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A French soldier waves to children as his jeep patrols between the airstrip and a makeshift camp housing an estimated 100,000 displaced people, at Mpoko Airport, in Bangui, Central African Republic, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014.
CAR   Human Rights   Photos   Seleka Rebellion   Wikipedia: Central African Republic conflict under the Djotodia administration  
Central African Republic leader says chaos is over
Relative calm has returned to the streets of the Central African Republic (CAR) capital Bangui after weeks of sectarian clashes, with banks, offices and markets re-opening. | The country's interi... (photo: AP / Rebecca Blackwell)
BBC News
Secretary Kerry Tours Red Square
Ladhkar Brahimi   Photos   Syria Peace Talks   Syrian War   Wikipedia : Syrian conflict peace proposals  
Syria peace talks: Russia and US lay groundwork for ceasefire
Damascus government and rebels consider allowing humanitarian relief as battling sides due in Paris for UN-led talks | Sergei Lavrov and John Kerry at the US ambassador's residence in Paris. Photograp... (photo: Public Domain / State Department photo)
The Guardian
Members of the Knesset guard carry the coffin of late Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at the Knesset plaza, in Jerusalem, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014. Israelis from all walks of life flocked to parliament Sunday to catch a glimpse of Ariel Sharon's coffin and pay their final respects to the iconic former prime minister and general. The 85-year-old Sharon died Saturday eight years after a devastating stroke left him in a coma. Israel holds memorial ceremony for Ariel Sharon
Josef Federman Associated Press Comments | The coffin of late Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is carried after a memorial ceremony outside the Knesset, in Jerusalem, Jan. 13, 2014. (Sebastian Sche... (photo: AP / Bernat Armangue) Detroit news
Israel   Jerusalem   Mideast   Photos   Wikipedia: Ariel Sharon  
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair leaves after he gave evidence to the Leveson media inquiry at the High Court in London Monday, May 28, 2012. The Leveson inquiry is Britain's media ethics probe that was set up in the wake of the scandal over phone hacking at Rupert Murdoch's News of the World Tony Blair pays tribute to former Israeli PM Ariel Sharon
13 January 2014 Last updated at 11:00 GMT | A memorial service for Israel's former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has taken place outside the country's parliament, the Knesset, in Jerusalem. | Mr Sharon,... (photo: AP / Alastair Grant) BBC News
Israel   Mideast   Photos   UK   Wikipedia: Tony Blair  
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International Mideast envoy Tony Blair looks on during an interview with The Associated Press in Jerusalem, Monday, Jan. 31, 2011. Blair said Monday that a change in Egypt's leadership is inevitable after the week of anti-government protests that have gripped the country. Tony Blair: Ariel Sharon was 'a giant of this land'
Speaking at the state memorial service for Ariel Sharon, Tony Blair pays tribute to the former Israeli prime minister, describing him as "a servant to his people" | 11:04... (photo: AP / Bernat Armangue) The Daily Telegraph
Israel   Mideast   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Tony Blair  
President Barack Obama speaks to supporters at a campaign rally in Miami Monday, June 13, 2011 where he launched his bid for reelection in Florida. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter) Iran Nuke Deal Starts Jan. 20, Obama to Unveil NSA Changes This Week, FY14 Defense Bill Complete
By Sara Sorcher (@SaraSorcherNJ) and Jordain Carney (@jordainc) | Welcome to NJ's Early Bird, a morning assembly of the best national security, defense and foreign-policy... (photo: AP / J Pat Carter) National Journal
Defense   Iran   Photos   Security   Wikipedia: Barack Obama  
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon listens at a press conference during the 5th Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations at the Hofburg palace, in Vienna, Austria Amid crisis in Anbar, UN chief visits Iraq
Comment () Tweet | BAGHDAD (AP) — The U.N. chief has arrived in Baghdad as an unprecedented standoff is underway between Iraqi troops and al-Qaida-linked militants ... (photo: AP / Ronald Zak) US News
Baghdad   Iraq   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: Ban Ki-moon  
Pulse Polio -India-Health India breaks free of polio in boost to global immunization drive
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India on Monday marked three years since its last reported case of polio, paving the way for it to be declared free of the crippling virus and boost... (photo: PIB of India) Daily Press
India   Photos   Viral Diseases   Wikipedia: Pulse Polio   World_Health_Organisation  
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Joseph Brockbank (middle), platoon leader for 1st platoon, Troop P (Palehorse), 4th Squadron, Combined Task Force Dragoon, walks back to his vehicle with a member of the Afghan Uniformed Police after engaging with local village elders Dec. 16, 2013, at Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Afghanistan stability: a pipe dream?
