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Airline   Comoros   Crash   Paris   Photos		  The Star 
Comoros crash airline suspends Paris flights
Sat 4 Jul 2009
PARIS (Reuters) - The operator of a Yemeni aircraft that crashed into the Indian Ocean off the Comoros islands this week has suspended flights from Paris, a spokeswoman for Aeroports de Paris, the... (photo: Public Domain)
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Airport   Paris   Photos   Protesters   Yemen		  The Guardian 
Protesters block Paris airport over Yemen crash, 5th Ld-Writethru
Sat 4 Jul 2009
HELENE GOUPIL Associated Press Writers= PARIS (AP) — Protesters linked arms across an entrance at Paris' main airport on Friday to keep passengers off a Yemeni flight to Comoros — a route that saw... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam)
Syrian President Bashar Assad welcomes Arab leaders to the opening session of the Arab Summit in Damascus, Syria, Saturday, March 29, 2008  Daily Star Lebanon  Fri 3 Jul 2009
President Assad praises Obama, invites him to visit Syria

Saturday, July 04, 2009 - Powered by Albert Aji Associated Press DAMASCUS: Syria's leader praised President Barack Obama's outreach for dialogue and invited him to visit Damascus in remarks released... (photo: AP / Adel Hana)
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French President Sarkozy, left, talks at a joint press conference with Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, right, in Stockholm, Friday, July 3, 2009.  Daily Star Lebanon  Fri 3 Jul 2009
Europe lashes out at Iran plan to try UK Embassy staff

By Agence France Presse (AFP) Saturday, July 04, 2009 - Powered by Hiedeh Farmani Agence France Presse TEHRAN: A powerful Iranian cleric said Friday British Embassy local staff arrested for allegedly... (photo: AP / Janerik Henriksson)
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U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden reacts, during a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, not seen, in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, July 3, 2009. Daily Star Lebanon Fri 3 Jul 2009
Sadr supporters burn US flag in protest at Vice President Biden's visit to Iraq

By Agence France Presse (AFP) Saturday, July 04, 2009 - Powered by Arthur MacMillan Agence France Presse... (photo: AP / Khalid Mohammed, Pool)
Iraq   Photos   Politics   Protests   US
Two supporters, hold a poster of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, ultraconservative mayor of Tehran, the winner of Friday's presidential run-off election during a celebration, in front of his home in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, June 25, 2005. Iran's new president spoke Saturday of making Iran a 'powerful and Islamic' model for the world, borrowing the style of the hardline ruling clerics that backed him in his landslide vict Daily Star Lebanon Fri 3 Jul 2009
Iran shows tensions between ultras, reformers

By Agence France Presse (AFP) Saturday, July 04, 2009 - Powered by Analysis Pascal Mallet Agence France Presse... (photo: AP / Vahid Salemi)
Elections   Iran   Photos   Politics   Society
Stamp Wants Inverted Jenny Giveaway Pittsburgh Tribune Review Wed 17 Jun 2009
Collectors to flip out for rare inverted stamps held by Mt. Lebanon man

Robert Cunliffe traveled the world in search of upside down stamps. For the financial planner from Mt. Lebanon, stamps were a passion for most of his life. He died last... (photo: Public Domain)
Arts   Culture   Lebanon   People   Photos
Egypt - football - Al Ahly Goal Thu 2 Jul 2009
World Cup Qualifying Preview: Egypt – Rwanda

Rwanda are looking to recover from their away loss versus Zambia but will have serious work to do against a resurgent Egyptian side that are desperate to stay within... (photo: WN / noha)
Egypt   Pharaohs   Photos   Rwanda   Zambia
A Palestinian militant from the Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, holds a rocket launcher as he attends a rally in Gaza City Wednesday April 26, 2006. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Wednesday that he was ready to lead peace negotiations with Israel, and that the election of a Hamas government was no obstacle Daily Star Lebanon Fri 3 Jul 2009
Palestinians detain rivals in respective territories to strengthen grip
Saturday, July 04, 2009 - Powered by Mohammed Daraghmeh Associated Press OCCUPIED RAMALLAH, West Bank: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' security forces have... (photo: AP / Hatem Moussa)
Fatah   Hamas   Palestine   Photos   Politics
A Russian traditional wooden doll, Matreshka, depicting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and U.S. President Barak Obama, is held by a street vendor in downtown Moscow, Friday, July 3, 2009. Asia Times Fri 3 Jul 2009
A moment of truth for Obama in Moscow

