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Germany to give $190 mln to Afghanistan after 2014
Afghanistan   Berlin   Germany   Photos   War   Wikipedia: Afghanistan		  The Siasat Daily 
Germany to give $190 mn to Afghanistan after 2014
Wed 16 May 2012
Berlin, May 16: Germany will give 150 million euros ($190 million) worth of cash aid to Afghanistan a year after international peacekeeping forces pull out on schedule in 2014 as part of an agreement... (photo: DOD / Public Domain)
Afghan shrines last resort for Afghan mentally ill
Afghanistan   Defence   Photos   War   Waste   Wikipedia: Afghanistan		  Herald Tribune 
Afghan shrines last resort for Afghan mentally ill
Wed 16 May 2012
JALALABAD, Afghanistan - The young man sits nearly naked in a small concrete room, a thick, heavy chain fastened around his ankle and bolted to the wall. Flies swarm around a wound on his wrist where... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod)
A Syrian rebel runs for cover during an exchange of fire with army troops, unseen, in Idlib, Syria, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012.  The Star  Thu 17 May 2012
Exclusive - Iran flouts U.N. sanctions, sends arms to Syria - panel
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Syria remains the top destination for Iranian arms shipments in violation of a U.N. Security Council ban on weapons exports by the Islamic Republic, according to a... (photo: AP)
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Veterans Deserve to Be Economically Empowered  Huffington Post  Wed 16 May 2012
Veterans Deserve to Be Economically Empowered
Sergeant Adam Widner had just finished nine months of personal-security detail in Afghanistan, where he was constantly on alert for those seeking to harm or kill him and others. When he returned... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod)
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President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron walk to Marine One on the Ellipse in Washington, Tuesday, March 13, 2012. The Daily Telegraph Wed 16 May 2012
David Cameron: it is 'make or break' for the euro
David Cameron has warned eurozone leaders it is now “make or break” for the single currency as the financial turmoil threatens to cause another global... (photo: AP / Susan Walsh)
Currency   Eurozone   Photos   UK   Wikipedia: European sovereign-debt crisis
Facebook - Mobile Phone - Wi-Fi The Daily Telegraph Wed 16 May 2012
Facebook: is it really worth $100bn?
Facebook has 70 per cent of the world’s internet users signed up, but can it justify such a high flotation? Because he’s worth it: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
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Caltex Petrol Station in Thailand Knox News Wed 16 May 2012
Gasoline, oil prices continue to drop
Pump prices continue to fall in the Knoxville area. The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded dropped nearly a penny overnight to $3.455 on Wednesday, according... (photo: WN / RTayco)
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Former Liberian President Charles Taylor, second right, makes his first appearance at the Special Court in Freetown, Monday, April 3, 2006. Former Liberian President Charles Taylor pleaded not guilty Monday to war crimes and crimes against humanity, including sexual slavery, mutilation and sending children into combat. The Daily Telegraph Wed 16 May 2012
Charles Taylor accuses prosecutors of paying witnesses
Charles Taylor, the former Liberian president convicted of crimes against humanity, accused United Nations prosecutors of paying witnesses to testify against him and... (photo: AP / George Osodi)
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Shot soldier Aaron Deans hopes to return to Afghanistan BBC News Wed 16 May 2012
Shot soldier Aaron Deans hopes to return to Afghanistan
A soldier who was shot in the back in a Taliban ambush is hoping to return to the front line in Afghanistan. L/Cpl Aaron Deans, 21, of Washington, was driving an armoured... (photo: DOD / Public Domain)
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Pink taxi cars come out of a local petrol station in Bangkok, Thailand my SA Wed 16 May 2012
Oil price still falling as supplies grow
NEW YORK (AP) — The price of oil continues to decline as supplies grow in the U.S. Benchmark U.S. crude on Wednesday fell by 57 cents to $93.41 per barrel in New York. It... (photo: WN / RTayco)
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** FILE ** Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., reacts to President Bush´s Iraq speech during a news conference on Capitol Hill in this Nov. 30, 2005 file photo. Leaders of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee s Tea partyers trying to retire Sens. Lugar, Hatch The News & Observer
An Iranian money changer holds U.S. dollars and currency with Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's image in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2008. Iran ups currency exchange rate to reflect street US News
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner gestures during a talk to the Commonwealth Club in Palo Alto, Calif., Monday, Oct. 18, 2010. Geithner: US economy mending, oil prices a challenge The Guardian
A protester holds a toy monkey in a cage during an anti corruption demonstration in Bratislava, Slovakia, Friday, March 9, 2012. Hundreds of Slovaks are protesting in the capital to demand that top politicians accused of corruption step down. Slovakia is holding early general elections on Saturday, March 10, 2012. Exit poll: Opposition winning Slovakia election The News & Observer
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Libya former rebels' Tripoli military commander Abdel Hakim Belhaj, second left, speaks with Libya fighters prior to the arrival of Libyan Transitional National Council chairman Mustafa Abdel Jalil at Metiga airport in Tripoli, Libya, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011. 'Rendition' Libyan commander Abdel Hakim Belhadj to form his own party The Daily Telegraph
In this photo taken on a government organized tour, soldiers and civilians gather in front of a burning official building following an airstrike in Tripoli, Libya, early Tuesday, May 17, 2011. Nato defends its role over civilian deaths in Libya The Independent
Palestinian women shouts slogans as holds poster their son during a protest in front the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) offices in Gaza City, calling for the release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails, February 6, 2012. Photo by Ahmed Deeb/ WN Palestinian prisoners to end mass hunger strike The Daily Telegraph
Bahraini anti-government protesters wave national flags Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012, in the western village of Malkiya, Bahrain, during a gathering organized by opposition parties to honor Malkiya resident Abdul Redha Buhmaid. Thousands of people gathered for speeches remembering Buhmaid, who was shot dead last spring when pro-democracy protesters faced tanks as they attempted to return to Pearl roundabout, the since-demolished center of last year's protests.(AP Photo/Hasan Jamali) Bahrain extends detention of human rights activist The Daily Telegraph
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File - A woman and her children are pictured on the outskirts of Fertait, a village in Jonglei, South Sudan, burned down during the recent escalation of ethnic clashes in this area, 7 January, 2012. Half of South Sudan facing food shortages, warns UN BBC News
A Libyan oil worker, works at a refinery inside the Brega oil complex, in Brega east of Libya, on Saturday Feb. 26, 2011. Production at Brega has dropped by almost 90 percent amid the country's crisis because many employees have fled and few ships are coming to offload the product. Saudi says $100 per barrel great price for oil The Guardian
In this Tuesday, April 24, 2012 photo, Sudanese workers inspect burnt out oil pipes at the oil-rich border town of Heglig, Sudan. Oil Wars on the Horizon CounterPunch
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Soldiers stand guard outside the presidential palace after a military coup in Bamako, Mali, Friday, March 23, 2012. Amnesty cites rights abuses in northern Mali Al Jazeera
Pakistan president to attend NATO summit Pakistan president to attend NATO summit Al Jazeera
Ali Jamali Fashi, center, attends his trial, at the revolutionary court in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. Jamali has been charged with the killing last year of a Tehran physicist, an assassination that Iranian authorities blamed on Israel's Mossad spy agency. Iran hangs 'Israel spy' over nuclear scientist killing BBC News
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