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kashmiri protestors throw stone towards indian police  After a  teenager was critically injured when security forces fired at a protesting mob that defied curfew restrictions in the summer capital Srinagar Friday 30, July 2010.
Kashmir   Photos   Protest   S Asia   Wikipedia: Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir  
 The Times Of India 
2 killed, 40 injured in fresh violence in Kashmir Valley
SRINAGAR: Two civilians were killed today and 40 people, including 30 policemen, as widespread clashes between protesters and security forces erupted in the Kashmir Valley today as indefinite curfew w... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
American Senator and presidential hopeful Barack Obama at the Presidential Health Forum in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Obama   Photos   Politics   President   wikipedia : Barack Obama  
 The New York Times 
The Saturday Word: The Economy
| President Obama criticized Senate Republicans on Saturday for blocking Democrats’ attempt to expand loan programs and tax breaks for small businesses, while Republicans condemned Mr. Obama’s pol... (photo: Creative Commons / Center for American Progress Action Fund)
President Barack Obama visits with small business owners at the Tastee Sub Shop in Edison, N.J. on Wednesday, July 28, 2010.  The Examiner 
Obama: Rangel case troubling; some Dems say resign
Comments WASHINGTON (Map, News) - Rep. Charlie Rangel is getting sympathy from some fellow Democrats but scant support from others as he faces trial on several ethics charges. | President Barack Obama... (photo: AP / Augusto F. Menezes, Pool)
Democrats   Obama   Photos   Washington   Wikipedia: Barack Obama  
Lotto - Philippine Lottery outlet at Cavite, Philippines as seen in this April 8, 2009 photo.  Inquirer 
Retired prelate urges Aquino to stop small-town lottery
| MANILA, Philippines—A Roman Catholic bishop who remains outspoken despite retirement has warned the Aquino administration against continuing with the Small Town Lottery (STL), saying it would only f... (photo: WN / RTayco)
Catholic   Gambling   Manila   Photos   Wikipedia: Jueteng  
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President Barack Obama visits with small business owners at the Tastee Sub Shop in Edison, N.J. on Wednesday, July 28, 2010. ABC News
Economic Uncertainty Despite Obama Cheer
| By DAVID KERLEY and CHRISTINA CAPATIDES | July 31, 2010 | Behind the wheel of a glossy black plug-in car Friday, sought to drive home some good news about his 2009 bail... (photo: AP / Augusto F. Menezes, Pool)
Economy   Government   Obama   Photos   Wikipedia: Economy  
President Barack Obama speaks about first lady Michelle Obama's father at an event marking the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilites Act on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, July 26, 2010. Herald Tribune
Obama: Rangel case troubling; some Dems say resign
| WASHINGTON - Rep. Charlie Rangel is getting sympathy from some fellow Democrats but scant support from others as he faces trial on several ethics charges. | President B... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak)
Democrats   Obama   Photos   Washington   Wikipedia: Democratic Party (United States)  
** FILE ** Cuban President Fidel Castro, left, and his brother, Minister of Defense Raul Castro, attend a Cuban Parliament session in the Palace of Conventions in this July 1, 2004, file photo in Havana, Cuba. Al Jazeera
Castro accuses US of abusing spies
| Fidel Castro has criticised the US for its treatment of five Cuban spies who have spent more than a decade in jail. | The former Cuban leader told a group of young Comm... (photo: AP / Cristobal Herrera, file )
Cuba   Espionage   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Cuba United States relations  
 Members of the Philippine Marine Battalion Landing Team 10, returning from more than nine years of fighting insurgents in the volatile southern Philippines, walk down a Navy ship at Navy headquarters in suburban Manila Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2007. Authoritie Inquirer
Gov't to talk with communists at local level too—Gazmin
| DAVAO CITY, Philippines—The Aquino administration will double its efforts to solve the communist insurgency but it will negotiate not just with top officials of the Nat... (photo: AP/Aaron Favila)
Communists   Peace   Photos   Rebel   Wikipedia: Insurgency  
The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil addressing at the inauguration of the Kanchendzonga tourist villa amusement park, at Ranka, Sikkim on April 15, 2010. Deccan Herald
Three crore pending cases? Prez wants review
