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With a hole in its heart, South Africa buries Mandela
Full Article China Daily
15 Dec 2013

With a hole in its heart, South Africa buries Mandela Updated: 2013-12-15 15:28 (Agencies) QUNU, South Africa - South Africa held a state funeral for Nelson Mandela on Sunday, closing one chapter in its tortured history and opening another in which the multi-racial democracy he founded will have to discover if it can thrive without its central...

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The casket bearing the remains of former South African President Nelson Mandela is brought into a makeshift tent for his funeral service for in Qunu, South Africa, Sunday, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013.
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updated 15 Dec 2013; published 15 Dec 2013
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With a hole in its heart, South Africa buries Mandela
updated 15 Dec 2013; published 15 Dec 2013
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Crowds gather to see off Mandelas funeral cortege 2
updated 14 Dec 2013; published 14 Dec 2013
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South Africa's ANC bids farewell to Mandela
updated 12 Dec 2013; published 12 Dec 2013
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South Africa government admits mistakes in hiring 'fake' Mandela memorial interpreter
updated 05 Dec 2013; published 05 Dec 2013
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Nelson Mandela Death: A Look at South Africa's First Black President - Documentary
updated 10 Dec 2013; published 10 Dec 2013
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Obama's Complete Nelson Mandela Memorial Speech
Thai premier to hold reform talks
Full Article Al Jazeera
15 Dec 2013

Thailand's prime minister is set to hold talks in a bid to resolve the political crisis which has already forced the dissolution of parliament and early elections. Yingluck Shinawatra is due to meet "representatives of all sectors of society" on Sunday to try to formulate proposals for reforming Thailand after the national elections....

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Anti-government protesters camp outside Government house, which houses Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's office, in Bangkok, Thailand , Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013.
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Rep. Kelly talks to Sean Hannity about the Fast and Furious Investigation
updated 28 Sep 2013; published 28 Sep 2013
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Obama and Iran's Rohani hold first nuclear talks - by telephone
updated 18 Apr 2013; published 18 Apr 2013
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Battle For Malaysia: Good intentions and MIC's road to reform
updated 18 Jun 2012; published 18 Jun 2012
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Rep. Kelly to Attorney General Eric Holder: It's time to fish or cut bait.
updated 28 Jun 2013; published 28 Jun 2013
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BBC News Cameron and Merkel hold EU talks in Germany
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Costs of Health Care Reform in Texas.mov
Relief aids Gulf nations' soft power push
Full Article Al Jazeera
14 Dec 2013

A month after Typhoon Haiyan ravaged the central Philippines, victims on the ground are slowly attempting to rebuild their lives with the help of foriegn aid from the international community. As the Philippine government is overwhelmed in their inability to provide for the millions of people who need food, shelter and medical...

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	Relief aids Gulf nations' soft power push
photo: US Navy / Jacob I. Allison

updated 24 May 2012; published 24 May 2012
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Syria Condemns NATO support of terrorism Part 2
updated 24 May 2012; published 24 May 2012
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Syria Condemns NATO Support of Terrorism Part 1
updated 26 Sep 2012; published 26 Sep 2012
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Hackers for freedom of speech may end up exploited by govts
updated 13 Feb 2013; published 13 Feb 2013
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Dr. Hadi Soleimanpour: Political Transformation in West Asia: An Iranian Perspective
updated 10 Apr 2013; published 10 Apr 2013
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How To Catch Amberjacks with Capt. Orion
updated 29 Aug 2011; published 29 Aug 2011
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1963 Corvette Roadster Classic Muscle Car for Sale in MI Vanguard Motor Sales
UN chief says 'world watching' CAR atrocities
Full Article Al Jazeera
14 Dec 2013

The United Nations has warned groups carrying out atrocities in the Central African Republic that the world is watching and will hold them to account, after the killings of hundreds of people, mainly civilians. The warning from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday came a day after a militia killed 27 Muslims in a village outside the capital,...

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Muslim men organized in militias with machetes rough up a Christian man while checking him for weapons in the Miskine neighbourhood of Bangui, Central African Republic, Friday Dec. 13, 2013.
photo: AP / Jerome Delay

updated 14 Dec 2013; published 14 Dec 2013
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UN warns CAR militias about massacres
updated 14 Dec 2013; published 14 Dec 2013
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UN: Over 600 killed in past week in Central African Republic
updated 05 Dec 2013; published 05 Dec 2013
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More French Reinforcements Send To Central African Republic
updated 06 Dec 2013; published 06 Dec 2013
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United Nations Wants Military Action In The Central African Republic
updated 07 Dec 2013; published 07 Dec 2013
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300 people have been killed in two days of violence in the capital of the CAR
updated 07 Dec 2013; published 07 Dec 2013
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BBC News - Huge African troop surge for CAR
American disappeared in Iran on rogue CIA mission
Full Article Canberra Times
13 Dec 2013

This FBI composite image shows Robert Levinson before his capture, in a video released three years ago and a picture of him with a beard in his fourth year of captivity. Photo: AP     Washington: An American man who disappeared in Iran more than six years ago had been working for the CIA in what US intelligence officials describe as a...

