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Breaking News Sat, 28 Jan 2012
Rebel fighters fire their machine gun towards pro-Moammar Gadhafi forces on the front line of Dafniya in Misrata, Libya, Friday, June 17, 2011.
Human Rights   Libya   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: Libyan civil war  
 BBC News 
Libya prisoners make new torture allegations
New evidence has emerged that supporters of the former Libyan leader, Col Gaddafi, have been tortured while in detention. | The BBC has been told by inmates at a jail in Misrata that they were beaten,... (photo: AP)
Anti-Syrian regime protesters wave Syrian revolution flags and chant slogans during a demonstration against Syrian President Bashar Assad in the Deir Baghlaba area in Homs province, central Syria, on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012.
Arab world   Photos   Protest   Syria   Wikipedia: 20112012 Syrian uprising  
 Al Jazeera 
UN considers resolution on Syria
| European and Arab nations have pressed for UN Security Council backing for an Arab League plan calling on Syria's president to stand down, but Russia said their proposed resolution crossed its ... (photo: AP)
In this Oct. 20, 2011 file photo, African Union peacekeepers hold their positions in the Deynile district of Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, after al-Shabab was chased out of the neighborhood in a dawn offensive by Somali government troops and African Union peacekeepers.  Al Jazeera 
UN envoy moves to Somalia as violence rages
| The UN special envoy to Somalia moved to Mogadishu for the first time in 17 years, signalling international support for a government fight against Islamist rebels and preparations for elections this... (photo: AP / Ali Bashi)
Photos   Somalia   UN   Violence   Wikipedia: Somali Civil War  
A protester waves an Egyptian flag that reads "We Love Egypt" during a demonstration after Friday prayers in Tahrir Square where many have set up protest tent camps in the main city square in Cairo, Egypt, Friday July 29, 2011.  The Guardian 
Revolution in the Arab world
| In January 2011 we asked Arab writers, including Tamim Al-Barghouti, Hisham Matar and Mourid Barghouti, to react to the uprisings – they return to reflect on an extraordinary year | • Read Ahdaf... (photo: AP / Khalil Hamra)
Arab   Middle East   Photos   Revolution   Wikipedia: Arab Spring  
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Protestors react after receiving the news of the departure of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh from Sanaa to Oman in Sanaa, Yemen, Jan. 22, 2012 Al Jazeera
Many killed in Yemen clashes
| At least 22 people are reported to have been killed in clashes in a province under rebel control in rugged northern Yemen. | A source close to rebel group known as Hout... (photo: AP / Hani Mohammed)
Death   Photos   Protests   Wikipedia: 20112012 Yemeni uprising   Yemen  
India Village Woman making food on the roadside at Kolkata in Eastern India City Al Jazeera
Will India's poor remain hungry?
| - As India's proposed new Food Security Act hovers in political limbo, the nation remains hungry. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made headlines in early January when he ... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
India   Photos   Politics   Poverty   Wikipedia: Poverty in India  
Former rebels pass through a checkpoint in Wish Tata towards Bani Walid's front, Libya, Friday, Sept. 9, 2011. m&c
Libya's defence minister says Bani Walid is under control
| Cairo - Libyan Defense Minister Osama Juili said Wednesday that the Bani Walid, the former stronghold of Libya's slain leader Moamer Gaddafi, was under government contr... (photo: AP / Alexandre Meneghini)
Defence   Government   Libya   Photos   Wikipedia: Libyan civil war  
Cast member George Clooney, left, Brittish actress Lisa Snowdon, center, and cast member Brad Pitt arrive for the premiere of "Ocean's Twelve," at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2004. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian) The Hollywood Reporter
The Many Revolutions of Brad Pitt
share Frank W. Ockenfels 3 The superstar with multiple Oscar nominations has everything: a brilliant career, a partner he wants to marry and, in "Moneyball," a seeming di... (photo: AP / Kevork Djansezian))
Disaster   Hollywood   Oscar   Photos   Wikipedia/Brad Pitt  
Egyptians gather in Tahrir Square to mark the one year anniversary of the uprising that ousted President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. Chicago Tribune
A year after uprising, Egyptians celebrate and protest
| CAIRO (Reuters) - Tens of thousands massed in Cairo's Tahrir Square and other Egyptian cities on Wednesday, a year after an uprising erupted that toppled Hosni Mubarak,... (photo: AP / Muhammed Muheisen)
Arab World   Democracy   Egypt   Photos   Wikipedia: 2011 Egyptian revolution  
File - An Egyptian Pyramids, Sphinx and other ancient cultural heritage. Al Jazeera
Who should save Egypt's archives?
