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Breaking News Mon, 21 May 2012
In this Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009 file photo Libyan Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, who was found guilty of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing but recently released from his Scottish prison on compassionate grounds, is seen below a portrait of Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi, as he is visited by a group of African parliamentarians, not pictured, at Tripoli Medical Center in Tripoli, Libya.
Libya   Photos   Terrorism   UK   Wikipedia: Pan Am Flight 103 bombing trial  
UK rules out further Lockerbie inquiries after Al-Megrahi's death
| The prime minister said the court case, which convicted Megrahi, was properly conducted and news of his death on Sunday should “be a time to remember the 270 people who lost their lives in wha... (photo: AP / Abdel Magid Al Fergany)
Mail Guardian South Africa
President Barack Obama, right, shakes hands with with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, left, during their meeting at the NATO Summit in Chicago, Sunday, May 20, 2012.
Afghanistan   Nato   Photos   War   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present)  
Hard days ahead in Afghanistan: Obama
Washington, May 21: | US President Barack Obama claims that NATO remains united on Afghanistan but warns that there will be “hard days” ahead for the Western alliance. | “Just as we've sacrifice... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
The Siasat Daily
File - Turkey's President Abdullah Gul, left, and Chief of Staff Gen. Isik Kosaner, front center, watch the Youth and Sports Day celebrations in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, May 19, 2011. President Gül’s May 19 message
| President Abdullah GĂĽl said in a message that May 19 has become the symbol of national progress. | President GĂĽl’s message reads as follows: "Never having conceded on the will to live free a... (photo: AP / Burhan Ozbilici) Turkish Press
Photos   Politics   President   Turkey   Wikipedia: Abdullah Gül  
The opening of the headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood in the mountain Mokattam in Cairo Egypt,Saturday, May 21, 2011. Secular or Islamist? Egypt chooses a president
| CAIRO - Sixty years after their country came under military dictatorship, Egyptians are for the first time freely electing their president. | The voting that begins Wednesday is the greatest prize w... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) Herald Tribune
Egypt   Election   Islamist   Photos   Wikipedia: Egyptian presidential election, 2012  
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Viswanathan Anand Anand suffers shock setback in chess title fight
| AFP - Indian master Viswanathan Anand's world chess crown shook on Sunday when his Israeli challenger won the first game of their 12-match Moscow series after six succe... (photo: Creative Commons / Ygrek) France24
Chess   Gaming   Photos   Sports   Wikipedia: Viswanathan Anand  
Libyans in Tripoli, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009, hold a poster showing Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, who was found guilty of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing. Lockerbie: David Cameron criticises al-Megrahi release
David Cameron has reacted to the death of the only person convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing by saying he should not have been released. | Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, 60,... (photo: AP / Amr Nabil) BBC News
Death   Libya   Lockerbie   Photos   Wikipedia: Lockerbie  
Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav arrives at a court in Tel Aviv, Tuesday, March 22, 2011. Jailed Israeli president freed briefly
| JERUSALEM — A prison spokeswoman says Israel's jailed former president has been freed for a few hours to attend his son's wedding. | Spokeswoman Sivan Weizman sai... (photo: AP / Ariel Schalit) Austin American Statesman
Israel   Lawmaker   Peace   Photos   Wikipedia: Moshe Katsav  
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen addresses the media at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, March 24, 2011. NATO announced on Thursday that it is taking control of the military operation to enforce the no-fly zone over Libya. NATO chief sees financial aid for Afghan forces
| WASHINGTON — NATO's secretary general says he's optimistic that the international community will continue to finance the Afghan security forces. | Anders Fogh Ras... (photo: AP / Yves Logghe) Austin American Statesman
Afghanistan   Finance   Nato   Photos   Wikipedia: Anders Fogh Rasmussen  
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009. Former Israeli PM: Jerusalem must be partitioned
| JERUSALEM — Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is urging Israeli leaders to relinquish the idea of a unified Jerusalem if they truly want peace. Israeli Prime Mini... (photo: AP / Gali Tibbon, Pool) Atlanta Journal