In recent days, US officials have admitted that negotiations with Afghan President Hamid Karzai on a bilateral security agreement (BSA) continue to make little progress. ... (photo: US Army / Sgt. Joshua Edwards) Al Jazeera
Afghan War   Human Rights   Photos   Taliban   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present)  
UN Correspondents Association Annual Awards Dinner and Dance Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks at the 2013 Annual Awards Dinner and Dance of the UN Correspondents Association (UNCA), honouring winners of prizes for best media coverage of the UN. UN out to raise whopping $6.5bn for Syrians at Kuwait meet
--> | The UN has described the appeal as the largest ever in its history for a single humanitarian emergency. | UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon will chair the one-day mi... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe) Sowetan Live
Kuwait   Peace   Photos   Syria   Wikipedia: Ban Ki-moon  
File - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses reporters and takes some of their questions during a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland, on November 24, 2013, after the P5+1 member nations concluded negotiations with Iran about its nuclear capabilities. Iran and world powers reach N-deal
Iran has agreed to limit uranium enrichment and to open its nuclear programme to daily inspection by international experts starting next Monday. | It sets the clock runni... (photo: US DoS) Belfast Telegraph
Mideast Peace   Nuclear Iran   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: Nuclear program of Iran  
President Barack Obama announces in the East Room of the White House in Washington Obama battles sanctions push post Jan. 20 Iran nuclear deal agreement
Tweet | Washington, Jan. 13 (ANI): US President Barack Obama's administration reportedly continued to battle new U.S sanctions push that could prove risky for the Iran-U.... (photo: AP / Carolyn Kaster) Newstrack India
Iran   Nuclear   Photos   Washington   Wikipedia: Barack Obama  
Iraq Saudi Arabia
19 killed in Iraq violence
Attacks kill 26 in Iraq during UN chief`s visit
UN chief in Baghdad for talks with Iraqi leaders
Bomb kills six in Iraq during UN chief`s visit
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses the opening of the high-level segment of the annual U.N. climate talks involving environment ministers and climate officials from nearly 200 countries, in Doha, Qatar
Ban asks Iraq to address root causes of unrest
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General Musharraf in the dock
US, Russia propose 'localised' ceasefire in Syria
Sustainable hiring boom in UAE only after 2016
Saudi-bound expats need to provide biometrics
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry makes a statement to the press regarding his meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on subjects including Syria at the U.S. Embassy in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Tuesday, July 2, 2013. Kerry is expected to start the return to Washington Tuesday afternoon.
Kerry's 10th trip to Israel ends without peace framework agreement
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Syria Kuwait
Women must be part of Syria talks, say activists
700 die in rebel wars in Syria over 9 days
Urgent steps must be taken to end Syrian humanitarian crisis
US, Russia propose 'localised' ceasefire in Syria
Secretary Kerry Tours Red Square
Syria peace talks: Russia and US lay groundwork for ceasefire
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US, Russia call for 'local ceasefires' ahead of Syri
Urgent steps must be taken to end Syrian humanitarian crisis
Sustainable hiring boom in UAE only after 2016
EUs Ashton plans to visit Iran soon
UN Correspondents Association Annual Awards Dinner and Dance Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks at the 2013 Annual Awards Dinner and Dance of the UN Correspondents Association (UNCA), honouring winners of prizes for best media coverage of the UN.
UN out to raise whopping $6.5bn for Syrians at Kuwait meet
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UAE Egypt
Dubai rape: Fashion designer shamed into silence for 6 month
UAE to propose plain packaging for tobacco
Sustainable hiring boom in UAE only after 2016
Zero tolerance to corruption in UAE pays dividends
Boat - Boatman - Waterman - Charon - Marmara Sea - Bosphorus - Turkey
Turkey summer holidays guide: cruises
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Egypt refers over 1,200 Islamists to court
Students battle security forces in Egypt ahead of referendum
Egypt holds key vote in climate of fear
Egypt holds key vote in climate of fear
Members of the Knesset guard carry the coffin of late Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at the Knesset plaza, in Jerusalem, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014. Israelis from all walks of life flocked to parliament Sunday to catch a glimpse of Ariel Sharon's coffin and pay their final respects to the iconic former prime minister and general. The 85-year-old Sharon died Saturday eight years after a devastating stroke left him in a coma.
Israel holds memorial ceremony for Ariel Sharon
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Jordan Iran
Friedman: Diversity crucial to Arab world
Pluralism will give life to Arab uprising
Middle East in Search of a New Equilibrium
Friedman: Arab world is not ours to save
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Obama urges Congress to give Iran diplomacy a chance
Report
US, Russia propose 'localised' ceasefire in Syria
IAEA gains more Iran access, but not enough for bomb probe
Secretary Kerry Tours Red Square
Syria peace talks: Russia and US lay groundwork for ceasefire
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