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Family   Law   Photos   Terrorism   Wikipedia: Photography		  The Independent 
The Photography Blog: ‘Control Order House’ by Edmund Clark – Photographing our response to terrorism
Mon 20 May 2013
(c) Edmund Clark Recent events in Boston have served as a painful reminder of the threat posed by terrorism. In Control Order House, a book launched recently by Edmund Clark, we look at how a state... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
U.S. Army Spc. Joseph Gonzalez, security force team member for Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, maintains security during a meeting with the Farah provincial chief justice in Farah City, May 4, 2013.
Photos   Terrorism   US   Wikipedia: War on Terror   War		  Khaleej Times 
End the ‘forever’ war
Mon 20 May 2013
There’s no point in engaging in a perpetual global war on terror From both the left and the right, three common misper-ceptions have emerged about US foreign policy: First, that the Global War on... (photo: US Navy / HMC Josh Ives)
Civilians inspect the aftermath of a car bomb attack while Baghdad municipality workers clean up in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, May 16, 2013.  Al Jazeera  Sun 19 May 2013
Iraq death toll stirs fears of civil war
The death toll in Iraq from four consecutive days of violence has reached at least 140 people, stirring fears that rising sectarian conflicts could lead the country into civil war. Many Iraqis... (photo: AP / Khalid Mohammed)
Iraq   Photos   Terrorism   War   Wikipedia: Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal)
Oil-skimming vessels continue operations May 17, 2010 as gas from the damaged Deepwater Horizon wellhead is burned by the drillship Discoverer Enterprise in a process known as flaring.  Al Jazeera  Sun 19 May 2013
Texas to take BP and Halliburton to court
Texas has joined the crowd of Gulf of Mexico states to file suit against BP Plc, Halliburton Co and others for their role in one of the worst oil spills in US history. The complaint, filed on Friday... (photo: US Navy / MCS2 Justin Stumberg)
Oil   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Deepwater Horizon oil spill   Environment
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Baku Crystal Hall during Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Al Jazeera Sat 18 May 2013
Nations fight for Eurovision glory in Sweden
Millions of viewers worldwide tuned in to watch weird and wonderful acts battle to win the Eurovision Song Contest, as flag bearers entered on stage to a special... (photo: Creative Commons)
Eurovision Song Contest   Music   Photos   Sweden   Wikipedia: Eurovision Song Contest 2013
Russian President Vladimir Putin gives state medals at an award ceremony in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012. Al Jazeera Sat 18 May 2013
US scolds Russia for sending arms to Syria
The US has scolded Russia for sending missiles to the Syrian government, with plans for an international peace conference promoted by the two major... (photo: AP / Misha Japaridze)
Arms   Photos   Russia   Syria   Wikipedia: Russia–Syria relations
Barrière Hotel during Cannes Film Festival 2007 Al Jazeera Fri 17 May 2013
Cannes festival rocked by $1m jewellery heist
Jewellery worth more than $1m which was due to be loaned to film stars has been stolen from a Cannes hotel in a pre-dawn heist. An American female employee of... (photo: Creative Commons / Prouzet)
Film   France   Jewelry Heist   Photos   Wikipedia: 2013 Cannes Film Festival
File - A detainee prepares for the mid-day meal at Joint Task Force (JTF) Guantanamo. WorldNews.com Fri 17 May 2013
Granting Sanctuary, Gaining Amnesty
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling "I am flying on the wings of thought...And so, even in this cage, I know a greater freedom."(1) -Shaikh Abdurraheem Muslim... (photo: US Navy / MCS3 Joshua Nistas)
Guantanamo   Human Rights   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Guantanamo Bay detention camp
File - A look inside Za’atri refugee camp, host to tens of thousands of Syrians displaced by conflict, near Mafraq, Jordan Al Jazeera Thu 16 May 2013
Jordan to host 'world's largest refugee camp'
Al-Zaatari refugee camp near Jordan's northern border with Syria is the second largest refugee camp in the world. On days when violence in Syria worsens, between... (photo: UN / Mark Garten)
Jordan   Photos   Refugee   Syria   Wikipedia: Syrian civil war
An Afghan fireman stands next to the debris of a car at the scene where a suicide car bomber attacked a NATO convoy in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, May 16, 2013. Al Jazeera Thu 16 May 2013
Suicide bomber targets troops in Afghanistan
A suicide bomber has attacked a convoy of foreign military vehicles in the Afghan capital Kabul, police have said. "A [Toyota] Corolla suicide car detonated near two... (photo: AP / Anja Niedringhaus)
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Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, center, attends the opening session of the Arab League summit in Doha, Qatar, Tuesday, March 26, 2013. Sinai abduction: Egypt President Morsi rules out talks BBC News
Water in a lake - water conservation Teaching About the Importance of Water and Droughts in Special Education Classes The Examiner
This Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009 file photo shows Syrian President Bashar Assad, seen, during a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, unseen, at the presidency in Tehran, Iran Assad warns U.S. to avoid interfering in Syria politics Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Racism
Hangout 2013 Sunday: Stevie Wonder, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Best Coast, & More Stereogum
Darius Rucker Fires Back at Racist Tweet Yahoo Music
Refugees
Gewone hoornbloem - Cerastium fontanum - Cerastium species 10 easy ground-cover plants for Los Angeles gardens The Examiner
The "Returning" as palestinians attend "camp of return" to mark refugees' ties to lands lost, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip on May 15, 2013, to mark the 65th anniversary of the "Nakba" (catastrophe). 65 Years of Palestinian Nakba The People's Voice
Torture
As a Blackhawak helicopter rumbles overhead, Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter speaks with BGen Ron Lewis, right, at Gambrei during a visit to forward bases in Afghanistan, May 13, 2013. Al Qaeda: Enemy or Asset? CounterPunch
Rwanda President Paul Kagame speaks during the London Summit on Family Planning organized by the UK Government and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with the United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, in central London Wednesday July 11, 2012. Is Kagame Africa's Lincoln or a tyrant exploiting Rwanda's tragic history? The Observer
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Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai addresses a press conference in Harare, Monday, Feb, 18, 2013. Tsvangirai called on Zimbabweans to prepare for a referendum on a new constitution set to be held on the March 16. Tsvangirai also announced that funds for the holding of the referendum would be mobilized locally as opposed to seeking assistance from outside the country. Zimbabwe PM: We will end police, military abuse The Guardian
In this photo taken with a mobile phone, Tuesday, May. 7, 2013, soldiers and journalist looks at bodies of prison officials killed by Islamic extremist during heavy fighting in Bama, Nigeria. Nigeria army's offensive to continue "as long as it takes" BBC News
Rebel soldiers loyal to Ivory Coast opposition leader Alassane Ouattara, the widely recognized winner of an election that millions once hoped would reunite the West African nation, advance towards the Government army in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Thursday Dec. 16, 2010. Gunfire and explosions shook Ivory Coast's main city Thursday as supporters and security forces loyal to the two men claiming to be president clashed in the streets, killing at least 15 people and bolstering fears the world's top cocoa producer is teetering on the edge of another civil war. Ivory Coast Militia Leader Arrested for 2011 Massacre Voa News
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