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Ukraine braces for Crimea breakaway vote
Full Article The Times of India
15 Mar 2014

KIEV: Ukraine braced on Saturday for a highly-charged breakaway vote in Crimea which is likely to see the peninsula annexed by Russia despite the threat of stiff sanctions, and push east-west tensions to breaking point. An eleventh-hour diplomatic push by the United States to stop the referendum from going ahead failed on Friday, with Moscow...

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Members of the Crimean self defense forces check a passenger at the main railway station in Simferopol, Ukraine, Friday, March 14, 2014, ahead of the March 16 referendum that will ask residents if they want the territory to become part of Russia.
photo: AP / Vadim Ghirda

updated 10 Mar 2014; published 10 Mar 2014
3:08
Crimea Sets Referendum on Whether to Join Russia
updated 10 Mar 2014; published 10 Mar 2014
1:37
Crimea parliament backs joining Russia, sets referendum for March 16th
updated 10 Mar 2014; published 10 Mar 2014
3:24
Crimea will join Russia to escape of the claws of the Empire
updated 13 Mar 2014; published 13 Mar 2014
1:51
Ukraine's Crimea vote to hold a referendum on region's future
updated 10 Mar 2014; published 10 Mar 2014
0:39
Crimea parliament backs joining Russia, sets referendum for March 16th
updated 11 Mar 2014; published 11 Mar 2014
2:29
Ukrainians react to Crimea referendum vote
Venezuela says US seeks to fund violence
Full Article Al Jazeera
15 Mar 2014

Venezuela's chief prosecutor has accused Washington of seeking to stoke violence in her country, after US lawmakers called for funding for activist groups there. "There's no doubt that this is to fund the violent actions taking place in Venezuela," Luisa Ortega Diaz told reporters in Geneva on Friday. Diaz said the money would be used to buy C4, a...

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A demonstrator uses a Venezuelan flag to strike at a line of Bolivarian National Police officers in riot gear, during clashes at a anti-government protest in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, March 12, 2014.
photo: AP / Fernando Llano

updated 22 Feb 2014; published 22 Feb 2014
22:41
How will Venezuela stop the Violence in Caracas?
updated 01 Mar 2014; published 01 Mar 2014
8:32
Has the moment passed for the West to sway Ukraine
updated 24 Jan 2014; published 24 Jan 2014
59:24
Infowars Nightly News 12-20-2013 Amber Lyon, Karen Lamoreaux
updated 28 Sep 2013; published 28 Sep 2013
2:41
Venezuelan President cancels plan to attend UNGA
updated 06 Mar 2014; published 06 Mar 2014
4:10
Ukraine crisis: EU leaders to hold emergency talks - 6 March 2014
updated 27 Sep 2013; published 27 Sep 2013
0:37
First images of Westgate Mall released in Kenya
SYRIAN CIVIL WAR: 4 Years, 146,000 Dead, And No End In Sight
Full Article Business Insider
15 Mar 2014

See Also Syria's civil war enters a fourth year Saturday, with at least 146,000 people dead, millions more homeless, cities and historical treasures in ruins, the economy devastated and no end in sight. On March 15, 2011, just weeks after popular uprisings toppled dictators in Tunisia and Egypt, protests erupted in Syria's southern city of Daraa...

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Free Syrian Army fighter carry the body of their comrade away from the front line during clashes against Syrian Army in Aleppo, Syria, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012.
photo: AP / Manu Brabo

updated 02 Jan 2014; published 02 Jan 2014
36:13
Rojava: Syria's Unknown War
updated 30 May 2013; published 15 Jul 2012
23:56
Inside Syria - Nawaf Fares: 'The Syrian regime is dead'
updated 01 Aug 2013; published 15 Mar 2013
3:31
Syria's war: Two years of death and destruction - Truthloader
updated 22 Aug 2013; published 22 Aug 2013
4:45
Syria's darkest hour: Hundreds of children's bodies piled high after nerve gas attack near Damascus
updated 08 May 2013; published 08 May 2013
4:39
Syria's Internet blackout and the propaganda war - Truthloader
updated 31 Dec 2013; published 31 Dec 2013
50:20
Syrian Civil War 2013 - Battlefield Syria: Heavy Fighting Clashes And Firefights |Syria War
Judge: Enough evidence to convict bin Laden kin
Full Article The Guardian
15 Mar 2014

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge says he thinks there's more than enough proof that would allow a jury to convict Osama bin Laden's son-in-law and al-Qaida spokesman of conspiring to kill...

