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Gunmen open fire in protests ahead of Thailand's national election
Full Article CNN
01 Feb 2014

updated 7:05 AM EST, Sat February 1, 2014 Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) -- Gunfire erupted during anti-government protests in Bangkok, Thailand on Saturday, witnesses said. At least six people were wounded, Erawan Medical Centre said. The violence comes amid high tensions a day ahead of national elections. Witnesses saw at least eight gunmen emerge from...
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Anti-government protesters scatter while under fire in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014.
photo: AP / Wally Santana

updated 31 Jan 2014; published 31 Jan 2014
0:46
Thai protesters call for election boycott
updated 29 Jan 2014; published 29 Jan 2014
1:04
Thai protesters target Bangkok transport office as opposition to general election continues
updated 30 Jan 2014; published 30 Jan 2014
0:56
Thai protest leader says he won't obstruct general election on Sunday
updated 25 Nov 2013; published 25 Nov 2013
3:52
Thai Anti Goverment Protesters Storm Ministry Compound in Bangkok
updated 23 Dec 2013; published 23 Dec 2013
0:58
Thailand: Protesters block election sign-up in Bangkok police station
updated 16 Jan 2014; published 16 Jan 2014
5:19
Thai PM Stays Firm On Election Amid Protests - 16 January 2014
Obama to visit Saudi Arabia amid tensions over Iran, Syria
Full Article China Daily
01 Feb 2014

US President Barack Obama plans to travel to Saudi Arabia in March on a mission to smooth tensions with Washington's main Arab ally over US policy on Iran's nuclear program and the civil war in Syria, a newspaper reported. Obama is preparing to meet with King Abdullah for a summit, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing unnamed Arab...
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President Barack Obama talks on a conference call with U.S. negotiators in Geneva, and Deputy National Security Advisors Tony Blinken and Ben Rhodes in the Oval Office, to discuss negotiations with Iran, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013.
photo: White House / Pete Souza

updated 13 Dec 2013; published 13 Dec 2013
4:01
WW3 - ISRAEL and SAUDI ARABIA DOUBLE CROSSED by OBAMA - TENSION is RISING
updated 23 Oct 2013; published 23 Oct 2013
3:23
Saudi Arabia warns of rift with U.S. over Iran, Syria
updated 01 Nov 2013; published 01 Nov 2013
3:00
The U.S.-Saudi Rift: Three Things to Know
updated 22 Oct 2013; published 22 Oct 2013
5:05
New concerns about rising tension between US, Saudi Arabia
updated 04 Nov 2013; published 04 Nov 2013
1:58
Kerry Tries to Sooth Relations with Saudi Arabia, but Tensions
updated 18 Dec 2013; published 18 Dec 2013
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December 18 2013 BREAKING NEWS SAUDI ARABIA ready to act alo
Ukraine opposition lobbies West for help against Yanukovich
Full Article The Times of India
01 Feb 2014

MUNICH: The Ukrainian opposition urged Europe and the United States on Friday to go beyond vocal support for their fight for more democracy and demand a halt to violence they blame on President Viktor Yanukovich. Opposition leaders met in Munich on Friday with German foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and European Union foreign policy chief...
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An anti-government activist armed with chainsticks smokes a cigarette at a barricade in central Kiev, Ukraine, Friday, Jan. 31, 2014.
photo: AP / Darko Bandic

updated 12 Feb 2013; published 09 Feb 2013
3:43
Meeting of Iranian foreign minister with leader of Syrian opposition confirmed by Iranian TV
updated 13 Mar 2013; published 02 Feb 2013
1:18
Syria Opposition Meets Russians
updated 04 Feb 2013; published 03 Feb 2013
4:05
Russia, US and the Syrian Opposition Meet RT
updated 30 Jan 2014; published 30 Jan 2014
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Syrian News-Russia, US and the Syrian Opposition Meet RT New HD 720p
updated 28 Sep 2012; published 12 May 2011
7:51
New scandal in Opposition
updated 31 Jan 2014; published 31 Jan 2014
2:39
Russia slams as 'circus' Kerry Ukraine opposition meetings
Trial of Mohammad Morsi to resume in Cairo
Full Article BBC News
01 Feb 2014

