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Jan Kubis (centre, in red tie), the newly-appointed Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan and Head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), arrives in Kabul to take up his post, 17 January, 2011.
Afghanistan   Peace   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present)  
 Austin American Statesman 
UN's new Afghan envoy heartened by talk of peace
| KABUL, Afghanistan — The U.N.'s new representative to war-torn Afghanistan said Wednesday that he was encouraged by widespread discussion about prospects for making peace with the Taliban. | J... (photo: UN / Fardin Waezi)
Members of the electoral commission count ballots at a polling station in Zagreb, Croatia, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012.
Croatia   EU   Photos   Referendum   Wikipedia: Croatia  
 The New York Times 
Croatia Votes 2 to 1 to Join European Union
| BRUSSELS — Croats voted by a two-to-one margin on Sunday to join the European Union, signaling that the bloc retains its allure despite the debt crisis engulfing the euro currency that many of... (photo: AP / Darko Bandic)
From left, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso participate in a media conference after an EU summit of eurogroup members at the EU Council building in Brussels on Thursday, July 21, 2011.  The Examiner 
2012: looming disaster or year of grace?
| With all the political developments in the Middle East, the looming economic disaster in the euro-zone, and even the growing financial strain and stubbornly high unemployment in America, many have b... (photo: AP / Virginia Mayo)
Disaster   Economy   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: 2012 phenomenon  
A man checks global stock index in Tokyo Monday, May 17, 2010. Japan's benchmark Nikkei  225 stock average dropped 260.36 points, or 2.5 percent, to 10,202.15 on Monday on investor concern the Europe debt crisis will worsen.  The Daily Telegraph 
Investors attempt to kick the tobacco habit
With smokers throwing their cigarettes in the bin come January as they vow to stub out their craving, it appears that investors in tobacco companies are similarly trying to go cold turkey. | tag --> |... (photo: AP / Koji Sasahara)
Cigarettes   Companies   Photos   Turkey   Wikipedia/Investors  
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Liam Neeson at 2008 TIFF IMDb
The Grey Slammed For 'Fantasy' Wolf Portrayal
| Liam Neeson's new survival thriller The Grey has come under fire from officials at an animal conservation group, who claim the movie's portrayal of wolves as violent ki... (photo: Creative Commons / Karen Seto)
Fantasy   Fire   Grey   Photos   Wikipedia/Liam Neeson  
Members of the electoral commission count ballots at a polling station in Zagreb, Croatia, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. The New York Times
Croatia Votes 2 to 1 to Join European Union
| BRUSSELS — Croats voted by a two-to-one margin on Sunday to join the European Union, signaling that the bloc retains its allure despite the debt crisis engulfing ... (photo: AP / Darko Bandic)
Croatia   EU   Photos   Referendum   Wikipedia: Croatia  
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor argues with a photographer as he awaits the start of the prosecution's closing arguments during his trial at the U.N.-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone in Leidschendam February 8, 2011. Al Jazeera
Accused war criminal Taylor 'worked with CIA'
| He stands accused of funding rebels who hacked the arms off small children, smuggling blood diamonds, keeping sex slaves and torturing his opponents, but former Liberia... (photo: AP / Jerry Lampen)
CIA   Liberia   Photos   War Crime   Wikipedia: Charles Taylor (Liberia)  
Western Vegetarian Airline meal my SA
Chefs keep airline's meals on right course
| The scene would be familiar to fans of reality-TV cooking competitions: Camera-ready plates of food, a chef in a white coat explaining flavor profiles and his thoughts ... (photo: Public Domain / CarolSpears)
Airlines   Cooking   Food   Photos   Wikipedia: Airline meal  
AU troops battle al-Shabab in outer Mogadishu Al Jazeera
AU troops battle al-Shabab in outer Mogadishu
| Intense fighting has raged in Somalia's capital with African Union (AU) peacekeepers encountering fierce resistance from al-Shabab fighters as they ... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras)
Fighting   Mogadishu   Photos   Somalia   Troops  
Corruption Crime
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- Cardiff three corruption case fiasco
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Executive Director of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Michel Kazatchkine, left, next to China's Margaret Chan, right, Director General of the World Health Organization, WHO, answers journalist's question about the WHO report Global Tuberculosis Control 2008, during a press conference at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, March 17, 2008.
Director Quits After Changes at Global Fund
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- A marathon, the French way
- BOOK REVIEW: ‘An Uncertain Place’
- France to resume Afghanistan training mission
- Auschwitz survivor dies in Oswiecim on anniversary
Argentina's Carlos Tevez leaves the field at the end of a Copa America quarterfinal soccer match against Uruguay in Santa Fe, Argentina, Saturday, July 16, 2011. Uruguay advanced to the Copa America semifinals with a 5-4 victory over Argentina on penalties after a 1-1 draw. Tevez missed the decisive penalty kick in the penalty shootout.
Carlos Tevez, Cristiano Ronaldo & the top 10 longest-running transfer sagas in Premier League history
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Drugs Prostitution
- Filmmaker Tara Azarian Says "I Want Girls To Realize Th
- BOOK REVIEW: ‘An Uncertain Place’
- France to resume Afghanistan training mission
- Picasso is the most stolen artist in the world with more tha
Goldman Sachs chairman and chief executive officer Lloyd Blankfein sits down to testify before the Senate Subcommittee on Investigations hearing on Wall Street investment banks and the financial crisis on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 27, 2010.
Goldman Makes Money for the Romneys
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- Cardiff three corruption case fiasco
- Text Donations Facilitate Impulse Giving But Not Long-Term D
- Sundance 2012: IFC Films Acquires North American Rights to &
- House of Tolerance - review
Liam Neeson at the TIFF premiere of The Other Man. Sunday September 7, 2008.
Liam Neeson looks pretty Taken with Maggie Grace: Co-stars reunite for thriller sequel
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Law Freedom of Information
- Costa Cruises offers compensation to rescued passengers
- Faulty breast implant boss charged
- Turkey's recurring nightmares
- French medical watchdog slammed as breast implant boss charg
Samsung Galaxy Tab.
Apple loses Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 appeal in Holland
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- Interview with pianist Khatia Buniatishvili
- Twitter faces censorship charges
- Twitter faces censorship charges
- Sex predator who murdered his wife in Czech Republic allowed
From left, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso participate in a media conference after an EU summit of eurogroup members at the EU Council building in Brussels on Thursday, July 21, 2011.
2012: looming disaster or year of grace?
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