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In this courtroom sketch, Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, center, is flanked by his legal team Monday, March 3, 2014 during jury selection at the start of his trial in New York on charges that he conspired to kill Americans and support terrorists in his role as al-Qaida's spokesman after the Sept. 11 attacks.
photo: AP / Elizabeth Williams

updated 18 Apr 2011; published 18 Apr 2011
2:32
The US Justice Department Lacks Evidence To Indict Bin Laden For 9/11 Attacks
updated 07 Apr 2012; published 07 Apr 2012
0:39
US Officially Drops All Charges Against Bin Laden, Never Indicted For 9/11 No Evidence Presented
updated 17 Oct 2012; published 17 Oct 2012
0:30
US court throws out conviction of bin Laden driver
updated 19 Jun 2011; published 19 Jun 2011
3:30
'Judge OKs request to drop bin Laden charges 'EVEN HE IS DEAD''!
updated 04 Mar 2014; published 04 Mar 2014
1:22
Osama Bin Laden Son in Law on Trial in New York
updated 22 Jul 2008; published 22 Jul 2008
2:15
Bin Laden driver on trial at Guantanamo
Saudis hardened by wars in Syria, Iraq join al Qaeda in Yemen
Full Article Swissinfo
14 Mar 2014

Arab Spring Reuters March 14, 2014 - 14:20 By Rania El Gamal SANAA (Reuters) - Dozens of Saudi Islamist militants have left the battlefields of Syria and Iraq for Yemen, where their experience appears to have contributed to a spate of lethal al Qaeda attacks, a senior Yemeni security official said. The influx detected in the last few months is...

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In this Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014 file picture, a gunman holds a rocket-propelled grenade during clashes with Iraqi security forces in Fallujah, Iraq. With a new label - the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant - the global terror network al-Qaida is positioning itself as a vanguard defending a persecuted Sunni community against Shiite-dominated governments across Syria, Lebanon and Iraq.
photo: AP

updated 30 Dec 2013; published 30 Dec 2013
2:39
United States and Iran JOIN FORCES to Fight al Qaeda in Iraq
updated 20 Dec 2013; published 20 Dec 2013
0:43
Gunning for Assad: Syrian rebel group with al-Qaeda links refuses to attend peace talks
updated 16 May 2012; published 16 May 2012
27:18
Mosaic News 5/15/2012: Fierce Clashes Between Yemeni Troops and al-Qaeda Kill 44 in Volatile South
updated 05 Jan 2014; published 05 Jan 2014
4:14
Clashes rage on between insurgent groups, al-Qaeda-linked militants in Syria
updated 04 Jan 2014; published 04 Jan 2014
3:32
KSA destabilizing situation in Iraq: Jamal Wakim
updated 28 Jun 2012; published 28 Jun 2012
6:38
#Eritrea supports #SudanRevolts #June30 #السودان_ينتفض‬‏‬‏ Simerrr!!!
UK-Syria aid viewed through 'lens of terror'
Full Article Al Jazeera
14 Mar 2014

British volunteers delivering aid and ambulances to Syria face the double danger of being attacked by regime forces and arrested on suspicion of terrorism on their return home because of irresponsible comments by public officials linking them to jihadist groups, representatives of Muslim charities have warned. Convoys largely funded by donations...

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This picture taken on Saturday, March 1, 2014, provided by the anti-government activist group Coordination Committee In Kfar Takharim, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian citizens inspecting destroyed cars and buildings which were attacked by a Syrian government forces airstrike in the town of Kfar Takharim in the northwest province of Idlib, Syria.
photo: AP / Coordination Committee In Kfar Takharim

updated 08 Nov 2013; published 08 Nov 2013
5:49
British Nationals Fight with al Qaeda in Syria
updated 13 Jul 2013; published 13 Jul 2013
6:35
Deluded British Muslims join terrorists to fight Assad in Syria
updated 02 Mar 2014; published 02 Mar 2014
2:36
Prominent British Muslim charged with Syria-related terrorism
updated 23 May 2013; published 23 May 2013
5:51
BLOODY London TERROR attack mirrors Syrian atrocities; Afshin Rattansi
updated 25 Oct 2013; published 25 Oct 2013
9:55
UK Sends Heavy Arms To Syria Help Rebels Russia Angry
updated 26 Feb 2014; published 26 Feb 2014
3:34
UK police arrest ex-Guantanamo detainee over Syria
Missing Malaysian plane: Search expands to Indian Ocean
Full Article The Times of India
14 Mar 2014

WASHINGTON/KUALA LUMPUR: US officials helping in efforts to locate a missing Malaysian plane on Friday said they are shifting their search to the Indian Ocean region amid reports that the aircraft could have flown for several hours before it disappeared nearly a week ago. "It's my understanding that based on some new information that's not...

