 3 in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009.
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Manjari Phadnis goes desi for 'Grand Masti'
Full Article Headlines India
30 Aug 2013

Mumbai, Aug 30: Actress Manjari Phadnis, known for her girl-next-door performance in "Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na",...

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Bollywood (Hindi films) actress Manjari Fadnis (Phadnis) at the 4PS Advertising & Marketing Award, J.W.Marriott, Mumbai organised by Planman Media.
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SRK urges men to respect women, elders
Full Article Headlines India
30 Aug 2013

Mumbai, Aug 30: Superstar Shah Rukh Khan has urged men to respect women and elderly people, saying those who do so will be blessed. "Respect the girls and...

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Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner and bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan gestures after the IPL Twenty20 cricket match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on April 28, 2012 in Eastern India City
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Pooja Bhatt stands up for Miley Cyrus
Full Article Headlines India
30 Aug 2013

Mumbai, Aug 30: Actor-director Pooja Bhatt has stood up for international pop star Miley Cyrus' performance with singer Robin...

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Bollywood actor-director Pooja Bhatt looks on during media conference for the promotional of her new film 'Holiday' in Calcutta, India, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2006.
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Zurich to honour Michael Haneke
Full Article IMDb
29 Aug 2013

Zurich Film Festival to honour the Oscar-winner director of Amour and The White Ribbon. The 9th Zurich Film Festival (Sept 26 - Oct 6), will present its A Tribute to…...

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Austrian director Michael Haneke attends a press conference for the film 'Das Weisse Band' (The White Ribbon) during the 62nd International film festival in Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 21 2009.
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Foreign Visitors to Murcia up 8.1% - Way Above National Average
Full Article Houston Chronicle
31 Aug 2013

Foreign tourist arrivals to the Spanish region of Murcia increase at a pace way greater than the national average. Real estate agent Mercers adds the good news to an already fantastic year for business. Murcia, Spain (PRWEB UK) 31 August 2013 Murcia welcomed 342,054 foreign tourists in the first seven months of 2013, up 8.1% on the same period last...

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Murcia's oldest bridge: Puente de los Peligros
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Apple rolls out iPhone trade-ins - for the US
Full Article Stuff
31 Aug 2013

Apple has launched a trade-in programme in its US retail stores for older models of its iPhone as it gears up for the launch of a new...

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In this Friday, Sept. 21, 2012, file photo, a staff member of Apple Inc. shows the iPhone 5 to customers at the Apple store in Hong Kong.
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Mortgages surge but Mark Carney says he will stop new bubble
Full Article The Independent
31 Aug 2013

Banks and building societies will grant almost 700,000 mortgages this year amid the biggest surge in lending since 2009, leading economic forecasters said yesterday. The EY ITEM Club's prediction of a 12 per cent rise in home loans during 2013 came as Bank of England figures showed mortgage approvals breaking the 60,000 barrier to reach 60,624 in...

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Mark Carney, the new Governor of the Bank of England, arrives for a monetary policy committee (MPC) briefing on his first day on the job inside the central bank's headquarters in London Monday July 1, 2013.
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How the Dow Jones industrial average fared Friday
Full Article Houston Chronicle
30 Aug 2013

Disappointing news on consumer spending helped pull stocks lower Friday in a quiet end to the market's worst month in more than a year. The...

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Traders work the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, July 15, 2009 in New York
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EU unemployment steady at record 12%
Full Article Canberra Times
30 Aug 2013

Eurozone unemployment is unchanged at an ‘‘unacceptable’’ record 12.1 per cent in July, but another slight fall in the total jobless after an improvement in June offers some hope, official data shows. The number of people without work in the 17-nation eurozone fell 15,000 to 19.23 million, after a drop of 35,000 in June, the...

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Greek Festival returns for 41st year this weekend – SLIDESHOW
Full Article Business Journal
30 Aug 2013

Janet Adams Photographer- Business First Email | Google+ | Twitter | LinkedIn This is your chance to “Live Greek for a Weekend” and experience the artistry and ancestry of Greece at the 41st Annual Greek Festival downtown. Greek dancers, festival dining, educational lectures, an Aegean Marketplace Deli, and a kids’...

