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Breaking News Mon, 8 Feb 2010
Fran Drescher, left, and Sharon Osbourne
Actress   Entertainment   Photos   Star   Television  
 ABC News 
'The Nanny' Star Recast As Diplomat, Politico, and TV Talk Host?
By DEVIN DWYER | Feb. 8, 2010 | She's known worldwide for her nasal voice, New York accent, and starring role in the sitcom "The Nanny," but now actress has recast herself as a high-profile, fierce po... (photo: AP / Chris Pizzello, file)
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Asia   Gender   Leader   Photos   Women  
 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
Family Vaults Women to Leadership in Asia
| BANGKOK -- "I am not a woman prime minister," Indira Gandhi liked to say during her many years as India's leader. "I am a prime minister." | But the question, here in Asia, is whether there really i... (photo: PIB of India)
File - President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden walk with Terrance William Gainer, Sergeant at Arms of the U.S. Senate, and Wilson (Bill) Livingood, Sergeant at Arms of the U.S. House of Representatives, through the U.S. Capitol following the 56th presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2009.  WorldNews.com 
If Obama Lied, Will Thousands Die?
Article by WorldNews.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. | "Not only will I end the ongoing wars around the world, but a mindset of government by fear and of fear is not a very good advisor." --Then-Sen... (photo: USAF / Tech. Sgt. Suzanne Day)
Defence   Democracy   Peace   Photos   US  
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi delivers his speach during the Disarmament Conference, at the European headquarters of the United Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday Aug. 12, 2009.  The Press Democrat 
Chinese FM urges patience in Iran nuclear talks
| Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi told a gathering of the world's top defense officials that negotiations with Iran's government have "entered a crucial stage." | "The parties concerned should, with the ... (photo: AP / Keystone, Dominic Favre)
China   Iran   Nuclear   Photos   Politics  
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Gunnery Sgt. Leroy, with Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, brings back bread from a local bakery at the Balaclava Bazaar in Garmsir district, Afghanistan, following a security shura at the Garmsir district governor's office Nov. 19, 2009. Leaders from the Afghan national security force, along with Lt. Col. John E. McDonough, commanding officer of 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, met with Gov. Abdullaj Jan to discuss security issues and concerns throughout Garmsir. The Examiner
Pentagon seeks billions to battle terror abroad
Comments WASHINGTON (Map, News) - The Obama administration is seeking billions in budget increases to target terror threats from abroad, especially Pakistan and Yemen, wi... (photo: USMC / Staff Sgt. Luis R. Agostini)
Pakistan   Pentagon   Photos   Terrorism   Yemen  
President Barack Obama speaks during a meeting with members of the financial industry to discuss economic recovery, small business lending, improving lending practices for homeowners and the Administration's plans for financial reform, during a meeting in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Dec. 14, 2009. Houston Chronicle
Pentagon seeks billions to battle terror abroad
| WASHINGTON - The Obama administration is seeking billions in budget increases to target terror threats from abroad, especially Pakistan and Yemen, with boosts for surve... (photo: White House / Pete Souza)
Obama   Photos   Politics   US   World  
Israel's dual reality The Guardian
Israel's dual reality
| Israel's image problem abroad is down to one issue: the stark and growing difference between how Israelis view their country, and how it is seen from outside. This expl... (photo: WN / marzena)
Arab   Israel   Media   Networks   Photos  
Union home minister P Chidambaram after a press confrence at the end of two day All India Editors' confrence on social and infrastructure issues in Srinagar on Wednesday 14, October 2009. The Siasat Daily
Chidambaram's visit suggests change in India-Pakistan ties
| New delhi, February 04: Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram travels to Pakistan for a regional meeting this month, a visit that may lay the ground for improving ties ... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
Delhi   India   Pakistan   Photos   Politics  
In this May 7, 2009 file photo, U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Pentagon is looking at plans to significantly accelerate and expand the training of Pakistan's military, in a key move to improve their ability to confront insurgents along the Afghanistan border, The Associated Press has learned. The Siasat Daily
US rules out mediation on Kashmir
