Huge crowd gathers to see Pope give Sri Lanka first saint
Full Article The Hindu
14 Jan 2015

Hundreds of thousands of people packed a Colombo oceanfront on Wednesday to see Pope Francis give Sri Lanka its first saint, a climax to a 300-year campaign to recognise the holiness of Joseph Vaz. The Pope was driven through the hushed crowd in an open vehicle to start the open-air Mass by the sparkling sea. After...

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Pope Francis gives a thumbs up sign as he is greeted by the faithful upon arrival for the beatification mass of Paul Yun Ji-Chung and his 123 martyr companions in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014. Paul Yun Ji-Chung, born in 1759, was among the earliest Catholics on the Korean Peninsula.
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updated 13 Jan 2015; published 13 Jan 2015
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Pope Francis urges the 'pursuit of truth' in Sri Lanka
updated 01 Sep 2014; published 17 Mar 2013
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Pope Francis celebrates mass at St. Anne Parish
updated 30 Jul 2014; published 30 Jul 2014
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Pope sends off Cardinal Francesco Marchisano in funeral Mass
updated 26 Apr 2014; published 06 Feb 2014
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Should all popes be canonized?
updated 25 Dec 2014; published 25 Dec 2014
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Fox news: Pope celebrates Christmas Eve Mass and calls Iraqi refugees
updated 17 Mar 2014; published 10 Jan 2012
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The crowds who see the pope
Obama makes push for stronger cyber security laws
Full Article BBC News
14 Jan 2015

US President Barack Obama has unveiled proposals to strengthen cyber security laws following a spate of attacks against high-profile US targets. Recent hacks of Sony Pictures and a Pentagon Twitter feed reflect the need for tighter legislation, the president...

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Obama makes push for stronger cyber security laws.
photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais

updated 24 Dec 2014; published 24 Dec 2014
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Obama Signs Five 'Cybersecurity' Measures Into Law!
updated 20 Nov 2012; published 20 Nov 2012
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MARTIAL LAW Obama s cyber security 2012 Military on US Soil ! TheCoop30301
updated 20 Aug 2014; published 06 Apr 2009
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Obama Wants Control of the Internet
updated 25 Nov 2013; published 02 Sep 2009
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OBAMA CALL FOR INTERNET BLOCK CYBER SECURITY ACT
updated 07 Nov 2013; published 02 Aug 2012
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New Cyber Security Act= 'Battlefield America' -- Lock n Load
updated 11 Sep 2009; published 11 Sep 2009
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The End of the Internet? Cyber Security Act gives Obama power to shut down internet, ignore laws
EU changes rules on GM crop cultivation
Full Article BBC News
13 Jan 2015

The EU has given governments more power to decide whether to plant genetically modified (GM) crops, which are highly restricted in Europe. The European Parliament has passed a new law giving states more flexibility by a big majority. A type of maize - MON 810 - is the only GM crop grown commercially in the EU. Although Euro MPs and ministers have...

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File - A field of wheat in Deggendorf, Germany.
photo: Creative Commons / Max Ronnersjö

updated 13 Jan 2015; published 13 Jan 2015
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EU changes rules on GM crop cultivation: World News
updated 13 Jan 2015; published 13 Jan 2015
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EU changes rules on GM crop cultivation
updated 09 May 2014; published 09 May 2014
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EUROPE REJECTS GMO CROPS; US STILL JUST FIGHTING TO GET FOOD LABELED
updated 11 Jun 2007; published 11 Jun 2007
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GMO rules under review at European Parliament
updated 23 Nov 2012; published 23 Nov 2012
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GMOs - Will Europe Ever agree? Part 1
updated 20 Sep 2012; published 20 Sep 2012
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France checks the scientific validity of shocking GM food study
Kerry praises Pakistan operation, more work to be done
Full Article Khaleej Times
13 Jan 2015

"The operation is not yet complete but already the results are significant. Pakistani soldiers and their commanders deserve enormous credit," Kerry said. US Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday praised the Pakistani military’s operation against militants in the country’s northwest, saying the results are “significant,”...

