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In this photo taken Sunday, April 19, 2009, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki gestures as he speaks at a meeting at the Iraqi Interior Ministry in Baghdad, Iraq. Al-Maliki denounced a deadly U.S. raid on Sunday April 26, 2009 in the southern Shiite city of Kut, which left at least one person dead and six arrested, as a "crime" that violated the security pact with Washington and demanded American commanders hand over those responsible to face possible trial in Iraqi courts.
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 Khaleej Times 
Bring Iraq's Sunnis on Board
The government of Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki has played a positive and crucial role in stabilising the war-ravaged Iraq. | Maliki has earned himself admiration and praise of Iraqi people as well as... (photo: AP / Karim Kadim)
Khaled Mashaal, the leader of the militant Palestinian group Hamas speaks at the opening session of Palestinian conference, in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008. The exiled leader of the militant Palestinian group Hamas on Sunday denounced Hebrew-language newspaper ads outlining a proposed Arab peace deal published by the Palestinian president in Israeli papers.
Hamas   Mideast   Moscow   Peace   Photos  
 Khaleej Times 
Hamas sees 'no prospects' for Mideast peace
MOSCOW ' The leader of Hamas said Monday he sees 'no prospects' for a Mideast peace settlement, a stand that could reduce Russia's chances of holding a Middle East peace conference that includes the P... (photo: AP / Bassem Tellawi)
Pakistani Shiite Muslims take part in a rally to condemn Friday's bombing, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010 in Lahore, Pakistan.  Asia Times 
Karachi grinds to a halt after fatal blasts
| By Syed Fazl-e-Haider | KARACHI, Pakistan - Business in Karachi, Pakistan's commercial capital, ground to a halt at the weekend after at least 33 people were killed and over 100 injured in two explo... (photo: AP / K.M. Chaudary)

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Morgan Stanley Building  The New York Times 
After Buying Spree, China Owns Stakes in Top U.S. Firms
| SHANGHAI - Flush with cash despite the global economic downturn, China's sovereign wealth fund quietly snapped up more than $9 billion worth of shares last year in some of the biggest American corpo... (photo: creative commons/ mreid0183)

Bank   China   Photos   Shanghai   US  
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Billboard - Senator Manny Villar The Daily Tribune
Questions Villar must answer
| FRONTLINE | 02/09/2010 | Manny Villar makes much of his being poor, and of his no longer being a businessman from the time he joined the House of Representatives as a c... (photo: WN / Trigedia)

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Philippine opposition Senator Panfilo Lacson, left, joins a prayer vigil for the safety of Rodolfo Lozada Jr., a witness in a Senate corruption inquiry that has implicated President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's husband, in front of the Senate building in suburban Manila on Wednesday Feb. 6, 2008. Lozada was facing an arrest warrant from the Senate for failing to attend last week's hearing when police whisked him out of Manila airport after he returned from an official trip abroad, authorities and his family said. Sign at right reads "Cannot bare this rotten government!" (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) The Daily Tribune
Ping’s ‘asylum’ an option
| By Michaela P. del Callar | 02/09/2010 | Lawyers for the senator on the run, Panfilo “Ping” Lacson, in a TV interview yesterday, brought up the idea of the senator seek... (photo: AP / Aaron Favila)
Asylum   Crime   Philippines   Photos   Warrant  
APRIL 18, 2009 , MANILA CITY, PHILIPPINES - FORMER PRESIDENT JOSEPH " ERAP " ESTRADA  READING A WELCOME SONG FOR HIM AS HE CELEBRATED HIS 70TH BIRTHDAY IN ASSOCIATION DE DAMAS DE FILIPINAS WITH THE CHILDREN AND CARE TAKERS OF , A TALK ABOUT ORPHANAGE WHICH WAS FUNDED BY ESTRADA ON HIS TERM TO BE RENOVATED IN 45 DAYS AFTER IT WAS BURNED LAST DECEMBER 3, 1998 WITH 29 PERISHED CHILDREN AND CARE TAKERS. IT HAS BEEN HIS EFFORTS TO CELEBRATE HIS BIRTHDAY EVERY YEAR ON THE SAID ORPHANAGE. The Daily Tribune
Erap meets with Mindanao leaders, skips PDI debate
| 02/09/2010 | Former President Joseph “Erap” Estrada yesterday skipped the presidential debate sponsored by the Philippine Daily Inquirer at the University of the Philip... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
Debate   Delegations   Erap   Leaders   Photos  
Abortion The Press Democrat
Advocates push abortion-rights license plate in Va
| Activists are pushing a "Trust Women/Respect Choice" license plate in Virginia, which would become only the fourth state to offer a pro-choice plate and the first to re... (photo: Charlie / Charlie)
Abortion   Activists   License   Photos   Rights  
Cast member Brad Pitt, right, and Angelina Jolie arrive at the premiere of "Inglourious Basterds" in Los Angeles on Monday, Aug. 10, 2009. Syracuse
Lawyer: Pitt and Jolie sue over split claim
| (AP) - LONDON - Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have begun legal action against a British tabloid that reported the celebrity couple was going to split, a lawyer acting on... (photo: AP / Matt Sayles)
Angelina   Brad   Claim   Legal   Photos  
Saint John, New Brunswick's skyline at dusk. Saint John is the largest city in the province of New Brunswick, and the oldest incorporated city in Canada.[3][4] The city is situated along the north shore of the Bay of Fundy at the mouth of the Saint John River. In 2006 the city proper had a population of 68,043. CBC
Fallout over N.B. tourism minister's ouster continues
New Brunswick Liberal Stuart Jamieson resigned from cabinet on Friday night after telling Premier Shawn Graham he thought the deal should be put to a referendum. (CBC) | ... (photo: Creative Commons / DDD DDD)

Business   Photos   Resignation   Tourism   quebec  
Mid-Atlantic digs out of snow; government shut The Boston Globe
Mid-Atlantic digs out of snow; government shut
| WASHINGTON-Federal workers got a day off as the Mid-Atlantic region dug out Monday from as much as 3 feet of snow that left tens of thousands without power while making... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
Photos   Power   Storm   Travel   Washington  
Sri Lanka's defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka waves to supporters during a protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010. The Boston Globe
Sri Lankan opposition leader Fonseka arrested
| COLOMBO, Sri Lanka-Sri Lanka's defeated presidential candidate was hauled away by military police from his office Monday and will be court-martialed for allegedly plann... (photo: AP / Rafiq Maqbool)

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