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Peacekeeping in Western Darfur Sudan - Member of the military component of the United Nations-African Union Hybrid Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) speaks with one of the villagers during a patrol routine.
Afghan   Civilians   Nato   Photos   Troops		  Seattle Times 
NATO disputes Afghan reports of civilians killed in raid
Thu 31 Dec 2009
KABUL - Afghan government investigators asserted Wednesday that foreign troops had killed 10 civilians in a raid this week, including eight students under the age of 18. Western military officials... (photo: UN file / Shereen Zorba)
British Chancellor Gordon Brown, centre left, and entrepreneur Alan Sugar, centre right, speak to school children and young entrepreneurs during a speed networking session at the Young Vic in London, Friday, Nov. 17, 2006.
British   Financial   Iraq   Photos   Troop		  The Daily Mail 
The Noughties - so nutty you couldn't make them up! Test your knowledge of a ...
Thu 31 Dec 2009
  How did Gordon Brown refer to the Government's role in the financial crisis? 1. According to Army documents, exposed on the eve of the Chilcot inquiry into the 2003 Iraq invasion, our troops... (photo: AP / Sang Tan, Pool)
Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek (R) smiles during his meeting with Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Joseph Harper (L) on May 6, 2009, in Prague, Czech Republic. Canadian Premier arrived to Prague for an EU - Canada summit as the Czech government is the current holder of the rotating EU presidency which ends in June.  Wall Street Journal  Thu 31 Dec 2009
Harper Suspends Canada's Parliament
By PHRED DVORAK and NIRMALA MENON OTTAWA -- Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is suspending Parliament until March to give his government time to "recalibrate," an aide to the prime minister said... (photo: EC / © European Communities, 2009)
Canada   Canadian   Ottawa   Parliament   Photos
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Lawrence Nicholson, left, and 2nd MEB Sgt. Major Hooph pay their respects to Lance Cpl. Joshua Bernard during a memorial service at a forward operating base with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Regiment, 2nd MEB, 3rd MEF, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009, in Now Zad in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan. Bernard was mortally wounded during a Taliban ambush on Aug. 14.  Wall Street Journal  Thu 31 Dec 2009
Attack at Afghan Base Kills 8 U.S. Civilians
By ANAND GOPAL KABUL -- Eight Americans were killed in a suicide attack on a U.S. compound in Afghanistan, officials said, in what appears to be the biggest loss of American civilians since the war... (photo: AP / Julie Jacobson)
Afghanistan   Defence   Photos   Terrorism   US
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A U.S. soldier stands guard following a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009. A suicide car bomb attack on a heavily guarded road between the German Embassy and a U.S. military base set the embassy on fire Saturday, killing an Afghan child and wounding 21 people, including five U.S. tr Al Jazeera Wed 30 Dec 2009
Americans killed in Afghan attack
Eight Americans have been killed in a suicide attack on a military base in Afghanistan's southeastern Khost province, US officials say. Eight Americans were killed in "an... (photo: AP / Musadeq Sadeq)
Afghanistan   Military   Photos   Taliban   US
President Barack Obama, listens to the mother of Matthew Shepard, Judy Shepard, second left, and James Byrd Jr.'s sisters, Louvon Harris, left, and Betty Byrd Boatner, second right, during a White House reception commemorating the enactment of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, in Washington. The Siasat Daily Wed 30 Dec 2009
Afghan protesters burn Obama effigy over civilian deaths
Jalalabad, December 30: Protesters took to the streets in Afghanistan today, burning an effigy of the US president and shouting "death to Obama" to slam civilian deaths... (photo: AP / Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Afghanistan   Government   Obama   Photos   President
The Cendor MOPU Producer - Mobile Offshore Production unit supplied by Global Process Systems on location at the Petrofac Malaysia Cendor Field, offshore Malaysia. wnhires (td1) The Boston Globe Wed 30 Dec 2009
Turkmenistan awards giant gas field contract

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan-Energy-rich Turkmenistan has awarded a $9.7 billion contract to a consortium of companies from China, South Korea and the United Arab Emirates to... (photo: GPS)
Company   Economy   Energy   Industry   Photos
An Iranian technician walks through the Uranium Conversion Facility just outside the city of Isfahan 255 miles (410 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007. Diplomats from the Nonaligned Movement, Arab League and Group of 77 WPXI Wed 30 Dec 2009
Report: Iran Close To Huge Uranium Shipment

