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With a poster of soldiers in the background, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen, center, U.N. Resident Coordinator Douglas Broderick, left, and Tea Banh, right, Cambodian defense minister, pose during a U.S.-backed peacekeeping exercise dubbed "Angkor Sentinel 2010" at the Cambodian tank command headquarters in Kampong Speu province, 65 kilometers (42 miles) west of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Saturday, July 17, 2010.
Asia   Cambodia   Defence   Photos   US  
 Asia Times 
US and Cambodia in controversial lockstep
|      Jul 31, 2010 US and Cambodia in controversial lockstep | By Clifford McCoy | BANGKOK - Cambodia's first-ever multinational military exercise is part and parcel of intensifyi... (photo: AP / Heng Sinith)
Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos addresses to journalists after high level meeting, in Sarajevo on Wednesday, June 2, 2010. Senior European Union officials met ministers from the western Balkan states on Wednesday to reaffirm their commitment to accept the former warring foes into the bloc
Cuba   Photos   Politics   Spain   US  
 The New York Times 
Spain Predicts Thaw in US and EU Ties With Cuba
| Filed at 11:35 a.m. ET | MADRID (AP) -- Spain's foreign minister predicted Wednesday that Cuba's release of dozens of political prisoners could eventually lead to a thaw in U.S. relations and the li... (photo: AP / Amel Emric)
Afghan asylum seekers who were caught by marine police patrol boat off Java island while on their way to Australia, walk to a temporary shelter upon arrival at Tanjung Perak port in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Sunday, May 2, 1010.  The Daily Telegraph Australia 
Record armada of boat people
| ASYLUM seekers are heading for Australia in unprecedented numbers, with 2010 on track to break all records for boat arrivals. | With no sign of a slowdown in the boats, Australia can expect by year'... (photo: AP / Trisnadi)
Australia   Immigration   Photos   Policy   Wikipedia: Refugee  
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd delivers his address to faith leaders at St Paul's Cathedral in London, Tuesday March 21, 2009.  The Australian 
Kevin Rudd's plotters vindicated, for now
| THE faceless Labor factional and union plotters who brutally removed Kevin Rudd to put Julia Gillard for the election can breathe easier. | For the moment. | Labor's biggest electoral gamble - far g... (photo: AP / Kieran Doherty, pool)
Australia   Leader   Photos   Politics   Sydney  
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St. Stephen's Tower is seen through a Tamil Tiger flag during a protest on the streets outside the Houses of Parliament in London, Monday, May 18, 2009. Hundreds of protesters have gathered to continue their demonstration against Sri Lanka's government after a ceasefire was declared by Tamil Tiger rebels . The Australian
Tamil Tiger is extinct, and regime knows it
| LEADERS slander Tamil refugees because they don't want them to reach our shores, says Gordon Weiss. | SRI Lankan government warnings that half the Tamils seeking a... (photo: AP / Akira Suemori)
Civil War   LTTE   Photos   Sri Lanka   Wikipedia: Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam  
Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard speaks at the national press club in Canberra, Australia NZ Herald
Gillard sidesteps bombshell claim
7:30 PM Thursday Jul 15, 2010 Email Print | Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard appears unlikely to call an election this weekend after she was forced to sidestep a b... (photo: AP / Mark Graham)
Australia   Election   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Julia Gillard  
Relatives of one of the victims of a deadly attack in Uganda carry away a body on Tuesday July 13, 2010 in Uganda's capital city Kampala. Somali militant group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the explosions that killed 76 people watching the World Cup final in Uganda Sunday. The New York Times
Uganda Says It Thwarted Another Bombing
| KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan police announced Tuesday they had found an unexploded suicide vest at a popular nightclub here in the capital, thwarting another potenti... (photo: AP / Stephen Wandera)
Photos   Police   Terrorism   Uganda   Wikipedia: Kampala attacks  
Raul Castro gestures as he attends a session of the National Assembly in Havana, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008. Al Jazeera
Cuba dissidents leave for Spain
