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Palestinian Hamas police women  participate in a rally to mark the anniversary of the Israeli offensive in Gaza in-front of the U.N. headquarters in Gaza City, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010.
Gaza   Hamas   Photos   Wikipedia: Hamas   Woman  
 The New York Times 
Peeking Out From Under Hamas's Veil
| GAZA — Doaa Abdel Latif appears to be part of the reason for the sway that Hamas wields over this crammed strip of humanity, home to an estimated 1.5 million Palestinians. Just under half the ... (photo: AP / Adel Hana)
A child of road construction workers sits near her parent's work site, in Gurgaon, India, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008. In 2006, nearly 9.7 million children died worldwide before reaching the age of 5, mostly from preventable causes such as diarrhea, malaria or malnutrition, UNICEF said in its annual report, released Tuesda
Aid   Photos   Poverty   Unicef   Wikipedia: UNICEF  
 The Star 
UNICEF to boost aid efficiency by targeting poorest
| UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. children's foundation UNICEF plans to make the poorest and most remote regions of needy nations top priority for aid, an approach it said on Tuesday is not only m... (photo: AP / Gurinder Osan)
African National Congress presidential candidate Jacob Zuma reacts as the result board shows the number of parliaments seats the ANC won at the Independent Electoral Commission result center in Pretoria, South Africa, Saturday April 25, 2009. South Africa's long-dominant ANC won overwhelmingly in parliamentary elections, but did not get the two-thirds of the vote it won with ease in the last elections, according to the final tally released Saturday. The victory puts party leader Jacob Zuma in line for the presidency.  Gulf News 
Zuma's two bad calls
| When he became president of South Africa just over a year ago, Jacob Zuma promised to quench South Africans' thirst for renewal. After the aloof and idiosyncratic Thabo Mbeki, here was a big-hearted... (photo: AP / Themba Hadebe)
Economy   Photos   Politics   S Africa   Wikipedia: Jacob Zuma  
Mexican army soldiers stand guard next to a tunnel at the border wall in Tijuana, Mexico, Saturday, June 4, 2010. According to the army, the 500 feet long tunnel was used to smuggle people and drugs into the US, and one person was detained during the operation. (AP Photo)  Gulf News 
US is responsible for dire situation across its border
| After the arrest last week of one of Mexico's most ruthless drug lords, "La Barbie", media coverage has highlighted his American-born, football star origins. But the kingpin is the product... (photo: AP)
Drugs   Mexico   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Mexican Drug War  
Top Stories
President Barack Obama prepares to sign the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act into law in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 22, 2010. The law is aimed at stopping millions of dollars in benefits from going to dead people, fugitives or others not eligible for them. The Australian
Barack Obama's $55bn vote pitch
| BARACK Obama has launched a direct appeal for the working-class vote in looming mid-term congress elections by pledging a $US50 billion ($55bn) plan to revamp roads, ra... (photo: AP / J. Scott Applewhite)
Government   Obama   Photos   President   Wikipedia: Politics of the United States  
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses the students at the Bogazici University in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, May 21, 2010. Breitbart
UN chief in Rwanda for talks on troop withdrawal threat
| A soldier from the Indian Batallion of the MONUSCO mans a post on September... | UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Rwanda on Tuesday for surprise talks with P... (photo: AP / Ibrahim Usta)
Photos   Rapes   Rwanda   UN   Wikipedia: Democratic Republic of the Congo  
**FILE** Indian United Nations soldiers drive past people fleeing fighting, near Kibumba some 40 kilometers north of Goma, Congo in this Oct. 26, 2008 file photo. The failure to protect civilians from attacks by the Lord's Resistance Army is the latest indication of the collapse of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in this sprawling Central African nation, according to AP interviews with more than 30 people in five eastern Congo locations in February 2009.( The Press Democrat
UN reports over 500 rapes in eastern Congo
| U.N. Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Atul Khare told the U.N. Security Council that in addition to the 242 rapes in and around the village of Luvungi that ... (photo: AP / Karel Prinsloo)
Congo   Photos   Rapes   UN   Wikipedia: Democratic Republic of the Congo  
Corn Crop - Maize - Agriculture - Farming Star Tribune
Kentucky farmer claims some ears of corn popped on the stalk
| ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. - A Hardin County farmer said that some ears among his feed corn rows popped on the stalk in a phenomenon that agricultural experts believe is associ... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Agriculture   Corn   Farmer   Photos   Wikipedia: Maize  
AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti The Guardian
Carlo Ancelotti autobiography offers insights into winning and eating
| It would be hard not to develop a fondness for the Chelsea manager while reading his smart and surprising book Carlo Ancelotti's book is full of self-deprecating jokes ... (photo: AP / Andrew Medichini)
