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FILE In this Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2006 file photo Vladimir Putin, then Russian President, right, and his Syrian counterpart Bashar Assad smile as they shake hands in Moscow's Kremlin. Russia defied international efforts to end a crackdown on civilians by Assad regime, shielding it from the United Nations sanctions and providing it with weapons. (AP photo/RIA Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press service, file)
Assad   Moscow   Photos   Syria   Wikipedia: Bashar al-Assad		  The State 
Moscow support for Assad well-calculated
Sun 5 Feb 2012
MOSCOW - By bluntly using its veto power to block a United Nations resolution urging Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down, Russia has shown a willingness to defy the West at a scale rarely seen... (photo: AP / RIA Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press service, file)
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Growth   India   Oman   Photos   Visitors   Wikipedia: Oman		  The Times of India 
Oman eyes 20% growth in Indian visitors this year
Fri 3 Feb 2012
The Sultanate of Oman is eyeing more than 20 per cent growth in leisure tourists from India, especially those who are well travelled. "We saw a total of 7,40,000 visitors (last year) from India, which... (photo: Creative Commons)
A head-to-toe veiled Iranian woman walks past a satirized drawing of the Statue of Liberty, painted on the wall of the former US Embassy in Tehran, in an annual state-backed rally, marking the anniversary of take-over of the embassy in 1979 by militant students, Iran, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010.  The Examiner  Tue 7 Feb 2012
A World At Risk
In a world that is filled with continued atrocities against man and nature how can any one individual survive, let alone prosper? A sobering question considering the complexities of today. The 21st... (photo: AP / Vahid Salemi)
Century   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Politics of the United States   World
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton delivers a statement during a debate on the situation in Libya, Wednesday March 9, 2011, at the European Parliament, in Strasbourg eastern France.  Khaleej Times  Tue 7 Feb 2012
EU eyes new Syria sanctions
BRUSSELS ' The European Union stepped up pressure on Syria on Tuesday as several nations recalled their ambassadors from Damascus and the bloc considered new sanctions to cut the regime's access to... (photo: AP / Christian Lutz)
Damascus   EU   Photos   Syria   Wikipedia: International reactions to the 2011–2012 Syrian uprising
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President Barack Obama meets with administration officials on the Times Square attempted car bombing during a terrorism threat briefing in the Situation Room of the White House, May 4, 2010. Left to right, National Security Advisor Gen. James Jones, CIA Director Leon Panetta, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Attorney General Eric Holder, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel. Huffington Post Tue 7 Feb 2012
Send Hillary to Stop War
As U.S. rhetoric intensifies with the prediction that Israel will attack Iran sooner rather than later, the president has an opportunity to stop war with an ace in the... (photo: White House / Pete Souza)
Iran   Israel   Photos   United States   Wikipedia: U.S. sanctions against Iran
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, center, looks at Vice President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, left, while heading a meeting with members of Yemen's parliament in Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011. Al Jazeera Tue 7 Feb 2012
Yemen kicks off post-Saleh election campaign
Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, the Yemeni vice-president, has officially launched his campaign for the country's upcoming presidential election, in which Hadi is the only... (photo: AP / Hani Mohammed)
Election   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Yemeni presidential election, 2012   Yemen
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrives for a meeting with Israel's President Shimon Peres, not seen, in Jerusalem, Tuesday, June 29, 2010. m&c Tue 7 Feb 2012
Russia's Lavrov says al-Assad committed to halting violence
Beirut/Damascus - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held Tuesday what he described as 'very useful' talks with embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and said... (photo: AP / Ariel Schalit)
Damascus   Photos   Russia   Violence   Wikipedia/Sergey Lavrov
Chinese work on the assembly line at DaimlerChrysler factory in Beijing in this Sept. 15, 2006 file photo. Chrysler Group recently announced a deal with China's biggest independent automaker, Chery, to launch a low-cost production venture that will aim to export the first Chinese-made cars to the United States. Chinese manufacturers have built up a reputation for reasonably well-made, inexpensive low-tech products such as toys and textiles. But as Chinese manufacturers begin exporting big ticket items such as cars to the U.S., quality and safety issues are taking on even greater impo The Examiner Tue 7 Feb 2012
China has become capitalist nation aimed investments in US and EU.
