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Japanese Soldier Who Fought On For 29 Years After WWII Dies
Full Article National Public Radio
17 Jan 2014

8:29 AM Hiroo Onoda, a Japanese intelligence officer who for 29 years after the end of World War II continued to hide, fight and kill in the jungles of the Philippines because he did not believe the war was over, has died. Japan's Asahi Shimbun says Onoda died Thursday in a Tokyo hospital where he was being treated for pneumonia. He was 91. The...

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In March of 1974, some 29 years after the official end of World War II, Hiroo Onoda, a former Japanese Army intelligence officer, walks out of the jungle of Lubang Island in the Philippines
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updated 17 Jan 2014; published 17 Jan 2014
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... Japan WW2 Soldier Who Refused To Surrender Hiroo Onoda Dies
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Hiroo Onoda , JAPAN'S LAST WWII STRAGGLER DIES AT 91
updated 17 Jan 2014; published 17 Jan 2014
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Japan World War II soldier who hid in jungle from 1944- 1974 dies
updated 17 Jan 2014; published 17 Jan 2014
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Japanese World War II Veteran Dies
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Running From Freedom
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WW2 soldier Onoda, who hid in jungle until 1974, dies
Did Obama Ask the Same Question as Eisenhower?
Full Article WorldNews.com
17 Jan 2014

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling Not all questions are created equal, as President Dwight D. Eisenhower discovered. Throughout much of his presidency, he often felt sidelined and alienated by bureaucratic and entrenched foreign policy makers in and around Washington DC. Still, he was determined to make the most of his remaining time...

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File - President Kennedy meeting with President Eisenhower, accompanied by military aides, Camp David, 22 April 1961
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President Dwight D. Eisenhower Biography
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America's Presidents: Washington to Eisenhower circa 1953 The Travelers Insurance Companies
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O'Donnell on WH Press Corps: Think 'Their Questions Are More Important Than President's Answer'
updated 21 Nov 2012; published 21 Nov 2012
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14 Presidents Before George Washington and 7 Black Presidents Before Barack Obama
updated 22 Dec 2013; published 22 Dec 2013
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Matthew Dowd: 2013 Was So Bad, Obama 'Can't Recover From It'
updated 23 Dec 2013; published 23 Dec 2013
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ABC's Matthew Dowd: 2013 Was So Bad For Obama That 'Can't Recover From It'
UN: attacks on West Bank Palestinians on rise
Full Article Al Jazeera
17 Jan 2014

The number of attacks on Palestinians by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank has increased every year for the past eight years, according to figures from the United Nations. Some 2,100 attacks have been launched by Israelis since 2006 and annual totals are up from 115 that year to 399 in 2013, according to the UN, which started...

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File - Palestinian Muslim worshippers protest in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on October 05, 2010 against the desecration of a mosque in the West Bank village of Beit Fajjar, south of Bethlehem, which was allegedly done by Jewish settlers.
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updated 07 Jan 2014; published 07 Jan 2014
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West Bank Palestinians Briefly "Hold Group Of Jewish Settlers Hostage" In Qusra!!
updated 16 Jan 2014; published 16 Jan 2014
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Israeli settlers torch Palestinian mosque in West Bank
updated 10 Sep 2012; published 10 Sep 2012
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Israeli settlers attack Palestinian farmers
updated 24 Feb 2013; published 24 Feb 2013
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Israeli settlers attack Palestinian village of Qusra
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Israeli settlers attack villages in North of West Bank
updated 17 Oct 2013; published 17 Oct 2013
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Israeli settlers attack Palestinian village in Occupied West Bank
U.N. committee interrogates Vatican over sexual abuse scandal
Full Article Denver Post
17 Jan 2014

GENEVA — It resembled a courtroom cross-examination, except no question was off-limits, dodging the answer wasn't an option and the proceedings were webcast live. After decades of accusations that its culture of secrecy contributed to priest sexual abuse, the Vatican was forced for the first time Thursday to defend its record in public and at...

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File - Monsignor Charles Scicluna, left, flanked by Monsignor Stephen Rossetti, a psychologist who for a decade ran a U.S. treatment center for abusive priests, meets the journalists in Rome, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012.
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updated 16 Jan 2014; published 16 Jan 2014
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U.N. committee questions Vatican officials on sex abuse
updated 16 Jan 2014; published 16 Jan 2014
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Vatican to face UN grilling over sex abuse record
updated 16 Jan 2014; published 16 Jan 2014
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Vatican comes under sharp criticism for sex abuse
updated 05 Dec 2013; published 05 Dec 2013
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New Vatican committee to help victims of child sexual abuse
updated 05 Dec 2013; published 05 Dec 2013
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Pope Francis Installs Committee At Vatican Against Abuse
updated 17 Jan 2014; published 17 Jan 2014
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Vatican questioned by UN over child sex abuse allegations
Obama to reveal curbs on NSA spy programmes
Full Article BBC News
17 Jan 2014

President Barack Obama is to announce changes to US electronic spy programmes after revelations made by ex-intelligence contractor Edward Snowden. He aims to restore public confidence in the intelligence community. Mr Obama is expected to create a public advocate at the secretive court that approves intelligence collection. His proposals come hours...

