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Chinese technicians man drilling equipment on an oil rig in Paloich, South Sudan. Militants apparently captured 29 Chinese workers after attacking a remote work site in the volatile South Kordofan region of neighboring Sudan, and Sudanese forces were increasing security for Chinese projects and personnel there, China said Sunday.
Business   China   Khartoum   Photos   Wikipedia: Sudan  
 The Star 
Kidnapped Chinese workers freed in Sudan oil state
| KHARTOUM/BEIJING (Reuters) - Sudanese rebels released 29 Chinese workers on Tuesday, ten days after kidnapping them in the main oil-producing state of South Kordofan where the army has been fighting... (photo: AP / Pete Muller)
110512-F-CU844-220       Army Sgt. 1st Class Kyle Silvernale yells commands to his troops during air assault training in Alaskas Chugach Mountain Range on May 12, 2011.  Silvernale is assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment.  DoD photo by Senior Airman Christopher Gross, U.S. Air Force.  (Released)
Mideast   Photos   Police   War   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present)  
 The News & Observer 
Admiral: Special ops to streamline in Afghan war
Email Print Order Reprint Share This Share Text tool name | tool goes here By PAULINE JELINEK - Associated Press By PAULINE JELINEK Tags: | WASHINGTON -- A senior U.S. military commander will visit Pa... (photo: US DoD / enior Airman Christopher Gross, U.S. Air Force)
In this Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012 photo, the Maldives Police special force officers detain an opposition supporter during a protest in Male, Maldives.  The Guardian 
Maldives president quits after weeks of protest
| MALE, Maldives (AP) — The president of the island nation of Maldives, who became the country's first democratically elected leader in three decades, resigned Tuesday following weeks of sometimes v... (photo: AP / Sinan Hussain)
Democracy   Maldives   Photos   Protest   Wikipedia: Mohamed Nasheed  
File - An MQ-1 Predator unmanned aircraft prepares for takeoff in support of operations in Southwest Asia.  The Examiner 
The horror of Obama's Predator drone program
| Glenn Greenwald's recent piece for Salon details how US Predator drones are deliberately targeting those who show up at the scene of an attack and those mourning at the funerals ... (photo: USAF / Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)
Defence   Pakistan   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Drone attacks in Pakistan  
Top Stories
Don't want to become political, but can't remain silent: Karmapa The Times Of India
Don't want to become political, but can't remain silent: Karmapa
SHARE | AND | DISCUSSTweet | DHARAMSHALA: Reacting to the ongoing spate of self-immolations by monks and alleged persecution of Tibetans in their homeland, Tibetan spirit... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang)
India   Photos   Politics   Tibet   Wikipedia: Karmapa  
Visit to a Health Center and interaction with community members  Bali Indonesia  SG views a exercise class for pregnant women (practicing Yoga for good health) Kashmir Observer
Pregnant Ladies, New Born To Get Free Medicare: Omar
| Jammu, Feb 06 – Flagging appropriate health care to women and children as an important ingredient in health service expansion and upgradation scheme in the State, Chi... (photo: UN / Mark Garten)
Children   Free   Health   Photos   Wikipedia/Pregnant Women  
GRAND ISLE, La. - A pair of Chinook helicopters depart  Coast Guard Station Grand Isle, La., after President Barack Obama addressed the media concerning the ongoing, multi-agency response to the Deepwater Horizon incident, May 28, 2010.  Obama stressed that Adm. Thad Allen, national incident commander of the response, has all resources to manage the response at his disposal.  U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Patrick Kelley. (891117) ( ) Middle East Online
In Iran Dispute, Who’s at Fault?
| As saber-rattling against Iran intensifies, the question of which side in this confrontation really violates international obligations has largely been avoided. | Inste... (photo: US Coastguard / Petty Officer 3rd Patrick Kelley.)
