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Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai walk together on the Presidential compound in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 8, 2010.
Afghanistan   Defence   Photos   S Asia   US   War  
 BBC News 
Robert Gates warns of 'hard Afghan fight ahead'
| US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has warned that "hard fighting" lies ahead, in his first visit to Afghanistan since the launch of a major offensive there. | After meeting military chiefs... (photo: US DoD / Cherie Cullen)
File - President Barack Obama talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev during a G-20 leaders working dinner at the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Pittsburgh, Pa., Sept. 24, 2009.
Nuclear   Peace   Photos   Politics   Russia   US  
 Al Jazeera 
US and Russia resume nuclear talks
| US and Russian negotiators are meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, to negotiate a treaty aimed at reducing their nuclear weapons arsenals. | The two powers are hoping to find a successor to th... (photo: White House file / Pete Souza)
 Contrasted against giant statues of ancient kings, Myanmar ruling leader Sr. Gen Than Shwe salutes the flag during opening ceremonies of Myanmar Armed Forces day Tuesday, March 28, 2007, in the new capital of Naypyitaw. The new Myanmar capital is located  The Times 
Burma publishes new election laws
| Burma's military junta revealed the details of its new election laws today, paving the way for the country's first polls since 1990. | However the government indicated it would pick all members of t... (photo: AP Photo/David Longstreath)
Burma   Democracy   Election   Human Rights   Photos  
In this photo released by the Royal Thai Navy, shirtless Rohingya migrants sit on the ground on an island after they were arrested by Thai navy officers in the Andaman sea on Dec. 12, 2008.  BBC News 
Bangladesh 'ignoring plight' of starving Burma refugees
| An American medical charity has warned that thousands of Burmese refugees in Bangladesh are facing starvation. | Physicians for Human Rights said government authorities are preventing the Rohingya, ... (photo: AP / Royal Thai Navy)
Bangladesh   Burma   Human Rights   Photos   Refugees  
Top Stories
In this June 10, 2008 file photo, rapper Lil' Wayne makes an appearance on MTV's "Total Request Live" show at MTV Studios in Times Square in New York. National Post
Lil Wayne sentenced to one year in jail
 ReutersMarch 9, 2010 12:00 AM   | After whirlwind goodbyes to fans, diminutive U.S. rapper Lil Wayne was sentenced to one year in jail yesterday after he pleaded guil... (photo: AP / Peter Kramer)
Crime   Jail   New York   Photos   Singer  
Vice President Joseph Biden, center, enters a car upon his arrival to Ben Gurion airport, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, March 8, 2010. Biden arrived to Israel Monday, the first leg of a five-day tour of the Middle East. Biden's trip is the highest-level visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories yet by an Obama administration official. Al Jazeera
Fresh Middle East talks hit a wall
| Israel's move to expand illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank has threatened to sabotage newly agreed indirect talks with the Palestinian Authority before they ... (photo: AP / Baz Ratner)
Israel   Palestine   Peace   Photos   US  
President George W. Bush addresses the United States Chamber of Commerce Friday, Oct. 17, 2008, in Washington, D.C. The President spoke on the state of the economy and thanked the Chamber and its members for "efforts to support the spirit of free enterprise, and to advance the interests of business, large and small, across our great country." BBC News
Ex-President Bush in Tory phone plea on NI devolution
| Ex-US president George W Bush has asked David Cameron to try to get the Ulster Unionists to back devolution of justice and policing in Northern Ireland. | The NI Assemb... (photo: White House / Eric Draper)
Bush   Photos   Politics   US   Ulster  
File - Prime Minister of Iraq Nouri al-Maliki talking with people in Baghdad The Independent
Coalition led by Maliki ahead in poll
| Early estimates from a range of Iraqi parties yesterday predicted a coalition led by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki would take the lead in the parliamentary election, t... (photo: WN / Jamal Penjweny)
Election   Iraq   Mideast   Peace   Photos  
Workers pick cotton at a farm in Leme, 65 miles (150 kilometers) north of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Wednesday, April 28, 2004. A landmark World Trade Organization ruling this week that U.S. cotton subsidies cause artificially low international prices is leading to predictions that cotton producers from Brazil to Western Africa may now have an incentive to increase production and get what they call a fair price for their The New York Times
