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From Russia With Love: The “Reset” Continues
It was all a far cry from the bleak old days of the Cold War. No one pounded a table with a shoe; no one threatened to bury anyone. The focus was on economic modernization, but it didn't feel especially dramatic. Maybe that's a good thing.
Internet censorship alive and well in Turkey; YouTube, some Google sites blocked
Furious over Internet insults of the country's beloved founder, Turkey has gone on the offensive against Google, tightening a ban on YouTube and cutting public access to a host of Google-owned sites.
Mullen says the military still needs the media
For the military, it's like a grisly death in the family: How did Gen. Stanley McChrystal, one of the most respected soldiers of his generation, blow himself up in a magazine profile?
United Kingdom’s Prince Harry visits UNICEF global emergency hub
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) opened its Emergency Operation Centre this weekend to Prince Harry of the United Kingdom.
‘African Queen’ Refuses to See Any More African Football Teams Lose
Football fanatics have been arriving in South Africa from around the globe for the past several weeks. But, the African continent has its own share of pitch specialists...
Blue helmets with UN-African force in Darfur turn to music, reading as peace tools
The joint African Union-United Nations peacekeeping mission in Darfur has helped local civil society groups collect thousands of books through a music festival...
Kashmiri Youth Seek to Avoid Conflict Through Football
Kashmiri Muslim separatists have been fighting for two decades for independence from India or a merger with Muslim-majority Pakistan.
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/arts-and-entertainment/First-Anniversary-of-Michael-Jacksons-De
Music fans across the globe on Friday marked the first anniversary of the death of the legendary Michael Jackson.
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