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SGT. Levi Vernon, left, and fellow U.S. soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division patrol high in the mountains above the Pech Valley in Afghanistan's Kunar province on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009.
Afghanistan   Military   Photos   Taliban   US  
 The Times Of India 
US losing the Afghan plot?
WASHINGTON: A sudden spike in American casualties in Afghanistan and the resignation of a foreign service officer questioning the purpose and rationale of US presence in the country has intensified th... (photo: AP / David Guttenfelder)
This image provided by the SITE Intelligence Group shows Colleen LaRose, an American woman from Pennsylvania indicted Tuesday March 9, 2010 and accused of using the Internet to recruit jihadist fighters and help terrorists overseas.
Islam   Photos   Sweden   Terrorism   US  
 The Times Of India 
'Jihad Jane' new face of terror in US
WASHINGTON: The "war on terrorism" just got a little more complicated with the indictment of an average white American female dubbed "Jihad Jane" on charges of plotting with Islamic radicals, bringing... (photo: AP / SITE Intelligence Group)
A Chinese man works on the construction of a new housing development in the Jewish neighborhood of Har Homa in east Jerusalem, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009.  The Star 
Biden scolds Israel over settlement plan
| RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden publicly scolded Israel on Wednesday over a Jewish settlement plan, saying it was undermining peace efforts after Palestinians agreed to... (photo: AP / Dan Balilty)
Israel   Palestine   Photos   Settlements   US  
 The leader of Britain´s opposition Conservative party William Hague gestures at the end of a presentation of party policies at the annual Conservative party meeting in Bournemouth, England, Monday, Oct, 2, 2000. Riding a wave of good political fort  The Star 
UK opposition party calls for U.N. arms embargo on Iran
| LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Conservatives, favourites to win an election due in weeks, said on Wednesday they would back a U.N. arms embargo on Iran and a ban on oil and gas investment if Tehran re... (photo: (AP Photo/Max Nash))
Embargo   Iran   Photos   UK   UN  
Top Stories
A mother comforts her crying child in Dogo Nahwa, Nigeria, Monday, March 8, 2010. The Times
Religious leaders must unite to beat Nigeria's extremists
| Sir, The article by Ruth Gledhill and Jonathan Clayton ("500 butchered in Nigeria killing fields", Mar 9) portrays vividly the horror suffered by innocent civilians in ... (photo: AP / Jon Gambrell)
Nigeria   Photos   Religion   Society   Violence  
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, right, and Afghan President Hamid Karzai review the honor guard at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan on Wednesday, March 10, 2010. The New York Times
Iran and U.S. Trade Barbs in Kabul Visit
| KABUL, Afghanistan — The Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, shot back Wednesday at American allegations that Iran was providing support to Afghan insurgents,... (photo: AP / Sorkhabi, Pool)
Afghanistan   Iran   Photos   Taliban   US  
 A view of Israel´s Sorek nuclear reactor center near the central Israeli town of Yavne is seen in this July 5, 2004 file photo. Israeli soldiers will begin distributing pills against radiation sickness in cities near Israel´s two nuclear reac Gulf News
No to Israel's nuclear technology
| Israel, which has more than two hundred atomic warheads, is planning to develop "civilian nuclear plants for energy." There is no surprise here. The project w... (photo: AP/str)
Atomic   Israel   Nuclear   Photos   Technology  
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, greets his supporters during his visit to Semnan, Iran, Wednesday May, 20, 2009. Gulf News
Can Iran be reined in with sanctions?
