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One move too far: How Iraq's Nouri al-Maliki overreached in Anbar
Full Article CNN
07 Jan 2014

January 7, 2014 -- Updated 1331 GMT (2131 HKT) Editor's note: Charles Lister is a Visiting Fellow at the Brookings Doha Center in Doha, Qatar. His work focuses primarily on issues of terrorism and insurgency across the Middle East. Follow him on Twitter: @Charles_Lister. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely his. (CNN) -- Fallujah...
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A man looks at a burned police vehicle in the main street of Fallujah after clashes between Iraqi security forces and al-Qaeda fighters in Fallujah, 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014.
photo: AP

updated 02 Jan 2014; published 02 Jan 2014
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Clashes In Iraqi City Of Anbar Between Rebels And Army
updated 03 Jan 2014; published 03 Jan 2014
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Iraqi security forces fight militants in Anbar province
updated 02 Jan 2014; published 02 Jan 2014
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Clashes In Iraqi City Of Anbar Between Rebels And Army
updated 06 Jan 2014; published 06 Jan 2014
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Iraq PM calls on Fallujah to expel al-Qaeda
updated 04 Jan 2014; published 04 Jan 2014
2:38
Iraq Loses Control Of Fallujah To Sunni Rebels
updated 06 Jan 2014; published 06 Jan 2014
2:00
Fallujah Iraqi Army Shells Fallujah In Fight Against Al-Qaeda Rebels
Security tight as Egypt Christians mark Christmas
Full Article Lexington Herald-Leader
07 Jan 2014

CAIRO — Millions of Egyptian Christians thronged churches across this mainly Muslim nation for Christmas Mass, held Monday amid unusually tight security but with congregations filled with hope ahead of a key vote on a new constitution that enshrines equality and criminalizes discrimination. The stepped up security was in response to fears...
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Worshippers attend Christmas Eve Mass
photo: AP / Ravy Shaker, El Shorouk Newspaper

updated 08 Apr 2013; published 08 Apr 2013
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Security Tight Following Egypt Clashes
updated 07 Jan 2011; published 07 Jan 2011
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Midnight mass in tense Egypt
updated 07 Jan 2014; published 07 Jan 2014
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Orthodox Christmas services held around the world: Putin celebrates in new Sochi cathedral
updated 07 Jan 2013; published 07 Jan 2013
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Egyptian Coptic Christmas: Christians celebrate first Christmas under President Morsi
updated 02 Jan 2011; published 02 Jan 2011
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Religious leaders meet after church blast
updated 04 Jan 2011; published 04 Jan 2011
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Egypt on alert after ahead of Coptic Christmas
Thai government fears coup plan in the works
Full Article Canberra Times
07 Jan 2014

Rallying: Anti-government protesters in central Bangkok on Monday. Photo: Reuters Bangkok: Thailand’s democratically elected government fears the country’s powerful military will be lured into staging a coup if anti-government protesters shut down Bangkok again next Monday. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is also facing legal...
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Thai anti-government protesters chat next to a protesting banner outside a makeshift camp where their colleagues were shot outside the Prime Minister's office of Government House, Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013 in Bangkok, Thailand.
photo: AP / Apichart Weerawong

updated 02 Jun 2008; published 02 Jun 2008
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Thai Protests Spark Fears of Coup
updated 12 Mar 2010; published 12 Mar 2010
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Thailand braces for massive political protests
updated 21 Nov 2013; published 21 Nov 2013
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Thai ruling party escapes punishment in key court ruling
updated 07 Jan 2014; published 07 Jan 2014
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THAILAND CIVIL WAR Looms as BANGKOK SHUTDOWN is Planned
updated 03 Sep 2008; published 03 Sep 2008
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Thai Protesters Staying Put
updated 01 Nov 2013; published 01 Nov 2013
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Thai MPs pass political amnesty bill
Iraq calls on Fallujah residents to expel al-Qaida
Full Article Ohio
07 Jan 2014

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s prime minister urged Fallujah residents on Monday to expel al-Qaida militants to avoid an all-out battle in the besieged city, a sign that the government could be paving the way for an imminent military push in an attempt to rout hard-line Sunni insurgents challenging its territorial control over the western approaches to...
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In this Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014 picture, gunmen patrol during clashes with Iraqi security forces in Fallujah, Iraq. Clashes continued late Sunday and early morning Monday between al-Qaida and Iraqi troops on the main highway that links the capital, Baghdad, to neighboring Syria and Jordan. Al-Qaida fighters and allied tribes are still controlling the center of the city where they are deployed in streets and around government buildings.
photo: AP

updated 07 Jan 2014; published 07 Jan 2014
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Iraq 'Ghost City' As Residents Flee
updated 06 Jan 2014; published 06 Jan 2014
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BBC News - Iraq violence PM urges Fallujah to oust militants
updated 06 Jan 2014; published 06 Jan 2014
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Iraqi Prime Minister Wants Al-Qaeda Out Of Fallujah
updated 07 Jan 2014; published 07 Jan 2014
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Iraq violence US speeds up supply of military equipment
updated 07 Jan 2014; published 07 Jan 2014
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US accelerates delivery of missiles and military equipment to Iraq
updated 06 Jan 2014; published 06 Jan 2014
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Maliki: Rebels Power Must Be Broken
Janet Yellen: Federal Reserve Boss Is Revealed
Full Article Orange News
07 Jan 2014

