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Breaking News	Fri, 27 Jan 2012

Children gather around a burntout police truck following an overnight attack at Sheka Police station in Kano, Nigeria, on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012.

Nigeria Photos Politics Terrorism Wikipedia: Boko Haram

Gulf News
Nigeria faces an existential threat
Fri 27 Jan 2012
London: Nigeria is up against a hydra-headed monster in the Boko Haram sect that claimed responsibility for last Friday's devastating attacks on the city of Kano. The group began its existence in... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba)

Somali refugee children share a meal inside a tent in Dollo Ado, Ethiopia. Fleeing drought and famine in their home country, thousands of Somalis have taken up residence across the border in Dollo Ado

Africa Aid Photos UN Wikipedia: Sahel

The Star
One million children in Sahel at risk, UNICEF warns
Fri 27 Jan 2012
GENEVA (Reuters) - More than 1 million children in the Sahel are at risk of severe malnutrition and urgent action is needed to avert starvation akin to that in Somalia, the United Nations Children's... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe)

People clean the scene of a car bomb attack in Zafaraniyah, Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012.

Jakarta Globe Fri 27 Jan 2012
Shiites in Firing Line as Dozens Killed at Iraq Funeral March
A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-packed car near a funeral procession in southeastern Baghdad on Friday, killing at least 32 people in the latest brazen attack since the US troop withdrawal,... (photo: AP / Khalid Mohammed)
Iraq Mideast Photos Terrorism Wikipedia: Iraq under U.S. Military Occupation

A Syrian army defector, waves the Syrian revolution flag and shouts slogans shortly after he defected with other soldiers and join the anti-Syrian regime protesters at Khalidiya area in Homs province, central Syria, on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012

Irish Times Fri 27 Jan 2012
UN to discuss action on Syria
France's UN mission said the Security Council would meet behind closed doors today to discuss the next steps regarding Syria, with council envoys saying the 15-nation body would likely get a new... (photo: AP)
Photos Protests Syria UN Wikipedia: 2011–2012 Syrian uprising

File - A view of some of the flags of Member Nations at United Nations Headquarters, New York.

Breitbart Fri 27 Jan 2012
Cocaine cache gets diplomatic treatment at UN
US Coast Guard crew members offload pounds of cocaine in Miami Beach, Flori... A 16 kilo (35.5 pounds) consignment of cocaine lost by Mexican drug traffickers has turned... (photo: UN / Joao Araujo Pinto)
Crime New York Photos UN Wikipedia: United Nations Headquarters

File - A woman suspected of being a Gadhafi loyalist is seen behind bars inside a detention facility in Misrata, Libya, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011.

Zeenews Fri 27 Jan 2012
Doctors Without Borders halts work in Misrata
Benghazi: Doctors Without Borders has suspended its work in prisons in the Libyan city of Misrata because it said torture was so rampant that some detainees were brought... (photo: AP / Manu Brabo)
Human Rights Libya Photos Torture Wikipedia: Aftermath of the 2011 Libyan civil war

Syrian army defectors, celebrate and wave the Syrian revolution flag shortly after they defected and join the anti-Syrian regime protesters at Khalidiya area in Homs province, central Syria, on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012.

DNA India Fri 27 Jan 2012
Syria security forces kill 34 civilians: rights group
Syrian security forces killed 34 civilians, including 10 children, in clashes across the country today, a rights group said. "The toll for the day has risen to 34... (photo: AP)
Arab World Human Rights Photos Syria Wikipedia: 2011–2012 Syrian uprising

Jakarta Globe Fri 27 Jan 2012
US military to cut troop numbers, invest in future
The Pentagon proposed taking some 100,000 troops off active duty as the debt-ridden United States winds down a decade of war, but vowed new investments to exert power in... (photo: AP / Staff Sgt. Angelita M. Lawrence, U.S. Air Force)
Budget Pentagon Photos US Wikipedia: Military budget of the United States

The Kepler-11 planetary system, with at least 6 planets in short orbits.