One of the trials putting ousted Egyptian President Mohammad Morsi in the dock is due to resume in Cairo. Mr Morsi and 14 other figures from the Muslim Brotherhood are charged with inciting the killing of protesters near the presidential palace in 2012. At a hearing in another trial four days...
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In this Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014 photo, Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi speaks from a glassed-in defendant's cage during his trial on charges of over charges related to the prison breaks at the height of the 18-day 2011 uprising against his predecessor Hosni Mubarak.
photo: AP

updated 22 Dec 2013; published 22 Dec 2013
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Egypt Sends Ousted President to 3rd Criminal Trial
updated 28 Jan 2014; published 28 Jan 2014
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Egypt: Morsi to face trial over jail-break 3 years ago
updated 28 Jan 2014; published 28 Jan 2014
0:47
Egypt: Ex-President Morsi Faces Jailbreak Trial
updated 25 Aug 2013; published 25 Aug 2013
6:48
Egypts Past Rulers Under Trial
updated 05 Nov 2013; published 05 Nov 2013
2:52
HD Ex President Morsi Defies Egyptian Court
updated 20 Oct 2013; published 20 Oct 2013
2:06
Mubarak trial resumes
Thai protesters join final anti-government march before election
Full Article Reuters
01 Feb 2014

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Anti-government protesters gathered in Bangkok's busy tourist area of Chinatown for the third and final day of marches in the capital denouncing Thailand's general election on Sunday amid fears of violence erupting during the vote. The government is pushing ahead with the election, despite protesters' threats to disrupt the vote...
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Anti-government supporters displays a
photo: AP / Sakchai Lalit

updated 20 Dec 2013; published 20 Dec 2013
2:05
Thai Protesters March to Oust PM and Postpone Election
updated 25 Jan 2014; published 25 Jan 2014
1:00
Thai Protesters March to Oust PM and Postpone Election
updated 09 Dec 2013; published 09 Dec 2013
1:09
Thailand mass protests persist as Yingluck calls for snap election
updated 28 Jan 2014; published 28 Jan 2014
0:56
Thai Protests: Demonstrators block talks venue as government mulls postponing planned election
updated 07 Jan 2014; published 07 Jan 2014
1:00
Anti-government protesters prepare to march in Bangkok
updated 05 Jan 2014; published 05 Jan 2014
1:00
Anti-government protesters gather in Bangkok
Syria puts second round of peace talks on hold
Full Article Khaleej Times
31 Jan 2014

The weeklong negotiations had been strained over issues such as the opposition’s demand for ' and the government’s resistance to ' a transfer of power in Syria. After more than a week of negotiations aimed at ending its civil war, Syria’s government refused Friday to commit to a date for the next round of peace talks and roundly dismissed the...
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A wide view of the press briefing room at the Palais des Nations, as Lakhdar Brahimi, Joint Special Representative of the UN and the League of Arab States for Syria, briefs journalists on the ongoing Geneva II conference on Syria, 30 January, 2014.
photo: UN / Jean-Marc Ferré

updated 24 Jan 2014; published 24 Jan 2014
19:39
Iran Nuke Deal in Jeopardy, Obama Care Bankrupts Insurace Companies, Syrian Peace Talks Mean War
updated 20 Oct 2013; published 20 Oct 2013
1:16
Second round of Syrian peace talks to go ahead in Geneva
updated 25 Jan 2014; published 25 Jan 2014
1:38
Syria peace talks stuck over Assad's future
updated 23 Jan 2014; published 23 Jan 2014
3:13
Low expectations for Geneva 2 talks as Syria says Assad position 'non-negotiable'
updated 22 Jan 2014; published 22 Jan 2014
1:35
WorldLeadersTV: U.S SECRETARY JOHN KERRY & S-G BAN KI-MOON: SYRIAN CONFLICT, DR CONGO, MID
updated 22 Jan 2014; published 22 Jan 2014
2:57
Russia, US agree push for peace in Syria
On constitutions, Sharia and Muslim political thought
Full Article Al Jazeera
31 Jan 2014

