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Opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez, dressed in white and holding up a flower stem, is taken into custody by Bolivarian National Guards, in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Feb 18, 2014. Lopez re-emerged from days of hiding to address an anti-government demonstration and then he turned himself in to authorities Tuesday. Speaking to some 5,000 supporters with a megaphone, Lopez said that he doesn't fear going to jail to defend his beliefs and constitutional right to peacefully protest against President Nicolas Maduro.
2014 Venezuela protests   Leopoldo Lopez   Nicolas Maduro   Photos   Wikipedia: 2014 Venezuelan protests		  Independent online (SA) 
Venezuela opposition leader on trial
Thu 24 Jul 2014
Caracas - Jailed opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez went on trial in Venezuela on Wednesday, accused of masterminding anti-government protests that turned violent and left 43 people dead. Days after the... (photo: AP / Alejandro Cegarra)
British Foreign Secretary William Hague, left, meets with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at talks between the foreign ministers of the six powers negotiating with Tehran on its nuclear program in Vienna, Sunday, July 13, 2014. Discussions center on imposing long-term restrictions on Iran's uranium enrichment and against plutonium production — materials usable in nuclear warheads. In exchange, the U.S. and other powers would scrap a series of trade and oil sanctions against Tehran.
Iran   John Kerry   Nuclear   Photos   Wikipedia: John Kerry		  Canberra Times 
A great divide: John Kerry says stumbling blocks remain in Iran nuclear talks
Sun 13 Jul 2014
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (left) meets with US Secretary of State John Kerry during talks on Tehran's nuclear program in Vienna. Photo: Jim Bourg Vienna: US Secretary of State John... (photo: AP / Jim Bourg)
Specialist Michael Sollitto, right, directs trades at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, July 28, 2010  STL Today  Tue 17 Jun 2014
US stock futures little changed
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock futures are little changed, as the Federal Reserve begins its two-day meeting. A government report out Tuesday said the pace of new home construction eased slightly last... (photo: AP / Richard Drew)
Federal Reserve   Photos   Stock Exchange   US stocks   Wikipedia: Federal Reserve System
Libyan rebel fighter is silhouetted next to El Malti Mosque on the way to the city of Bani Walid, Libya, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011.  Daily Press  Mon 26 May 2014
Eastern Libya oil rebel rejects new government
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - The leader of the protesters occupying Libyan oil ports said on Monday he did not recognize Prime Minister Ahmed Maiteeq's new government and suggested a previously agreed deal to... (photo: AP / Francois Mori)
2014 Libyan Uprising   Khalifa Haftar   Photos   Post-civil war violence in Libya   Wikipedia: 2014 Libyan Uprising
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Supporters attend the closing rally of Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday April 11, 2013. New Straits/Business Times Fri 11 Apr 2014
Venezuela's Maduro and opposition talk as death toll hits 40
CARACAS: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro hosted opposition leaders on Thursday at the start of mediated talks intended to stem two months of political unrest that has... (photo: AP / Ariana Cubillos)
2014 Venezuela protests   Henrique Capriles   Nicolas Maduro   Photos   Venezuela Crisis Talks   Wikipedia: 2014 Venezuelan protests
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, right, greets Saeed Jalili, Iran's chief negotiator in the foyer of the conference center near the Swiss mission to the United Nations in Geneva, Monday, Dec. 6, 2010. The delegations of Iran, the European Union, the United States, Russia, Britain, France and Germany are meeting in Geneva for nuclear talks with EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton and Saeed Jalili, Iran's chief negotiator. Stuff Tue 18 Mar 2014
Iran nuclear talks continue
Iran and six world powers met in Vienna on Tuesday (local time) to make headway toward resolving their decade-old nuclear dispute, with Western officials expressing hope... (photo: AP / Anja Niedringhaus, Pool)
Catherine Ashton   Iran   Nuclear   Photos   Wikipedia: Catherine Ashton
A Sunni gunman, left, fires by his AK-47 machine gun during clashes that erupted between pro and anti-Syrian regime gunmen in the northern port city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Friday, Aug. 24, 2012. Swissinfo Tue 5 Nov 2013
Heavy shooting lasting hours in Libya's capital Tripoli
Arab Spring Reuters November 5, 2013 - 12:45 By Ghaith Shennib and Ulf Laessing TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Heavy fighting between militias using rifles, grenades and... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla)
Libya   Photos   Tripoli   Violence   Wikipedia: Syrian civil war spillover in Lebanon
Nicolas Maduro raises his fist after he was sworn in as Venezuela's acting president by the President of the National Assembly, Diosdado Cabello, right, at the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 8, 2013. Independent online (SA) Wed 2 Oct 2013
Maduro firm after sending US envoys home
Caracas - President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday that Venezuela will not have cordial relations with the United States as long as US diplomats continue what he alleges... (photo: AP / Fernando Llano)
