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 May 14, 2007-  National and Local Elections in the Philippines.         wnhires  (js1)
Election   Manila   Philippines   Photos   Vote  
 Inquirer 
Int'l electoral watchdog to monitor May 10 polls
| MANILA, Philippines—An international electoral watchdog is sending a team to observe if the May 10 automated elections will work in other parts of Asia. | On the other hand, a negative result could ... (photo: WN / janice)
 Russian exile Boris Berezovsky, a close friend of former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko who was poisoned by Polonium 2-10, speaks to the media in a news conference in London, Wednesday, July 18, 2007. Berezovsky claims he was advised, three weeks ago
Justice   Media   Photos   Russia   UK  
 The New York Times 
Tycoon Wins Libel Suit in Ex-Spy's Murder Case
| Boris A. Berezovsky, a self-exiled Russian tycoon, won a libel suit in London on Wednesday against a Russian satellite broadcaster that had linked him to the murder in 2006 of Alexander V. Litvinenk... (photo: AP/Sang Tan)
Indonesian paramilitary policemen carry their weapons during a search for militants in Aceh Besar, Aceh province, Indonesia, Wednesday, March 10, 2010.  The New York Times 
Suspect's Death Leads to Questions on Indonesia's Border Security
| JAKARTA, Indonesia — The fugitive Islamic militant killed by Indonesian security forces traveled to Indonesia from the Philippines within the last few months, police officals said on Wednesday... (photo: AP / Heri Juanda)
Defence   Indonesia   Photos   Security   Terrorism  
U.S. President Barack Obama, left, listens to Chinese President Hu Jintao, as they attend a state dinner reception at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. Standing behind them are their translators.  Asia Times 
Beijing seeks a shift in geopolitics
| By Willy Lam | China's ongoing tussles with the United States over issues including Taiwan, Tibet and trade are in a sense nothing new. For more than two decades, Sino-US relations have periodically... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
China   Defence   Photos   Politics   US  
Top Stories
His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet attends the 51st Anniversary of Tibetan National Uprising Day, Dharamshala, India WorldNews.com
Statement of His Holiness the Dalai Lama on 51st Anniversary of Tibetan National Uprising Day
Dharamshala: Today marks the 51st anniversary of the Tibetan people's peaceful uprising in 1959 against Communist China's repression in Tibet, as well as the second anniv... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang)
Asia   China   Communist   Photos   Tibet  
MySpace Star Tribune
MySpace outlines makeover after executive shake up in hopes of carving out entertainment niche
| LOS ANGELES - Long ago lapped by Facebook in popularity and with fast-growing Twitter on its tail, MySpace is planning a series of updates over the next months that wil... (photo: WN / Celine de Leon)
Consumer   Entertainment   Myspace   Photos   Technology  
Palestinian schoolgirls and women attend a protest against an Israeli plan to include two deeply contested holy sites in the occupied West Bank in a national heritage renovation plan, in the southern Gaza Strip refugee camp of Rafah on March 9, 2010. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sparked outrage late February when he said he hoped to include Rachel's Tomb in Bethlehem and the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron in a national heritage restoration plan. (Photo by Ahmed/WN) The New York Times
Trial Begins Over Death of US Activist in Gaza
| Filed at 11:55 a.m. ET | HAIFA, Israel (AP) -- The family of an American activist who was fatally crushed by an Israeli bulldozer in Gaza accused the Israeli military o... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
Gaza   Israel   Photos   Trial   US  
The Al Azhar Mosque, built in 969 AD, in downtown Cairo. Star Tribune
Egypt's top Muslim cleric, whose moderate views angered hard-liners, dies of heart attack
| CAIRO - Egypt's top cleric, Sheik Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, known for promoting the government agenda against female genital mutilation and the face veil, died of a heart... (photo: US DoD)
Cairo   Death   Egypt   Muslim   Photos  
Zeenews
Much of Somalia's food aid diverted: UN report
United Nations: Up to half the food aid intended for the millions of hungry people in Somalia is being diverted to corrupt contractors, radical Islamic militants and loca... (photo: WN / John Sahid)
Africa   Food   Human Rights   Photos  
A passenger at Houston's Bush Intercontintental Airport checks in at a special scanner The Siasat Daily
Airport scanners violate rights: UN official
| London, March 10: A senior official in the United Nations has warned that the growing use of full body scanners at airports breaches individual rights. | Martin Scheini... (photo: AP / Pat Sullivan)
Aerospace   Airport   London   Photos   Travel  
The News & Observer
Voices of faith: How do you know you are making contact with God?
