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Iranian residents in Japan, along with others, holds a placard denouncing Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and shouts slogans during a rally against the results of the presidential election in Iran.
Elections   Iran   Mideast   Photos   Politics   		 The Australian 
Turmoil could thwart Iranian ambitions
Sat 4 Jul 2009
| THE long-term strategic consequences of the roiling revolt of the Iranian street against the mullahs is impossible to know. | But it certainly weakens the regime of President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad and... (photo: AP / Itsuo Inouye)
A Pakistani walks pasts a billboard showing the portrait of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, displayed along the road side in Rawalpindi, Pakistan Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008
Assassination   Bhutto   Pakistan   Photos   UN   		 Asia Times 
A UN crapshoot in Pakistan
Sat 4 Jul 2009
| By Sreeram Chaulia | More than 18 months after the assassination of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto, the United Nations has begun a formal international inquiry into the "facts and ci... (photo: AP / Anjum Naveed)
Barack and Michelle Obama looking the 2009 Superbowl with 3-D glasses  The Independent  Fri 3 Jul 2009
Syria's Assad offers informal invitation to Obama

| Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has issued an informal invitation to President Barack Obama to visit Damascus for talks, in a sign that relations between the two countries may gradually be thawing.... (photo: Creative Commons / FlickreviewR)
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Syria's President Bashar Assad, the Emir of Qatar Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, from right, walk together at the end of a summit in Damascus, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008.  The Star  Fri 3 Jul 2009
Syria's Assad offers informal invitation to Obama
| LONDON (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has issued an informal invitation to President Barack Obama to visit Damascus for talks, in a sign that relations between the two countries may gr... (photo: AP / Philippe Wojazer, Pool)
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French Prime Minister Francois Fillon arrives at the Elysee Palace for a meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris, Tuesday, April 15, 2008. Middle East Online Thu 2 Jul 2009
France seeks to bank on war-wrecked Iraq
| French Prime Minister Francois Fillon arrived in Baghdad on Thursday with a delegation of officials and business leaders seeking to raise France's profile in Iraq. | "I... (photo: (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere) / )
Economy   French   Government   Iraq   Photos  
Associated Press Website Star Tribune Thu 2 Jul 2009
AP answers your questions on the news, from Afghan poppies to interest rates and debt
| The U.S. government has been plunging deeper and deeper into debt, and the White House expects the budget deficit to get close to $2 trillion by the end of the year. | ... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub)
Associated Press   Communication   Internet   Photos   Web  
Bristol (pronounced /brstl/, en-uk-Bristol.ogg listen (helpinfo)) is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, 105 miles (169 km) west of London, and 44 miles (71 km) east of Cardiff. The Guardian Thu 2 Jul 2009
Glaxo buys Bristol generic drugs in Mideast

* Buys generics business in 5 countries for $23.2 million * Part of Glaxo strategy to build emerging markets * Follows last year's deal to buy Bristol's Egypt unit (Adds ... (photo: European Community / Adrian Pingstone)
Drugs   Glaxo   Mideast   Squibb   photos  
Fishermen fishing in the waters of Talicud, Samal Island, Philippines on April 26, 2009. Middle East Online Thu 2 Jul 2009
Lebanon's struggling fishermen angling for catch
Mustapha Shaalan yearns for the days when he would go out to sea and haul in 40 kilograms (88 pounds) of fish in the blink of an eye. | Nowadays, like most fishermen in t... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal)
Country   Nature   Photos   Science   Wildlife  
U.S. Marines with 3rd Platoon, Golf Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment search Iraqi civilians passing by their observation post in Haqlaniyah, Iraq, during a mission to find insurgents, improvised explosive devices and weapons caches Dec. 15, 2006. The Daily Mail Thu 2 Jul 2009
U.S. marines launch massive assault on Taliban in bid to turn the tide of the ...
| Thousands of troops stormed into the heart of Taliban territory in Afghanistan today at the start of a huge offensive they hope will turn the tide of the war. | U.S. Ma... (photo: USMC file / SSgt. T.G. Kessler)
Afghanistan   Campaign   Photos   Taliban   Territory  
President Barack Obama speaks to reporters about Commerce Secretary designate Judd Gregg on Air Force One shortly after landing in Springfield, Ill., Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009. The Star Thu 2 Jul 2009
ANALYSIS - Trade, defence top Obama Saudi agenda

| RIYADH (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama wants to foster the historic U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia and defend trade links from competition, without raising... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak)
Obama   Photos   Politics   Trade   US  


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World Trade Organisation chief Mike Moore Why Lebanon should join WTO Al Jazeera
Syrian and Lebanese demonstrators carry pictures of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, top right and left, during a protest in front of the U.N. office in Damascus, Sunday, July 30, 2006 against an Israeli strike that Syria Looks to Iraq for an Economic Boost Wall Street Journal
Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, and his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy, right, listen to their national anthems, at Ash-Shaeb presidential palace, in Damascus Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008 Syria to Open Its Economy to Foreign Investors Wall Street Journal
Israel's Prime Minister designate Benjamin Netanyahu is seen before giving a speech at an economic conference in Jerusalem, Wednesday, March 25, 2009. Alliance of necessity The Australian
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desert 160 Syrian villages deserted due to climate change Middle East Online
School children carry pictures of army chief Gen. Michel Suleiman, the consensus candidate to be elected as president on Sunday, as they celebrate in his hometown of Aamchit, north of Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, May 21, 2008. The Meaning of Lebanon's Election Middle East Online
Israel's President Shimon Peres , right, looks on as Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes a point while speaking during a session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday Jan. 29, 2009. Israeli president urges Syria to join direct peace talks, says indirect talks haven't resumed Newsday
Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, and his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy, right, listen to their national anthems, at Ash-Shaeb presidential palace, in Damascus Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008 Syria to Open Its Economy to Foreign Investors Wall Street Journal
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A Pakistani walks pasts a billboard showing the portrait of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, displayed along the road side in Rawalpindi, Pakistan Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008 A UN crapshoot in Pakistan Asia Times
President George W. Bush welcomes President Michel Sleiman of Lebanon to the Oval Office Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008, at the White House. Sleiman likely to have tipping vote in cabinet Daily Star Lebanon
US Ambassador briefs the press at stakeout after Sunday SC special meeting on Georgia and Russia conflict. Reports emerge of Syrian-Saudi summit Daily Star Lebanon
Outgoing Multi-National Force-Iraq (MNF-I) Commander U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus addresses the audience during the Multi-National Force-Iraq (MNF-I) Change of Command Ceremony at Al Faw Palace in Baghdad, Iraq Petraeus commends Lebanon's improvement since last visit Daily Star Lebanon
Stakeout: H.E. Mr. David Miliband,(Center) Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the UK; H.E. Mr. Bernard Kouchner,(Center) Minister of Foreign Affairs of France; and H.E. Mr. Michael Spindelegger,(Left) Federal Minister of European and International Affairs of Austria, to hold a joint press encounter on Sri Lanka. France's Kouchner to visit Lebanon, Syria 'soon' Daily Star Lebanon
A Lebanese army soldier gestures to photographers as he stand guards with other soldiers near the damaged U.N peacekeeper vehicle that was attacked by a roadside bomb, in the town of Rmeileh highway, near the southern coastal city of Sidon, Tuesday Jan. 8, 2008. A roadside bomb exploded Tuesday near the United Nations patrol south of Beirut, lightly wounding two peacekeepers, U.N. and Lebanese officials said. It's too simplistic to blame outside powers for the latest clashes in Lebanon Daily Star Lebanon
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