Brazil Threatens Retaliation in Dispute on Cotton Subsidies
| BRASÍLIA (Reuters) — Brazil detailed its planned retaliation against the United States over American cotton subsidies on Monday, but said that Washington s... (photo: AP / Alexandre Meneghini)
Agriculture   Brazil   Photos   Trade   US  
Candidate for Austria's presidency of the right-wing Freedom party, FPOE, Barbara Rosenkranz speaks at a news conference in Vienna, on Monday, March 8, 2010. The Daily Tribune
‘Closet-Nazi’ in running for Austrian president
| ANALYSIS | 03/09/2010 | VIENNA — A far-right candidate for Austria’s presidential election has brought the country’s dark past to the surface once more, after denouncin... (photo: AP / Hans Punz)
Austria   Elections   Photos   Politics   Society  
                               US dollar - US currency- business - finance - money - US economy                        Seattle Times
Dollar slips as support pledged for Greece
NEW YORK - | The dollar slid versus the euro Monday after European leaders said they would back Greece through a debt crisis that has jeopardized the common currency. | T... (photo: WN / maryjane)
Debt   Dollar   Euro   Greece   Photos  
ECONOMY TERRORISM
- Euro Unity? It's Germany That Matters
- Greece Is Not an Island
- Greek PM warns debt crisis will affect US
- US ponders China's Southeast Asian rise
Brokers are seen at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, central Germany, on Friday, June 27, 2008.
Euro Unity? It's Germany That Matters
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- Indonesian Forces Kill 3 Terror Suspects
- Men arrested 'days before planned terror attack'
- Dutch seek more info in alleged Somali terror case
- Dutch seek more info in alleged Somali terror case
Indonesian police officers check a car during a search for militants in Pidie, Aceh province, Indonesia, Tuesday, March 9, 2010.
Indonesian Forces Kill 3 Terror Suspects
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RELIGION ENVIRONMENT & NATURE
- Muslim fashion label conquers streets of Europe
- Muslim Fashion Label Conquers Streets of Europe
- Seven Muslims arrested in Ireland over plot to kill Swedish
- UN's Weak Response to Muslim Slaughter of Christians
Muslim preacher Ebu Enes Muhamed, 3rd from left, from Braunschweig, Germany, speaks to around 500 persons during a demonstration against a minaret ban, organized by the central council of muslims, on the Bundesplatz square in Bern, Switzerland, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009.
Integrate Germany's Muslims,but also defend liberal democracy
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- INTERVIEW - New climate partnership planned to protect fores
- Phil Jones Did Not Say the Earth is Cooling
- India officially signs on to Copenhagen accord
- The 'waterless' washing machine that could save you
A man speaks on his cell phone in front of a giant globe in the main venue hall of the UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen, Tuesday Dec. 15, 2009.
INTERVIEW - New climate partnership planned to protect forests
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HEALTH TECHNOLOGY
- Another hearing set in Conn. home invasion case
- Dem leader calls Massa claims 'absurd'
- Conn. gas prices up 7 cents a gallon
- Rockville Centre exec charged $429G theft
Smoker - Smoking - Cigarette - Tobacco
Nicotine rises 'gradually' in the brain
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- Creepy crawlies up (very) close: Insects magnified up to a m
- Spigit Offers Social Media Platform for Company Contests
- CheapTweet Wades Through the Sea of Tweet Deals
- WHERE Joins the Mobile Advertising Business With WHERE Ads
Computer Laptop - Electronics
Laptop Revolution Could Save Schools Money, Space
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ENTERTAINMENT SCIENCE & SPACE
- Is Michael Clarke ready to walk away from Lara Bingle?
- Gay icon says he's gay with straight face
- Quentin Tarantino sued in Kill Bill 'conspiracy'
- Robbie Williams can be such a dope
Wesley Snipes /wam2
Wesley Snipes seeks to be marquee name again
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- No proof atom-smasher will end world
- Creepy crawlies up (very) close: Insects magnified up to a m
- Britain could force owners to microchip their dogs
- Samsung, Panasonic start selling 3-D TVs this week
In this May 31, 2007 file photo part of the LHC (large hadron collider) is seen in its tunnel at CERN near Geneva, Switzerland.
No proof atom-smasher will end world
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