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Israel shuns Palestinian prisoner deal
Full Article Al Jazeera
28 Mar 2014

Israel is to reneg on a commitment to release a fourth group of Palestinian prisoners on Saturday, a move that delivers another blow to US-brokered peace talks. A senor Palestinian official, Jibril Rajub, told AFP on Friday that Israel had informed the Palestinians via American mediators that it would not abide by its commitment to release the...

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Released Palestinian prisoners gesture during their welcome ceremony after arriving at the Palestinian headquarters, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013.
photo: AP / Nasser Nasser

updated 03 Mar 2014; published 03 Mar 2014
1:44
November 2013 Israel releases 26 of 104 Palestinian Terrorist Prisoners peace deal agreeme
updated 21 Jul 2013; published 21 Jul 2013
1:09
Israel to release Palestinian prisoners as part of deal to revive peace talks
updated 12 Aug 2013; published 12 Aug 2013
1:31
Israel names Palestinian prisoners it will release as part of peace talks recommencement deal
updated 31 Dec 2013; published 31 Dec 2013
12:32
PROPHECY ALERT: Israel Releases 26 Palestinian Prisoners As Peace Agreement Arrives
updated 29 Oct 2013; published 29 Oct 2013
0:46
Israel Approved Second Phase Palestinian Prisoner Release This Week!! US Peace Deal !!
updated 14 Aug 2013; published 14 Aug 2013
4:54
Israeli protests continue as Palestinian prisoners are released as peace talks goodwill gesture
Russia Calls UN Resolution on Crimea Referendum 'Counterproductive'
Full Article Novosti
28 Mar 2014

MOSCOW, March 28 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian Foreign Ministry on Friday dismissed a UN resolution declaring Crimea's referendum invalid as "counterproductive" and called on the international community to help stabilize the situation in crisis-hit Ukraine. On Thursday, the 193-nation UN General Assembly passed the non-binding resolution with 100...

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Russian soldiers guard the center of Simferopol, Crimea, Thursday, March 27, 2014. Crimea's government has decided to disband self-defense forces which provided help to the Russian military which have been occupying since late February.
photo: AP / Max Vetrov

updated 14 Mar 2014; published 14 Mar 2014
1:42
US and Russia 'no closer' to reaching an agreement on Ukraine
updated 22 Mar 2014; published 22 Mar 2014
2:52
Putin looks to Asia as West threatens to isolate Russia - 22 MARCH
updated 27 Mar 2014; published 27 Mar 2014
3:55
United Nations Condemns Crimean Vote As Illegal
updated 28 Mar 2014; published 28 Mar 2014
2:47
Russia: West used blackmail, threats to get UNGA yes vote
updated 15 Mar 2014; published 15 Mar 2014
2:16
Ukraine Crisis Talks Fail To Reach Deal
updated 11 Mar 2014; published 11 Mar 2014
1:36
Ukraine is Europe's biggest crisis of century - Crimea
Obama’s new plan for the NSA better balances the needs of security and privacy
Full Article Buffalo News
28 Mar 2014

President Obama had to do something drastic to ease American concern following the outrage that resulted from the phone records fiasco. The National Security Agency had been collecting millions of phone records from private citizens on the off chance some needle in that haystack might have links to terrorism. So far, the culling of such data has...

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File - President Barack Obama talks on the phone with Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany in the Oval Office, Aug. 29, 2013.
photo: White House / Pete Souza

updated 10 Jun 2013; published 10 Jun 2013
12:44
ABC News - NSA Spying on Americans - Privacy - National Security - Obama Lies: "Nobody is listening"
updated 18 Jun 2013; published 18 Jun 2013
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Obama Defends NSA Surveillance Program, Says It's 'Transparent'
updated 27 Feb 2014; published 27 Feb 2014
0:33
Obama Administration Now Wants To Keep Phone Records Collected By NSA Longer Than Allowed
updated 07 Jun 2013; published 07 Jun 2013
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The Government, President Obama Defends Phone Data Collection Program
updated 07 Jun 2013; published 07 Jun 2013
2:51
Obama defends secret NSA spy program VERIZON PHONE RECORDS
updated 26 Mar 2014; published 26 Mar 2014
7:50
Significant NSA Change Proposed By Obama
UN warns of Syria spillover into Iraq
Full Article Al Jazeera
28 Mar 2014

The United Nations has warned that armed groups are increasingly forging links across the border of Syria and Iraq, fuelling sectarian tensions in a region that has suffered from years of bloodshed. Speaking at the UN Security Council, the special envoy to Iraq, Nickolay Mladenov, said the conflict in Syria was "affording...

