 US Is Ready for Attack on Iran If Need Be, Says Ambassador to Israel
The United States is militarily ready to carry out a strike on Iran to stop it from obtaining a nuclear weapon if international pressure fails, American ambassador to... (photo: US Navy / MCS3 Alex R. Forster) ABC News
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 DSS 2011 brings Dh8.8 billion to Dubai’s economy
Dubai Dubai Events and Promotions Establishment (DEPE) said, more than four million visitors visited Dubai’s summer attractions last year that boosted Dubai’s... (photo: WN / Prajkta) Gulf News
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 Palestinian prisoners to end mass hunger strike
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
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 Syrian unrest spills into Lebanon
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
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 Oil Wars on the Horizon
Conflict and intrigue over valuable energy supplies have been features of the international landscape for a long time. Major wars over oil have been fought every decade... (photo: AP / Abd Raouf) CounterPunch
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 India, a Nation United….by Noodles?
Six nights a week after a hard day’s work, Michelle Sebastian, 29, single and a luxury hotel executive in Bangalore, returns home to a hot shower and a large bowl of... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The New York Times
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 Kofi Annan says Syrian torture may be worsening
Torture by Syrian forces, arrests of activists and other human rights violations may be getting worse in despite the month-long ceasefire, the architect of the UN peace... (photo: AP / Muzaffar Salman) The Daily Telegraph
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 Clinton presses Pakistan to do more on militancy
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has called on Pakistan to do more to crack down on militancy, as she ends a two-day trip to neighbouring India. Mrs Clinton said... (photo: AP / Manish Swarup) BBC News
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 Iran government denies plans to treble gasoline price
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's government denied on Monday it would treble the price of gasoline as part of subsidy reforms that have been commended by the IMF but caused anger... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) The Star
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 FINANCIAL TIMES: The key to Sudanese peace
IT IS rare that the stars align where Sudan is concerned. But pressure from the African Union (AU) and resolve at the United Nations (UN) may yet draw Sudan and South... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras) Business Day
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 Air Arabia first quarter 2012 net profit rises 11% to Dh49.2 million
Sharjah: Air Arabia (PJSC) reported an 11 per cent increase in its net profits to Dh49.2 million for the three months ending March 31, up from Dh44.2 million in the... (photo: Creative Commons / limetwr) Gulf News
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 Barack Obama: use former war budget to boost US economy
US president kicks off election campaign by declaring that US should move focus from foreign wars to domestic growth Students in Arlington, Virginia, take photos of... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak) The Guardian
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 Thailand prime minister to visit Bahrain
Manama: Thailand's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will this month visit Bahrain and Qatar on her first trip to the Middle East since taking office last year. Boosting... (photo: AP / Sakchai Lalit) Gulf News
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 PROMISES, PROMISES: So far, no new ones from Obama
NANCY BENAC Associated Press= WASHINGTON (AP) — Read Barack Obama's lips: no new promises. Not now, at least. It's a long way from May to November, but so far the... (photo: AP / Susan Walsh) The Guardian
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 How to export the principles of the peace process
Could the Northern Ireland peace process help resolve divisions elsewhere? Five experts in conflict resolution believe so, as they tell MARY FITZGERALD� LAST WEEK... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe) Irish Times
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 The President's Missing Notes on Afghanistan
As the world watched President Barack Obama's surprise visit to Afghanistan to sign the Strategic Partnership Agreement, most of us question if he left his notes on the... (photo: DOD / Public Domain) Huffington Post
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 Kerala Tourism to hold first-ever road show in Saudi Arabia
Thiruvananthapuram, May 4 (IANS) Kerala Tourism is holding its first-ever road show in Saudi Arabia from Sunday in a bid to attract more tourists from the Gulf kingdom to... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) Newstrack India
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 OIL IS A STRATEGIC PRODUCT, NOT A COMMODITY: Argentina and the International Oil Picture
Oil is not a commodity, oil is not a raw product either. Just look at the complexity of the techniques for its efficient extraction. Oil is a strategic product that... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) GlobalResearch
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 Secret Osama bin Laden documents released
A selection of documents seized in last year's raid on Bin Laden's Pakistan house was posted online by the US Army's Combating Terrorism Center. The documents show dark... (photo: AP / Department of Defense) The Independent
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 Hillary Clinton looking forward to meeting ‘dynamic’ Mamata
May 03: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is looking forward to meeting “dynamic” and “influential” Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee next week during which she will... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) The Siasat Daily
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