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Nato drone strike in Afghanistan being investigated
Full Article Dawn
19 Sep 2013

KABUL: The Nato force in Afghanistan has launched an investigation into an attack by a drone aircraft on an Al Qaeda member, which killed eight women and children according to a senior Afghan official. Civilian casualties have been a long-running source of friction between Afghan President Hamid Karzai and...

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File - A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper from the 62nd Expeditionary Reconassiance Squadron taxis for take off from Kandahar Air Base, Afghanistan, March 13, 2009, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
photo: USAF / Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.

updated 16 Jul 2013; published 06 Jun 2012
5:14
Women, children killed in NATO wedding strike - Afghans say
updated 01 Apr 2013; published 30 Mar 2013
10:54
BREAKING News-Leaked NATO(US) Drones attack in Libya
updated 12 Aug 2013; published 31 May 2013
0:55
NATO Leader Supports U.S. President Obama Drone Strikes
updated 01 Aug 2013; published 28 Nov 2011
15:01
CIA's Predator Drone Attacks | US & NATO attacks on Pakistan Army I Episode 01|
updated 19 Aug 2012; published 11 Jan 2012
3:39
First drone strike in Pakistan since Nato attack: 11-1-2012
updated 12 Jun 2013; published 15 Sep 2012
4:14
Finally The Truth: Muslim Protests About NATO Drone Strikes, Backing Saudi Jihadists
Gaddafi's son, intelligence chief and PM among defendants in crucial trial
Full Article The Guardian
19 Sep 2013

Most important trial in Libya's post-Gaddafi era switched to maximum security prison in Tripoli over fears of violence Abdullah al-Senussi, the Gaddafi regime's former intelligence chief, arrives at a high security prison facility in Tripoli, Libya. Photograph: Libyan National Guard/EPA Libya embarks on its most important trial in the post-Gaddafi...

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File - A portion of the Khalida Ferjan warehouse in Tripoli, Libya, where over one hundred revolution sympathizers were detained by the Qadhafi regime, reportedly tortured and many summarily executed on 23 August 2011, after which the warehouse was set on fire.
photo: UN / Evan Schneider

updated 16 May 2012; published 16 May 2012
24:15
Tussle over Saif Gaddafi's trial: Should Libya's courts decide his fate?-Africa Today-05-15-2012
updated 04 Dec 2011; published 04 Dec 2011
3:21
Nabila Ramdani - BBC Radio Scotland - Saif Gaddafi & Al Sanussi's arrests & trials - 21 Nov 2011
updated 05 Sep 2012; published 05 Sep 2012
0:57
Libyan Ex Spy Chief Abdullah Al Senussi 'Lands In Helicopter'
updated 28 Aug 2013; published 28 Aug 2013
0:21
Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam: trial to begin on September 19
updated 06 Jun 2012; published 06 Jun 2012
0:34
First trial of senior official in Gadhafi regime opens
updated 08 May 2013; published 08 May 2013
1:32
Investigations into the two most high-profile cases in Libya have been suspended.
Assad says destroying chemical arms to take a year.
photo: AP / Ibrahim Usta

updated 19 Sep 2013; published 19 Sep 2013
0:21
Chemical weapon disposal will take a year cost 1 billion Assad
updated 19 Sep 2013; published 19 Sep 2013
3:02
Bashar Assad Interview : Assad To Destroy Chemical Weapons 'In A Year' Syria Fox News
updated 19 Sep 2013; published 19 Sep 2013
0:11
Chemical weapons disposal will cost 1 billion take a year Assad
updated 31 Aug 2013; published 31 Aug 2013
3:04
Putin: Claims that Assad used chemical weapons 'utter nonsense'
updated 15 Jun 2013; published 15 Jun 2013
4:31
Moscow slams US claims of Assad chemical weapon use
updated 14 Jun 2013; published 14 Jun 2013
7:20
US claims Assad used chemical weapons in Syria
Iran's president: We will never seek nuclear bomb
Full Article San Francisco Chronicle
19 Sep 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) — Iranian President Hasan Rouhani said Wednesday that his country has never sought and will never seek a nuclear bomb, telling NBC News in an interview that he has full authority to resolve a standoff with the West. Rouhani spoke to the American television network in Tehran just days before he is to make his first appearance as...

