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Thomas Bach, Praesident des Deutschen Olympischen Sportbundes (DOSB) spricht am Mittwoch, 15 August 2007, auf einer Pressekonferenz in Frankfurt/Main ueber die Olympischen Sommerspiele 2008. (AP Photo/Bernd Kammerer) --Thomas Bach, President of the German Olympic Sports Federation gestures as he talks about the Olympic Summer Games 2008 during a press conference in Frankfurt/Main, western Germany, on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2007

Olympics Photos Sochi Sport Wikipedia: Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee

US News
Bach: Russia to set up protest zones in Sochi
Comment () Tweet By STEPHEN WILSON, Associated Press LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — IOC President Thomas Bach says Russian organizers have agreed to set up protest zones in Sochi during the Winter... (photo: AP Photo / Bernd Kammerer)

Foreign Minister of Iran, Mohammad JAVAD Zarif talking with his colleagues from Pakistan and Turkey Sartaj Aziz and Ahmet Davutoglu on the occasion of 21ist Ministerial Conference of ECO in Tehran on November 26, 2013

Nuclear Photos Politics Tehran Wikipedia: Mohammad Javad Zarif

Swissinfo
Iran's Zarif says nuclear deal dead if U.S. passes new sanctions
Energy Geneva talks Reuters December 10, 2013 - 00:31 By Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said the Iranian nuclear deal would be dead if the U.S. Congress... (photo: Press Information Dept. of Pakistan)

Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo from Portugal, right, and FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi from Argentina, left, are seen during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, Nov. 29, 2010.

The State
Messi, Ribery, Ronaldo named Ballon d'Or finalists
Zurich, Switzerland (SportsNetwork.com) - Lionel Messi, Franck Ribery and Cristiano Ronaldo were announced as the three finalists for the 2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or award on Monday. The... (photo: AP / Manu Fernandez)
2013 Ballon d'Or FIFA Photos Sportstars Wikipedia : 2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or

Liberal Democratic Party President Shinzo Abe, center, answers reporter's question at the Yasukuni Shinto Shrine after pay homage to the war dead in Tokyo, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

Swissinfo
Japan PM Abe's ratings slide after state secrets act
Reuters December 9, 2013 - 09:17 TOKYO (Reuters) - Support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe slid in opinion polls after his ruling coalition steamrolled through parliament a tough secrecy... (photo: AP / Shizuo Kambayashi)
Business Photos Politics Tokyo Wikipedia: Shinzō Abe

Swissinfo
Venezuela's Maduro to raise pressure on business after local vote
Reuters December 9, 2013 - 08:03 By Brian Ellsworth CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro pledged to deepen his "economic offensive" to force... (photo: AP / Ramon Espinosa)
Business Caracas Photos Politics Wikipedia: Nicolás Maduro

Sudanese Vice President Ali Osman Taha speaks during a conference on ´Federalism´ at the European Parliament in Brussels, Saturday March 5, 2005. Osman and John Garang, head of the main southern Sudanese rebel group, who both signed the Sudan

Swissinfo
Bashir announces resignation of Sudan vice president - state media
Reuters December 8, 2013 - 02:18 KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir announced the resignation of First Vice President Ali Taha on Saturday,... (photo: AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
Khartoum Photos Resignation Sudan Wikipedia: Ali Osman Taha

Ronda Rousey, top, punches Liz Carmouche during their UFC 157 women's bantamweight championship mixed martial arts match in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013. Rousey won by tapout in the first round. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Huffington Post
Ronda Rousey Tells Story About Fight In Movie Theater On 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' (VIDEO)
By Chris Yuscavage, Complex Sports Note to self: Don't sit behind Ronda Rousey at the movie theater! A few years ago, the UFC fighter went to the movies to see Juno. But... (photo: AP / Jae C. Hong)
Fight Photos Sports UFC Wikipedia: Ronda Rousey

Al Jazeera
Swiss scientists stand by Arafat findings
The Swiss researchers who concluded that former Palestinian President Yasser Arafat was poisoned are standing by their findings. On Tuesday, a French research team ruled... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
Mideast Peace Palestine Photos Wikipedia: Cause of Yasser Arafat's death Yasser Arafat

Uruguay's Luis Suarez celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the soccer Confederations Cup group B match between Spain and Uruguay at the Arena Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil, Sunday, June 16, 2013.

