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A United States Army photograph of Bradley Manning, undated. Manning was arrested in Iraq 2010, accused of having divulged classified material to the website WikiLeaks.
Iraq   Photos   US   Wikileaks   Wikipedia: Bradley Manning   		 Al Jazeera 
US army overwhelmed by Manning leaks
Thu 1 Aug 2013
The US army was overwhelmed when WikiLeaks published more than 700,000 secret diplomatic and war documents handed over by soldier Bradley Manning, a retired officer testified in the sentenci... (photo: US Army)
A supporter of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi chants slogans against Egyptian Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi during a march in Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, July 30, 2013.
Egypt   Human Rights   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: 2013 Egyptian coup d'état   		 Swissinfo 
Egypt says to 'put an end' to Brotherhood vigils
Wed 31 Jul 2013
Arab Spring | Reuters | July 31, 2013 - 15:59 | CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's new rulers declared two Cairo vigils by supporters of the deposed president threats to national security on Wednesday and inst... (photo: AP / Manu Brabo)
A plainclothes police officer takes a photo with his mobile phone of a damaged gate of center jail caused by Taliban militants attacked, Tuesday, July 30, 2013 in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan.  Asia Times  Tue 30 Jul 2013
Taliban free hundreds in Pakistan jailbreak
By Syed Fazl-e-Haider | Pakistan Taliban KARACHI - As many as 243 prisoners escaped after heavily armed Pakistan Taliban, some dressed in police uniform, stormed one of the main prisons in Pakistan's ... (photo: AP / Ishtiaq Mahsud)
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An Afghan child watches a security checkpoint, unseen, following Sunday's killing of civilians by a U.S. soldier in Kandahar province, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, March 12, 2012.  Al Jazeera  Tue 30 Jul 2013
Stranded in Kabul
Despite the billions of dollars being poured into Afghanistan to rebuild the country and boost its economy, more than 30,000 Afghans applied for political asylum worldwide last year. | Zekria is willi... (photo: AP / Allauddin Khan)
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A Beninese peacekeeper of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) patrols the grounds of the El Farouk Hotel in Bamako, during a meeting of the Mixed Commission composed of representatives of the Malian government and Tuareg separatist rebels, 22 July 2013. WorldNews.com Mon 29 Jul 2013
Age of Separatism and 'Beginning' of History?
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling | The gradual decline of the United States Empire, starting with its colonial wars in Indochina, and the more obvious and r... (photo: UN / Marco Dormino)
Photos   Politics   Russia   US   Wikipedia: Separatism  
Iraqi security forces inspect the site of a bomb explosion in Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, July 28, 2013. The Independent Mon 29 Jul 2013
Dozens killed as wave of car bombings hits Iraq
A wave of over a dozen car bombings hit central and southern Iraq during morning rush hour today, officials said, killing at least 47 people in the latest coordinated att... (photo: AP / Nabil al-Jurani)
Al Qaida   Iraq   Photos   Terrorism   Wikipedia: Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal)  
File - Palestinian children holding pictures and banners of the Islamic Jihad Movement during a solidarity protest with Palestinian prisoners held by Israel, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on June 17, 2013. The Independent Sun 28 Jul 2013
Israel to clear the way for negotiations with the release of 104 Palestinian prisoners
More than a hundred Palestinian prisoners are to be released after Israel’s cabinet voted to authorise the move today, paving the way for the first direct peace talks b... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
Israel   Palestine   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Peace process in the IsraeliPalestinian conflict  
The De Facto political leader of the Tibetan people, Dr. Lobsang Sangay delivering his speech to open his new "Tibet Policy Institute" that would help in framing policies for the next fifty years being held in Dharamshala, H.P, India, on 15th February 2012. WorldNews.com Sat 27 Jul 2013
Exiled Tibetans urged to remain vigilant after NIA alert
Article by Yeshe Choesang, WN Correspondent Dharamshala. | Dharamshala: - Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay, political leader of Tibetans on Wednesday, July 24, strongly appeale... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang)
India   Photos   Security   Tibet   Tibetan diaspora  
NATO general for swift Afghan troops deal Herald Tribune Fri 26 Jul 2013
NATO general for swift Afghan troops deal
WARSAW, Poland - NATO's top commander in Europe says it's crucial for the alliance to have a security deal with Afghanistan on a post-2014 military presence there, but Oc... (photo: US DoD / D. Myles Cullen)
Afghanistan   Nato   Photos   Troops   Wikipedia: Afghanistan  
