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 Myanmar leader to meet Obama but stalls on reforms
WASHINGTON (AP) — Myanmar President Thein Sein's historic White House visit next week is the culmination of U.S. outreach to a former pariah regime. That's been based o... (photo: (AP Photo/Romeo GACAD, POOL) / ) my SA
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 Myanmar leader to meet Obama but stalls on reforms
MATTHEW PENNINGTON | Associated Press= WASHINGTON (AP) — Myanmar President Thein Sein's historic White House visit next week is the culmination of U.S. outreach to a fo... (photo: AP / Khin Maung Win) The Guardian
Myanmar Photos Politics Washington Wikipedia: Thein Sein |
 Afghan police chief shot dead outside home
Comment () Tweet | KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An official says motorcycle-riding gunmen have shot dead a police chief who led an anti-Taliban campaign in western Afg... (photo: US DoD / Glenn Fawcett) US News
Afghanistan Photos Police Taliban Wikipedia: Afghanistan |
 US scolds Russia for sending arms to Syria
The US has scolded Russia for sending missiles to the Syrian government, with plans for an international peace conference promoted by the two major powers ... (photo: AP / Misha Japaridze) Al Jazeera
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 Afghans are wary of Nawaz Sharif - but should they be?
Nawaz Sharif's victory in Pakistan's general elections is being seen with some alarm in Afghanistan, where some fear it may mean more instability. | The fact th... (photo: AP / Emilio Morenatti) BBC News
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 Obama seeks to cut Afghan war spending by 10 percent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday trimmed his funding request for the war in Afghanistan and other overseas operations by 10 percent, reflecting his... (photo: U.S. Marine Corps / Public Domain) Reuters
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 Hagel orders review of sex-abuse prevention
ROBERT BURNS | Associated Press= WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday ordered the military to recertify all 25,000 people involved in programs desi... (photo: US DoD / Glenn Fawcett) The Guardian
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 Jorge Rafaél Videla, Jailed Argentine Military Leader, Dies at 87
Jorge Rafaél Videla, the military junta leader who oversaw a ruthless campaign of political killings and forced disappearances during Argentina’s so-called Dirty War a... (photo: AP / Natacha Pisarenko) The New York Times
Argentina Buenos Aires Jorge Videla Photos Wikipedia: Jorge Rafael Videla |
 Curse of Second Term Presidential Collapses
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling | There appears to be a curse stalking second term presidents, specifically starting with Presidents Dwight Eisenhower and ... (photo: White House / Pete Souza) WorldNews.com
Photos Politics Scandal US Wikipedia: Barack Obama |
 Granting Sanctuary, Gaining Amnesty
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling | "I am flying on the wings of thought...And so, even in this cage, I know a greater freedom."(1) -Shaikh Abdurraheem Musli... (photo: US Navy / MCS3 Joshua Nistas) WorldNews.com
Guantanamo Human Rights Photos US Wikipedia: Guantanamo Bay detention camp |
 Bombs targeting Sunnis kill at least 76 in Iraq
Bombs ripped through Sunni areas in Baghdad and surrounding areas Friday, killing at least 76 people in the deadliest day in Iraq in more than eight months. The major spi... (photo: AP / Adem Hadei) STL Today
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 Liberia's Johnson-Sirleaf defends governance record
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf on Friday defended her government's record on good governance and transparency, following an independent a... (photo: AP / Francois Mori) Reuters
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 Cannes festival rocked by $1m jewellery heist
Jewellery worth more than $1m which was due to be loaned to film stars has been stolen from a Cannes hotel in a pre-dawn heist. | An American female employee of Swis... (photo: Creative Commons / Prouzet) Al Jazeera
Film France Jewelry Heist Photos Wikipedia: 2013 Cannes Film Festival |
 Asymmetrical Warfare: For all Americans a 21st Century Challenge
"Don't be too proud of this technological terror you've constructed. The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the force." | Darth Vader from ... (photo: WN / Periasamy) Huffington Post
Photos Terrorism United States Warfare Wikipedia: Asymmetric warfare |
 Why Indian Elites Like to Call Themselves ‘Middle Class’
India’s Middle Class | What Does the Future Hold? | If you are an Indian reading this, you are very likely among the top 10 percent in the country, since you have I... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The New York Times
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 UN pushes for swift action in Syrian conflict
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called for peace talks on Syria to take place as soon as possible. A new US-Russia proposal aims to defuse Syria's civil war by overs... (photo: UN / Mark Garten) Deutsche Welle
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 As yen falls, goods from Japan are more affordable
The Associated Press= Japanese goods are getting more affordable. For consumers worldwide — and for Japan's economy — it's welcome news. | Credit Japan's drive to pum... (photo: Creative Commons / Joekester) The Guardian
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 Fighting hypertension early before it kills you silently
Paper Edition | Page: 6 | As you finish reading this article, some 75 people — near or far — will have died from hypertension. Am I exaggerating? Not at all, as globa... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) Jakarta Post
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 Obama and Erdogan demand Assad step down
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan insisted Thursday that Bashar al-Assad must still quit power despite moves to organi... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais) The Star
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 Kabul suicide attack on Nato convoy kills 15, injures 40
A suicide bomber in a car attacked a convoy of foreign troops in Kabul on Thursday, killing at least 15 people including six Americans, Afghan and foreign officials said,... (photo: US DoD / Glenn Fawcett) South China Morning Post
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