VIENNA -- Iran is close to clinching a deal to clandestinely import 1,350 tons of purified uranium ore from Kazakhstan, according to an intelligence report obtained by... (photo: AP/Vahid Salemi)
Iran   Nuclear   Photos   Uranium   Vienna
Iranian lawmakers are seen in this photo taken on Sunday Oct. 24, 2004 during their visit to the Isfahan uranium conversion facility in central Iran which is nearing completion. Al Jazeera Wed 30 Dec 2009
Iran 'seeks Kazakh uranium'

Iran is attempting to reach a deal to secretly import 1,350 tons of purified uranium ore from Kazakhstan, according to an intelligence report obtained by The Associated... (photo: AP / ISNA/Kholosi)
Iran   Kazakhstan   Photos   Sanctions   Uranium


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German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, left, speaks with Afghanistan's president Hamid Karzai, right, during a meeting in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. Karzai blasts 'civilian' deaths The Columbus Dispatch
Women, holding a picture of Neda Agha Soltan, the young Iranian protester bled to death on the streets of Tehran , are seen during a candlelight vigil to honour the victims of violence in Iran and to oppose the results of the Presidential elections in Iran , in Berlin on Thursday, June 25, 2009. Iranian student protester Neda Soltan is Times Person of the Year The Times
Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, March 28, 2009. Afghan Parliament Considers Cabinet Wall Street Journal
School childrens waiting to enter a stand during the day of Expo Prado 2009, Montevideo, Uruguay, 15th September 2009 NYC Children Face Paying to Ride to School CBS News
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ag2 Keith Urban, country singer and husband of Nicole Kidman performing at Jamboree in the Hills on July 19-22, 2006 in Ohio. Urban released his debut self-titled album in 2000 on Capitol Nashville. Despite his somewhat grungy look, he was gradually ac All the film highlights this Christmas The Guardian
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev seen at his Gorki residence outside Moscow, Monday, April 13, 2009. Russia to resume gas imports from Turkmenistan The Hindu
Iranian opposition supporters burn a Russian flag, referring to President Ahmadinejad's alliance with Russia, as they attend a protest in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Sept. 18, 2009. Russia and Iran perpetuate the illusion of an alliance Daily Star Lebanon
From left in the foreground, Chinese President Hu Jintao, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov and Uzbek President Islam Karimov turn on the flow of natural gas together in the gas plant at Samandepe Gas Field, Turkmenistan, on Monday, Dec. 14, 2009. China ends Russia's grip on Turkmen gas Asia Times
The Mistral French amphibious assault ship/helicopter carrier/hospital ship docks on the Neva River in downtown St. Petersburg, Russia, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, with one of the city landmarks, St. Isaac's Cathedral, in the background. Russia is planning to buy a Mistral-class ship worth 400-500 million euros (around $600-$750 million) from France. Russian Navy and defense industry experts are expected to inspect the ship during the visit. Russia-France arms deal raises concerns for neighbours BBC News
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This video frame grab from the Taliban propaganda video released Friday Dec. 25, 2009 purportedly shows U.S. soldier Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl, 23, of Ketchum Idaho who was captured more than five months ago in eastern Afghanistan Family plea after Taliban video of captive soldier Sify
In this photo reviewed by the U.S. military and shot through a window, a guard watches over detainees in the exercise yard at the Camp Five detention facility on Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba, Sunday, May 31, 2009 U..S Supreme Court rejects Guantanamo torture case The Star
** FILE ** In this Feb. 20, 2009 file photo, President Barack Obama waits to speak to mayors from across the country in the East Room of the White House. In a prime-time speech from the House of Representatives, Tuesday night, the president will make his case that much more has to be done to turn around the economy - a message he knows he must explain. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, File) The endgame in Pakistan Indian Express
Minaret of Fez mosques seen through the islamic shapped opening one of the entrances of Fez called The Blue Gate. August 2007. Minarets, religious tolerance and towers on the horizon The Times
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