| - It has sometimes been claimed that, like human rights and democracy, the protection of Egypt's cultural heritage cannot be left to the Egyptians. Corruption, poverty ... (photo: WN / Noha)
Arab World   Culture   Egypt   Photos   Wikipedia: Egyptology  
Politics Business
- Twitter's new censorship plan rouses global furor
- Press Club to publish fourth Arab Media Outlook
- Making sense of Twitter's censorship
- Germany seeks EU control over Greece budget
Anti-Syrian regime protesters wave Syrian revolution flags and chant slogans during a demonstration against Syrian President Bashar Assad in the Deir Baghlaba area in Homs province, central Syria, on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012.
UN considers resolution on Syria
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- Germany seeks EU control over Greece budget
- Immigrants fight for justice in Spain
- Twitter users urge boycott over censorship
- Romney surges in run-up to Florida primary
India Village Woman making food on the roadside at Kolkata in Eastern India City
Will India's poor remain hungry?
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Defence Human Rights
- Making sense of Twitter's censorship
- Police chief angers New York's Muslims
- Gabon win thriller against Morocco
- 'Hands off Iran & Syria': UK activists
A Libyan rebel carrying a parachute flare shell left behind by pro-Gadhafi forces, walks by a rebels pickup truck armed with a rocket launcher with a pre Gadhafi flag and Arabic that reads "February 17th, Free Libya" at the western gate of Ajdabiya, Libya Wednesday, April 13, 2011.
Arms from Libya could reach Boko Haram, al Qaeda - U.N.
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- Syria violence kills over 40
- Russia rejects UN call for action as death toll spikes in Sy
- UN split on Syria action even as killings spike
- Children Among 74 Dead in 2 Days of Syrian Turmoil
Anti-Syrian regime protesters wave Syrian revolution flags and chant slogans during a demonstration against Syrian President Bashar Assad in the Deir Baghlaba area in Homs province, central Syria, on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012.
UN considers resolution on Syria
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Farming Health
- Battles Put Damascus On the Edge
- Briefs: Metro area tax preparers accused of false returns
- Sing when you're winning: how birds size each other up
- Damascus Battles Risk Tipping Capital Into Chaos
India Village Woman making food on the roadside at Kolkata in Eastern India City
Will India's poor remain hungry?
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- Making sense of Twitter's censorship
- Germany seeks EU control over Greece budget
- Azarenka eases to maiden Grand Slam title
- Australia deliver India the final blow
Pieces of fried chicken. Fried chicken are one of the main popular fast food in worldwide.
Fried food myth debunked
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Industry Sport
- Frenetic pace of Ethiopia's khat boomtown
- Press Club to publish fourth Arab Media Outlook
- Sudan says to release ships seized from S.Sudan
- South Sudan sees oil shutdown complete by Saturday
President of the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Salva Kiir (in hat) and Vice President of GoSS Riek Machar along with other senior ministers bid farewell to President Bashir's delegation before they depart to Khartoum. President Bashir visited Juba 5 days before the start of the long-awaited Southern Sudan referendum on self-determination.  During the visit President Bashir discussed preparations for the plebiscite and other outstanding issues with his counterparts in the Government of Southern Sudan.
South Sudan 'to complete shutdown' of oil production
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- Azarenka eases to maiden Grand Slam title
- Australia deliver India the final blow
- Gerets vows to stay on despite Morocco exit
- Gabon win thriller against Morocco
Youssef Hadji of Morocco (left) and Paul Ulrich Kessany of Gabon (right) during an international match of their national teams. Gabon won the match against Morocco with 2-1.
Gabon and Tunisia Advance
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