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Ban seeks help as spiral of violence leads to genocide fears
Full Article Business Day
13 Feb 2014

THREATENING: A man holds a knife, saying he is looking for Muslims to behead, in Bangui on Sunday. Picture: AFP Related articles Christians and Muslims in deadly CAR clashes ‘Fearful’ CAR rebels escape from AU custody In this article Companies and organisations: African Union | European Union | United Nations People: Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma | Ban...
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Muslim militiamen stand in the streets of the Miskin district in Bangui, Central African Republic, Saturday Feb. 1, 2014.
photo: AP / Jerome Delay

updated 23 Nov 2011; published 23 Nov 2011
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LIBYA UN Ban Ki-Moon Doesn't Tour Ethnically Cleansed Tawergha Or Condemn Black Persecution 11.02.11
updated 16 Nov 2013; published 16 Nov 2013
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Saudi Arabia Passes First Ban On Domestic Violence
updated 23 Dec 2013; published 23 Dec 2013
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European Union Bans Selling Weapons To The Central African Republic
updated 15 Aug 2012; published 15 Aug 2012
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Apartheid in South Africa Laws, History: Documentary Film - Raw Footage (1957)
updated 23 Sep 2007; published 23 Sep 2007
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Cut Throat Haka vs South Africa
updated 29 Jan 2014; published 29 Jan 2014
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U.N. to EU troops: Use force in Central African Republic
Homs evacuations resume as Syria peace talks falter
Full Article South China Morning Post
13 Feb 2014

The evacuation of civilians and delivery of aid to besieged rebel-held areas of Syria’s third city Homs resumed on Wednesday, as peace talks in Geneva struggled to make headway. Government and opposition delegations again met...
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In this taken on Sunday Feb. 9, 2014 file photo, released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, a Syrian Arab Red Crescent member in red uniform helps a man, as Syrian security forces, right, look at him as he walks to a bus to evacuate the battleground city of Homs, Syria.
photo: AP / SANA, File

updated 11 Feb 2014; published 11 Feb 2014
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Homs evacuation continues but no progress in Syrian peace talks
updated 27 Jan 2014; published 27 Jan 2014
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Syria peace talks hit more trouble as rebel city "starves"
updated 24 Jan 2014; published 24 Jan 2014
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Syrian peace talks to discuss providing aid to Homs
updated 13 Feb 2014; published 13 Feb 2014
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Syria killing surges as peace talks stutter
updated 22 Jan 2014; published 22 Jan 2014
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Syria peace talks stuck over Assad's future
updated 20 Jan 2014; published 20 Jan 2014
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UN Withdraws Iran Invite to Syria Peace Talks
Storm bears down on US east coast as havoc persists in South
Full Article BBC News
13 Feb 2014

A winter storm is bearing down on the densely populated US north-east, after causing transport chaos in the South. Across the typically mild South, more than 350,000 people lack power, and 3,800 US flights have been cancelled due to snow, ice and strong winds. The storm has snarled traffic across the state of North Carolina and has already been...
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A road in Pocahontas, Illinois, USA is covered with snow during a winter storm as seen on this February 2, 2013 photo.
photo: WN / Janice Sabnal

updated 12 Feb 2014; published 12 Feb 2014
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Deadly ice and snow storm takes aim at U.S. South
updated 13 Feb 2014; published 13 Feb 2014
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U S South, East Coast lashed again by deadly snow and ice storm
updated 27 Jan 2013; published 27 Jan 2013
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Ice Storm Part 2
updated 31 Jan 2014; published 31 Jan 2014
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Massive Ice Storm Moves East With Wintry Blast
updated 04 Feb 2014; published 04 Feb 2014
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Massive Winter Icy Snow Storm Heads East Accidents Travel Delays Thanksgiving Holiday Rush
updated 01 Feb 2014; published 01 Feb 2014
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Rare Snow Hits South As East Braces for Storm
Italy's Government May Be On The Verge Of Collapse
Full Article Business Insider
12 Feb 2014

