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File - British Army Lt. Gen. James Bucknall, the International Security Assistance Force deputy commander, speaks with Afghan National Army soldiers during his visit to Joint Combat Outpost Pul-e-Sayad, Afghanistan, April 27, 2011. Afghan war will cost British taxpayers £20 billion by time mission is complete Sat 19 May 2012
Britain's war in Afghanistan will cost taxpayers almost £20 billion by time the mission draws to a close, new figures have revealed. Despite the winding down of... (photo: US Army / Spc. Kristina Gupton) The Daily Telegraph
Afghanistan   Britain   Photos   Troops   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
An Afghan villager unlocks the door of a suspected homemade explosives factory for U.S. Army Spc. Timothy Rodgers in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, May 4, 2012. The NATO Afghan summit: Reality and illusion Fri 18 May 2012
Everything has been moving forward, step by step. At the beginning of May, after months of negotiation, US President Barack Obama made a triumphal appearance at the... (photo: US Army / Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod) Al Jazeera
Afghanistan   Nato   Photos   US   Wikipedia: 2012 Chicago Summit
UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon waves during a visit to the construction site of a housing project in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on February 2, 2012. Protesters threw shoes, sand and small stones at the convoy of UN chief Ban Ki-moon as he entered the Gaza Strip for a visit.Phoot by Ahmed Deeb/WN UN says al Qaeda behind Syria suicide bombs death toll from civil war reaches 10,000 Fri 18 May 2012
UN leader Ban Ki-moon has said he believes al-Qaeda committed a major bomb attack in Damascus that left dozens dead, and that up to 10,000 people have now been killed in... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) The Daily Telegraph
Photos   Qaeda   Syria   UN   Wikipedia: Syrian uprising (2011–present)
An Iraqi firefighter hoses down a burned bus after a car bomb attack in Kirkuk, 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012. Bomb blasts at bird market in Baghdad kill 4 Fri 18 May 2012
SAMEER N. YACOUB Associated Press= BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say three bombs have struck a bird market in eastern Baghdad, killing four people and wounding dozens.... (photo: AP / Emad Matti) The Guardian
Iraq   Market   Photos   Violence   Wikipedia: Iraqi insurgency
The burqa reminder The burqa reminder Fri 18 May 2012
Since a 2009 trip to Kabul, I have kept a sky-blue burqa in my office as a reminder of the responsibility we have to the women of Afghanistan. As world leaders gather in... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) Chicago Tribune
Afghanistan   Military   Photos   Rights   Wikipedia: Afghanistan   Women
Chinese Vice Premier LI Keqiang, right, and LIu Yunshan, left, Director of Chinese Communist Party's Propaganda Department, clap while Zhou Yongkang, center, member of Chinese Communist Party Politburo Standing Commitee, is introduced during a conference to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the founding of Chinese Communist Youth League at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Friday, May 4, 2012. Chinese in bold call for official's removal Thu 17 May 2012
A group of Communist Party veterans has written a daring open letter calling for the removal of China's top security official, in the latest sign of disunity ahead of... (photo: AP / Alexander F. Yuan) Al Jazeera
China   Communism   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Zhou Yongkang
Soldiers stand guard outside the presidential palace after a military coup in Bamako, Mali, Friday, March 23, 2012. Amnesty cites rights abuses in northern Mali Wed 16 May 2012
Amnesty International has accused armed Tuaregs and groups fighting to impose Sharia law in northern Mali of carrying out grave rights abuses such as rape, murder and... (photo: AP / Harouna Traore) Al Jazeera
Human Rights   Mali   Military   Photos   Wikipedia: 2012 Malian coup d'état
Pakistan president to attend NATO summit Pakistan president to attend NATO summit Wed 16 May 2012
Pakistan has confirmed its president will attend a summit of NATO leaders this weekend in Chicago as negotiations with US to reopen supply lines into... (photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis) Al Jazeera
Afghan   Nato   Pakistan   Photos   Wikipedia: NATO logistics in the Afghan War
Libya former rebels' Tripoli military commander Abdel Hakim Belhaj, second left, speaks with Libya fighters prior to the arrival of Libyan Transitional National Council chairman Mustafa Abdel Jalil at Metiga airport in Tripoli, Libya, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011. 'Rendition' Libyan commander Abdel Hakim Belhadj to form his own party Tue 15 May 2012
Abdel Hakim Belhadj, a prominent Islamist commander suing MI6 over his alleged rendition by the CIA in 2004, is poised to emerge as a powerful political force in Libya... (photo: AP / Francois Mori) The Daily Telegraph
Islamist   Libya   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Libyan civil war
Ali Jamali Fashi, center, attends his trial, at the revolutionary court in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. Jamali has been charged with the killing last year of a Tehran physicist, an assassination that Iranian authorities blamed on Israel's Mossad spy agency. Iran hangs 'Israel spy' over nuclear scientist killing Tue 15 May 2012
A man convicted of killing an Iranian nuclear scientist in Tehran two years ago has been hanged, Iran's state media report. Majid Jamali Fashi, 24, was convicted of... (photo: AP / Vahid Salemi) BBC News