The Times of India Fri 27 Jan 2012
NASA's Kepler telescope team finds 11 new solar systems
NASA's planet-hunting Kepler space telescope has found 11 new planetary systems, including one with five planets all orbiting closer to their parent star than Mercury... (photo: Public Domain / NASA / Tim Pyle)
Galaxy Kepler telescope Nasa Photos Wikipedia: Kepler (spacecraft)

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Sport

	Cycling: Dean hell-bent on Olympic reprise NZ Herald
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Science

	SanDisk tumbles as lower prices for phone cards hurt sales Gulf News
	Gingrich reaches for the stars (well, the Moon at least) The Independent
	YouTube webcam captures birth of bear cubs - and they sound EXACTLY like human babies The Daily Mail

Health

	Health benefits of coffee The Times of India
	Fidel Castro writes again after long break Boston Herald
	West Bengal: 2 Doctors Arrested in Connection with AMRI Hospital Fire The Siasat Daily

Entertainment

	'So You Think You Can Dance' instructor jailed NZ Herald
	TV show choreographer and salsa dancer gets 10 years for rape and assault Star Tribune
	Cynthia Nixon's remarks on choosing to be gay, rejecting bisexual label, worry activists Star Tribune

Country singer Trisha Yearwood is photographed in New York, Oct. 11, 2007. nf2

Enjoy Trisha Yearwood's hearty recipes, but watch portions

File - Historian Howard Zinn lecturing at the Monona Terrace in Madison, Wisconsin, May 2, 2009.

Remembering Howard Zinn

Flowers - plants - garden - greenery

New map for what to plant reflects global warming

US continues to have complicated ties with Pakistan: Donilon The Times of India
US stocks mixed after GDP, Chevron disappoint The Times of India
Teen on weapons of mass destruction charges NZ Herald
Uncle, grandmother of Maine toddler who vanished 6 weeks ago The Washington Post
Man pleads no contest but charge could be dismissed in Orego The Washington Post
Retired veteran tells jurors he lost $1.6M after investing i The Washington Post
Man arrested in barracks slaying at Colorado Army post; vict The Washington Post
GOP insiders mount effort to trim Gingrich’s sails, even if The Washington Post
Thomas S. Amlie, electrical engineer The Washington Post
Americans intrigued but wary still of Mormon beliefs The Washington Post
Who should play Matt King in The Descendants? Without hesita The Guardian
Ochocinco content outside of Super Bowl spotlight The Guardian
Twitter boycott? No, let's trust it The Guardian
Life sentence in Md. yoga shop murder The Guardian
NC gov's exit shakes up vote on gay marriage ban The Guardian
Fielder: Joining Tigers ‘kind of a dream’ The Washington Times
Len likely to come off bench against Virginia Tech The Washington Times
Howard progressing five weeks after return The Washington Times
Actress’ claim to be gay by choice riles activists The Washington Times
Suspect in Ariz. sheriff death threat in custody The Washington Times

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, gestures as he welcomes Russia's Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev for their meeting at the presidency office, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011.

Ahmadinejad wants new nuclear talks

View of telecom equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent building in Velizy, outside Paris,jsa1

Alcatel-Lucent to Cut 336 Jobs in France

Inter Milan Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho, center, directs a training session during his first day of work with his new team Inter Milan at the Pinetina training center in Appiano Gentile, near Milan, Italy, Thursday, July 17, 2008.

