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110512-F-CU844-071       Army soldiers watch for the enemy while their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter takes off during an air assault training exercise in Alaskas Chugach Mountain Range on May 12, 2011.  The soldiers are assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment.  DoD photo by Senior Airman Christopher Gross, U.S. Air Force.  (Released)
Afghanistan   Death   Photos   Taliban   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan  
Taliban accuses United Nations of falsifying death toll
| Kabul - The Taliban accused the United Nations on Sunday of falsifying statistics which had shown NATO forces in Afghanistan had killed fewer civilians after imposing strict rules on troops. | The r... (photo: US DoD / Senior Airman Christopher Gross, U.S. Air Force)
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Iranian villagers walk through ruins after an earthquake at the Zeynabi village in the Iranian Qeshm Island in the Persian Gulf, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008. A strong earthquake rocked southern Iran on Wednesday, sending tremors across the Persian Gulf and shaking the skyscrapers of Dubai. Iranian state television reported that five people were killed and 26 others were injured.
Iran   Photos   Sanctions   US   Wikipedia: U.S. sanctions against Iran  
Iranians bemoan sanctions hardship as vote approaches
| (Reuters) - Each day that he struggles to buy food for his family, vegetable seller Hasan Sharafi shoulders part of the burden of Iran's defiance of the West over its nuclear programme. He can hardl... (photo: AP / Abdolhosein Rezvani)
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110721-A-DK678-581       A U.S. Army soldier throws a grappling hook to clear a potential mine field before advancing during a field training exercise at Fort Bragg, N.C., on July 21, 2011.  The soldier is with the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division.  DoD photo by Sgt. Mike MacLeod, U.S. Army.  (Released) Experts Debate Facts, Future Of Afghan War
| More | After the twin towers fell and the Pentagon burned, the United States invaded Afghanistan to topple the Taliban regime and deprive al-Qaeda terrorists of their sanctuary. | More than a decade... (photo: US DoD / Sgt. Mike MacLeod, U.S. Army) Signon San Diego
Afghanistan   Pentagon   Photos   War   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present)  
Syrian policeman, left, and army soldier, right, look inside the burned court building that was set on fire by Syrian anti-government protesters, in the southern city of Daraa, Syria, Monday March 21, 2011. Mourners chanting "No more fear!" have marched through a Syrian city where anti-government protesters had deadly confrontations with security forces in recent days. The violence in Daraa, a city of about 300,000 near the border with Jordan, was fast becoming a major challenge for President Bashar Assad, who tried to contain the situation by freeing detainees and promising to fire officials responsible for the violence. Mass slaughter in Syria: UN holds urgent vote - but Russia and China veto it ...
| More than 200 people have been killed by Syrian forces after a barrage of mortars and artillery was unleashed on the battered city of Homs overnight. | Activists claim the military carried out a nig... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla) The Daily Mail
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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) 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 ... (photo: AP / RIA Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press service, file) The State
Assad   Moscow   Photos   Syria   Wikipedia: Bashar al-Assad  
Egyptian anti-government activists throw stones at riot police during clashes in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011. Egyptian anti-government activists clashed with police for a second day Wednesday in defiance of an official ban on any protests but beefed up police forces on the streets quickly moved in and used tear gas and beatings to disperse demonstrations. Egypt clashes rage into fourth day
| CAIRO - Protesters and riot police fought pitched battles in Cairo Sunday as clashes sparked by the perceived failure of Egypt's military rulers to prevent deadly footb... (photo: AP / Ben Curtis) Khaleej Times
Egypt   Photos   Police   Protesters   Wikipedia: 2011 Egyptian revolution  
A view of the Security Council as thirteen Members  including Nstor Osorio (centre, back to camera)  vote in favour of a draft resolution on Syria, 4 February, 2012. Violence mounts in Syria as U.N. peace plan fails
| United Nations -- | A U.N. Security Council effort to end the violence in Syria ended in acrimony and a veto by Russia and China on Saturday, hours after the Syrian mil... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras) San Francisco Chronicle
Peace   Photos   Syria   UN   Wikipedia: 20112012 Syrian uprising  
President Barack Obama delivers a statement on the monthly jobs report, Friday, July 8, 2011, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. Afghan Taliban deny Mullah Omar 'sent letter to Obama indicating interest in peace talks'
| Islamabad, Feb 5 (ANI): The Afghan Taliban has denied that the group' leader Mullah Omar wrote any letter to US President Barack Obama, indicating an interest to initia... (photo: AP / Susan Walsh)) Newstrack India
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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011. Netanyahu emphasized the Israel-Egypt peace treaty signed in 1979 The choice for Israel's Netanyahu
Email Print Order Reprint Share This Share Text tool name | tool goes here BY WADE H. HARGROVE BY WADE H. HARGROVE Tags: | | RALEIGH -- All of us who attended a constitue... (photo: AP / Ariel Schalit) The News & Observer
Government   Israel   Photo   Politics   Wikipedia: Benjamin Netanyahu  
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. 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... (photo: US Navy / Senior CMCS Spike Call) Atlanta Journal
Photos   Politics   War   Washington   Wikipedia: War on Terror  
Members of the United Nations Security Council speak with the media at the end of their second day in Khartoum, Sudan. From left Susan Rice (United States), Gerard Araud (France), Vitaly Churkin (Russian Federation). Russia, China veto U.N. plan for Syria
| UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia and China vetoed on Saturday a U.N. resolution that backed an Arab plan calling on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to quit, stalling ... (photo: UN / Stuart Price) The Star
China   Photos   Russia   Syria   Wikipedia: 20112012 Syrian uprising  
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, left, speaks to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a meeting at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011. Abbas is on a one-day trip to Venezuela. Chavez: Iran sanctions hurt joint auto venture
| CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Saturday that international sanctions on Iran are impeding some of his country's business deals with T... (photo: AP / Ariana Cubillos) The Guardian
Iran   Photos   Sanctions   Venezuela   Wikipedia: U.S. sanctions against Iran  
Iraq Saudi Arabia
Gunmen kill official from Iraqi Interior Ministry in central
Gunmen kill official from Iraqi Interior Ministry in central
Marcus Thornton, Tyreke Evans lead Kings over Warriors 114-1
Bush's 'evil' trio holds sway over US decade lat
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.