Arab   Iran   Mideast   Photos   Wikipedia: U.S. sanctions against Iran  
Mitt Romney Foreign Policy
Sorry, Mitt: It Won't Be an American Century
| "This century must be an American century," Mitt Romney insisted in a recent speech on foreign policy. "In an American century," the former Massachu... (photo: Creative Commons / rawmustard)
Photos   Politics   Romney   Washington   Wikipedia: Mitt Romney presidential campaign, 2012  
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  
Religion being exploited to derive political mileage: Farooq Indian Express
Religion being exploited to derive political mileage: Farooq
| Union Minister Farooq Abdullah warned people against forces exploiting religion at the time of elections for political mileage. | In a veiled attack on BJP for its prom... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
India   People   Photos   Religion   Wikipedia: Farooq Abdullah  
In this Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 photo anti-government protesters carry the coffin of a slain protester, draped in the revolutionary flag, during the funeral of two comrades killed in earlier clashes in Idlib, north Syria. BBC News
Syria crisis: China defends veto of UN resolution
Chinese state-run media have defended Beijing's veto of a UN resolution condemning Syria's crackdown on anti-government protesters. | China's top newspapers said the West... (photo: AP)
China   Photos   Syria   UN   Wikipedia: 20112012 Syrian uprising  
Priyanka Vadra, right, waves to the crowd as she campaigns for her brother and Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi in Amethi, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Saturday, April 11, 2009. India will hold general elections in five phases starting on April 16. BBC News
Priyanka Gandhi: Rahul Gandhi 'not focussed' on PM job
Priyanka Gandhi, Congress party's star campaigner in Uttar Pradesh state assembly elections, says brother Rahul is not focussed on becoming PM. | He is working to "bring ... (photo: AP)
Election   Parliament   Photos   Uttar Pradesh   Wikipedia: Government of Uttar Pradesh  
File - A Syrian army defector stand guards in front of closed shops at the mountain resort town of Zabadani, Syria, near the Lebanese border, on Friday Jan. 20, 2012. Al Jazeera
Syrian army 'steps up Homs offensive'
| The Syrian army has stepped up its attacks on opposition fighters in Homs, activists and witnesses have said, a day after a UN Security Council resolution aimed at... (photo: AP)
Human Rights   Photos   Syria   UN   Wikipedia: 20112012 Syrian uprising  
 KLps1 - December06 - Shanghai China - Night View - Shanghai Bund - Oriental Pearl Tower - Chinas Economy - Tourism - Skycrapers. (ps1)  The Examiner
China is the world’s top travel destinations
|  Sahit Muja: China its the world’s top travel destinations Everyone is talking about China' economy, so why not talking about tourism.   ... (photo: WN/Patricia)
China   Economy   Photos   Travel   USA   Wikipedia: China  
Politics / Politicians / Elections Agricultural Policy
- Post elections, its dava and dua time in PPP
- I am not interested in any post or position: Rahul Gandhi
- China has become capitalist nation aimed investments in US a
- Do the Elections Committee and Supervisory Board Have Questi
110512-F-CU844-220       Army Sgt. 1st Class Kyle Silvernale yells commands to his troops during air assault training in Alaskas Chugach Mountain Range on May 12, 2011.  Silvernale is assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment.  DoD photo by Senior Airman Christopher Gross, U.S. Air Force.  (Released)
Admiral: Special ops to streamline in Afghan war
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- Three-day agri fair A STAFF REPORTER Feb. 6: The Assam Agric
- The seed emergency: The threat to food and democracy
- Indian Agriculture Research Institute developes mango hybrid
- JK Minister invites investment for growth of agriculture sec
The seed emergency: The threat to food and democracy
The seed emergency: The threat to food and democracy
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International Relations Climate Change Policy
- APNewsBreak: South Carolina attorney general sues federal go
- White House open to compromise over contraception, says advi
- Republican lawmakers signed Wisconsin redistricting secrecy
- APNewsBreak: Komen official quits breast cancer charity over
In this Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012 photo, the Maldives Police special force officers detain an opposition supporter during a protest in Male, Maldives.
Maldives president quits after weeks of protest
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- Profile: Mohamed Nasheed
- Rise in Bangalore's temperature attributed to high carbo
- China escalates trade war with EU by banning airlines from p
- On Our Radar: A Chinese Challenge on Airline Emissions
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)
Co-operation in a world of scarce resources
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Human Rights Policies Society & Culture
- Syrian army 'steps up Homs offensive'
- Ayaan Hirsi Ali:The Global War on Christians in the Muslim W
- Russia, China veto UN resolution on Syria
- Syria security forces kill 34 civilians: rights group
File - A Syrian army defector stand guards in front of closed shops at the mountain resort town of Zabadani, Syria, near the Lebanese border, on Friday Jan. 20, 2012.
Syrian army 'steps up Homs offensive'
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- Divided Soul to be screened at Mumbai Film Fest February 8
- SaMaPa Aalap Festival 2012 continues to create magic in JK
- Taiwanese-Japanese star implicated in beating
- The lost souls of Madras
Kashmiri Muslims watch as an unseen priest shows a relic believed to be a hair from the beard of the Prophet Muhammed  at Hazratbal Shrine on February 05, 2012
Eid-e-Milad celebrated with fervour across Kashmir Valley
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Nuclear Weapons Terrorism
- UN appeals India to ratify global nuclear test ban treaty
- Civilian nuclear deal: India promises level playing field to
- Indonesia Joins Global Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
- Japan aims to restart nuclear reactors in April
In this photo released by Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), a worker walks on the first floor of the No. 1 reactor building at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okuma town, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, early Monday, May 9, 2011.
Japan to join global nuclear compensation pact -paper
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- Extremist gang wanted British recruits for Pakistani terror
- Growing 'Lone Wolf' Terror Threat To UK
- Growing 'Lone Wolf' Terror Threat To UK
- Flaws in arguments over Muslim terrorism
File - An MQ-1 Predator unmanned aircraft prepares for takeoff in support of operations in Southwest Asia.
The horror of Obama's Predator drone program
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