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SA helicopters assist in battle against Ugandan rebels in Congo
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26 Dec 2013

KINSHASA — A special United Nations force in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo used helicopters on Wednesday to fire on Ugandan rebels and help government troops retake the town of Kamango after an attack that killed civilians. "South African helicopters in the UN intervention force were asked by FARDC (the Congolese army) to give them...

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SA helicopters assist in battle against Ugandan rebels in Congo
photo: UN / Sylvain Liechti

updated 23 Oct 2013; published 23 Oct 2013
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ECHO and UNICEF give free health care to the displaced in Nobili, eastern DRC
updated 05 Nov 2013; published 05 Nov 2013
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DR Congo claims victory over M23 rebels
updated 07 Nov 2013; published 07 Nov 2013
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M23 Rebel Leader Sultani Makenga Surrenders
updated 07 Nov 2013; published 07 Nov 2013
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M23 Rebels Surrender
updated 28 Jun 2013; published 12 Jul 2012
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UN fires on Rebel Positions in Congo
updated 15 Aug 2013; published 13 Aug 2013
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UN troops to target rebels in DRC
If U.S. troops leave Afghanistan, much civilian aid may go too
Full Article Swissinfo
26 Dec 2013

Reuters December 26, 2013 - 07:03 By Missy Ryan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For years, U.S. officials have pointed to the improvements in the everyday lives of Afghans made possible by billions of dollars in aid from the United States and elsewhere. In Afghanistan, people now live 20 years longer on average than under Taliban rule, they say; 7...

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File - While on patrol, U.S. Army 1st Lt. Brendan D. Murphy of Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, walks beside the children of a village in Khowst Province, Afghanistan, while engaging them in conversation on June 2, 2013.
photo: US Army / Sgt. Justin A. Moeller

updated 30 Nov 2013; published 30 Nov 2013
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aid workers in Afghanistan fear for their live
updated 09 Mar 2013; published 12 Mar 2012
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Peace Groups Call For U.S. Withdrawal After Army Sergeant Kills 16 Civilians in Afghanistan
updated 12 Dec 2012; published 05 Aug 2010
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afghanistan outrage at civilian deaths by u.s. airstrikes
updated 20 Sep 2013; published 20 Sep 2013
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WorldLeadersTV: AFGHANISTAN: UN: IMPROVEMENTS but CAMPAIGN TARGETING CIVILIANS & WOMEN POLICE
updated 03 Aug 2013; published 02 Aug 2013
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WorldLeadersTV: AFGHANISTAN: U.N. MISSION FACES GREATER SAFTEY and SECURITY RISKS (UNAMA)
updated 26 Jul 2013; published 25 Jul 2013
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North Korea TV: Afghan Hospital Scenes, As American Troops Retreat, Lose Again (ADULTS ONLY)
Japan’s Abe visits controversial Yasukuni war shrine
Full Article South China Morning Post
26 Dec 2013

Nationalist Prime Minister Shinzo Abe went to Tokyo’s controversial Yasukuni war shrine on Thursday morning, in a move certain to roil troubled relations with Japan’s Asian neighbours. The visit came exactly one year after he took power and is expected to further inflame already-tense relations with China and South Korea, both of which are...

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Japan’s Abe visits controversial Yasukuni war shrine
photo: AP / Koji Sasahara

updated 26 Dec 2013; published 26 Dec 2013
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Japanese PM Shinzo Abe visits controversial Yasukuni war shrine
updated 26 Dec 2013; published 26 Dec 2013
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NEWSLINE AT NOON Abe expected to visit war-linked Yasukuni Shrine
updated 24 Apr 2013; published 24 Apr 2013
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Japanese PM justifies visit by Japanese ministers to controversial war shrine
updated 20 May 2013; published 20 May 2013
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Japanese PM refuses to rule out Yasukuni shrine visit 하시모토-이시하라 "위안부발언 철회 불필요"
updated 22 Apr 2013; published 22 Apr 2013
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Controversial shrine visit prompts S. Korean FM to cancel trip 日각료 야스쿠니 참배 반발...윤병세, 방일 취소
updated 18 Oct 2012; published 18 Oct 2012
1:55
CHINA OPPOSES ABE'S VISIT TO YASUKUNI SHRINE
Mass power cuts continue in US and Canada after storm
Full Article BBC News
26 Dec 2013

More than 500,000 households in the north-eastern US and the south-eastern Canada are still without electricity after last weekend's severe ice storm. Utility crews are working round-the-clock, but warn that some homes could...

