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Syria chemical weapons monitors win Nobel Peace Prize
Full Article BBC News
11 Oct 2013

11 October 2013 Last updated at 10:33 BST The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, the body overseeing destruction of Syria's chemical weapons, has won the Nobel Peace Prize. The Nobel Committee said it was in honour of the OPCW's "extensive work to eliminate chemical weapons.'' The organisation recently sent inspectors to carry...

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In This Oct. 9, 2013 photo, Director General Ahmet Uzumcu of the world's chemical watchdog OPCW gives an update on the the chemical watchdog's verification and destruction mission in Syria during a press conference in The Hague.
photo: AP / Peter Dejong

updated 06 Sep 2013; published 06 Sep 2013
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Obama: Syria's Chemical Weapons Use Threatens Peace
updated 09 Oct 2013; published 09 Oct 2013
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Syria's chemical arsenal: new video shows Syria chemical weapons plant during UN inspection
updated 09 Sep 2013; published 09 Sep 2013
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Syria welcomes Russia's call to handover chemical weapons
updated 09 Sep 2013; published 09 Sep 2013
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Russia Responds To Syria & Chemical Weapons
updated 05 Sep 2013; published 05 Sep 2013
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Chemical weapons sent from Turkey to Syria: Former Turkish provincial official
updated 31 Aug 2013; published 31 Aug 2013
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Build upto WW3 - PUTIN Rejects SYRIA Chemical Weapons Accusations as Nonsense. Where is the EVIDENCE
Will Africa pull out of the ICC?
Full Article BBC News
11 Oct 2013

With Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta under pressure to appear at the International Criminal Court next month to answer charges of crimes against humanity, the African Union (AU) has called a special summit to discuss Africa's relationship with the court. BBC Africa's Farouk Chothia reports. The AU is heavily divided over the ICC,...

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File - United Nations police officers based in Akobo speak with three women detained inside a traditional tukul house at the local police headquarters, Akobo, South Sudan, 10 April, 2013.
photo: UN / Martine Perret

updated 28 May 2013; published 28 May 2013
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African Union accuses ICC of race hunt against Africans
updated 20 Sep 2013; published 20 Sep 2013
4:18
AU Leaders To Discuss Common Stance On Kenya's Planned ICC Pull-Out
updated 20 Sep 2013; published 20 Sep 2013
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African Leaders Are Discussing Nigerian Abandoning ICC
updated 12 Sep 2013; published 12 Sep 2013
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African Union petitions ICC on Kenyan cases and threatens mass pullouts
updated 13 Sep 2013; published 13 Sep 2013
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AU demands ICC halt Kenyan cases
updated 23 May 2013; published 23 May 2013
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IS KENYA LEADING AN AU ICC WALKOUT
Syria inspections continue as war rages
Full Article Al Jazeera
11 Oct 2013

International inspectors in Syria have visited three of the 20 sites linked to the country's chemical weapons programme, as anti-government activist groups claim regime warplanes have hit several cities in their continuing campaign. The facilities inspected in the past 10 days have been in government-held areas, making them fairly easy to...

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A convoy of chemical weapons disarmament experts depart the Four Seasons Hotel in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013.
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updated 09 Oct 2013; published 09 Oct 2013
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Ahmet Üzümcü (OPCW): Int'l mission to rid Syria of chemical weapons - recorded live feed
updated 21 Sep 2013; published 21 Sep 2013
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Syria chemical weapons data received by OPCW
updated 20 Sep 2013; published 20 Sep 2013
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OPCW receives Syria chemical weapons declaration
updated 20 Sep 2013; published 20 Sep 2013
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OPCW set to scrap Syrian chemical weapons
updated 20 Sep 2013; published 20 Sep 2013
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Syrian Government Informs Watchdog Over chemical weapons
updated 21 Sep 2013; published 21 Sep 2013
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Watchdog begins examining Syria chemical file
Libya PM 'freed' after several hours held by militia
Full Article The Siasat Daily
11 Oct 2013

October 10: Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan was released today several hours after being seized from a Tripoli hotel by former rebel militiamen, the foreign minister said. "He has been freed but we have no details so far on the circumstances of his release," Mohammed Abdelaziz told AFP. The pre-dawn seizure of Zeidan came five days after US...