In the Arab Spring's aftermath, and the catastrophic divisions and violence in Egypt, Libya and Tunisia - not to forget ongoing debates in almost every Muslim majority country concerning citizenship, rights, responsibilities of citizens and the constitutional contestations in the modern nation state - Muslim political parties across the region are...
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Kashmiri Muslim offer prayers during Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi, the birthday of the prophet, at the Hazratbal Shrine in Srinagar Tuesday on January 14, 2014.
photo: WN / Imran Nissar

updated 11 May 2013; published 11 May 2013
2:16
Bill Maher shredded by Glenn Greenwald on US intervention in Muslim countries
updated 21 Apr 2012; published 21 Apr 2012
9:57
Women Rights - Cooking Washing is not her duty !! Husband-Wife Relation in Islam
updated 11 Dec 2011; published 11 Dec 2011
2:41
Muslims as a nation inherit the responsibility of Muhammad SAW 39 AZ ZUMER 030 031
updated 24 Jul 2012; published 24 Jul 2012
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Responsibility for Muslims in Pakistan about country situation
updated 29 Apr 2013; published 29 Apr 2013
13:51
The Islamic State: which vision; whose responsibility? Part 2
updated 06 Dec 2013; published 06 Dec 2013
1:25
islam Rising? turkey's Ruling Party Wins Election
Amanda Knox found guilty of murder for the second time
Full Article The Examiner
31 Jan 2014

Former exchange student convicted of killing her roommate in Italy in 2007 was found guilty for the second time on Thursday January 30, CNN reports. In 2009 Amanda Knox and her ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were convicted...
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U.S. murder suspect Amanda Knox talks to a lawyer prior to a defense hearing at the court in Perugia, central Italy, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009.
photo: AP / Pier Paolo Cito

updated 30 Jan 2014; published 30 Jan 2014
1:03
Amanda Knox convicted again of Meredith Kercher's murder
updated 30 Jan 2014; published 30 Jan 2014
0:24
Amanda Knox leaves mother's house after news of murder conviction
updated 30 Jan 2014; published 30 Jan 2014
0:36
Amanda Knox and ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito re-convicted for Kercher murder
updated 30 Jan 2014; published 30 Jan 2014
1:17
Amanda Knox convicted of murder again
updated 31 Jan 2014; published 31 Jan 2014
6:38
Amanda Knox & Raffaele Sollecito Guilty Of Kercher Italy Murder 31 January 2014
updated 31 Jan 2014; published 31 Jan 2014
2:15
Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito guilty of Kercher Italy murder
US and Britain question Syria's motives over slow chemical weapons handover
Full Article The Guardian
31 Jan 2014

The US and Britain have expressed concern over the Syrian government's delay in removing chemical weapons materials due to be destroyed under an international disarmament deal. Chuck Hagel, the US defence secretary, revealed on Thursday that he had asked his Russian counterpart, Sergei Shoigu, to pressure Damascus to comply with the agreement, and...
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In this file image taken from video obtained from the Shaam News Network Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, members of a chemical weapons investigation team take samples from the ground in the Damascus countryside of Zamalka, Syria.
photo: AP / Shaam News Network via AP video

updated 10 Sep 2013; published 10 Sep 2013
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Syria: Britain And US Back UN Resolution | Diplomatic Wrangling On Syria
updated 31 Jan 2014; published 31 Jan 2014
0:49
US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel voiced concern over Syria's delay
updated 27 Aug 2013; published 27 Aug 2013
5:19
David Cameron: Alleged Use Of Chemical Weapons Is Morally Indefensible
updated 28 Aug 2013; published 28 Aug 2013
2:56
NEWS WAR BEGAN: US attacks Syria, chemical weapons, warships and airstrikes U.S. strikes Syria today
updated 03 Sep 2013; published 03 Sep 2013
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john kerry - on the Syria problem
updated 27 Jan 2014; published 27 Jan 2014
1:40
'US carries false flag attacks in Syria'
US Navy Admiral Tapped To Lead The NSA
Full Article Business Insider
30 Jan 2014

