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Kazi Nazrul Islam's tomb near the Dhaka University campus mosque
Heroe   Islam   Mideast   Photos   culture  
 BBC News 
'Why I created Islamic super heroes'
| The creator of a bestselling comic designed to show the world the tolerant and peaceful face of Islam has written an open letter to his young sons explaining how the project grew out of 9/11. | In t... (photo: Creative Commons / A.M.R)
Actor and musician Robert Downey Jr. of the United States walks the red carpet at the Australian premier of his latest movie" Iron Man" in Sydney, Monday, April 14, 2008.
Actors   Arts   Entertainment   News   Photos  
 Hollywood 
Iron Man (PG-13)
For pure fun and action Marvel has outdone themselves this time. Created in 1963 by Marvel magician Stan Lee, Iron Man became the first superhero whose super powers were of his own invention. Taking a... (photo: AP / Mark Baker)
President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle walk on Pennsylvania Avenue near the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009.  Asia Times 
Obama creates a deadly power vacuum
| By Spengler | There's a joke about a man who tells a psychiatrist, "Everybody hates me," to which the psychiatrist responds, "That's ridiculous - everyone doesn't know you, yet." Which brings me to ... (photo: AP / Jae Hong)
Democracy   Photos   Politics   Security   US  
 ** FILE ** Some of the ten Somali men accused of piracy stand in the dock under guard of Kenyan police officers in this Friday, Feb. 3, 2006 file picture in the court in Mombasa. Ten Somali pirates face the death penalty after being convicted of hijackin  Canada Dot Com 
Somali pirates free Belgian ship after ransom paid - official
Somali pirates free Belgian ship after ransom paid - official | BRUSSELS - Somali pirates have released a Belgian ship and its European and Filipino crew, hijacked 10 weeks ago, after a ransom was pai... (photo: AP Photo/Str)
EU   Photos   Pirates   Politics   Somalia  
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A Soldier of the 1st Battalion, 1st Brigade, 5th Iraqi Army Division helps secure a cordon area alongside American troops during a search operation near Taji, Iraq on May 30. Elements of 1st Battalion, 13th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Divisio Nashville Tennessean
Elite Iraqi troops in forefront of U.S. pullback from combat
| BAGHDAD — As Iraqi security services prepare to take back their towns from the Americans on Tuesday, the sharpest arrow in their quiver is an elite, American-trained fo... (photo: U.S. Army/Spc. Matthew Wester)
Baghdad   Government   Iraq   Military   Photos  
Army reinforcements get off their truck at Talipao, Sulu province southern Philippines, Sunday May 7, 2000 after reported encounters with the Abu Sayyaf rebels in the morning. Journal Online
No troop reduction in Sulu
THE number of security forces in Sulu won’t be reduced to pave the way for new talks  to secure the release of kidnapped Italian aid worker Eugenio Vagni, Philippi... (photo: AP / AP Photo)
Defence   Kidnap   Philippines   Photos   Sayyaf  
 Somalia-Politics-War-Bero Amer The Examiner
Officials: US bolsters Somalia aid to foil rebels
Comments WASHINGTON (Map, News) - The Obama administration has decided to bolster efforts to support Somalia's embattled government by providing money for weapons and hel... (photo: WN/Bero Amer)
Aid   Photos   Rebels   Somalia   US  
Islamic Militia carying weapons in Mogadishu airport, Wednesday, July 19, 2006. Newsday
Officials: US bolsters Somalia aid to foil rebels
| WASHINGTON - The Obama administration has decided to bolster efforts to support embattled government by providing money for weapons and helping the military in neighbor... (photo: AP / Mohamed Sheikh Nor)
Photos   Rebel   Somalia   Washington   Weapons  
Nigeria   house   of    Reps Modern Ghana
Operation "Throw My Shoe at Nigerian Looters" - By Emmanuel Franklyne Ogbunwezeh *
The Nigerian socio-political space is now a socio-pathological "Absurdistan"; an iniquitous amphitheatre, dedicated to the atrocious eroticization of political stupidity.... (photo: Creative Commons / Shiraz Chakera)
Africa   Corruption   Democracy   Nigeria   Photos  
Israeli demonstrators hold banners showing Israeli soldier Sgt. Gilad Schalit who was captured by Hamas-allied militants in 2006, during a rally calling for his release outside the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2009. Israel's Security Cabinet opened debate Wednesday on a possible prisoner exchange with Hamas which could trade hundreds of Palestinian prisoners for Sc The Miami Herald
Release Shalit
| Three years ago, Hamas kidnapped Israel Defense Forces Staff Sgt. Gilad Shalit on the Gaza border after he was wounded. If Hamas wants to be treated as a legitimate gov... (photo: AP / Sebastian Scheiner)
Gaza   Hamas   Israel   Palestinians   Photos  
DILG Secretary Ronaldo Puno and Retired PNP Director General Avelino Razon, Jr. Inquirer
Puno bares new talks with Vagni kidnappers
| ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines—Negotiators opened new 'areas of discussion' with the Abu Sayyaf for the release of Italian engineer Eugenio Vagni, a Red Cross volunteer be... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal)
Hostage   Kidnappers   Mindanao   Photos   Talks  
The U.S. must be a quiet ally to Iran's protesters Newsday
The U.S. must be a quiet ally to Iran's protesters
History shows that Obama can do more harm than good by speaking out too forcibly. | When weighing a response to an international crisis, a U.S. president defines American... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
Economy   Iran   Photos   Politics   Protesters  
EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, second right, and EU Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs, right, listen to head of the Russian gas company Gazprom, Alexei Miller, at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009. Natural gas supplies from Russia through Ukraine to Europe remain cut off for a second day, leaving several countries scrambling to secure alternative energy sources to cope with a cold snap. Second left is an unidentified transla The Times
European gas war looms as Ukraine seeks cash to pay Gazprom for July deliveries
| A summer gas war is brewing in Ukraine, threatening another cut-off of Russian gas supplies into Europe and a worsening of the cash squeeze on Gazprom, Russia's biggest... (photo: AP / Thierry Monasse)
Company   Economy   Energy   Photos   Russia  
 Britain´s Prime Minister Gordon Brown leaves his official residence at 10 Downing Street, in central London, Wednesday, July 4, 2007, on his way to the Houses of Parliament for his first weekly Prime Minister Questions. (ss2) The Guardian
PM defends handling of Iraq kidnaps
| Gordon Brown has insisted that the Government had "left no stone unturned" in trying to secure the release of British hostages in Iraq, amid criticism of its ... (photo: (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis))
Brown   Iraq   Moore   Photos   Politics  
War in Iraq Terrorism
- FBI interviews tell of Saddam's time on the run
- Afghan offensives reveal Barack Obama's strategy
- US Military Deaths In Iraq War At 4,322
- Vice President Biden discusses US future in Iraq
Protesters wave Iraqi flags and carry banners and a poster of the former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein as they rally against the new constitution, in Baqouba, 60 kilometers (35 miles) northeast of Baghdad, Friday, Aug. 26, 2005. In the predominantly Sunni city of Baqouba, about 5,000 people rallied to protest against the proposed charter. Demonstrators carried photos of Saddam Hussein _ the first time they have been seen in public since the former dictator was arrested in December 20
FBI interviews tell of Saddam's time on the run
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- CFMEU accused of helping jailed terrorism supporter
- After Terror Attacks, a Return to Test Cricket for Sri Lanka
- Evidence 'not enough' as terror suspect scores win
- Terror suspect 'exiled' based on secret evidence mus
Sri Lankan cricketer Kaushal Silva catches the ball during a practice session in Galle, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 3, 2009.
After Terror Attacks, a Return to Test Cricket for Sri Lanka and Pakistan
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Al Qaida War Casualties
- A UN crapshoot in Pakistan
- SAUDI BOMBSHELLS, Part 3
- Top CIA officials appear before jury over destruction of al-
- Marines pay the price
A Pakistani walks pasts a billboard showing the portrait of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, displayed along the road side in Rawalpindi, Pakistan Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008
A UN crapshoot in Pakistan
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- Afghan offensives reveal Barack Obama's strategy
- Military helicopter crash kills 26 in NW Pakistan: Officials
- Hundreds of British troops seize Helmand canals in U.S.-led
- Marines pay the price
Soldiers of the 101st airborne 3-187 "Bravo" company, based out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky, on the SSE (Sensitive Site Exploitation) mission, coordinate troop movements in search of weapon stockpiles and remaining al-Qaida members Tuesday, July 23, 2002, in Narizah, 80 kilometers (50 miles) southeast of Kabul. The sweep that began this week is the latest military operation in southeast Afghanistan near the Pakistan border, where remnants of the Taliban and al-Qaida are suspected to be sheltering in themountains. This latest mission has uncovered caches of weapons and lead to the detainment of a suspected al-Qaida member.
Afghan offensives reveal Barack Obama's strategy
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Kidnapping Crime
- Colorado Springs man suspected of 100 burglaries
- Algerian singer jailed in France
- Mexico parties vie for toughest on crime ahead vote
- At Least 14 Bodies Found In Mexico Mass Grave
The grounds of the training facilities in Colorado Springs. in USA
Colorado Springs man suspected of 100 burglaries
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- 55-year-old man arrested over Odawara murder
- Celina is vocal about gay rights
- FBI interviews tell of Saddam's time on the run
- Anti-immigrant law legalises vigilante patrols by citizens
Protesters wave Iraqi flags and carry banners and a poster of the former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein as they rally against the new constitution, in Baqouba, 60 kilometers (35 miles) northeast of Baghdad, Friday, Aug. 26, 2005. In the predominantly Sunni city of Baqouba, about 5,000 people rallied to protest against the proposed charter. Demonstrators carried photos of Saddam Hussein _ the first time they have been seen in public since the former dictator was arrested in December 20
FBI interviews tell of Saddam's time on the run
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Intelligence Police
- Spain: Fishing stories net spy chief
- Picture of chaos painted at Guantanamo
- US Marines to 'drink lots of tea'
- A moment of truth for Obama in Moscow
In this Dec. 7, 2006 file photo, reviewed by the U.S. Military, a U.S. soldier keeps watch from a guard tower overlooking Camp Delta detention center on Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba.
Picture of chaos painted at Guantanamo
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- 55-year-old man arrested over Odawara murder
- Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 virus detected in Osaka Pref.
- Celina is vocal about gay rights
- FBI interviews tell of Saddam's time on the run
ARCHIV - Tamiflu Tabletten, fotografiert am 15. Maerz 2006 in Frankfurt am Main
Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 virus detected in Osaka Pref.
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