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Yemeni refugee children gather under a photo of Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh at the Mazraq Refugee Camp in northern Yemen Friday, Dec. 11, 2009.

Arab World Defence Photos US Yemen

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Still Trying to Monopolize the Arabian Peninsula
Fri 25 Dec 2009
Article by WorldNews.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. "If we take this trade of Malacca away from them, Cairo and Mecca will be entirely ruined..." --Afonso de Albuquerque When President Barack Obama... (photo: AP / Mohammed al-Qadhi)

File - Venezuelas' President Hugo Chavez, center, reviews troops upon his arrival at Jorge Wilstermann's international airport in Cochabamba, Bolivia, Friday, Oct. 16, 2009.

Automakers Chavez Leader Photos Toyota

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Chavez Threatens to Expel Toyota
Fri 25 Dec 2009
Venezuelan Leader Demands that Foreign Automakers Share Their Technology with Local Businesses Font size Print E-mail Share 3 Comments In this image released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's... (photo: AP / Juan Karita)

Protesters march past the outside the downtown Indianapolis corporate headquarters for WellPoint Inc., the largest private health insurer based on membership in the U.S., during a rally on health care reform Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009.

Syracuse Fri 25 Dec 2009
Senate bill could hurt insurers at least initially
(AP) - INDIANAPOLIS - Health insurers get some big presents in the Senate's health overhaul bill-about 20 million new customers and no competition from a new government plan. Taking advantage of those... (photo: AP / Michael Conroy)
Customers Health Insurers Photos Senate

Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi

Star Tribune Fri 25 Dec 2009
Libya accuses Swiss authorities of abusing Gadhafi son during 2008 arrest

TRIPOLI, Libya - Libya on Friday accused Swiss authorities of using excessive force during the arrest of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's son in Switzerland last year, deepening a diplomatic standoff... (photo: AP / Nasser Nasser)
Crimes Libya Photos Politics Swiss

Iran's Foreign Minister Manuchehr Mottaki, smiles during a news conference in Tehran, Iran (tmg1)

Independent online (SA) Fri 25 Dec 2009
Iran: Turkey option for nuke exchange
Tehran - Iran has said that Turkey could be a venue for Tehran to exchange nuclear material with the west, the latest in several counteroffers by the Persian nation that... (photo: AP / Hasan Sarbakhshian)
Iran Nuclear Photos Politics Turkey

Convoy aid British MP George Galloway arrives in the Gaza Strip

Al Jazeera Fri 25 Dec 2009
Egypt blamed for Gaza convoy delay
British politician George Galloway has criticised Egypt for denying a humanitarian aid convoy permission to enter the Gaza Strip. The Viva Palestina convoy,... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
Britain Egypt Gaza Photos Politics

Jammu and kashmir liberation front Leader Mohd Yasin malik adressing a press confrence in Sringar on 13 october 2008. Yasin in a press confrence called off for a strike on 27 October 2008.

Kashmir Observer Fri 25 Dec 2009
Malik Preaches Azadi in Ex-Ikhwan Den
Srinagar, KONS: Advocating a sovereign Kashmir, the chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front, Muhammad Yasin Malik, today said that a non-violent mass movement... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
India Kashmir Media Photos Politics

Syracuse Fri 25 Dec 2009
Russian president assails backward state compaines

(AP) - MOSCOW - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Friday lashed out at the country's giant state corporations for failing to develop new technologies to help modernize... (photo: AP / RIA Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Presidential Press Service)
Industry Moscow Photos President Russia

Protesters hold picture of the mainland dissident Liu Xiaobo during a protest at the China's Liaison Office in Hong Kong Friday, Dec. 25, 2009.