7 January 2014, 1:37 Janet Yellen: Federal Reserve Boss Is Revealed Tweet Federal Reserve vice chair Janet Yellen will be the new head of the world's most powerful central bank - the first woman to hold the position. The 67-year-old was Barack Obama's choice and she earned cross-party support in the bitterly divided chamber. "The American people...
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Janet Yellen, of California, President Barack Obama's nominee to become Federal Reserve chair, center, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday Nov. 14, 2013, before the Senate Banking Committee hearing on her nomination to succeed Ben Bernanke.
photo: AP / Jacquelyn Martin

updated 09 Oct 2013; published 09 Oct 2013
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BBC News - Obama nominates Janet Yellen as Federal Reserve boss
updated 17 Oct 2013; published 17 Oct 2013
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Ron Paul: New Fed Boss, Same as the Old Boss - Janet Yellen
updated 07 Jan 2014; published 07 Jan 2014
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US Senate approves Janet Yellen as the next chair if the Federal reserve
updated 09 Oct 2013; published 09 Oct 2013
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Janet Yellen to become new head of the Federal Reserve - Business Daily
updated 09 Oct 2013; published 09 Oct 2013
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BBC News - Janet Yellen nominated as head of US Federal Reserve
updated 10 Oct 2013; published 10 Oct 2013
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YELLEN 1st Female President of US Corporation under the Federal Reserve
Kerry: U.S. will help Iraq fight militants but not with troops
Full Article Denver Post
06 Jan 2014

Sunni fighters take up position in Fallujah city, western Iraq, 05 January 2014. According to media reports, militants from the Islamist State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have taken full control of Iraq's city of Fallujah and large areas of Ramadi, two key cities in the western province of Anbar, after government forces cleared out an...
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Foreign Minister Crown Prince Saud al-Faisal of Saudi Arabia, not pictured, address Saudi and American reporters in Riyadh about their just-concluded meeting with King Abdullah on January 5, 2014.
photo: US DoS

updated 05 Jan 2014; published 05 Jan 2014
1:12
U.S. Won't Send Troops to Iraq to Fight Al-Qaeda, Kerry Says
updated 05 Jan 2014; published 05 Jan 2014
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Kerry Says US Will Not Send Troops To Help Iraq Fight Al Qaeda
updated 05 Jan 2014; published 05 Jan 2014
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United States Will Not Return To Iraq
updated 06 Jan 2014; published 06 Jan 2014
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Fighting as militants defend their positions in Fallujah, Iraq
updated 06 Jan 2014; published 06 Jan 2014
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BBC News - Iraq: Kerry pledges US help over al Qaeda militants
updated 05 Jan 2014; published 05 Jan 2014
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Thousands Of People Flee Fallen City Of Fallujah
Turkey's Erdogan says not opposed to military coup plot retrials
Full Article Reuters
06 Jan 2014

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said he would not oppose the retrial of hundreds of military officers convicted on coup plot charges, a case that underlined civilian dominance over a once all-powerful army. Turkey's appeals court in October upheld...
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Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the lawmakers of his Islamic-rooted party at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012.
photo: AP

updated 06 Jan 2014; published 06 Jan 2014
0:47
Turkey's Erdogan Moots Retrial Of Military Coup Plots
updated 06 Jan 2014; published 06 Jan 2014
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Erdogan Open For A Military Retrial In Turkey
updated 06 Jan 2014; published 06 Jan 2014
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Erdogan favors retrial of jailed officers
updated 06 Jan 2014; published 06 Jan 2014
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Prime Minister of Turkey supported coup case retrial
updated 05 Aug 2013; published 05 Aug 2013
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Turkish General Ilker Basbug Convicted
updated 29 Dec 2013; published 29 Dec 2013
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Başbakan Tayyip Erdoğan Manisa Salihli Mitingi 29/12/2013
Polar Vortex: Global Warming To Blame For Chilly 2014 Weather In US?
Full Article The Inquisitr
06 Jan 2014

