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BBC News Wed 16 May 2012 Shot soldier Aaron Deans hopes to return to Afghanistan A soldier who was shot in the back in a Taliban ambush is hoping to return to the front line in Afghanistan. L/Cpl Aaron Deans, 21, of Washington, was driving an armoured vehicle when it came under... (photo: DOD / Public Domain) Afghanistan Ambush Photos Taliban Washington Wikipedia: Afghanistan |
Huffington Post Wed 16 May 2012 Veterans Deserve to Be Economically Empowered Sergeant Adam Widner had just finished nine months of personal-security detail in Afghanistan, where he was constantly on alert for those seeking to harm or kill him and others. When he returned... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) Afghanistan Defence Photos Security War Wikipedia: Afghanistan |
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France24 Wed 16 May 2012 Annan urges Syria to stop delaying humanitarian aid AFP - UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan on Tuesday urged Syria to stop delaying UN access to more than one million Syrians in need of assistance. The United Nations has... (photo: AP / Amr Nabil) Arab Photos Syria UN Wikipedia: Syrian uprising (2011–present) |
Al Jazeera Wed 16 May 2012 Amnesty cites rights abuses in northern Mali Amnesty International has accused armed Tuaregs and groups fighting to impose Sharia law in northern Mali of carrying out grave rights abuses such as rape, murder and... (photo: AP / Harouna Traore) Human Rights Mali Military Photos Wikipedia: 2012 Malian coup d'état |
BBC News Wed 16 May 2012 Half of South Sudan facing food shortages, warns UN More than half the population of South Sudan are facing food shortages due to the continuing conflict with Sudan, the UN is warning. It says fighting on the border... (photo: UN / /Isaac Billy) Food Photos South Sudan War Wikipedia: South Sudan |
Newstrack India Wed 16 May 2012 India ranked 46th in trade logistics performance Washington, May 16 (IANS) Global trade logistics performance slowed down over the last two years amid the global recession, but India and others that pursued aggressive... (photo: WN / prajkta) India Photos Trade Washington Wikipedia: Trade |
Al Jazeera Wed 16 May 2012 Pakistan president to attend NATO summit Pakistan has confirmed its president will attend a summit of NATO leaders this weekend in Chicago as negotiations with US to reopen supply lines into... (photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis) Afghan Nato Pakistan Photos Wikipedia: NATO logistics in the Afghan War |
The Daily Telegraph Tue 15 May 2012 'Rendition' Libyan commander Abdel Hakim Belhadj to form his own party Abdel Hakim Belhadj, a prominent Islamist commander suing MI6 over his alleged rendition by the CIA in 2004, is poised to emerge as a powerful political force in Libya... (photo: AP / Francois Mori) Islamist Libya Photos Politics Wikipedia: Libyan civil war |