Huffington Post
Luis Suarez's 'Goal Of The Year' Candidate Highlighted His 4-Goal Demolition Of Norwich City (VIDEOS)
Jan Kruger via Getty Images Luis Suarez of Liverpool celebrates setting up the fifth goal for team mate Raheem Sterling during the Barclays Premier League match between... (photo: AP / Victor R. Caivano)
Football Photos Sport Star Wikipedia: Luis Suárez

Headlines Europe

	ECB's Draghi speaks at European Parliament Sun Sentinel
	In Greece, fish farms a testing ground for economic revival Kathimerini
	Milan move to benefit Honda ahead of World Cup, says Zaccheroni The Times of India

Terrorism

	French Intervention In Central African Republic May Prove Radically Different Than Mali Mission Huffington Post
	Two terror suspects sue Poland over 'CIA torture' BBC News
	Kerry says major powers agree on Iran nuclear deal Boston Herald

Defence

	Welcome back to the eurozone nightmare The Daily Telegraph
	Putin vows to make Russia global leader, not hegemony CNTV
	Two French soldiers killed in Central African Republic France24

Exclusive - Congo's army accused of abuse as rebels regroup

Simunic banned for 10 games for pro-Nazi chant

Brazil opposition settling on presidential candidate as riva

China continues rights abuses even as labour camps ditched -

Funding Boost for Forests and Climate Protection (World Bank

SEC Charges Perpetrators of Prime Bank Schemes in Las Vegas

Cantonal banks opt in to US tax deal

Several Swiss cantonal banks to join U.S. tax deal

2013 in review: the year wildlife crime became an internatio

Vacancy : remote sensing scientist for the RMI (M/W) (RMI -

Endurance Global Weather Named Best Dealer in Europe, Asia,

Germany shifts priority to economy ahead of renewables

Zurich, Switzerland 2009.02.25
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Opposition leader Alassane Ouattara addresses the press at a news conference at Golf Hotel in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010.

Ivory Coast's Ouattara says to seek re-election in 2015

A protester collects firewood for heating in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, early Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013. Ukraine's opposition failed to force out the government with a parliamentary no-confidence vote Tuesday.

Ukraine PM warns protesters as delegation seeks financial help in Moscow

Michael Spindelegger, Federal Minister for European and International Affairs of Austria addresses during the 16th Session of the Council of Human Rights.

Austrian coalition talks logjam taken to president

Interpol joins hunt for Mexican drug lord sought by U.S. Swissinfo
U.S. paid $5.4 million for unusable incinerators at Afghan b Swissinfo
U.S. scholars' group backs call for academic boycott of Isra Swissinfo
U.S. Senate approval of two-year budget deal likely this wee Swissinfo
Ukraine leader seeks cash at Kremlin, Kiev protest planned Swissinfo
At least 21, including women and baby, killed in Congo's eas Swissinfo
Bernard Randall's Ugandan Gay Sex Case Adjourned Until 2014 Huffington Post
Gunshots ring out in South Sudan capital after "attempted co Swissinfo
EU offers 'unprecedented' aid to help Israeli-Palestinian ta Swissinfo
Turkish courts reject requests to free Kurdish lawmakers Swissinfo
Zarif: Iran to participate in Geneva 2 with no precondition, Irna
Italy could be racked by violent unrest, president warns Swissinfo
U.S. judge rules phone surveillance program is likely unlawf Swissinfo
Russia says kills leader of Caucasus militant group, 3 other Swissinfo
Russian navy ready to escort Syrian chemical weapons -Lavrov Swissinfo
Simunic to miss World Cup for fascist chants The Times of India
U.S. ignored appeals for Syria chemical arms proof: Russia Reuters
Dennis Rodman back in North Korea this week despite politica Swissinfo
Turkish ruling party MP quits over row with cleric Swissinfo
At least 21, including women and children, killed in Congo's Swissinfo

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks upon his arrival to the airport in Cochabamba, Bolivia, Thursday, July 4, 2013. Maduro is in Cochabamba for an extraordinary meeting of South American leaders to show support for Bolivian President Evo Morales, whose plane was rerouted in Europe, over suspicions that National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden was on board.

Venezuelan president says he has proof blackout was sabotage

In this picture released by the official website of the Iranian supreme leader's office, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center, President-elect Hasan Rouhani, right, and outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, sit, in an official endorsement ceremony for Rouhani, in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013.

Iran's Ahmadinejad challenges Rouhani to debate 'baseless' charges

Italian premier Enrico Letta looks at photographers as he arrives for a meeting with Finland's Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen, at Palazzo Chigi premier office, in Rome, Monday, Oct. 14, 2013.