As previously reported by The Inquisitr, the recently rescued scientists from the ship trapped in Antarctica’s thickening ice were derided as “global warming alarmists,” and even Donald Trump chimed in on the controversy. No, a polar vortex isn’t a last minute gift sent by Santa Claus for those wishing for snowy conditions....
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Travelers walk in the economic parking lot at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014.
photo: AP / Nam Y. Huh

updated 06 Jan 2014; published 06 Jan 2014
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Polar Vortex Pushes Temperatures Dangerously Low in the Midwest -26C BUT COULDN'T AFFECT NFL FANS
updated 19 Jan 2012; published 19 Jan 2012
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The Weather Report
updated 23 Jun 2013; published 23 Jun 2013
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Arctic Amplification (Extreme Weather): Jennifer Francis June 6, 2013
updated 07 Jan 2014; published 07 Jan 2014
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Frigid air from the North Pole: What's this polar vortex?
updated 07 Jan 2014; published 07 Jan 2014
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Frigid air from the North Pole What's this polar vortex
updated 07 Jan 2014; published 07 Jan 2014
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WHAT IS A POLAR VORTEX ? BBC NEWS
Iraqis Make Gains Against Militants in Key City
Full Article The New York Times
06 Jan 2014

BAGHDAD — Iraqi security forces and their tribal allies made gains in heavy fighting on Sunday in Ramadi, reclaiming parts of the city from Sunni militants aligned with Al Qaeda, security officials and tribal leaders said. Related Qaeda-Linked Militants in Iraq Secure Nearly Full Control of Falluja (January 5, 2014) Power Vacuum in Middle East...
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Gunmen patrol after clashes with Iraqi security forces in Fallujah, 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014.
photo: AP

updated 03 Jan 2014; published 03 Jan 2014
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Iraqi security forces gain control over most of Fallujah
updated 04 Sep 2013; published 04 Sep 2013
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Syria's War: Syrian troops continue making gains against militants
updated 03 Jan 2014; published 03 Jan 2014
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Iraq fighting al Qaeda linked militants
updated 03 Jan 2014; published 03 Jan 2014
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Dozens of al-Qaeda-linked militants killed in anti-terror operations in Iraq
updated 30 Dec 2013; published 30 Dec 2013
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Al Qaeda's growing influence in Syria
updated 20 Nov 2013; published 20 Nov 2013
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Syrian army forces make more gains in Aleppo
South Sudan's Warring Factions Start Direct Peace Talks
Full Article Huffington Post
05 Jan 2014

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Two warring factions from South Sudan held direct peace talks on Sunday for the first time since conflict began roiling the country last month, sending hundreds of thousands of people fleeing for safety. The direct talks, focused on a cease-fire and the release of political prisoners, put representatives of President...
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Displaced families prepare food in the morning, some of the thousands who fled the recent fighting between government and rebel forces in Bor by boat across the White Nile, in the town of Awerial, South Sudan Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014.
photo: AP / Ben Curtis

updated 05 Jan 2014; published 05 Jan 2014
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Peace talks set to begin in South Sudan
updated 07 Jan 2014; published 07 Jan 2014
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S. Sudan talks set to start, govt rules out releasing rebels
updated 06 Jan 2014; published 06 Jan 2014
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Sudan And South Sudan Working Together To Protect Oilfields
updated 04 Jan 2014; published 04 Jan 2014
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Direct talks due to seek end to South Sudan violence
updated 04 Jan 2014; published 04 Jan 2014
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Violence Continues Admits South Sudan Peace Talks
updated 07 Jan 2014; published 07 Jan 2014
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Direct Talks For Peace In South Sudan Start

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Iraq war, Afghan war lost
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As U.S. forces continue to draw down in Afghanistan with the Taliban, allies of al-Qaida, still occupying most of the country, it’s difficult to see what was achieved in the...
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We need to thank Newsweek for filling our New Year with joy. There is so much ineptness in a recent article by Janine di Giovanni aimed at destroying France -- now a specialty of the magazine. "French bashing" is trendy again among Anglo-Saxons! Yet...
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Spain's Princess Cristina Faces Subpoena For Alleged Tax Fraud
FILE - In this April 5, 2013 file photo, Spain's Princess Cristina walks towards her office in Barcelona, Spain. A Spanish court has subpoenaed Princess Cristina, the daughter of Spain's King Juan Carlos, as a suspect of tax fraud and money laundering, the latest blow to the royal family's reputation. Palma de Mallorca court judge Jose Castro on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014 ordered the 48-year-old princess to appear March 8 for questioning concerning investments and finances relating to her partnership with her husband Inaki Urdangarin in a firm called Aizoon.
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Iran not on Syria peace conference list: UN
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Janet Yellen, a key force behind the Federal Reserve's unprecedented and controversial efforts to boost the US economy, has been confirmed by the Senate to lead the central bank just as it begins to unwind that stimulus. When she succeeds Ben...
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