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File - President Barack Obama uses his speaker phone during a Congressional phone call in the Oval Office, Oct. 25, 2013.
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updated 16 Dec 2013; published 16 Dec 2013
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OBAMA defends Massive NSA Spying PRISM program. Taps in to Data of Apple, Google, Skype, Verizon
updated 17 Jan 2014; published 17 Jan 2014
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Obama NSA Reform VIDEO Speech 'Obama NSA Speech' to change US Spying Intelligence Collection
updated 17 Dec 2013; published 17 Dec 2013
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As Judge Rules NSA Surveillance "Almost Orwellian," Obama Prepares to Leave Spying Program Intact
updated 17 Jan 2014; published 17 Jan 2014
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Obama NSA Speech Reform VIDEO Speech to change US Spying Intelligence Collection
updated 17 Jan 2014; published 17 Jan 2014
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Obama to reveal curbs on NSA spy programmes
updated 14 Dec 2013; published 14 Dec 2013
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Obama panel says NSA should continue spying on every phone call
‘Seeds of Genocide’ in Central African Republic, UN Warns
Full Article Jakarta Globe
17 Jan 2014

By Emmanuel Braun & Tom Miles on 10:56 am January 17, 2014. Category International Tags: Central African Republic An anti-balaka militiaman poses for a photograph on the outskirts of the capital of the Central African Republic Bangui Jan. 15, 2014. (Reuters Photo) A senior UN official warned of the risk of genocide in Central African Republic...

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A family sits inside a makeshift shelter, in a new settlement area at an informal camp housing an estimated 100,000 displaced people, at Mpoko Airport in Bangui, Central African Republic, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014.
photo: AP / Rebecca Blackwell

updated 01 Jun 2013; published 01 Jun 2013
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VOA News for 01 June 2013 - 20130601
updated 15 Nov 2013; published 15 Nov 2013
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Mia Farrow says 'seeds of genocide' in Central Africa
updated 26 Mar 2013; published 26 Mar 2013
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'US applies genocide policy in Africa'
updated 18 Jun 2010; published 18 Jun 2010
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Fighting for survival in the Central African Republic
updated 15 Nov 2013; published 15 Nov 2013
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Central African Republic desperate for assistance
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My Deep Love Africa
34 Officers At Nuclear Site May Have Cheated On Exams
Full Article National Public Radio
16 Jan 2014

Already reeling from reports about alleged drug use by some officers in its nuclear missile corps and the alleged "drunken and inappropriate behavior" of that command's top general, the Air Force now has another scandal on its hands. Thirty-four nuclear launch officers at Malmstrom Air Force base in Montana have been suspended because they...

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In this image released by the U.S. Air Force, a Malmstrom Air Force Base missile maintenance team removes the upper section of an ICBM at a Montana missile site
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updated 16 Jan 2014; published 16 Jan 2014
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US nuclear launch officers suspended for 'cheating'
updated 16 Jan 2014; published 16 Jan 2014
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Air Force cheating scandal leaves cloud hanging over missile force
updated 16 Jan 2014; published 16 Jan 2014
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US military suspends 34 nuclear missile launch officer over cheating
updated 16 Jan 2014; published 16 Jan 2014
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Nuclear missile officers decertified for cheating
updated 17 Jan 2014; published 17 Jan 2014
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34 More Nuclear Missile Officers Purged By Air Force
updated 16 Jan 2014; published 16 Jan 2014
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US Air Force:34 nuclear missile officer cheating on test
Bird Flu Cases Keep Growing Nationwide
Full Article Caijing
16 Jan 2014

150 infections confirmed since March, health authorities say The number of human H7N9 bird flu infections continues to rise nationwide with about 20 new cases reported in the first two weeks of 2014. On Wednesday, three new H7N9 cases were reported from Shanghai and Fujian and Zhejiang provinces. Since Jan 1, Shanghai has reported four cases,...

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Chinese health workers, wearing masks, walk past a group of security guards blocking a petitioner outside China's Health Ministry where a joint press conference between Chinese health officials and World Health Organization
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updated 05 Jan 2014; published 05 Jan 2014
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New bird flu cases reported in Zhejiang Shanghai
updated 03 Apr 2013; published 03 Apr 2013
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China's Official Bird Flu Reports Start to Raise Questions
updated 13 Jan 2014; published 13 Jan 2014
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East China reports 3 new H7N9 cases
updated 05 Apr 2013; published 05 Apr 2013
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China braces for new bird flu epidemic after 6 deaths, closes Shanghai market
updated 14 Nov 2013; published 14 Nov 2013
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21 Infected with Bird Flu: WHO Says No Need to Panic
updated 04 Apr 2013; published 04 Apr 2013
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Hong Kong- New deadly strain of bird flu in China
Egypt: New Constitution Backed In Public Vote
Full Article Skynews
16 Jan 2014

Egyptians have overwhelmingly backed a new constitution for the country which could pave the way for army chief General Abdel Fattah al Sisi to declare his candidacy for president. According to official sources, 90% of voters supported the move...