BBC News Fri 25 Dec 2009
Chinese dissident's jailing draws international anger

There has been widespread condemnation of the jailing by China of leading dissident, Liu Xiaobo, for subversion. The US, UN and EU were joined by human rights groups in a... (photo: AP / Kin Cheung)
China Crime Democracy Human Rights Photos

A man walks by posters of the late president Slobodan Milosevic (mj1)

Syracuse Fri 25 Dec 2009
Serbia Supreme Court confirms sentences

(AP) - BELGRADE, Serbia - Serbia's Supreme Court has confirmed the maximum 40-year sentence for former president Slobodan Milosevic's security chief convicted of... (photo: AP / Darko Vojinovic)
Belgrade Photos President Serbia UN

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	Japan PM under fire on scandal as govt drafts budget The Star
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	Threat from Salafists emerges as Hamas and Israel break from fighting The Times
	A Record Budget Stirs Debt Worries in Japan The New York Times

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	Bowe Bergdahl Taliban VIDEO: Family Plea After Taliban Releases Video Of Captive Soldier Huffington Post
	NATO says Taliban video shows captured American Newsday

A school girl looks on while wearing a face mask as a precaution against swine flu at a school in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, June 23, 2009.

School vaccinations could expand as byproduct of swine flu pandemic

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Animal welfare wins prompt US farmers' PR moves

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama dance during the Commander-in-Chief's Ball in downtown Washington, D.C., Dec. 20, 2009.

Did Barack Obama and Michelle Obama get married for mostly political reasons ?

Gov.'s pick as China envoy leads Utah news in 2009 Syracuse
Whole Foods CEO John Mackey Stepping Down As Chairman Huffington Post
9 Enneagram Types: Moving into a healthier outlook for 2010, The Examiner
Pope knocked down by woman during Christmas Eve mass (video, The Examiner
Whole Foods CEO to give up title of chairman Sify
Quiet Christmas Day for Obamas in Hawaii Sify
Official: Firecracker set off on Detroit airliner The State
Quiet is watchword for Obama's holiday in Hawaii Syracuse
Obamas aloha low-key holiday away from Washington Syracuse
Obamas aloha low-key holiday, away from Washington Breitbart
Pa. man admits laundering Delaware drug money The Examiner
Whole Foods CEO to give up chairman title after activist sha Star Tribune
Health care reform bill pleases no one except Obama The Examiner
American cities do have a controlled economy The Examiner
If passed, how damaging would Obamacare be to conservatism? The Examiner
Michigan businesses happy to get into the film biz The Examiner
Islamic orthodoxy not comfortable with coexistence The Examiner
Birthday Parties 101: Boulder Creek Amusement Park is great The Examiner
HCR battle shifts to three new fronts The Examiner
Tim Kinley - Minnesota refuses to release wrongfully jailed The Examiner

Former premier Silvio Berlusconi gestures as he delivers his speech at an electoral rally in Milan, Italy, Friday, May 26, 2006. Campaigning was concluding Friday for local elections - including in Rome, Milan and Sicily - that could give an early indication of the popularity of premier Romano Prodi's new center-left government.

Berlusconi wants mafia-free Italy by 2013

U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment take cover after receiving indirect enemy fire during a security patrol through the Nawa district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 20, 2009.

German Protestant leader calls for Afghan pullout

Barcelona's coach Pep Guardiola

Barcelona President Joan Laporta: Pep Guardiola Needs Time To Decide On New Contract

After the Berlusconi attack, it's fair to ask: what is amiss The Times
Copenhagen Redux Khaleej Times
Airline official says passenger set off firecracker on Delta Hartford Courant
TOI-Crest's Indian Of The Decade: Sonia Gandhi The Times of India
Turkish President Celebrates Christmas Turkish Press
QUENTIN LETTS: Will Brussels sprout up in Westminster? The Daily Mail
Pope urges Christmas tolerance after assault Inquirer
USA To Take All of Niger's Uranium, Push France Aside Pravda RU
I've changed my mind about Italy The Guardian
Pope urges tolerance on Xmas The Himalayan
Business Highlights Breitbart
id="article_title" China defends Wen Jiabao's role in Copenh DNA India
China defends Wen Jiabao's role in Copenhagen talks The Star
Belgians file suit over Hamas rockets The Boston Globe
Silvio sounds pious note at end of year Asian Age
Belgian-Israeli dual nationals sue Hamas Zeenews
Copenhagen talks: Very little bang for the buck Taipei Times
Taking stock of Copenhagen The Hindu
TURKEY IN TRANSLATION The Telegraph India
It's Not the End of the Road from Copenhagen Khaleej Times

Nepal's new King Gyanendra for the first time addresses the joint session of Parliament in Katmandu Friday, June 29, 2001

Gyanendra, Paras involved in 2001 royal massacre: Report

President Gloria Macalapagal-Arroyo talks to Talaingod Mayor Pilar Libayao of Davao del Norte during a photo-ops at the Waterfront Insular Hotel in Davao City, Philippines on July 18,2009.

