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Breaking News Sat, 19 May 2012
FILE - In this file photo taken Wednesday, May 2, 2012. and released by the U.S. Embassy Beijing Press Office, blind activist Chen Guangcheng, center, holds hands with U.S. Ambassador to China, Gary Locke, at a hospital in Beijing.
China   Human Rights   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Chen Guangcheng  
China's Chen Guangcheng 'set to fly to US'
Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng - who was at the centre of a diplomatic crisis with the US - says he is at Beijing's airport, where he expects to leave to go to the US. | The blind activist told... (photo: AP / U.S. Embassy Beijing Press Office, File)
BBC News
 Violence erupted again in the north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as Lendu militia, who were driven out of Bunia yesterday by rival Hema fighters, have regrouped and launched a counter-offensive to regain control of the town, the United
Africa   DR Congo   Photos   Violence   Wikipedia: Democratic Republic of the Congo  
Thousands flee DR Congo violence
| Fighting between government troops and rebels has displaced hundreds of thousands people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). | The fighting has been most intense in the hills of the... (photo: UN)
Al Jazeera
Gay African refugees face abduction, violence and rape in Uganda and Kenya Gay African refugees face abduction, violence and rape in Uganda and Kenya
| LGBTI people fleeing persecution in home country among most vulnerable and isolated of all refugees, finds study In Uganda, 'public rhetoric demonising homosexuality has been particularly vicious' s... (photo: UN / JC McIlwaine) The Guardian
Africa   Photos   Refugees   Somalia   Violence   Wikipedia: Somalia  
File - Drought and Rising Food Prices in Niger: A local man takes advantage of the World Food Programme (WFP)s food-and-cash for work programme in the village of Dan Kada, Maradai Region, Niger. US to announce food security plan for Africa
US President Barack Obama is set to announce a $3bn (£1.9bn) plan to boost food security and farm productivity in Africa, US officials say. | They say the initiative is aimed at alleviating shortages... (photo: UN / WFP/Phil Behan) BBC News
Africa   Aid   Photos   US   Wikipedia: United States Agency for International Development  
Top Stories
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II arrives at Government Buildings in Dublin, Wednesday, May 18, 2011. The Queen's lunch for monarchs attracts controversy
The King of Bahrain and Swaziland's King Mswati III are among controversial monarchs expected at a Windsor Castle lunch being hosted by the Queen later. | Critics ac... (photo: AP / Peter Morrison) BBC News
Britain   Criticism   Photos   Queen Elizabeth II   Wikipedia: Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal  
Error sees 'Butcher of Bosnia' trial suspended Error sees 'Butcher of Bosnia' trial suspended
| The war crimes trial of former Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic was abruptly halted, just a day after it opened, because of prosecution "irregularities'' in the hig... (photo: UN / JC McIlwaine) NZ Herald
Bosnia   Crimes   Kosovo   Photos   Trial   Wikipedia: Bosnia and Herzegovina  
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks to a gathering at the University of Havana, in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday Jan. 11, 2012. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: Why I won't be going to the London Olympics
| Iran's president stays away but other controversial national leaders will attend, causing a headache for David Cameron President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad applauded Iran's at... (photo: AP / Franklin Reyes) The Guardian
Iran   London   Olympics   Photos   Wikipedia: 2012 Summer Olympics  
UN declaration on rights of indigenous peoples inspired changes - Al Nasser UN declaration on rights of indigenous peoples inspired changes - Al Nasser
| UN Photo/Mark Garten17 May 2012 – The President of the General Assembly, Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nassir, today hailed the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indige... (photo: UN / Violaine Martin) United Nations
Photos   UN   Wikipedia: Indigenous peoples   humanitarian   indigenous  
Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy speaks during a media conference at an EU Summit in Brussels on Friday, March 2, 2012. We risk being shut out of financial markets, warns Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy
| As Madrid's borrowing costs spiked to levels widely seen as unsustainable, Mariano Rajoy warned that there is a "a serious risk that [investors] will not lend us m... (photo: AP / Thierry Charlier) The Independent
Financial   Market   Photos   Spain   Wikipedia: Mariano Rajoy  
Euro Currency Spain borrowing costs set to rise amid Greece fears
Spain's borrowing costs look set to spike on Thursday when the country's treasury sells up to 2.5bn euros (£2bn; $3.2bn) of three- and four-year sovereign bond... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) BBC News
Greece   Market   Photos   Spain   Wikipedia: European sovereign-debt crisis  
Syrian rebels are seen in Idlib, Syria, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. Syria accused of new 'massacre,' UN team evacuated