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Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zidan, left, gives a press conference after being rescued from gunmen who snatched him from his hotel early Thursday and held him for several hours, in Tripoli Libya, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013.
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updated 10 Oct 2013; published 10 Oct 2013
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Libya: PM Ali Zeidan back at work after being freed from kidnappers
updated 10 Oct 2013; published 10 Oct 2013
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Libyan PM Ali Zeidan 'freed from captivity'
updated 10 Oct 2013; published 10 Oct 2013
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BBC News - Libya PM Zeidan seemed 'overwhelmed' by leadership role
updated 10 Oct 2013; published 10 Oct 2013
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Libyan PM Ali Zeidan freed by militia
updated 10 Oct 2013; published 10 Oct 2013
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BBC News - Libyan PM Ali Zeidan freed by militia
updated 10 Oct 2013; published 10 Oct 2013
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Libyan PM Ali Zeidan Kidnapped in Tripoli : Libyan PM Freed After Being 'Arrested' By Ex-Rebels
Talks between White House and Republicans fail to end US shutdown
Full Article The Guardian
11 Oct 2013

No deal emerges but observers note warmer language after Barack Obama and House speaker John Boehner meet John Boehner arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington. Photograph: J Scott Applewhite/AP White House talks with Republicans failed to reach an agreement to end the budget crisis on Thursday evening despite earlier hopes that a deal might be in...

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Talks between White House and Republicans fail to end US shutdown
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updated 01 Oct 2013; published 01 Oct 2013
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President Obama speaks statement On government shutdown crisis ™
updated 01 Oct 2013; published 01 Oct 2013
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New Update: President Obama Speaks On Government Shutdown 2013 & Obamacare at white house
updated 01 Oct 2013; published 01 Oct 2013
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Government Shutdown 2013: Piers Morgan talks with John McCain "Shutdown does not stop Obamacare"
updated 02 Oct 2013; published 02 Oct 2013
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Government Shutdown 2013 - Debate Democrats VS Republican on #Obamacare #GovernmentShutdown
updated 03 Oct 2013; published 03 Oct 2013
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White House talks: No deal, shutdown stalemate remains
updated 01 Oct 2013; published 01 Oct 2013
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Republicans GOP News Conference on Government Shutdown 2013! #Obamacare #GovernmentShutdown
UN votes to boost humanitarian support in CAR
Full Article Al Jazeera
10 Oct 2013

The UN Security Council has unanimously passed a resolution calling for more support in the violence-wracked Central African Republic. The resolution adopted on Thursday strongly backs a new African Union peacekeeping force in the country, and demands swift implementation of a political transition leading to free and fair elections in less that 18...

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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.
photo: AP / Ben Curtis

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Human Rights Council in Geneva adopted a resolution to support Haiti after the quake
updated 23 May 2013; published 23 May 2013
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San Diego City Council Resolution in Support of Binational Agreement
updated 05 Jan 2012; published 05 Jan 2012
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Rally Supporting Portland City Council Resolution to End Corporate Personhood
updated 11 Apr 2012; published 11 Apr 2012
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Birmingham City Council Resolution in Support of Superintendent Dr. Witherspoon-041012
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ARC Student Council Passes Support Prop 8 Resolution - FOX40
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	Libyan PM Ali Zeidan kidnapped by armed men: Media reports
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updated 10 Oct 2013; published 10 Oct 2013
0:45
Armed men kidnap Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan
updated 10 Oct 2013; published 10 Oct 2013
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Breaking News: Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan Kidnapped By Armed Men From Tripoli Hotel
updated 10 Oct 2013; published 10 Oct 2013
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Libyan Prime Minister is kidnapped by armed men from Tripoll
updated 10 Oct 2013; published 10 Oct 2013
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Libya's Prime Minister Ali Zeidan Kidnapped Taken By Armed Men Libya PM Kidnapped YouTube
updated 10 Oct 2013; published 10 Oct 2013
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Armed men kidnap Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan
updated 10 Oct 2013; published 10 Oct 2013
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Breaking News: Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan Kidnapped
Iran willing to discuss its `surplus' uranium with West
Full Article Philadelphia Daily News
10 Oct 2013

Travel Deals $1125 & up -- Paris & Barcelona 6-Nt. Trip inclu. Hotels from Philly   See all travel deals » JOHN HEILPRIN, The Associated Press Posted: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 1:33 PM GENEVA (AP) - Iran has more enriched uranium than it needs for its research and would be willing to discuss the "surplus" with Western powers during...