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, joined by Pakistani National Security Adviser Sartaj Aziz and under a portrait of national founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah, addresses reporters during a news conference amid the annual Strategic Dialogue between their two nations in Islamabad, Pakistan, on January 13, 2015.
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updated 10 Sep 2014; published 10 Sep 2014
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Kashmir Indians, Pakistanis angry over flood rescue delay
updated 18 Feb 2011; published 18 Feb 2011
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United States' Secret Operations in Pakistan
updated 05 Jan 2015; published 05 Jan 2015
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India, Pakistan Step up Border Fighting Ahead of Kerry Visit
updated 16 Dec 2014; published 16 Dec 2014
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Pakistan Army school Terrorist Attack on Army School in Peshawar Video | Taliban attack school
updated 07 Oct 2009; published 07 Oct 2009
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Kerry Luger bill for Pakistan p1/3
updated 16 Dec 2014; published 16 Dec 2014
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Who are the Pakistani Taliban TTP and why strike a school now ? - PAKISTAN SCHOOL ATTACK
Living among Gaza's dead
Full Article Al Jazeera
13 Jan 2015

Hesham el-Moghraby stands in the centre of his living room, looking down at two large tombs. He takes his baseball cap off, runs one hand over his head, and puts the cap back on. "There is no other place that I know," Moghraby tells Al Jazeera from inside his family's dark shack, which brims with piles of salvaged tyres, firewood, plastic tubing,...

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File - A cemetery east of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.
photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb

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"No to Gaza, No to Lebanon, My Life for Iran" chant in Tehran - Iran 2 September 2010
updated 21 Jun 2011; published 21 Jun 2011
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Dalal al-Maghribi, un symbole de la lutte Palestinienne
updated 31 Mar 2009; published 31 Mar 2009
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Terra Prima - Gravação dia 21 - Guitarras limpas
updated 13 Jan 2015; published 13 Jan 2015
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Living among Gaza's dead
updated 18 Aug 2014; published 18 Aug 2014
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hamas - Night of the Living Dead in Gaza strip 2014
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night of the living dead vs. sector gaza

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On Friday, the day French police killed the terrorists who attacked Charlie Hebdo, the liberal Saudi blogger Raif Badawi was publicly flogged in Jeddah for insulting Islam. The two...
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CounterPunch
“The Israel-Palestinian issue form the time of the court’s inception was the nightmare scenario.” Madeleine Morris, NPR, Jan 11, 2014 Where to, with the International Criminal...

Pope Francis waves to the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013.
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Pope Francis brought calls for reconciliation as well as justice as he arrived in Sri Lanka at the start of a weeklong Asian tour, saying the island nation can't fully heal from a quarter-century of ethnic civil war without pursuing the truth about...
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Palestinians celebrate in Gaza Strip, the victory of the Muslim Brotherhood's presidential candidate, Mohamed Morsi (portrait) in the Egyptian elections on June 24, 2012. Arab governments and leaders welcomed the election of Morsi as Egypt's first president following the ouster of Hosni Mubarak. Photo By Ahmed Deeb/wn
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8:05 AM ET Eyder Peralta Twitter i i A supporter of ousted President Hosni Mubarak reacts in a courtroom to a verdict ordering a retrial in Cairo on Tuesday. Ahmed Abd El-Gwad/AP hide caption itoggle caption Ahmed Abd El-Gwad/AP A supporter of ousted...
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Sleeping child - Baby
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The key to learning and memory in early life is a lengthy nap, say scientists. Trials with 216 babies up to 12 months old indicated they were unable to remember new tasks if they did not have a lengthy sleep soon afterwards. The University of...
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Militias of the al-Qaida breakaway group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) deploy in an area in Tikrit
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The Twitter and YouTube accounts belonging to U.S. Central Command were taken over briefly by hackers who say they are loyal to the Islamic State group. The Twitter account on Monday posted threats to U.S. soldiers, warning "We are coming watch your...
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The tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the National War Memorial in Ottawa Canada Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the National War Memorial, Confederation Square, in Ottawa King George VI unveiled the National War Memorial, Confederation Square, in Ottawa, Ontario, during his 1939 visit, months before the Second World War began.
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TORONTO (AP) - Canadian police have arrested a third man in an alleged terrorist conspiracy. Royal Canadian Mounted Police said Monday that 21-year-old Suliman Mohamed has been charged with participating in the activity of a terrorist group. On...
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Real Madrid's world player Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal, center, FIFA President Joseph Blatter and Ronaldo's son Ronaldo Junior stand together at the FIFA Ballon d'Or 2013
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Real Madrid’s Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo won the Ballon dO’r for the third time at a glittering ceremony here on Monday night. Ronaldo, who was the winner last year as well as in 2008, edged out two other contenders,...
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French President Francois Hollande welcomes Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas at the Elysee Palace, Paris, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015. A rally of defiance and sorrow, protected by an unparalleled level of security, on Sunday will honor the 17 victims of three days of bloodshed in Paris that left France on alert for more violence.
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