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Anger after Russia, China block UN action on Syria
110211-A-xxxxW-003       U.S. Army soldiers fire a 60 mm mortar round during Cobra Gold on Pulon Range, Thailand, on Feb. 11, 2011.  Cobra Gold is a joint forces, multinational exercise designed to ensure regional peace and stability.  DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew E. Winstead, U.S. Army.  (Released)
Iran raid likely to drag in US, hurt global economy
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Officials urge diplomatic break with Syria
As rebel fear dies, Bashar al-Assad's grip on power wea
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Syria crisis: Hillary Clinton calls UN veto travesty'
Syrian policeman, left, and army soldier, right, look inside the burned court building that was set on fire by Syrian anti-government protesters, in the southern city of Daraa, Syria, Monday March 21, 2011. Mourners chanting "No more fear!" have marched through a Syrian city where anti-government protesters had deadly confrontations with security forces in recent days. The violence in Daraa, a city of about 300,000 near the border with Jordan, was fast becoming a major challenge for President Bashar Assad, who tried to contain the situation by freeing detainees and promising to fire officials responsible for the violence.
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Saudi Cement rises on bullish prospects
Kuwait PM resigns after opposition election surge
Kuwait PM resigns after opposition election surge
Kuwait Prime Minister Resigns After Elections
Vitaly Churkin, U.N. Russian Ambassador speaks at a Security Council meeting at U.N. headquarters Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008 during emergency consultations on the conflict between Russia and Georgia after France requested discussion of a new draft plan to end the hostiliti
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Dubai Racing Club will not offer appearance money to Black C
Rudd faces grilling over executives held in Dubai
Kuwait Emir accepts government resignation
India's Sobha buys land in Dubai's Meydan for mixed-
1/1/2012, New Year, Fireworks in KLCC, Malaysia.
Sharjah Light Festival to showcase new programmes in 3D
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Saudi Cement rises on bullish prospects
Egypt clashes rage into fourth day
Officials urge diplomatic break with Syria
Egyptian Forces Appear to End Siege of Ministry
Syrian policeman, left, and army soldier, right, look inside the burned court building that was set on fire by Syrian anti-government protesters, in the southern city of Daraa, Syria, Monday March 21, 2011. Mourners chanting "No more fear!" have marched through a Syrian city where anti-government protesters had deadly confrontations with security forces in recent days. The violence in Daraa, a city of about 300,000 near the border with Jordan, was fast becoming a major challenge for President Bashar Assad, who tried to contain the situation by freeing detainees and promising to fire officials responsible for the violence.
Mass slaughter in Syria: UN holds urgent vote - but Russia and China veto it ...
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Football and the Arab Spring February 4, 2012
Arabs, West seek to avert Russian veto of U.N. Syria
Arabs, West seek to avert Russian veto of UN Syria
Middle East injects US$180 bln into 113 new projects
Vitaly Churkin, U.N. Russian Ambassador speaks at a Security Council meeting at U.N. headquarters Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008 during emergency consultations on the conflict between Russia and Georgia after France requested discussion of a new draft plan to end the hostiliti
Arabs, West seek to avert Russian veto of U.N. Syria
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Iran vows to hit any country that stages attack
Vetoes leave Syria headed for a bloody stalemate
Israeli military appoints new air force chief
Iran vows to hit any country that stages attack
Iranian villagers walk through ruins after an earthquake at the Zeynabi village in the Iranian Qeshm Island in the Persian Gulf, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008. A strong earthquake rocked southern Iran on Wednesday, sending tremors across the Persian Gulf and shaking the skyscrapers of Dubai. Iranian state television reported that five people were killed and 26 others were injured.
Iranians bemoan sanctions hardship as vote approaches
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