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Unidentified armed men patrol Crimean airport in Ukraine
Full Article Chicago Sun-Times
28 Feb 2014

Updated: February 28, 2014 12:38AM KIEV, Ukraine — Dozens of armed men in military uniforms without markings were patrolling the airport in the capital of Ukraine’s strategic Crimea region on Friday as tensions in the country’s Russian-speaking southeast escalated. Russian state television quoted eyewitnesses saying the men arrived at the...

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Unidentified armed man patrols a square in front of the airport in Simferopol, Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 28, 2014.
photo: AP / Andrew Lubimov

updated 28 Feb 2014; published 28 Feb 2014
2:32
Ukraine: Unknown, heavily armed men patrol Sevastopol International Airport
updated 28 Feb 2014; published 28 Feb 2014
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BREAKING: "Russian Troops Take Over Ukraine Airport"
updated 28 Feb 2014; published 28 Feb 2014
4:04
Ukraine crisis: Armed men patrol Crimea airport
updated 28 Feb 2014; published 28 Feb 2014
1:52
'No takeover' at Crimean capital's airport, UNIDENTIFIED ARMED MEN on NEARBY patrol
updated 28 Feb 2014; published 28 Feb 2014
2:43
'No takeover' at Crimean capital's airport, UNIDENTIFIED ARMED MEN on NEARBY patrol
updated 28 Feb 2014; published 28 Feb 2014
1:25
ALERT NEWS - Ukraine crisis 'Russians occupy' Crimea airports
Al-Qaida plots comeback in Afghanistan: US
Full Article The Times of India
28 Feb 2014

WASHINGTON: Al-Qaida's Afghanistan leader is laying the groundwork to relaunch his war-shattered organization once the United States and international forces withdraw from the country, as they have warned they will do without a security agreement from the Afghan government, US officials say. Farouq al-Qahtani al-Qatari has been cementing local ties...

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File - Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, cordon off a road after a route clearance patrol locates an improvised explosive device May 31, 2012 in Afghanistan.
photo: US Army

updated 30 Dec 2013; published 30 Dec 2013
2:39
United States and Iran JOIN FORCES to Fight al Qaeda in Iraq
updated 07 Jan 2014; published 07 Jan 2014
1:24
Troops Battle Al Qaida Fighters Near Baghdad
updated 20 Nov 2013; published 20 Nov 2013
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Terror Raids US targets Al-Shabaab, Al-Qaeda leaders in Somalia, Libya
updated 11 Dec 2009; published 11 Dec 2009
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Only 100 al-Qaida Now in Afghanistan.m4v
updated 06 Oct 2013; published 06 Oct 2013
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[FULL] US Special Forces Raids Target Islamic Al-Qaeda And Al-Shabaab Militants in Libya And Somalia
updated 17 Jan 2014; published 17 Jan 2014
10:41
Battlefield Iraq: Kurdish&Iraqi; Security Forces Heavy Intense Firefight With Al-Qaeda Affiliates
Ukraine plunges deeper into crisis
Full Article Al Jazeera
28 Feb 2014

Citing witnesses, a Ukrainian news agency says that up to 50 armed men briefly seized the airport of Crimea's capital Simferopol. The armed men carrying Russian navy flags took control of the airport overnight after arriving in lorries, the Interfax-Ukraine report said. One witness source told AFP news agency that the armed men appeared to be in...

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Pro-Russian demonstrators march with a huge Russian flag during a protest in front of a local government building in Simferopol, Crimea, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014.
photo: AP / Darko Vojinovic

updated 27 Feb 2014; published 27 Feb 2014
1:35
Ukraine crisis: intrusion by pro-Russia armed men within the Crimean Parliament
updated 27 Feb 2014; published 27 Feb 2014
2:06
Armed men seize regional gov't building in Ukraine's Crimea peninsula
updated 27 Feb 2014; published 27 Feb 2014
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Armed Men Parliament in Ukraine's Crimea
updated 27 Feb 2014; published 27 Feb 2014
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Unidentified armed group takes control of government buildings in Ukraine's Crimea region
updated 28 Feb 2014; published 28 Feb 2014
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Armed Men Control Airports in Crimea as Ukraine Requests UN Monitoring
updated 27 Feb 2014; published 27 Feb 2014
1:58
Ukraine: Russian flag flies over occupied parliament in Crimea
World Bank Holds Up Uganda Loan Over Anti-Gay Law
Full Article Jakarta Globe
28 Feb 2014

By Agence France-Presse on 9:47 am February 28, 2014. Category International, World Tags: Anti-gay laws, Uganda Newspaper stand with different local dailies reporting on President Museveni signing an anti-gay bill into law, in Kampala, Uganda, on February 25,...

