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‘Ethnic cleansing’ underway in Central African Republic, say Amnesty
Full Article South China Morning Post
12 Feb 2014

“Ethnic cleansing” is being carried out against Muslim civilians in the Central African Republic, with international peacekeepers unable to prevent it, Amnesty International said on Wednesday. The rights group said it had documented at least 200 killings of Muslim civilians by Christian militia groups known as the anti-balaka, set up in the wake of...
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File - Due to a severe water shortage at the camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the UN Mission for South Sudan's (UNMISS) Malakal Base, women walk in groups to fetch water from the Nile River, located approximately three kilometres from camp, 24 January, 2014.
photo: UN / Isaac Billy

updated 06 Dec 2013; published 06 Dec 2013
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98 Dead in Central African Republic Clashes
updated 05 Jun 2013; published 05 Jun 2013
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Christopher Hitchens on Military Intervention in Haiti and the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1994)
updated 11 Jan 2014; published 11 Jan 2014
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Central African Republic crisis
updated 16 Jan 2014; published 16 Jan 2014
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UN Warns of Genocide in C. Africa as Country in Transition
updated 12 Feb 2014; published 12 Feb 2014
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Central African Republic: UN warns quarter of population threatened by food crisis
updated 12 Feb 2014; published 12 Feb 2014
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Int'l peacekeepers failed to prevent the ethnic cleansing in CAR
North, South Korea hold rare high-level talks
Full Article New Straits/Business Times
12 Feb 2014

North and South Korean officials sat down for their highest level talks for years on Wednesday, marking a potential upswing in cooperation ahead of a reunion for families divided by the Korean War. The discussions in the border truce village of Panmunjom had no fixed agenda, but were to cover a range of "major" issues, including the planned...
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North Korean soldiers watch a repatriation ceremony from a tower on the North Korean side Military Demarkation Line (MDL). During the ceremony the remains of what is believed to be five U.S. soldiers that served in the Korean war were returned to the Sou
photo: US DoD file

updated 11 Feb 2014; published 11 Feb 2014
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North, South Korea to hold high-level govt. talks Wed.
updated 12 Feb 2014; published 12 Feb 2014
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NEWSLINE AT NOON 12:00 Cross-over: Koreas hold high-level talks on inter-Korean issues
updated 12 Jun 2013; published 12 Jun 2013
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South Koreans Disappointed after N, S. Korea Talks Cancelled
updated 12 Jun 2013; published 12 Jun 2013
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North Korean talks with South Korea cancelled: tensions remain high on Korean peninsula
updated 16 Jun 2013; published 16 Jun 2013
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US to considers talks with North Korea
updated 16 Jun 2013; published 16 Jun 2013
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North Korea proposes high-level talks with U.S. 북한, 16일 미국에 고위급회담 제안..비핵화 의지 피력
Security fears threaten US future in Afghanistan
Full Article The Guardian
12 Feb 2014

LARA JAKES AP National Security Writer= WASHINGTON (AP) — Warily watching to see how many U.S. troops might remain in Afghanistan next year, American diplomats and aid workers are facing a drawdown of their own as security threats and dwindling resources limit their 12-year push to develop the mostly primitive nation. Nearly $100 billion has been...
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A Soldier assigned to Delta Company, 1st Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, conducts a presence patrol around the U.S. Consulate in Herat, Afghanistan, Jan. 5, 2014.
photo: US Army / Cpl. Alex Flynn

updated 11 May 2013; published 11 May 2013
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Afghans Worry U.S. MIlitary Spy Blimps Are Privacy Invasion
updated 18 Jun 2013; published 18 Jun 2013
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Nato hands over security to Afghan forces
updated 12 May 2013; published 12 May 2013
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MERCENARIES Start BIDDING to replace US TROOPS ahead of Afghan WITHDRAWAL
updated 30 Jan 2014; published 30 Jan 2014
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USA: Obama says US troops may remain in Afghanistan beyond 2014
updated 07 Jun 2011; published 07 Jun 2011
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Education Key to Building Afghan Security Forces' Capacity
updated 13 Oct 2013; published 13 Oct 2013
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Differences remain in US, Afghan security deal
Syria conflict: UN hopes to resume Homs evacuation
Full Article BBC News
12 Feb 2014

