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African Union peacekeepers and unidentified foreigners stand outside the main U.N. compound, following an attack on it in Mogadishu, Somalia Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Militants storm United Nations compound in Somalia; 20 killed Thu 20 Jun 2013
Somali soldiers walk through rubble after insurgents blasted into the U.N. compound in Mogadishu. (Mohamed Abdiwahab, AFP/Getty Images) MOGADISHU, somalia — Seven... (photo: AP / Farah Abdi Warsameh) Denver Post
Insurgents   Photos   Somalia   UN   Wikipedia: Al-Shabaab (militant group)
U.S. Army Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, provide security in the village of Kajir Kheyl in Khowst province, Afghanistan, June 12, 2013. U.S. bids to save Afghan peace efforts Thu 20 Jun 2013
KABUL, Afghanistan -- In a bid to regain control of a peace process with the Taliban that had suddenly spun out of control, President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday slammed... (photo: US Army / Spc. Robert Porter) Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Afghanistan   Photos   Taliban   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001–present)   US
AP sources: 4 US troops killed in Afghanistan AP sources: 4 US troops killed in Afghanistan Wed 19 Jun 2013
WASHINGTON — Defense officials say four U.S. troops were killed Tuesday at or near Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. Officials say the four were killed by... (photo: US Navy / Daniel Garas) Boston Herald
Afghanistan   Defense   Photos   Troops   Wikipedia: Afghanistan
In this Dec. 29, 2012 file photo Silvio Berlusconi smiles as he arrives at Milan's central train station. Italy court rejects bid to block Berlusconi fraud verdict Wed 19 Jun 2013
Reuters June 19, 2013 - 18:29 By Roberto Landucci ROME (Reuters) - Italy's constitutional court on Wednesday rejected a bid by Silvio Berlusconi to block a tax... (photo: AP / Luca Bruno) Swissinfo
Fraud   Photos   Politics   Rome   Wikipedia: Silvio Berlusconi
45 Million Refugees And Internally Displaced Due To Conflict Worldwide, UN Report Says 45 Million Refugees And Internally Displaced Due To Conflict Worldwide, UN Report Says Wed 19 Jun 2013
GENEVA -- The Syrian civil war contributed to pushing the numbers of refugees and those displaced by conflict within their own nation to an 18-year high of 45.2 million... (photo: UN / UN) Huffington Post
Geneva   Photos   Refugees   UN   Wikipedia: Geneva
An Boeing 747-400F of Emirates Airlines landing at Frankfurt Airport Emirates voted ''world''s best airline'' Wed 19 Jun 2013
Sydney, June 19: UAE based Emirates airline, has been voted as the ''world''s best airline'' pushing last year''s winner Qatar to the second position and also winning the... (photo: Creative Commons / Wo st 01) The Siasat Daily
Airline   Business   Photos   Transport   Wikipedia: Emirates (airline)
Angelina Jolie Jolie calls for more aid to Syrian refugees Wed 19 Jun 2013
AMMAN - Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie urged the international community to boost aid to Syrian refugees hit by what she called "the worst humanitarian crisis of... (photo: Creative Commons / EnemyOfTheState) Middle East Online
Actress   Hollywood   Photos   Syria   Wikipedia: Angelina Jolie
President Barack Obama leaves the White House in Washington Obama: Friction in Afghan peace talks no surprise Wed 19 Jun 2013
BERLIN — President Barack Obama says it's no surprise that there's friction in early efforts to launch peace talks between the Taliban and Afghanistan's... (photo: AP / Manuel Balce Ceneta) Boston Herald
Afghanistan   Peace   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Barack Obama
Afghan President Hamid Karzai listens to speeches of a family member,unseen, of Afghan civilians who were killed Sunday by a US soldier in Panjwai in Kandahar province at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, March 16, 2012. Afghan President Hamid Karzai lashed out at the United States on Friday, saying he is at the "the end of the rope" because of the lack of U.S. cooperation into a probe of a killing spree allegedly carried out by an American soldier. Afghan government exits security talks with U.S. Wed 19 Jun 2013
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Underscoring Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s reputation in Washington as a mercurial U.S. ally, the Karzai administration suspended security... (photo: AP / Ahmad Jamshid) The Los Angeles Times
Afghanistan   Peace   Photos   USA   Wikipedia: Hamid Karzai
President Barack Obama speaks about the economy and the deficit Obama refuses to specify U.S. support for Syrian rebels Wed 19 Jun 2013
BERLIN, June 19 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday refused to specify U.S. military support for the Syrian rebels but reiterated that the Syrian... (photo: AP / Jacquelyn Martin) CNTV
Defense   Photos   Politics   Syria   Wikipedia: Barack Obama
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair smiles as he delivers a speech during a meeting of the Competitive Brazil Movement, MBC, in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. Palestinians should have a state as a right: Blair Wed 19 Jun 2013
Jerusalem, June 19: Palestinians "should have a state, not as a reward for good behaviour but as a right", Tony Blair, the official envoy of the Middle East Quartet, said... (photo: AP / Eraldo Peres) The Siasat Daily
