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A Syrian forces tank moves along a road during clashes with the Syrian army defectors, in the Rastan area in Homs province, central Syria, on Monday Jan. 30, 2012.
Mideast   Photos   Syria   UN   Wikipedia: 20112012 Syrian uprising   		 Skynews 
Homs Attack: Is This Syria's Benghazi Moment?
| A damaged armoured military vehicle is pictured after clashes in Homs | Tim Marshall, foreign affairs editor Much analysis has been written comparing the Syrian town of Homs to Benghazi in Libya. | ... (photo: AP)
Dr. Jim Swire, spokesman for the bereaved families, speaks with the media in front of the High Court of Justiciary where the Lockerbie trial is taking place at Camp Zeist near Soesterberg, Netherlands Wednesday Nov. 29 2000.
Government   Lockerbie   Photos   Scotland   Wikipedia: Investigation into the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103   		 BBC News 
Concern over Lockerbie appeal report legislation
Government legislation to aid publication of a secret legal report on the Lockerbie bomber case may fail to work properly, it has been claimed. | The bill would let the Scottish Criminal Cases Review ... (photo: AP / Bas Czerwinski)
President Barack Obama pauses as he delivers remarks at Gen44 fundraiser event at Sony Studios in Los Angeles, Thursday, April 21, 2011.  STL Today 
Obama: Syria can be solved without military action
| President Barack Obama says it is important to resolve the ongoing conflict in Syria without outside military intervention. | Obama says not every situation allows for the type of military action th... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Military   Obama   Photos   President   Syria  
In this Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011 file photo, Egyptian military stand guard as officials raid one of the non-governmental organization offices in Cairo, Egypt.  Chicago Tribune 
NGO worker cases sent to Egypt court in funding row
| CAIRO (Reuters) - The cases of 40 foreign and Egyptian activists, including 19 Americans subject to travel bans over their work for pro-democracy and other groups, have been referred to court, judic... (photo: AP / Mohammed Asad)
Aid   Democracy   Egypt   Photos   Wikipedia: 2011 Egyptian revolution  
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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) Al Jazeera
Co-operation in a world of scarce resources
| From competition among hunter-gatherers for wild game to imperialist wars over precious minerals, resource wars have been fought throughout history; today, however, the... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
Climate   Development   Environment   Photos   Wikipedia: Natural resource  
Li Baodong, Permanent Representative of the Peoples Republic of China to the UN and President of the Security Council for March, briefs reporters following the Councils consultations The Guardian
China defends Syria veto in People's Daily article
| State paper denies giving 'free rein' to Bashar al-Assad's crackdown and points to UN mandate 'abused' in Libya by Nato Chinese UN ambassador Li Baodong vetoes the secu... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras)
China   Photos   Syria   UN   Wikipedia: 20112012 Syrian uprising  
Moammar Gadhafi's son, Seif al-Islam, top left, gestures to troops loyal to his father in Tripoli, Libya, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. The Independent
Saif Gaddafi's trial could begin within weeks, says NTC
| Fawzi Abdelali said yesterday that the trial will begin "within weeks, or months". The trial, which will focus on Saif's role as key member of the previous re... (photo: AP / Imed Lamloum, Pool)
Libya   Nato   Photos   War   Wikipedia: 2011 military intervention in Libya  
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  
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). The Star
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)
China   Photos   Russia   Syria   Wikipedia: 20112012 Syrian uprising  
European cold snap 'kills 220' Irish Times
European cold snap 'kills 220'
| At least 221 people have died during a cold snap in which temperatures have plummeted to minus 30 degrees and below across eastern Europe, with Ukraine the hardest hit.... (photo: WN / Marzena)
Europe   Health   People   Photos   Ukraine   Wikipedia: Winter  
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Africa Politics
Dr Kadi Sesay talk with Julius Maada Bio former Military Junta Leader and now Sierra Leone Peoples Party nominated Presidential candidate. Sierra Leone opposition leader: Ruling party trying to stir violence ahead of November poll The Washington Post
A Syrian forces tank moves along a road during clashes with the Syrian army defectors, in the Rastan area in Homs province, central Syria, on Monday Jan. 30, 2012. Homs Attack: Is This Syria's Benghazi Moment? Skynews
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh meeting the Prime Minister of Mauritius, Dr. Navinchandra Ramgoolam and his wife Mrs. Veena Ramgoolam, at the ceremonial reception, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on February 07, 2012. Mauritius PM arrives India for his six-day visit Newstrack India
Business & Finance
File - In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian photographers take pictures of burnt police vehicles, after a weeklong military assault that the government said was aimed at rooting out "terrorists," in Hama city, Syria, on Wednesday Aug. 10, 2011, which has seen some of the largest anti-government protests of the 5-month-old uprising. Syria: The revenge of Hama 30 years on Al Jazeera
Former French Prime Minister Alain Jupp Juppe Juppe pushes Arab plan Business Day
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad GULF NEWS: The Syrians deserve better Business Day
Health / Aids
FILE - This Aug. 3, 2011 file image taken from Egyptian State Television shows Hosni Mubarak,83, lying on a hospital bed inside a cage of mesh and iron bars in a Cairo courtroom as his historic trial begins on charges of corruption and complicity in the killing of protesters during the uprising that ousted him. Mubarak may be moved to prison hospital The Siasat Daily
Tasmanian mosquito Malaria Deaths Hugely Underestimated - Lancet Study Peace FM Online
Logistics Specialist Seaman Sergio Torres draws pictures with a child at the Vladivostok children's cancer ward. 75% Of Childhood Cancers Are Curable Peace FM Online
Entertainment & Arts
Charlize Theron We're in for a Super night: Charlize Theron hardly breaks a sweat as she carries ... The Daily Mail
Presenter Cedric the Entertainer speaks during the 12th annual Critics´ Choice Awards on Friday, Jan. 12, 2007 in Santa Monica, Calif. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian) (js1) Cedric the Entertainer issues statement on Don Cornelius death STL Today
ABC´s red-hot "Desperate Housewives" picked up a leading five nominations for the 21st annual Television Critics Assn. Awards, while stablemate "Lost" and Comedy Central´s "The Daily Show With... ula1 Housewives of Atlanta breaks record with South Africa: Marlo, Sheree fight The Examiner
Sport
New Zealand cricketer Jacob Oram delivers a ball during a practice session for the tri-nation cricket series in Dambulla, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010. New Zealand inflict massive defeat on Zimbabwe Cricket Country
Fans start a fire in the stands as they react after the Egyptian Premier League soccer match between Al-Ahly and Zamalek ended in a draw in Cairo on June 29, 2011.( Football in Egypt faces fractured future Al Jazeera
Ghana's Andre Ayew clinches his fist after winning their African Cup of Nations quarter final soccer match at the Stade de Franceville in Franceville, Gabon, Sunday Feb. 5, 2012. Ghana march on in quest for fifth Nations Cup France24
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