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Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir receives a loyalty document wearing a southern Sudan traditional costume during a rally for the Sudanese from southern Sudan supporting him and protesting the International Court arrest warrant of the President in Khartoum
Africa   Court   Human Rights   Photos   Sudan		  Al Jazeera 
AU criticised over Bashir decision
Sat 4 Jul 2009
The African Union's decision not to co-operate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) after it ordered the arrest of Omar al-Bashir, Sudan's president, has been heavily criticised by human... (photo: AP / Nasser Nasser)
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Google translation tool aims to improve Iran info access
Fri 19 Jun 2009
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc released a tool that translates Internet blogs, news articles and text messages from English to Persian, and vice-versa, in a move the firm said will "improve... (photo: WN / theresa)
President Barack Obama smiles as David C. Lizarraga, chairman of the United Sates Hispanic Chamber of Commerce leads the audience in a chant of "Si se puede" (Yes We Can) as he introduced the president before he spoke about education at the 19th Annual Legislative Conference of the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in Washington, Tuesday, March 10, 2009.  The News Tribune  Fri 3 Jul 2009
Obama to talk Cold War tactics with Putin

WASHINGTON - Days from his first Moscow summit, President Barack Obama declared Thursday that former Russian President Vladimir Putin "still has a lot of sway" in his nation and needs an in-person... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak)
Obama   Photos   Politics   President   US
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks during a meeting with the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry at the Kremlin in Moscow, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008. President Dmitry Medvedev urged state-funded banks to "act responsibly" Tuesday, the latest comments by top Russian officials warning that banks might be abusing the government's billion-dollar b  BBC News  Sat 4 Jul 2009
Russia 'agrees US troop transit'

A senior Obama administration official has told the BBC that Russia has agreed to let US troops bound for the war in Afghanistan fly through its airspace. The deal, which opens up an important new... (photo: AP / RIA-Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Presidential Press Service)
Afghanistan   Photos   Russia   Terrorism   War
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Reinforcement Afghan soldiers wait at Kabul airport before taking a flight to Arghandab district which is partly controlled by the Taliban militants in Kandarhar province, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, June 17, 2008. The Afghan army, which flew four planeloads of soldiers to Kandahar on Tuesday from the capital, Kabul, said 300 to 400 militants had gathered in Arghandab, many of them foreign fighters. The U.S.-led coalition, however, said it conducted a patrol through the region "and found no evidence that militants control the are The Times Fri 3 Jul 2009
Government must face the real Afghan issues
Sir, The loss of Lieutenant-Colonel Rupert Thorneloe and Trooper Joshua Hammond ("British commander is killed by Taleban bomb", June 3) yet again throws into sharp focus... (photo: AP / Musadeq Sadeq)
Afghanistan   Britain   Defence   Photos   Taliban
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks at a meeting on economic issues in the Kremlin, Moscow, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008. Medvedev sought to restore calm to Russia's battered equity markets and investment image Thursday, saying the upheaval would be "temporary." His comments come as domestic markets suffered one of their worst weeks in two years, amid sliding oil prices, geopolitical tension after Russia's brief war with Georgia, and concerns about government interference in bus Denver Post Fri 3 Jul 2009
Russia to allow US weapon shipments to Afghanistan
Click photo to enlargeRussia's President Dmitry Medvedev seen during his visit to the Sevmash factory in the northern city of Arkhangelsk on Thursday, July 2, 2009.... (photo: AP / Misha Japaridze, Pool)
Moscow   Photos   Politics   Russia   US
Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., listens to testimony during a Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington in this Sept. 19, 2006 file photo. The Examiner Fri 3 Jul 2009
White House: VP Biden has traveled to Iraq
Comments WASHINGTON (Map, News) - The White House says Vice President Joe Biden is in Iraq. He's there to visit U.S. troops and meet with Iraqi leaders, including... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak, File)
Biden   Iraq   Photos   Politics   US
Kazi Nazrul Islam's tomb near the Dhaka University campus mosque BBC News Thu 2 Jul 2009
'Why I created Islamic super heroes'
The creator of a bestselling comic designed to show the world the tolerant and peaceful face of Islam has written an open letter to his young sons explaining how the... (photo: Creative Commons / A.M.R)
Heroe   Islam   Mideast   Photos   culture
migrants gather around a fire, in woodland where they camp, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007, near the harbour of Calais, northern France. BBC News Thu 2 Jul 2009
Migrant squalor in Calais 'jungle'