See Also The embattled National Security Agency is about to get new leaders to deal with the ongoing fallout from whistleblower Edward Snowden’s surveillance disclosures. Vice-admiral Michael Rogers, the commander of the US navy’s tenth fleet and its Fleet Cyber Command, will take over from NSA Director Keith Alexander, who reluctantly...
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Vice Admiral Michael S. Rogers, commander of U.S. Fleet Cyber Command and U.S.10th Fleet, speaks to students and staff at the Center for Information Dominance
photo: Creative Commons / Nathan L. Guimont

updated 30 Jan 2014; published 30 Jan 2014
2:55
President Obama Names Michael Rogers As New Head Of The NSA
updated 31 Jan 2014; published 31 Jan 2014
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Source: Navy Admiral To Be Next NSA Chief
updated 27 Jan 2014; published 27 Jan 2014
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Michael Rogers To Take Over Role As NSA Director
updated 30 Jan 2014; published 30 Jan 2014
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Mike Rogers On NSA Vote. David Gregory GRILLS Mike Rogers. Meet The Press 7 28 13
updated 21 Nov 2011; published 21 Nov 2011
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Rep. Rogers on Intel Committee Investigation into Chinese Telecom Companies in the US
updated 24 Feb 2013; published 24 Feb 2013
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House Intel Chairman Mike Rogers: 'We Are Losing' The Cyberwars

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Knox 'sad and frightened' by Meredith Kercher murder ruling
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US student Amanda Knox says she is "frightened and saddened" after a court in Italy reinstated her guilty verdict for the 2007 murder of her British flatmate Meredith...
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Ukraine unrest: Kerry to meet opposition at summit
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses reporters during a joint news conference with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Berlin, Germany, on January 31, 2014
BBC News
US Secretary of State John Kerry is due to meet top Ukrainian opposition leaders on the sidelines of a security summit in Munich, amid continuing unrest in the country. Mr Kerry said his message would be one of full support. On the eve of the...
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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's ‘Bridgegate’ scandal reignites
Full View of the George Washington Bridge from the New York side of the Hudson River. The George Washington Bridge is popular among sightseers and commuters traveling by foot, bicycle, or roller skates.
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A former New Jersey official on Friday claimed Governor Chris Christie knew about politically-motivated traffic jams as they were happening, re-igniting a political scandal that has taken a toll on the prominent Republican many had considered a...
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A new definition for al-Qaeda
In this Friday, April 6, 2012 file photo, a supporter of Pakistani religious group Jamaat-ud-Dawwa stands on a representation of a U. S. flag before set it on fire during a protest rally in Karachi, Pakistan. The U.S. and Pakistan are starting to look more like enemies than friends, threatening the U.S. fight against Taliban and al-Qaida militants based in the country and efforts to stabilize neighboring Afghanistan before American troops withdraw.
The Washington Post
Katherine Zimmerman is a senior analyst at the American Enterprise Institute’s Critical Threats Project and authored the report “The al-Qaeda Network: A New Framework for Defining the Enemy.” What exactly is al-Qaeda? And who cares?...
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US seeks death penalty for Tsarnaev
Medical workers aid injured people at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon following an explosion in Boston
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Washington/Boston - The United States will seek the death penalty for accused bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who is charged with planting homemade explosives devices that killed three people and wounded 264 at the Boston Marathon last year, the...
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Asians Usher in Lunar New Year
Members of the Chinese community with Dragon during celebrate the Lunar New Year in Kolkata on 10 February 2013
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Zlatica Hoke WASHINGTON — People in many Asian countries as well as Asian communities elsewhere in the world are marking the start of a new lunar year with family gatherings, fireworks and street parties. According to the ancient Chinese horoscope,...
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Navy admiral is Obama’s pick to take reins of NSA
Vice Adm. Michael Rogers, commander of U.S. Fleet Cyber Command and U.S. 10th Fleet, speaks to Information Dominance Corps Sailors.
The Washington Post
WASHINGTON — A Navy admiral is President Barack Obama’s choice to be the next head of the National Security Agency, which is embroiled in controversy over its secret surveillance programs and massive collection of phone and Internet data....
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American Student Found Guilty in Murder Retrial
U.S. murder suspect Amanda Knox reacts during a hearing at Perugia's court, Italy, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Prosecutors are set to make their sentencing requests for an American student and her former boyfriend accused of killing a British woman in Italy.
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American exchange student Amanda Knox says she is "frightened and saddened" after being re-convicted in the stabbing death of her roommate when they were...
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