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A crew member of a Royal Malaysian Air Force CN-235 aircraft looks out the window during a search and rescue operation for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane over the Straits of Malacca, Thursday, March 13, 2014.
photo: AP / Lai Seng Sin

updated 13 Mar 2014; published 13 Mar 2014
4:48
LATEST NEWS: Malaysia Missing Plane to be Found in Indian Ocean - US Officials
updated 14 Mar 2014; published 14 Mar 2014
2:43
Malaysia Airlines plane at bottom of Indian Ocean?
updated 14 Mar 2014; published 14 Mar 2014
3:39
Malaysia Airlines Flight Conceivably Found In Indian Ocean! Multiple Pings Received (Flight MH-370)
updated 14 Mar 2014; published 14 Mar 2014
2:48
14 march 2014 "Found" Malaysia Airlines MH-370 Is FALSE!
updated 14 Mar 2014; published 14 Mar 2014
1:17
Dunya News - Missing Malaysian plane may have crashed in the Indian Ocean,Pentagon
updated 13 Mar 2014; published 13 Mar 2014
1:16
Carney: Plane Search May Extend to Indian Ocean
Russia vows to veto US draft on Ukraine at UN
Full Article Al Jazeera
14 Mar 2014

The US has circulated a draft resolution to the UN Security Council that would declare Sunday's planned referendum on independence for Ukraine's Crimea region illegal but Russia has pledged to veto it, council diplomats said on Thursday. Diplomats said the one-page resolution would urge countries not to recognise the results of the vote in...

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Russia vows to veto US draft on Ukraine at UN
photo: AP / Sergei Grits

updated 05 Feb 2012; published 05 Feb 2012
4:00
Russia, China veto UN Security Council resolution on Syria
updated 06 Feb 2012; published 06 Feb 2012
2:46
Russia, China veto UN Security Council resolution on Syria
updated 19 Feb 2014; published 19 Feb 2014
1:18
Syrian delegation thanks Russia for vetoing UN draft resolution
updated 19 Jul 2012; published 19 Jul 2012
7:29
Russia, China veto western-backed Syria resolution at UN Security Council
updated 17 Jan 2014; published 17 Jan 2014
15:10
West wants to topple ASSAD then topple IRAN. CHINA & RUSSIA Veto UN Council - Build up to WW3?
updated 10 Oct 2013; published 10 Oct 2013
2:01
BiffiSyrien | Syria, Breaking News - Russia and China new veto - UN security council, 19 July 2012
Mark Zuckerberg 'confused and frustrated' by US spying
Full Article BBC News
13 Mar 2014

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has said he has called President Barack Obama to "express frustration" over US digital surveillance. The 29-year-old said in a blog post the US government "should be the champion for the internet, not a threat". His comments come a day after a report the US National Security Agency imitated a...

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Mark Zuckerberg Chairman and CEO of Facebook speaks during a conference at the Mobile World Congress, the world's largest mobile phone trade show in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, Feb. 24, 2014.
photo: AP / Manu Fernandez

updated 14 Mar 2014; published 14 Mar 2014
1:39
Zuckerberg Phones Obama About NSA
updated 19 Sep 2013; published 19 Sep 2013
1:15
Facebook's Zuckerberg Says U.S. Spying Hurt Users' Trust, Transparency Needed
updated 14 Mar 2014; published 14 Mar 2014
2:20
Mark Zuckerberg 'confused and frustrated' by US spying - 14 March 2014
updated 11 Jun 2013; published 11 Jun 2013
3:16
Zuckerberg Denies Helping US Government Spy
updated 21 Sep 2013; published 21 Sep 2013
1:06
Facebook's Zuckerberg Says Government Surveillance Hurt Users' Trust
updated 19 Sep 2013; published 19 Sep 2013
1:40
Zuckerberg Says U.S. Spying Hurt Users Trust
However U.S. Responds in Ukraine, Don't Corner Putin
Full Article WorldNews.com
13 Mar 2014

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling Just after Vladimir Putin replaced Boris Yeltsin as Russia's new leader, he shared an insightful story concerning his political mindset. Growing up in one of Russia's many post World War II poverty-stricken communes, he would often chase hordes of rats around with sticks. After seeing one large rat,...

