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Turkey fraud probe: Tip of the iceberg?
Full Article Al Jazeera
27 Dec 2013

A wide-ranging corruption scandal has engulfed the highest levels of the Turkish government. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has reshuffled his cabinet, and replaced 10 ministers, after the three who were implicated in the scandal resigned. Erdogan had long ago announced that the cabinet was due for a reshuffle. But it has not stopped talk...

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Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his party members in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2013.
photo: AP

updated 26 Dec 2013; published 26 Dec 2013
1:40
Turkey PM announced cabinet reshuffle amid corruption probe
updated 21 Dec 2013; published 21 Dec 2013
1:16
Turkey: Erdogan denounces corruption probe as 'dirty game'
updated 18 Dec 2013; published 18 Dec 2013
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BBC News Turkey PM Erdogan condemns dirty corruption probe
updated 25 Dec 2013; published 25 Dec 2013
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Turkey announces cabinet reshuffle amid corruption scandal
updated 25 Dec 2013; published 25 Dec 2013
2:22
Turkey's Erdogan government rocked by corruption forces
updated 18 Dec 2013; published 18 Dec 2013
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Turkey PM Erdogan condemns 'dirty' corruption probe
Chinese media attacks Japan's Shinzo Abe for visit to Yasukuni shrine
Full Article The Guardian
27 Dec 2013

Abe accused of undermining stability by 'paying homage to devils' and 'failing to understand the evils of the fascist war' Japan's ambassador to China, Masato Kitera, walks to a meeting with China's foreign minister, Wang Yi, in Beijing after being summoned to hear China's protest about Shinzo Abe's Yasukuni shrine visit. Photograph: China...

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, second from right, follows a Shinto priest to pay respect for the war dead at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013.
photo: AP / Shizuo Kambayashi

updated 27 Dec 2013; published 27 Dec 2013
26:30
EARLY EDITION Japanese PM Shinzo Abe visits controversial Yasukuni war shrine
updated 26 Dec 2013; published 26 Dec 2013
3:42
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the Yasukuni Shrine
updated 27 Dec 2013; published 27 Dec 2013
24:26
ARIRANG NEWS 20:00 Japanese PM Shinzo Abe visits controversial Yasukuni war shrine
updated 27 Dec 2013; published 27 Dec 2013
25:45
DAY BREAK China slams Abe's Yasukuni visit, U.S. says it's disappointed
updated 27 Dec 2013; published 27 Dec 2013
25:33
ARIRANG NEWS 10:00 China slams Abe's Yasukuni visit, U.S. says it's disappointed
updated 26 Dec 2013; published 26 Dec 2013
26:18
ARIRANG NEWS 14:00 Japanese PM Shinzo Abe visits controversial Yasukuni war shrine
African leaders seek peace talks in South Sudan
Full Article Ohio
27 Dec 2013

JUBA, South Sudan: African leaders tried Thursday to advance peace talks between South Sudan’s president and political rivals he accuses of attempting a coup to topple the government of the world’s newest country. As fighting persisted in parts of South Sudan’s oil-producing region, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and Ethiopian...

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In this photo released by the Kenyan Presidential Press Service, Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, middle, South Sudanese President Salva Kiir, right, and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta before their meeting at State House in Juba, South Sudan, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013.
photo: AP / Kenyan Presidential Press Service

updated 27 Dec 2013; published 27 Dec 2013
2:04
African leaders seek peace talks in South Sudan
updated 27 Dec 2013; published 27 Dec 2013
2:43
African leaders in South Sudan for peace talks
updated 10 Dec 2013; published 10 Dec 2013
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NELSON MANDELA Funeral PICS: Draws Mourners & Leaders from All Over the World (12/10/13)
updated 26 Dec 2013; published 26 Dec 2013
1:08
Uhuru And E.A Leaders In Juba For Peace Talks
updated 26 Dec 2013; published 26 Dec 2013
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African Leaders Meet To Push Peace Talks In South Sudan
updated 21 Dec 2013; published 21 Dec 2013
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Remembering South African leader Nelson Mandela
Okinawa governor approves plan of relocating U.S. Futenma airbase
Full Article Xinhua
27 Dec 2013

TOKYO, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Okinawa governor on Friday approved the landfill work to relocate the U.S. Futenma airbase within the Japanese southernmost prefecture, reported local media. Governor Hirokazu Nakaima changed his previous policy of relocating the controversial airbase out of the...