Jerusalem   Palistine   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Tony Blair
Antonio Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Refugees addresses during the press conference of the Launch of the Regional Response Plan for Syrian Refugees and Syria Humanitarian Assistance Response Plan, Geneva. Friday 7 June 2013. Photo by Violaine Martin UN says 45.2 million refugees and displaced people Wed 19 Jun 2013
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Photos   Refugees   Syria   Wikipedia: Syrian civil war   UN
Gunmen and followers of hardline Sunni cleric Sheik Ahmad al-Assir pass in front of Lebanese army soldiers in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. One man killed in Lebanon town shooting spree Wed 19 Jun 2013
BEIRUT - A shooting spree by gunmen loyal to a controversial Salafist sheikh in the southern Lebanese town of Sidon left one man dead and several wounded, the army and a... (photo: AP / Mohammed Zaatari) Middle East Online
Lebanon   Photos   Violence   Weapons   Wikipedia: Syrian civil war
York Park is a sports ground in the Inveresk and York Park Precinct, Launceston, Australia. Holding 20,000 people—more than any other stadium in Tasmania—York Park has been known as Aurora Stadium under a six-year naming rights agreement signed with Aurora Energy in 2004. Primarily used for Australian rules football, its record attendance of 20,971 was set in June 2006, when Hawthorn Football Club played Richmond Football Club in an Australian Football League (AFL) match. Australia celebrates another trip to World Cup Wed 19 Jun 2013
SYDNEY: Hundreds of fans greeted members of Australia's national football team at downtown Sydney's Circular Quay on Wednesday after the Socceroos qualified for next... (photo: Creative Commons / Magnus Manske) The Times of India
Australia   Football   Photos   Sydney   Wikipedia: Australian national football team (disambiguation)
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joseph Gravers with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines (2/8), Regimental Combat Team 7, scans the area during Operation Nightmare in Nowzad, Afghanistan, June 6, 2013. Operation Nightmare was a clearing operation led by Afghan National Security Forces and supported by the Marines of 2/8. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Kowshon Ye/Released) Afghan Taliban claim they killed 4 US troops Wed 19 Jun 2013
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban have claimed responsibility for an attack in Afghanistan that killed four U.S. troops just hours after the insurgent group... (photo: USMC / Kowshon Ye) The Guardian
Afghanistan   Photos   Taliban   Troops   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
President of France H E Francoise Hollande delivered key-note address at the India-France Economic Conference in Mumbai on Friday, February 15, 2013. He called for moves to intensify economic cooperation to push India-France trade from present 8 billion Euros to 12 billion Euros. Analysis - French EU-wariness complicates life for Hollande Wed 19 Jun 2013
Reuters June 19, 2013 - 06:38 By Mark John PARIS (Reuters) - A feeling in France that the European Union no longer works in its interest is fuelling tensions... (photo: PIB of India) Swissinfo
Europe   France   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: François Hollande
About 7,000 Afghan and US-led troops have launched an offensive against the Taliban in central and eastern Afghan provinces -WN/Bero Amer Soldiers killed after Taliban move Wed 19 Jun 2013
Four US troops have been killed in an attack in Afghanistan which came just hours after Washington announced plans to open talks with the Taliban. Defence officials said... (photo: WN/Bero Amer) Belfast Telegraph
Afghanistan   Photos   Taliban   USA   Wikipedia: Taliban
File - Members of the 755th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Reaper Team 1 patrol villages near Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, March 11, 2013. Taliban claim deadly US attack hours after peace moves Wed 19 Jun 2013
KABUL: The Taliban on Wednesday claimed responsibility for an overnight attack in Afghanistan that killed four US troops, just hours after Washington said its officials... (photo: USAF / Senior Airman Chris Willis) The Times of India
Afghanistan   Photos   Taliban   US   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
In this Jan. 26, 2011 file photo, Egyptian riot police clash with anti-government activists in Cairo, Egypt. A government inquiry into the deaths of nearly 900 protesters during Egypt’s uprising has concluded police were behind nearly all the killings. Fears of violence as Egypt nears June 30 protests Wed 19 Jun 2013
Massive nationwide protests that Egypt’s opposition plans for June 30 are taking on a dangerous edge. Opponents of President Mohammed Morsi are convinced that this is the... (photo: AP / Ben Curtis) Khaleej Times
Egypt   Photos   Protests   Violence   Wikipedia: 2012–13 Egyptian protests
Newly arrived Syrian refugees wait as Turkish soldiers walk by in a camp, in Boynuyogun, Turkey, Tuesday, June 14, 2011. Over 7 million refugees in 2012: UN Wed 19 Jun 2013
Zee Media Bureau United Nations: At least 7.6 million people were forced to become refugees in 2012 reportedly highest since 1994. Syria crisis played an... (photo: AP / Vadim Ghirda) Zeenews
Africa   Photos   Refugees   Syria   Wikipedia: Refugee
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