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Competitors from 27 countries see action in Sealine Cross Country Rally
Arab News, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaCompetitors from a staggering 27 countries and virtually every region on the planet were flagged away from the ceremonial start of the 2013 Sealine Cross Country Rally by Nasser Khalifa Al-Attiyah, president of the Qatar Motor & Motorcycle Federation...Tags: FIFA World Cup, Qatar, Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz al Saud, Saudi Arabia
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Sudan says no link between the killer of Darfur peacekeeper and its army
Sudan TribuneThe Sudanese Foreign Ministry has expressed its regret for the killing of a Nigerian peacekeeper last week in Muhajeria area in eastern Darfur, saying that the perpetrator has nothing to do with the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF). The soldier of the UN-...Tags: Armed Conflicts, France, Wars and Interventions, Sudan
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Ronnie, we barely knew you
On Feb. 27, the eve the Great Sequester, President Barack Obama left the Oval Office and its byzantine game of federal budget chicken to walk next door to the Eisenhower Executive Office Building to personally thank Ron Kirk “for his service and his...Tags: Globalization, Bali (Indonesia), U.S. Department of Agriculture, Barack Obama
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Ron Kirk, we barely knew you
On Feb. 27, the eve the Great Sequester, President Barack Obama left the Oval Office and its byzantine game of federal budget chicken to walk next door to the Eisenhower Executive Office Building to personally thank Ron Kirk “for his service and his...Tags: Globalization, Bali (Indonesia), U.S. Department of Agriculture, Barack Obama
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Qatar cuts poet's life term to 15 years in jail; outcry persists
A Qatari poet jailed for verses deemed seditious and insulting to his nation's emir faces 15 years behind bars after an appeals court cut back on his prison term Monday. Human rights groups were outraged in November when a Qatari court first ruled...Tags: Amnesty International, Los Angeles Times, Poetry, Qatar, Prisons
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Turn the channel to Al Jazeera
AMMAN, JORDAN — The Arab world's best-known satellite TV network purchased the American cable channel Current TV last week. That means you may soon be able to add "Al Jazeera America" to your remote control favorites. If you're a news junkie like...
Tags: Ted Koppel, Television Networks, Iraq, Television Stations, George Stephanopoulos
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A legacy we dare not leave
WASHINGTON -- You might not have noticed that another round of U.N. climate talks is under way, this time in Doha, Qatar. You also might not have noticed that we're barreling toward a "world … of unprecedented heat waves, severe drought, and...
Tags: International Economic Institution, Global Change, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Malaria, Economic Organization
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Thawing permafrost may amplify global warming, U.N. reports
Think of broccoli that you’ve got in the freezer. As long as it’s frozen, it will remain stable for years. As soon as you pull it out, it’ll go mushy and soon begin to unleash the stench of decay. That’s one way Kevin Schaefer...
Tags: Global Warming, Global Change, United Nations
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Climate talks buffeted by the force of Superstorm Sandy
More than 17,000 people have converged on the Qatari capital for the latest U.N. climate talks, but the most influential presence may be Sandy. The superstorm that ravaged the U.S. Northeast a month ago seared into the American consciousness an...Tags: International Economic Institution, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Global Change, Manufacturing and Engineering, Hybrid Vehicles
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Unifying Syrian Opposition Key
The Hartford CourantThe Syrian opposition took a big step forward this month by forming a broad political coalition that includes local activists who started the revolution. But the opposition's military command is still a mess, and until it's fixed, jihadist extremists will...Tags: Bashar Assad, Free Syrian Army, France, Central Intelligence Agency, Government
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Fractious Syrian opposition says it has formed a united coalition
World NowThe deeply divided Syrian opposition said Sunday that its myriad factions had reached an initial agreement to form a new coalition -- the Syrian National Coalition -- to oversee a push to oust the government of President Bashar Assad.... -
Deadly Syrian stalemate spurs new diplomacy, little hope
World NowGlobal Focus: Galvanized by a Syrian death toll that has doubled to 36,000 in little more than a month, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has called for a new rebel hierarchy to direct the fighting against President Bashar Assad and steer...
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Nov 30, 2012
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Nov 23, 2012
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