War artist Ben Quilty speaks about Afghanistan
Since the second World War, Australia has been sending artists into war zones so they can document the lives of Australian troops on the frontline.
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Polish man found in mountains is Iraq war veteran
A man found with severe frostbite in subzero temperatures in the southern Polish mountains was being taken to a military hospital on Friday after his family identified him as a veteran of the Iraq war.
The Week That Changed the World
Forty years later, Leslie H. Gelb and Winston Lord reflect on Nixon’s triumphant summit in China.
Somali Leaders Sign Deal on Transitional Government
Following a conference over the weekend, leaders in Somalia have agreed to form a new elected government.
Putin vows to boost Russian army ahead of vote
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Monday Russia had launched “unprecedented” steps to boost the army as he played up his strongman credentials ahead of March 4 presidential polls
China paper accuses West of stirring Syria unrest
Western support for Syrian rebels could trigger civil war in the violence-hit nation, an influential Chinese newspaper said, as it defended Beijing’s decision to veto a UN resolution.
Morocco arrests 3 including a Danish national suspected of plotting attacks
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Moroccan police have arrested three suspects accused of planning to carry out attacks on the security of the state.
Algeria 'finds cache of missiles near Libya border'
Algeria has uncovered a large cache of weapons believed to originate from Libya, including dozens of shoulder-launched missiles that can be used to shoot down airliners, newspapers said Monday.
Torn between factions, Lebanon a potential powder keg as neighbor Syria descends into chaos
BEIRUT (AP) — The tensions between the two neighborhoods were building for days in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli. On one side live Sunni Muslims who hate the Syrian regime. On the hill above
Alert On Possible Epidemic After Honduras Prison Fire
TEGUCIGALPA, CUBA, Feb 20 (BERNAMA-NNN- PRENSA LATINA) – Prisoner survivors of the fire at the Farm Prison of Comayagua, Honduras, are now at risk of an epidemic due to the lack of cleanliness in the place
Egypt to accept $2.97 billion IMF loan
EGYPT’S finance minister said his government will sign a memorandum of understanding with the International Monetary Fund in March for a previously spurned $US3.2 billion ($2.97 billion)
Turkish criminal gangs are ruling over the streets in the UK
Turkish criminal gangs are ruling over the streets in the UK, controlling much of the drug market in Germany, as well as providing political influence in the Netherlands. Turkish mafia
Dr Johan Franzén: The Fallacy of the Arab Spring
There was no Arab Spring – nor is there necessarily an Islamist Winter. Ongoing events in Syria, and recently across the Middle East, are the last in a long historic process of protest, opposition and revolution. But the outcome will not be democracy as we know it in the West. …
Iran is not Our Enemy! Let’s Stop this War Insanity!
Everybody “knows” that Iran is thinking of developing nuclear weapons, but no one seems to have solid information to back it up. Okay, they’ve been enriching uranium to 20%. That’s pure enough for use in hospitals and medical…
Showdown in Syria
The architects of the Libyan disaster in France, the UK, the United States and Qatar have decided that Syria is the next step in replacing dictators with Muslim Brotherhood allied “democratic” …
Words Don’t Mean What They Mean
In the Movie Tootsie, The character played by Dustin Hoffman is disguised as a woman and is speaking to a beautiful young actress played by Jessica Lange. During a session of late-night girl talk, Lange’s character says, “You know what I wish? That a guy could be honest …
Three Extremely Costly False Flags
Proof Israel Did 9/11 (Video: CIA Asset Susan Lindauer Speaks 10 years after 9-11) False-flag #1 was 9/11 – its upfront cost being 3,000 lives and billions of dollars in commercial losses. Losses continue to pile up on a massive scale, both in lives (mostly civilian) estimated to be well past a mill …
Afghanistan – A Hard Truth – By Melissa Garrison
This article was written by Melissa Garrison who at the time this was submitted to me a year ago a grade twelve student whos brother was serving with the …
NATO's Double Game In Libya Under UN Cover Revealed « Stop …
NATO double game in Libya under UN cover revealed. Suitcase size drones played decisive role. Akhtar Jamal. Islamabad: A Canadian newspaper has revealed an account of NATO’s double-game in Libya and disclosed …
Open Your Eyes News » UN: Production of Afghan heroin jumps by …
Last year, levels increased by 61 percent, with more than 90 percent of heroin found on British streets being traced back to opiates cultivated in Afghanistan , according to UN figures. The UN figures make grim reading for …
Cold winter kills at least 40 in Afghanistan
More than 40 people, most of them children, have frozen to death in what has been Afghanistan’s coldest winter in years, an Afghan health official said
General : JPJ Transformation Programme Nation Wide In April
ALOR SETAR, Feb 20 (Bernama) — The Road Transport Department’s (JPJ) Transformation Programme or JTP which was started in mid-2010 is expected to be implemented nation wide this April.
Early polls can be held only after amending the constitution: Nasheed
Kulhudhufushi MP Mohamed Nasheed has said that early presidential elections can only held after amending the constitution. In an interview to DhiTV, the famous lawyer said that the constitution is very clear about the five-year term of presidency. He said that there …
Strike unjustifiable in medical sector: Supreme Court
Supreme Court (SC) Lahore Registry Monday heard suo motu case regarding the strike by the doctors; the court also took notice of the situation regarding the medicines in markets. A three-judge bench comprising Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jilani, Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali and Justice Mian Saqib Nisar …
Resolutions condemn US Balochistan bill
The lawmakers of Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N) and Muslim League- Q have submitted two separate resolutions in Punjab Assembly condemning a resolution on Balochistan in US Congress. Zimurrad Yasmeen, a PML-N…
Victims of human trafficking from Baguio hope to move on, recover from injustice
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO “I would like to start all over again. I want to go back to school and become a nurse.” – one of the victims
Ilocos Sur students celebrate Valentine’s by fighting for rights
By JOAN GARCIA Bulatlat.com As couples around the world celebrated Valentine’s Day, students from Ilocos Sur led by the National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP)- Ilocos Sur, Anakbayan- Ilocos…
Economist: Render Unto Caesar
The Economist writes that China’s conservative wing finds religion within its ranks–and dislikes it.
The real slumdogs: Supermodel Erin O’Connor visits Delhi’s poorest region
It’s not often that a celebrity is embarrassed by the size of their entourage. Usually it’s the bigger, the better – a signal of enduring popularity and profile. But today Erin O’Connor is visibly wincing, horrified by the pack of people who seem to have …
North Korea threatens ‘merciless’ action over drills
North Korea today threatened to launch “merciless” strikes against South Korea over its planned live-fire drills near their disputed sea border.
Brett Lee bounces from cricket pitch to sales pitch (Indian Express)
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CBO Report: The Budget and Economic Outlook, Fiscal Years 2012 to 2022
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its yearly Budget and Economic Outlook report on “‘baseline’ budget projections spanning the next 10 years. Those projections are not a forecast of future events; rather, they are intended to provide a benchmark against which potential policy changes can be measured.” The report…
SENEGAL: Fresh violence erupts around Dakar mosque
Street battles took place between police and protesters Sunday around a mosque in the Senegalese capital of Dakar, a week before President Abdoulaye Wade is set to seek a controversial third term.
