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Breaking News Tue, 7 Feb 2012
FILE In this Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2006 file photo Vladimir Putin, then Russian President, right, and his Syrian counterpart Bashar Assad smile as they shake hands in Moscow's Kremlin. Russia defied international efforts to end a crackdown on civilians by Assad regime, shielding it from the United Nations sanctions and providing it with weapons. (AP photo/RIA Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press service, file)
Assad   Moscow   Photos   Syria   Wikipedia: Bashar al-Assad  
 The State 
Moscow support for Assad well-calculated
| MOSCOW - By bluntly using its veto power to block a United Nations resolution urging Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down, Russia has shown a willingness to defy the West at a scale rarely see... (photo: AP / RIA Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press service, file)
File - Panmujom, North Korea (July 17, 2008) - Peering out from behind a granite pillar in North Korea, a Democratic People's Republic of Korea guard studies the movements of Sailors from the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group during a tour of the DMZ.
Photos   Politics   War   Washington   Wikipedia: War on Terror  
 Atlanta Journal 
Bush's 'evil' trio holds sway over US decade later
| It was the first State of the Union address after the 9/11 attacks, and America was leading an invasion of Afghanistan in pursuit of Osama bin Laden. Fittingly, this is where President George W. Bus... (photo: US Navy / Senior CMCS Spike Call)
A Syrian forces tank moves along a road during clashes with the Syrian army defectors, in the Rastan area in Homs province, central Syria, on Monday Jan. 30, 2012.  Skynews 
Homs Attack: Is This Syria's Benghazi Moment?
| A damaged armoured military vehicle is pictured after clashes in Homs | Tim Marshall, foreign affairs editor Much analysis has been written comparing the Syrian town of Homs to Benghazi in Libya. | ... (photo: AP)
Mideast   Photos   Syria   UN   Wikipedia: 20112012 Syrian uprising  
In this photo taken during a government-organised tour for media, A Syrian boy walks past a burnt house and shops, in the town of Rastan in the central province of Homs, Syria, on Thursday Oct. 13, 2011.  The Star 
Bombardment of Syria's Homs resumes - activists
| AMMAN (Reuters) - Heavy bombardment of the Syrian city of Homs resumed on Tuesday after at least 95 civilians were killed on Monday in an offensive to put down a popular revolt against President Bas... (photo: AP / Muzaffar Salman)
Activists   Photos   Protests   Syria   Wikipedia: Timeline of the 20112012 Syrian uprising (from January 2012)  
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Dr. Jim Swire, spokesman for the bereaved families, speaks with the media in front of the High Court of Justiciary where the Lockerbie trial is taking place at Camp Zeist near Soesterberg, Netherlands Wednesday Nov. 29 2000. BBC News
Concern over Lockerbie appeal report legislation
Government legislation to aid publication of a secret legal report on the Lockerbie bomber case may fail to work properly, it has been claimed. | The bill would let the S... (photo: AP / Bas Czerwinski)
Government   Lockerbie   Photos   Scotland   Wikipedia: Investigation into the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103  
Men chant slogans during an anti-Syrian regime protest in front of the Chinese embassy in Tripoli, Libya, Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. Russia and China have vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution aimed at ending Syria's bloodshed, despite international outrage over a devastating bombardment of the city of Homs by President Bashar Assad's forces. The veto and the show of support by Russia last Saturday raised concerns that Assad's regime could now unleash even greater violence to crush the revolt against his rule, assured that his ally would prevent international action while continuing its weapons sales to Damascus. (AP Photo/Abdel Magid al-Fergany) Al Jazeera
Syria steps up assault on Homs
| A Syrian military assault on Homs has killed dozens of people, as world powers scramble for a diplomatic strategy to end the violence in the country after the defeat of... (photo: AP / Abdel Magid al-Fergany)
Military   Photos   Syria   Unrest   Wikipedia: 20112012 Syrian uprising  
House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio looks on at right as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu makes a statement on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 24, 2011. Zeenews
Stop 'chitchat' about Iran: Netanyahu to cabinet
Jerusalem: An Israeli official says the country's Prime Minister has told his Cabinet to quit the "chitchat" about Iran. | Israeli political and military leaders have bee... (photo: AP / Evan Vucci)
Governemnt   Israel   Politics   Wikipedia: Benjamin Netanyahu   photo  
Anti-Syrian regime protesters play drums and wave a revolutionary flag during a demonstration in Idlib, Syria, Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. BBC News
Syria crisis: Homs army assault enters fourth day
An assault by the Syrian army on the restive city of Homs has entered its fourth day. | Hundreds of people are reported to have been killed since government troops began ... (photo: AP)
Photos   Protest   Syria   UN   Wikipedia: 20112012 Syrian uprising  
Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, center, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, and Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal, right, during the signing of the agreement in Doha, Qatar, on Monday Feb. 6, 2012 The Independent
Fatah and Hamas agree that Abbas will lead Palestinian unity cabinet
| The accord signed by Mr Abbas and Hamas political bureau chief Khaled Meshal in Qatar cleared one important obstacle standing in the way of the two factions working tog... (photo: AP / Osama Faisal)
Fatah   Hamas   Palestinian   Photos   Wikipedia: FatahHamas conflict  
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All eyes on Russian minister's Syria trip
As Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov heads to Syria for talks with President Bashar al-Assad, BBC Moscow correspondent Daniel Sandford assesses what he might hope to... (photo: Creative Commons / Sebastian Zwez)