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Free Syrian Army fighters ride a motorbike to approach Syrian Army tanks in Idlib, north Syria, Sunday, March 11, 2012.
photo: AP / Rodrigo Abd

updated 10 Jan 2014; published 10 Jan 2014
4:43
Jihadists in Syria and Iraq: A step too far
updated 24 Aug 2013; published 24 Aug 2013
5:57
Islamic State in Iraq Execute Syrian Truck Drivers الدولة الإسلامية في العراق تقوم بعدم ثلاث سائقين
updated 03 Sep 2013; published 03 Sep 2013
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Ron Paul On Syria: I Smell Iraq All Over Again
updated 04 Sep 2013; published 04 Sep 2013
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Largest Battalion Splits from Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)
updated 09 Sep 2013; published 09 Sep 2013
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The Prophecy of #SYRIA #IRAQ #EGYPT - Must Watch
updated 26 Aug 2013; published 26 Aug 2013
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SYRIA Execution Video: Three Drivers Executed By Jihadist Rebels Near Iraq-Syria Border
Ukraine: UN condemns Crimea vote as IMF and US back loans
Full Article BBC News
27 Mar 2014

The UN General Assembly has approved a resolution describing the Moscow-backed referendum that led to Russia's annexation of Crimea as illegal. It comes after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreed to a loan deal with Ukraine worth $14-18bn. The US Congress also passed legislation on Thursday backing a $1bn loan guarantee for Ukraine....

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File - A wide view of the Security Council meeting on the situation in Ukraine, 19 March, 2014.
photo: UN / JC McIlwaine

updated 28 Mar 2014; published 28 Mar 2014
2:32
Ukraine: UN condemns Crimea vote as IMF and US back loans - 27 March
updated 28 Mar 2014; published 28 Mar 2014
2:41
Ukraine: UN condemns Crimea vote as IMF and US back loans | BREAKING NEWS
updated 27 Mar 2014; published 27 Mar 2014
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Ukraine: UN condemns Crimea vote as IMF and US back loans 27 March 2014 Last updated at 18:34
updated 27 Mar 2014; published 27 Mar 2014
2:42
Ukraine: UN condemns Crimea vote as IMF and US back loans - 27 March
updated 28 Mar 2014; published 28 Mar 2014
3:18
UN votes to condemn Crimean referendum
updated 28 Mar 2014; published 28 Mar 2014
0:53
Russian Invasion of Ukraine: UN General Assembly votes to denounce Kremlin's Crimean conquest
Iran's Visit to Oman: An Omen of Things to Come?
Full Article WorldNews.com
27 Mar 2014

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling Situated on opposite sides of the ever shifting Arabian Plate, and sometimes treacherous and volatile Strait of Hormuz, it appears Iran's recent visit to Oman is an omen of things to come. Along with a bright future for the two nations, the meeting is a prophetic sign of geopolitical shifting...

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Sultan Qaboos, second right, receives Iranian president Hassan Rouhani, left, at Al Alalam Palace in Muscat, Oman, Wednesday, March 12, 2014. Rouhani is in Oman for a two day visit.
photo: AP / Abo Zayed

updated 12 Mar 2014; published 12 Mar 2014
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Iranian president, Oman king hold talks on regional issues
updated 03 Nov 2013; published 03 Nov 2013
2:29
Iran and Sultanat of Oman navy joint exercise in Persian gulf
updated 19 Mar 2013; published 19 Mar 2013
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Oman Air Flight Review : WY815 Muscat to Bangkok by KonstiYH
updated 02 Dec 2013; published 02 Dec 2013
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Iran says seeks stronger cooperation with Saudi Arabia
updated 08 Mar 2014; published 08 Mar 2014
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Haifa Juma Al Khaifi, PDO Finance Director, speaks to Times of Oman on International Women's Day
updated 05 Mar 2014; published 05 Mar 2014
1:56
Boeing 747SP | Oman Royal Flight | Landing at Hamburg Airport
IMF throws Ukraine $18 billion financial lifeline
Full Article Khaleej Times
27 Mar 2014