Sahit Muja: China become more of capitalist nation aimed investments in US and EU. China's central bank plans to create a $300 billion investment... (photo: AP / Elizabeth Dalziel, File)
Capitalism   China   Economy   Investments   Photos   Wikipedia: Chinese New Left
King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia, left, President Nicolas Sarkozy of France, center, and President Lee Myung-bak of South Korea listen as U.S. President George W. Bush welcomes the G20 world leaders to the White House for the start of the Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy in Washington, Friday, Nov. 14, 2 France24 Tue 7 Feb 2012
S. Korean leader arrives in oil-rich Saudi
AFP - South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak arrived on Tuesday in Riyadh at the start of a two-day visit to the OPEC kingpin which comes as Seoul seeks to diversify its... (photo: AP / Lawrence Jackson)
Oil   Photos   S.Korea   Saudi Arabia   Wikipedia: Lee Myung-bak
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh with the US President, Mr. Barack Obama, at the White House, Washington on November 24, 2009. The US Secretary of State, Ms. Hillary Clinton is also seen. Zeenews Tue 7 Feb 2012
'No contradiction in India's ties with Iran, US'
Washington: Amid mounting pressure from the US to reduce its dependence on Iranian oil, New Delhi has said its ties with Tehran do not contradict its relationship with... (photo: PIB of India / Photo Division Ministry of I & B Government of India.)
India   Iran   Photos   Washington   Wikipedia: U.S. sanctions against Iran


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A part of Iran's Azadegan oil field is seen close to the border with Iraq, some 480 miles (800 kilometers) southwest of the capital, Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, April 15, 2008. Iran warns of retaliation over oil sanctions The Star
Iran's Shahab-3 ballistic missile is paraded by Iranian Revolutionary Guard in front of a picture of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during a military parade ceremony marking the 29th anniversary of the start of the 1980-1988 Iraq-Iran war, in front the mausoleum of late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, just outside Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009. Iran's Khamenei warns over military strike, oil embargo threat Daily Press
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad makes the victory sign upon his arrival at the international airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012. Another War For Oil With Iran? WorldNews.com
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, right, shakes hands with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, April 29, 2008. A gas pipeline that would link Iran and India was at the top of the agenda as the Islamic republic's president made his first visit to New Delhi on Tuesday, despite strong U.S. objections to the proje India won't join boycott of Iran's oil Denver Post
Terrorism
110512-F-CU844-220 Army Sgt. 1st Class Kyle Silvernale yells commands to his troops during air assault training in Alaskaís Chugach Mountain Range on May 12, 2011. Silvernale is assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment. DoD photo by Senior Airman Christopher Gross, U.S. Air Force. (Released) Admiral: Special ops to streamline in Afghan war The News & Observer
GRAND ISLE, La. - A pair of Chinook helicopters depart Coast Guard Station Grand Isle, La., after President Barack Obama addressed the media concerning the ongoing, multi-agency response to the Deepwater Horizon incident, May 28, 2010. Obama stressed that Adm. Thad Allen, national incident commander of the response, has all resources to manage the response at his disposal. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Patrick Kelley. (891117) ( ) In Iran Dispute, Who’s at Fault? Middle East Online
File - Panmujom, North Korea (July 17, 2008) - Peering out from behind a granite pillar in North Korea, a Democratic People's Republic of Korea guard studies the movements of Sailors from the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group during a tour of the DMZ. Bush's 'evil' trio holds sway over US decade later Atlanta Journal
File - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is escorted by Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak during an arrival ceremony at the Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Oct. 3, 2011. Why Not the Abraham Option? WorldNews.com
Islam
Security forces inspect the scene of a car bomb attack in Sadr City eastern of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. Scores killed in car bomb blasts in Baghdad The Independent
An Iraqi Army soldier stands next to wreckage from a car bomb in the Shiite neighborhood of Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010. Suicide bomber kills 53 in Iraq The Siasat Daily
Blindfolded suspected terrorists arrested by Iraqi special operations commandos during recent security operations in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, are put on display by authorities Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. Bomber kills 32 in attack on Iraqi Shi'ite pilgrims The Star
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