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Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare speaks at the Lowy Institute for International Policy in Sydney, Friday, Nov. 7, 2008.
Business   Elections   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Michael Somare  
 The Daily Telegraph 
Michael Somare, Papua New Guinea's 'father of independence' to retire
Papua New Guinea's "father of independence", Sir Michael Somare, will not contest the forthcoming elections after more than four decades at the centre of the Commonwealth nation's political life. | Pa... (photo: AP / Rick Rycroft)
The global fight to end capital punishment
Crime   Death   Lawyers   Murder   Photos   Wikipedia: Crime  
 The Guardian 
The global fight to end capital punishment
| The death penalty is a shameful legacy of colonialism – now British lawyers are fighting to abolish it around the world by representing condemned prisoners in court Anti-death penalty protest in J... (photo: Jose Cruz/ABr)
Delta Air Lines- Boeing (s1l)  The Examiner 
Delta subsidiary purchases refinery
| A subsidiary for Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines this week purchased a Philadelphia-area oil refinery, a deal that includes pipelines to serve the airline’s operations in the Northeast. | Monroe Ene... (photo: creative commons / )
Airlines   Business   Energy   Photos   Wikipedia: Delta Air Lines  
Ali Abbas Hasanie addressing the audience on Pakistan Resolution Day in Montreal, Canada.  WorldNews.com 
Pakistan a democratic country without an official opposition in parliament
Article By WN.com Guest Writer: Ali Abbas Hasanie, Political analyst and scholar, Montreal, Canada | On June 8-10, 1998 in London England a workshop on the "rights and responsibilities of the Oppositi... (photo: File)
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Republican presidential hopeful, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, smiles as he looks up his supporters during his Illinois campaign rally at the College of DuPage Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008, in Glen Ellyn, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) Chicago Sun-Times
Lynn Sweet: What to watch for as Mitt Romney’s campaign goes national
| Updated: April 26, 2012 11:10AM | WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle kick off their first official campaign events May 5 with Ohio and Virgin... (photo: AP / Nam Y. Huh)
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Republican presidential hopeful, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, cheers with his supporters during his Illinois campaign rally at the College of DuPage, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008, in Glen Ellyn, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) The Examiner
Romney Wins CT Primary with Only 1% of CT Citizens' Vote/SOTS Runs Smooth Ballot
| Secretary of the State Denise Merrill, the state’s chief elections official, officially released the turnout for Connecticut’s Republican Presidential Primary yeste... (photo: AP / Nam Y. Huh)
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A man walks through the Australian Stock Exchange public viewing area in Sydney, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008. The Australian share market opened higher, following gains in U.S. stocks, regaining some of the losses of 2008, the worst calendar year on re Canberra Times
Markets Live: Stocks fall amid global worries
| Australian shares fall amid political worries about Europe but losses are kept in check as data indicates Chinese manufacturing is stabilising. | 4.18pm: Market heavywe... (photo: AP / Rick Rycroft)
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World Politics Europen Union
- Meter eaters - MPs splash $7 million on cabs, cars and petro
- 'Highly salacious exercise in ambush' against Slip
- Meter eaters - MPs splash $7 million on cabs, cars and petro
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Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare speaks at the Lowy Institute for International Policy in Sydney, Friday, Nov. 7, 2008.
Michael Somare, Papua New Guinea's 'father of independence' to retire
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- Europe stocks suffer worst week since September
- EU Official: Greek Exit Plans Discussed
- Markets in turmoil as EU admission that it is planning for G
- EU debt crisis: We are taking all neccessary action
Solution to world economic crisis must have "global dimension": EU's Barroso
Solution to world economic crisis must have "global dimension": EU's Barroso
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Human Rights Aid Agency
- UP Human Rights Commission issues notice to state Home Secy
- Sri Lanka cabinet backs general's release
- Malawi's president vows to repeal gay ban
- DR Congo: Victim to the Western quest for justice
An Afghan villager unlocks the door of a suspected homemade explosives factory for U.S. Army Spc. Timothy Rodgers in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, May 4, 2012.
The NATO Afghan summit: Reality and illusion
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- Emperor thanks U.K. for 3/11 aid
- Microscope on Slipper's aide James Ashby - credibility
- George Osborne: Arab Spring states need financial aid
- Greek-Americans Struggle With Response to Fiscal Crisis
File - Drought and Rising Food Prices in Niger: A local man takes advantage of the World Food Programme (WFP)s food-and-cash for work programme in the village of Dan Kada, Maradai Region, Niger.
US to announce food security plan for Africa
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Refugees Social Issues
- Can-do attitude needed to save for house
- Ordeal of remembrance
- Chinese Tycoon Gets Life Sentence for Smuggling
- The illegal boat crews that keep returning
File - A woman and her children are pictured on the outskirts of Fertait, a village in Jonglei, South Sudan, burned down during the recent escalation of ethnic clashes in this area, 7 January, 2012.
Half of South Sudan facing food shortages, warns UN
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- Victims of the anti-social network
- Facebook users let secrets out
- Greek threat pushes shares down
- Rita Chowdhury to attend GPC program
Passers-by walk near a sign for Facebook displayed at Nasdaq, Friday, May 18, 2012, in New York.
FACEBOOK IPO LIVE: The social network goes public
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