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Breaking News Wed, 8 Feb 2012
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III and his sister Maria Elena Aquino-Cruz, on the platform, lead the Christening and Commissioning ceremony of the country's newly-acquired Hamilton class warship BRP Gregorio Del Pilar (PF15) Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011 at the Manila South Harbor in Manila, Philippines. The country's biggest and most modern warship will be deployed to the volatile South China Sea, according to Philippine President Benigno Aquino III. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
Photos   Scarborough   Spratlys   UN   Wikipedia: Territorial disputes in the South China Sea  
Philippines seeks US help to counter China
| The government of Philippines President Benigno Aquino may be wading into choppy diplomatic waters by turning to the United States to counter China's aggressiveness in the South China Sea, one of th... (photo: AP / Bullit Marquez)
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Syrian army defectors secure an area near an anti-Syrian regime protest in the Deir Baghlaba area of Homs province, central Syria, on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012.
Human Rights   Photos   Protest   Syria   Wikipedia: 20112012 Syrian uprising  
'They want to finish us,' Syrian resident says amid shelling in Homs
February 8, 2012 -- Updated 0955 GMT (1755 HKT) 'Anti-air tanks shooting at buildings' | (CNN) -- Not long after Russia's foreign minister touted the Syrian president's "commitment" to ending violence... (photo: AP)
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A man begs at a pedestrian crossing at Athens' main Syntagma square, on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. Greek PM seeks consensus on bailout plan
| Greek leaders are set to hold delayed talks to discuss the latest package of austerity measures demanded by Athens' international creditors in return for a bailout payment to save the country from b... (photo: AP / Dimitri Messinis) Al Jazeera
Economy   Europe   Greece   Photos   Wikipedia: Greek government debt crisis  
British Prime Minister David Cameron speaks during a joint press conference with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, unseen, at the Foreign Office in central London, Monday, June 27, 2011. UK rules out military action or arming Syrian rebels
| David Cameron chaired a meeting of the National Security Council which agreed to increase sanctions against the regime and to strengthen links with opposition leaders. | The Government also reacted ... (photo: AP / Carl Court, pool) The Independent
Military   Photos   Syria   UK   Wikipedia: Timeline of the 20112012 Syrian uprising  
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A Syrian man cleans while attached to his shop is a portrait of Syrian President Bashar Assad with Arabic words reading: We love you, Welders homes peace on you," in Damascus, Syria, on Thursday Sept. 15, 2011. AP News in Brief at 8:58 p.m. EST
| Russian foreign minister pushes reforms in Syria as bloodshed intensifies | BEIRUT (AP) — Days after blocking a U.S.-backed peace plan at the U.N., senior Russian... (photo: AP / Muzaffar Salman) WPXI
Peace   Photos   Russia   Syria   Wikipedia: Timeline of the 20112012 Syrian uprising (from January 2012)  
**FILE** In this file photo from June 17, 2008, John Lewis, left, puts a wedding ring on the hand of Stuart Gaffney as they exchange marriage vows at City Hall in San Francisco. On Tuesday, California voters will be given the chance to turn back the clock on gay marriage. Given California's size and influence, the vote on Proposition 8 is being anxiously watched as a popular referendum on sexual orientation and civil rights. US court reverses gay marriage ban
| A US federal appeals' court has struck down a California law that strips gays and lesbians of the right to marry, in the latest round in America's long-running battle o... (photo: AP / Darryl Bush, file)) Al Jazeera
America   Court   Gay rights   Photos   Wikipedia: LGBT rights in the United States  
SOMALIA, Mogadishu: In a handout photograph released by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team 15 August, Ugandan soldiers serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) sort through a haul of munitions that were used by the extremist group Al Shabaab to make improvised explosive devices. AMISOM troops and Transitonal Federal Government (TFG) forces dislodged remnants of Al Shabaab from the site following the withdrawal of most of the extremist group's forces from the city ten days ago, discovering the bomb making facility at the former steel factory in northern Mogadishu which contained evidence that the group had used the site to manufacture improvised explosive devises, suicide vests and car bombs. AU-UN IST / STUART PRICE. Will the London conference change Somalia's future?