By M K Bhadrakumar In the annals of Russian-American summitry, Moscow has never before choreographed a welcoming ceremony for the visiting United States president in this... (photo: AP / Mikhail Metzel)
Defense   Photos   Politics   Russia   US
Soldiers of the 101st airborne 3-187 "Bravo" company, based out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky, on the SSE (Sensitive Site Exploitation) mission, coordinate troop movements in search of weapon stockpiles and remaining al-Qaida members Tuesday, July 23, 2002, in Narizah, 80 kilometers (50 miles) southeast of Kabul. The sweep that began this week is the latest military operation in southeast Afghanistan near the Pakistan border, where remnants of the Taliban and al-Qaida are suspected to be sheltering in themountains. This latest mission has uncovered caches of weapons and lead to the detainment of a suspected al-Qaida member. The Australian Fri 3 Jul 2009
Afghan offensives reveal Barack Obama's strategy

US military forces squeezed Taliban strongholds in both Afghanistan and Pakistan yesterday, bringing shape to President Barack Obama's strategy to deal with the fierce... (photo: AP / Scott Nelson, Pool)
Afghanistan   Military   Photos   Taliban   US
U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden, left, and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, right, meet in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, July 3, 2009. The Star Fri 3 Jul 2009
Anti-U.S. protesters denounce Biden visit to Iraq

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Supporters of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr paraded through a Baghdad slum on Friday, burning American flags and shouting anti-U.S. slogans during a... (photo: AP / Khalid Mohammed, Pool)
Defence   Iraq   Photos   Politics   US
Protesters wave Iraqi flags and carry banners and a poster of the former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein as they rally against the new constitution, in Baqouba, 60 kilometers (35 miles) northeast of Baghdad, Friday, Aug. 26, 2005. In the predominantly Sunni city of Baqouba, about 5,000 people rallied to protest against the proposed charter. Demonstrators carried photos of Saddam Hussein _ the first time they have been seen in public since the former dictator was arrested in December 20 NZ Herald Fri 3 Jul 2009
FBI interviews tell of Saddam's time on the run

Page 1 of 2 4:00AM Saturday Jul 04, 2009 By Kim Gamel Saddam Hussein. Photo / AP... (photo: AP / Mohammed Adnan)
FBI   Iraq   Military   Photos   Saddam Hussein


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Armed fighters from the Al-shabab group travel on the back of pickup trucks outside Mogadishu in Somalia on Monday Dec. 8, 2008. The Al-shabab group of fighters vowed a new waves of attacks against Ethiopian troops during the three days of Eid Al-Adha, the Muslim festival. The United States fears that Somalia could be a terrorist breeding ground, and accuses a powerful insurgent faction known as al-Shabab of harboring the al-Qaida-linked terrorists who allegedly blew up the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998. Ethiopia recently announced it would withdraw its troops by the end of this month, leaving Somalia's government vulnerable to insurgents, who have captured most of southern Somalia and even move freely in the capital, Mogad Somali rebels vow more attacks Al Jazeera
In this Jan. 14, 2009 file photo, then-Vice President-elect Joe Biden gestures while discussing his recent trip to Afghanistan, Iraq, Kuwait and Pakistan during a meeting with President-elect Barack Obama, not shown, at Obama's transition office in Washington. Biden will be tested on two fronts this weekend as he makes the Obama administration's first official trip overseas. VP Biden urges Iraqis to make political progress The Guardian
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U.S. Marines assigned to Whiskey Company, 3rd Battalion 6th Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1 conduct a security patrol in Ferris, Iraq, June 21, 2008. US Marines meet little resistance as they push into south Afghanistan, try to win over locals Star Tribune
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Supporters of Pakistan's religious party Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam rally against the United States and Pakistani government to condemn the ongoing crackdown against Taliban militants, during a pro-Taliban rally in the border town of Chaman, Pakistan along Afghanistan on Friday, June 19, 2009. 'Militant deaths' in US drone hit BBC News
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US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to 1st Platoon, Bravo Troop, 1-4 Cavalry, 1st Infantry Division checks equipment on his M2A2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) while guarding a blocking position outside of Samarra, Iraq during Operation Baton Rouge i The U.S. in Iraq: An audit of the pain The Salt Lake Tribune
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