Aid agencies are hoping to resume the evacuation of civilians from Syria's besieged city of Homs, a day after the operation was suspended. Hundreds of civilians remain trapped in the Old City - a hub of the revolt against President Bashar al-Assad. There are also concerns about the safety of scores of men and boys held by the authorities for...
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In this photo taken on Sunday Feb. 9, 2014, and released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian army soldiers, top background, look on as two women walk towards a bus to evacuate the battleground city of Homs, Syria.
photo: AP / SANA

updated 12 Feb 2014; published 12 Feb 2014
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Syria conflict UN hopes to resume Homs evacuation
updated 12 Feb 2014; published 12 Feb 2014
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Syria conflict: UN hopes to resume Homs evacuation
updated 07 Feb 2014; published 07 Feb 2014
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Raw: Dozens Evacuated From Syrian City of Homs
updated 08 Feb 2014; published 08 Feb 2014
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Syrians evacuate Homs as part of ceasefire, amid reports of attack
updated 09 Feb 2014; published 09 Feb 2014
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600 Evacuated From Blockaded Syrian City Of Homs
updated 10 Feb 2014; published 10 Feb 2014
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Syria: Homs Evacuation
Algeria: Plane crash kills 77 but 1 man survives
Full Article The Washington Post
12 Feb 2014

ALGIERS, Algeria — An Algerian military transport plane slammed into a mountain Tuesday in the country’s rugged eastern region, killing 77 people and leaving just one survivor, the defense ministry said. Air traffic controllers lost radio and radar contact with the U.S.-built C-130 Hercules turboprop just before noon and dispatched...
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A man watches rescue workers working at the wreckage of Algerian military transport aircraft after it slammed into a mountain in the country’s rugged eastern region, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014.
photo: AP / Mohamed Ali

updated 12 Feb 2014; published 12 Feb 2014
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Algerian military plane crashes, 77 killed
updated 11 Feb 2014; published 11 Feb 2014
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Algeria Military Plane Crash Kills 103 | Algerian military plane crashes - 100 feared dead
updated 12 Feb 2014; published 12 Feb 2014
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77 killed in Algeria Plane crash - Tv9
updated 12 Feb 2014; published 12 Feb 2014
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Algeria Military Plane Crash Kills 103 | Algerian military plane crashes - 100 feared dead
updated 11 Feb 2014; published 11 Feb 2014
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Algeria military plane crashes
updated 12 Feb 2014; published 12 Feb 2014
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'Scores killed' in Algeria army plane crash Africa. Al Jazeera News
South Sudan conflict: New peace talks begin
Full Article BBC News
11 Feb 2014

Fresh talks to resolve the crisis in South Sudan have opened in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, more than two weeks after a ceasefire was signed. Rebels agreed to continue the dialogue despite the government's refusal to release four high-profile detainees. Both sides have accused each other of violating the ceasefire to end the conflict...
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File - Residents at the camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) at the United Nations Mission for South Sudan (UNMISS) Malakal Base in the Upper Nile State wait in line at the base's health facility, 27 January 2014.
photo: UN / Isaac Billy

updated 04 Jan 2014; published 04 Jan 2014
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Violence Continues Admits South Sudan Peace Talks
updated 05 Jan 2014; published 05 Jan 2014
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South Sudan's Rival Factions Begin Peace Talks
updated 04 Jan 2014; published 04 Jan 2014
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Peace Support Operations expert talks on the S.Sudan crisis
updated 04 Jan 2014; published 04 Jan 2014
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South Sudanese Peace Talks Start In Ethiopia
updated 15 Jan 2014; published 15 Jan 2014
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BBC News - Fighting in South Sudan ahead of peace talks
updated 03 Jan 2014; published 03 Jan 2014
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South Sudan peace talks in Addis Ababa Ethiopia
Syria ceasefire: peace talks not making much progress, says UN mediator
Full Article The Guardian
11 Feb 2014

