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Breaking News Fri, 18 May 2012
An Afghan villager unlocks the door of a suspected homemade explosives factory for U.S. Army Spc. Timothy Rodgers in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, May 4, 2012.
Afghanistan   Nato   Photos   US   Wikipedia: 2012 Chicago Summit  
The NATO Afghan summit: Reality and illusion
| Everything has been moving forward, step by step. At the beginning of May, after months of negotiation, US President Barack Obama made a triumphal appearance at the Afghan Presidential Palace, on th... (photo: US Army / Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod)
Al Jazeera
In this Monday, May 14, 2012 photo, a girl walks past Syrian rebels at Khaldiyeh neighborhood in Homs province, central Syria.
Al Qaeda   Photos   Protest   Syria   Wikipedia: Syrian uprising (2011present)  
Syria-wide protests urged as Qaeda fears grows
| AFP - Anti-regime activists have called for Syria-wide protests on Friday in support of students in Aleppo, a day after thousands of them rallied, emboldened by the presence of UN truce observers. |... (photo: AP / Fadi Zaidan)
France24
Afghanistan takes center stage at NATO event in Chicago Afghanistan takes center stage at NATO event in Chicago
| WASHINGTON -- Mapping the way out of an unpopular war, the U.S. and NATO are trying to build an Afghan army that can defend the country after 130,000 international troops pull out. The alliance's pl... (photo: US Army / DOD) Detroit Free Press
Afghanistan   Nato   Photos   US   Washington   Wikipedia: Afghanistan  
House OKs continued war in Afghanistan House OKs continued war in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House endorsed the continued war in Afghanistan on Thursday despite acknowledgment from Republicans and Democrats that the American people are war-weary after more than a decade ... (photo: DOD / Public Domain) Tulsa World
Afghanistan   Defence   Photos   Troops   Washington   Wikipedia: Afghanistan  
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File - U. S. Marines and sailors of Border Advisory Team 2 patrol alongside Afghan Border Police during Operation Eagle Hunt, west of Tahgaz, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 9, 2011. NATO: 2 international troops killed in Afghanistan
| KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An insurgent attack in Afghanistan has killed two members of the international military coalition. | NATO says the two died Friday in easter... (photo: USMC / Cpl. Daniel Wulz) The Guardian
Afghanistan   Nato   Photos   Troops   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present)  
The burqa reminder The burqa reminder
Since a 2009 trip to Kabul, I have kept a sky-blue burqa in my office as a reminder of the responsibility we have to the women of Afghanistan. | As world leaders gather i... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) Chicago Tribune
Afghanistan   Military   Photos   Rights   Wikipedia: Afghanistan   Women  
Cigarette Smoking - Nicotine Smoking ban imposed in public places in Bulgaria
Sofia, May 18: | After several failed attempts from restaurant owners, Bulgaria's Parliament has finally adopted a total ban on smoking in indoor public places. | The ban... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub) The Siasat Daily
Bulgaria   People   Photos   Smoking   Wikipedia: Bulgaria  
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State of the United States of America, addresses the opening of the 16th session of the Human Rights Council, in Geneva, Switzerland. Questions about Clinton
| Amid the generally glowing reviews Hillary Rodham Clinton has received as secretary of State, experts on foreign policy pose three caveats: | Does perpetual motion equa... (photo: UN / Jean-Marc Ferr) ABC News
Hillary Clinton   Photos   Politics   US   Wikipedia: Hillary Rodham Clinton  
U.S. Sen. Barack Obama addresses the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Scholarship Award Breakfast in Chicago, Monday, Jan. 15, 2007. President Obama: Silence Is Still Betrayal
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling | When the White House refused to offer an explanation as to why U.S. air strikes in Afghanistan killed six innocent civili... (photo: AP / Charles Rex Arbogast) WorldNews.com
Human Rights   Photos   US   War   Wikipedia: United States war crimes  
Senior members of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood  Mohamed Morsi, right, and Essam el-Erian hold a press conference on the latest situation in Egypt in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011. Egypt Brotherhood flexes muscle in election stunt
