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Chinese paramilitary police patrol near a mosque closed to Friday prayers in Urumqi, western China's Xinjiang province, Friday, July 10, 2009.
China   Law   Photos   Uighurs   Wikipedia: Uyghur people  
 The New York Times 
China Sentences 3 Webmasters of Uighur Sites
| BEIJING — Three men accused of “endangering state security” for their role in maintaining popular Uighur-language Web sites have been sentenced to prison terms of 3 to 10 years, ac... (photo: AP / Ng Han Guan)
In this photo taken Sunday Sept. 27, 2009, Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi delivers his speech as he attends a meeting in Milan, Italy.
Berlusconi   Coalition   Italy   Photos   Splits  
 The New York Times 
Berlusconi Splits With a Coalition Ally
| ROME — Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi split with one of his major allies, Gianfranco Fini, on Thursday night, weakening Italy’s governing coalition and raising the possibility of early... (photo: AP / Alberto Pellaschiar)
An unidentified man stands near a gas flare belonging to the Agip Oil company in Idu Ogba, Niger Delta area of Nigeria, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006. OPEC and the European Union agreed in Vienna Wednesday to maintain a close "energy dialogue," stressing the importance of working together to help stabilize and secure the world's oil markets. Edmund Daukoru, Nigeria's oil minister and president of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, met with Martin Bartenstein, the energy minister of Austria, which holds the EU's rotating presidency. In a statement, the EU presidency said both reaffirmed the need to stay in close touch on energy issues.  The New York Times 
Trying to Spread Africa's Wealth
| NICE — In years past, Africa was always the outsiders’ cornucopia, the font of gold and diamonds, slaves and minerals, cotton and rubber and, more latterly, oil. | These days, the contin... (photo: AP / George Osodi)
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Members of the Communist-affiliated PAME labor group stand behind a banner as they have blockaded the Athens Stock Market to protest government austerity measures aimed at tackling Greece's debt crisis in Athens, Greece, on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010.  The New York Times 
Greece and the Power of Negative Thinking
| Once the cradle of European civilization, Greece is now at the epicenter of Europe’s economic crisis. The now-fading consensus in the market and among opinion-makers was that Greece is likely ... (photo: AP / Petros Giannakouris)
Economic Crisis   Europe   Greece   Photos   Wikipedia: 2010 European sovereign debt crisis  
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, speaks with media during his press conference at the presidency in Tehran, Iran Asia Times
Ahmadinejad makes a call to arms
|      Jul 31, 2010 Ahmadinejad makes a call to arms | By Kaveh L Afrasiabi | Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad's statement this week that "they ha... (photo: AP / Vahid Salemi)
Defence   Iran   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Nuclear program of Iran  
Lebanese soldiers march in front of a portrait of slain former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, during a military parade as they celebrate the 62th anniversary of Lebanon's independence from France in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday Nov. 22, 2005. Lebanon celebrates its independence, first time without Syrian troops in 29 Asia Times
Hezbollah sees plot behind Hariri tribunal
|      Jul 31, 2010 Hezbollah sees plot behind Hariri tribunal | By Sami Moubayed | DAMASCUS - Saudi King Abdullah's landmark visit to Syria on Thursd... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla)
Hezbollah   Israel   Lebanon   Photos   Wikipedia: Rafic Hariri  
President Barack Obama listens while conducting the daily press briefing, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in the White House press briefing room in Washington. Asia Times
A Persian message for Obama
|      Jul 31, 2010 A Persian message for Obama | By M K Bhadrakumar | The season of diplomacy on the Iran nuclear issue is once again approaching. An... (photo: AP / J. Scott Applewhite)
Iran   Nuclear   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Nuclear program of Iran  
Italian opposition leader Silvio Berlusconi addresses journalists after meeting with the Italian President Giorgio Napolitano at the Quirinale Presidential Palace in Rome Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008. The Italian president resumed talks with political leaders Monday after the resignation of Premier Romano Prodi last week sparked a government crisis and raised the possibility of an early vote just two years after the last general election. (js1) The Star
Italy in political turmoil as Berlusconi party implodes
| ROME (Reuters) - Italy was in political turmoil on Friday after Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi dramatically split with his one-time most powerful centre-right ally, p... (photo: AP / Andrew Medichini)
Italy   Photos   Politics   Silvio Berlusconi   Wikipedia: Politics of Italy  
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President Obama signs tribal-justice changes
| WASHINGTON — Surrounded by tribal leaders from across the nation, President Barack Obama signed legislation Thursday designed to plug holes in a patchwork system ... (photo: Public Domain / BotMultichillT)
Leader   Obama   Photos   President   Wikipedia: Barack Obama  
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Philip Arnold, squadron leader of the California Army National Guard?s 40th Infantry Division?s Agribusiness Development Team (ADT) Security Forces Platoon, guides vehicles in the Marawara district days after a U.S. offensive against Taliban and al Qaeda forces in Kunar province, Afghanistan, July 1, 2010. The New York Times
Taliban Exploit Openings in Neglected Province
| PUL-I-KUMRI, Afghanistan — Almost unnoticed, this strategic northern province is slipping away from government control. Multimedia Slide Show Taliban Make Inroads... (photo: USAF / Senior Airman Nathan Lipscomb)
Afghanistan   Photos   Taliban   War   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present)  
INDIA-WEST-BENGAL-CHIEF-MINISTER-BUDDHADEB-BHATTACHAJEE The Hindu
Uproar in Assembly over Buddhadeb's absence
| Special Correspondent | Chief Minister's presence not required for debate on motion: Speaker | Trinamool says motion will not be moved in Chief Minister's absence | Kol... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
India   Photos   Politics   West Bengal   Wikipedia: Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee  
A member of a Romany association, Alice Januel, displays an official document which authorizes French Romanies to travel with their caravan, during a press conference with members of different French Roma associations in Saint Ouen north of Paris, Tuesday, July 27, 2010. The New York Times
Sarkozy Toughens on Illegal Roma
| PARIS — President Nicolas Sarkozy has ordered the expulsion of illegal Roma and itinerant immigrants and the dismantlement of their camps in a move that has been ... (photo: AP / Michel Euler)
France   Human Rights   Immigration   Photos   Wikipedia: Romani people  
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