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South Sudan Rejects Call to Free Rebels to Help End Fighting
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08 Jan 2014

By Aaron Maasho & Carl Odera on 9:55 am January 8, 2014. Category International, World Tags: Ethiopia, South Sudan Displaced people carry water containers on their heads at Tomping camp, where some 15,000 displaced people who fled their homes are sheltered by the United Nations, near South Sudan’s capital Juba January 7, 2014. (Reuters Photo)...

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Refugees who fled the recent violence in South Sudan and crossed the border into Uganda carry their belongings as they await transportation from a transit center in the town of Koboko to a nearby settlement in Arua District, in northern Uganda Monday, Jan. 6, 2014.
photo: AP / Rebecca Vassie

updated 01 Jan 2014; published 01 Jan 2014
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South Sudan Government, Rebels to Hold Talks to End Violence
updated 30 Dec 2013; published 30 Dec 2013
2:57
Many S Sudan ex VP's supporters 'halt advance' on key town
updated 03 Jan 2014; published 03 Jan 2014
1:20
Powerful storm looms for Midwest, Northeast
updated 05 Jan 2014; published 05 Jan 2014
2:32
South Sudan general killed in ambush
updated 24 Dec 2013; published 24 Dec 2013
3:53
South Sudanese Town Of Bor Recaptured
updated 25 Dec 2013; published 25 Dec 2013
0:41
South Sudan 'MASS GRAVE' found as ethnic killings spread
Syria crisis: Islamist rebels urge attacks on opposition rivals
Full Article BBC News
08 Jan 2014

A hardline Islamist rebel group in Syria has called on its supporters to attack rival opposition factions that do not support its cause. The call by the al-Qaeda-linked Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) follows days of rebel infighting that has left scores dead. It came hours after another rebel group called on ISIS to observe a...

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In this Friday, Nov. 22, 2013 file photo, a Shiite fighter clashes with members of the Sunni-dominated Free Syrian Army rebel in the town of Hatita, in the countryside of Damascus, Syria.
photo: AP / Jaber al-Helo

updated 23 Sep 2013; published 23 Sep 2013
4:37
ISIS commander killed in Syria, hackers bypass iPhone 5s security, Rihanna 'helps' slow lorises
updated 19 Sep 2013; published 19 Sep 2013
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Al Qaeda group captures town near Syria Turkey border, eyes key crossing
updated 21 Sep 2013; published 21 Sep 2013
2:07
Syria 'al Qaeda fighters' agree to truce
updated 20 Sep 2013; published 20 Sep 2013
0:41
Syria rebels,jihadists agree on truce.
updated 08 Dec 2013; published 08 Dec 2013
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AA4Syria Johnny Achi on reasons why the US is standing on the wrong side of this war.
updated 05 Jan 2014; published 05 Jan 2014
1:12
Syrian rebels want Foreign Fighters gone
Panama Canal authority proposes end to dispute
Full Article Lexington Herald-Leader
08 Jan 2014

PANAMA CITYThe Panama Canal Authority said Tuesday that it wants to end a standoff over the expansion of the canal by splitting construction costs with an international consortium that has threatened to halt work unless the authority comes up with $1.6 billion in extra funding. The authority said Tuesday that it would pay $183 million and...

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The Panama Canal. A ship canal is a canal especially constructed to carry ocean-going ships, as opposed to barges. Ship canals can be enlarged barge canals, canalized or channelized rivers, or canals especially constructed from the start to accommodate ships.
photo: Creative Commons / Stan Shebs.

updated 02 Jan 2014; published 02 Jan 2014
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Panama Canal expansion contractors in strike threat over pay dispute
updated 02 Jan 2014; published 02 Jan 2014
1:49
Panama Canal builders With Strike Against Expansion
updated 06 Oct 2011; published 06 Oct 2011
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Panama Canal Expansion Third Set of Locks
updated 06 Jan 2014; published 06 Jan 2014
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Spanish Minister In Panama Over Canal Expansion Project
updated 07 Jan 2014; published 07 Jan 2014
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Spain in talks on Panama Canal row
updated 04 Jan 2014; published 04 Jan 2014
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Panama Canal dispute Spain in talks to resolve row
Pentagon ex-head Gates criticises Obama's Afghan tactics
Full Article BBC News
08 Jan 2014

Former US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has strongly criticised President Barack Obama's handling of the war in Afghanistan, US media have reported. In Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary of War, Mr Gates says that the president was sceptical that his administration's Afghan strategy would succeed. "I never doubted [his] support for the...