Philippines halts operations of boats that crashed

A businessman walks past an electronic stock board in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008. Japanese stocks veered sharply downhill Wednesday, as spreading pessimism over corporate earnings and a strengthening yen sent the benchmark index tumbling almost 7 percent. The Nikkei 225 stock average fell 631.56 points, or 6.79 percent, to 8,674.69. The broader Topix index lost 7.05 percent to 88

Japan, China shares slip in quiet trade

Chinese dissident gets longest ever term The Statesman
Iranian student protester Neda Soltan is Times Person of the The Times
Should Afghanistan's next election be delayed? Sify
Family plea after Taliban video of captive soldier The Examiner
NBC-Comcast will be big power in sports The Examiner
Three Stars in the News, Three Insights Into Diplomacy Khaleej Times
China sentences Liu to 11 years for subversion Newsday
High school manual omits dispute over Takeshima Daily Yomiuri
Afghanistan's donors fear May parliamentary election disaste Hartford Courant
We are gambling away our tomorrow The Times of India
Boy Abunda pitching for Liza Maza Inquirer
China jails rebel for 11 yrs Deccan Herald
AP Top News at 10:42 a.m. EST Syracuse
International outcry after Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo sent The Times
CROSS STRAIT TALKS: ANALYSIS : Visit underlines weakness: an Taipei Times
Hau resolves to promote ECFA Taipei Times
Government has plans for upscale marinas, Ma says Taipei Times
Akbayan hits House panel for delay of LGBT discrimination bi Journal Online
School exec walks free Journal Online
Dismantle private armies or face ax, PNP reg’l, prov’l direc Journal Online

Group photo of Ayman Al Zawahiri, Usama Bin Laden & Abu Hafs Prosecution Trial Exhibit from the trial of Zacarias Moussaoui (tmg1)

Iran confirms Bin Laden daughter at Saudi Embassy

Syrian President Bashar Assad gestures during a press conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Saturday, July 12, 2008.

Syrian president says Israel is not interested in peace

Shortly before midnight last night missiles began raining down on Rafah in one of the heaviest Israeli air strikes since the current atrocities began. Continuous sorties pounded the southern Gaza city for over 12 hours. Many homes were destroyed or severely damaged, especially in the neighbourhoods along the border with Egypt.

Gaza demonstration puts spotlight on civilian suffering

6 Shiites killed during Iraqi religious ceremony The Examiner
Iran's Turkish Path Khaleej Times
Israeli victims sue Hamas for war crimes The Examiner
What Montazeri meant to Iranians The Guardian
Iran: Iraq relations as cordial as before The Siasat Daily
27 killed in Iraq as bombs blast Shiite pilgrims The Columbus Dispatch
Palestinian groups claim killing Israeli in Wbank The Star
Netanyahu Asks Livni to Join Israeli Government ABC News
Lebanese city's mountain of rubbish BBC News
Excerpts from The Asahi Shimbun's interview with Israeli Pre Asahi News
Jewish advocacy group questions Carter's apology The Examiner
Iran crackdown, cleric's death add to unrest San Fransisco Chronicle
Power Struggle in Iran Clouds View of Nuclear Intentions Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
At least 27 killed in Iraq blasts The Boston Globe
Israeli President Peres wants to resume peace negotiations Asahi News
Netanyahu asks Livni to join Israeli government, hopes to sp Hartford Courant
Iran's recent radicalism altering West's approach Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Blasts kill 27 Iraqis before solemn Shiite holiday The Guardian
Yemen strikes al-Qaida chiefs in US-backed assault Breitbart
id="article_title" Attacks kill at least 23 across Iraq DNA India

A supporter of Venezuela's former President Rafael Antonio Caldera touches his coffin during his wake in Caracas, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009. Caldera, the two-time president who helped establish democracy in Venezuela and issued the pardon that allowed Hugo Chavez to rise to power, died Thursday in Caracas at age 93.