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) | President Pratibha Patil on Saturday called for a review of figures that put the number of pending cases before Indian courts at a staggering ... (photo: PIB of India)
Delhi   India   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia : Pratibha Devisingh Patil  
President Barack Obama delivers a statement on his small business jobs initiatives, Friday, June 11, 2010, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. Joining him, from second from left are, Terry Haney, general manager of Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar in Dover, Del., Steve Wheat and Bobby Pancake, partners in High 5, which owns several Buffalo Wild Wings franchises, Prachee Devada, president of Corporate Operations, Synergy Enterprises and her husband Anand Devadas, vice president of Corporate Operations, Synergy Enterprises. The Guardian
Obama visits spy museum
| ANN SANNER | Associated Press Writer= WASHINGTON (AP) — It's hard to travel incognito when you're the president — even on a mission to a spy museum. | President Bar... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak)
Obama   Photos   President   Washington   Wikipedia: Barack Obama  
President Barack Obama stands with Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, right, and Gulfport, Miss. Mayor George Schloegel, after he met with residents affected by the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Monday, June 14, 2010, in Gulfport, Miss. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) Chicago Sun-Times
Obama hails automakers
| DETROIT -- President Obama on Friday heralded the recent turnaround for U.S. automakers in a trip to the Motor City, arguing that thousands of jobs and increased produc... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak)
Automakers   Obama   Photos   President   Wikipedia: Automotive industry  
President of France and honorary co-Prince of Andorra Nicolas Sarkozy, right, delivers a speech next to Andorra's chief of parliament Josep Dalleres Codina, left, at the Andorra's Parliament in Andorre-la-Vieille in Andorra, Thursday, July 29, 2010. French Presidents also carry the title of Co-Prince of Andorra, during their term of office. National Post
Immigration to blame for social ills, Sarkozy says
  By Emmanuel Jarry and John Irish, Reuters July 31, 2010    | Nicolas Sarkozy, the French President, proposed tough measures yesterday to fight crime, delinquency and... (photo: AP / Bertrand Guay/Pool)
France   Immigration   Photos   Sarkozy   Wikipedia: Nicolas Sarkozy  
President Barack Obama, accompanied by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, speaks during a national town hall meeting on the Affordable Care Act, Tuesday, June 8, 2010, at the Holiday Park Multipurpose Senior Center in Wheaton, Md. The Siasat Daily
Obama envoy to visit India to engage with Muslims
| Washington, July 31: Rashad Hussain, son of an Indian migrant couple from Bihar who is US Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference, will travel to In... (photo: AP / Alex Brandon)
India   Muslims   Obama   Photos   Wikipedia: Islamic religious leaders  
GORKI, MOSCOW REGION. During the recording of the video message devoted to the problems surrounding the global financial crisis The Boston Globe
Russian human rights adviser resigns
| MOSCOW - President Dmitry Medvedev's human rights adviser resigned yesterday after a Kremlin-backed youth organization threatened her with a libel suit for her harsh cr... (photo: Creative Commons / Russavia)
Medvedev   Photos   Politics   President   wikipedia : Dmitry Medvedev  
French President Nicolas Sarkozy reacts as he leaves the police station in Grenoble, French Alps, Friday, July 30, 2010. Nicolas Sarkozy came in Grenoble to install the new prefect after confrontations between youths and policemen, which came after a local resident suspected in the armed robbery of a casino was killed while fleeing police. Newstrack India
Sarkozy shells out £150m on new luxury aircraft 'Air Sarko One'
| London, July 31 (ANI): Nicolas Sarkozy will soon be travelling in real Presidential luxury in his own America's Air Force One-like aircraft, dubbed "Air Sarko One".&nbs... (photo: AP / Laurent Cipriani)
France   London   Photos   Sarkozy   Wikipedia: Nicolas Sarkozy  
The Speaker, Lok Sabha, Shri Somnath Chatterjee- India-Politics GroundReport
Karat behind Somnath's expulsion
| Somnath Chattarjee who was expelled from the Communist Party of India (Marxist) blamed general secretary Prakash Karat for his expulsion in his new book 'Keeping the fa... (photo: PIB of India / Photo Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India.)
