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Breaking News Wed, 19 Jun 2013
An Boeing 747-400F of Emirates Airlines landing at Frankfurt Airport Emirates voted ''world''s best airline'' Wed 19 Jun 2013
Sydney, June 19: UAE based Emirates airline, has been voted as the ''world''s best airline'' pushing last year''s winner Qatar to the second position and also winning the... (photo: Creative Commons / Wo st 01) The Siasat Daily
Airline   Business   Photos   Transport   Wikipedia: Emirates (airline)
Angelina Jolie Jolie calls for more aid to Syrian refugees Wed 19 Jun 2013
AMMAN - Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie urged the international community to boost aid to Syrian refugees hit by what she called "the worst humanitarian crisis of... (photo: Creative Commons / EnemyOfTheState) Middle East Online
Actress   Hollywood   Photos   Syria   Wikipedia: Angelina Jolie
President Barack Obama speaks about the economy and the deficit Obama refuses to specify U.S. support for Syrian rebels Wed 19 Jun 2013
BERLIN, June 19 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday refused to specify U.S. military support for the Syrian rebels but reiterated that the Syrian... (photo: AP / Jacquelyn Martin) CNTV
Defense   Photos   Politics   Syria   Wikipedia: Barack Obama
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair smiles as he delivers a speech during a meeting of the Competitive Brazil Movement, MBC, in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. Palestinians should have a state as a right: Blair Wed 19 Jun 2013
Jerusalem, June 19: Palestinians "should have a state, not as a reward for good behaviour but as a right", Tony Blair, the official envoy of the Middle East Quartet, said... (photo: AP / Eraldo Peres) The Siasat Daily
Jerusalem   Palistine   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Tony Blair
Antonio Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Refugees addresses during the press conference of the Launch of the Regional Response Plan for Syrian Refugees and Syria Humanitarian Assistance Response Plan, Geneva. Friday 7 June 2013. Photo by Violaine Martin UN says 45.2 million refugees and displaced people Wed 19 Jun 2013
Travel Deals $119 -- Ohio: Charming Lake Erie Retreat w/$25 to Spend   See all travel deals » JOHN HEILPRIN , The Associated Press Posted: Wednesday, June 19,... (photo: UN Photo / Violaine Martin) Philadelphia Daily News
Photos   Refugees   Syria   Wikipedia: Syrian civil war   UN
Gunmen and followers of hardline Sunni cleric Sheik Ahmad al-Assir pass in front of Lebanese army soldiers in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. One man killed in Lebanon town shooting spree Wed 19 Jun 2013
BEIRUT - A shooting spree by gunmen loyal to a controversial Salafist sheikh in the southern Lebanese town of Sidon left one man dead and several wounded, the army and a... (photo: AP / Mohammed Zaatari) Middle East Online
Lebanon   Photos   Violence   Weapons   Wikipedia: Syrian civil war
Palestinian boys take part in a military-style summer camp being held by the Islamic Jihad movement during the youngsters' summer school vacation in Rafah town, in the southern Gaza Strip, on June 12, 2013. Thousands of youngsters between the age of six and 16, can participate in the summer camp where they receive military as well as religious training. Photo by Ahmed Deeb / WN Rockets fired from Gaza Strip toward southern Israel Wed 19 Jun 2013
JERUSALEM, June 19 (Xinhua) -- A rockets barrage was launched by militants from the Gaza Strip early Wednesday toward southern Israel, a military source told Xinhua. The... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) CNTV
Gaza   Israel   Photos   Rockets   Wikipedia: Gaza Strip
York Park is a sports ground in the Inveresk and York Park Precinct, Launceston, Australia. Holding 20,000 people—more than any other stadium in Tasmania—York Park has been known as Aurora Stadium under a six-year naming rights agreement signed with Aurora Energy in 2004. Primarily used for Australian rules football, its record attendance of 20,971 was set in June 2006, when Hawthorn Football Club played Richmond Football Club in an Australian Football League (AFL) match. Australia celebrates another trip to World Cup Wed 19 Jun 2013
SYDNEY: Hundreds of fans greeted members of Australia's national football team at downtown Sydney's Circular Quay on Wednesday after the Socceroos qualified for next... (photo: Creative Commons / Magnus Manske) The Times of India
Australia   Football   Photos   Sydney   Wikipedia: Australian national football team (disambiguation)
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joseph Gravers with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines (2/8), Regimental Combat Team 7, scans the area during Operation Nightmare in Nowzad, Afghanistan, June 6, 2013. Operation Nightmare was a clearing operation led by Afghan National Security Forces and supported by the Marines of 2/8. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Kowshon Ye/Released) Afghan Taliban claim they killed 4 US troops Wed 19 Jun 2013
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban have claimed responsibility for an attack in Afghanistan that killed four U.S. troops just hours after the insurgent group... (photo: USMC / Kowshon Ye) The Guardian
Afghanistan   Photos   Taliban   Troops   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
Turkish protesters chat in Kugulu Park in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. Dozens held in Turkey, silent protester goes viral Wed 19 Jun 2013
ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) - A lone, silent vigil by a man in Istanbul inspired copycat protests on Tuesday, as police detained dozens of people across Turkey in an... (photo: AP / Burhan Ozbilici) Reuters