José Mourinho: Real players believe it is impossible to beat Barcelona

Ibsens Hotel, Copenhagen, Denmark NZ Herald
France will speed up troop withdrawal from Afghanistan by on The Washington Post
European parliament’s ACTA monitor quits in protest The Washington Post
Uninjured cruise ship survivors offered $14,460 in compensat The Washington Post
Fitness camp in southern Italy The Guardian
Queens Park Rangers line up striker Djibril Cissé from Lazio The Guardian
Fitch downgrades 5 eurozone nations The Guardian
Carlos Tevez saga: AC Milan end bid for Man City striker BBC News
The Mr and Mrs team step down in Yorkshire MEP row BBC News
Spanish Unemployment Rate Rises to 22.8 Percent The New York Times
Davos, in the Style of Occupy Wall Street The New York Times
A look at economic developments and activity in major stock The Washington Post
French League reschedule Marseille game The Guardian
Milan sign Lopez after almost agreeing Tevez loan The Guardian
Asil Nadir's cash deposits 'would be 300 times as big as Nel The Guardian
European stocks fall on US growth data NZ Herald
Dutch to ban Muslim face veils next year Al Jazeera
Davos meeting seeks to ease eurozone tensions Al Jazeera
'Far-right' Vienna ball condemned on Holocaust Day BBC News
Salad From the Soup Pot The New York Times

Bank of India - national bank in India

Bank of India sees subdued growth in corporate loans

The Union Home Minister, Shri P. Chidambaram briefing the media on UIDAI, in New Delhi on January 27, 2012. The Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Shri Montek Singh Ahluwalia, the Chairman, UIDAI, Shri Nandan Nilekani and the Principal Director General (M&C), Press Information Bureau, Smt. Neelam Kapur are also seen.

P Chidambaram, Nandan Nilekani call truce on Aadhaar

India's Virender Sehwag catches the ball while playing Australia on the second day in their cricket test match at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012. India made 191 in their first innings.

Sehwag's cameo was not what India needed

YMCA 'youth assembly' opens The Times of India
Private minibuses won'tply on Jan 30 The Times of India
Patkar rally for urban poor The Times of India
Railways to procure high-speed accident relief trains The Times of India
Nabinagar power plant's stone laying today The Times of India
Water released for irrigation in UP The Times of India
New insurance schemefor unorganized workers The Times of India
Medical infra corporation to become functional soon The Times of India
BoI organizes loan camp The Times of India
Central officialwins award The Times of India
8 archaeologiststo be feted today The Times of India
Rs 28K cr annual planoutlay for next fiscal The Times of India
PIL against non-utilization of funds The Times of India
Govt plans to procure 30 lakh MT paddy The Times of India
Three feared drowned in Ganga The Times of India
Karmapa arrives at Bodh Gaya The Times of India
Army aircraft crash-lands in Gaya The Times of India
'Dow bought Bhopal's toxic legacy' The Times of India
200 years on, Austen lives through Pride and Prejudice The Times of India
No country for daughters, only 914 per 1000 boys The Times of India

Paul Ulrich Kessany and Hamdaoui Mounir during a match of the national teams of Morocco and Gabon. Gabon won the match with 2-1

Africa Cup of Nations: Gabon v Morocco

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

Many killed in Yemen clashes

Mme Ashton meet Mr Abbas in Strasbourg

Abbas willing to find way out of deadlock, says ashton

Broadening the mind on Iraq's lawless roads NZ Herald
Gabon, Tunisia through with last-gasp goals The Guardian
Nations Cup: Gabon grab late winner against Morocco BBC News
Protesters Storm Syria’s Embassy in Cairo The New York Times
Hamas Leader Abandons Longtime Base in Damascus The New York Times
Protesters evicted from building linked to Iraqi Embassy The Independent
APNewsBreak: Weapons experts part of UN team trying to probe The Washington Post
Gabon's Bruno-Zita Mbanangoye scores late winner to eliminat The Guardian
British soldier shot dead by insurgents in Afghanistan The Guardian
Israel 'proposes West Bank border with Palestine' NZ Herald
Syrian families 'slaughtered', 74 dead NZ Herald
Free Syrian Army 'captures Iranian soldiers' Al Jazeera
Syria crisis: UN Security Council mulls Assad measures BBC News
Damascus suburb rises up against President Assad BBC News
Rached Ghannouchi At Davos Debate - Islam and Democracy Are All Africa
Controversial Rapper Arrested All Africa
Garsila Camps Expect IDP Numbers to Rise to 30,000 All Africa
Revolutionary Socialists - Only the Revolution Has Legitimac All Africa
Thousands Denounce Military Rule in Five Provinces All Africa
Eagles of Carthage Send Niger Home All Africa