Venezuelan Ex-President Rafael Caldera Dies at 93

Venezuelan president Rafael Caldera waves as he walks to the Miraflores presidential palace after giving his state of the union address in Congress, Thursday, March 13, 1997.

Two-time Venezuelan president Caldera dies at 93

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh speaks at an event to launch a website of the National Advisory Council, at his residence in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Sept. 18, 2004. The United States has lifted export curbs on equipment for India's nuclear facilities and liberalized high-technology trade, days ahead of a meeting between President George W. Bush and Manmohan Singh, a government statement said Saturd

Can India Reclaim its Leadership of Developing World?

Party wines ripe for plunder The Times
ANALYSIS - Brink's hit spotlights Venezuela currency woes Sify
AP Top News at 7:00 a.m. EST Syracuse
Rafael Caldera, Ex-President of Venezuela, Dies at 93 The New York Times
Ex-Venezuelan president who helped bring in democracy dies Tulsa World
Rafael Antonio Caldera | Ex-Venezuelan leader, 93 Philadelphia Daily News
Boy, American dad arrive in US from Brazil The Examiner
Rafael Antonio Caldera, 92; was president of Venezuela The Boston Globe
Ex-President Caldera dies at 93 The Miami Herald
Obituary: Rafael Antonio Caldera/Venezuelan ex-president gra Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Chinese court sentences prominent dissident to 11 years in j Star Tribune
Ecuador revokes Shuar radio broadcast license Kansas City Star
Former Venezuelan prez dies at 93 The Himalayan
Woman trampled to death at Christmas giveaway Canoe
id="article_title" Former Venezuelan president Rafael Calder DNA India
Former Venezuelan President Caldera dies at age 93 The Star
Brink's hit spotlights Venezuela currency woes The Guardian
Son: Venezuelan ex-President Caldera dead at 93 Syracuse
Venezuelan ex-President Caldera dead at 93 The Star
Son: Former Venezuelan President Rafael Caldera dead at 93; Star Tribune

A military army helicopter patrols Thursday, Feb.12, 2009, on the Mombasa coast, Kenya, awaiting for the Ukrainian ship Faina, which is expected to arrive at the Mombasa port Thursday accompanied by a U.S. warship.

AP Enterprise: Year after warships come, piracy up

Convoy aid British MP George Galloway arrives in the Gaza Strip

Galloway raps Egypt for stopping Gaza aid convoy

Nigeria´s new president Umaru Yar´Adua, 56, waves to the supporters after he was sworn in Abuja, Nigeria, Tuesday, May 29, 2007. A reclusive former governor hand-picked by departing President Olusegun Obasanjo was sworn in as Nigeria´s

Rights Group Condemns Renewed Attacks on Journalists

Elko dentist plans third trip to Uganda The Examiner
Hopes wane as Zimbabwe farm mayhem spreads Syracuse
Yar'Adua to Appoint Acting President? All Africa
Foreign support for Perlas bid Inquirer
Nigeria: Ex-Heads of State to Meet over YarAdua Joy Online
Sirleaf Honors Political Victims at Christmas All Africa
AP Top News at 8:56 a.m. EST Syracuse
U.S. Ends Trade Benefits for 3 Countries The New York Times
Greenpeace Will Keep Up Pressure on Global Warming The New York Times
Pope delivers Christmas blessing after fall Kenya Broadcasting Corp
Concerted efforts can eradicate drug abuse in coast, Preside Kenya Broadcasting Corp
CNPP Urges Nigerians to Protect Votes This Day
Nigeria Under PDPs Doomed, Says Omoruyi This Day
Fishing probe - minister canned Independent online (SA)
'I saw around six dead bodies' Independent online (SA)
S.F. Symphony's New Year's Eve party features 15-year-old vi Contra Costa Times
Feds consider plan to raise Sierra Nevada dam The Examiner
Talk, fight, talk again The Miami Herald
UN assembly condemns Myanmar’s rights record The Siasat Daily
South Sudan referendum law back to parliament The Boston Globe

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