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updated 12 Dec 2013; published 12 Dec 2013
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Ex-FBI agent Robert Levinson who went missing in Iran was on rogue mission for CIA
updated 13 Dec 2013; published 13 Dec 2013
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RAW VIDEO:[Robert Levinson ]American Missing In Iran Since 2007 Was On CIA Mission
updated 13 Dec 2013; published 13 Dec 2013
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Ex-FBI agent Robert Levinson who went missing in Iran was CIA agent on rogue mission
updated 13 Dec 2013; published 13 Dec 2013
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Missing American was CIA man working in Iran | A former FBI agent
updated 13 Dec 2013; published 13 Dec 2013
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Robert Levinson Captive In Iran Is Working For The CIA
updated 13 Dec 2013; published 13 Dec 2013
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Iran Claims To Have Captured MI6 SPY : 14th Dec
North Korean leader's uncle 'executed over corruption'
Full Article BBC News
12 Dec 2013

12 December 2013 Last updated at 23:02 GMT The once-powerful uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been executed after being purged for corruption, state news agency KCNA reports. Chang Song-thaek was dramatically removed from a Communist Party session by armed guards earlier this week. He was accused of forming...

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A man watches a live TV news program showing that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's uncle Jang Song Thaek, second from right, is escorted by military officers during a trial in Pyongyang, North Korea Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013
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updated 13 Dec 2013; published 13 Dec 2013
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BBC News - North Korean leader's uncle 'executed over corruption'
updated 13 Dec 2013; published 13 Dec 2013
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BBC News - North Korean leader's uncle 'executed over corruption'
updated 12 Dec 2013; published 12 Dec 2013
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Uncle Of Kim Jong Un Executed Chang Song Thaek Stripped of Power Dragged To Firing Squad
updated 12 Dec 2013; published 12 Dec 2013
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BREAKING: North Korea Executed Kim Jong UN's Uncle
updated 13 Dec 2013; published 13 Dec 2013
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BBC News North Korean leader s uncle executed over corruption
updated 03 Dec 2013; published 03 Dec 2013
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North Korean Leader's Uncle ' Executed Over Corruption' - Pics
Kerry back to Middle East to push peace talks
Full Article Al Jazeera
12 Dec 2013

US Secretary of State John Kerry is set to arrive in the Middle East on his ninth trip of the year, continuing shuttle diplomacy aimed at securing an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal by spring. He will be pressing a West Bank security plan in closed-door talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on...

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File - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks at the launch of the Office for Engagement With Faith-Based Communities at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on August 7, 2013.
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updated 25 Oct 2013; published 25 Oct 2013
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PROPHECY ALERT Kerry Announces Peace Talks In Washington
updated 26 Oct 2013; published 26 Oct 2013
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Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks: nine-month window given by John Kerry already almost half over
updated 05 Dec 2013; published 05 Dec 2013
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Progress In Middle Eastern Peace Talks?
updated 16 Jul 2013; published 16 Jul 2013
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Kerry Returns to Mideast Pushing for Israeli/Palestinian Talks
updated 17 Jul 2013; published 17 Jul 2013
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Arab League back Kerry's revival of Israel-Palestinian peace talks
updated 19 Jul 2013; published 19 Jul 2013
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Mid East Peace Talks: John Kerry announces restart of direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations
Typhoon survivors need shelter
Full Article IRINnews
12 Dec 2013

PALO, 6 décembre 2013 (IRIN) - Shelter for displaced people is fast emerging as a key priority after more than one million homes were damaged or destroyed when Typhoon Haiyan struck the central Philippines a month ago. With sustained winds of 235 km/h and gusts of 275 km/h, the storm, locally known as Yolanda, was among the strongest storms ever...

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Typhoon survivors need shelter
photo: US Navy / Trevor Welsh

updated 12 Nov 2013; published 12 Nov 2013
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Typhoon Haiyan Path of Destruction U.S. Intervenes
updated 12 Nov 2013; published 12 Nov 2013
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Typhoon Haiyan survivors desperate for help; Veterans describe war in six words
updated 29 May 2013; published 29 May 2013
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TWO-MINUTE TALKING POINT -- Funding dries up for Philippine's typhoon survivors by Thin Lei Win
updated 11 Nov 2013; published 11 Nov 2013
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Super Typhoon Haiyan: Philippines Storm Kills Estimated 10,000, Destruction Hampers Rescue Efforts
updated 22 Nov 2013; published 22 Nov 2013
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Typhoon Haiyan Survivors Start to Rebuild Homes With Scrap
updated 04 Nov 2013; published 04 Nov 2013
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Typhoon causes severe flooding in Vietnam Ppines clean-up 2009 News
US and UK suspend non-lethal aid for Syria rebels
Full Article BBC News
11 Dec 2013

The US and UK have suspended all "non-lethal" support for rebels in northern Syria, but not humanitarian aid. A US embassy spokesman in Ankara said the decision was made after Islamist rebels seized bases belonging to the Western-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA). Fighters from the Islamic Front, a new alliance of rebel groups, ousted...

