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Egyptian riot police surround activists as they gather near the Egyptian Journalists' Syndicate to protest against the blockade of the Gaza Strip, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Oct. 6, 2008. Dozens of activists, mostly from Egypt's opposition Muslim Brotherhood, were arrested Monday after attempting to send a supply convoy to the blockaded Gaza Strip, the organization and security officials said.- pjb1
Egypt   Gaza   Photos   Police   Protest		  BBC News 
Egypt blocks Gaza protest attempt
Police in Egypt have blocked a convoy organised by opposition groups to carry medical supplies to the Gaza Strip. The convoy had been due to leave from the journalists' syndicate in central Cairo but... (photo: AP / Mohammed Ahmed)
Turkish soldiers patrol in Sirnak province, on the Turkish-Iraqi border
Ankara   Kurd   Photos   Iraq   Turkish		  The Australian 
Crowds mourn Turkish soldiers killed by Kurd separatists
ANKARA: Thousands of people gathered across Turkey yesterday for the funerals of 15 soldiers killed in a Kurdish rebel attack on a border post, as the country's leaders vowed to crush the separatists.... (photo: AP / Ibrahim Usta)
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Gen. John Craddock, commander of U.S. European Command, wait for the start of the NATO-Russia Council as part of the NATO Defense Ministerial in Brussels, Belgium, June 14, 2007. ula1  Columbia Journalism Review 
All Poppies Must Die
Did you know the one thing missing from Southern Afghanistan was an increased focus on eradicating poppies? After a whopping three day visit to the country, U.S. Army Gen. John Craddock, Supreme... (photo: Defense Dept. by Cherie A. Thurlby )
Afghanistan   Commander   Nato   Opium   Photos
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, right, toasts with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert when they attend an official dinner at the Israeli President's residence in Jerusalem Monday June 23, 2008.  Lexington Herald-Leader 
Israel's Olmert brings security concerns to Russia

MOSCOW -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will visit Moscow beginning Monday, aiming to focus on Russian arms sales to Israel's enemies. By contrast, Russia hopes the meeting will bolster its image... (photo: AP Photo / Menahem Kahana, Pool)
Israel   Middleeast   Photos   Politics   Russia
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Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, right, and French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner meet in Baghdad, Iraq, in this image released by the Iraqi Government on Sunday , June 1, 2008 Turkish Press
Israel will hit Iran nuke sites, France's Kouchner warns

JERUSALEM — Visiting French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner warned that Israel would strike archfoe Iran before it was able to develop nuclear weapons, in comments... (photo: AP / Iraqi Government)
France   Iran   Israel   Photos   Politics
José Manuel Lara, Spanish golfer, winner of UBS Hong Kong Open European Tour title; golf; sport; wnhires (td1) The Daily Mail
From China to Dubai: European Tour for 2009 is unveiled

The 2009 European Tour and the inaugural 'Race to Dubai' will feature a record 53 tournaments in 26 destinations - including at least two events being played twice.... (photo: UHKO)
China   Europe   Photos   Race   UAE
In this undated photo released by the Turkish Military on Friday, Feb. 22, 2008, a Turkish commando takes position in an undisclosed location on the Turkish-Iraqi border, southeastern Turkey. Turkish troops launched a ground incursion across the border into Iraq in pursuit of separatist Kurdish rebels, the military said Friday, a move that dramatically escalates Turkey's conflict with the militants. Denver Post
Turkish warplanes bomb Kurdish rebels in Iraq

ANKARA, TURKEY — Turkish warplanes have bombed Kurdish rebel bases in northern Iraq, the military said today, two days after rebels killed 15 soldiers in an attack... (photo: AP Photo / Turkish Military, HO)
Bomb   Iraq   Kurdish   Photos   Turkish
President George W. Bush meets with Canadian Prime Minster Stephen Harper during the North American Leaders´ Summit Monday, Aug. 20, 2007, in Montebello, Canada. (gm1) Canada Dot Com
Ending insurgency in Afghanistan quickly 'unrealistic': Harper

OTTAWA - Afghanistan will never be completely free of an insurgency, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Monday, echoing the top British commander who said Sunday western... (photo: White House/Eric Draper )
Afghanistan   Minister   Photos   Politics   UK
Egyptian forces place barbed wire in a breached section of the border wall between Egypt and Rafah, in southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008. Egyptian border guards began repairing another section of the destroyed Gaza Strip border wall Tuesday, slowly limiting Palestinians from entering Egypt a week after they first rushed into this city Al Jazeera
Egypt blocks Gaza aid convoy

Egyptian police have blocked an opposition convoy carrying medical supplies to the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip. Abdel Fatah Rizq, who helped co-ordinate the... (photo: AP Photo / Eyad Baba)
Egypt   Gaza   Medical   Photos   Police
President Bush Attends Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention, Discusses Global War on Terror Canada Dot Com
Liberal ad links Harper, Bush

After a confused, ineffective start to their election advertising campaign, the federal Liberals have found a groove -- thanks to Stephen Harper and some old news. The... (photo: White House)
Bush   Election   Photos   Politics   US
Dubai constr workers Gulf News
Open beach near Dubai Offshore Sailing Club closed due to high levels of bacteria
Dubai: The open beach to the right of the Dubai Offshore Sailing Club (DOSC) has been closed due to higher levels of E.coli than normal found there, said Mohammad Abdul... (photo: Creative Commons)
Arab   Bacteria   Dubai   Photos   Sailing
An Iranian cleric walks past a poster of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, at a polling station, during run-off parliamentary elections, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, April 25, 2008. Sydney Morning Herald
US allows think tank to open office in Tehran

The Bush Administration has given a US think tank the go-ahead to open an office in Iran, in a departure from its strict policy of isolating the Islamic regime. Clearance... (photo: AP Photo / Vahid Salemi)
Mideast   Photos   Politics   Tehran   US
Palestinians refugees receives food aid from United Arab Red Crescent in the Rafah refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip July 13, 2006(WN/Ali Hassan)SJ1 Gulf News
Egypt police block aid convoy to Gaza, arrest activists
Cairo: Egypt's opposition Muslim Brotherhood said on Monday that police stopped it from sending a supply... (photo: WN/Ali Hassan)
Egypt   Gaza   Muslim   Photos   Police
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American soldiers patrol next to Itmoon village in Khost area, near the Pakistani border, Monday, March 29, 2004, about 250 kilometers (156 miles) southwest of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. U.S. troops are sweeping through the hardscrabble villages in this rugged border region, searching for weapons and information as part of the military's effort to cut off hiding places for al-Qaida and Taliban fugitives Pakistan, US await militant showdown Asia Times
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A high-angle view of the area known as Ground Zero showing the rubble and debris of the collapsed WORLD TRADE CENTER buildings located in New York City, New York (NY), following the 9/11 terrorists attacks. wnhires (cg1) Is al-Qaeda winning the battle? BBC News
U. S. Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher, right, addresses a news conference with Asif Ali Zardari, widower of Pakistan's slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto in Islamabad, Pakistan on Friday, March. 28, 2008. A senior U.S. envoy says Washington has offered its "full support" to the new Pakistani government dominated by foes of America's longtime ally, President Pervez Musharraf. Fury over Zardari Kashmir comment BBC News
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A US Navy (USN) Hospital Corpsman assigned to Regimental Combat Team Two (RCT-2), 2nd Marine Division, administers liquid nourishment to a young Iraq child inside the Regimental Aide Station (RAS) at Camp Ripper in Asad, Iraq. The child is one of two chil World Health Organization: Iraqi child dies of cholera Boston Herald
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