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OPCW Director-General Ahmet Uzumcu addresses the media on 11 October 2013 on the occasion of the organisation's winning of the Nobel Peace Prize.
2013 Nobel Peace Prize   Ahmet Uzumcu   Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons   Photos   Wikipedia : Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons  
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Chemical Weapons Watchdog Wins Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), which is currently working to destroy Syria's chemical weapons arsenal. | The Nobel Committee... (photo: OPCW ( Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons ))
Opposition leader Tony Abbott speaks to the crowd during the 2013 Coalition Campaign Launch in Brisbane, Australia, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013.
Asia   Australia   China   Photos   Wikipedia: Tony Abbott  
 The Australian 
Tony Abbott's toughest test will be at home on China
TONY Abbott's dual visits to Asia pose dramatic tests for his ambitions - his China policy now hinges completely on defeating the populist right wing at home and his strategic policy foundation lives ... (photo: AP / Tertius Pickard)
EU to cut funding to Bosnia as constitutional row blocks EU path  Swissinfo 
EU to cut funding to Bosnia as constitutional row blocks EU path
  | Reuters | October 10, 2013 - 17:24 | By Adrian Croft | BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is to halve funding to Bosnia after its leaders failed to reach a deal to amend the constitution... (photo: European Community / EC)
Bosnia   Brussels   Leaders   Photos   Wikipedia: Bosnia and Herzegovina  
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, center, Armenian President Serge Sarkisian, right, and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev, left, seen during a meeting at Meiendorf Castle outside Moscow, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2008. Russia's president is hosting the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan for talks on their 20-year conflict over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Ka  The Irish Times 
Ilham Aliyev wins third term as president of Azerbaijan
Ilham Aliyev won a third term as president of the oil-producing ex-Soviet republic of Azerbaijan yesterday in an election the opposition said was marred by voting violations. | Aliyev’s control over... (photo: AP / RIA-Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Presidential Press Service)
2013 Azerbaijan Election   Azerbaijan Politics   Ilham Aliyev   Photos   Wikipedia: Azerbaijani presidential election, 2013  
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Family members of imprisoned army officers shout slogans outside the headquarters of Turkish army, in the background, as the several hundreds gather in front of the Appeals court in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013. The Times Of India
Turkish court upholds convictions of top officers over coup plot
ANKARA: Turkey's appeals court upheld convictions on Wednesday of top retired military officers for leading a plot to overthrow Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's government... (photo: AP / Burhan Ozbilici)
Coup Plot   Court   Photos   Turkey   Wikipedia: Sledgehammer (coup plan)  
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, is greeted by Chinese President Xi Jinping shortly before their meetings at the Great Hall of the People Saturday, April 13, 2013 in Beijing. The question of how Washington can persuade Beijing to exert real pressure on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's unpredictable regime is front and center as Kerry meets Saturday with Chinese leaders in Beijing. Deccan Herald
China's Xi cashes in on Obama absence from Asia summit
As President Barack Obama made apologetic calls to Asia to cancel his planned trip, China’s leader, Xi Jinping, was taking a star turn in some of the same countries... (photo: AP / Paul J. Richards, Pool)
China   Photos   Politics   US   Wikipedia: Xi Jinping  
Butter is commonly sold in sticks (pictured) or small blocks, and often served using a butter knife. The Australian
Hotel, shop centre may net $180m
THE Gold Coast's Sofitel Hotel and Oasis Shopping Centre is expected to be sold within weeks, with local group, Engage Capital, aiming to buy the retail and tourism ... (photo: Creative Commons / Hohum)
Australia   Canada   Hotel   Photos   Retail   Wikipedia: Dairy  
President Barack Obama waves to supporters after descending the steps on Air Force One after arriving in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Reinhold Matay) The Australian
No surrender, GOP tells Barack Obama
BARACK Obama has warned of "economic chaos" if a stalemate causes the US to no longer be able to pay its bills, and said he would accept even a short-term increase in the... (photo: AP / Reinhold Matay)
Obama   Photos   Politics   US   Wikipedia: Barack Obama  
 Joe Hockey (sl1) The Australian
Joe Hockey takes tax crackdown on global giants to G20
COMPANIES will face new pressure to stop using tax schemes that erode federal revenue, as the Abbott government pledges further action on tax loopholes to be discussed wi... (photo: Public Domain )