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Greek Festival returns for 41st year this weekend – SLIDESHOW
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President of European Central Bank Mario Draghi addresses the media during a news conference in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012, following a meeting of the ECB governing council concerning the further strategies in the European financial crisis.
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McCain pushes more intervention in Syria
McCain pushes more intervention in Syria
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McCain says unless heavy weapons supplied, and a safe zone, the administration's plans in Syria will not change anything.
  • published: 14 Jun 2013
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  • author: CNN
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Democratic Republic of the Congo: Violence rises to unprecedented levels
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Violence rises to unprecedented levels
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Violence has reached unprecedented levels in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as fighting between the army and armed groups int...
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Obama: 'I Have Not Made a Decision' on Syria
Obama: 'I Have Not Made a Decision' on Syria
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President Barack Obama said he had not yet made his decision regarding a U.S. strike on Syria during an interview with PBS NewsHour senior correspondents Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill. The president said that Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's regime alleged use of chemical weapons would factor into his calculation and he warned that the Assad should be held accountable.
  • published: 28 Aug 2013
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Playwright Explores Lebanon's Sectarian Divide
Playwright Explores Lebanon's Sectarian Divide
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A country with 18 religious sects and a history of sectarian conflict, Lebanon often seems on the brink of violence. Since the uprising in Syria began more than two years ago, that tension has escalated, especially between Sunni and Shia. Lebanese playwright and director Yehia Jaber is trying to defuse the tension through theater. In a one-man play, he highlights the history of Tarik al Jadidah, a low income and predominantly Sunni neighborhood in Beirut that often is seen as a barometer of Sunni sentiment. Paige Kollock reports for VOA from Beirut that the play is one way of the many ways Lebanese are dealing with the tension in the country through art.
  • published: 17 Jul 2013
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Ban Ki-moon briefs UN Security Council on Syria
Ban Ki-moon briefs UN Security Council on Syria
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The five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council have been updated on the progress of a team looking into last week's alleged gas attack in a Damascus suburb. The investigators have completed a final day gathering evidence in Syria. Al Jazeera's James Bays reports from the UN headquarters in New York. For more on this story, click here: http://aje.me/14Ltmpm
  • published: 30 Aug 2013
  • views: 1385
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In Eastern Congo, M23 Rebels Battle for Hearts, Minds
In Eastern Congo, M23 Rebels Battle for Hearts, Minds
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M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are trying to strengthen their grip on areas under their control as they come under attack by the Congolese army. The residents of rebel-held towns in eastern Congo, however, are growing weary of the ongoing conflict. VOA's Gabe Joselow reports from Congo.
  • published: 22 Jul 2013
  • views: 945
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France backs US on Syria action
France backs US on Syria action
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President Hollande says France is still ready to take action in Syria alongside the US despite UK MPs blocking British involvement.
  • published: 30 Aug 2013
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BREAKING Gunfire, Clashes on Cairo Egypt Protests: Islamists Call For 'Friday Of Anger'
BREAKING Gunfire, Clashes on Cairo Egypt Protests: Islamists Call For 'Friday Of Anger'