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In this photo released by the semi-official Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA), the reactor building of Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant is seen, just outside the port city of Bushehr 750 miles (1245 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran, Monday, Nov. 30, 2009.
photo: AP / ISNA,Mehdi Ghasemi

updated 09 Oct 2013; published 09 Oct 2013
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More Uranium In Iran Than Necessary
updated 10 Oct 2013; published 10 Oct 2013
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Iran dismisses nuclear claims attributed to Speaker Ali Larijani
updated 09 Oct 2013; published 09 Oct 2013
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Iranian Government Denied Reports Of Surplus Of Enriched Uranium
updated 09 Oct 2013; published 09 Oct 2013
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AP Interview: Iran Speaker Touts Surplus Uranium
updated 23 Aug 2013; published 23 Aug 2013
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Military Video_ High Quality Uranium Discovered In Iran To Be Used In Nuclear Program
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US withholds significant military aid to Egypt
Full Article Dawn
10 Oct 2013

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 Egypt's military-backed government pending progress on democracy and human rights. The decision, described by US officials, demonstrates US unhappiness with Egypt's path since its...

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Army trucks carry Egyptian military tanks in El Arish, Egypt's northern Sinai Peninsula, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. Gunmen sprayed a police station in Egypt’s 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.
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updated 09 Oct 2013; published 09 Oct 2013
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U.S. to halt military aid to Egypt after coup, turmoil
updated 20 Aug 2013; published 15 Aug 2013
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Egyptian Blood on Hands of US Government; End Military Aid to Egypt
updated 10 Oct 2013; published 10 Oct 2013
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US to withhold military aid for Egypt
updated 17 Aug 2013; published 17 Aug 2013
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US condemns Egypt bloodshed, but maintains $1.3bn military aid
updated 23 Aug 2013; published 23 Aug 2013
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US military aid to Egypt is under scrutiny
updated 21 Aug 2013; published 21 Aug 2013
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US to suspend military aid to Egypt
World fears US default
Full Article Kashmir Observer
10 Oct 2013

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama warned Tuesday that world leaders were nervous Republicans would “blow up” the US economy, and vowed not to budge on his demand for the debt ceiling to be lifted without conditions. But House Speaker John Boehner insisted there would be no “unconditional surrender” from Republicans and said Congress would only...

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A screen indicates the current exchange rate of the U.S. dollar against Japanese yen behind the both countries' flags at a foreign exchange firm in Tokyo Friday, Dec. 21, 2012.
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updated 05 Oct 2013; published 05 Oct 2013
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Obama ratchets up attack on Republicans
updated 18 Sep 2013; published 18 Sep 2013
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GOP Leaders Say Dodge Default, Defund Obamacare
updated 29 Aug 2013; published 29 Aug 2013
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GOP Go To Hell Pres Obama Draws a Red Hardline on Debt Default
updated 08 Oct 2013; published 08 Oct 2013
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Jon Stewart & Co. Slam Obamacare 'Incompetence,' 'F*cking Nuts' Republicans
updated 03 Oct 2013; published 03 Oct 2013
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Obama Loves the Shutdown; Fears the Debt Ceiling
updated 08 Oct 2013; published 08 Oct 2013
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Obama issues debt ceiling warning; Boehner 'hopeful' for talks soon

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Ali Zeidan has been Libya's prime minister for nearly one year, having been appointed by the General National Congress last October. He took office on November 14 after Congress...
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Severe storm expected to hit eastern India
Indian officials say they are expecting a "very severe storm" that could cause widespread damage and flooding, to hit the country's eastern seaboard. Officials say they have cancelled holy day celebrations in coastal Orissa and Andhra...
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FILE - In this Friday, Sept. 27, 2013 file photo, Malala Yousafzai addresses students and faculty after receiving the 2013 Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian Award at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass.
Carla Babb WASHINGTON — The European Union has awarded its top human rights prize, the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. to Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai. Malala, as she is commonly known, was shot last year and nearly killed by the...
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Ali Zeidan, Prime Minister of Libya, addresses the Council.
Tweet Cairo, Oct 10 (IANS/ITAR -TASS) Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan was detained Thursday by interior ministry personnel, an official at the ministry's anti-crime directorate announced. "No one kidnapped him," the LANA news agency quoted the...
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Secretary Kerry Shakes Hands With Libyan Prime Minister Zeidan
Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan was kidnapped from his Tripoli hotel at dawn on Thursday by an armed group and taken to an unknown location, the government and sources said. "The head of the transitional...
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Glenn Greenwald, right, a reporter for The Guardian newspaper, speaks to media at a hotel in Hong Kong Monday, June 10, 2013. Greenwald spoke about his interview with Edward Snowden, the 29-year-old contractor who allowed himself to be revealed as the source of disclosures about the U.S. government's secret surveillance programs.
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