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Russian President Vladimir Putin at the meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council, 5 March, 2014, Novo-Ogaryovo, Moscow Region, Russia.
photo: Russian Presidential Press and Information Office

updated 07 Mar 2014; published 07 Mar 2014
6:31
US imposes sanctions against Russia over Ukraine
updated 26 Feb 2014; published 26 Feb 2014
1:49
Ukraine: No New Government Before ThursdayLegitimacy of Ukraines new governmentNo immediate progress
updated 02 Mar 2014; published 02 Mar 2014
1:04
Kiev Calls for Unity and Resist Russian Aggresion
updated 02 Dec 2013; published 02 Dec 2013
8:57
Vladimir Putin has arrived to Armenia on a state visit
updated 02 Mar 2014; published 02 Mar 2014
2:31
World News Global reaction to Ukraine crisisUkraine crisis Renewed Kiev assault on protesters - 19 F
updated 06 Mar 2014; published 06 Mar 2014
1:10
Sanctions Outlined at House Hearing on Ukraine

Al Jazeera
In 2011, the now three-years-old conflict in Syria began as a peaceful protest for human dignity and political reform. While citizens were inspired by the uprisings in Tunisia,...
Independent online (SA)
Pretoria - Murder-accused paralympian Oscar Pistorius was not to blame for the death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp and needs prayer, a pastor said on Friday. “Oscar did...
The Independent
Tony Benn was for decades the most independent-minded, powerful and passionate voice of the hard-left at Westminster, and the man whose crusading zeal led to the new law which...

In this Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012 photo, a Free Syrian Army fighter poses as he carries his weapon in the northern province of Aleppo, Syria. Syria's civil war has killed more than 40,000 people.
Related Articles Syria conflict anniversary: most deadly weapons of the war 15 Mar 2014 Syria anniversary: worst refugee crisis of the age 13 Mar 2014 Syria conflict anniversary: who controls what 14 Mar 2014 Israeli doctor treating Syrians says...
photo: AP / Manu Brabo
Internet users browse their Facebook website by the free wifi internet service in an underground station in Hong Kong Sunday, June 16, 2013.
See Also SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The U.S. government announced on Friday it will give up its most direct means of control over the Internet's infrastructure, but said it will insist that the job be taken on by a group that includes the...
photo: AP / Kin Cheung
In this Dec. 8, 2013 file photo, photo shows Devyani Khobragade, who served as India’s deputy consul general in New York, during the India Studies Stony Brook University fund raiser event at Long Island, New York.
An Indian diplomat has been re-indicted on US visa fraud charges that touched off an international stir after she was arrested and strip-searched in New York last year. The new indictment was filed on Friday. It essentially reinstates the...
photo: AP / Mohammed Jaffer, File
Lt. Col Bambang Sudewo, commander of the 5th Air Squadron
JOAN LOWY Associated Press= KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Piracy and pilot suicide are among the scenarios under study as investigators grow increasingly certain the missing Malaysian Airlines jet changed course and headed west after its last radio...
photo: AP / Binsar Bakkara
Investigating officer Hilton Botha, sits inside the court witness box during the Oscar Pistorius bail hearing at the magistrate court in Pretoria, South Africa, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013.
PRETORIA - South African police faced further embarrassment at the murder trial of Oscar Pistorius on Friday when it emerged that a valuable watch had vanished from the crime scene and a ballistic expert had handled the athlete's gun without gloves....
photo: AP / Themba Hadebe
Iraqi lawmakers attend the parliament session in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010. Iraq's parliament approved key leadership positions Thursday in the first step toward forming a new government, after a breakthrough deal that returns Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to office for a second term but falls short of Sunni hopes for greater political power.
Mar 14, 2014 7:35 am And require wives to submit to husbands. Sharefacebooktwittergoogle plusemailprint0 A law being considered in Iraq for the country's majority Shiite population would legalize marriage to girls as young as nine and allow a...
photo: AP / Karim Kadim
French President Nicolas Sarkozy speaks with the media as he arrives for an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday, March 1, 2012.
Reuters PARIS — A French court on Friday ordered a news website to withdraw recordings an adviser secretly took of ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy during his 2012 election campaign. In an emergency ruling sought by Sarkozy, who is expected by many to...
photo: AP / Remy de la Mauviniere