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Breaking News Sun, 5 Feb 2012
An anti-government protester chants slogans during a demonstration in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011
Cairo   Egypt   Photos   Protesters   Wikipedia: Port Said Stadium clashes  
Cairo protesters seek early vote, clash with police
| Protesters demanding a swift presidential election and an early handover of power by the army hurled rocks at police guarding the Egyptian Interior Ministry on Sunday and were forced back with volle... (photo: AP / Nasser Nasser) Khaleej Times
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.
China   Photos   Russia   Syria   Wikipedia: 20112012 Syrian uprising  
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 the military carried out a nig... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla) The Daily Mail
Living the high life Living the ‘high’ life
Drug use in Durban’s middle-class suburbia and in nightclubs and bars across the city is increasing dramatically. Cocaine, ecstasy, mandrax and heroin are finding their way into affluent areas a... (photo: WN / Marzena) Independent online
Drug   Durban   Florida   Life   Photos   Wikipedia: Florida  
Egyptian anti-government activists throw stones at riot police during clashes in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011. Egyptian anti-government activists clashed with police for a second day Wednesday in defiance of an official ban on any protests but beefed up police forces on the streets quickly moved in and used tear gas and beatings to disperse demonstrations. Egypt clashes rage into fourth day
| CAIRO - Protesters and riot police fought pitched battles in Cairo Sunday as clashes sparked by the perceived failure of Egypt's military rulers to prevent deadly football-linked violence raged into... (photo: AP / Ben Curtis) Khaleej Times
Egypt   Photos   Police   Protesters   Wikipedia: 2011 Egyptian revolution  
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Flames are seen after an explosion went off at a gas terminal in Egypt's northern Sinai Peninsula on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011 New blast hits Egypt's gas pipeline to Israel
| AFP - Saboteurs on Sunday blew up a pipeline that supplies gas to Israel, the 12th such attack in a year, security officials said. | Masked gunmen planted explosives un... (photo: AP / Ashraf Swailem) France24
Egypt   Gas   Israel   Photos   Wikipedia: 2011 Egyptian revolution  
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton gestures during a news conference at the Security Conference on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 in Munich, southern Germany Clinton warns aid to Egypt could be halted
| MUNICH -- U.S. Secretary of State on Saturday issued a new warning to Egypt that the failure to resolve a bitter dispute over the status of nongovernmental pro-democrac... (photo: AP / Matthias Schrader) Newsday
Aid   Democracy   Egypt   Photos   Wikipedia: 2011 Egyptian revolution  
Eyes specialty hospital in Jordan for Iraqi eyes peoples surgery Jordan hospitals struggle with Libya patients
" />" /> | Jordan's hospitals are struggling to cope with thousands of Libyans who were injured during the country's uprising. | Some of the Libyan patients are... (photo: WN / Jamal Penjweny) Al Jazeera
Arab   Jordan   Libya   Photos   Wikipedia: Jordan  
The spiritual leader of Buddhists, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama on his arrival at thousand year old historical Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya town, Indian state Bihar, on 31st December 2011. Over two hundred thousand devotees including Bihar chief minister and other dignitaries paid a warm welcome. S Africa: 'Dalai Lama visa issue dead in the water'
Cape Town: The Western Cape High Court has dismissed an application on the Dalai Lama's visa, claiming that it was too late to fix the past, the Inkatha Freedom Party (IF... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang) Zeenews
Africa   Photos   Religions   Visa   Wikipedia: 14th Dalai Lama  
Air seychelles Air Seychelles to fly twice weekly to Abu Dhabi
| Seychelles’ national airline – Air Seychelles – yesterday announced details of its new direct flights from Mahe to Abu Dhabi. | This follows last week’s announcement th... (photo: Public Domain) Nation
Airline   Arab   Photos   Seychelles   UAE   Wikipedia: Air Seychelles  
Common method of protecting from malaria while sleeping. Tabuk, Kalinga province, the Philippines. Study shows malaria deaths declining
| Although malaria is killing more people worldwide than previously thought, the number of deaths is falling rapidly as efforts to combat the disease have ramped up, a ne... (photo: Creative Commons / Gubernatoria) Ghana Business News
Disease   Health   People   Photos  
Egyptian protestors carry a wounded man during clashes with security forces near the Interior Ministry in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 Deadly clashes as anger with Egypt military boils over
| AFP - A second day of clashes with Egyptian police left five more people dead as anger against the ruling military boiled over amid fury at the recent deaths of 74 peop... (photo: AP / Muhammed Muheisen) France24