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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, which was taken on Saturday November 23, 2013, flames rising from a fuel tank that was burned by rebels shelling according to SANA, at a fuel refinery, in Homs, Syria.
photo: AP / SANA

updated 11 Dec 2013; published 11 Dec 2013
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United States And United Kingdom Suspend None Lethal Support In Syria
updated 12 Dec 2013; published 12 Dec 2013
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UK, US stop non lethal aid to Syrian rebels
updated 11 Dec 2013; published 11 Dec 2013
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US suspends non-lethal aid to Syrian rebels
updated 12 Dec 2013; published 12 Dec 2013
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US, UK suspend non lethal aid to Syrian opposition
updated 13 Dec 2013; published 13 Dec 2013
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Should the West assist Syrian opposition?
updated 11 Dec 2013; published 11 Dec 2013
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Western Powers Stop Arming Syrian rebels
India's Supreme Court rules gay sex as criminal offence
Full Article CNTV
11 Dec 2013

NEW DELHI, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- In a major blow to India's homosexual community, the country's Supreme Court Wednesday ruled that gay sex between consenting adults would continue to be a criminal offence. A two-judge bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya gave the ruling, setting aside an earlier verdict by the Delhi High Court...

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updated 11 Dec 2013; published 11 Dec 2013
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Gay sex is a criminal offense, rules Supreme Court
updated 11 Dec 2013; published 11 Dec 2013
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Indian top court says gay sex is an offence
updated 13 Dec 2013; published 13 Dec 2013
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Americans criticise Indian Supreme Court's ban on gay sex
updated 11 Dec 2013; published 11 Dec 2013
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Supreme Court says gay sex is a criminal offence, activists to seek review - NewsX
updated 11 Dec 2013; published 11 Dec 2013
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Supreme Court: Gay sex is a criminal offence
updated 12 Dec 2013; published 12 Dec 2013
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Supreme Court says gay sex is a criminal offence, activists to seek review - NewsX

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Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling Dropping cargo meant to kill invasive species will only lead to more environmental predicaments. But try telling this to U.S....
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Article by Wn.com Correspondent Dallas Darling "If there is a country that has committed unspeakable atrocities in the world, it is the United States of America. They don't care...
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Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling If bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny, as Edmund Burke stated, so too is passivity. Except for the small sporadic gatherings,...

How Bin Laden Escaped in 2001—The lessons of Tora Bora
By Yaniv BarzilaiDecember 15th 20136:45 am More Stories by Yaniv Barzilai In 2001, a small U.S. special operations force had won extraordinary victories in Afghanistan and closed in on Bin Laden before high-level blunders allowed him to escape into...
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Pinoy architect suggests Lego-type homes
WHILE President Benigno Aquino III already made pronouncement that the Philippines needed at least $3 billion (P132 billion) to rehabilitate the areas devastated by killer Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan), an Filipino architect suggested a faster, more...
photo: US Navy / Brian H. Abel
National Guard in last major Afghan tour
They’ve taught Afghan troops all they could about policing and fighting insurgents, hooked up Internet at headquarters so they don’t have to hand-carry reports across country anymore, and shipped thousands of containers of military equipment home....
photo: USMC / Zachery B. Martin
CAR Insecurity Worsens Humanitarian Crisis
Anne Look DAKAR — The communal clashes that broke out in the Central African Republic just over a week ago have killed more than 600 people and displaced approximately 100,000 in a matter of days. Aid agencies say French and African troops there need...
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‘Yolanda’ victims still need help — UN
HUMANITARIAN and early recovery needs remain great in typhoon-hit Philippines, a senior United Nations official said following a joint international mission to the areas of Guiuan, Ormoc and Tacloban. “We saw the enormity of the destruction that...
photo: US Navy / Jacob I. Allison
UN peacekeepers find arsenal of weapons left by Congo M23 rebels
UN peacekeepers found an arsenal of weapons, including heavy caliber arms and enough ammunition to last a year, at the site of the last stand by M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, UN peacekeeping chief Herve Ladsous said on Friday....
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Central African Republic: thousands seek refuge with French troops
Along the airfield in the capital of the Central African Republic, a makeshift camp for the thousands fleeing brutal violence now sprawls. Men armed with machetes and whips made of rubber and string stand guard next to an open space that has turned...
photo: UN / Martine Perret