Ancelotti   Autobiography   Book   Insights   Photos  
Poverty: A poor old woman in the street in South India The Guardian
In India the granaries are full but the poor are hungry
| Bureaucracy and corruption in India's distribution system mean that subsidised stocks of grain have been left to rot instead of reaching families suffering from malnutr... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang)
Corruption   India   Photos   Poverty   Wikipedia: Poverty in India  
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Russian Premier Vladimir Putin, left, speak during a meeting of the State Council on developing of political system issues in Moscow's Kremlin on Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. The Guardian
Vladimir Putin's iron grip shows signs of rust
Vladimir Putin, the Russian PM, sits in the co-pilot's seat in the cockpit of a jet flying over forest fires in Ryazan region. Photograph: Alexei Nikolsky/AP | In the las... (photo: AP / RIA Novosti, Vladimir Rodionov, Presidential Press Service))
Forest   Photos   Putin   Russian   Signs  
Opinions Commentaries
- Church vows Koran burning will go ahead
- Poor polls for Barack Obama as critics warn a dog comment wi
- UK PM's media chief Andy Coulson to face police question
- Barack Obama personally congratulates Julia Gillard on elect
The windows on the top story of the Liberty Street building where Russell Simmons lives are seen Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010, in New York. Simmons is making his support for a proposed mosque near ground zero  crystal clear through the windows of his apartment overlooking the World Trade Center site. The first six windows use the symbols of world religions to spell out "coexist," starting with an Islamic star and crescent for the "C" and finishing with a Christian cross for the "T."
Shame on US, Jews and the ADL
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- Mark Weisbrot: Does Congress need to pass another stimulus b
- William F. Shughart II: Does Congress need to pass another s
- Arkadi Kuhlmann: The 30-year mortgage holds us back
- The Economist: Bush tax cuts should stay, but it's anoth
McLaren Formula One driver Jenson Button of Britain waves to the crowd after winning the Australian Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne,Sunday, March 28, 2010.
Lewis Hammy and Jenson Button Nose battle it out in Hamster Grand Prix
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Columnists Media
- Susie Rushton: A lesson needed in lightening up
- Julie Burchill: Do visits from ex-Hitler Youth members make
- Seattle columnist: Mariners lack credibility in acquiring Lu
- Chat live with garden columnist Jessica Damiano
The America Online logo is seen at the AOL booth at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in this Jan. 5, 2008 file photo. Yahoo Inc. has extended a deadline for nominating candidates to its board, giving the struggling Internet pioneer more time to search for a white knight to help it fight off an unwanted takeover bid from Microsoft Corp. The announcement Wednesday comes amid published reports that Yahoo has stepped up discussions with Time Warner Inc. about acquiring or forming a joint venture with its AOL online unit to fend off the world's largest software company.
ESPN Personality Jay Mariotti Arrested in LA
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- Porn boss to oversee children's TV at Five
- ESPN hires Hair to replace Frank
- Misleading Stansted Express ad banned
- Johor launches its own press award to honour the media
African National Congress presidential candidate Jacob Zuma reacts as the result board shows the number of parliaments seats the ANC won at the Independent Electoral Commission result center in Pretoria, South Africa, Saturday April 25, 2009. South Africa's long-dominant ANC won overwhelmingly in parliamentary elections, but did not get the two-thirds of the vote it won with ease in the last elections, according to the final tally released Saturday. The victory puts party leader Jacob Zuma in line for the presidency.
Zuma's two bad calls
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Politics Journalism
- George Soros digs deep for human rights with $100m gift
- Peeking Out From Under Hamas's Veil
- UNICEF to boost aid efficiency by targeting poorest
- Barack Obama's $55bn vote pitch
Palestinian Hamas police women  participate in a rally to mark the anniversary of the Israeli offensive in Gaza in-front of the U.N. headquarters in Gaza City, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010.
Peeking Out From Under Hamas's Veil
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- "Harry Potter" continues his journal through the d
- Trial of man accused of assaulting Saskatoon journalist unde
- US journalism groups team up on global reporting
- US journalism groups team up on global reporting
Relationship
Casual sex relationships can turn into true love
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Democracy Letters
- Letters: Source of democracy quote is wrong
- Swazi opposition leader arrested as unions march for democra
- Swaziland democracy protests: 'Fifty arrested'
- Police Break Up Pro-Democracy Meeting, Arrest Scores of Acti
Cellphone - Mobile Phone - Technology
Mobile phones, Internet essential in building democracies
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 WATER PIPES - FILIPINOS - CHILDREN - POVERTY - PHILIPPINES
MWSS told to return billions of pesos in unimplemented projects
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