On a slip road close to the port of Calais in northern France, a group of dusty Afghan men are huddled around a single tap, filling water bottles and washing their feet.... (photo: AP / Michel Spingler)
Immigration   France   Europe   Photos   Aid   Poverty
Etisalat main tower locates in down town Dubai, Tuesday Oct. 17, 2006, United Arab Emirates. When telecom regulators in this country cut access to the popular Internet phone program Skype last month, it triggered an uproar among foreigners who found them Gulf News Sat 20 Jun 2009
Telecom industry in UAE to witness limited growth

Dubai: UAE's telecom sector is expected to witness limited growth in subscriber numbers this year due to the declining population, one of the key drivers of growth in the... (photo: AP Photo )
Dubai   Economy   Finance   Industry   Photos
Jimmy Carter USA, envoy by President Barack Obama in Gaza Strip Star Tribune Tue 16 Jun 2009
Ex-president Carter visits Gaza, urges Hamas to accept conditions for ending Western boycott
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter criticized Israel's blockade during a trip to Gaza on Tuesday, while encouraging the territory's Hamas rulers... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
Carter   Gaza   Hamas   Leaders   Photos
Iranian students chant slogans during a demonstration supporting Iran´s nuclear activities, in front of the French Embassy in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2007. French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy said nations seeking to resolve the s The Independent Tue 16 Jun 2009
Robert Fisk: Iran's day of destiny

It was Iran's day of destiny and day of courage. A million of its people marched from Engelob Square to Azadi Square - from the Square of Revolution to the Square of... (photo: AP /Vahid Salemi)
Election   Iran   Photos   Police   Politics
In this photo released by Harpo Productions, Oprah Winfrey holds a copy of her latest book gha2 Fresno Bee Thu 2 Jul 2009
Iraqi exercise craze pumps up home fitness business
- McClatchy Newspapers... (photo: AP / Harpo Productions, Inc., George Burns)
Business   Fitness   Inspiration   Iraq   Photos


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Vice President of the United States, Joe Biden , center, walks with Bosnian Minister of Foreign affairs Sven Alkalaj, left, and U.S. Ambassador to Bosnia Charles English, right, upon arrival at Sarajevo airport in Bosnia-Herzegovina on Tuesday, May 19, 2009. Biden's trip begins in Sarajevo and moves to Serbia and Kosovo. It is aimed at demonstrating an intensified U.S. engagement in the regio VP Biden Celebrates July 4 With US Troops in Iraq The New York Times
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, left, and his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad greet the media after inaugurating an oil drill in San Tome, Venezuela, Monday, Sept. 18, 2006. (mb1) Iran Council Certifies Ahmadinejad Victory The New York Times
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Workers walk by a line of pipe-laying cranes carrying gas pipes prior to a connection ceremony of a new pipeline between Ukhta and Bovanenkovo in Ukhta, in Russia's northern Yamal Peninsula, about 1300 kilometers (800 miles) northeast of Moscow, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008. Natural gas line would connect Africa, Europe Houston Chronicle
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President-elect Obama is pictured on his plane flying from Chicago to Washington, Monday, Nov. 10, 2008, where he will meet with President Bush at the White House. EDITORIAL: U.S. pullout from Iraq Asahi News
Armed fighters from the Al-shabab group travel on the back of pickup trucks outside Mogadishu in Somalia on Monday Dec. 8, 2008. Suicide blast in Somalia kills 23 The Columbus Dispatch
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US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to 1st Platoon, Bravo Troop, 1-4 Cavalry, 1st Infantry Division checks equipment on his M2A2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) while guarding a blocking position outside of Samarra, Iraq during Operation Baton Rouge i The U.S. in Iraq: An audit of the pain The Salt Lake Tribune
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