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Afghan Taliban attack outside U.S. consulate, 2 dead
Full Article LA Daily News
13 Sep 2013

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban militants attacked the U.S. consulate in western Afghanistan on Friday morning, using a car bomb and guns to battle security forces just outside the compound in the city of Herat. It was not entirely clear whether any attackers managed to breach the facility, but at least two Afghans died, while the U.S....
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Afghan security personnel assist an injured police after a suicide car bombing and a gunfight near the U.S. consulate in Herat Province, west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Sept. 13, 2013.
photo: AP / Hoshang Hashimi

updated 13 Sep 2013; published 13 Sep 2013
1:30
BREAKING: Taliban Attacks US Consulate in Afghanistan At Least 6 DEATH, Multiple Injured
updated 03 Aug 2013; published 03 Aug 2013
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Indian consulate in Afghanistan attacked by suicide bombers
updated 16 Aug 2013; published 03 Aug 2013
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Suicide attack on Indian consulate in Afghanistan kills 9
updated 13 Sep 2013; published 13 Sep 2013
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US Consulate in Herat, Afghanistan Under Taliban Attack: 7 Killed, Multiple Injured
updated 03 Aug 2013; published 03 Aug 2013
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9 Afghans killed in attack on Indian consulate
updated 26 Feb 2013; published 07 Jul 2008
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Deadliest Blast in Years Rocks Afghan Capital
Tense U.S-Russia talks on Syria begin
Full Article Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
13 Sep 2013

GENEVA -- U.S.-Russian talks over eliminating Syria's chemical weapons began here Thursday on a wary and stilted note, as Secretary of State John Kerry said U.S. military forces remained poised to attack Syria if a credible agreement is not rapidly reached and implemented. Syrian President Bashar Assad added to the tension by saying that he is...
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Mr. Lavrov made a point of saying that the discussions should "move this situation from this current stage of military confrontation."
photo: AP / Alexander Zemlianichenko

updated 09 Sep 2013; published 09 Sep 2013
3:43
Russia Responds To Syria & Chemical Weapons
updated 10 Sep 2013; published 10 Sep 2013
2:04
President Obama interview: 'I've spoken to Putin about a Syria weapons handover' PBS Newshour
updated 09 Sep 2013; published 09 Sep 2013
4:57
Russia Urges Syria To Hand Over Chemical Weapons Moscow asks Bashar Al Assad to hand over Weapons
updated 18 Jun 2013; published 18 Jun 2013
11:27
Putin and Obama face off Over Syria
updated 05 Sep 2013; published 05 Sep 2013
23:17
'Russian arms sales to Syria OK under intl law' - Putin's spokesperson
updated 09 Sep 2013; published 09 Sep 2013
1:15
Syria crisis Russia urges Assad to give up chemical weapons
Fire ravages New Jersey boardwalk a year after Sandy
Full Article BBC News
13 Sep 2013

A stretch of beachside boardwalk in the US state of New Jersey has been ravaged by fire, just one year after Superstorm Sandy tore through the area. The fire started near an ice cream shop on Thursday afternoon and...
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Firefighters battle a blaze in a building on the Seaside Park boardwalk on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013, in Seaside Park, N.J.
photo: AP / Julio Cortez

updated 12 Sep 2013; published 12 Sep 2013
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Seaside Park Fire Rages On New Jersey Boardwalk Raging Fire Where Hurricane Sandy Devastated
updated 12 Sep 2013; published 12 Sep 2013
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Incredible raging fire along the boardwalk - Monster fire in seaside park New Jersey NJ 9/12/2013
updated 12 Sep 2013; published 12 Sep 2013
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Seaside Park Fire Rages On New Jersey Boardwalk
updated 12 Sep 2013; published 12 Sep 2013
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Boardwalk Fire in Seaside Park NJ Jersey Shore
updated 12 Sep 2013; published 12 Sep 2013
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Seaside Boardwalk Fire NJ - Fire erupts on Seaside Park NJ boardwalk
updated 12 Sep 2013; published 12 Sep 2013
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Seaside Boardwalk Fire Firefighters Battle Blaze Inside Kohr Shop Jersey Shore VIDEO
Israel and AIPAC clash on Syria strike
Full Article Al Jazeera
12 Sep 2013