| AFP - Syrian forces were accused of summarily executing 15 civilians, as members of a UN team of observers were evacuated from a shelled town the day after a bomb blast... (photo: AP) France24
Photos   Syria   UN   Violece   Wikipedia: Timeline of the 20112012 Syrian uprising  
ECB move on Greek banks adds to woes ECB move on Greek banks adds to woes
| The European Central Bank has stopped offering liquidity to some Greek banks it does not consider solvent, and international concern about the eurozone rose as Athens c... (photo: European Community / EC) Canberra Times
Banks   Crisis   EU   Greek   Photos   Wikipedia: European Central Bank  
The indigenous history of Musgrave Park The indigenous history of Musgrave Park
| Before white settlement, there were about 20,000 Aborigines living in southeast Queensland. | That number dropped to about 2000 after settlers arrived. | How much do yo... (photo: UN / /Eskinder Debebe) Canberra Times
Brisbane   Indigenous   Photos   Queensland   UN   Wikipedia: Indigenous peoples  
Army launches review of PTSD diagnoses Army launches review of PTSD diagnoses
| Army leaders said Wednesday they are launching a sweeping, independent review of how the service evaluates soldiers with possible post-traumatic stress disorder after r... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) The Washington Times
Afghanistan   Leaders   Medical   Photos   Troops   Wikipedia: Posttraumatic stress disorder  
Shot soldier Aaron Deans hopes to return to Afghanistan Shot soldier Aaron Deans hopes to return to Afghanistan
A soldier who was shot in the back in a Taliban ambush is hoping to return to the front line in Afghanistan. | L/Cpl Aaron Deans, 21, of Washington, was driving an armour... (photo: DOD / Public Domain) BBC News
Afghanistan   Ambush   Photos   Taliban   Washington   Wikipedia: Afghanistan  
North America Europe
G-8 meets to discuss eurozone crisis
G-8 leaders hope Greece remains in Eurozone
Peter D. Fuller Dies at 89; Had to Return Derby Purse
Obama opens up Camp David for VIP sleepover
Angela Merkel David Cameron Barack Obama and Naoto Kan 20100625
Merkel 'suggests Greek referendum on euro membership'
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Thorn completes triple title sweep as Leinster thrash Ulster
G-8 leaders hope Greece remains in Eurozone
Thorn completes triple title sweep as Leinster thrash Ulste
Student killed, seven others hurt in blast near Italy school
A Palestinian vendor displays a gold jewellery at a jewellery store in the Rafah Refugee Camp, Southern Gaza Strip on September. 19, 2011. Decline in demand for gold in the Palestinian markets due to the high price of $ 50 per gram, this high price in the global gold. ( Photo by Ahmed Deeb/WN)
Wheat, gold make stunning runs in nervous markets
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Asia Middle East
Blind Chinese dissident leaves for US
Don't trade in equities, says Sebi chief UK Sinha to sma
G-8 leaders hope Greece remains in Eurozone
Thane girl tops all-India ICSE
A Palestinian vendor displays a gold jewellery at a jewellery store in the Rafah Refugee Camp, Southern Gaza Strip on September. 19, 2011. Decline in demand for gold in the Palestinian markets due to the high price of $ 50 per gram, this high price in the global gold. ( Photo by Ahmed Deeb/WN)
Wheat, gold make stunning runs in nervous markets
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Qualified tutors in short supply
UAE University to confer degrees on 406 male graduates
Court upholds engineer's jail term
Sharjah museums highlight heritage
A man holds up a child during a demonstration against Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad's regime in the outskirts of Idlib, northern Syria, Sunday Feb. 26, 2012.
Largest protests yet in Syria's biggest city
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South America Africa
Troubled Brazil economy shrinks again in March
Pesticides in paint vaccinates homes against bugs
Chevron tripped up by Brazil's oil politics
Parliament Speaker for Cooperation With Argentina
 Rio de Janeiro - Hotel Copacabana Palace, onde ser realizada a Cpula de Chefes de Estado do Mercosul, a partir de quinta-feira (18).  ula1
Brazil hotels set to cut rates for June's Rio+20 summit
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'No one had ever asked us what we think'
Generals to alter president's powers
Troops exit by year end
42 Indian
workers back from
Angola
 Violence erupted again in the north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as Lendu militia, who were driven out of Bunia yesterday by rival Hema fighters, have regrouped and launched a counter-offensive to regain control of the town, the United
Thousands flee DR Congo violence
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Australia Caribbean
The Loaded Dog
Gerard Baden-Clay cheated on his late wife Allison
Julia Gillard considering options to keep childcare price hi
Greek festival fills the faithful with food and hope
Woman - Depression - Anxiety
Depression may lead to obesity says expert
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New Hints at Looser Rules on Travel Stir Hope in Cuba
Haiti attracts attention courtesy of sean penn
2 Americans detained in Haiti in pro-army march
2 Americans detained in Haiti in pro-army march
 Rio de Janeiro - Hotel Copacabana Palace, onde ser realizada a Cpula de Chefes de Estado do Mercosul, a partir de quinta-feira (18).  ula1
Brazil hotels set to cut rates for June's Rio+20 summit
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