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File - An MQ-1 Predator unmanned aircraft prepares for takeoff in support of operations in Southwest Asia.
Defence   Pakistan   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Drone attacks in Pakistan  
 The Examiner 
The horror of Obama's Predator drone program
| Glenn Greenwald's recent piece for Salon details how US Predator drones are deliberately targeting those who show up at the scene of an attack and those mourning at the funerals ... (photo: USAF / Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)
Don't want to become political, but can't remain silent: Karmapa
India   Photos   Politics   Tibet   Wikipedia: Karmapa  
 The Times Of India 
Don't want to become political, but can't remain silent: Karmapa
SHARE | AND | DISCUSSTweet | DHARAMSHALA: Reacting to the ongoing spate of self-immolations by monks and alleged persecution of Tibetans in their homeland, Tibetan spiritual leader the 17th Karmapa on... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang)
GRAND ISLE, La. - A pair of Chinook helicopters depart  Coast Guard Station Grand Isle, La., after President Barack Obama addressed the media concerning the ongoing, multi-agency response to the Deepwater Horizon incident, May 28, 2010.  Obama stressed that Adm. Thad Allen, national incident commander of the response, has all resources to manage the response at his disposal.  U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Patrick Kelley. (891117) ( )  Middle East Online 
In Iran Dispute, Who’s at Fault?
| As saber-rattling against Iran intensifies, the question of which side in this confrontation really violates international obligations has largely been avoided. | Instead the widespread assumption i... (photo: US Coastguard / Petty Officer 3rd Patrick Kelley.)
Arab   Iran   Mideast   Photos   Wikipedia: U.S. sanctions against Iran  
Mitt Romney  Foreign Policy 
Sorry, Mitt: It Won't Be an American Century
| "This century must be an American century," Mitt Romney insisted in a recent speech on foreign policy. "In an American century," the former Massachusetts governor continued, &quo... (photo: Creative Commons / rawmustard)
Photos   Politics   Romney   Washington   Wikipedia: Mitt Romney presidential campaign, 2012  
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Religion being exploited to derive political mileage: Farooq Indian Express
Religion being exploited to derive political mileage: Farooq
| Union Minister Farooq Abdullah warned people against forces exploiting religion at the time of elections for political mileage. | In a veiled attack on BJP for its prom... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
India   People   Photos   Religion   Wikipedia: Farooq Abdullah  
In this Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 photo anti-government protesters carry the coffin of a slain protester, draped in the revolutionary flag, during the funeral of two comrades killed in earlier clashes in Idlib, north Syria. BBC News
Syria crisis: China defends veto of UN resolution
Chinese state-run media have defended Beijing's veto of a UN resolution condemning Syria's crackdown on anti-government protesters. | China's top newspapers said the West... (photo: AP)
China   Photos   Syria   UN   Wikipedia: 20112012 Syrian uprising  
Priyanka Vadra, right, waves to the crowd as she campaigns for her brother and Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi in Amethi, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Saturday, April 11, 2009. India will hold general elections in five phases starting on April 16. BBC News
Priyanka Gandhi: Rahul Gandhi 'not focussed' on PM job
Priyanka Gandhi, Congress party's star campaigner in Uttar Pradesh state assembly elections, says brother Rahul is not focussed on becoming PM. | He is working to "bring ... (photo: AP)
Election   Parliament   Photos   Uttar Pradesh   Wikipedia: Government of Uttar Pradesh  
File - A Syrian army defector stand guards in front of closed shops at the mountain resort town of Zabadani, Syria, near the Lebanese border, on Friday Jan. 20, 2012. Al Jazeera
Syrian army 'steps up Homs offensive'
| The Syrian army has stepped up its attacks on opposition fighters in Homs, activists and witnesses have said, a day after a UN Security Council resolution aimed at... (photo: AP)
Human Rights   Photos   Syria   UN   Wikipedia: 20112012 Syrian uprising  
 KLps1 - December06 - Shanghai China - Night View - Shanghai Bund - Oriental Pearl Tower - Chinas Economy - Tourism - Skycrapers. (ps1)  The Examiner
China is the world’s top travel destinations
|  Sahit Muja: China its the world’s top travel destinations Everyone is talking about China' economy, so why not talking about tourism.   ... (photo: WN/Patricia)
China   Economy   Photos   Travel   USA   Wikipedia: China  
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. The Star
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 n... (photo: AP / Abdolhosein Rezvani)
Iran   Photos   Sanctions   US   Wikipedia: U.S. sanctions against Iran  