When US President Barack Obama made his case for military action in Syria in a televised address on Tuesday, he mentioned Israel only fleetingly, as one of several US allies who could be threatened by the Syrian government's chemical weapons stockpile. "If fighting spills beyond Syria's borders, these weapons could threaten allies like Turkey,...
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Israel, Sunday, September 1, 2013.
photo: AP / Abir Sultan

updated 07 Sep 2013; published 07 Sep 2013
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AIPAC to push Congress to authorize US strikes against Syria
updated 07 Sep 2013; published 07 Sep 2013
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Pro-Israel Lobby Pushes US War With Syria
updated 28 Aug 2013; published 28 Aug 2013
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David Icke ☼ Zionism Is A Satanic Secret Society ⇨ ·sS4ww2««º»»sSs4ww3·
updated 08 Apr 2012; published 08 Apr 2012
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American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC): President Obama Policy Conference Speech (2012)
updated 08 Sep 2013; published 08 Sep 2013
49:23
AIPAC THE AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
updated 21 Mar 2013; published 21 Mar 2013
4:34
August 2013 Breaking News Netanyahu warned now or never for military strike on Iran 8-12-13
Vladimir Putin in plea to American public as US and Russia falter over Syria resolution
Full Article The Independent
12 Sep 2013

Vladimir Putin has made a personal appeal to the American people, calling for caution when dealing with Syria and warning that a military strike would “unleash a new wave of terrorism”. Writing an opinion piece for The New York Times, the Russian president drew attention to previous Western military interventions in the Middle East, when he said...
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File - Direct Line with Russian President Vladimir Putin was broadcast live on Channel One, Rossiya-1 and Rossiya-24 TV networks and Mayak, Vesti FM and Radio Rossii radio stations, 25 April, 2013.
photo: Russian Presidential Press and Information Office

updated 18 Jun 2013; published 18 Jun 2013
11:27
Putin and Obama face off Over Syria
updated 10 Sep 2013; published 10 Sep 2013
1:47
Putin: Syria chemical arms handover will work only if US calls off strike
updated 29 Aug 2013; published 29 Aug 2013
3:15
Syria: Russia And U.S. Send Warships To Mediterannean
updated 04 Sep 2013; published 04 Sep 2013
5:23
President Putin Warns America Not To Take One Sided Action On Syria
updated 18 Jul 2013; published 18 Jul 2013
14:01
Build up to WW3 - RUSSIA holds Largest WAR GAMES since COLD WAR. Response to 'Simulated US Attack'
updated 04 Sep 2013; published 04 Sep 2013
2:38
Putin warns US against one sided Syria action
Satellite images suggest North Korea's Yongbyon nuclear reactor restarted
Full Article CNN
12 Sep 2013

September 12, 2013 -- Updated 0752 GMT (1552 HKT) A satellite image from August 31, 2013 shows steam venting from building adjacent to the Yongbyon reactor. Hong Kong (CNN) -- Satellite images of North Korea's Yongbyon nuclear facility have again raised questions about whether the country has restarted its plutonium production reactor -- regarded...
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File - A South Korean man watches TV news showing file footage of the demolition of the cooling tower of the Yongbyon nuclear complex, following a report of a possible nuclear test conducted by North Korea, at the Seoul train station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013.
photo: AP / Lee Jin-man

updated 06 Dec 2010; published 06 Dec 2010
1:12
North Korea Nuclear Site Yongbyon Satellite Images
updated 12 Sep 2013; published 12 Sep 2013
0:37
North Korea restarting Yongbyon nuclear reactor
updated 11 Sep 2013; published 11 Sep 2013
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Satellite image suggests North Korea has restarted Yongbyon nuclear reactor
updated 11 Sep 2013; published 11 Sep 2013
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Satellite image suggests North Korea has restarted Yongbyon nuclear reactor: U.S. group
updated 01 Sep 2009; published 01 Sep 2009
1:51
North Korea Nuclear Site in Yongbyon 3D Fly-through DEM
updated 12 Sep 2013; published 12 Sep 2013
26:02
2013 09 12 1200 News
Lack of Assad alternatives hangs over Syria war
Full Article Yahoo Daily News
12 Sep 2013