Letta prepares to tackle Italy's voting law stalemate

>Major milestone: single charger for notebook computers will Seattle Post
Officials: 6 indicted in Vegas, Zurich fraud case Star Telegram
>Maks & Mila On a Special Journey Receives Golden Award From Seattle Post
Zurich poaches Swiss Re's Quinn to replace deceased finance Sun Sentinel
UPDATE 1-Zurich poaches Swiss Re CFO to replace dead finance Reuters
Analysis: Complex foreign exchange options not ready for pri Sun Sentinel
Lloyd's of London appoints its first female boss BBC News
Cubist Announces Positive Top-Line Results from Phase 3 Tria Seeking Alpha
Protests greet new Austrian government Swissinfo
Insight - In Greece, fish farms a testing ground for economi Swissinfo
Swiss fund manager Gottex to buy EIM Group The Guardian
Chile's Bachelet promises reforms after landslide election w Swissinfo
UPDATE 1-Swiss fund manager Gottex to buy EIM Group Reuters
RPT-Swiss banker in eye of U.S. tax evasion storm to face co Reuters
Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on Dec 16 Reuters
EU suspends trade talks with Ukraine, crowds rally against g Swissinfo
World Week Ahead: It’s all about the Fed Scoop
Merkel picks popular woman ally as defence minister Swissinfo
Asmussen takes job as deputy Labour Minister in new German g Swissinfo
Ukrainians rally against government, EU suspends trade talks Swissinfo

Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta, right, hosts a full honors arrival ceremony to welcome Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai to the Pentagon Jan. 10, 2013.

Support for Afghanistan at risk if security pact delayed further - U.S.

Palestinians pass by a mural of the late Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, right, and late Hamas founder and spiritual leader Sheik Ahmed Yassin, in Gaza City, Wednesday, March 14, 2012.

Arafat did not die of poisoning, French tests conclude

Congolese President Joseph Kabila rides in a parade as part of celebrations of Congo's 50th anniversary of independence, in Kinshasa, Congo Wednesday, June 30, 2010.

Congo's President in Uganda for talks on stalled peace deal

Jose Canseco Has A Plan To Fix Texas Football And Wants To C Huffington Post
Zarif: Iran managed to achieve goals in Geneva talks Irna
Move Over One Direction! Robbie Williams Reclaims Number One Entertainment Wise
‘People’s energy has no secrets’ Swissinfo
Bachelet wins Chile election in a landslide, plans reforms Swissinfo
Bachelet easily wins Chile election, plans reforms Swissinfo
Bachelet heads to easy victory in Chile election Swissinfo
Saudi activist sentenced to lashes and prison - rights group Swissinfo
New head of Italy's left indicates won't push for snap elect Swissinfo
US obstructing path of Geneva nuclear deal: Majlis Speaker Axis of Logic
The very model of a modern dictator Independent online (SA)
'People’s energy has no secrets' Swissinfo
Insight - Syria uses red tape, threats to control U.N. aid a Swissinfo
Wary of Roma, Europe cold-shoulders its new eastern workmate Swissinfo
Said & Done The Observer
Sombre remembrances mark anniversary of Sandy Hook shooting Swissinfo
Austria's Freedom aims to enlarge Eurosceptic bloc Swissinfo
Mandela's long walk nears journey's end Swissinfo
China announces principles of urbanisation plans Swissinfo
German SPD members vote to enter coalition with Merkel Swissinfo

French President Francois Hollande arrives for a round table meeting an EU summit in Brussels on Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. France and Germany have had more than their share of difference over the past few months, but this week at long last the two countries were able to find a compromise that allowed the European Union to realize a deal on a banking union.

France's Hollande reveals "benign" prostate problem

File - Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a press conference with U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 14, 2011.

U.S. gives Afghanistan year-end deadline for crucial security deal

Secretary of State John Kerry, accompanied by European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, reacts to a joke about Valentine's Day during a brief news conference at the State Department in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013.

Iran nuclear talks make some progress, but still differences

French police hold 21 in new horsemeat fraud ring Swissinfo
Syrian airstrikes pound rebel areas Kansas City Star
Chile under Bachelet to warm to Brazil, cool to conservative Swissinfo
Iraq violence kills 54 in run-up to Shi'ite holy day Swissinfo
Russia says kills leader of Caucasus militant group, three o Swissinfo
For Philippine typhoon survivors, Christmas brings hope amid Swissinfo
Israeli, Lebanese, U.N. officers to discuss cross-border kil Swissinfo
U.S. offers help to SE Asia, most to Vietnam, to patrol seas Swissinfo
S. Sudan declares curfew after troops clash around capital Swissinfo
Riot in China's Xinjiang kills 16, "terror gang" blamed Swissinfo
French police swoop on suspected unfit horsemeat ring Swissinfo
U.S. offers new assistance to Vietnam to patrol seas Swissinfo
Turkey, EU sign deals on illegal immigrants, visa-free trave Swissinfo
Death toll in Syrian bombing raid on Aleppo rises to 76 - mo Swissinfo
Bombs, suicide attacks in Iraq kill at least 21 - police, me Swissinfo
Russia holds out prospect of loan for Ukraine Swissinfo
In rural China, teacher upholds Mao Thought to save the worl Swissinfo
Russia may grant Ukraine loan if Kiev asks for it - Putin ai Swissinfo
Suicide bombers, car bombs in Iraq kill at least 17 - police Swissinfo
Fighting erupts between South Sudanese troops - witnesses Swissinfo

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady responds to a reporter's question during a media availability at the NFL football team's facility in Foxborough, Mass., Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009.