Jerusalem   Peace   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Ehud Olmert  
U.S. Army Pfc. Jeffery Penning, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Task Force Red Warrior, along with an Afghan Security Guard member pull security during a roving patrol on Observation Post Mustang, Kunar province, Afghanistan, May 3, 2012. Taliban: NATO nations should leave Afghanistan now
| KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban is urging all NATO nations in Afghanistan to follow France's lead and pull their international forces from the war this year. Ele... (photo: US Army / Spc. Jenny Lui) Atlanta Journal
Afghanistan   Nato   Photos   Taliban   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present)  
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Sunday, April 1, 2012. Netanyahu: African migrants could overrun Israel
| JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is warning that Israel could be swamped by illegal migrants from Africa. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu g... (photo: AP / Ariel Schalit) Atlanta Journal
Africa   Immigration   Israel   Photos   Wikipedia: Benjamin Netanyahu  
	G8 expresses concerns over North Korea, Iran G8 expresses concerns over North Korea, Iran
| Washington, May 20 (IANS) The leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) major industrialised nations have expressed "deep" and "grave" concern over the actions of North Korea ... (photo: EC / EC) Newstrack India
G8   Iran   Korea   Leaders   Photos   Wikipedia: G8  
Iraq Saudi Arabia
Egypt presidential race gets new twist: Mubarak-era figure s
Lockerbie bomber dies in Libya
China says Baghdad talks can help resolve nuke dispute
Bahrain committed to replacing Iraq as 2013 Gulf Cup of Nati
Operation Serve and Tell: Servicemembers encouraged to blog
Operation Serve and Tell: Servicemembers encouraged to blog
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Egypt's Mursi warns against vote fraud
Occidental Petroleum gets really gutted!
Dead birds plummet from sky over I-95; latest harbinger of d
Family shocked at Bihar engineer's arrest on terror char
File - Turkey's President Abdullah Gul, left, and Chief of Staff Gen. Isik Kosaner, front center, watch the Youth and Sports Day celebrations in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, May 19, 2011.
President Gül’s May 19 message
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Syria Kuwait
Beirut clashes kill 1 amid fear of Syria spillover
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Gunbattle in Beirut amid fears of Syria spillover
Two die in first Beirut clashes over Syria conflict
File - Turkey's President Abdullah Gul, left, and Chief of Staff Gen. Isik Kosaner, front center, watch the Youth and Sports Day celebrations in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, May 19, 2011.
President Gül’s May 19 message
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Bahrain bank to restructure $110m debt
Agents fear cancellation of Lebanon travel plans
Cannes 2012: Doha Film Institute Funds 23 Projects
Kuwait says April crude output averaged 3 mln bpd
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II arrives at Government Buildings in Dublin, Wednesday, May 18, 2011.
The Queen's lunch for monarchs attracts controversy
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UAE Egypt
PCB pondering UAE as possible venue for Oz series but averse
Buying into Dubai
Digital Domain to open studio in Abu Dhabi
Cleaner gets 3 years jail and Dh50,000 fine for using counte
Argentinian coach of Al Wasl, Diego Maradona, right, reacts after his players lost a chance during a match with Al Wahda in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, May 6, 2012.
Diego Maradona in race to become UAE national coach
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Egypt's Mursi warns against vote fraud
Egyptians to vote in first free presidential election in 60
Manchester's FutureEverything conference – day two
A nation-by-nation look at Arab Spring's progress
File - Turkey's President Abdullah Gul, left, and Chief of Staff Gen. Isik Kosaner, front center, watch the Youth and Sports Day celebrations in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, May 19, 2011.
President Gül’s May 19 message
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Jordan Iran
U.N. Strike Shows Convergence of Labor and Middle East Polit
U.S Priorities amidst Economic Challenges in the Middle East
Rebels kill 23 Syrian soldiers, opposition snubs Arab talks
Rebels kill 23 Syrian soldiers, opposition snubs Arab talks
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Oil rises near $92 ahead of key Iran nuclear talks
China's April crude imports from Iran down 23.7%
China stimulus hopes help oil
Dead birds plummet from sky over I-95; latest harbinger of d
File - Turkey's President Abdullah Gul, left, and Chief of Staff Gen. Isik Kosaner, front center, watch the Youth and Sports Day celebrations in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, May 19, 2011.
President Gül’s May 19 message
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