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Egypt arrests 3 top Muslim Brotherhood leaders
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 The News & Observer 
Egypt arrests 3 top Muslim Brotherhood leaders
Mon 8 Feb 2010
CAIRO -- The No. 2 leader of Egypt's opposition Muslim Brotherhood and two other top figures have been arrested by police in a dawn sweep that also grabbed 10 senior members across five provinces,... (photo: WN / marzena)
Sri Lankans walk past a wall covered with posters depicting Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, along with his brother and Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, wearing glasses, and commanders of the security forces, bottom, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, June 3, 2009.
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 Sri Lanka News 
Sri Lankans have made desire for peace, progress and democracy very clear - President Rajapaksa
Sun 7 Feb 2010
web This evening, I stand before you having been pronounced only a few days ago, the 6th Executive President of my country, on the basis of an election held nationwide on a free and fair basis. The... (photo: AP / Eranga Jayawardena)
 A rescuer walks outside collapsed houses following a powerful quake that hit Japan´s northwest coast in Kashiwazaki, Monday, July 16, 2007. A 6.7-magnitude earthquake rocked Japan´s northwest coast on Monday, and media reports said at least f  The News & Observer  Sun 7 Feb 2010
Strong earthquake hits off southern Japan coast

TOKYO -- A strong earthquake shook several small islands off Japan's southern coast on Sunday, rattling buildings over 100 miles (160 kilometers) away in Taiwan and causing officials to temporarily... (photo: AP/Koji Sasahara)
Hits   Islands   Japan   Photos   Tokyo
Cape Town to Cairo – and back again  The Observer  Sun 7 Feb 2010
Cape Town to Cairo – and back again
'OK guys, we're stuck again. Everybody out." Xander, nine, was already out – he'd been riding on the outside of the vehicle, hanging onto the roof-rack, feet on the running board for most of the... (photo: WN / marzena)
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After standoff, people bury teenager's body DNA India Sat 6 Feb 2010
After standoff, people bury teenager's body
Amidst simmering tension, thousands of people joined the funeral of 17- year-old Zahid Farooq, who was shot dead allegedly by the security forces on Saturday at Brain... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
India   Kashmir   Photos   Security   Srinagar
File - Palestine Refugees, Middle East, 1951. Palestinian refugees plant trees, a small beginning in the immense task of starting again. WorldNews.com Sat 6 Feb 2010
My Father Was A Freedom Fighter - A Book Review by Gilad Atzmon

Ramzy Baroud's "My Father Was A Freedom Fighter" is more than a book, it is actually a masterpiece. In an overwhelmingly evoking personal style Baroud manages to bring to... (photo: UN)
Gaza   Human Rights   Israel   Mideast   Photos
American missionary Robert Park is seen inside a vehicle after arriving at the Beijing Capital Airport, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. His arrival in Beijing came a day after North Korea announced it would free Robert Park. The Star Sat 6 Feb 2010
North Korea releases U.S. Christian activist

BEIJING (Reuters) - A U.S. religious activist taken captive by North Korea in December arrived in China on Saturday and will next fly back to the United States, an... (photo: AP / Andy Wong)
Beijing   Justice   N.Korea   Photos   US
H.H the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibet addressing the 560 Tibetan delegations about future Tibet at Tibetan temple. The News & Observer Sat 6 Feb 2010
China 'resolutely' opposes Obama-Dalai Lama meet

BEIJING -- China expressed "resolute" opposition to President Barack Obama's planned meeting with the Dalai Lama, saying it would further strain ties between the world... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang)
China   Photos   Tibet   US   World
 A woman walking on rocks by the sea while on holiday. WorldNews.com Fri 5 Feb 2010
'The World vanishes in the South' - (Part one)
Camus is losing himself in the south - His Arcadia: Summer, wind, desert, sun, the sea, simple being, the longing, science, society, friendship - and - humans. Yes,... (photo: WN file / D Richards)
Capitalism   Culture   Environment   Photos   Science
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 Fri 5 Feb 2010
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... (photo: USAF / Tech. Sgt. Suzanne Day)
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