Delhi   India   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia : Somnath Chatterjee  
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- Rwanda's presidential election
- Tony's aged care pledge
- Cops drop ALP 'shooting' probe
- Speeding Tim was also a drink-driver
Palestinians inspects the remains of a destroyed house in Rafah, south Gaza Strip, on May 22, 2010. Hamas security forces demolished dozens of illegally built homes in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah on Monday. Hamas officials said the buildings were constructed without proper permits on government-owned land. (Photo by Ahmed Deeb/WN)
Arabs' ties with Israel damages the Palestinian cause: Prof Gilbert Achcar
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- PM's trade panel to come up with report to boost agricul
- Minister Sinon impressed with farmers’ cooperative
- Myanmar Loosens Yoke on Farmers
- Industry bigwigs to work out operational plan for raising fa
A Myanmar farmer ploughs rice paddy in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, Monday, July 5, 2010.
Myanmar Loosens Yoke on Farmers
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Health Care Policy Climate Change Policy
- COLUMN: National Health Service coming
- Toward Higher-Performance Health Systems: Adults’ Health Car
- Petitions for health care ballot measure turned in
- Andy Griffith's new role: pitching health care law
Some Indonesian families and communities chain up severely mentally ill people
Mental health advocates ask county to rescind plan
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- Oil spill mars UC Berkeley's BP-funded research
- Too humid? You prefer Dust Bowl?
- Warmers heating up again!
- AG wrests price cut from Cape Wind
Iceberg off Elephant Island in the Antarctic
Obama must take a lead on climate change – and soon
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Human Rights Policies Racism & Discrimination
- Arabs' ties with Israel damages the Palestinian cause: P
- Castro accuses US of abusing spies
- UN extends Darfur force mandate
- Leading article: A country of immigrants turns upon itself
Palestinians inspects the remains of a destroyed house in Rafah, south Gaza Strip, on May 22, 2010. Hamas security forces demolished dozens of illegally built homes in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah on Monday. Hamas officials said the buildings were constructed without proper permits on government-owned land. (Photo by Ahmed Deeb/WN)
Arabs' ties with Israel damages the Palestinian cause: Prof Gilbert Achcar
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- Discrimination for Indian sportswomen at all levels
- "More awareness needed to fight discrimination"
- No racism in Australia, says first victim
- Jury: HibTac did not discriminate against deaf man
 Australia´s cricket captain Steve Waugh is shown during his team practice session on the popular Accra Beach in Christ Church parish, Barbados, Friday, April 25,2003. Australia and the West Indies will play in their next test in Barbados on May1. A
No racism against Murali on chucking: Waugh
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Nuclear Testing Terrorism
- Nuclear Forensics Skill Is Declining in U.S., Report Says
- A New Dawn for Nuclear?
- US official says nuclear treaty disputes lingered
- Findings Show Promise For Nuclear Fusion Test Reactors
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak delivers a speech at the War Memorial of Korea near a U.S. army base in Seoul on Monday May 24, 2010.
Dispute Over Nuclear Fuel Looms in South Korea
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- Made in the U.S.A.: The Case of the Toledo Terror Cell
- Pakistan plays down David Cameron's terror comments
- Admiral: US-led military drills focus on combatting terroris
- Admiral: US-led military drills focus on combatting terroris
President Barack Obama speaks during a town hall meeting at Indian Hills Community College, Tuesday, April 27, 2010, in Ottumwa, Iowa.
U.S. fears more Afghan document leaks
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