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President Barack Obama talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a meeting in New York, Wednesday, Sept., 21, 2011.

Obama to host Palestinian president in March
Newstrack India Tweet Washington, Feb 28 (IANS) US President Barack Obama will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the White House March 17, the White House said Thursday. The president looks forward to... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Beckinsale for Absolutely Anything
Belfast Telegraph Kate Beckinsale has joined the cast of the new Monty Python film Absolutely Anything. The Total Recall actress will play Simon Pegg's love interest in the comedy directed by Terry Jones and featuring... (photo: Creative Commons / )

Nicholson 'richest Oscar winner'
Belfast Telegraph Jack Nicholson has been named the wealthiest Oscar winner - with a net worth of 390 million dollars (£234 million). Barbra Streisand is the richest actress on the list, tying in third place with... (photo: AP / Matt Sayles)

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.

All sides committing 'war crimes' in South Sudan: reports
Deccan Chronicle 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... (photo: UN / Isaac Billy)

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Syria says 175 fighters killed near Damascus
Al Jazeera 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... (photo: AP / SANA)

Ukraine's Maidan protest unites different beliefs
The Charlotte Observer KIEV, Ukraine For the past three months, tens of thousands of Ukrainians have been singing the Ukrainian national anthem on Kiev's central square, the Maidan, united in... (photo: European Community / EC)

Minister of Finance of Ukraine meets with representatives of the U.S. Department of the Treasury and U.S. National Security Council (Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine)
noodls (Source: Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine) On February 25, Minister of Finance of Ukraine Yuriy Kolobov met with representatives of the U.S. Department of the Treasury... (photo: European Community / EC)

This photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows Syrian army troops hold up national flags in the town of Qusair, near the Lebanon border, Homs province, Syria, Wednesday, June 5, 2013.

State media says Syrian army killed 175 rebels
Times Union BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian army troops killed 175 rebels in an ambush Wednesday south of Damascus, state media reported, a major attack targeting mostly al-Qaida-linked... (photo: AP / SANA)

Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., emerges after a unanimous vote by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approving him to become America's next top diplomat, replacing Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, on Capitol Hill in Washington

Anti-gay law in Uganda prompts review of U.S. ties with key security partner
Stars and Stripes STUTTGART, Germany — As the U.S. reviews its partnership with Uganda after the African nation’s adoption of sweeping anti-gay legislation, policymakers are now in the... (photo: AP / J. Scott Applewhite)

Brad Pitt, left, and George Clooney are seen in the audience before Clooney accepts the award for best actor for "The Descendants" during the 17th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Clooney to marry Brangelina?
Belfast Telegraph Brad Pitt is rumoured to have asked George Clooney to officiate when he marries Angelina Jolie. The power couple got engaged in April 2012 after seven years together, but... (photo: AP / Chris Pizzello)