BEIRUT (AP) — The crisis over chemical weapons in Syria has underlined a central dilemma for the West as it tries to deal with the country's civil war — the lack of attractive alternatives to President Bashar Assad. The political opposition, largely operating from exile with little credibility on the ground, has been hobbled by infighting. Inside...
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In this Friday, Jan. 11, 2013 file citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, rebels from al-Qaida affiliated Jabhat al-Nusra waving their brigade flag as they step on the top of a Syrian air force helicopter, at Taftanaz air base that was captured by the rebels, in Idlib province, northern Syria.
photo: AP / Edlib News Network ENN, File

updated 31 Aug 2013; published 31 Aug 2013
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The Alex Jones Show - Friday, August 30, 2013 (Full Show): Joel Skousen (Commercial Free)
updated 24 Mar 2013; published 24 Mar 2013
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Assad in Syria Shot Dead, Israel Fires into Syria, skirmishes on the boarder! (cybertribenetwork)
updated 27 Sep 2011; published 27 Sep 2011
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BBC, Panorama, Syria: Inside the Secret Revolution
updated 01 Jul 2013; published 01 Jul 2013
4:06
WW3 in progress - Terrorists in Iraq want civil war
updated 27 Aug 2013; published 27 Aug 2013
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For the Record _ 2013-08-22 _ TheBlazeTV
updated 19 Apr 2007; published 19 Apr 2007
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Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran
Afghans caught between terror and graft
Full Article Asia Times
12 Sep 2013

By Giuliano Battiston HERAT, Afghanistan - The threat to the stability of the Hamid Karzai government in Afghanistan arises not so much from outside as from within. And the one thing that is eating into its edifice is the malaise called corruption. "Corruption is undermining what little legitimacy the government has left," Qader Rahimi, head of the...
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File - A poor man asks passersby for money on a snowy day in Afghanistan, 8 February, 2008. Poverty still drives people out of their homes, even on a snowy day, to earn a living.
photo: UN / Basir Seerat

updated 20 Jan 2010; published 20 Jan 2010
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Corrupt Government Forces Afghans To Spend More Than 1/3 Of Income On Bribes
updated 11 Dec 2012; published 11 Dec 2012
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@ Brookings Podcast: Afghan People Simply Want to Live and Thrive
updated 09 Sep 2011; published 09 Sep 2011
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What's 9/11? Afghans never heard of NYC terror
updated 12 Jan 2013; published 12 Jan 2013
1:27
Afghanistan's Hamid Karzai to step down as president in 2014
updated 14 Jan 2013; published 14 Jan 2013
7:22
FSRN Nearly Half a Million Afghans Homeless as Obama and Karzai Meet
updated 30 Apr 2013; published 30 Apr 2013
3:43
CIA "Ghost Cash" Effect; Is US main source of Afghan corruption? BAGS OF CASH IS OK?
Syria crisis: Russia's Putin in personal plea for US caution
Full Article Joy Online
12 Sep 2013

Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a direct personal appeal to the American people over the Syrian crisis. In an opinion article in the New York Times, he warns that a US military strike against Syria could unleash a new wave of terrorism. He says millions of people see the US not as a model of democracy but as relying on brute force. Later...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a direct personal appeal to the American people over the Syrian crisis.
photo: AP / RIA Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, pool

updated 12 Sep 2013; published 12 Sep 2013
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Syria crisis: Russia's Putin in personal plea for US caution
updated 12 Sep 2013; published 12 Sep 2013
2:56
Syria crisis: Russia's Putin in personal plea for US caution
updated 14 May 2013; published 14 May 2013
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PUTIN WARNS against actions fueling the CRISIS in SYRIA
updated 12 Sep 2013; published 12 Sep 2013
1:09
Syria crisis: Russia's Putin in personal plea for US caution
updated 05 Sep 2013; published 05 Sep 2013
6:26
G-20 Summit Meeting Russia Obama Putin on Syria Crisis - Strikes| Putin calls Kerry Liar
updated 06 Sep 2013; published 06 Sep 2013
5:33
War of words between Russia, U.S. on Syrian crisis heats up
Goodluck Jonathan Sacks Cabinet Ministers
Full Article Peace FM Online
11 Sep 2013

Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has sacked nine cabinet ministers amid serious divisions in the governing party. Two weeks ago, seven of the country's powerful state governors and former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar formed a splinter-group in the PDP....
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Der Praesident von Nigeria, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, traegt sich am Freitag (20.04.12) in Schloss Bellevue in Berlin in das Gaestebuch von Schloss Bellevue ein. Gauck traf sich mit Jonathan zu einem Gespraech
photo: AP / Maja Hitij/dapd

updated 06 May 2010; published 06 May 2010
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NIGERIA'S President GOODLUCK JONATHAN ON CNN
updated 11 Jan 2013; published 11 Jan 2013
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President Jonathan May Spend 7 Years In Prison After Tenure
updated 18 Mar 2010; published 18 Mar 2010
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Maurice Iwu - Chairman of the Independent National Election Commission
updated 26 Apr 2013; published 26 Apr 2013
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A Cabinet of Experts: Who are They?
updated 19 Dec 2010; published 19 Dec 2010
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Nigerians Rally in Austria part 2
updated 08 Mar 2010; published 08 Mar 2010
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Obama's Sudden Syria Crisis, With Putin Solution: What the Heck Was That?
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President Barack Obama's Tuesday night address from the White House was curiously anti-climactic. In fact, Obama could just as well dispensed with it altogether, as it heralded no...
Egypt’s Second Liberation
CounterPunch
Soon after the overthrow of the despot in Tunis and a few weeks before the end of Hosni Mubarak, Iraq’s greatest living poet – and one of the Arab world’s greatest – Saadi Youssef...
How to train your cruise ship captain
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At a Dutch industrial estate, state-of-the-art technology and a rebuilt ship's bridge are giving trainees in the wake of the Costa Concordia disaster an immersive experience The...

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New Iran envoy says hopes disputes with IAEA can be resolved
Iran's Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Reza Najafi talks to the media after the IAEA board of governors meeting at the International Center in Vienna, Austria, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013.
Swissinfo
Reuters September 12, 2013 - 15:24 By Fredrik Dahl VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran will cooperate with the U.N. nuclear agency to find ways to "overcome existing issues once and for all", Tehran's new envoy said on Thursday, hinting at a more flexible...
photo: AP / Hans Punz
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Prince William leaves RAF
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge waving to the crowd at The Mall shortly after the wedding. The wedding of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine Middleton took place on 29 April 2011 at Westminster Abbey in London.
Belfast Telegraph
Britain's Prince William has completed his last shift with the Armed Forces. It had been widely reported that the 31-year-old royal was planning to focus on his charity work following the birth of his and wife The Duchess of Cambridge's son Prince...
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No Plan B if Bid Fails to Right Ship Off Italy
Italian Navy scuba divers return after working on the grounded cruise ship Costa Concordia off the Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, Monday, Jan. 23, 2012.
The New York Times
ROME — An international team of engineers is expressing confidence a never-before attempted strategy to set upright a luxury liner which capsized off Italy will work. They devised no "Plan B" if the Concordia falls back on its crippled side or splits...
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John Kerry To Assess Russia Proposal On Syria Chemical Weapons
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, centre, on arrival at Cointrin Airport, in Geneva, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013, prior to his meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to discuss the ongoing problems in Syria.
Huffington Post
BY MATTHEW LEE, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS GENEVA — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Geneva Thursday morning to test the seriousness of a Russian proposal to secure Syria's chemical weapons. Kerry and a team of U.S. experts will have at least...
photo: AP / Larry Downing
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Omagh bomb: Families of victims vow to take British government to court after ruling out public inquiry
Victims are treated at the scene of a car bomb explosion in Market Street, Omagh, 72 miles west of Belfast, Northern Ireland Saturday, August 15, 1998, in this image from amateur video made shortly after the bomb exploded. The bomb tore apart the crowded center of this market town, killing at least 27 and injuring some 200 others.
Belfast Telegraph
Families of Omagh bomb victims have vowed to take the British government to court after branding its decision to rule out a public inquiry into the attack as a feeble bid to hide from the truth. Related Articles Relatives made the defiant pledge to...
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Putin warns US not to launch attack in Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev speak before a meeting with officials in the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013.
The Guardian
Russian president appeals to Americans in New York Times article claiming intervention would unleash more terror President Barack Obama meets Russia's President Vladimir Putin. Photograph: Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Vladimir Putin, the Russian...
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Philippine stand-off: Clashes continue as new attack reported
Philippine marines take their positions to engage Muslim rebels who are holding scores of hostages being used as human shields for the fourth straight day Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013 at Zamboanga city in southern Philippines.
BBC News
Philippine troops are continuing to battle Muslim rebels holed up in a southern city, amid reports of separate fighting in a nearby area. Troops have been fighting Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) rebels who entered parts of Zamboanga city in...
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