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 Belfast Telegraph Wed 21 Aug 2013
UK to urge UN on Syria 'gas attack'
Britain will press the United Nations to act after reports that hundreds of people have been killed in chemical and air strikes in Syria, William Hague has said. Estimates of death tolls vary widely,... (photo: AP / Raad Adayleh)
Chemical Photos Syrian Civil War UN Wikipedia: William Hague |
 BBC News Wed 21 Aug 2013
Bradley Manning's 35-year sentence is a halfway house
It will be little consolation to the slight, young soldier whose face didn't flicker as sentence was passed, but the judge went for a halfway house - 35 years in prison. Not the 60 years demanded... (photo: AP / Patrick Semansky)
Bradley Manning Photos US Wikileaks Wikipedia: Bradley Manning |
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 Business Day Wed 21 Aug 2013
Syrian activists claim hundreds killed in poison gas attacks
Related articles Activists accuse Assad forces of using nerve gas in Damascus attack SYRIAN opposition activists have accused President Bashar al-Assad’s regime of... (photo: AP / SANA)
Chemical Attack Photos Syria Conflict Syrian Civil War Wikipedia: Syrian civil war |
 The Hindu Wed 21 Aug 2013
Onion prices jump to Rs 80/kg again
Cooperative major Nafed on Wednesday floated a global tender for import of undisclosed quantity of onions from Pakistan, Iran, China and Egypt to boost domestic supply... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang)
India Iran Photos Vegetable Wikipedia: Onion |
 Reuters Wed 21 Aug 2013
Egyptian court could free Mubarak as crisis deepens
CAIRO (Reuters) - Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak could be freed from jail after a court reviews his case on Wednesday, potentially stirring further unrest in a... (photo: AP / Amr Nabil)
Egypt Crisis Hosni Mubarak Muslim Brotherhood Photos Wikipedia: 2013 Egyptian coup d'état |
 BBC News Wed 21 Aug 2013
Profile: Hosni Mubarak
Hosni Mubarak ruled Egypt for almost 30 years until he was swept from power in a wave of mass protests in February 2011. Few expected that the little-known vice-president... (photo: AP / Mohammed al-Law)
Cairo Egypt Photos Power Wikipedia: Hosni Mubarak |
 BBC News Wed 21 Aug 2013
Egypt crisis: Court to rule on Mubarak release
An Egyptian court is due to review a petition for the release of deposed President Hosni Mubarak. Mubarak is facing a retrial for complicity in the deaths of protesters... (photo: AP)
Egypt Crisis Hosni Mubarak Muslim Brotherhood Photos Wikipedia: Hosni Mubarak |
 Huffington Post Tue 20 Aug 2013
Pakistani Officials Seize 100 Tons Of Bomb-Making Equipment In Major Bust In Quetta
By Gul Yousufzai QUETTA, Pakistan Aug 20 (Reuters) - Security forces seized 100 tons of bomb-making material from Quetta, one of Pakistan's most violent cities, on... (photo: AP / K.M. Chaudary)
Pakistan Taliban Photos Quetta Insurgency Terrorism in Pakistan Wikipedia: Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan |
 The Washington Times Tue 20 Aug 2013
President Obama on Egypt: No coup; no strategy
Related Columns RANCHO SANTA FE, Ca., August 20, 2013 – As chaos and killings return to the streets of Egypt, the aftermath of the Arab Spring has lost its... (photo: White House / Pete Souza)
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 Swissinfo Tue 20 Aug 2013
In relentless campaign, Egypt arrests Muslim Brotherhood leader
Arab Spring Reuters August 20, 2013 - 16:29 By Tom Perry and Shadia Nasralla CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's army-backed authorities detained the Muslim Brotherhood's leader on... (photo: AP / Egyptian Interior Ministry)
Arab Spring Egypt Protest Human Rights Photos Wikipedia: Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt |
 CounterPunch Tue 20 Aug 2013
The Globalization of Militarism
Events in Egypt take on cosmic significance as the forward edge of world counterrevolution. Not simply an eruption, a slightly more strident form of business-as-usual,... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
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