The International Monetary Fund announced agreement on a $14-18 billion standby credit for Kiev in return for tough economic reforms that will unlock further aid from the European Union, the United States and other lenders over two years. Ukraine won a $27-billion international financial lifeline on Thursday, rushed through in the wake of...

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Members of the Crimean self defense forces gather for their morning briefing prior to patrolling the city at Soviet Union founder Vladimir Lenin's statue in Simferopol, Crimea, early Thursday, March 27, 2014.
photo: AP / Pavel Golovkin

updated 28 Mar 2014; published 28 Mar 2014
1:26
Ukraine gets financial lifeline from IMF in return for major reforms - economy
updated 27 Mar 2014; published 27 Mar 2014
1:41
A lifeline for Ukraine
updated 26 Feb 2014; published 26 Feb 2014
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UKRAINE NEEDS $35 Billion - FINANCIAL BAILOUT
updated 28 Mar 2014; published 28 Mar 2014
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IMF offers Ukraine up to $18 billion in loans
updated 28 Mar 2014; published 28 Mar 2014
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IMF offers Ukraine up to $18 billion in loans
updated 26 Feb 2014; published 26 Feb 2014
2:02
Strategic city fears Ukrainian uprising RUSSIA Increases Influence by BUYING 2 BILLION in BONDS in U
Obama meets Pope Francis, stressing fight against inequality
Full Article Yahoo Daily News
27 Mar 2014

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama highlighted growing gaps between rich and poor ahead of his first meeting on Thursday with Pope Francis, an event that was expected to focus on the fight against poverty and skirt moral controversies over abortion and gay rights. In an interview with Thursday's Italian daily Corriere della...

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Pope Francis and President Barack Obama meet at the Vatican Thursday, March 27, 2014.
photo: AP / Gabriel Bouys, Pool

updated 27 Mar 2014; published 27 Mar 2014
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President Obama Meet Pope Francis First Time
updated 27 Mar 2014; published 27 Mar 2014
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Obama meets Pope Francis, stressing fight against inequality
updated 27 Mar 2014; published 27 Mar 2014
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Obama and Pope Francis Meet for the First Time
updated 27 Mar 2014; published 27 Mar 2014
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Raw: Obama's First Meet With Pope Francis
updated 27 Mar 2014; published 27 Mar 2014
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Pope Francis meets with President Obama
updated 27 Mar 2014; published 27 Mar 2014
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Pope Francis meets with President Obama
Thai satellite spots 300 objects in search for missing Malaysia jet
Full Article The Irish Times
27 Mar 2014

A Thai satellite has detected 300 floating objects in the southern Indian Ocean where an international search is under way for a missing Malaysian jet liner, Thailand’s Geo Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency said. The objects were spotted around 2,700 km southwest of Perth by the satellite “Thaichote” on Monday, the agency said in...

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Flight Lt. Jayson Nichols shields his face from the sun as he looks out the cockpit of a Royal Australian Air Force AP-3C Orion aircraft during a search operation of the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 over the southern Indian Ocean, Thursday, March 27, 2014. Planes and ships searching for debris suspected of being from the downed Malaysia Airlines jetliner failed to find any Thursday before bad weather cut their hunt short in a setback that came as Thailand said its satellite had spotted even more suspect objects.
photo: AP / Michael Martina, Pool

updated 27 Mar 2014; published 27 Mar 2014
3:47
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370: Thai Satellite 'Shows 300 Floating Objects' - 27 Mar 2014
updated 28 Mar 2014; published 28 Mar 2014
5:09
Breaking News: New Zealand Air Force Plane Spots Objects In New Search Area - 28 Mar 2014
updated 27 Mar 2014; published 27 Mar 2014
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Flight MH370 Thai Satellite Shows 300 Floating Objects - 27 Mar 2014
updated 27 Mar 2014; published 27 Mar 2014
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BREAKING NEWS Thai Satellite images show 300 objects in Malaysia Jet Search Zon
updated 27 Mar 2014; published 27 Mar 2014
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Thai satellite spots 300 objects in Malaysia plane search area
updated 27 Mar 2014; published 27 Mar 2014
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Thai Satellite Spots 300 Objects in Indian Ocean
Watchdog: half of Syria's chemicals removed
Full Article Al Jazeera
27 Mar 2014