| AFP - Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood organised on Thursday a kilometres-long rally to support its candidate in next week's presidential election, displaying the potent netw... (photo: AP / Mohammed Abou Zaid) France24
Egypt   Election   Muslim   Photos   Wikipedia: Egyptian presidential election, 2012  
The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), left, and the guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) transit the Strait of Hormuz, 1 May, 2012. US Is Ready for Attack on Iran If Need Be, Says Ambassador to Israel
| The United States is militarily ready to carry out a strike on Iran to stop it from obtaining a nuclear weapon if international pressure fails, American ambassador to I... (photo: US Navy / MCS3 Alex R. Forster) ABC News
Iran   Israel   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Nuclear program of Iran  
Argentinian coach of Al Wasl, Diego Maradona, right, reacts after his players lost a chance during a match with Al Wahda in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, May 6, 2012. Diego Maradona in race to become UAE national coach
| Football legend Diego Maradona is in line to become the United Arab Emirates new head coach. | The new president of the UAE Football Association, Yousuf Al Serkal, said... (photo: AP / Kamran Jebreili) Indian Express
League   Photos   Soccer   Sport   Star  
Iraq Saudi Arabia
Baghdad bombs kill at least four
Spat with Iraq bares Turk plunge into regional power game
>Bomb blasts at bird market in Baghdad kill 5
>Bomb blasts at bird market in Baghdad kill 4
An Iraqi firefighter hoses down a burned bus after a car bomb attack in Kirkuk, 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012.
Bomb blasts at bird market in Baghdad kill 4
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Syrian peace plan being blown apart
Ordeal of remembrance
Enforce midday break from June 1
Palestinian parties must stand united
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II arrives at Government Buildings in Dublin, Wednesday, May 18, 2011.
The Queen's lunch for monarchs attracts controversy
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Syria Kuwait
Japan won't help U.N. monitor the ceasefire in Syria
Syrian peace plan being blown apart
Hands off Syria and Iran: Russia
UN chief Ban Ki-moon links al-Qaida to Syria blasts
In this Monday, May 14, 2012 photo, a girl walks past Syrian rebels at Khaldiyeh neighborhood in Homs province, central Syria.
Syria-wide protests urged as Qaeda fears grows
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Ordeal of remembrance
'Despot' lunches with the Queen
Thousands of Shia Muslims protest over Gulf union plans
The Persian Gulf Needs Its Own NATO
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II arrives at Government Buildings in Dublin, Wednesday, May 18, 2011.
The Queen's lunch for monarchs attracts controversy
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UAE Egypt
United Arab Emirates gives $5M to Joplin hospital
United Arab Emirates Gives $5M to Joplin Hospital
Two warehouses in Dubai's Umm Al Ramool catch fire
United Arab Emirates gives $5M to Joplin hospital
Argentinian coach of Al Wasl, Diego Maradona, right, reacts after his players lost a chance during a match with Al Wahda in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, May 6, 2012.
Diego Maradona in race to become UAE national coach
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Sitting on a volcano of public discontent
A dream journey on ‘the voyager of the seas'
George Osborne: Arab Spring states need financial aid
Sri Lanka cabinet backs general's release
UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon waves during a visit to the construction site of a housing project in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on February 2, 2012. Protesters threw shoes, sand and small stones at the convoy of UN chief Ban Ki-moon as he entered the Gaza Strip for a visit.Phoot by Ahmed Deeb/WN
UN says al Qaeda behind Syria suicide bombs death toll from civil war reaches 10,000
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Jordan Iran
U.N. Strike Shows Convergence of Labor and Middle East Polit
U.S Priorities amidst Economic Challenges in the Middle East
Rebels kill 23 Syrian soldiers, opposition snubs Arab talks
Rebels kill 23 Syrian soldiers, opposition snubs Arab talks
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Syrian peace plan being blown apart
I.A.E.A. Director General to Visit Tehran
Iranian singer in hiding in Germany after threats
Iranian singer in hiding in Germany after threats
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State of the United States of America, addresses the opening of the 16th session of the Human Rights Council, in Geneva, Switzerland.
Questions about Clinton
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