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian citizens gather near damaged cars that were burned after a car bomb exploded in the suburb of Jaramana, Damascus, Syria, Thursday , July 25, 2013. Denver Post Fri 26 Jul 2013
Death toll in Syria war passes 100,000, U.N. says
Syrians look at burned-out car bombs after an attack that killed at least 10 people and wounded 66 on Thursday in southeast Damascus. Jaramana is a mainly Christian and D... (photo: AP / SANA)
Photos   Syria   UN   War   Wikipedia: Syrian civil war  
Japan Self-Defense Force soldiers confer each other near the deployed PAC-3 land-to-air missiles, background, at the Araya base in Akita, northern Japan, just after a North Korean rocket was launched Sunday, April 5, 2009. A North Korean rocket flew over Japanese airspace Sunday, but Tokyo did not fire any interceptors because no debris appeared to fall toward its territory, Japanese officials said. BBC News Fri 26 Jul 2013
Japan military 'needs marines and drones'
Japan should bolster its marine force and introduce surveillance drones, a defence review paper says, highlighting concerns over China and North Korea. | Units that could... (photo: AP / Katsumi Kasahara)
Defence   Japan   Military   Photos   Wikipedia: Japan Self-Defense Forces  
In the memory of soldiers who were martyred in World War I and Afghan war. 13514 names engraved on stones and Amar shaeed jawan jyoti lighted in memory of martyrs (shahid).Situated on the Rajpath in New Delhi, India Gate (originally called the All India War Memorial) is a monument built by Edwin Lutyens to commemorate the Indian soldiers who died in World War I and the Afghan Wars. The foundation stone was laid on 10 February 1921 by the Duke of Connaught. The names of the soldiers who died in these wars are inscribed on the walls. It was completed in 1931. Burning under it since 1971 is the Amar Jawan Jyoti (the flame of the immortal warrior), which marks the Unknown Soldier's Tomb Newstrack India Fri 26 Jul 2013
Antony pays tribute to martyrs on 14th anniversary of Kargil War
Tweet | New Delhi, July 26 (ANI): Defence Minister A.K. Antony led the nation in paying tribute to Kargil martyrs at the Amar Jawan Jyoti here on Friday on the occasion o... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Anniversary   Defence   Delhi   Photos   Wikipedia: Kargil War  
A close-up view of the Za'atri camp for Syrian refugees as seen on July 18, 2013, from a helicopter carrying U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh. The Guardian Thu 25 Jul 2013
Syrian refugees: how many are there and where are they?
As part of the Guardian's series on the humanitarian consequences of the conflict in Syria, we are updating our numbers on refugees. They show a population still urgently... (photo: US DoS)
Human Rights   Photos   Syria   UN   Wikipedia: Syrian civil war  


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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon, Friday, March 15, 2013, to announce that the Obama administration will add 14 interceptors to a West Coast-based U.S.-based missile defense system reflecting concern about North Korea's focus on developing nuclear weapons and its advances in long-range missile technology. Hagel Sees 2 Paths for Cuts: Paring Military’s Size or Capability The New York Times
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An Afghan child watches a security checkpoint, unseen, following Sunday's killing of civilians by a U.S. soldier in Kandahar province, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, March 12, 2012. Stranded in Kabul Al Jazeera
Secretary of State John Kerry, second left, is seated with Israel's Justice Minister and chief negotiator Tzipi Livni, second right, Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat, right, and Yitzhak Molcho, an adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and former U.S. Ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk, left, at an Iftar dinner, which celebrates Ramadan, at the State Department in Washington, marking the resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, Monday, July 29, 2013. Analysis: Mideast peace deal seems far off The Guardian
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Cambodia´s Prime Minister Hun Sen talks at a ceremony to inaugurate construction of a Chinese-funded bridge at Prek Kdam village, some 30 kilometers (19 miles) north of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Monday, June 11, 2007. Hun Sen on Monday angrily called a Cambodia's PM mulls post-poll options in silence New Straits/Business Times
Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi chant slogans one holding a picture of Morsi with Arabic writing that reads: "Morsi is my president," at Nasr City, where protesters have installed a camp and hold daily rallies, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, July 29, 2013. Morsi supporters hold fresh Egypt protests Al Jazeera
Ghana President John Atta Mills attends the Symposium on Global Agriculture and Food Security at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Friday, May 18, 2012, at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington. What Is Left To Be Named After Rawlings And Kufuor? Peace FM Online
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