Security Guards Pose With Tom Brady At Reliant Stadium, Then Get Fired: Reports (VIDEO)

Paris Saint Germain's Zlatan Ibrahimovic controls the ball while FC Barcelona's Gerard Pique, left, looks on during their Champions League quarterfinal soccer match in Paris,Tuesday, April 2, 2013.

10 Reasons It's A Shame Zlatan Ibrahimovic Won't Be Playing In The 2014 World Cup (VIDEOS)

Former NBA basketball player Dennis Rodman speaks to the media during a news conference in New York, Monday, Sept. 9, 2013. Rodman is going back to North Korea, and he says he will bring a team of former NBA players with him. Days after returning from his second trip to visit North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Rodman announced plans to stage two exhibition games there in January. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Dennis Rodman Seems To Like Kim Jong-Un More Than Kobe Bryant These Days (NSFW VIDEO)

Everything You Need To Know About Jamaal Charles' Historic 5 Huffington Post
Fifa's Sepp Blatter goes to court to ban book of cartoons The Guardian
Georges St-Pierre Steps Away From UFC And Vacates Title To S Huffington Post
Video Gamer Applied For North Dakota Football Coach Job Prom Huffington Post
Beatocello's Umbrella: Film Review The Hollywood Reporter
FTSE 100 hits worst losing streak since 2008 The Irish Times
Night Train to Lisbon review: lost in thought Canberra Times
Sex video case lands another China official in jail Swissinfo
IOC president Bach pushes new Olympic agenda The State
Def Leppard Takes the AXS TV Stage on Dec. 29 for 'Day of Hy m&c;
Neymar Scored A Hat Trick Against Celtic For His First Champ Huffington Post
Shawne Merriman Walked Out Of Interview During ESPN's 'Highl Huffington Post
Evan Lysacek To Miss Sochi Games: Olympic Figure Skating Cha Huffington Post
UN's 'Free And Equal' Campaign Video Highlights Gay Rights A Huffington Post
Broncos Crush Titans 51-28: Peyton Manning, Matt Prater Lead Huffington Post
Egyptian police stage rare protest in defiance of new law Swissinfo
Askia Booker Buzzer Beater Lifts Colorado Over Kansas, 75-72 Huffington Post
Kentucky Women Beat Baylor 133-130 In Four-Overtime Instant Huffington Post
North Korea airs film about leader with his ousted uncle cut Swissinfo
Missing Syrian nuns appear in video, saying they are well Swissinfo

FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2013 file photo, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, right, attend a meeting of the five permanent members of the Security Council plus Germany during the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York. The five permanent U.N. Security Council members and Germany meet Iran in Geneva on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013 to try to reduce concerns that Tehran wants to build nuclear weapons while satisfying Iran’s demands to recognize its right to peaceful nuclear activities.

Islamic Drift Theory and Transitional Tectonics

U.N. talks limp towards global 2015 climate deal

U.N. talks limp towards global 2015 climate deal

French President Francois Hollande leaves the plane upon his arrival at the Capital Airport in Beijing Thursday, April 25, 2013.

France's Hollande to make state visit to U.S. next year

Russia has stationed Iskander missiles in western region-rep Swissinfo
Scores killed in Iraq bloodshed ahead of Shi'ite holy day Swissinfo
Kerry, Zarif spoke last week after fresh Iran-related sancti Swissinfo
Lebanese, Israeli officers meet to restore border calm Swissinfo
Hundreds evacuated after gas explosion north of Mexico City Swissinfo
EU to ease sanctions as soon as Iran curbs nuclear work Swissinfo
France criticises CAR leader Djotodia after government reshu Swissinfo
South Sudan imposes curfew after 'attempted coup' Swissinfo
Turkish court rejects requests to free Kurdish lawmakers Swissinfo
Russia has stationed Iskander missiles in western region - r Swissinfo
Turkey, EU sign deals on illegal immigrants, visa liberalisa Swissinfo
Analysis - Mandela gone, South Africa must look to itself Swissinfo
Heavy gunfire rings out in Congo Republic capital Swissinfo
Mamoru Demizu, Japanese Man, Accused Of $185,000 Burglary Sp Huffington Post
Kerry presses Vietnam leaders to protect human rights Swissinfo
Two-Headed Pig Underscores China's Need For Quality Semen Huffington Post
High prospects for Uruguay's legal marijuana business Swissinfo
There’s A Radical Message Behind The Auction Of A Vault Cont Business Insider
Zurich Stocks Retreat More Than 1% Thursday Wall Street Journal
Insight - Far from idyll, rural France feels left in the pas Swissinfo

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