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Iran's president: We will never seek nuclear bomb
photo: AP / AP Photo

updated 17 Jun 2013; published 17 Jun 2013
12:33
Iran Elects Moderate President Hassan Rouhani — Will U.S. Respond by Easing Crippling Sanctions?
updated 18 Jun 2013; published 18 Jun 2013
26:03
Iran's president-elect policies
updated 11 Sep 2013; published 11 Sep 2013
1:09
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani: Tehran will not give up 'one iota' of its nuclear programme
updated 06 Aug 2013; published 06 Aug 2013
2:27
Rouhani Wants To Have Serious Talks With The West
updated 16 Sep 2013; published 16 Sep 2013
3:06
Iranian Pres Rouhani: West seeks to boost Israel in Middle East
updated 04 Aug 2013; published 04 Aug 2013
2:44
Hassan Rohani inauguration speech ✔ Hassan Rouhani inauguration speech
When and When Not to Intervene
Full Article WorldNews.com
18 Sep 2013

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling In 1998 when Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda operatives bombed the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, most Muslims and predominantly Islamic nations were shocked and angry. Not only did the attacks kill a few Americans, but hundreds of Africans, including many Muslims, were killed by the horrific...

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File - The ruins of the Al-Shifa pharmaceutical factory, destroyed in August 1998 by 3 Tomahawk missiles.
photo: Creative Commons / Yannick Lemieux

updated 14 Aug 2013; published 01 Jan 2013
1:32
Syrian Rebels Praise Bin Laden, Celebrate 9/11 Attacks
updated 14 Aug 2013; published 02 May 2011
2:08
Osama Bin Laden Talks About the 9/11 Attacks
updated 06 Aug 2013; published 03 May 2012
1:31
The Bin Laden Letters: Al Qaeda called for stop to mosque attacks
updated 30 Jun 2013; published 30 Apr 2012
5:59
US Warns of Revenge Attack for Bin Laden Death
updated 30 Sep 2012; published 30 Sep 2012
2:19
Audio Book Review: Jawbreaker: The Attack on bin Laden and al-Qaeda by Gary Berntsen (Author), Ra...
updated 08 Apr 2013; published 06 May 2011
1:42
Al Qaeda confirms bin Laden's death, warns of more attacks
The US Federal Reserve decides not to taper stimulus
Full Article BBC News
18 Sep 2013

The US Federal Reserve has decided to maintain its economic stimulus scheme at the current level, despite speculation that it would start scaling it back. US shares jumped after the announcement with the Dow Jones & S&P 500 hitting record highs. It had been widely expected that the Fed would cut back - or taper - its...

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File - President Barack Obama stands with Ben Bernanke before making a statement on his reappointment as chairman of the Federal Reserve during the President's vacation on Martha's Vineyard, Aug. 25, 2009.
photo: White House / Pete Souza

updated 29 Aug 2013; published 29 Aug 2013
4:48
Fed Exit Strategy for Economic Stimulus Revealed! Federal Reserve to Taper Quantitative Easing?
updated 08 Jun 2013; published 08 Jun 2013
2:18
Greenspan says Fed Should Start Tapering Stimulus
updated 17 Jul 2013; published 17 Jul 2013
0:36
Bernanke treads fine line on stimulus tapering - economy
updated 31 Aug 2013; published 31 Aug 2013
4:26
Russia G20 Meeting: Tapering QE, Raising Debt Ceiling, USD Reserve Currency
updated 26 Aug 2013; published 26 Aug 2013
4:21
U.s. Housing Weakens, Gold & Silver Gain - Will The Fed Taper In September? Effect on Prices?
updated 02 Aug 2013; published 02 Aug 2013
0:43
Bullard tells Fed to wait for economic pick up before tapering
Russia says UN chemical attack report biased
Full Article Al Jazeera
18 Sep 2013

Russia has dismissed a UN report on the August 21 sarin gas attack in Damascus as "biased and one-sided" and said Syria had given it evidence that rebels were responsible. The Russian deputy foreign minister, Sergei Ryabkov, said on Wednesday that his country was disappointed with the UN report published this week, saying it was selective and had...