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Marine Corps Air Station Futenma or MCAS Futenma is a United States Marine Corps base located in Ginowan, 5 NM of Naha, on the island of Okinawa, Japan.
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updated 20 Jan 2011; published 20 Jan 2011
1:42
Some US Fighter Training to Move From Okinawa, Japan to Guam
updated 27 Dec 2013; published 27 Dec 2013
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Japan's Okinawa governor OKs plan to replace Futenma base
updated 25 Dec 2013; published 25 Dec 2013
3:28
Nakaima may approve gov't request
updated 15 Dec 2012; published 15 Dec 2012
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Panelists Introduction and Statements
updated 15 Dec 2012; published 15 Dec 2012
11:28
Opening Remarks
updated 02 Apr 2013; published 02 Apr 2013
2:38
N.Korea To Refurbish & Restart Nuclear Reactor
Egypt arrests dozens under anti-terror law, one killed in Cairo
Full Article South China Morning Post
27 Dec 2013

Egypt stepped up pressure on the Muslim Brotherhood a day after declaring it a terrorist group, using the new classification to detain dozens of its supporters on Thursday, while one person died in street clashes ignited by political tension. A bomb blast in a Cairo suburb wounded five people – the second attack this week after a suicide bomber...

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Egyptian activists shout anti-terrorism slogans as they hold posters showing Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi and late President Gamal Abdel-Nasser, right, with Arabic slogans read, "Egypt is entrusted to us.
photo: AP / Amr Nabil

updated 26 Dec 2013; published 26 Dec 2013
0:44
Egypt Arrests Dozens Under Anti-terror Law, Bomb Hits Cairo
updated 11 Jul 2013; published 11 Jul 2013
8:23
Muslim Brotherhood leaders arrested in Egypt
updated 27 Dec 2013; published 27 Dec 2013
1:26
Dozens more arrests in Egypt as crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood continues
updated 23 Jul 2013; published 23 Jul 2013
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November 2013 Cairo Egypt Coop killed 525+ 3,717 injured Last days end times news
updated 27 Dec 2013; published 27 Dec 2013
1:01
Dozens hurt in mass fish attack in Argentina
updated 19 Aug 2013; published 19 Aug 2013
13:28
christian persecution, anti semitism, persecuting Kurds. Egypt arrests Muslim Brotherhood supporters
Obama signs bipartisan budget deal, defense bill
Full Article New York Post Online
27 Dec 2013

HONOLULU — Rounding out a tough and frustrating year, President Barack Obama signed a bipartisan budget deal Thursday easing spending cuts and a defense bill cracking down on sexual assault in the military, as the president and Congress began pivoting to the midterm election year ahead. Obama put his signature on both hard-fought bills while...

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Obama signs bipartisan budget deal, defense bill
photo: AP / Carolyn Kaster

updated 26 Dec 2013; published 26 Dec 2013
2:31
President Obama Signs Cross Party Budget Deal For 2 Years
updated 19 Dec 2013; published 19 Dec 2013
0:41
US Senate passes two-year bipartisan budget bill
updated 18 Dec 2013; published 18 Dec 2013
2:58
Senate passes bipartisan budget agreement
updated 17 Dec 2013; published 17 Dec 2013
13:41
Bipartisan Budget Deal Helps Defense Contractors, Hurts Pensioners
updated 23 Dec 2013; published 23 Dec 2013
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Senate Passed Budget Bill Cutting Military Retirement Benefits The Kelly File
updated 13 Dec 2013; published 13 Dec 2013
1:42
Budget Agreement May Signal New Wave Of Bipartisanship
Britain braced for severe weather
Full Article The Irish Times
27 Dec 2013

Stormy weather is set to batter Britain with more wind and rain expected to exacerbate the effects of the storm just gone. The weather overnight and through today is expected to cause travel disruption with people also urged to be prepared for flooding. The Met Office has issued yellow and amber weather warnings, indicating “severe or hazardous...

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Britain braced for severe weather
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updated 26 Dec 2013; published 26 Dec 2013
3:53
[UPDATED] Christmas Floods Strand Thousands in UK - WATCH HERE
updated 25 Dec 2013; published 25 Dec 2013
0:37
UK storm Damage disrupts travel as more severe weather hits
updated 24 Dec 2013; published 24 Dec 2013
2:20
UK storm Damage disrupts travel as more severe weather hits
updated 07 Dec 2013; published 07 Dec 2013
11:49
UK Storm Hits December 2013 : Storm Batters UK, Christmas Eve Storms
updated 25 Dec 2013; published 25 Dec 2013
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UK weather High Street evacuated in Tonbridge, Kent
updated 07 Dec 2013; published 07 Dec 2013
7:18
(EXCLUSIVE) UK Floods 2013 AFTERMATH : Floods Sweep Britain Worst Storm In 60 Years
Obama urges stronger action on Guantanamo Bay
Full Article Al Jazeera
27 Dec 2013

President Barack Obama has said politicians in the US need to go further after Congress relaxed some restrictions on transferring detainees from the US prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the custody of foreign governments. After signing the National Defence Authorisation Act for the US 2014 federal budget, Obama noted that Congress retained...