Lakhdar Brahimi calls for co-operation as UN attempts to co-ordinate civilian evacuation during temporary ceasefire Lakhdar Brahimi told a press conference in Geneva that co-operation from both sides and a lot of support from the outside is needed. Photograph: Anja Niedringhaus/AP Amid chaotic scenes in Homs where the United Nations is attempting...
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Lakhdar Brahimi, Joint Special Representative of the United Nations and the League of Arab States for Syria, speaks during a press conference at the Geneva II Conference on Syria, 27 January 2014.
photo: UN / Jean-Marc Ferré

updated 11 Feb 2014; published 11 Feb 2014
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Homs evacuation continues but no progress in Syrian peace talks
updated 13 Jan 2014; published 13 Jan 2014
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US and Russia propose Syria truce
updated 13 Jan 2014; published 13 Jan 2014
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Russia And The United States Want A Truce In Syria
updated 18 Jan 2014; published 18 Jan 2014
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Syria opposition to decide on peace talks
updated 26 Jan 2014; published 26 Jan 2014
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Prisoner Exchange Discussed On Syrian Peace Talks In Geneva
updated 19 Nov 2012; published 19 Nov 2012
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A CEASFIRE HAS BEEN REACHED ISRAEL HAMAS CONFLICT
China and Taiwan hold historic talks
Full Article The Irish Times
11 Feb 2014

China and Taiwan are holding their highest-level official talks since they split at the end of a brutal civil war in 1949, in an effort to improve relations and economic links between the two rivals. Zhang Zhijun, head of China’s State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, held a formal meeting with Wang Yu-chi, Taiwan’s mainland affairs chief, in the...
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Wang Yu-chi, head of Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council, left, shakes hands with Zhang Zhijun, director of China's Taiwan Affairs Office, right, before their meeting in Nanjing, in eastern China's Jiangsu Province, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014.
photo: AP / Alexander F. Yuan

updated 11 Feb 2014; published 11 Feb 2014
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Mainland-Taiwan Talks: Analysis
updated 11 Feb 2014; published 11 Feb 2014
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Mainland-Taiwan Talks: Taiwan Reaction
updated 11 Feb 2014; published 11 Feb 2014
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Mainland-Taiwan Talks Insight: Part 1
updated 11 Feb 2014; published 11 Feb 2014
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Significance of Mainland China-Taiwan Talks
updated 11 Feb 2014; published 11 Feb 2014
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Mainland-Taiwan Talks: USA Reaction
updated 05 Feb 2011; published 05 Feb 2011
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台灣小朋友眼中的大陸 How kids from Taiwan think of Chinese mainland(Part1)
France in Central Africa : The reluctant interventionist
Full Article Al Jazeera
11 Feb 2014

Two months after the beginning of military operation of French troops in the Central African Republic, it is time to debunk a few myths. France's military intervention has raised eyebrows, both in and outside France, for reasons which, interestingly, are opposite. On the one hand, some African elites are, as usual, suspicious of France's...
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French forces grab a man looting a mosque before chasing him away in the Miskin district of Bangui, Central African Republic, Monday Feb. 3, 2014.
photo: AP / Jerome Delay

updated 09 Dec 2013; published 09 Dec 2013
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French troops start to disarm militias in Central African Republic
updated 08 Dec 2013; published 08 Dec 2013
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On patrol with the French army in the Central African Republic
updated 06 Dec 2013; published 06 Dec 2013
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French military mission underway in Central African Republic
updated 10 Dec 2013; published 10 Dec 2013
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France begins to disarm Central African Republic militias, BBC News
updated 08 Dec 2013; published 08 Dec 2013
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French President questions Central African Republic leadership as violence continues
updated 06 Dec 2013; published 06 Dec 2013
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French troop reinforcements arrive in Central African Republic
Obama and Hollande: U.S. and France: a renewed alliance
Full Article Richmond Times Dispatch
11 Feb 2014