Matteo Renzi leaving a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta in Rome Italy is preparing for a possible intra-party government shake-up. In April, Prime Minister Enrico Letta came to power after forming a coalition headed by the country's Democratic party (PD). But the PD leader (and mayor of Florence), Matteo Renzi, has since criticized...
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Italian lawmakers gather to vote on a new president whose first job will be to seek the formation of a new government after inconclusive elections, in Rome Thursday, April 18, 2013.
photo: AP / Alessandra Tarantino

updated 18 Jul 2011; published 18 Jul 2011
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Quadriga: The International Talk Show | Quadriga
updated 24 Sep 2013; published 24 Sep 2013
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The European Debt Crisis and the Threat to the U.S. Economy: Federal Reserve & Treasury (2012)
updated 02 Feb 2014; published 02 Feb 2014
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Ukraine's Yanukovich goes on sick leave in midst of political crisis
updated 24 Dec 2010; published 24 Dec 2010
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pinksixty SUNDAY 02 JANUARY 2011
updated 10 Apr 2013; published 10 Apr 2013
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Kurkure Manufacturing Equipment Supplier for Italy
updated 02 Aug 2011; published 02 Aug 2011
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US national debt
Al-Qaida's expulsion of Islamist group in Syria prompts US debate
Full Article Stars and Stripes
12 Feb 2014

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is engaged in a debate about the extent of the president's powers to use lethal force against terrorist organizations, and the deliberations have been accelerated by al-Qaida's recent decision to sever ties with a violent Islamist group in Syria. The focus of internal discussions is whether a law giving the...
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File - This undated image posted on a militant website on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014 shows fighters from the al-Qaida linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) marching in Raqqa, Syria.
photo: AP / Militant website

updated 13 Dec 2012; published 13 Dec 2012
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Webster Tarpley: US-led death squads fuel chaos in Syria.
updated 26 Jan 2014; published 26 Jan 2014
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Kerry: 'No way' for al Assad to stay
updated 30 May 2013; published 30 May 2013
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VOA News for 30 May 2013 - 20130530
updated 25 Jan 2014; published 25 Jan 2014
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Top News Stories of 2013
updated 15 Aug 2013; published 15 Aug 2013
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Author of book on Muslim Brotherhood - Group spawned Hamas and Al Qaeda, Gateway to terrorism
updated 25 Dec 2012; published 25 Dec 2012
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Why Did Al Qaeda FSA Leave Yarmouk Camp Hastily?
‘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 12 Feb 2014; published 12 Feb 2014
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Ethnic cleansing in the Central African Republic
updated 12 Feb 2014; published 12 Feb 2014
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Alleged Muslim Ethnic Cleansing In Central African Republic
updated 13 Feb 2014; published 13 Feb 2014
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Rights groups warn of ethnic cleansing of Muslims in Central African Republic
updated 12 Feb 2014; published 12 Feb 2014
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Is There An Ethnic Cleansing Of Muslims In Central African Republic?
updated 12 Feb 2014; published 12 Feb 2014
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Central African Republic: 'Ethnic cleansing' of Muslims
updated 13 Feb 2014; published 13 Feb 2014
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Central African Republic: Amnesty International warns 'ethnic cleansing' taking place
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 12 Feb 2014; published 12 Feb 2014
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Cross-over: Koreas hold high-level talks on inter-Korean issues
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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Early Edition 18:00 Cross-over: Koreas hold high-level talks on inter-Korean issues
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 Feb 2014; published 12 Feb 2014
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ARIRANG NEWS 20:00 Cross-over: Koreas hold high-level talks on inter-Korean issues
updated 13 Feb 2014; published 13 Feb 2014
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South Korean officials depart for a rare high level talks with North Korea
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 20 Jul 2010; published 20 Jul 2010
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Afghan conference agrees 2014 handover deadline‎
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 07 Feb 2014; published 07 Feb 2014
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Raw: Dozens Evacuated From Syrian City of Homs
updated 12 Feb 2014; published 12 Feb 2014
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Syria conflict: UN hopes to resume Homs evacuation
updated 08 Feb 2014; published 08 Feb 2014
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Syrians evacuate Homs as part of ceasefire, amid reports of attack
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 12 Feb 2014; published 12 Feb 2014
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NEW FUL HD Syria conflict UN hopes to resume 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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77 killed in Algeria Plane crash - Tv9
updated 11 Feb 2014; published 11 Feb 2014
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Algeria Plane Crash: 103 Killed in Military Plane Crashes (VIDEO)
updated 12 Feb 2014; published 12 Feb 2014
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Dramatic plane crash footage: 77 people killed after plane crashes into mountain in Algeria
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 crashes
updated 12 Feb 2014; published 12 Feb 2014
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77 dead, 1 survivor in Algerian plane crash