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Snow-covered Lake Michigan is seen Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2013, in Chicago. Two bursts of light snow are likely to total 1 to 2 inches area-wide, making this the snowiest Christmas in the Chicago area since 2002 when 2 inches fell.
photo: AP / Nam Y. Huh

updated 23 Dec 2013; published 23 Dec 2013
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WATCH UPDATE VIDEO HD: Canada Ice Storm Leaves Crews Scrambling to Restore Electricity
updated 26 Dec 2013; published 26 Dec 2013
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Mass power cuts continue in US and Canada after storm
updated 24 Dec 2013; published 24 Dec 2013
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US and Canada storms spell cold, dark Christmas for many
updated 23 Dec 2013; published 23 Dec 2013
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US hit by SNOW, ICE | Start of winter brings snow, ice and warm weather
updated 25 Dec 2013; published 25 Dec 2013
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Massive ice storm kills nearly 30 people in US-and amp; Canada
updated 23 Dec 2013; published 23 Dec 2013
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Severe Snow Storm In Canada leaves Toronto without electricity
Egypt designates Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist group
Full Article Reuters
25 Dec 2013

CAIRO (Reuters) - The Egyptian government intensified its crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood on Wednesday, formally listing the group as a terrorist organization after accusing it of carrying out a suicide bomb attack on a police station that killed 16 people. The Brotherhood condemned the attack on Tuesday in the Nile Delta city of Mansoura,...

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An Egyptian policeman guards the scene of an explosion at a police headquarters building that killed at least a dozen people, wounded more than 100, and left scores buried under the rubble, in the Nile Delta city of Mansoura, 110 kilometers (70 miles) north of Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013.
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updated 25 Dec 2013; published 25 Dec 2013
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Muslim Brotherhood Now Considered A Terrorist Group In Egypt
updated 25 Dec 2013; published 25 Dec 2013
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Muslim Brotherhood Now Considered A Terrorist Group In Egypt
updated 25 Dec 2013; published 25 Dec 2013
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Egypt Designates Muslim Brotherhood As Terrorist Group
updated 26 Dec 2013; published 26 Dec 2013
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Muslim Brotherhood declared 'terrorist organisation' amid worsening security situation
updated 27 Nov 2013; published 27 Nov 2013
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Michele Bachmann Suggests Muslim Brotherhood Did 9/11
updated 30 Oct 2013; published 30 Oct 2013
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Another arrest as the crackdown against Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood continues
Pope Calls for Peace in South Sudan, Syria
Full Article Voa News
25 Dec 2013

Pope Francis has called for peace in South Sudan and other troubled nations around the world in his first Christmas Day address. The 77-year-old Argentine pontiff spoke to tens of thousands of people Wednesday in St. Peter&aposs; Square, celebrating one of the holiest days on the Christian...

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Pope Francis delivers his "Urbi et Orbi" (to the City and to the World) message from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2013.
photo: AP / Gregorio Borgia

updated 16 Jul 2012; published 16 Jul 2012
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There is going to be a meeting in the air
updated 25 Dec 2013; published 25 Dec 2013
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Pope calls for peace in South Sudan, Syria
updated 25 Dec 2013; published 25 Dec 2013
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Pope Francis prays for peace in Central African Republic and South Sudan - VOA60 Africa 12-25-2013
updated 25 Dec 2013; published 25 Dec 2013
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Pope Francis Pleads For Peace In South Sudan And Syria
updated 26 Dec 2013; published 26 Dec 2013
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Pope Francis Gives Peace Speech on Christmas
updated 25 Dec 2013; published 25 Dec 2013
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Pope Preaches Peace In Christmas Eve Address
Two Turkey ministers resign over graft probe
Full Article New Straits/Business Times
25 Dec 2013

ANKARA: Two Turkish ministers stepped down Wednesday, the first heads to roll over a massive graft probe that has presented Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan with the biggest challenge to his 11 years in power. Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan and Interior Minister Muammer Guler announced their resignations just hours after Erdogan returned from a...

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Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan, left, Education Minister Nabi Avci, center, and Interior Minister Muammer Guler arrive for a ceremony in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013.
photo: AP / Burhan Ozbilici

updated 21 Dec 2013; published 21 Dec 2013
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Ministers sons charged in Turkish graft probe
updated 19 Dec 2013; published 19 Dec 2013
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Turkish PM condemns corruption probe
updated 18 Dec 2013; published 18 Dec 2013
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Erdogan: Bribe Investigation Is Ugly Operation Against Government
updated 25 Dec 2013; published 25 Dec 2013
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Two Turkish ministers resign over corruption probe
updated 24 Dec 2013; published 24 Dec 2013
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Turkey corruption scandal: ministers' sons charged
updated 21 Dec 2013; published 21 Dec 2013
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Ricciardone refutes claims US behind Turkey graft probe
Pope Francis and Politics of Public Breastfeeding
Full Article WorldNews.com
25 Dec 2013

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. There was no better time for Pope Francis to recount a story about public breastfeeding than during this season of faith and conscience. In a recent interview he tells of seeing a mother standing behind the public barriers at the Vatican, holding a baby who started to cry. Pope Francis said to her,...

