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FILE - This Aug. 3, 2011 file image taken from Egyptian State Television shows Hosni Mubarak,83, lying on a hospital bed inside a cage of mesh and iron bars in a Cairo courtroom as his historic trial begins on charges of corruption and complicity in the killing of protesters during the uprising that ousted him.
Cairo   Hospital   Photos   Prison   Wikipedia: Hosni Mubarak		  The Siasat Daily 
Mubarak may be moved to prison hospital
Mon 6 Feb 2012
Cairo, February 06: Former Egyptian dictator, Hosni Mubarak, is likely to be moved to the capital Cairo's Torah prison hospital, a government official says. Mubarak is currently being held at a... (photo: AP / Egyptian State TV, File)
U.S. President Barack Obama looks on during the G8 Summit, in L'Aquila, Italy, Thursday, July 9, 2009
Iran   Photos   United States   Washington   Wikipedia: American military action against Iran		  Zeenews 
It’s risky to attack Iran: Obama
Mon 6 Feb 2012
Washington: US President Barack Obama said on Sunday there were important risks to consider before any military strike against Iran and made clear he does not want to see more conflict in the... (photo: AP / Haraz N. Ghanbari)
President Barack Obama delivers the commencement address at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy graduation in New London, Conn., Wednesday, May 18, 2011.  BBC News  Mon 6 Feb 2012
US and Israel working together on Iran, says Obama
The US is working closely with Israel to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power, President Barack Obama has said. He told NBC he believed Israel had not yet decided how to deal with the issue,... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak)
Iran   Israel   Nuclear   Wikipedia: U.S. sanctions against Iran
Sugar  Gulf News  Sun 5 Feb 2012
Dubai Refreshments finds high sugar prices bittersweet
Dubai: Despite recent decreases in the cost of sugar, one local soft drinks manufacturer says the commodity is still expensive enough to justify last year's 50 per cent price increase. Dubai... (photo: WN / Yolanda)
Cost   Drinks   Dubai   Photos   Prices   Wikipedia: United Arab Emirates
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An anti-government protester chants slogans during a demonstration in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011 Khaleej Times Sun 5 Feb 2012
Cairo protesters seek early vote, clash with police
Protesters demanding a swift presidential election and an early handover of power by the army hurled rocks at police guarding the Egyptian Interior Ministry on Sunday and... (photo: AP / Nasser Nasser)
Cairo   Egypt   Photos   Protesters   Wikipedia: Port Said Stadium clashes
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev with the President of Syria Bashar al-Assad, during a visit to Damascus, Syria, 10th May, 2010. Zeenews Sun 5 Feb 2012
Russia, China justify veto as criticisms mount
Moscow/Beijing: As their UN Security Council veto on Syria invited bitter criticism, both Russia and China shot back today contending that the half-baked resolution would... (photo: Russian Presidential Press and Information Office)
China   Photos   Russia   United Nations   Wikipedia: Timeline of the 2011–2012 Syrian uprising (from January 2012)
110512-F-CU844-071 Army soldiers watch for the enemy while their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter takes off during an air assault training exercise in Alaskaís Chugach Mountain Range on May 12, 2011. The soldiers are assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment. DoD photo by Senior Airman Christopher Gross, U.S. Air Force. (Released) m&c Sun 5 Feb 2012
Taliban accuses United Nations of falsifying death toll
Kabul - The Taliban accused the United Nations on Sunday of falsifying statistics which had shown NATO forces in Afghanistan had killed fewer civilians after imposing... (photo: US DoD / Senior Airman Christopher Gross, U.S. Air Force)
Afghanistan   Death   Photos   Taliban   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan
Iranian villagers walk through ruins after an earthquake at the Zeynabi village in the Iranian Qeshm Island in the Persian Gulf, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008. A strong earthquake rocked southern Iran on Wednesday, sending tremors across the Persian Gulf and shaking the skyscrapers of Dubai. Iranian state television reported that five people were killed and 26 others were injured. The Star Sun 5 Feb 2012
Iranians bemoan sanctions hardship as vote approaches
(Reuters) - Each day that he struggles to buy food for his family, vegetable seller Hasan Sharafi shoulders part of the burden of Iran's defiance of the West over its... (photo: AP / Abdolhosein Rezvani)
Iran   Photos   Sanctions   US   Wikipedia: U.S. sanctions against Iran
110531-A-3986W-138 U.S. Army Sgt. Aaron Pallansch (right) uses sandbags to secure a plastic tarp to the top of a dike at Mandan's Waste Water Treatment Plant in Mandan, N.D., on May 31, 2011. Pallansch is assigned to the North Dakota National Guard. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Amy Wieser-Willson, U.S. Army. (Released) Zeenews Sun 5 Feb 2012
Military return a distant dream for Afghan Taliban
Kabul: A secret NATO report showing the strength of confidence among the Afghan Taliban is raising concerns from Kabul to Washington that the militant group might overrun... (photo: US DoD / Staff Sgt. Amy Wieser-Willson, U.S. Army)
Afghanistan   Military   Nato   Photos   Wikipedia: Taliban
110721-A-DK678-581 A U.S. Army soldier throws a grappling hook to clear a potential mine field before advancing during a field training exercise at Fort Bragg, N.C., on July 21, 2011. The soldier is with the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division. DoD photo by Sgt. Mike MacLeod, U.S. Army. (Released) Signon San Diego Sun 5 Feb 2012
EXPERTS DEBATE FACTS, FUTURE OF AFGHAN WAR
More After the twin towers fell and the Pentagon burned, the United States invaded Afghanistan to topple the Taliban regime and deprive al-Qaeda terrorists of their... (photo: US DoD / Sgt. Mike MacLeod, U.S. Army)
Afghanistan   Pentagon   Photos   War   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
Syrian policeman, left, and army soldier, right, look inside the burned court building that was set on fire by Syrian anti-government protesters, in the southern city of Daraa, Syria, Monday March 21, 2011. Mourners chanting "No more fear!" have marched through a Syrian city where anti-government protesters had deadly confrontations with security forces in recent days. The violence in Daraa, a city of about 300,000 near the border with Jordan, was fast becoming a major challenge for President Bashar Assad, who tried to contain the situation by freeing detainees and promising to fire officials responsible for the violence. The Daily Mail Sun 5 Feb 2012
Mass slaughter in Syria: UN holds urgent vote - but Russia and China veto it ...