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Obama urges stronger action on Guantanamo Bay
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updated 27 Mar 2013; published 27 Mar 2013
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'We died when Obama indefinitely detained us' - Gitmo inmate
updated 23 Apr 2013; published 23 Apr 2013
1:29
12 Arrested in NYC Protest of Indefinite Detention As Guantánamo Prisoner Hunger Strike Continues
updated 02 May 2013; published 02 May 2013
0:52
News - Barack Obama, White House, Federal Bureau of Investigation
updated 08 Jan 2013; published 08 Jan 2013
10:15
4 Years After Vow to Close Gitmo, Why Has Obama Signed NDAA Bill Barring Transfer of Its Prisoners?
updated 18 May 2013; published 18 May 2013
25:51
'Obama could shut Gitmo if he wanted to'
updated 27 Mar 2013; published 27 Mar 2013
5:01
Gitmo Hunger strike day 49: 'We all died when Obama indefinitely detained us'
SA helicopters assist in battle against Ugandan rebels in Congo
Full Article Business Day
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 26 Dec 2013; published 26 Dec 2013
0:59
Rebel group attack kills 40 in eastern Congo
updated 23 Oct 2013; published 23 Oct 2013
4:30
ECHO and UNICEF give free health care to the displaced in Nobili, eastern DRC
updated 05 Nov 2013; published 05 Nov 2013
0:56
DR Congo claims victory over M23 rebels
updated 07 Nov 2013; published 07 Nov 2013
2:18
M23 Rebel Leader Sultani Makenga Surrenders
updated 07 Nov 2013; published 07 Nov 2013
3:06
M23 Rebels Surrender
updated 12 Jul 2012; published 12 Jul 2012
3:04
UN fires on Rebel Positions in Congo
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 12 Mar 2012; published 12 Mar 2012
13:00
Peace Groups Call For U.S. Withdrawal After Army Sergeant Kills 16 Civilians in Afghanistan
updated 05 Aug 2010; published 05 Aug 2010
10:54
afghanistan outrage at civilian deaths by u.s. airstrikes
updated 20 Sep 2013; published 20 Sep 2013
2:15
WorldLeadersTV: AFGHANISTAN: UN: IMPROVEMENTS but CAMPAIGN TARGETING CIVILIANS & WOMEN POLICE
updated 25 Jul 2013; published 25 Jul 2013
4:00
North Korea TV: Afghan Hospital Scenes, As American Troops Retreat, Lose Again (ADULTS ONLY)
updated 27 Sep 2010; published 27 Sep 2010
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Tapes describe hashish-smoking U.S. soldiers killing for sport in drug infested Afghanistan

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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...

Immigration fears spark political firestorm in UK
LONDON — They're portrayed as pickpockets who will steal British jobs. There are predictions they will beg, the unruly young ones will stir up riots, and some will even try to sell babies. For months, Britain's tabloids have repeatedly...
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MCMURDO SOUND, Antarctica (Jan. 2) -- During Operation Deep Freeze 2002, both the 399-ft. Polar Star (WAGB-10) and its sister ship Polar Sea (WAGB-11) jointly broke an ice path to create an access channel for supply ships in McMurdo Sound. Supply ships must offload their cargo during the summer months of January and February to ensure that the extensive program of research activities can be conducted and that the facilities in the area remain operational year-round.  U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO (82051) ( DEEP FREEZE 2002 (FOR RELEASE) )
A Chinese icebreaker was on Friday due to reach the frozen seas where a scientific mission ship is trapped off Antarctica, as those onboard welcomed the easing of blizzard conditions. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority, which is co-ordinating...
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Thirty-four children died in Muzaffarnagar relief camps
At least 34 children have died in relief camps set up for thousands of people who fled their homes during Hindu-Muslim clashes in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh in September, an official report says. The...
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Who can halt the crisis in South Sudan?
When South Sudan celebrated its independence from the Republic of the Sudan in 2011 many analysts feared for the future. The conflict now raging in the world's youngest state has serious regional and international implications. For the US, South...
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Legacy debt deadline will be missed
A deadline for striking a deal on Ireland's legacy debt by mid-2014 will be missed, Taoiseach Enda Kenny has revealed. While he insisted the nation will continue to fight European finance chiefs for the restructuring of its bank debt, he said...
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UN Responds to Ugandan Rebel Attack in Eastern DR Congo
Friday, 27 December 2013, 11:36 am Press Release: UN Peacekeepers Respond to Ugandan Rebel Attack in Eastern DR Congo New York, Dec 26 2013 - United Nations peacekeepers in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) yesterday helped the national...
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UN mission in DR Congo launches attack against rebels
Tweet Kinshasa, Dec 27 (IANS) The UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) Thursday confirmed attacks on rebels who reportedly killed at least 42 civilians in the eastern province of North Kivu. In a statement, the UN...
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