110531-A-3986W-138      U.S. Army Sgt. Aaron Pallansch (right) uses sandbags to secure a plastic tarp to the top of a dike at Mandan's Waste Water Treatment Plant in Mandan, N.D., on May 31, 2011.  Pallansch is assigned to the North Dakota National Guard.  DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Amy Wieser-Willson, U.S. Army.  (Released) Zeenews
Military return a distant dream for Afghan Taliban
Kabul: A secret NATO report showing the strength of confidence among the Afghan Taliban is raising concerns from Kabul to Washington that the militant group might overrun... (photo: US DoD / Staff Sgt. Amy Wieser-Willson, U.S. Army)
Afghanistan   Military   Nato   Photos   Wikipedia: Taliban  
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. The Daily Mail
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 ... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla)
China   Photos   Russia   Syria   Wikipedia: 20112012 Syrian uprising  
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) 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 ... (photo: AP / RIA Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press service, file)
Assad   Moscow   Photos   Syria   Wikipedia: Bashar al-Assad  
The Union Minister for Agriculture Sharad Pawar - India- Politics DNA India
Every party should respect judiciary: Sharad Pawar
| Disapproving Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) leader Raj Thackeray's fiery reaction to the Bombay high court decision's denying him permission to hold rally at Shivaji ... (photo: PIB of India)
India   Judiciary   Maharashtra   Photos   Wikipedia: Sharad Pawar  
Politics / Politicians / Elections Agricultural Policy
- India state elections: Gandhi family convoy 'halted'
- Politicians as information commissioners opposed
- Japan Reveals Stealth Yen Intervention, Ready to Do More
- Don't want to become political, but can't remain sil
Don't want to become political, but can't remain silent: Karmapa
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- Three-day agri fair A STAFF REPORTER Feb. 6: The Assam Agric
- The seed emergency: The threat to food and democracy
- Indian Agriculture Research Institute developes mango hybrid
- JK Minister invites investment for growth of agriculture sec
The seed emergency: The threat to food and democracy
The seed emergency: The threat to food and democracy
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International Relations Climate Change Policy
- Suu Kyi hits the campaign trail in Myanmar
- Crippling cutbacks force Romanian premier to quit
- We will see greater democracy in Russia, Putin tells protest
- Romney says Komen shouldn't give money to Planned Parent
Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, center, leaves Yeway cemetery after attending a funeral service of the wife of a senior leader of her party Sunday, Nov. 14, 2010, in Yangon, Myanmar.
Suu Kyi hits the campaign trail in Myanmar
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- China escalates trade war with EU by banning airlines from p
- On Our Radar: A Chinese Challenge on Airline Emissions
- Co-operation in a world of scarce resources
- The Times of India Kala Ghoda Arts Festival
Palestinian children fill plastic bottles and jerry cans with drinking water from a public tap at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) headquarters in the southern Gaza Strip refugee camp  on September 23, 201. (Photo by Ahmed Deeb/wn)
Co-operation in a world of scarce resources
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Human Rights Policies Society & Culture
- Syrian army 'steps up Homs offensive'
- Ayaan Hirsi Ali:The Global War on Christians in the Muslim W
- Russia, China veto UN resolution on Syria
- Syria security forces kill 34 civilians: rights group
File - A Syrian army defector stand guards in front of closed shops at the mountain resort town of Zabadani, Syria, near the Lebanese border, on Friday Jan. 20, 2012.
Syrian army 'steps up Homs offensive'
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- Native Alliance Creating Enterprise(s) Directly benefits our
- North Korean accordion players are a YouTube hit
- Kyrgyzstan to Ban Unification Church
Kashmiri Muslims watch as an unseen priest shows a relic believed to be a hair from the beard of the Prophet Muhammed  at Hazratbal Shrine on February 05, 2012
Eid-e-Milad celebrated with fervour across Kashmir Valley
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Nuclear Weapons Terrorism
- UN appeals India to ratify global nuclear test ban treaty
- Civilian nuclear deal: India promises level playing field to
- Indonesia Joins Global Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
- Japan aims to restart nuclear reactors in April
In this photo released by Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), a worker walks on the first floor of the No. 1 reactor building at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okuma town, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, early Monday, May 9, 2011.
Japan to join global nuclear compensation pact -paper
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- The horror of Obama's Predator drone program
- US: Pak-origin cabbie pleads guilty in terror case
- Four with terror links held in Bihar
- Charged with terror, damned by aliases
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