| The first six of 52 political prisoners in Cuba to be freed have left the country to start a new life as Cuban exiles in Spain.  | The releases on Monday come... (photo: AP / Ismael Francisco,Prensa Latina)
Cuba   Human Rights   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Political prisoner  
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi seen as he delivers a speech behind bullet proof glass, in Benghazi, Libya, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010. Joy Online
Libya violates human rights despite new image - Amnesty
Human rights observance in Libya is failing to keep pace with the country's improved international image, with abuses rife and state security forces enjoying impunity for... (photo: AP / Abdel Magid Al Fergany)
Amnesty   Human Rights   Libya   Photos   Wikipedia: Amnesty  
Pakistani student Tariq ur Rehman who was detained in Britain, talks to reporters upon his arrival at Islamabad airport on Thursday, June 11, 2009 in Pakistan. Wall Street Journal
Terror Suspect to Fight Extradition
By ALISTAIR MACDONALD And CASSELL BRYAN-LOW | A Pakistani man wanted by U.S. authorities in connection with an alleged plot to bomb the New York subway system said Thursd... (photo: AP / M. Javed)
Pakistan   Photos   Terrorism   US   Wikipedia: New York City Subway  
A wall of Moscow's Lefortovo prison, where Igor Sutyagin, a nuclear researcher convicted of spying for West, was transferred, Wednesday, July 7, 2010. NZ Herald
Spy suspects braced for exchange
By Shaun Walker 4:00 AM Friday Jul 9, 2010 Email Print | MOSCOW - An audacious spy-exchange deal is being prepared to return the 10 alleged "deep-cover" Russian agents in... (photo: AP / Sergey Ponomarev)
Espionage   Photos   Russia   US   Wikipedia: Russia United States relations  
Immigration Deportation
- America's immigration conundrum
- France's Sarkozy cracks down on crime, immigrants
- Ariz. governor considers changing immigration law
- Feds arrest Polish immigrant in NM smuggling case
French President Nicolas Sarkozy delivers a speech in Grenoble, French Alps, Friday, July 30, 2010.
France's Sarkozy cracks down on crime, immigrants
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- UN Refugee Agency Calls on Saudi Arabia to Stop Deporting So
- Pair wanted in U.S. woman's death deported to Panama
- Cameroon journalist wins deportation reprieve
- These Boots Were Made For SmUGGling? Feds: Expat's hubby
Detainees identified by Nicaraguan authorities as William Adolfo Cortez, center, of Texas, and his wife Jane Cortez, behinda police officer at right, are escorted by Nicaraguan and Panamanian police agents before being extradited to Panama at the airport in Managua, Nicaragua, Thursday, July 29, 2010.
Pair wanted in US woman's death deported to Panama
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Visa Restrictions Human Rights
- UK language schools win visa curbs battle
- UK court strikes new English rules for visa
- UK court strikes new English rules for visa
- UK court strikes new English rules for visa
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- The South African experience after apartheid
- Iraq raises the pitch for fight against domestic violence
- China No. 2 eco, topples Japan
- Does heat come with a hitch?
An unidentified man stands near a gas flare belonging to the Agip Oil company in Idu Ogba, Niger Delta area of Nigeria, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006. OPEC and the European Union agreed in Vienna Wednesday to maintain a close "energy dialogue," stressing the importance of working together to help stabilize and secure the world's oil markets. Edmund Daukoru, Nigeria's oil minister and president of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, met with Martin Bartenstein, the energy minister of Austria, which holds the EU's rotating presidency. In a statement, the EU presidency said both reaffirmed the need to stay in close touch on energy issues.
Trying to Spread Africa's Wealth
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Refugees Green Cards
- Fresh ideas needed on refugees
- UN Refugee Agency Calls on Saudi Arabia to Stop Deporting So
- UN refugee agency calls on Saudi Arabia to stop deporting So
- UN calls on Saudi Arabia to stop deporting Somali refugees
Tibetan refugees commemorating the 51st Anniversary of Tibetan national Uprising in Dharamshala, India where Tibetan government based.
Three Tibetan refugees repatriated to China: ICT
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- Agency weighs skirting Congress on immigration
- Agency Weighs Skirting Congress On Immigration
- Agency weighs skirting Congress on immigration
- Amnesty By Executive Fiat
Credit Card
Senator wants more credit card protection
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