Australia   Economy   Finance   Photos   Wikipedia: Joe Hockey  
Army trucks carry Egyptian military tanks in El Arish, Egypt's northern Sinai Peninsula, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. Gunmen sprayed a police station in Egypts Sinai with bullets Thursday, setting off a brief firefight with policemen before speeding away in their truck, the latest in a series of attacks against security forces in the increasingly volatile peninsula, security officials said. Dawn
US withholds significant military aid to Egypt
WASHINGTON: The United States said on Wednesday it would withhold deliveries of tanks, fighter aircraft, helicopters and missiles as well as $260 million in cash aid from... (photo: AP)
Egypt Crisis   Military Aid to Egypt   Photos   Protests in Egypt   Wikipedia: 201213 Egyptian protests  
A masked Egyptian protester part of the Black Bloc, flashes the victory sign during clashes with riot police, background, near Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. Denver Post
US cuts millions in aid to Egypt
The United States on Wednesday cut hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to its Mideast ally Egypt, responding to the military ouster last summer of the nation's first d... (photo: AP / Khalil Hamra)
2013 Egypt Coup   2013 Egypt Protests2013 Egypt Protests   Photos   US Aid to Egypt   Wikipedia: United States military aid  
Politics United Nations
- Poll: Strong UK Support For Early EU Vote
- Bill Shorten wins Labor leadership ballot
- Missouri calls off execution by propofol injection
- Nawaz Sharif fails to get security clearance to visit quake-
An African Union stunt
An African Union stunt
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- Congo rebels fire shots at United Nationals helicopter
- Congo Rebels Fire on United Nations Helicopter
- Congo rebels fire on United Nations helicopter
- Congo rebels fire on United Nations helicopter
Passengers ride on a car carrying sacks of food, bedding, and animals for bushmeat on the front, heading away from Damara, about 70km (44 miles) north of the capital Bangui, Central African Republic Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. After troops under Bozize seized the capital in 2003 amid volleys of machine-gun and mortar fire, he dissolved the constitution and parliament, and now a decade later it is Bozize himself who could be ousted from power with rebels having seized more than half the country and made their way to the doorstep of the capital in less than a month.
UN votes to boost humanitarian support in CAR
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Elections Education
- Shorten elected Labor leader
- Nobody can topple elected govt, tame judiciary, says CJ
- Sattar’s election challenged by PPP candidate
- Vasan wants DMDK in UPA for 2014 LS elections
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie leaves a campaign office after addressing campaign workers in East Brunswick, N.J., Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013. Opponent, Democratic state Sen. Barbara Buono, has been given little chance at unseating the popular governor.
A look at the NJ Senate race for Lautenberg's seat
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- Lesson objectives: Character Education
- How to improve your creative writing skills in 10 easy tips:
- Helen Keller's The Story of My Life (Photos)
- Penn State beats Michigan in four overtimes, 43-40
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift opens $4M Country Hall of Fame center
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Human Rights Racism & Discrimination
- Malta warns EU waters 'a cemetery' after fresh tra
- Will Africa pull out of the ICC?
- Che Guevara, Pope Francis and Politics of Revolutionaries
- Egypt in turmoil as street clashes leave 51 dead
In this photo released by the Maltese Army, migrants are aboard a life raft after a boat carrying an estimated 200 migrants capsized off the Sicilian island of Lampedusa Friday, Oct.11, 2013.
Malta warns EU waters 'a cemetery' after fresh tragedy
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- Trainee doctors held back by racism, warns expert
- Housing Alliance to disclose more information in discriminat
- Equality chief says lawmakers' ad may discriminate aga
- Actually, Breast Cancer Does Discriminate
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Labor Affairs Societies
- Labor's Shorten experiment: the tale of 'Showbag Bil
- Bill Shorten elected Labor leader
- Bill Shorten wins Labor leadership ballot
- Shorten elected Labor leader
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- Georgi Markov Award for Humanity goes to Evgeni Paunov (Bulg
- FIR against trio, letter to chits and funds society
- 11 missing in bridge pier collapse
- 10 misconceptions about the 1692 witch hunt
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh arrives at the Ngurah Rai International Airport, to attend the 9th ASEAN-India Summit and the 6th East Asia Summit, in Bali, Indonesia on November 17, 2011.
Manmohan Singh leaves for four-day visit to Brunei and Indonesia
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