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Breaking News Sat, 28 Jan 2012
U.S. President Barack Obama and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard speak at a joint news conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011.
Business   Lawmakers   Photos   Washington   Wikipedia: Presidency of Barack Obama  
 Pittsburgh Tribune Review 
Obama to senators: Change the way you do business
| WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is pressing his case for changes in how the Senate does business, hoping to ease the partisan gridlock, and he wants to bar lawmakers from profiting from th... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak)
Tiger Woods hits from a sand trap on the 16th fairway during the third round of the Chevron World Challenge golf tournament at Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, Calif.
Golf   Photos   Sports   Star   Wikipedia: Tiger Woods  
 Sporting Life 
Woods In Prime Position For Title Push
| Tiger Woods was ideally placed to put down a huge marker for the season after charging into a share of the lead with a day to go at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. | Having ended 2011 with his firs... (photo: AP / Gus Ruelas)
Rebel fighters fire their machine gun towards pro-Moammar Gadhafi forces on the front line of Dafniya in Misrata, Libya, Friday, June 17, 2011.  BBC News 
Libya prisoners make new torture allegations
New evidence has emerged that supporters of the former Libyan leader, Col Gaddafi, have been tortured while in detention. | The BBC has been told by inmates at a jail in Misrata that they were beaten,... (photo: AP)
Human Rights   Libya   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: Libyan civil war  
Juventus striker Luca Toni,left, fouls Napoli goalkeeper Morgan De Sanctis, center, to score a disallowed goal during a Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Juventus, at Naples' San Paolo stadium, Italy, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011. Second from left is Juventus forward Carvalho de Oliveira Amauri.  Goal 
Out of favour Juventus striker Luca Toni discussing UAE switch - report
The former Bayern Munich man could link up with ex-Italy goalkeeper Walter Zenga in Dubai after spending the 2011-12 campaign on the sidelines in Turin | Bet: £5 £10 £20 £50 £... (photo: AP / Salvatore Laporta)
Juventus   Photos   Soccer   Sport   Wikipedia: Luca Toni  
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Anti-Syrian regime protesters wave Syrian revolution flags and chant slogans during a demonstration against Syrian President Bashar Assad in the Deir Baghlaba area in Homs province, central Syria, on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. Al Jazeera
UN considers resolution on Syria
| European and Arab nations have pressed for UN Security Council backing for an Arab League plan calling on Syria's president to stand down, but Russia said their pr... (photo: AP)
Arab world   Photos   Protest   Syria   Wikipedia: 20112012 Syrian uprising  
From left to right: Copts leading the crowd in prayer in Tahrir Square and Muslims and Christians United for Egypt, by Carlos Latuff. The New York Times
Egypt’s Assault on Civil Society
| Post-Mubarak Egypt is facing profound challenges with its unfinished revolution and looming economic crisis. The last thing it needs is to pick a fight with the United ... (photo: Creative Commons / Sherif9282)
Egypt   Photos   Protests   Society   Wikipedia: 2011 Egyptian revolution  
General view showing an empty beach at the Red Sea resort of Sharm el Sheik, Egypt, Sunday, Dec.5, 2010. Security officials say a shark has killed an elderly German tourist at an Egyptian Red Sea resort, a few days after three Russians and a Ukrainian tourist were badly mauled in shark attacks. m&c
Egypt's tourism sector struggles to revive fortunes
| Hurghada, Egypt - The beaches are almost empty and taxi drivers jockey for customers in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Hurghada, once a bustling city, now desperately strugg... (photo: AP)
Economy   Egypt   Photos   Tourism   Wikipedia: 2011 Egyptian revolution  
Victims of a car bomb lie in hospital in Kut, Iraq, Monday, Aug. 15, 2011. The Independent
Car bomb kills 32 in Baghdad during funeral procession
| Police officials said the blast occurred in the mainly Shia district of Zafaraniyah, where mourners had gathered for the funeral of a person killed the day before. They... (photo: AP / Hadi Mizban)
Iraq   Photos   Police   Violence   Wikipedia: Iraqi insurgency  
British Prime Minister David Cameron listens at the start of his meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, right, at Chequers, the country residence of the British prime minister in Wendover, England Saturday May 15, 2010. A Downing Street spokeswoman said Karzai is stopping in Britain on his way back from the United States, where he met with President Barack Obama. The Guardian
Cameron and Karzai holding talks
| David Cameron and President Hamid Karzai are to sign a pledge setting out the next stage in relations between Britain and Afghanistan. | At bilateral talks the leaders ... (photo: AP / Philip Ide, Pool)
Afghanistan   Britain   Photos   Talks   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present)  