Syria has sent 49 percent of the raw materials used for its poison gas and nerve agent programme abroad for destruction, according to the chemical weapons watchdog overseeing the removal of the country's stockpiles. The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said in a report to the United Nations that the total percentage of...

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File - Sigrid Kaag, Special Coordinator of the Joint Mission of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the UN to eliminate Syria’s chemical weapons programme, speaks to journalists following a closed-door meeting of the Security Council on the work of the Joint Mission, 6 February, 2014.
photo: UN / Evan Schneider

updated 29 Dec 2013; published 29 Dec 2013
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UN watchdog urges Syrian regime to speed up handover of Assad's chemical weapons arsenal
updated 29 Dec 2013; published 29 Dec 2013
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Syria urged to speed up chemical weapons handover: Norwegian frigate is 'ready and waiting'
updated 09 Mar 2014; published 09 Mar 2014
1:50
USA: One third of Syrian chemical weapons destroyed
updated 05 Jan 2014; published 05 Jan 2014
1:53
Dismarming Syria: US ship preparing to destroy chemical weapons
updated 09 Jan 2014; published 09 Jan 2014
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U N to destroy Syria's chemicals at sea
updated 12 Feb 2014; published 12 Feb 2014
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Anxiety and hope as Italian port awaits Syrian chemicals

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In this Thursday, March 27, 2008 photo, Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, left, speaks with his brother King Abdullah as they attend to welcome Arab leaders in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
March 27: King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia today appointed his half-brother Moqren bin Abdul Aziz as the next heir to the throne, paving the way for him to become a future king. The move was announced by a royal decree broadcast by state television...
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In this July 14, 2010 file photo, Chinese use computers at an Internet cafe in Beijing. The news agency of China's ruling Communist Party launched an Internet search site Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011, giving its own sanitized view of the Web following Google's closure of its China-based search engine last year over censorship.
Reuters BEIJING — China will beef up its Internet security after recent reports that the U.S. government spied on a major telecommunications firm, the nation's Defense Ministry said on Thursday. Reports that the U.S. National Security Agency...
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WASHINGTON: Onetime economics professor and longtime nuclear strategist James R. Schlesinger was a political man for all seasons, holding a long string of Cabinet and other high-level posts through three administrations. He was hired — and...
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File - A 43 year old Congolese patient, right, who has been confirmed to have Ebola hemorrhagic fever, following laboratory tests, is comforted by Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors without Borders) nurse Isabel Grovas, left, and Doctor Hilde Declerck, not pictured, in Kampungu, Kasai Occidental province, Congo, Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007.
The outbreak of Ebola hemorrhagic fever in the West African country of Guinea continues to increase in both suspected cases and deaths, according to a U.S. Embassy in Conakry, Guinea message Mar. 26. In a World...
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Traders work the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, July 15, 2009 in New York
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Pope Francis and President Barack Obama meet at the Vatican Thursday, March 27, 2014
VATICAN CITY (AP) — A visibly energized President Barack Obama held a nearly hourlong audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Thursday, expressing his great admiration for the pontiff and inviting him to visit the White House. Although Obama and...
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Ukraine's Prime Minister Yuliya Tymoshenko talks to the media during a joint press conference with Slovenia's Foreign Affairs Minister Dimitrij Rupel, unseen, and European Union Foreign Affairs and Security Chief Policy Javier Solana, unseen, at the end of their meeting at the EU Council building in Brussels, Tuesday March 11, 2008.
KIEV, Ukraine — Former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko has announced she will run for presidential elections set for May 25. Tymoshenko, who was released from jail last month following the overthrow of President Viktor Yanukovcyh,...
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