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In this Wednesday Aug. 19, 2009 photo, made available Saturday Aug. 22, Spc. Paul Pickett, 22, of Minden La., center, of the U.S. Army's Apache Company, 2nd Battalion 87th Infantry Regiment, part of the 3rd Combat Brigade 10th Mountain Division based out of Fort Drum, N.Y., covers a injured U.S. soldier as a helicopter lands to evacuate the wounded after their armored vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in the Tangi Valley of Afghanistan's Wardak Province.
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Afghan leak: Wikileaks' Assange denies 'blood on hands'
Sat 31 Jul 2010
The founder of the website Wikileaks has rejected US claims he has blood on his hands after releasing 90,000 leaked classified documents on the Afghan war. Julian Assange told the BBC there was no... (photo: AP / David Goldman)
Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, center, receives Saudi King Abdullah, left,and Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, upon their arrival at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, July 30, 2010.
Lebanon   Photos   Saudi Arabia   Syria   Wikipedia: Rafic Hariri
 BBC News 
Historic Saudi-Syrian Beirut visit shows Arab concern
Sat 31 Jul 2010
It was mightily short on public statements and lasted only a... (photo: AP / Bilal Hussein)
Palestinians wheel a wounded police officer at the Shifa hospital following an Israeli air strike in Gaza City, late Friday, July 30, 2010.  Al Jazeera  Fri 30 Jul 2010
Israeli jets strike Gaza
Israel has launched air attacks against targets in the Gaza Strip, injuring eight Palestinians, medical sources have said. Sami Zyara, a Palestinian journalist in the Gaza Strip, told Al Jazeera that... (photo: AP / Khalil Hamra)
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Dubai Marina at Night  Khaleej Times  Fri 30 Jul 2010
UAE among top 20 medical tourism destinations
DUBAI - The UAE is among the world's top 20 destinations for medical tourism, according to a health tourism survey that has also revealed that the industry has yet to reach its full potential. The... (photo: Creative Commons / LoverOfDubai)
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Pregnant - Woman - Kids Gulf News Fri 30 Jul 2010
Pregnant women advised to abstain from fasting
Dubai: Pregnant women are being urged not to fast, especially during the first three months of pregnancy. Medical experts said babies need more nutrients at this time,... (photo: WN / Yolanda)
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Gen. Stanley McChrystal, commander of the International Security Assistance Force and commander of the U.S. Forces Afghanistan, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009, before the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Afghanistan. mediabistro Fri 30 Jul 2010
Michael Hastings Defends His McChrystal Reporting
Michael Hastings, author of "The Runaway General," the Rolling Stone story that cost now-retired General Stanley McChrystal his job leading the Afghan war effort, says... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Spain's soccer player Cesc Fabregas Gulf News Fri 30 Jul 2010
Cesc Fabregas: forever a gunner
London: Cesc Fabregas has revealed the depth of his torment over a proposed move to Barcelona, describing himself as a "Gunner" and Arsene Wenger as his... (photo: AP / Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
Barcelona   Conversation   Expressed   Fabregas   Photos
British Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott leaves 10 Downing Street after a meeting with the Prime Minister Tony Blair, London, Wednesday, May 9, 2007. The Star Fri 30 Jul 2010
UK former deputy PM doubted Iraq WMD intelligence
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's deputy prime minister at the time of the 2003 invasion of Iraq said on Friday he had doubts about intelligence that Saddam Hussein possessed... (photo: AP / Sang Tan)
Britain   Iraq   Photos   War   Wikipedia: Iraq Inquiry
 Peru bus crash The Independent Fri 30 Jul 2010
Two British women killed in Jordan bus crash
Two Britons were killed when their bus overturned in Jordan, the Foreign Office confirmed today. The women died with three Iraqi... (photo: WN)
Jordan   People   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia:Bus
Exterior view of the U.S. Embassy in Paris Friday, July 30, 2010 where two of its employees are undergoing medical tests after handling a suspicious letter. The New York Times Fri 30 Jul 2010
Suspicious Envelope Received at U.S. Embassy in Paris
PARIS — Two employees of the United States Embassy in Paris underwent medical examinations on Friday after handling a suspicious envelope that arrived at the... (photo: AP / Yoan Valat)
France   Photos   Security   US   Wikipedia: U.S. Embassy, Paris
An Afghan man holding his son, both injured slightly in a suicide car bomb attack on an Italian military convoy, walks away from the site in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009. Gulf News Fri 30 Jul 2010
For Afghans, the situation is not getting any better
Seven children killed by rockets in a mosque, a 16-year-old girl abused by a district police chief, more than 80 civilians killed in bomb attacks written off as... (photo: AP / Manish Swarup)
Afghanistan   Photos   Security   War   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
A Palestinian man prepares water pipes for customers at a cafe in Gaza City, Sunday, July 18, 2010. Gulf News Fri 30 Jul 2010
Hamas should not add to Palestinian suffering
The definition is commonly agreed upon: totalitarian rule is a political system where the state, usually under the control of a single political leader, faction or class,... (photo: AP / Tara Todras-Whitehill)
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Iraqi police, some holding Iraqi flags, raise their inked fingers after casting their vote in Najaf, Iraq, Thursday, March 4, 2010. Gulf News Fri 30 Jul 2010
Do Iraq's politicians believe in Iraq?
Nearly five months after parliamentary elections were held, Iraq is still without a government. Unfortunate as this may be, it is not entirely surprising because Iraq,... (photo: AP / Alaa al-Marjani)
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