Crime   Iran   Israel   Photos   Wikipedia: Masoud Alimohammadi
A soldier keeps an eye on the movements at Gurez, about 180 kilometers (113 miles) north of Srinagar, India, Saturday, Aug. 20, 2011. Indian troops in Kashmir fought a deadly gunbattle with suspected rebels crossing the military Line of Control from Pakistani-controlled territory Saturday, the army said. One soldier and 11 suspected rebels were killed, army spokesman Lt. Col. J.S. Brar said, but only six suspected rebels' bodies were recovered. He said the other five bodies were lost when they fell into a river during the fighting in the disputed Himalayan region. India may move troops to peacetime positions on Pakistan border Tue 15 May 2012
May 15: India is likely to thin-out troops from wartime positions on the border with Pakistan, where they were deployed after the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks, according... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) The Siasat Daily
India   Pakistan   Photos   Troops   Wikipedia: Troop
In this photo taken on a government organized tour, soldiers and civilians gather in front of a burning official building following an airstrike in Tripoli, Libya, early Tuesday, May 17, 2011. Nato defends its role over civilian deaths in Libya Tue 15 May 2012
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has published evidence that scores of ordinary civilians, many of them women and children, were wrongly targeted in a series of missile attacks... (photo: AP / Darko Bandic) The Independent
Human Rights   Libya   Nato   Photos   Wikipedia: 2011 military intervention in Libya
Soldiers operate their Bradley armored fighting vehicle during an operation to search for weapons and munitions in areas of anti-Coalition activity along the Iraq-Syria border. The troopers are assigned to 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Calvary Regiment. U.S. Fighting kills 32 as Syria peace plan falters Mon 14 May 2012
Fighting in Syria has killed at least 32 people, activists said, and Saudi Arabia said stubborn violence was shredding the credibility of a U.N.-Arab League peace plan... (photo: U.S. Army/Staff Sgt. Joseph Roberts) Otago Daily Times
Government   Photos   Politics   Syria   Wikipedia: Syria
Palestinian women shouts slogans as holds poster their son during a protest in front the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) offices in Gaza City, calling for the release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails, February 6, 2012. Photo by Ahmed Deeb/ WN Palestinian prisoners to end mass hunger strike Mon 14 May 2012
Israel has reached a deal with Palestinian prisoners to end a mass-hunger strike in its jails, resolving a dangerous stand-off that had led to warnings of a major... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) The Daily Telegraph
Israel   Palestinian   Photos   Prisoners   Wikipedia: Palestinian prisoners in Israel
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gestures as he delivers his speech at a rally to mark the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution that toppled the country's pro-Western monarchy and brought Islamic clerics to power, Tehran, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012. Iran tells West to 'correct its manner' ahead of talks Mon 14 May 2012
AFP - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday urged the West to "correct its manners" if it wants to win the respect of Iranians, as Tehran and the world powers meet in... (photo: AP / Vahid Salemi) France24
Iran   Nuclear   Photos   Weapons   Wikipedia: Nuclear program of Iran
Another search, another fruitless day with villagers Another search, another fruitless day with villagers Mon 14 May 2012
MUCHAI KALAY, Afghanistan A dozen men gathered around the U.S. troops who had come to their village on a bright morning to inquire about the bloody events of a week... (photo: DOD / Public Domain) Stars and Stripes
Afghanistan   Defence   Photos   Troops   US   Wikipedia: Afghanistan
13 militants killed, 4 policemen injured in clashes in NW Pakistan 13 militants killed, 4 policemen injured in clashes in NW Pakistan Mon 14 May 2012
Islamabad, May 14: Militants targeted a security forces’ checkpoint in Bara area of Khyber Agency on Monday, injuring two soldiers, according to officials. The security... (photo: AP / Arshad Butt) The Siasat Daily
Injured   Islamabad   Pakistan   Photos   Security   Wikipedia: Pakistan Army
Syrian unrest spills into Lebanon Syrian unrest spills into Lebanon Mon 14 May 2012
THE violence in Syria spread to neighbouring Lebanon yesterday with deadly clashes between Alawite supporters of President Bashar al-Assad and opponents, security... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras) Business Day
Lebanon   Photos   Syria   Unrest   Violence   Wikipedia: Syria
UN chief commemorates International Day of Families UN chief commemorates International Day of Families Mon 14 May 2012
Tehran, May 14, IRNA — United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in his message on the International Day of Families, May 15, 2012, welcomed the establishment of... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras) Irna
Family   Information   Photos   Tehran   UN   Wikipedia: Families First
Palestinian Hunger Strike: Israel Prisoners' Portraits Underscore Absence (PHOTOS) Palestinian Hunger Strike: Israel Prisoners' Portraits Underscore Absence (PHOTOS) Sun 13 May 2012
KUFR RAI, West Bank -- For the thousands of Palestinian families who have a relative in Israeli detention, a photograph is the only real contact with their loved ones. In... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) Huffington Post
Hunger   Israel   Mideast   Palestinian   Photos   Wikipedia: Palestinian people
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