| Voices of faith: How do you know you are making contact with God? | GOD WILL ALWAYS ANSWER A PRAYER | Syed E. Hasan, Ph.D., Islamic Research Foundation International: M... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
Culture   Faith   Islam   Photos   Religion  
Pill, Medicine Canada Dot Com
Anti-depressants, anti-anxiety medications increase cataract risks
       | Certain frequently prescribed pills for depression and anxiety are associated with an increased risk of cataracts in the eyes, a study by B.C. and Quebec re... (photo: Creative Commons / Destinys Agent)
Disease   Health   Medicine   Photos   Science  
Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., participates in a roundtable discussion on nuclear non-proliferation held at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., Wednesday, July 16, 2008. Obama said Wednesday that two goals of his administration would be to secure all loose nuclear material during his first term and to ultimately rid the world of nuclear weap The Examiner
Obama pushing on health care end game
Comments WASHINGTON (Map, News) - President Barack Obama has chosen a suburban St. Louis high school to make his closing argument for a health care overhaul, pushing a ne... (photo: AP / Jae C. Hong)
Leader   Photos   Politics   US   Washington  
Human Rights Democracy
- Tribunal for Lebanon courtroom to host its first trial in Ma
- Authorities deny seizing UK lawyer’s passport
- Katherine Jenkins at Bournemouth International Centre
- Why is the EU failing to comply with its international law o
 Russian exile Boris Berezovsky, a close friend of former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko who was poisoned by Polonium 2-10, speaks to the media in a news conference in London, Wednesday, July 18, 2007. Berezovsky claims he was advised, three weeks ago
Tycoon Wins Libel Suit in Ex-Spy's Murder Case
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- Gates in Riyadh to discuss bolstering Saudi air defense, Ira
- Hariri to pay another visit to Syria by end of month
- Aridi: Media not censored
- Europe's dependency on American military protection has
 May 14, 2007-  National and Local Elections in the Philippines.         wnhires  (js1)
Int'l electoral watchdog to monitor May 10 polls
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Crime & Law Women
- A third of companies faced cyber attack in last 12 months
- Mastermind behind city's biggest octroi mafia arrested
- Tribunal for Lebanon courtroom to host its first trial in Ma
- ISF report indicates marked decline in crime
People examine the damaged office of World Vision, an international humanitarian group, after an attack by suspected militants in Ogi, a small town in the Pakistani district of Mansehra, Wednesday, March 10, 2010.
6 Employees of U.S. Charity Killed in Attack in Pakistan
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- Gazans shocked by play's honest portrayal of political i
- Fatah reshuffle in Lebanon could spark intra-factional clash
- Woman in Jeita raped by man disguised as ISF officer
- Stella McCartney mocks Tiger Woods
Google Street View Car in Ueno, Tokyo, Japan
Another runaway Toyota Prius reported
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Refugees Racism
- Berezovsky wins High Court damages over Litvinenko murder cl
- This tribe of lost souls should not be on our conscience
- A 'fair dinkum' deal on terrorism from SBY
- Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to jail people-smugglers for five y
An african immigrant rests inside a red cross tent after arriving in a small wooden fishing boat
East Sudan, a first step for Eritrea’s Europe-bound migrants
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- Coarse correction
- The price of being pretty at the workplace
- In paying for sex changes, Cuba breaks from past
- Price of being pretty in the workplace
File -  Child survivors of the Holocaust filmed during the liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp by the Red Army, January, 1945. Still photograph from footage shot by the film unit of the First Ukrainian Front. Some of the tiny percentage of children not im
The Banality of Jewish Symbolism by Gilad Atzmon
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Terrorism Immigration & Asylum Seekers
- Murdoch has ambitions to produce original Arab content
- British Airways employee charged with plotting terror attack
- 'Terrorism being fanned to destabilise economy'
- India has only 129 cops per 1 lakh people
SGT. Levi Vernon, left, and fellow U.S. soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division patrol high in the mountains above the Pech Valley in Afghanistan's Kunar province on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009.
US losing the Afghan plot?
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- Berezovsky wins High Court damages over Litvinenko murder cl
- This tribe of lost souls should not be on our conscience
- A 'fair dinkum' deal on terrorism from SBY
- Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to jail people-smugglers for five y
A Bangladeshi man and children rest on a cart after falling sick as they await treatment at Ashasunee village in Shatkhira, 176 kilometers (110 miles) south west of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, May 27, 2009.
Children Die of Starvation at Unregistered Refugee Camps in Bangladesh
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