Leftist rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guard on top of a hill near El Calvario, 60 miles of Bogota, Saturday, March 29, 1998. The rebels kidnapped four American bird watchers and an Italian businessman at a roadblock earlier this week and are evaluating the foreigners' wealth to decide how much ransom to de

Colombias FARC destroys radar station

Falklands war veterans, one holding up a sign that reads in Spanish "The islands are Argentine," referring to the Falklands islands, demonstrate in front of the National Congress in Buenos Aires, Wednesday Feb. 24, 2010

Argentines stage Falklands protest outside UK embassy

Business Council says reforming visa process could help the state’s international tourism

Business Council says reforming visa process could help the state’s international tourism

Paraguay President Fernando Lugo gets cancer all-clear BBC News
Uruguayan football manager Óscar Tabárez named UN Champion f United Nations
War of words reignites Falklands feud Gulf News
Seeking re-election, Chavez chooses hardline military loyali The Washington Post
Juve re-sign Uruguay defender Caceres on loan The Guardian
Chavez taps hardline generals for inner circle The Guardian
Brazil Opens 97 Million Dollar Credit to Mozambique All Africa
Funeral for Brazil Rio building collapse victim BBC News
UCI chooses Belarus, Colombia to host track cycling world ch The Washington Post
Argentine sentenced in absentia in bribery scandal involving The Washington Post
Brazil's first openly gay MP takes his fight to the right The Guardian
Jean Wyllys, Brazil's first openly gay MP, takes fight to th The Guardian
Former U.S. official says U.S. knew Argentina’s junta The Washington Times
Summary Box: Chevron Corp. refining margins decline; 4Q prof The Washington Post
Spain Roundup-Barca promote Cuenca to first team The Guardian
Independent UN expert calls on Brazil to suspend São Paulo e United Nations
911 call from Demi Moore's home to be released Indianapolis Star
Carlos Tevez may stay at Manchester City says Kia Joorabchia The Independent
Alex set to complete move from Chelsea to Paris Saint-Germai BBC News
Enemy of the revolution seeks exit permit Sydney Morning Herald

A police officer walks past an engine block of last Friday suicide bomber's vehicle by the wall of the state police headquarters in Kano, Nigeria, on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. The radical Islamist group Boko Haram were responsible for the attack.

Nigeria's Boko Haram: Will dialogue end the insurgency?

Nigeria President,Goodluck Jonathan, visits the site of the police headquarters bombed by a suicide bomber in Kano, Nigeria, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012.

Jonathan urges Boko Haram to state demands

Equatorial Guinea captain in action against Libya during the CAF African Nations Cup soccer tournament first match.

Equatorial Guinea upset Senegal

Senegal's Wade cleared to run for third presidential term BBC News
IFC Partners with Advans S.A. to Set Up Microfinance Bank in All Africa
Opposition Parties Criticize MPLA on Election Preparations All Africa
Senegal braces itself as court approves elderly leader’s bid The Washington Post
Senegal’s constitutional court approves Abdoulaye Wade’s bid The Washington Post
Gabon win thriller to reach Nations Cup last eight The Guardian
Join our global charter to stop world hunger now The Guardian
Twitter's new censorship plan rouses global furor The Guardian
The Cocoa Comeback All Africa
Rampant Elephants Crush Stallions All Africa
Muntari Turns Focus On Mali Clash All Africa
Wade Re-Election Bid Likely to Generate Protests All Africa
Minister Delivers Message of Hope to Team All Africa
Appiah Hoping for Good Result On Saturday All Africa
Security Council Meeting On Cote d'Ivoire All Africa
Security Situation in Cote d'Ivoire All Africa
Unicef Appeals for $1.28 Billion for Its Humanitarian Operat All Africa
Safa Technical Symposium Kicks Off All Africa
Why Zambia Fly Where Warriors Fall All Africa
NGOs Call for Focus on Intra-African Trade All Africa

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