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In this Feb. 10, 2014 file photo, Kenyan gays and lesbians and others supporting their cause wear masks to preserve their anonymity as they stage a rare protest, against Uganda's increasingly tough stance against homosexuality and in solidarity with their counterparts there, outside the Uganda High Commission in Nairobi, Kenya Monday, Feb. 10, 2014.
photo: AP / Ben Curtis, File

updated 28 Feb 2014; published 28 Feb 2014
3:33
World Bank Postpones $90 Million Dollar Loan To Uganda After New Anti Gay Law
updated 28 Feb 2014; published 28 Feb 2014
1:13
World Bank postpones $90m Uganda loan over anti-gay law
updated 28 Feb 2014; published 28 Feb 2014
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World Bank delays Uganda loan over anti gay law
updated 28 Feb 2014; published 28 Feb 2014
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World Bank postpones $90m Uganda loan over anti gay law - 28 February 2014
updated 28 Feb 2014; published 28 Feb 2014
1:23
World bank cuts aid to Uganda
updated 28 Feb 2014; published 28 Feb 2014
4:38
Ukraine Crisis 'Russians occupy' Crimea airports 28 February 2014
Baghdad bombings leave scores dead and more injured
Full Article BBC News
27 Feb 2014

At least 26 people have been killed in bombings around the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, according to officials. Seventeen people were killed in one blast at a second-hand motorbike market in the eastern Sadr City district, they said. The bomb, which also injured 38, appears to have been...

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Civilians clear the aftermath of a car bomb attack in the crowded commercial area of Karrada, Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014.
photo: AP / Hadi Mizban

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37 killed, 50 injured in Baghdad bomb attacks
updated 18 Jun 2013; published 18 Jun 2013
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Suicide bombing at Baghdad mosque 31 killed, 57 wounded in
updated 15 Jan 2014; published 15 Jan 2014
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Iraq Car Bomb Attacks Kill Dozens In Baghdad
updated 05 Feb 2014; published 05 Feb 2014
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BBC News - Christian areas in Baghdad in Iraq hit by bombs.mp4
updated 14 Jan 2014; published 14 Jan 2014
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Car Bombs Kill Dozens in Baghdad
updated 04 Feb 2014; published 04 Feb 2014
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Baghdad twin blasts kill at least 4 civilians
All sides committing 'war crimes' in South Sudan: reports
Full Article Deccan Chronicle
27 Feb 2014

Nairobi: War crimes have been committed by all sides in conflict-wracked South Sudan, Human Rights Watch said Thursday, reporting widespread atrocities in weeks of carnage in the world's youngest nation. Thousands have been killed and almost 900,000 forced from their homes by over two months of battles between rebel and government forces, backed by...

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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 02 Jan 2014; published 02 Jan 2014
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South Sudan president declares a state of emergency.
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Rwanda army committed war crimes, crimes against humanity, Genocide in Congo.
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Peacekeepers killed at South Sudan UN base
updated 12 Jan 2014; published 12 Jan 2014
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Mediators Meet With South Sudanese Rebel Leader
updated 11 Apr 2012; published 11 Apr 2012
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TodaysNetworkNews: SYRIA, SOUTH SUDAN & SUDAN: U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL: 11 APRIL 2012
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U.S. Diplomacy As Sudanese Referendum Looms
Ukraine protest leaders name ministers, Russian troops on alert
Full Article Khaleej Times
27 Feb 2014

In Kiev, leaders of the popular protests that toppled Yanukovich named former economy minister Arseny Yatseniuk as their choice to head a new interim government. Ukrainian protest leaders on Wednesday named ministers they want to form a new government following the overthrow of President Viktor Yanukovich, as Russia put troops on high...