Photos   Politics   US   Venezuela   Wikipedia: Nicolás Maduro
Venezuela's Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro waves as he arrives at the Convention Center to attend the second working session of the sixth Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia, Sunday April 15, 2012. The State Wed 2 Oct 2013
Venezuela leader rejects cordial relations with US
CARACAS, Venezuela — President Nicolas Maduro said Tuesday that Venezuela will not have cordial relations with the United States as long as U.S. diplomats continue... (photo: AP / Fernando Llano)
Caracas   Photos   Politics   Venezuela   Wikipedia: Nicolás Maduro
File - Workers drilling for oil on Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela. Al Jazeera Mon 29 Apr 2013
Fuelling geopolitics: The oil saga
This month, Al Jazeera aired a special four-part series on the hidden history of the western oil giants known as the Seven Sisters, and their role in defining the... (photo: UN / V Bibic)
Environment   Geopolitics   Oil   Photos   Wikipedia: Petroleum politics


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Iran's Minister of Petroleum Rostam Ghasemi, center, gestures as he speaks to journalists prior to the start of the meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, at their headquarters in Vienna, Austria, on Thursday, June 14, 2012. The meeting of the 12 oil ministers of the OPEC focuses on price and production targets. Iran sees no need for OPEC emergency meeting over drop in prices Middle East Online
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, July 23, 2009 in New York. Stocks End a Four-Day Advance as Energy Slides The New York Times
In this Feb. 28, 2012 photo, a pair of specialists work at heir post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Markets were resilient Thursday, March 1, 2012, despite ongoing concerns that the U.S. Federal Reserve may be turning a bit more hawkish and figures in Europe showing an unappetizing brew of rising unemployment and inflation A weak start on Wall Street; energy stocks slide The State
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A Russian trader looks at a display showing Yukos shares' plunge at the Troika Dialog trading company in Moscow, Wednesday, July 28, 2004. Russia's largest oil producer Yukos' shares plunged Wednesday nearly 14 percent in Moscow trading, the third straight day of precipitous falls for the troubled company's s Court Orders Russia To Pay Former Yukos Shareholders $50B National Public Radio
The Kremlin wall, towers and cathedrals are reflected on a nameboard of state-owned oil company Rosneft's headquarters, Moscow, Thursday, Dec. 23, 2004. President Vladimir Putin on Thursday strongly defended the purchase of Yukos oil assets by a state-owned company, saying the state was protecting its interests in moving to get control of the one of the biggest production facilities in Russia. In an apparently secret deal, the state-owned Rosneft oil company bought BaikalFinansGroup, the obscure company that purchased Yukos' most important production unit in an auction Sunday. The Yuganskneftegaz subsidiary was sold for US$9.3 billion (euro7 billion), half of what foreign auditors say it was worth. Russian shares down, Rosneft underperforms Independent online (SA)
Special Forces police officers stand guard in front of the Yukos headquarters in Moscow, in this July 3, 2004, file picture. Another blow for Russia Independent online (SA)
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10th Annual DJ Irie Weekend - BBQ Beach Bash at the National Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida - June 21, 2014 The World's Top Eco-Friendly Hotels Huffington Post
Shortly before a cease-fire is announced between Israel and Hamas. Israel and the Hamas militant group agreed to a cease-fire Wednesday to end eight days of the fiercest fighting in nearly four years, promising to halt attacks on each other and ease an Israeli blockade constricting the Gaza Strip.The deal was brokered by the new Islamist government of Egypt, solidifying its role as a leader in the quickly shifting Middle East after two days of intense shuttle diplomacy that saw U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton race to the region.Photo by Ahmed Deeb / WN Bombing of Gaza intensifies The Australian
British Secretary of State for Defence Philip Hammond Cameron Reshuffles UK Cabinet, Appoints Philip Hammond Foreign Secretary Novosti
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Security Council Unanimously Adopts Resolution Affirming Critical Role of Regional Cooperation in International Peacekeeping, Security (28 July 2014) (United Nations Security Council) Security Council Unanimously Adopts Resolution Affirming Critical Role of Regional Cooperation in International Peacekeeping, Security (28 July 2014) (United Nations Security Council) noodls
An Italian firefighter helicopter lifts up a passenger from the luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia which ran aground the tiny Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012. Firefighters worked Sunday to rescue a crew member with a suspected broken leg from the overturned hulk of the luxury cruise liner Costa Concordia, 36 hours after it ran aground. More than 40 people are still unaccounted-for. Costa Concordia wreck arriving in Genoa for scrapping BBC News
Image:CBP chemist reads a DNA profile 90 per cent of human DNA does nothing at all, scientists find The Daily Telegraph
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