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Pope Francis holds a baby as he arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013.
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updated 25 Sep 2013; published 25 Sep 2013
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Former Pope Denies Child Abuse Cover Up
updated 12 Dec 2013; published 12 Dec 2013
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EWTN News Nightly with Colleen Carroll Campbell 12/11/13 Pope's economic views
updated 16 Jun 2013; published 16 Jun 2013
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A mother, maltreated her son in Public
updated 15 Mar 2013; published 15 Mar 2013
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Zakaos - It's About The Kids , Christ And The Exsposed Pope
updated 23 Jul 2013; published 23 Jul 2013
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Kevin Annett: Roman Cathoic Church is declared a Transnational Criminal Organization
updated 18 Jun 2013; published 18 Jun 2013
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Mother, Child Enslaved
Kim tells N Korean army to ready for combat
Full Article Al Jazeera
25 Dec 2013

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has warned war could break out "without any prior notice" and urged his military to bolster its combat readiness, state media reported. The call on Wednesday comes one day after a US-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins University report said that satellite imagery suggested that the North might have begun producing fuel...

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File - In this photo taken on April 15, 2012, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, speaks with Vice Marshal Choe Ryong Hae during a mass military parade in Kim Il Sung Square to celebrate the centenary of the birth of his grandfather, national founder Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang, North Korea.
photo: AP / Kyodo News

updated 28 May 2013; published 28 May 2013
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North Korean Leader Inspects Naval Unit
updated 25 Dec 2013; published 25 Dec 2013
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Kim Jong-Un tells N Korean army to ready for Combat - Breaking News
updated 25 Dec 2013; published 25 Dec 2013
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Kim urges North Korea military to boost combat readiness
updated 21 May 2013; published 21 May 2013
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North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un Visits an Army Unit
updated 26 Mar 2013; published 26 Mar 2013
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North Korea Puts Artillery Forces on High Alert, Threatens US
updated 25 Dec 2013; published 25 Dec 2013
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Kim Jong Un tells N Korean army to ready for Combat Breaking News 2
At first Christmas as pope, Francis urges openness to God
Full Article DNA India
25 Dec 2013

Pope Francis, celebrating his first Christmas as leader of the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics, on Tuesday urged people to shun pride and selfishness and open up their hearts to God and their fellow man. Francis, who last March became the first non-European pope in 1,300 years, celebrated a solemn Christmas Eve Mass for some 10,000 people...

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Pope Francis celebrates the Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013.
photo: AP / Gregorio Borgia

updated 24 Dec 2013; published 24 Dec 2013
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Pope Francis First Christmas Eve Mass & Carrying Baby Jesus at St. Peter's Basilica
updated 25 Dec 2013; published 25 Dec 2013
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Pope Francis, is celebrating his first Christmas as leader of the Roman Catholics
updated 25 Dec 2013; published 25 Dec 2013
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Pope Presides Over First Midnight Mass At The Vatican
updated 25 Dec 2013; published 25 Dec 2013
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Pope at Christmas Eve Mass : 'Do not be afraid'
updated 25 Dec 2013; published 25 Dec 2013
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Christians In The Middle East Celebrate Christmas
updated 11 Dec 2013; published 11 Dec 2013
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NSA whistleblower omitted from new exhibition on cyber security as museum says it does not want to be seen to back his actions Wrens breaking codes at Bletchley Park during the...
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Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling When a reader wrote-in saying: "Seems to me, the American System is completely stripped from healthy governing and its consequences...
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I don't expect very much from Santa Claus these days. I mean, he's been a disappointment over the years. My desires are few--power, money, and fame, that sort of thing--but he's...

UN troops fire on Uganda rebels in DRC
A special United Nations (UN) force in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) used helicopters on Wednesday to fire on Ugandan rebels and help government troops retake the town of Kamango after an attack that killed civilians. "South...
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President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 14, 2013
WASHINGTON — A measure that President Barack Obama is considering as a way to curb the National Security Agency’s mass storage of phone data is already facing resistance — not only from the intelligence community but also from privacy advocates, the...
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Day 13 of the Sony Open Women's Final Maria Sharapova (RUS) vs Serena Williams (USA) at Crandon Park Tennis Center Key Biscayne, Florida - March 30, 2013
See Also Serena Williams easily wins 2013 AP Female Athlete of Year honors; adds to '02, '09 AP awards Serena Williams likes to make one thing clear: She is never satisfied, no matter how many matches and tournaments she wins. Driven as ever,...
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Pope Francis is driven through the crowd during his general audience, in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 27, 2013.
VATICAN CITYPope Francis offered Christmas wishes yesterday for a better world, praying for protection for Christians under attack, battered women and trafficked children, peace in the Middle East and Africa, and dignity for refugees fleeing...
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BALLWIN, Mo. — For years, Munawar Kabashi of suburban St. Louis assumed his oldest child, Mona, was dead. Likewise, she thought her family had been killed. More News Read more News The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that they are reunited,...
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Holocaust survivors reunite with the woman who cared for them after the war
She was born Martha. But in the years after World War II, at an ivy-covered manse in the English town of Lingfield, the children under her care called her “Manna.” Perhaps the little ones found “Martha” too difficult to...
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It hasn’t taken long for Google to strike back in the latest patent world war. GigaOM reports that Google this week has filed a lawsuit against Rockstar, a consortium backed by Apple, Microsoft and BlackBerry that has filed lawsuits against Google,...
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