This video image taken from amateur video released by Sham News Network, a Syrian Freedom group, shows a man, left, preparing to throw an object at a tank as others look on, in Daraa, Syria Sunday April 24, 2011. An eyewitness says at least five people have been killed in the southern Syrian city of Daraa during a security crackdown. Syrian troops in armored vehicles and tanks stormed the southern town of Daraa early Monday April 25, 2011 and opened fire. It was the latest bloodshed in a five-week uprising against President Bashar Assad's authoritarian regime. The Guardian
Children among 74 dead in 2 days of Syrian turmoil
| ZEINA KARAM | Associated Press= BEIRUT (AP) — Two days of bloody turmoil in Syria killed at least 74 people, including small children, as forces loyal to President Ba... (photo: AP / Sham News Network via APTN)
Death   Photos   Protests   Syria   Wikipedia: 20112012 Syrian uprising  
Youssef Hadji of Morocco (left) and Paul Ulrich Kessany of Gabon (right) during an international match of their national teams. Gabon won the match against Morocco with 2-1. The New York Times
Gabon and Tunisia Advance
| The Times's soccer blog has the world's game covered from all angles. Go to the Goal Blog | Bruno-Zita Mbanangoye scored from a stoppage-time free kick in host Gabon&rs... (photo: Creative Commons / File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske))
Gabon   Photos   Soccer   Sport   Wikipedia: 2012 Africa Cup of Nations  
Somali refugee children share a meal inside a tent in Dollo Ado, Ethiopia.  Fleeing drought and famine in their home country, thousands of Somalis have taken up residence across the border in Dollo Ado The Star
One million children in Sahel at risk, UNICEF warns
| GENEVA (Reuters) - More than 1 million children in the Sahel are at risk of severe malnutrition and urgent action is needed to avert starvation akin to that in Somalia,... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe)
Africa   Aid   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: Sahel  
Politics & Government Business & Economy
- Seeing is believing: UAE Vice-President tells Chinese paper
- Seven troops killed in 'terror attack' near Damascus
- Press Club to publish fourth Arab Media Outlook
- Seven troops killed outside Damascus
H.H. Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum - Summit on the Global Agenda
UAE Vice-President announces green initiative
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- Tiger Woods in Abu Dhabi: Shoots 66 to share lead
- Tiger Woods shoots 66 to share lead in Abu Dhabi
- Keeping fit by teaching fitness
- Arab stocks rally on annual earnings, receding eurozone cris
Dubai - Shaikh Zayed Road - (United Arab Emirates)
UAE economy set to grow 4%
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Society & Culture Education
- Why UAE works for our families
- Seeing is believing: UAE Vice-President tells Chinese paper
- Aki Spends 5 Million Naira On Honeymoon In Dubai...Plans To
- Press Club to publish fourth Arab Media Outlook
Celine Victoria - Ladies Caps Dubai, UAE - Fashion - Woman's Accessories
Flash mob sets Dubai Fashion rolling
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- RTA staff to be offered award scheme for research, education
- Saluting a monument to education
- Dubai Cares organises march to fund children's education
- Hawala money for 13/7 Mumbai blasts routed through UAE: ATS
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Human Rights Religion
- Arabs suspend observer mission, Syria deaths spike
- Arab League halts Syria monitors
- LEAD: Arab League suspends observer mission in Syria
- Arab League suspends Syria mission
Anti-Syrian regime protesters wave Syrian revolution flags and chant slogans during a demonstration against Syrian President Bashar Assad in the Deir Baghlaba area in Homs province, central Syria, on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012.
UN considers resolution on Syria
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- Thousands of Tunisians denounce Islamist extremism
- Why women convert to Islam
- Don’t blame Islam for sexism
- German Muslim Taxi Launched
A police officer walks past an engine block of last Friday suicide bomber's vehicle by the wall of the state police headquarters in Kano, Nigeria, on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. The radical Islamist group Boko Haram were responsible for the attack.
Nigeria's Boko Haram: Will dialogue end the insurgency?
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Science & Technology Sport
- UAE seeks to foster ties with China in key sectors
- These Were The Painstaking Measures Used To Keep Journalists
- Twitter boycott? No, let's trust it
- UK Soldier Shot Dead While On Afghan Patrol
Tourists riding a bactrian camel in front of Pyramid of Khafre. Giza Pyramids are one of Egypt's most popular tourist draws.
Egypt tourism receipts slip nearly 30 pct in 2011
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- UAE play Uzbekistan today ahead of last qualifier
- Dubai demolish Maradona's Al Wasl
- UAE national team players shine in KPL
- Dubai-owned filly wins unique double in South Africa
Juventus striker Luca Toni,left, fouls Napoli goalkeeper Morgan De Sanctis, center, to score a disallowed goal during a Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Juventus, at Naples' San Paolo stadium, Italy, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011. Second from left is Juventus forward Carvalho de Oliveira Amauri.
Out of favour Juventus striker Luca Toni discussing UAE switch - report
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