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An Egyptian voter holds a card with the photo of Defense Minister, Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi with Arabic that reads, "Sissi
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updated 03 Jul 2013; published 03 Jul 2013
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Egyptian army ousts President Morsi and suspends constitution
updated 04 Jul 2013; published 04 Jul 2013
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Egypt Army Ousts Morsi, Calls Early Vote
updated 03 Jul 2013; published 03 Jul 2013
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Egyptian Army ousts Morsi: military suspends constitution and promises early elections
updated 05 Jul 2013; published 05 Jul 2013
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EGYPTIAN Army Ousts Obama Backed MORSI. Suspends Constitution & Orders New Elections
updated 04 Jul 2013; published 04 Jul 2013
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Egyptian Army Coup Topples President Morsi
updated 25 Nov 2013; published 25 Nov 2013
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Mohamed Morsi Breaking News-Egypt Army to Suspend Constitution, Legislature
Hariri assassination trial opens at The Hague
Full Article Al Jazeera
16 Jan 2014

The trial in absentia of four Hezbollah members accused of murdering former Lebanese premier Rafik Hariri in 2005 has begun at a UN-backed court. Nine years after the huge Beirut car bombing killed billionaire Hariri, leading to the exit of Syrian troops from Lebanon, and three years into Syria's own bloody civil war, prosecutors are to...

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File - Rafic Hariri, Prime Minister of Lebanon, addresses the fifty-third session of the General Assembly, 24 September, 1998.
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updated 16 Jan 2014; published 16 Jan 2014
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Hariri trial a potential blowtorch or 'boost' for Lebanon
updated 16 Jan 2014; published 16 Jan 2014
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Rafic Hariri Trial at the Hague is FAKE, My Book Syrian Peace Messenger
updated 16 Jan 2014; published 16 Jan 2014
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Hariri's murder trial set in the Netherlands
updated 16 Jan 2014; published 16 Jan 2014
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Hariri assassination trial opens at The Hague
updated 16 Jan 2014; published 16 Jan 2014
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Hariri Murder Trial Starts In The Netherlands
updated 17 Jan 2014; published 17 Jan 2014
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Rafik Hariri murder trial begins at The Hague

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Article by WN.com Guest Writer Gilad Atzmon "I've gotten some of my best light from bridges I've burned."-- Don Henley What does it take, in an era dominated by progressive...
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Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling The addicts that stalk the streets in Afghanistan are similar to the ones that haunt the homes and hospitals here in the United...
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by Kara Brandeisky ProPublica, Jan. 17, 2014, 7 a.m. Today President Obama plans to announce some reportedly limited reforms to National Security Agency surveillance programs....

In a picture taken on Tuesday April 24, 2012, Uganda President Yoweri Museveni address the ruling party members in Entebbe about 42kms east of the capital Kampala.
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni refused to sign into law a tough anti-homosexual bill passed by parliament last month. But the tone of his remarks offered little cheer for the country's beleaguered gay rights groups....
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President-elect Francois Hollande waves from the balcony of the Socialist Party headquarters in Paris Monday May 7, 2012.
PARIS - President Francois Hollande has visited France's first lady for the first time since she was hospitalized for rest following a gossip magazine's report that he was having an affair with an actress. An official at the presidential palace said...
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President Barack Obama gestures as he gives his inauguration address during a ceremonial swearing-in ceremony during the 57th Presidential Inauguration, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013 on the West Front of the Capitol in Washington.
By JULIE PACE and KIMBERLY DOZIER, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Capping a monthslong review, President Barack Obama is expected to back modest changes to the government's surveillance network at home and abroad while largely leaving the...
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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian security forces walk on the wreckage of a damaged building at a security compound which was attacked by an explosion, in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, on Friday Feb. 10, 2012.
A barrage of almost two dozen missiles and shells from Syria slammed into Lebanese border towns and villages on Friday, killing seven people, including several children who were out playing, Lebanese security officials said. The attack was the latest...
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European Union High Representative Catherine Ashton, second left, speaks with German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, center, during a meeting of EU Foreign Ministers in Luxembourg on Monday Oct. 15, 2012.
Henry Ridgwell LONDON — A temporary deal agreed in November between world powers and Iran regarding its nuclear program comes into force Monday. It’s seen as a stepping-stone to a broader agreement on the future of the program, which many...
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Presidential candidate Hery Rajaonarimampianina, left, acknowledges the crowd with his wife Lalao, right, at his rally in the city of Antananarivo, Madagascar, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013.
ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) - Madagascar's electoral court declared former finance minister Hery Rajaonarimampianina president-elect on Friday despite allegations by his defeated rival that the December run-off vote was rigged. The ruling raises the...
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Pakistani flood affected children line up for gifts distributed to celebrate Eid, ending of fasting month of Ramadan, in a camp setup for displaced people in Charsada, near Peshawar, Pakistan on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010
The World Health Organization has declared Pakistan&aposs; restive northwestern city of Peshawar as the world&aposs; "largest reservoir" of polio. The international group on Friday...
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