| When the Iranian Defence Minister, General Ahmad Vahidi, revealed that Tehran embarked on the production of short-range cruise missiles named Nasr 1, it sharply increas... (photo: AP / Mehr News Agency/Bagher Nassir)
Defence   Iran   Mideast   Photos   Tehran  
An electoral worker sorts through ballots cast in the national election in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, March 10, 2010. Gulf News
Democracy alone is not the answer
| There is no doubt that the people of Iraq were remarkable in participating by the millions in the second national election since the US occupied the oil-rich country in... (photo: AP / Karim Kadim)
Democracy   Elections   Iraq   Photos   Politics  
An african immigrant rests inside a red cross tent after arriving in a small wooden fishing boat  The Daily Tribune
East Sudan, a first step for Eritrea’s Europe-bound migrants
| FEATURE | 03/11/2010 | SHEGERAB — Fleeing a military regime, thousands of young Eritreans stream into neighboring east Sudan, the first stage of their long migration to... (photo: AP / Arturo Rodriguez)
Eritrea   Europe   Military   Photos   Sudan  
Defense Secretary Robert Gates holds a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008. Gates said that U.S. and British citizens were the targets of the violent siege in Mumbai, although most of those killed in the city, the nation's financial capital, were Indians. He also said Tuesday that the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen, had gone to the region to meet with official The New York Times
Gates in Saudi Arabia to Discuss Iran
| RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrived here on Wednesday for talks with the Saudi royal family that senior defense officials said would ... (photo: AP / Lawrence Jackson)
Iran   Nuclear   Photos   Saudi Arabia   US  
An Iraqi woman eyes U.S. soldiers as they stand guard outside a polling center during the country's provincial elections in central Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009. Iraqis passed through security checkpoints and razor-wire cordons to vote Saturday in provincial elections that are considered a crucial test of the nation's stability as U.S. officials consider the pace of troop withdrawals. Voting ended later with no reports of major violence, though voters at some polling stations complained that their names did not appear on lists. Balloting was extended for one hour to accommodate v The New York Times
Partial Iraq Vote Results Expected by Thursday
| BAGHDAD — Iraq’s electoral commission is expected to announce partial results of parliamentary elections by Thursday, a United Nations official said, offeri... (photo: AP / Hadi Mizban)
Elections   Iraq   Photos   Politics   Society  
Politics & Government Business & Economy
- UK Minister Sees Progress in Dubai World Debt Talks
- UAE needs Emirati journalists
- The Banality of Jewish Symbolism by Gilad Atzmon
- UAE vice president to visit India
File -  Child survivors of the Holocaust filmed during the liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp by the Red Army, January, 1945. Still photograph from footage shot by the film unit of the First Ukrainian Front. Some of the tiny percentage of children not im
The Banality of Jewish Symbolism by Gilad Atzmon
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- Dubai sets up new regulator
- US delegation's visit aims to strengthen Dubai ties
- Abu Dhabi seeks to promote role as communication hub
- Austrian exports to UAE fall 31%
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Google CEO: Development in China Dispute 'Soon'
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Society & Culture Education
- Opening ceremony gets book lovers excited about festival
- Emirates Airline Festival of Literature: Words worth
- Sharjah to Run Rehabilitation Programmes for Prisoners
- UAE needs Emirati journalists
Former Indian fast bowler Kapil Dev, center, demonstrates the action of throwing a ball as Indian fast bowlers Irfan Pathan, right, and L. Balaji, left, look on at the National cricket academy in Bangalore, India, Saturday, June 12, 2004. A five-day fitness specific camp for pace bowlers commenced Tuesday, overseen by Indian team trainer Gregory Allen King and Kapil Dev as pace bowlers' consultant.
Kapil Dev inducted into ICC Hall of Fame
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- Male Student Jailed for Prostitution
- Abu Dhabi education council acts to solve Indian school shor
- Indian kids have no school to go in Abu Dhabi
- 'Missing' Student Returns from US
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DFM launches its 8th Stock Game for students
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Human Rights Religion
- The Banality of Jewish Symbolism by Gilad Atzmon
- Afghanistan: Repeal Amnesty Law
- OPT: Uphill battle to supply prosthetics to Gaza war injured
- EU set for more embarrassments over Israel
File -  Child survivors of the Holocaust filmed during the liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp by the Red Army, January, 1945. Still photograph from footage shot by the film unit of the First Ukrainian Front. Some of the tiny percentage of children not im
The Banality of Jewish Symbolism by Gilad Atzmon
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- Religious leaders must unite to beat Nigeria's extremist
- East Jerusalem lies at core of conflict
- Stone Pelting Un-Islamic: Kashmiri's Grand Mufti
- First Iraqi vote results likely on Thursday
A mother comforts her crying child in Dogo Nahwa, Nigeria, Monday, March 8, 2010.
Religious leaders must unite to beat Nigeria's extremists
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Science & Technology Sport
- Murdoch and the business of news
- No to Israel's nuclear technology
- Shell stops selling gasoline to Iran
- Google welcomes chance to export to Iran, Cuba
 A view of Israel´s Sorek nuclear reactor center near the central Israeli town of Yavne is seen in this July 5, 2004 file photo. Israeli soldiers will begin distributing pills against radiation sickness in cities near Israel´s two nuclear reac
No to Israel's nuclear technology
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- Dubai gears up to host the biggest names in soccer
- Louis Vuitton Trophy: Azzurra, Emirates power ahead
- US rival withdraws to boost Dwain Chambers at Doha
- Egyptian cleric, head of Sunni Islam's key learning cent
Jenson Button testing for McLaren at Jerez, 10/02/2010.
Formula One statistics for Bahrain Grand Prix
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