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 The Guardian Wed 19 Mar 2014
Budget 2014: £340m pledged for plugging potholes and flood defences
The chancellor has pledged £340m towards repairing and rebuilding UK infrastructure ravaged by the winter floods and storms, announcing a £200m fund to fix potholes and £140m for flood defences. | ... (photo: WN / Marzena J.)
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 National Journal Wed 19 Mar 2014
NATO Official: Putin’s Aggression Is a 'Wake-Up Call'
By Jordain Carney | Follow on Twitter | March 19, 2014 | After years of involvement in the Middle East, Russia's incursion into Ukraine is forcing NATO to turn its focus back to Europe. | NATO Secreta... (photo: AP / Jacquelyn Martin)
2014 Crimean crisis NATO Photos Russian invasion of Ukraine Wikipedia: 2014 Russian military intervention in Ukraine |
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 Al Jazeera Wed 19 Mar 2014
Al-Shabab and the party balloon effect
From the outset, let me make one thing clear: Al-Shabab and its extremist world view is neither constructive nor sustainable. This extremist neo-Islamist group represents... (photo: UN / Ilyas A. Abukar)
Al Shabaab Photos Somali Insurgency War on Terror Wikipedia: Al-Shabaab (militant group) |
 BBC News Wed 19 Mar 2014
Israel attacks Syrian army sites in Golan Heights clash
Israel says it has attacked several Syrian military sites in retaliation for a bombing that wounded four of its troops in the occupied Golan Heights. | Israel's mili... (photo: AP / Oded Balilty)
Golan Heights Conflict Mideast Peace Photos Syrian War Wikipedia: Syrian Civil War |
 Stars and Stripes Wed 19 Mar 2014
Prosecutors: How did Khalid Sheik Mohammed get document out of Gitmo?
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba — The war court prosecutor has asked the Sept. 11 judge to investigate how Huffington Post and a British television station got a copy of... (photo: AP)
Al Qaida Guantanamo Detention Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Photos Wikipedia: United States v. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed |
 Newstrack India Wed 19 Mar 2014
Pistorius' defence team accuses police photographer of 'disturbing evidence' at crime scene
Tweet | London, Mar 19 (ANI): The defence team of murder-accused Oscar Pistorius has reportedly accused the South African police staff of mishandling the crime scene duri... (photo: Creative Commons / Will Clayton)
Crime Oscar Pistorius Photographer Photos Wikipedia: Oscar Pistorius |
 National Journal Tue 18 Mar 2014
Sanctions Battle: Obama and E.U. Punish Russians, Ukrainians—and Russia Will Sanction U.S. Senators
By Sara Sorcher and Jordain Carney | March 18, 2014 | By Sara Sorcher (@SaraSorcherNJ) and Jordain Carney (@jordainc) | Welcome to NJ's Early Bird, a morning assembly of ... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak)
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 Asia Times Mon 17 Mar 2014
Understand Abe, but focus on Japan
By Grant Newsham | There is rising concern that Japan risks entrapping the United States in a conflict with China as a result of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's "right-wing" ... (photo: AP / Shizuo Kambayashi)
China US Relations Geopolitics Japanese Imperialism Photos Wikipedia: Shinz Abe |
 The Australian Mon 17 Mar 2014
Flight into unknown horror: the mystery of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370
DISBELIEF and disgust. A state-of-the art airliner, 74m x 70m, goes missing, at the hands of terrorist-pirates, or terrorist-pilots, with 239 people aboard. | It could be... (photo: AP / Wong Maye-E)
Beijing Flight MH370 Malaysia Photos Wikipedia: Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 |
 The Guardian Sun 16 Mar 2014
British army hails Afghanistan withdrawal as 'historic moment'
British troops pull out from all but two bases in Helmand with death toll at 448 since the first casualty in 2002 | Brigadier James Woodham: 'Ultimately history will judg... (photo: US Army / Clay Beyersdorfer)
Afghanistan Defence Photos Troops Wikipedia: Afghanistan |
 Canberra Times Sun 16 Mar 2014
Vladimir Putin has no imperialist designs on Crimea
Defiant: Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photo: Reuters | Over the past fortnight, drama, hype and apocalyptic scenarios dominated coverage of events in Ukraine in the ... (photo: Russian Presidential Press and Information Office)
Crimea Crisis Photos Putin Russia Wikipedia: 2014 Russian military intervention in Ukraine |