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Egypt Protests: Islamists Call For 'Friday Of Anger' http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/16/egypt-protests_n_3766589.html Heavy gunfire rang out in the heart of Cairo as tens of thousands of Muslim Brotherhood supporters took to the streets Friday across Egypt in defiance of a military-imposed state of emergency following the country's bloodshed earlier this week. At least 17 people were killed in the fighting, including police officers. Military helicopters circled overhead as armed residents set up checkpoints throughout the capital. Police fired tear gas as clashes erupted between Brotherhood supporters and locals opposed to their protest before some reached a key square the group had urged its supporters to converge on. Protesters and residents of the neighborhoods they marched by exchanged gunfire and birdshot as tanks blocked key roads and key junctures. The Brotherhood urged its supporters in Cairo to head to Ramses Square, near the capital's train station in the heart of the capital. Violent clashes leave 17 dead and scores injured across Egypt as Muslim Brotherhood's 'march of anger' meets police firing live ammunition Thousands of Muslim Brotherhood supporters converge on Ramses Square Gunfire heard over main Cairo overpass and police also fire tear gas Egyptian army soldiers pictured around capital on armored vehicles Official death toll from Wednesday's massacre in Cairo passes 500 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2395160/Violent-clashes-leave-17-dead-scores-injured-Egypt-Muslim-Brotherhoods-march-anger-meets-police-firing-live-ammunition.html Egypt 'Day of Rage' turns violent, protesters killed http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/16/us-egypt-protests-idUSBRE97C09A20130816 Protests by supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohamed Mursi turned violent across Egypt on Friday, with witnesses reporting four dead in central Cairo and at least 12 killed in northern cities as the Muslim Brotherhood staged a "Day of Rage". The army deployed dozens of armored vehicles on major roads around the capital after Mursi's Brotherhood movement called the demonstrations, and the Interior Ministry said police would use live ammunition against anyone threatening public buildings. Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood called for a "Day of Rage" following this week's deadly crackdown by security forces. The protests and subsequent army response soon turned violent, with at least 27 people reported dead across the country. Protesters have demanded the reinstatement of deposed President Mohamed Mursi, whose detention was extended for 30 days on Thursday. Over 620 people have been killed in the conflict this week. Please Visit my Website : http://uspimpclub.blogspot.com/\ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/andy.minneapolis
  • published: 16 Aug 2013
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US military ready to act over Syria chemical claims: Hagel
US military ready to act over Syria chemical claims: Hagel
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says the US military is ready to take action against the Syrian regime if ordered, but stresses that Washington is still evaluating claims of a chemical weapons attack. Duration: 01:14.
  • published: 25 Aug 2013
  • views: 896
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The Stream - Israel's migrant dilemma
The Stream - Israel's migrant dilemma
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Does Israel have the right to turn away African immigrants?
  • published: 27 Feb 2013
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UK votes against action on Syria
UK votes against action on Syria
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CNN's Max Foster reports on the UK's Parliament striking down a motion to approve military action against Syria. More from CNN at http://www.cnn.com/
  • published: 30 Aug 2013
  • views: 8933
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Black Budget: Snowden reveals US spends $52bn on secret programs
Black Budget: Snowden reveals US spends $52bn on secret programs
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Britain has asked the New York Times to get rid of copies of documents leaked by whistleblower Edward Snowden. That's as another US newspaper revealed from one of the top-secret files, just how much America spends on surveillance . The so called Black Budget has never been shown to the public until now. Meanwhile Snowden's leaks have won him international recognition. He was awarded the 2013 Whistleblower Prize by a coalition of NGO's. And as RT's Peter Oliver in Berlin says, Snowden's name is featuring prominently in Germany's upcoming general election. READ MORE: http://on.rt.com/fjdgjd RT LIVE http://rt.com/on-air Subscribe to RT! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=RussiaToday Like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/RT_com Follow us on Instagram http://instagram.com/rt Follow us on Google+ http://plus.google.com/+RT RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.
  • published: 31 Aug 2013
  • views: 2194
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'Grand canyon' discovered beneath Greenland ice (HD)
'Grand canyon' discovered beneath Greenland ice (HD)
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'Grand canyon' discovered beneath Greenland ice Scientists say they've discovered a massive canyon buried under two miles of ice in Greenland.
  • published: 30 Aug 2013
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EVERY Student Failed This College Entrance Exam?
EVERY Student Failed This College Entrance Exam?