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File - Sergey Alexeevich Ryabkov, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, speaks at one of the two interactive sessions on “Strengthening nuclear safety and nuclear disaster risk preparedness”, held as part of the high-level meeting on nuclear safety and security convened by the Secretary-General.
photo: UN / Lou Rouse

updated 18 Sep 2013; published 18 Sep 2013
2:39
Russia says UN chemical attack report biased
updated 18 Sep 2013; published 18 Sep 2013
3:06
Russia says UN chemical attack report biased
updated 24 Aug 2013; published 24 Aug 2013
22:41
Syrian War: Is The Chemical Attack A False Flag & Staged?
updated 21 Aug 2013; published 21 Aug 2013
8:38
Syria : Mass Murder Chemical attack right after U.N. Insprectors arrive in Syria (Aug 21, 2013)
updated 18 Sep 2013; published 18 Sep 2013
3:47
Russia Dismissed United Nations Report on Syrian Gas Attack
updated 22 Aug 2013; published 22 Aug 2013
3:45
SYRIA Russia Probe Suggest Gas Attack Launched By Rebels, A Pre-Planned Attack To Create Pretext
Obama's Path Forward
Full Article Forbes
18 Sep 2013

It goes without saying that President Obama has had a rough summer. Despite what appears to be a favorable development with Syria, few Democrats and Republicans are supportive of the administration. As Congress braces for a divisive debate over the debt ceiling, job creation remains stagnant, with August coming in below expectations and the Labor...

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President Barack Obama receives an update on the Washington Navy Yard shootings investigation from FBI Director James Comey, left, and Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. in the Oval Office, Sept. 17, 2013.
photo: White House

updated 31 Aug 2012; published 31 Aug 2012
6:13
The Speech that Made Obama President
updated 03 Sep 2013; published 03 Sep 2013
3:40
Ann Coulter Attacks President Obama on Syria: Cannot Trust Democrats To Be Commander in Chief
updated 30 Aug 2012; published 30 Aug 2012
58:46
Barack Obama's Speech - 2008 Democratic National Convention
updated 09 Jul 2012; published 09 Jul 2012
22:38
President Obama Speaks to the House Democrats Issues Conference
updated 18 Aug 2008; published 18 Aug 2008
18:48
C-SPAN: Barack Obama Speech at 2004 DNC Convention
updated 06 Sep 2012; published 06 Sep 2012
49:53
Bill Clinton speaks at the 2012 DNC (C-SPAN) - Full Speech
Navy Yard shooting: Questions remain as calls for gun legislation grow
Full Article CNN
18 Sep 2013

September 18, 2013 -- Updated 0924 GMT (1724 HKT) Washington (CNN) -- Washington's historic and normally bustling Navy Yard will remain closed to all but "essential" employees again Wednesday as authorities piece together what triggered a military contractor to fatally shoot 12 people there. The investigation continues as the families of...

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Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus speaks with Washington Navy Yard personnel at a gathering point at Nationals Park. The Washington Navy Yard was evacuated after a shooting Monday, Sept. 16, 2013.
photo: US Navy

updated 16 Sep 2013; published 16 Sep 2013
6:08
Massive Shooting at washington navy yard shooter leaves 7 wonded inside US navy yard
updated 18 Sep 2013; published 18 Sep 2013
5:26
Aaron Alexis (Navy Yard Shooter) - Who Was He?
updated 16 Sep 2013; published 16 Sep 2013
7:06
Shooter identified, death toll rises at Navy Yard mass shooting
updated 17 Sep 2013; published 17 Sep 2013
4:03
Navy Yard Shooting
updated 17 Sep 2013; published 17 Sep 2013
1:41
Washington navy yard shooting: police confirm lone gunman
updated 19 Sep 2013; published 19 Sep 2013
3:54
'Crazy' Motive For Aaron Alexis Navy Yard Shooting
Syria hands Russia own evidence rebels behind chemical attack
Full Article Middle East Online
18 Sep 2013

MOSCOW - The Syrian regime has handed Russia new materials implicating rebels in a chemical attack outside Damascus on August 21, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Wednesday after talks in Damascus. "The corresponding materials were handed to the Russian side. We were told that they were evidence that the rebels are implicated in...