Photos   Russia   Syria   Talks   Wikipedia: 20112012 Syrian uprising  
Dubai - Shaikh Zayed Road - (United Arab Emirates) Gulf News
New motorway will ease traffic on Abu Dhabi-Dubai route
| Abu Dhabi: The Department of Transport (DoT) in Abu Dhabi on Monday invited local and international bids for a new Abu Dhabi-Dubai motorway (E311), expected to be ... (photo: WN / Prajkta)
Dubai   Photos   Traffic   UAE   Wikipedia: Dubai  
President Barack Obama outlines his fiscal policy during an address at George Washington University in Washington, Wednesday, April 13, 2011. STL Today
Deeper Iran sanctions; US targets its central bank
| Targeting Iran's economy, the U.S. ordered tough new penalties Monday to further pinch the country's financial system and encourage Israel to give sanctions more time b... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak)
Economy   Iran   Photos   US   Wikipedia: U.S. sanctions against Iran  
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas delivers his speech, after the Palestinian flag raising ceremony, at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, Tusday Dec. 13, 2011 BBC News
Netanyahu: 'Abbas must pick Israel or Hamas'
| Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said he will head a Palestinian unity government, after a second meeting with Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal. | The interim governm... (photo: AP / Remy de la Mauviniere)
Israel   Palestine   Politics   Wikipedia: Mahmoud Abbas   photo  
Qatar Airways Journal of Commerce
Qatar Airways' 2012 Route Expansion Program Underway
Daily Services To Georgia Via Azerbaijan Mark Doha-Based Carrier’s First Entry Into South-Eastern Europe | Doha, QATAR – Qatar Airways’ 2012 expansion progr... (photo: Creative Commons / Per aspera ad Astra)
Expansion   Georgia   Photos   Services   Wikipedia/Qatar Airways  
Politics Terrorism
- Afghan Officials Question Accounts of Children’s Deaths Fr
- Iranian Parliament Summons Ahmadinejad to Testify
- Freedom from cycle of violence
- Lebanese backing for Syrian brothers
President Barack Obama speaks during a news conference in the South Court Auditorium at the White House complex, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011, in Washington. Obama says lawmakers must remember that the standoff over the cuts is not about politics: He says: "This is about the American people."
Obamas set to host dinnerin honor of Iraq veterans
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- Patek spent weeks preparing Bali bombs, say prosecutors
- Israeli radio in Farsi transmits peace to Iran
- Admiral: Special ops to streamline in Afghan war
- US General to visit Pakistan
In this image made by the British Prison Service and aired by Arabic TV channels shows Abu Qatada who makes a televised appeal from Belmarsh high security prison, in London calling for the release of hostage British Norman Kember in Iraq.
British outrage as radical cleric gets bail
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Business & Economy Energy & Industry
- Today's obituaries: Samir Ashkar, owned a Syracuse impor
- Coordination Council to Follow Up Plan of Promoting Exports
- Conducting Electricity to Owainat, Reclaiming 40,000 Acres
- WB Funds Projects in Country, Australia Extracts Gold
A family member of a Google worker rides a Google bike at Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., Wednesday, June 1, 2011.
Google's new privacy policy fuels worries
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- Iranian Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani 'is unrecognisable&#
- Gulf crisis ripples across t
- New U.S. sanctions on Iran aim to head off Israel
- Russia Makes Push in Syria
Egyptian fans clash with riot police following Al-Ahly club soccer match against Al-Masry club at the soccer stadium in Port Said, Egypt Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012.
Interview: Bob Bradley on Port Said deaths
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Health Society & Culture
- DHA advocates early screening to prevent CVD
- 2011 food import to Dubai rises by 18 per cent
- Israeli radio in Farsi transmits peace to Iran
- Lawyer: US nonprofits caught in Egypt aid dispute
FILE - This Aug. 3, 2011 file image taken from Egyptian State Television shows Hosni Mubarak,83, lying on a hospital bed inside a cage of mesh and iron bars in a Cairo courtroom as his historic trial begins on charges of corruption and complicity in the killing of protesters during the uprising that ousted him.
Mubarak may be moved to prison hospital
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- Iranian Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani 'is unrecognisable&#
- Lebanese author Hanan al Shaykh welcomes role of women in Ar
- Lawyer: US nonprofits caught in Egypt aid dispute
- A U.S. author's book, an Iranian translator's peril
President Barack Obama smiles while walking to greet a small crowd of supporters after arriving at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012.
Obama: U.S. has 'very good' intelligence on Iran
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Science & InfoTech Sports
- Iran Sanctions: Tehran Lawmakers Vow To Ban Crude Exports Ah
- CARTOONS OF THE WEEK: Featuring A Continued Syrian Crackdown
- Iran shrugs off latest U.S. sanctions, trade suffers
- Exclusive: Iran defaults on rice payments to India
A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion (BN), 5th Marines (MAR), 1st Marine Division (MAR DIV), prepares to handout Iraqi Dinars to pay an Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) Soldier at the ICDC compound in Al Shahabi, Iraq, during re
Should We Believe The Get-Rich-Quick Rumor About The Iraqi Dinar?
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- Freedom from cycle of violence
- Cavendish wins 3rd stage, Boonen leads in Qatar
- Today's obituaries: Samir Ashkar, owned a Syracuse impor
- Unamid Promotes Peace and Development Though Sports and Cult
Egyptian fans clash with riot police following Al-Ahly club soccer match against Al-Masry club at the soccer stadium in Port Said, Egypt Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012.
Interview: Bob Bradley on Port Said deaths
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