| Washington, February 04: The US has stated it will not mediate between India and Pakistan on the Kashmir issue but would 'applaud and encourage' anything they do to red... (photo: AP / Alex Brandon)
India   Kashmir   Pakistan   Photos   Politics  
Lt. Gen. Moshe Yaalon, the Israeli Chief of Staff, reacts as he walks to an army helicopter near the checkpoint of Kerem Shalom on the Gaza-Egypt border, Monday Dec. 13, 2004. On Sunday a tunnel filled with explosives by Palestinian militants detonated under the nearby Israeli army base on the border near the Palestinian town of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, killing five Israeli soldiers and wounding at least 10, the largest Palestinian attack in the month since Yasser Arafat's deat Khaleej Times
Iran govt survival hinges on nuclear issue: Israel
HERZILYA, Israel - World powers trying to persuade Iran to curb its nuclear programme must make clear to the leadership in Tehran that its survival is at stake, a senior ... (photo: AP / Ariel Schalit)
Iran   Israel   Nuclear   Photos   Politics  
President Barack Obama answers question on stage during his town hall meeting at Nashua High School North in Nashua, N.H.,Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010. Asia Times
Obama expectations revised in Indonesia
By Sara Schonhardt | JAKARTA - United States President Barack Obama will make a much-anticipated official visit to Indonesia in March, raising speculation of a possible u... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Government   Indonesia   Obama   Photos   President  
 Britain´s Prime Minister Tony Blair addresses the media at the end of a two-day EU summit in Brussels, Friday March 9, 2007. The European Union has reached a deal on "ambitious and credible" targets to tackle climate change and energy nee The Independent
Blair 'used Iraq evidence for smears'
| Tony Blair and his closest advisers have used their evidence to the Iraq inquiry to smear those criticising the decision to taken Britain to war, according to one of th... (photo: (AP Photo/Yves Logghe))
Blair   Photos   Politics   UK   World  
North America South America
- Poland's 1st post-communist foreign minister dies
- US, Europe condemn human rights abuses in Iran
- 4 being sentenced for fake federal diplomat scheme
- France, US push for Iran sanctions
Fran Drescher, left, and Sharon Osbourne
'The Nanny' Star Recast As Diplomat, Politico, and TV Talk Host?
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- China, Colombia exchange greetings on diplomatic ties
- New US envoy presses reforms in RP
- A Friend In Deed
- Interactive Features Archive 2009
A supporter of Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya stands next to a flag during a protest in Tegucigalpa, Saturday, July 18, 2009.
U.S. to restart aid to Honduras as crisis ends
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Asia Middle East
- PAC to discuss multibillion scandal regarding embassy buildi
- France, US push for Iran sanctions
- World Agenda: Ban Ki-moon hopes to make his reputation in No
- 'Fresh diplomatic campaign for release of Pak national i
The Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), the 4km wide buffer zone separating North and South Korea is rather ironically, anything but demilitarized.
NKorea threatens South amid push to restart talks
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- Hamas sees 'no prospects' for Mideast peace
- Dangerous steps in Iran's nuclear dance
- Iran tells UN of enrichment plan as new sanctions loom
- Akbar Zib, Pakistani Diplomat, Rejected In Saudi Arabia Beca
Khaled Mashaal, the leader of the militant Palestinian group Hamas speaks at the opening session of Palestinian conference, in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008. The exiled leader of the militant Palestinian group Hamas on Sunday denounced Hebrew-language newspaper ads outlining a proposed Arab peace deal published by the Palestinian president in Israeli papers.
Hamas sees 'no prospects' for Mideast peace
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Europe Africa
- `Diplomats' ready to take on world
- Poland's 1st post-communist foreign minister dies
- US, Europe condemn human rights abuses in Iran
- France, US push for Iran sanctions
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki attends the media during the annual Munich Security conference in Munich, southern Germany, on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010
Mixed reactions from powers on Iran nuclear issue
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- Country to Close Its Foreign Embassies, Says FM
- Sudanese diplomat: genocide charge would undermine peace eff
- US failures in Middle East under scanner
- Seychelles and Spain to strengthen partnership
Patients recover in a southern Sudanese hospital (file photo): There has been an upsurge in violence in the south
SUDAN: Time running out for "powder keg" - former diplomats
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