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Vice President of India Hamid Ansari(C) along with Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah and Governor of Jammu and Kashmir N.N Vohra during 17th Annual Convocation, at University Campus in Srinagar on Saturday 20, June 2009.
Democracy   Government   India   Photos   Politics		  New Statesman 
Into the inferno
Thu 16 Jul 2009
The Indian government has joined forces with corporate giants to create a police state, making people surrender land and livelihoods at gunpoint. What can we do, now that democracy and the free market... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
Iraqis protest against the execution of the country´s former president Saddam Hussein in the Sunni stronghold of Tikrit, 130 kilometers (80 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2007. Sunni Muslims, angered by Saddam´s execution and
Iraq   Photos   Saddam   US   Weapons		  Gulf News 
Saddam Hussain: We destroyed weapons
Tue 14 Jul 2009
Shortly after his arrest in December 2003, former Iraqi president Saddam Hussain was interrogated by the FBI. The secret interrogation documents, which were made public only recently by the National... (photo: AP/Bassim Daham)
In this photo taken Wednesday, May 13, 2009 and reviewed by the U.S. military, the sun rises over the Guantanamo detention facility at dawn, at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba. In a speech Thursday, President Barack Obama defended his plans to close the Guantanamo prison camp.  Al Jazeera  Thu 16 Jul 2009
US seeks Guantanamo trials delay

US military prosecutors have asked a commission at the Guantanamo Bay prison to delay cases against three defendants while the US government continues its review of the tribunals. Judges at a military... (photo: AP / Brennan Linsley)
Guantanamo   Justice   Photos   Terrorism   US
Agriculture - Woman farm worker working in dry field, near Pune, India  Arab News  Thu 16 Jul 2009
Can G8 help poor farmers?
Jonathan Power | Arab News Barbara Ward, the distinguished writer for The Economist and a close friend of Robert McNamara, told me back in 1972 that McNamara "bled inside for what he'd done in... (photo: WN / Geeta)
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Britain Army Chief General Richard Dannatt salutes to the Malaysian army upon arrival at the Malaysia's 74th army day celebrations in the southern town of Port Dickson, Malaysia, Thursday, March 1, 2007. The Australian Wed 15 Jul 2009
UK army chief calls for more troops

THE head of the British Army last night called for more "boots on the ground" in Afghanistan, as Prime Minister Gordon Brown faced fresh accusations that troops were... (photo: AP / Andy Wong)
Afghanistan   Britan   Military   Photos   Taliban
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi in Beijing's Diaoyutai State Guesthouse Saturday Feb. 21, 2009. Clinton headed into meetings with senior Chinese officials on Saturday to press the country's leaders to cooperate on climate change, the world financial crisis and security threats like North Korea. Irish Times Thu 16 Jul 2009
Clinton deplores Iran crackdown but says offer of talks holds

Pirates wreak havoc at sea as attacks double in six monthsIsraeli soldiers say army had 'shoot first' Gaza policy US SECRETARY of State Hillary Clinton yesterday deplored... (photo: AP / Greg Baker)
Diplomacy   Iran   Nuclear   Photos   US
Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa addresses the nation during an event to celebrate Sri Lanka's 60th Independence Day in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Feb. 4, 2008. Sri Lanka celebrated its 60th independence anniversary Monday with parades, speeches and an intense security clampdown aimed at halting a growing wave of attacks blamed on separatist rebels that have killed scores of civilians across t Asia Times Tue 14 Jul 2009
Power before peace in Sri Lanka

By Sudha Ramachandran BANGALORE - The Sri Lankan government has asked international aid agencies to scale back operations as there has been no more fighting after the... (photo: AP / Gemunu Amarasinghe)
Government   Photos   Politics   Sri Lanka   Tamils
25 July 1994, Ndosha Camp, Zaire: Children who fled the fighting in Rwanda, rest in Ndosha camp -- refugees genocide africa (cg1) The Examiner Wed 15 Jul 2009
Children Affected by War: An Introduction to the Issues by the United Nations
Comment RSS Email Print   UN Photo   An extraordinary impetus now exists for the application of international standards and norms that demonstrates the... (photo: UN file)
Aid   Children   Photos   UNICEF   War
Official White House photo of President Richard Nixon The Press Democrat Wed 15 Jul 2009
Today in History - July 15

Today's Highlight in History: On July 15, 1971, President Richard Nixon startled the country by announcing he would visit the People's Republic of China. On this date: In... (photo: Public Domain / Mfield)
Democracy   History   Nixon   Photos   Politics
Former Presidents Gerald Ford (left) and Richard Nixon chat for a moment as they prepare to depart for Egypt. They will attend the funeral for slain Egyptian President Anwar Sadat. cg1 The New York Times Wed 15 Jul 2009
Today in History-July 15
Filed at 12:02 a.m. ET Today is Wednesday, July 15, the 196th day of 2009. There are 169 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 15, 1971, President... (photo: US Army file/TSgt. Clawson)
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Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of the Congo, addresses the general debate of the sixty-first session of the General Assembly, at UN Headquarters in New York. wnhires (mb1)  Nguesso claims sweeping victory Independent online (SA)
Defense Secretary Robert Gates looks on as President Barack Obama makes remarks on veterans healthcare, Thursday, April 9, 2009 Obama's unique role in Africa Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Philippine National Red Cross President and Senator Richard Gordon answers questions from the media about the recent abduction of members of the International Committee of the Red Cross Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009, in Manila, Philippines. Gunmen abducted three Red Cross workers Thursday in a southern Muslim militant stronghold, triggering the worst hostage crisis since guerrillas kidnapped foreign tourists nearly eight years ago, officials said. Palace cool to amnesty for Abu Sayyaf Malaya
Security guards help to steady pop star Michael Jackson his mother Katherine as they stumble while exiting Santa Barbara County Superior Court in Santa Maria, Calif., at the end of the day in Michael's child molestation trial, Tuesday, April 5, 2005. Mother of Jackson's children accused of seeking $4 million to drop custody claim The Times
U.S. Army Soldiers from the 561st Military Police Company, Fort Campbell, Ky., attached to the 10th Mountain Division speak with villagers about insurgent activity during a patrol in Bagram, Afghanistan, Oct. 27, 2006 US detainees hold protest at Bagram jail The News & Observer
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Israeli Navy Ship Tarshish patrols off the southern Lebanese coast next to the Lebanese town of Necore, in Lebanese territorial waters, Friday, July 14, 2006. Israeli navy in Suez Canal prepares for potential attack on Iran The Times
A U.S. Army soldier calls for an airstrike on the hills surrounding Barge Matal during Operation Mountain Fire in the eastern Nuristan province of Afghanistan on July 12, 2009. July will be deadliest month for forces in Afghanistan The News & Observer
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., attends a memorial ceremony for the late Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Catherine Baker Knoll in the Capitol rotunda in Harrisburg, Pa., Friday, Nov. 21, Clinton: 'Clear-eyed' handling of foes Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
International Conflicts
Michelle and Barack Obama taken February 17, 2007 at the JJ Convention 2007 Generations 101: What is a Baby Boomer? The Examiner
Republic of Congo President Denis Sassou Nguesso listens to speeches on the final day of the African Union summit in Accra, Ghana Tuesday, July 3, 2007. Congo's leader sweeps to power again The Australian
An Iraqi police officer checks an identification at an Iraqi security checkpoint near the village of Bajwan, in Kirkuk, Iraq, July 1, 2009. Goodbye Iraq, and Good Luck The New York Times
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