Egypt   Photos   Police   Protests   Wikipedia: 2011 Egyptian revolution  
Ali shrine in Najaf which many Muslims, especially Shias go there for pilgrimage. Except for Muhammad, there is no one in Islamic history about whom as much has been written in Islamic languages as Ali Iraq postpones Islamic Capital of Culture project
| AFP - Iraq has postponed a problem-plagued project for the holy city of Najaf to be the Arab world's Islamic Capital of Culture, the spokesman for Deputy Prime Minister... (photo: Creative Commons / Md iet) France24
Arab   Culture   Iraq   Photos   Wikipedia: Najaf  
File - In this photo of Thursday, Jan.12, 2012, Aliye Amnor a victim of ethnic violence in Jonglei, state, South Sudan, waits in line at the World Food Program distribution center in Pibor to receive emergency food rations. UN says cattle raiding behind South Sudan massacre
| A U.N. staff member was shot during a clash that broke out as officials met to discuss a weekend cattle raid massacre that left 78 people dead, including many women and... (photo: AP / Michael Onyiego) STL Today
Africa   Photos   Sudan   UN   Wikipedia: South Sudan  
Politics Business & Economy
Nigeria ruling party wins vote in violence-hit north
Egypt Will Try 19 Americans on Criminal Charges
Egypt clashes rage into fourth day
Anger after Russia, China block UN action on Syria
An anti-government protester chants slogans during a demonstration in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011
Cairo protesters seek early vote, clash with police
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Senegal opposition holds fresh rally as campaign begins
Gabon opposition leader says police out to arrest him
Egypt to charge 43 over NGOs
PAC Invites 21 Firms To Explain Indebtedness To State
Fans of Egypt's Al-Ahly cheer for their team during their Egyptian League football match against rival club Zamalek in Cairo on June 29, 2011
Egyptian Football Massacre Was Revenge Of Mubarak's Butchers
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Society Terrorism
Egyptian judges want Americans at democracy groups held for
Egyptian judges want Americans at democracy groups held for
Government Will Not Sabotage Its Own Efforts For Political G
Govt’ll Not Sabotage Its Own Efforts For Political Gain- M
Egyptians react after learning of the death of relatives during clashes at a soccer stadium outside a morgue in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012.
Egypt mourns victims of football tragedy
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Chavez: Iran sanctions hurt joint auto venture
A Slave says thanks, but no thanks
BACKGROUND: Chronology of US embargo against Cuba
TOWARDS THE MILITARIZATION OF THE SOUTH ATLANTIC? The Falkl
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Health & Science Energy & Industry
Egypt clashes rage into fourth day
Malaria Deaths Hugely Underestimated - Lancet Study
75% Of Childhood Cancers Are Curable
Britain's Queen and Prince Philip brave the snow
Egyptian anti-government activists throw stones at riot police during clashes in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011. Egyptian anti-government activists clashed with police for a second day Wednesday in defiance of an official ban on any protests but beefed up police forces on the streets quickly moved in and used tear gas and beatings to disperse demonstrations.
Egypt clashes rage into fourth day
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Egypt clashes rage into fourth day
Nigeria oil militants Mend 'hit Eni Bayelsa pipeline'
Egypt sends 43 NGO workers to trial over funds
Nigeria oil line on fire; militants claim attack
Egyptian anti-government activists throw stones at riot police during clashes in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011. Egyptian anti-government activists clashed with police for a second day Wednesday in defiance of an official ban on any protests but beefed up police forces on the streets quickly moved in and used tear gas and beatings to disperse demonstrations.
Egypt clashes rage into fourth day
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Sport Internet & Education
Dipika wins but India lose title match to Egypt
Racing: Options weighed for Waikato Guineas winner
Mali beat hosts Gabon on penalties
Mali Pounce On Gift Of Gabon
Ivory Coast's captain Didier Drogba, left, and Gervinho celebrate after Drogba scored against Equatorial Guinea in their African Cup of Nations quarter-final match at Malabo Stadium in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012.
Ivory Coast power past co-hosts
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5th Annual School Exchange Programme Opens
11-year old Philemon Awan wins Spelling Bee @ 5
Teachers Who Sexually Harass Students Warned
Nigerian Central Washington student stuck in immigration lim
ALTERNATE CROP OF PNG102 Three life rafts from the MV Rabaul Queen float above the sunken hull of the ferry in the open waters off Papua New Guinea's east coast, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012.
238 saved, 100-plus missing as PNG ferry sinks
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