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Angelina Jolie
Actress   Hollywood   Photos   Syria   Wikipedia: Angelina Jolie  
Jolie calls for more aid to Syrian refugees
AMMAN - Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie urged the international community to boost aid to Syrian refugees hit by what she called "the worst humanitarian crisis of the 21st century," a UNHCR state... (photo: Creative Commons / EnemyOfTheState)
Middle East Online
President Barack Obama leaves the White House in Washington
Afghanistan   Peace   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Barack Obama  
Obama: Friction in Afghan peace talks no surprise
BERLIN — President Barack Obama says it's no surprise that there's friction in early efforts to launch peace talks between the Taliban and Afghanistan's government. | But Obama says ... (photo: AP / Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Boston Herald
Antonio Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Refugees addresses during the press conference of the Launch of the Regional Response Plan for Syrian Refugees and Syria Humanitarian Assistance Response Plan, Geneva. Friday 7 June 2013. Photo by Violaine Martin UN says 45.2 million refugees and displaced people
Travel Deals | $119 -- Ohio: Charming Lake Erie Retreat w/$25 to Spend |   | See all travel deals » | JOHN HEILPRIN , The Associated Press | Posted: Wednesday, June 19, 2013, 5:28 AM | GENEV... (photo: UN Photo / Violaine Martin) Philadelphia Daily News
Photos   Refugees   Syria   UN   Wikipedia: Syrian civil war  
Gunmen and followers of hardline Sunni cleric Sheik Ahmad al-Assir pass in front of Lebanese army soldiers in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. One man killed in Lebanon town shooting spree
BEIRUT - A shooting spree by gunmen loyal to a controversial Salafist sheikh in the southern Lebanese town of Sidon left one man dead and several wounded, the army and a security source said. | Tuesda... (photo: AP / Mohammed Zaatari) Middle East Online
Lebanon   Photos   Violence   Weapons   Wikipedia: Syrian civil war  
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Palestinian boys take part in a military-style summer camp being held by the Islamic Jihad movement during the youngsters' summer school vacation in Rafah town, in the southern Gaza Strip, on June 12, 2013. Thousands of youngsters between the age of six and 16, can participate in the summer camp where they receive military as well as religious training. Photo by Ahmed Deeb / WN Rockets fired from Gaza Strip toward southern Israel
JERUSALEM, June 19 (Xinhua) -- A rockets barrage was launched by militants from the Gaza Strip early Wednesday toward southern Israel, a military source told Xinhua. | Th... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) CNTV
Gaza   Israel   Photos   Rockets   Wikipedia: Gaza Strip  
York Park is a sports ground in the Inveresk and York Park Precinct, Launceston, Australia. Holding 20,000 peoplemore than any other stadium in TasmaniaYork Park has been known as Aurora Stadium under a six-year naming rights agreement signed with Aurora Energy in 2004. Primarily used for Australian rules football, its record attendance of 20,971 was set in June 2006, when Hawthorn Football Club played Richmond Football Club in an Australian Football League (AFL) match. Australia celebrates another trip to World Cup
SYDNEY: Hundreds of fans greeted members of Australia's national football team at downtown Sydney's Circular Quay on Wednesday after the Socceroos qualified for next year... (photo: Creative Commons / Magnus Manske) The Times Of India
Australia   Football   Photos   Sydney   Wikipedia: Australian national football team (disambiguation)    
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joseph Gravers with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines (2/8), Regimental Combat Team 7, scans the area during Operation Nightmare in Nowzad, Afghanistan, June 6, 2013. Operation Nightmare was a clearing operation led by Afghan National Security Forces and supported by the Marines of 2/8. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Kowshon Ye/Released) Afghan Taliban claim they killed 4 US troops
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban have claimed responsibility for an attack in Afghanistan that killed four U.S. troops just hours after the insurgent group anno... (photo: USMC / Kowshon Ye) The Guardian
Afghanistan   Photos   Taliban   Troops   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present)  
Turkish protesters chat in Kugulu Park in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. Dozens held in Turkey, silent protester goes viral
ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) - A lone, silent vigil by a man in Istanbul inspired copycat protests on Tuesday, as police detained dozens of people across Turkey in an operat... (photo: AP / Burhan Ozbilici) Reuters
Photos   Police   Protests   Turkey   Wikipedia: 2013 protests in Turkey  
President of France H E Francoise Hollande delivered key-note address at the India-France Economic Conference in Mumbai on Friday, February 15, 2013. He called for moves to intensify economic cooperation to push India-France trade from present 8 billion Euros to 12 billion Euros. Analysis - French EU-wariness complicates life for Hollande
  | Reuters | June 19, 2013 - 06:38 | By Mark John | PARIS (Reuters) - A feeling in France that the European Union no longer works in its interest is fuelling tensio... (photo: PIB of India) Swissinfo
Europe   France   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: François Hollande  