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You thought Yale's admissions were tough? Think again! Every single student applying to the University of Liberia failed the entrance exam. What?! Find out how! Tweet: http://clicktotweet.com/O9bzy Do you think the entrance exam was too tough? Or do you think Liberia's lower education system needs to meet a better standard? Let us know in the comments! Read more here: http://huff.to/1dozHNc And don't forget guys, if you like this video please Like, Favorite, and Share it with your friends to show your support - It really helps us out! See you next time! ****************************************­************* Save money and support TYT University by shopping Amazon with this code: http://www.amazon.com/?tag=tytunivers... It costs you NOTHING and helps us out a ton! ***************************************************** SUBSCRIBE and join the TYTU student body! http://tinyurl.com/9o8kpf4 ON FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/TYTUniversity ON TWITTER: @jiadarola @tytuniversity ON TUMBLR: http://tytuniversity.tumblr.com/ TYT University: College news, scandals, parties, tips and advice, relationships, sex and dating, self-help, music parodies, odd facts and more with host John Iadarola. http://youtube.com/user/tytuniversity ******************************************************************************** TAGS: "can you believe every student failed this entrance exam" "all students fail university of liberia exam" "hardest university entrance exams" "how to pass your entrance exams" "getting into college" "university of liberia" "liberia education system" "education standards liberia" "entrance exams" "college tests" "liberia" "college news" "college" "university" "john iadarola" "the young turks" "tytu" "tytuniversity"
  • published: 29 Aug 2013
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Documentary BBC - A History of Syria (2013)
Documentary BBC - A History of Syria (2013)
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  • Updated: 15 May 2013
Robin Barnwell, who directed and produced 'A History of Syria with Dan Snow', explains the challenges of filiming amid the conflict, and describes the spirit of the Syrian people he met. The Syrian Airlines jet performed an alarming dive on its nighttime approach into Damascus airport in an attempt to avoid any hostile fire. The exterior lights on the aircraft were switched off to make it less visible to any rebel fighters attempting to shoot the plane down. Syrian army artillery rounds were flying through the air, thudding into residential suburbs not far from the airport. Once we'd landed, I saw little of the Syria I knew from my previous two visits. The airport that had been the gateway to the country for tourists was quiet. The road to the centre of Damascus was eerily empty. Our driver drove as fast as he could, speeding us past signs welcoming us to Syria on a road that regularly comes under attack or is caught in the crossfire in a conflict that has now cost more than 70,000 lives and displaced millions. How, I wondered, had Syria and its people, whom I had such warm memories of, reached such a state? Like many people, I first travelled to Syria in 1995 to immerse myself in the country's extraordinary and varied history. Now I was in Damascus to direct and film a documentary that would explain how history had helped shape and influence the appalling civil war that is tearing Syria and its different communities apart. It was a strange relief to be in Damascus, as visas for journalists and filmmakers, issued by the Syrian government, are difficult to obtain. The programme's Middle East producer had doggedly convinced a suspicious Syrian Ministry of Information that now was the right time to make a history of Syria after weeks of officials telling us to come back after the 'current, temporary problems' were over. We persisted in pushing for access because history can help explain the current violence in Syria; violence that has become increasingly incomprehensible for audiences of news programmes around the world. I was surprised by my own ignorance about the subject. It was only after weeks of reading and meetings with experts before actually arriving in Syria did I map the historical connections, linking present day events with the past. How though, were we to go about making a documentary in a country consumed by civil war? Permission to film almost anything and anyone was frustratingly difficult to obtain. The official from the Syrian Ministry of Information assigned to take us around kept apologizing for the numerous new restrictions that had been put in place. Getting access to the beautiful Old City of Damascus now involved negotiating a way through sandbagged checkpoints past soldiers who were suspicious of foreigners and visibly on edge. Surreally, though, Syrians were rushing around going about their daily business, seemingly ignoring the near constant sound of gunfire and fighter jets which screeched overhead to bomb targets in the suburbs. An even stranger sense of normality prevailed in other locations we filmed, particularly in Syria's coastal city Lattakia, where no fighting was taking place. We mingled with couples watching the sunset over the Mediterranean and for a moment one was back in pre-conflict Syria. But the effects of war were never far away.
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