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Breaking News Sun, 20 May 2012
Blind Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng arrives at Washington Square Village on the campus of New York University, Saturday, May 19, 2012, in New York.
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 The Times Of India 
Blind Chinese activist Chen arrives in United States
SHARE | AND | DISCUSSTweet NEW YORK: Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng arrived in the United States on Saturday and declared "equality and justice have no boundaries" after China let him leave a... (photo: AP / Henny Ray Abrams)
President Barack Obama waves upon his arrival in Seattle, Thursday, May 10, 2012. Obama was in town for fund-raising events
Government   Obama   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Barack Obama  
 ABC News 
Obama hosts the G8 and NATO summits, plus more to watch for this weekend in politics
| Diplomacy is the word for the weekend. | President Barack Obama hosts the G8 Summit at Camp David on Friday and Saturday and then the NATO Summit in Chicago on Sunday and Monday. He kicks off the fo... (photo: AP / Ted S. Warren)
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert gestures as he speaks to foreign journalists in Jerusalem, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010. Olmert says he would agree to the U.S. demand that Israel extend its halt to West Bank settlement construction, despite the current leader's hesitation.  Newsvine 
Peacemaking mythologies from Taba to Olmert
| Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was interviewed last Friday by CNN’s Christiana Ammanpour and sought to give his audience the impression that he had been on the verge of a historical peace a... (photo: AP / Sebastian Scheiner)
Business   Peace   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Ehud Olmert  
In this Tuesday, April 24, 2012 photo, Sudanese workers inspect burnt out oil pipes at the oil-rich border town of Heglig, Sudan.  CounterPunch 
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 or so since World War I, an... (photo: AP / Abd Raouf)
Oil   Photos   Politics   War   Wikipedia: Petroleum politics  
Top Stories
U.S. Tries to Press China Sea Rights With Pact Wall Street Journal
U.S. Tries to Press China Sea Rights With Pact
By JULIAN E. BARNES | WASHINGTON—Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is beginning a new push for Senate approval of the Law of the Sea treaty, a long-stalled pact milita... (photo: US Navy / Chad J. McNeeley)
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham  Clinton at State Secretariat building in Kolkata on Monday 07 May 2012 BBC News
Why the US is chasing India's regions
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit to Calcutta to meet the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was not just one successful woman politician on Time... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
India   Photos   Politics   U.S.   Wikipedia: IndiaUnited States relations  
Rainbow side boys render honors to Christopher J. Marut, acting consul general of the U.S. Consulate General in Hong Kong. Austin American Statesman
US names career diplomat Marut to Taiwan office
| TAIPEI, Taiwan — The United States has named a career diplomat to head its de facto embassy in Taiwan. | The American Institute in Taiwan announced Tuesday that 2... (photo: US Navy / U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Philip Wagner Jr.)
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File - An MQ-1 Predator unmanned aircraft prepares for takeoff in support of operations in Southwest Asia. WorldNews.com
Drone Attacks: The Latest Aspect Of Growing U.S. 'Shadow Warfare'
Article By WN.com Guest Writer Sherwood Ross | Although President Obama's top counter-terrorism adviser says caution is exercised when making drone attacks, official U.S.... (photo: USAF / Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)
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Palestinian women shouts slogan and hold posters and photos of their sons during a protest  in front of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) offices in Gaza City, calling for the release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails, February 6, 2012. GlobalResearch
The Massive Palestinian Hunger Strike: Traveling below the Western Radar
| Can anyone doubt that if there were more than 1300 hunger strikers in any country in the world other than Palestine, the media in the West would be obsessed with the st... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
Human Rights   Israel   Palestine   Photos   Wikipedia: Palestinian prisoners in Israel  
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard speaks during a press conference in Canberra, Australia, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010. The Australian
Tax break as small businesses allowed to carry back up to $1m in losses
| PRIME Minister Julia Gillard is set to unveil a bonus for one million families with school-aged children to replace the existing education tax refund. | Under the means... (photo: AP / Mark Graham)
Business   Finance   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Julia Gillard  
China and the two Sudans Al Jazeera
China and the two Sudans
| On this week's show we take a look at China in Africa and ask if there can be profit without the politics. | The short story is one of a country big on investment but r... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras)
Africa   China   Photos   Politics   Sudan   Wikipedia: Sudan  
In this photo released by the US Embassy Beijing Press Office, blind lawyer Chen Guangcheng, center, holds hands with U.S. Ambassador to China Gary Locke, right, as U.S. State Department Legal Advisor Harold Koh, left, applauds, before leaving the U.S. embassy for a hospital in Beijing Wednesday May 2, 2012. BBC News
China's Chen 'not pressured to leave US embassy'
Dissident Chen Guangcheng was not put under pressure to leave the US embassy, its ambassador says, as the activist said he wanted to leave China because he feared for his... (photo: AP / US Embassy Beijing Press Office)
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North America South America
- World leaders set to tackle Afghanistan's future
- World Leaders Set to Tackle Afghanistan's Future
- World leaders set to tackle Afghanistan's future
- World leaders set to tackle Afghanistan's future
Blind Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng arrives at Washington Square Village on the campus of New York University, Saturday, May 19, 2012, in New York.
Blind Chinese activist Chen arrives in United States
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- Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela Foreign Minister, Stands In For Ch
- Venezuelan foreign minister stands in for Chavez
- Venezuelan foreign minister stands in for Chavez
- Venezuelan foreign minister stands in for Chavez
In this Tuesday, April 24, 2012 photo, Sudanese workers inspect burnt out oil pipes at the oil-rich border town of Heglig, Sudan.
Oil Wars on the Horizon
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Asia Middle East
- World leaders set to tackle Afghanistan's future
- World Leaders Set to Tackle Afghanistan's Future
- World leaders set to tackle Afghanistan's future
- World leaders set to tackle Afghanistan's future
Blind Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng arrives at Washington Square Village on the campus of New York University, Saturday, May 19, 2012, in New York.
Blind Chinese activist Chen arrives in United States
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- Foreign minister to lead UAE delegation to NATO summit
- Iranian envoy robbed in Makati
- Foreign minister to lead UAE delegation to NATO summit
- Iranian FM hopes Iran-IAEA agree on new modality: report
People on the street, building , Bank, iranian girls on the street, street telephone and ordenary life of the Iranian people working and doing shopping in Tehran capital
Bosnian envoy: Iran has great tourism attractions
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Europe Africa
- World leaders back Greece, vow to combat financial turmoil
- Envoy in Italy gets Marines summons - Bail denied to duo in
- Ban Discusses Global Issues With France&aposs Foreign Minis
- Italy summons India envoy, court rejects bail plea
Secretary-General discusses range of global issues with France's Foreign Minister
Secretary-General discusses range of global issues with France's Foreign Minister
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- Seychelles and China sign accord on transfer of suspected pi
- Hainan and Seychelles seek to boost relations
- Norwegian Diplomat Hails Advances in Country
- NCP Denies Intention to Question Foreign Minister Over His C
In this Feb. 14, 2012 photo, Libyan militias from towns throughout the country's west parade through Tripoli, Libya.
UN envoy: Libya unstable but moving to democracy
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