 About 7,000 Afghan and US-led troops have launched an offensive against the Taliban in central and eastern Afghan provinces -WN/Bero Amer Soldiers killed after Taliban move
Four US troops have been killed in an attack in Afghanistan which came just hours after Washington announced plans to open talks with the Taliban. | Defence officials sai... (photo: WN/Bero Amer) Belfast Telegraph
Afghanistan   Photos   Taliban   USA   Wikipedia: Taliban    
Cyprus' President Nicos Anastasiades, talks during the oath of office ceremony of a new Finance Minister Harris Georgiades, unseen, at the Presidential Palace the Cypriot capital Nicosia, on Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Georgiades, 41, takes over from Michalis Sarris who resigned on Tuesday as an investigating committee began work to determine how the countrys economy nearly collapsed. Cyprus President Calls for Bailout Overhaul to Save Economy
Cyprus' president has asked euro zone leaders for a complete revamp of his country's 10 billion euro ($13.4 billion) bailout, warning Nicosia may not be able to meet the ... (photo: AP / Petros Karadjias) CNBC
Cyprus   Economy   European Union   Photos   Wikipedia: Economy of Cyprus  
File - Members of the 755th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Reaper Team 1 patrol villages near Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, March 11, 2013. Taliban claim deadly US attack hours after peace moves
KABUL: The Taliban on Wednesday claimed responsibility for an overnight attack in Afghanistan that killed four US troops, just hours after Washington said its officials w... (photo: USAF / Senior Airman Chris Willis) The Times Of India
Afghanistan   Photos   Taliban   US   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present)  
Iraq Saudi Arabia
After mothballing armory, National Guard returning to Tacoma
31 killed in bomb attack on Shiite mosque in Baghdad
Beechcraft gets extension on support contract with Iraq Air
Iraq officials say suicide attack kills politician
York Park is a sports ground in the Inveresk and York Park Precinct, Launceston, Australia. Holding 20,000 peoplemore than any other stadium in TasmaniaYork Park has been known as Aurora Stadium under a six-year naming rights agreement signed with Aurora Energy in 2004. Primarily used for Australian rules football, its record attendance of 20,971 was set in June 2006, when Hawthorn Football Club played Richmond Football Club in an Australian Football League (AFL) match.
Australia celebrates another trip to World Cup
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Pakistan pushed Afghan insurgents to the table — experts
A Briton fights with Al Qaeda's offshoot in Syria
Kerry to address top world issues on upcoming trip
World powers to meet on Syrian rebel demands
File - President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama arrive at the landing zone in Moneygall, Ireland, May 23, 2011.
Michelle Obama Ireland Trip: G8 Summit Offers First Lady, Daughters Chance To Explore European Roots
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Syria Kuwait
A Briton fights with Al Qaeda's offshoot in Syria
World powers to meet on Syrian rebel demands
World powers to meet on Syrian rebel demands
Obama defends U.S. intelligence strategy in wary Berlin
Angelina Jolie
Jolie calls for more aid to Syrian refugees
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Models for possible Syria intervention
U.S. strategy puts it in middle of 'holy war'
Prioritizing Peace in Balochistan
U.N. recommends bringing Iraq closer to ending 1990s sanctio
Kashmiri boatmen row traditional shikaras during a race at a Dal lake in Srinagar, India, Wednesday on 15, May 2013.Organised by Jammu and kashmir Tourism Department as part of a Fortnight long Kashmir Festival aimed at attracting tourists from the country and abroad.
India Tourism promotion event held in Kuwait
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UAE Egypt
Tiger, McIlroy to play Dubai event in January
UAE markets close in positive territory
Dubai Cares highlights children refugees
Abu Dhabi International Airport wins "Best Airport in t
Etisalat - Telecommunication
4G LTE modems in UAE, exclusive from etisalat
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Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood digs in for trouble ahead
Egypt top cleric: Protests against Morsi permitted
Egypt top cleric: Protests against Morsi permitted
Egypt top cleric: Protests against Morsi permitted
In this Jan. 26, 2011 file photo, Egyptian riot police clash with anti-government activists in Cairo, Egypt. A government inquiry into the deaths of nearly 900 protesters during Egypts uprising has concluded police were behind nearly all the killings.
Fears of violence as Egypt nears June 30 protests
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Jordan Iran
Putting the spring in the Arab Spring
The Israeli in the Middle (East)
Arab Spring drive for reform shifts to slow lane
Arab drive for reform seen shifting to slow lane
This citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian refugees filling their buckets at Atmeh refugee camp, in the northern Syrian province of Idlib, Syria, Friday, April 5, 2013.
Middle East neighbours shamed into helping Syrian refugees
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Iran welcomes home soccer team after World Cup place booked
Iran welcomes home soccer team after World Cup place booked
Correction: Jordan-Syria-War Games story
Iraqi Shi'ites flock to Assad's side as sectarian sp
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., delivers a speech at the victory column in Berlin Thursday, July 24
Obama to make landmark speech at Brandenburg Gate
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