More than 200 people have been killed by Syrian forces after a barrage of mortars and artillery was unleashed on the battered city of Homs overnight. Activists claim the... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla)
China   Photos   Russia   Syria   Wikipedia: 2011–2012 Syrian uprising
110211-A-xxxxW-003 U.S. Army soldiers fire a 60 mm mortar round during Cobra Gold on Pulon Range, Thailand, on Feb. 11, 2011. Cobra Gold is a joint forces, multinational exercise designed to ensure regional peace and stability. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew E. Winstead, U.S. Army. (Released) The Times of India Sun 5 Feb 2012
Iran raid likely to drag in US, hurt global economy
Iran raid likely to drag in US, hurt global economy Email this articlePrint this articleTweetThe author has posted comments on this articleReuters | Feb 5, 2012, 06.20PM... (photo: US DoD / Staff Sgt. Matthew E. Winstead, U.S. Army)
Iran   Military   Photos   Raid   Wikipedia: Iran
FILE In this Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2006 file photo Vladimir Putin, then Russian President, right, and his Syrian counterpart Bashar Assad smile as they shake hands in Moscow's Kremlin. Russia defied international efforts to end a crackdown on civilians by Assad regime, shielding it from the United Nations sanctions and providing it with weapons. (AP photo/RIA Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press service, file) The State Sun 5 Feb 2012
Moscow support for Assad well-calculated
MOSCOW - By bluntly using its veto power to block a United Nations resolution urging Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down, Russia has shown a willingness to defy... (photo: AP / RIA Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press service, file)
Assad   Moscow   Photos   Syria   Wikipedia: Bashar al-Assad


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Egyptian anti-government activists throw stones at riot police during clashes in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011. Egyptian anti-government activists clashed with police for a second day Wednesday in defiance of an official ban on any protests but beefed up police forces on the streets quickly moved in and used tear gas and beatings to disperse demonstrations. Egypt clashes rage into fourth day Khaleej Times
A view of the Security Council as thirteen Members – including Néstor Osorio (centre, back to camera) – vote in favour of a draft resolution on Syria, 4 February, 2012. Violence mounts in Syria as U.N. peace plan fails San Francisco Chronicle
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Lone Pine Peak, just left of Mt. Whitney and the rest of the Sierra Nevada, dominates the views west of town Will Republicans suggest an economic cure in Nevada? Al Jazeera
A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion (BN), 5th Marines (MAR), 1st Marine Division (MAR DIV), prepares to handout Iraqi Dinars to pay an Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) Soldier at the ICDC compound in Al Shahabi, Iraq, during re Should We Believe The Get-Rich-Quick Rumor About The Iraqi Dinar? Business Insider
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File - Panmujom, North Korea (July 17, 2008) - Peering out from behind a granite pillar in North Korea, a Democratic People's Republic of Korea guard studies the movements of Sailors from the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group during a tour of the DMZ. Bush's 'evil' trio holds sway over US decade later Atlanta Journal
A Pakistani rescue worker looks at the belongings of mourners left behind after a bomb blast in Matani near Peshawar, Pakistan on Wednesday, March 9, 2011. A suicide bomber attacked a funeral attended by anti-Taliban militiamen in northwest Pakistan killing many mourners and wounding more than 100 others, police said. Most civilian deaths due to Taliban: UN Sydney Morning Herald
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Backdropped by Egyptian riot police, two men ask protestors not to throw stones during clashes near the Interior Ministry in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. Was football riot orchestrated to inflame Egypt? The Independent
Afghans carry a body for funeral ceremony, who was killed on Tuesday's suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011. Civilian deaths in Afghanistan at highest level in a decade The Daily Telegraph
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