Today, American and French diplomats are preparing for talks with Iran that build on the agreement that has halted progress on and rolled back key elements of the Iranian nuclear program. French and American officials share information daily to combat terrorism around the world. Our development experts are helping farmers across Africa and on other...
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President Barack Obama, right, and French President Francois Hollande, left, shake hands after talking with the media following their tour of Monticello, President Thomas Jefferson’s estate, Monday, Feb. 10, 2014, in Charlottesville, Va.
photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais

updated 27 Jul 2013; published 27 Jul 2013
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WW3 is about to BEGIN - U.S. British, German, French, Nato TROOPS & WARSHIPS Ready to Invade SYRIA
updated 20 Jan 2014; published 20 Jan 2014
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20_01_2014 ~ Syria News (EN) ~ Bashar al-Assad's interview with France Presse
updated 09 Sep 2013; published 09 Sep 2013
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France And The United States Leading Parties On Syria?
updated 27 Aug 2013; published 27 Aug 2013
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The alliance of The USA, The UK and France might attack Syria, soon.
updated 16 Jan 2014; published 16 Jan 2014
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Breaking News Usa British And French Forces Are Preparing Military Strikes In Syria
updated 04 Mar 2012; published 04 Mar 2012
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French troops captured In Syria after surrendering!!!

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Algeria Plane Crash: Lone Survivor As 102 Killed
People look at the wreckage of Algerian military transport plane after it slammed into a mountain in the country’s rugged eastern region, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014
Skynews
A sole survivor has been found after a military transport plane with 103 people on board crashed in Algeria's rugged eastern region. The C-130 Hercules was carrying 99 passengers - soldiers and their families - and four...
photo: AP / Mohamed Ali
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At Least 1 Survivor Emerges From Algeria Military Plane Crash
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika speaks at the Supreme Court in Algiers, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008. Algeria's president, 72, who led his oil-rich and gas-rich North African nation out of a bloody Islamic insurgency, started clearing the way Wednesday to give himself a third term in office, announcing plans to abolish limits that would have prevented his re-election.
Turkish Press
Algiers - One survivor has been found in the wreckage of a military plane that crashed in eastern Algeria on Tuesday, a military source said. "One survivor was found and 52 confirmed dead," Algeria`s official news agency reported. A military source...
photo: AP
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Palestinian Official Says ‘Armed Resistance’ an Option If Peace Talks Fail
A Palestinian demonstrator flashes the victory sign before throwing a stone toward Palestinian security forces, unseen, during a protest against the high cost of living in the West Bank city of Hebron, Monday, Sept. 10, 2012.
Yahoo Daily News
The Palestinian official who headed Yasser Arafat’s security force at the start of the Second Intifada is warning that armed conflict may well follow the failure of current peace talks with Israel. “They should expect a reaction,” Jibril Rajoub tells...
photo: AP / Bernat Armangue
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Amid Test Launches, Iran Touts Multi-Warhead Missile Capacity
FILE - An Iranian flag flutters in this image released Wednesday Nov. 12, 2008 taken at an undisclosed location in Iran, that shows a missile prior to a test firing by Iranian armed forces.
National Journal
Iran on Monday said it "successfully" vetted two new missiles, including one with a multiple-warhead capacity typically associated with nuclear payloads. Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehqan described the weapon as part of a "new...
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Iran celebrates 35th anniversary of Islamic Revolution
Thousands of supporters of presidential candidate of Iran, Mir Hussein Musavi gathered together in Tehran,Azadi square showing their support
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Iran President Hassan Rouhani: "Iran’s foreign policy, based on national interests, is independent from any groups and parties". TEHRAN - Iran is not afraid of sanctions, and all threats against Iran are childish and trivial was the message from...
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Barclays Announces Up To 12,000 Job Cuts
Customers wait outside a retail branch of Barclays Bank for the bank to open in London, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013.
The New York Times
LONDON – The British lender Barclays said on Tuesday that it would cut up to 12,000 jobs over the course of 2014 as part of its continued restructuring, and it reported a loss in the fourth quarter. The bank, which is cutting about 7,000 jobs in...
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NASA finds clues to possible water flows on Mars
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- U.S. space agency NASA said Monday its Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and Odyssey orbiter have sent back clues that liquid water may still exist today on the Red Planet. The spacecraft spotted "dark, finger-like markings"...
photo: AP / NASA/JPL
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