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US Defense Secretary Robert Gates pauses during a joint press conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, not seen, at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan on Tuesday Jan. 16, 2007.
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updated 06 May 2012; published 06 May 2012
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Where was General Patraeus when Osama Died
updated 09 Dec 2013; published 09 Dec 2013
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Chuck Hagel Speaks With Pakistani Leaders
updated 20 Feb 2009; published 20 Feb 2009
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Gen. McKiernan announces troop increase to Afghan
updated 10 Dec 2009; published 10 Dec 2009
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Paltalk News - Congressman Urges Colleagues To Set Afghanistan Withdrawal Timetable
updated 02 Dec 2009; published 02 Dec 2009
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ADM Mullen on Afghan Strategy
updated 20 Mar 2011; published 20 Mar 2011
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END WAR: UN Passed The No-Fly-Zone Once The Alqaeda (Saudi Arabia-CIA) Backed Rebels Were Routed
Morsi Trial to Resume as Egypt Protests Grow
Full Article Voa News
07 Jan 2014

Henry Ridgwell LONDON — The trial is scheduled to resume Wednesday Egypt's democratically-elected President Mohamed Morsi, who was ousted in a military coup last July. Morsi is accused of inciting the killing of anti-government protesters in 2012, as well as other alleged crimes. But supporters from his Muslim Brotherhood movement insist Morsi...

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A supporter of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi holds an old presidential campaign poster of him with Arabic that reads, "Mohammed Morsi, president for Egypt, 2012, resurrection is the will of the people," during a protest a day before the trial of the former president taking place at a police academy in an eastern Cairo district, in Egypt, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2013.
photo: AP / Eman Helal

updated 08 Jan 2014; published 08 Jan 2014
3:14
Morsi Trial to Resume as Egypt Protests Grow
updated 04 Nov 2013; published 04 Nov 2013
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Morsi's trial adjourned in Egypt as defendants chant anti military slogans
updated 04 Nov 2013; published 04 Nov 2013
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Mohamed Morsi tells court he is still Egypt's president
updated 01 Nov 2013; published 01 Nov 2013
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[HD] Muslim Brotherhood protests in Egypt ahead of Mondays trial of deposed President Mohamed Mursi
updated 21 Dec 2013; published 21 Dec 2013
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Egypt Sends Ousted President to 3rd Criminal Trial
updated 03 Sep 2013; published 03 Sep 2013
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Mohamed Morsi to stand trial in deaths of Egyptian protesters
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
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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 27 Feb 2013; published 27 Feb 2013
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Protestant Churches in Egypt
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 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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Iraq Gets US Military Boost Amid Rising Unrest
updated 07 Jan 2014; published 07 Jan 2014
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Iraq: Rebels Must Be Ousted From Fallujah
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
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
2:14
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

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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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Article by Wn.com Correspondent Dallas Darling While it is not confirmed that North Korea's Kim Jong Un executed his uncle by feeding him to a pack of hungry dogs, what is...
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Many in the mainstream media, itself at times a target of illegal snooping, have dismissed Edward Snowden's Christmas greeting as delusional and demagogic. MSNBC's Lawrence...

A US Air Force (USAF) HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter from the 56th Rescue Squadron (RQS), 398th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), lands at sunset during external sling-load training in Lungi, Sierra Leone. The 398th AEG is currently deployed at Sierra Leone to
LONDON — An American military helicopter crashed on the coast of eastern England on Tuesday, and all four people aboard were believed to have been killed, the authorities said. Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesworld for international...
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Lights from a NYPD police vehicle illuminate a downed tree on 6th Avenue, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in New York. Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain.
Tweet NEW YORK - Eighty retired New York police officers and firefighters were charged on Tuesday in a suspected disability scam in which authorities said dozens of people falsely claimed to have been traumatized by the Sept. 11 attacks. In all, 106...
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PANAMA CANAL, Panama (March 25, 2012) Mules guide USS San Diego through the Panama Canal.
Reuters January 7, 2014 - 23:12 By Lomi Kriel and Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - The Panama Canal and a Spanish-led building consortium expanding the major world cargo route moved nearer to a deal to keep work going amid a cost dispute...
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French soldiers patrol under the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010.
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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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.
MADRID (AP) — A Spanish court has subpoenaed Princess Cristina, the daughter of Spain's King Juan Carlos, as a suspect in an investigation of alleged tax fraud and money laundering, the latest blow to the royal family's reputation. Palma de Mallorca...
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Restes d'Homo Sapiens del Paleolític Superior, procedents de la cova del Parpalló, Museu de Prehistòria de València, Spain
Tweet Washington, Jan. 7 (ANI): Researchers have discovered some of the earliest evidence for widespread tooth decay in humans. The new proof comes from skeletal remains of Stone-Age hunter-gatherers, who...
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A woman looks out of a window covered in frost on a bus in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012.
By Nick Carrey & Kim Palmer on 10:53 am January 7, 2014. Category International, World Tags: United States, US cold snap The Chicago skyline is seen beyond the arctic sea smoke rising off Lake Michigan in Chicago, Illinois, January 6, 2014. A blast...
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