Photos   Police   Protests   Turkey   Wikipedia: 2013 protests in Turkey
Cyprus' President Nicos Anastasiades, talks during the oath of office ceremony of a new Finance Minister Harris Georgiades, unseen, at the Presidential Palace the Cypriot capital Nicosia, on Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Georgiades, 41, takes over from Michalis Sarris who resigned on Tuesday as an investigating committee began work to determine how the country’s economy nearly collapsed. Cyprus President Calls for Bailout Overhaul to Save Economy Wed 19 Jun 2013
Cyprus' president has asked euro zone leaders for a complete revamp of his country's 10 billion euro ($13.4 billion) bailout, warning Nicosia may not be able to meet the... (photo: AP / Petros Karadjias) CNBC
Cyprus   Economy   European Union   Photos   Wikipedia: Economy of Cyprus
In this Jan. 26, 2011 file photo, Egyptian riot police clash with anti-government activists in Cairo, Egypt. A government inquiry into the deaths of nearly 900 protesters during Egypt’s uprising has concluded police were behind nearly all the killings. Fears of violence as Egypt nears June 30 protests Wed 19 Jun 2013
Massive nationwide protests that Egypt’s opposition plans for June 30 are taking on a dangerous edge. Opponents of President Mohammed Morsi are convinced that this is the... (photo: AP / Ben Curtis) Khaleej Times
Egypt   Photos   Protests   Violence   Wikipedia: 2012–13 Egyptian protests
Newly arrived Syrian refugees wait as Turkish soldiers walk by in a camp, in Boynuyogun, Turkey, Tuesday, June 14, 2011. Over 7 million refugees in 2012: UN Wed 19 Jun 2013
Zee Media Bureau United Nations: At least 7.6 million people were forced to become refugees in 2012 reportedly highest since 1994. Syria crisis played an... (photo: AP / Vadim Ghirda) Zeenews
Africa   Photos   Refugees   Syria   Wikipedia: Refugee
Police using water cannons tear gas Turkey’s ‘Standing Man’ style grips protesters Wed 19 Jun 2013
Istanbul: A man stood still in Istanbul’s Taksim Square — silent, staring straight ahead, he had not moved for hours. His peaceful action, on the square that police... (photo: Creative Commons / Alan Hilditch) Deccan Chronicle
Photos   Protests   Taksim Protests   Turkey   Wikipedia: Timeline of the 2013 protests in Turkey
British Prime Minister David Cameron speaks during a media conference at the G-8 summit at the Lough Erne golf resort in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, on Tuesday, June 18, 2013. G8 calls for urgent Syria peace talks despite Russia split Wed 19 Jun 2013
G8 leaders called for a peace conference on Syria to be held as soon as possible but deep divisions remained as Russia stood by its embattled Middle East ally. At the end... (photo: AP / Matt Cardy, Pool) Khaleej Times
Peace   Photos   Russia   Syria   Wikipedia: 39th G8 summit
Young Somali refugees in Malkadiida, Ethiopia, 25 August, 2011. With drought and famine ravaging their home country, thousands of Somalis have taken up residence in refugee camps across the border. More than seven million refugees displaced in 2012 - UN Wed 19 Jun 2013
The UN says 7.6 million people became refugees in 2012, with the total number now higher than at any time since 1994. (UNHCR) says that Syria is "a major new... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe) BBC News
Photos   Refugees   UN   War   Wikipedia: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Qatari Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs Ali bin Fahd al-Hajri, right, and Muhammad Naeem a representative of the Taliban attend a press conference The Taliban Agree to Talk Wed 19 Jun 2013
The Taliban, more used to lobbing mortars and laying improvised explosive devices on the battlefields of Afghanistan, used a televised address in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday... (photo: AP / Osama Faisal) The New York Times
Afghanistan   Peace Talks   Photos   Taliban   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
Taliban fighters seen near Kabul Thursday, Oct. 3, 1996. The Taliban, an Islamic fundamentalist army, took over Kabul and drove out forces loyal to President Burhanuddin Rabbani a week ago. Taliban forces now control most of Afghanistan. In the first new reports of fresh fighting since Taliban rebels took over Kabul on Sept. 28, witnesses said they saw hundreds of the fighters clamboring up the rugged mountains overlooking the Panjshir Valley. US, Taliban to have direct peace talks Wed 19 Jun 2013
June 18: The US has decided to hold direct peace talks with the Taliban, senior White House officials have announced. The first meet is due to take place in the coming... (photo: AP Photo / Hurriyet) The Siasat Daily
Peace Talks   Photos   Taliban   US   Wikipedia: Taliban insurgency
Standing People at Taksim Square Turks Embrace Silent Protests Tue 18 Jun 2013
VOA News Turkish anti-government demonstrators adopted a new type of protest Tuesday - silence. Hundreds of people joined performance artist Erdem Gunduz, who stood still... (photo: AP / Petr David Josek) Voa News
Photos   Protests   Taksim Protests   Turkey   Wikipedia: Timeline of the 2013 protests in Turkey
Iraqi security forces secure the scene where a blast killed seven people in the Hurriya neighborhood about 500 yards (meters) from a polling station, in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, March 4, 2010. Iraq worshippers killed in mosque blast Tue 18 Jun 2013
A suicide bomber has blown himself up inside a Shia mosque in the Iraqi capital, killing at least seven worshippers, police said. More than 20 people were wounded in... (photo: AP / Hadi Mizban) Al Jazeera
Iraq   Mosque   Photos   Wikipedia: Baghdad   bomb
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