| - The upcoming London Conference on Somalia is, potentially, a promising occasion to finally put the country on the road to peace, stability and democracy. Whether... (photo: UN / Stuart Price) Al Jazeera
Conference   London   Photos   Somalia   Wikipedia: London Conference  
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, center, looks at Vice President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, left, while heading a meeting with members of Yemen's parliament in Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011. Yemen kicks off post-Saleh election campaign
| Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, the Yemeni vice-president, has officially launched his campaign for the country's upcoming presidential election, in which Hadi is the only cand... (photo: AP / Hani Mohammed) Al Jazeera
Election   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Yemeni presidential election, 2012   Yemen  
King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia, left, President Nicolas Sarkozy of France, center, and President Lee Myung-bak of South Korea listen as U.S. President George W. Bush welcomes the G20 world leaders to the White House for the start of the Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy in Washington, Friday, Nov. 14, 2 S. Korean leader arrives in oil-rich Saudi
| AFP - South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak arrived on Tuesday in Riyadh at the start of a two-day visit to the OPEC kingpin which comes as Seoul seeks to diversify its ... (photo: AP / Lawrence Jackson) France24
Oil   Photos   S.Korea   Saudi Arabia   Wikipedia: Lee Myung-bak  
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney greets supporters at a campaign rally at Arapahoe High School in Centennial, Colo., Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. Conservatives don't like Romney
| Mitt Romney has been driving conservatives crazy since he began running for the White House, but after winning the Florida primary last week, he elevated that insanity ... (photo: AP / Gerald Herbert) Al Jazeera
Election   Photos   Politics   US   Wikipedia: Mitt Romney presidential campaign, 2012  
A Syrian forces tank moves along a road during clashes with the Syrian army defectors, in the Rastan area in Homs province, central Syria, on Monday Jan. 30, 2012. Homs Attack: Is This Syria's Benghazi Moment?
| A damaged armoured military vehicle is pictured after clashes in Homs | Tim Marshall, foreign affairs editor Much analysis has been written comparing the Syrian town of... (photo: AP) Skynews
Mideast   Photos   Syria   UN   Wikipedia: 20112012 Syrian uprising  
A homeless man sleeps near a shuttered store as a pedestrian looks on, near Athens' main Syntagma Square, on Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. Greek workers strike over public job cuts
| Workers in Greece are staging a 24-hour general strike in protest over new government austerity measures which would see 15,000 civil service employees lose their jobs ... (photo: AP / Dimitri Messinis) Al Jazeera
Economy   Greece   Photos   Protest   Wikipedia: Greek government debt crisis  
Oil Business
Sanctions take toll on Iran as Asia desists
Iran Sanctions Squeeze Country's Trade
Iran MPs take no action on EU oil embargo, go into recess
Iran says to go green as oil sanctions tighten
King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia, left, President Nicolas Sarkozy of France, center, and President Lee Myung-bak of South Korea listen as U.S. President George W. Bush welcomes the G20 world leaders to the White House for the start of the Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy in Washington, Friday, Nov. 14, 2
S. Korean leader arrives in oil-rich Saudi
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Signs build that Iran sanctions disrupt food imports
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Batelco sells its stake in Indian telecom S Tel
Sanctions take toll on Iran as Asia desists
A man begs at a pedestrian crossing at Athens' main Syntagma square, on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012.
Greek PM seeks consensus on bailout plan
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Politics Education
Violence in Bahrain escalates ahead of Feb. 14 anniversary
Insight - In Sudan, glimpses of an Arab spring
Kuwait cabinet may be key to ending political gridlock
Analysis: Challenges aplenty for new Yemeni cabinet
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III and his sister Maria Elena Aquino-Cruz, on the platform, lead the Christening and Commissioning ceremony of the country's newly-acquired Hamilton class warship BRP Gregorio Del Pilar (PF15) Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011 at the Manila South Harbor in Manila, Philippines. The country's biggest and most modern warship will be deployed to the volatile South China Sea, according to Philippine President Benigno Aquino III. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
Philippines seeks US help to counter China
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US school sacks staff over sex abuse inquiry
Appeals court rules weapons center is not a school
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Violence in Bahrain escalates ahead of Feb. 14 anniversary
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Nazi Swastika Found In Ancient Antarctica Lake Sparks Russia
Foreign Intelligentsia Targeted Baloch Leaders’ Family?
A Syrian man cleans while attached to his shop is a portrait of Syrian President Bashar Assad with Arabic words reading: We love you, Welders homes peace on you," in Damascus, Syria, on Thursday Sept. 15, 2011.
AP News in Brief at 8:58 p.m. EST
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Qatada: Minister to visit Jordan
YEMEN: Changing the narrative
The Afghanistan equation: U.S. + Taliban + Pakistan = peace?
'If you keep telling these guys how you do the job, one
A supporter of the Pakistani religious party Jamaat-e-Islami shouts during a rally against drone attacks Saturday, June 4, 2011 in Karachi, Pakistan.
Drone strike leaves several dead in Pakistan
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