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Osborne warns Scotland: Forget the pound if you walk away
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Britain warned Scotland on Thursday it would lose the pound if Scots vote for independence, the most aggressive attempt yet to scuttle a nationalist bid to break the 307-year-old...
‘Death to America’ in Perspective
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For many Americans, the familiar chants of “death to America” on the 35th anniversary of the Iranian Islamic revolution on Tuesday were no doubt infuriating. How can the United...
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“In the latest debacle for the US State Department and the Obama Administration, US Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland was caught on tape micro-managing Ukraine...

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Storm causes at least 12 deaths, extensive outages across South
Severe snow covered the limbs of trees in Pocahontas, Illinois, USA after a winter storm or polar vortex hit the Midwest on January 7, 2014.
Richmond Times Dispatch
ATLANTA (AP) — Small armies of utility workers labored to turn the lights — and the heat — back on for hundreds of thousands of Southerners as a winter storm that left them without power threatened major cities further up the East Coast. The Deep...
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UK to Scotland: Back independence means no pound
Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne leaves his official residence No 11 Downing Street in London with his traditional red dispatch box as he departs for the House of Commons to deliver his annual budget speech Wednesday, March 21, 2012.
San Francisco Chronicle
LONDON (AP) — Scotland has been warned. If it votes to leave the United Kingdom later this year, then it walks away from the pound. That's the hard-line message presented Thursday by U.K. Treasury chief George Osborne, who ruled out a currency union...
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Bomb kills at least 12 police in Karachi
Pakistani police officers visit the spot of a suicide bombing on Shiite Muslim procession, Monday, Dec. 28, 2009 in Karachi, Pakistan.
Canberra Times
Terrorist target: Investigators examine the police bus destroyed in yesterday's deadly attack in Karachi. Photo: AP Karachi: Twelve Pakistani police officers were killed when a bomb detonated near their bus, the latest in a series of near-daily...
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Mathematics: Why the brain sees maths as beauty
A student is doing her mathematics homework in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Brains scans show a complex string of numbers and letters in mathematical formulae can evoke the same sense of beauty as artistic masterpieces and music from the greatest composers. Mathematicians were shown "ugly" and "beautiful"...
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EU suspends Zim sanctions
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe delivers a speech following his inauguration in Harare, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013.
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Brussels - The European Union is ready to suspend most of its remaining sanctions against Zimbabwe but President Robert Mugabe and his wife will remain blacklisted, an EU diplomatic source said Wednesday. The EU “will...
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Scientists Think We Will Find Intelligent Aliens By 2040
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This exoplanet orbits the star Gliese 667 C, which belongs to a triple system. The six Earth-mass exoplanet circulates around its low-mass host star at a distance equal to only 1/20th of the Earth-Sun distance. PALO ALTO, Calif. — The first...
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Koreas Meet in Senior-Level Confab After Months of Tension
In this photo released by the South Korean Unification Ministry, South Korea's Unification Policy Officer Chun Hae-sung, left, and the head of North Korea's delegation Kim Song Hye read statements during their meeting at the southern side of Panmunjom
National Journal
Seoul and Pyongyang on Wednesday held senior-level talks that dealt with a range of issues, including planned U.S.-South Korea military drills. The rare discussions at the truce village of Panmunjom represented the highest level of contact between...
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