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Crimean Tatars clash with a police officer , left, in front of a local government building in Simferopol, Crimea, Ukraine, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014.
photo: AP / PhotoAndrew Lubimov

updated 27 Feb 2014; published 27 Feb 2014
1:57
Putin puts Russian troops on alert amid Ukraine separatist fears
updated 26 Feb 2014; published 26 Feb 2014
1:56
Russia Puts 150,000 on HIGH ALERT on UKRAINE BORDER
updated 27 Feb 2014; published 27 Feb 2014
12:20
RUSSIAN TROOPS ON ALERT
updated 27 Feb 2014; published 27 Feb 2014
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February 26 2014 Breaking News REUTERS New York Putin orders military drills on Ukraine bo
updated 27 Feb 2014; published 27 Feb 2014
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Preparing For War : Ukraine Revolution 150,000 Russian Troops On Alert As U.S. Warns Putin
updated 27 Feb 2014; published 27 Feb 2014
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Ukraine Revolution: 150,000 Russian Troops On Alert As U.S. Warns Putin (UPDATE 2/27/14)
Syria says 175 fighters killed near Damascus
Full Article Al Jazeera
27 Feb 2014

Syrian army troops have killed 175 opposition fighters, many of them linked to al-Qaeda-linked groups, in an ambush described as one of the deadliest attacks by government forces near Damascus, according to state media. An opposition group alleged that Wednesday dawn's ambush was carried out by the Lebanese Hezbollah group, which has been...

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EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT - In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian government forces stand next to the bodies of rebels south of Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014.
photo: AP / SANA

updated 07 Jan 2014; published 07 Jan 2014
5:26
Syrian rebels clash with al-Qaida-linked fighters in largest opposition held city!
updated 27 Jul 2013; published 27 Jul 2013
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Syrian Rebels Execute 51 Soldiers And Possible Civilians in Khan Al-Assal | Syria News
updated 13 Jan 2014; published 13 Jan 2014
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ISIS Worse Than Assad: Nearly 700 Killed In Syria Rebel Infighting
updated 27 Feb 2014; published 27 Feb 2014
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Syria says 175 fighters killed near Damascus Middle East Al Jazeera English
updated 13 Jan 2014; published 13 Jan 2014
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Rebel Infighting Rages Across Syria While Death Toll Rises | Syrian Civil War
updated 05 Jan 2014; published 05 Jan 2014
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Ukraine turmoil poses difficult questions for EU
Full Article The Irish Times
27 Feb 2014

The events of the last 10 days in Ukraine have raised uncomfortable questions for the European Union, particularly regarding its relationship with neighbouring states. The EU’s negotiations with Ukraine over the last five years meant it was inevitable it would be embroiled in the crisis. The EU’s immediate response as reports began to emerge of the...

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Ukraine turmoil poses difficult questions for EU
photo: European Community / EC

updated 25 Feb 2014; published 25 Feb 2014
2:30
'We can't help now!': Europeans question Brussels' plan to bail out Ukraine
updated 25 Feb 2014; published 25 Feb 2014
6:05
'La-La Land': 'EU doesn't have political capital to spend on Ukraine'
updated 06 Feb 2014; published 06 Feb 2014
1:30
EU's Ashton demands more urgency from Ukraine politicians
updated 19 Feb 2014; published 19 Feb 2014
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EU, US officials condemn violence in Ukraine
updated 27 Feb 2014; published 27 Feb 2014
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We cant help now: Europeans question Brussels plan to bail out UkraineWe cant help now: Europeans qu
updated 26 Feb 2014; published 26 Feb 2014
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To bail out Ukraine?!? Europeans question Brussels' plan and say 'We can't help now!'
Protesters lambast Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan over phone recordings
Full Article CNN
26 Feb 2014

February 26, 2014 -- Updated 1143 GMT (1943 HKT) Istanbul (CNN) -- Red banners flapped in the breeze of a packed Istanbul street Wednesday, where demonstrators gathered to listen to opposition members lambast Turkey's Prime Minister for a second day. Embarrassing audio recordings that sound like Recep Tayyip Erdogan giving his son money laundering...

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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his lawmakers in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014. Turkey's opposition party leaders on Tuesday asked Erdogan to resign and demanded an investigation into Erdogan for alleged corruption.
photo: AP / Burhan Ozbilici

updated 25 Feb 2014; published 25 Feb 2014
1:43
Calls for Turkey PM Erdogan to resign in leaked tape scandal
updated 26 Feb 2014; published 26 Feb 2014
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Calls for Turkish PM to flee or resignCalls for Turkey PM Erdogan to resign in leaked tape scandalTu
updated 26 Feb 2014; published 26 Feb 2014
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Calls for Turkish PM to flee or resignCalls for Turkey PM Erdogan to resign in leaked tape scandalTu
updated 27 Feb 2014; published 27 Feb 2014
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan caught in corruption scandal
updated 25 Feb 2014; published 25 Feb 2014
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Erdogan and his Son Bilal Discussing Ways to Conceal Funds from a Police Investigation
updated 26 Feb 2014; published 26 Feb 2014
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Turkish protesters call for Erdogan resignation

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