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In this Sunday, July 29, 2012 photo, Free Syrian Army soldiers are seen at the border town of Azaz, some 20 miles (32 kilometers) north of Aleppo, Syria. The U.N. said 200,000 Syrians have fled the embattled city of Aleppo since intense clashes between regime forces and rebels began 10 days ago.
photo: AP / Turkpix

updated 18 Sep 2013; published 18 Sep 2013
3:00
Assad Gives Russia Proof Rebels Were Behind Attack
updated 18 Sep 2013; published 18 Sep 2013
3:06
Russia says UN chemical attack report biased
updated 19 Sep 2013; published 19 Sep 2013
2:39
Russia says UN chemical attack report biased
updated 18 Sep 2013; published 18 Sep 2013
1:34
Syria gives Russia 'proof' rebels behind chemical attack
updated 18 Sep 2013; published 18 Sep 2013
3:47
Russia Dismissed United Nations Report on Syrian Gas Attack
updated 18 Sep 2013; published 18 Sep 2013
6:00
West accused Syria gives Russia new evidence of rebel hand in chem attacks

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In December 2011, at the height of the sovereign debt crisis in the eurozone, the Polish Foreign Minister, Radoslaw Sikorski, went to Berlin to exhort his German neighbours to take...

In this file photo taken on Sept. 27, 2009, Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi gestures as he attends a meeting in Milan, Italy.
Silvio Berlusconi says he will remain at the heart of Italian politics even if senators vote to throw him out of parliament. The former prime minister and convicted fraudster was speaking before a preliminary vote by a Senate panel. "I will...
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Movement For Democratic Change (MDC) President Morgan Tsvangirai greets the crowd at the launch of the party's election campaign in Marondera, east of Harare, Sunday, July, 7, 2013.
Reuters September 18, 2013 - 17:12 By MacDonald Dzirutwe HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai said on Wednesday he would remain leader of his MDC party despite an internal call for him to quit after an overwhelming...
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File - A resident of Homs, Syria, shows UN observers a building heavily damaged in the renewed rounds of shelling which rained down on the city this weekend, 11 June, 2012.
BERLIN, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Germany exported 111 tonnes of chemicals to Syria between 2002 and 2006 that could be used in the production of sarin gas, according to a government document published on Wednesday. But the government rejected a suggestion...
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File - The MQ-9 Reaper lands on an air field in Afghanistan Nov. 17, 2007.  The Reaper is the Air Force's unmanned aerial attack vehicle, able to carry both precision-guided bombs and missiles.
NIAMEY (Reuters) - Niger would welcome the deployment of armed U.S. drones to the West African country to help in its battle against an armed Islamist threat and drug trafficking in the Sahara, Foreign Minister Mohamed Bazoum said on Wednesday....
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Starbucks Coffee at Changi Airport, Singapore
By JULIE JARGON Starbucks Corp. thrust itself deeper into the national debate over guns, with Chief Executive Howard Schultz saying the coffee giant wants firearm owners to stop carrying their weapons in its stores. Mr. Schultz, in an open letter...
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Afghans to receive first C-130 aircraft from US Air Force
KABUL, Afghanistan — After nearly a year of relying on helicopters for the bulk of its air cargo transportation, the Afghan Air Force will receive its first C-130H Hercules transports early next month. The U.S. Air Force is slated to give the Afghans...
photo: US DoD / Glenn Fawcett
Dilma Rousseff, presidential candidate for the governing Workers Party, gestures to photographers after voting in Brazil's presidential election runoff in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Sunday Oct. 31, 2010.
By TOM MURPHY And PAULO TREVISANI BRASILIA—President Dilma Rousseff called off a U.S. state visit planned for October in reaction to allegations the Obama administration spied electronically on Brazilians, including the country's leader. The...
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