UNITED NATIONS News, Feb 03, 2012

Activists say 20 dead in Syria violence Atlanta Journal Constitution With the violence in Syria growing increasingly chaotic, diplomatic efforts at the United Nations to find a solution to the crisis have gained pace. In New York, a senior State Department official said Friday the US is "cautiously optimistic" of strong ... See all stories on this topic » Atlanta Journal Constitution

Tibetan Group Releases Photos of Chinese Crackdown Voice of America February 03, 2012 Tibetan Group Releases Photos of Chinese Crackdown Kurt Achin | New Delhi A Tibetan activist group has released photos it says are from the sites of recent protests, showing Chinese riot police beating and dragging bloodied ... See all stories on this topic »

Drum Roll Please! Our "Imagine Me & You" Photo Contest Winner Is... Huffington Post Today, the Million Moms Challenge, in collaboration with ABC News, theUnited Nations Foundation, Disney Baby and Anne Geddes, announced the winner of our Imagine Me & You -- a photo contest to connect and celebrate mothers around the world. See all stories on this topic »

Picturing World Environment Day 2012 with Piictu Treehugger You can think of World Environment Day as the global equivalent of what Earth Day is here in the United States. It is a time to come together as humans to appreciate our environment and consider how we can help protect it for the benefit of all ... See all stories on this topic » Treehugger

Burning, Looting, Rape and "Sad Faces" Provide Virtual Reality in Congo Huffington Post (blog) So, it was startling to read an item in the Voice of America, echoed by the propaganda arm of the Rwandan government, the New Times, that theUnited States is cooperating with Rwanda to eliminate the murderous FDLR genocidaires from eastern Congo. See all stories on this topic »

Libyan diplomat was tortured, died in detention, rights group says CNN However, Libya's ambassador to the United Nations, Mohammed Shalgham, told the United Nations this month that Libya does not approve of any abuse and was working to stop any such practices. Brebesh was detained January 19 and appears to have died from ... See all stories on this topic »

PICTURES: Photo of the Day National Journal Rick Perry listens to Catcher Jones, 7, of Greenville, SC, as Jones tells him about his desire to become President of the United States and to become an Eagle Scout on Thursday on the USS Yorktown in Charleston, SC Dec. 7: New Jersey Gov. See all stories on this topic »

ADVISORY CNN Wire Outlook CNN International Mike Rogers, R-Michigan, made the comment in response to a question about a new report by the Bipartisan Policy Center that says the United States must put more teeth into its threat to use military power to stop Iran's nuclear ambitions. See all stories on this topic »

Colourful celebration for Diplomatic Week Jamaica Gleaner Edita Hrdá (left), permanent representative of the Czech Republic to the United Nations, and Slovenian Ambassador to Jamaica Anita Pipan are in for Diplomatic Week. Consul María Claudia Giraldo (left) and Vanessa Torres, first secretary of foreign ... See all stories on this topic » Jamaica Gleaner

Riot in Egypt 'Had Nothing To Do with Football' Spiegel Online United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon demanded that "appropriate measures" be taken by the Egyptian government. And the global football association, Fifa, called for a "full report" on the riot. Supporters of the Al Ahli football club have ... See all stories on this topic » Spiegel Online

The young and the restless ITWeb Some 30% of users spend most of their after-school time socialising on the platform, according to a recent survey conducted by MXit, the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef), the Berkman Centre for Internet and Society at Harvard University, ... See all stories on this topic » ITWeb

Trump brings Romney into his reality show CBS News On Thursday, Trump was in Las Vegas, at the Trump International Hotel of course, to endorse his fellow super-rich businessman, Mitt Romney, as the Republican candidate for president of the United States. Trump's role in the GOP nomination race seems ... See all stories on this topic »

50 Craziest Sports Fans Ever Bleacher Report In January 2007, a photo was circulating of a blonde girl at a Penguins game holding a sign that read "Put it in my five hole Sidney." If you're not sure what that term means, look it up. In December 2010, distraught Cubs' fan Ron Brakes was arrested... See all stories on this topic » Bleacher Report

Tribalism in the Arabian Peninsula: It's A Family Affair Al-Arabiya Museums across the Gulf proudly display lineage maps illustrating the family trees of ruling members, linking them through lines and photos from bygone centuries up to the current leader. Major financial institutions in Dubai and Bahrain display in ... See all stories on this topic » Al-Arabiya

Former Khmer Rouge jailer's sentence increased, will spend life in prison msnbc.com (blog) (subscription) Duch, the first former Khmer Rouge cadre to stand trial before aUnited Nations-backed tribunal, was sentenced to 35 years in prison in July 2010 on charges that included crimes against humanity and numerous grave breaches of the 1949 Geneva ... See all stories on this topic » msnbc.com (blog) (subscription)

Emerging nations understand need to boost IMF firepower: official Al-Arabiya The IMF is seeking to more than double its war chest by raising $600 billion in new resources to help countries deal with the fallout from Europe's financial crisis, but the plan faces roadblocks from the United States and other countries. See all stories on this topic » Al-Arabiya

Event all week: Feb. 3-9 St. Augustine Record The exhibit also will feature one of the stools from the lunch counter of the former Woolworth's store on King Street, where one of the nation's sit-ins took place. Other footage of civil rights activities in St. Augustine will be displayed. See all stories on this topic »

Sudan Bible School Bombing: United States Condemns Attack The US ambassador to the United Nations condemned the attack.Pictures obtained by The Associated Press on Friday showed that two stone school buildings ... www.huffingtonpost.com/.../sudan-bible-school-bombing_n_...

In this United Nations handout photo, Jan Kubis, the new special ... (AP Photo/United Nations) on Yahoo! News. View the photo In thisUnited Nations handout photo, Jan Kubis, the new special representative of the U.N. ... news.yahoo.com/.../united-nations-handout-photo-jan-kubis-s...

Martha Flumenbaum: At the United Nations, Pictures Taken by ... At the United Nations, Pictures Taken by Jewish Photographers in the Lodz Ghetto Are Shown in America for the First Time ... And as Mr. Kent also noted, it is fitting that this exhibit is at the United Nations, where we ....more big news pages » ... www.huffingtonpost.com/.../at-the-united-nations-pic_b_1229...

Local artist earns United Nations stamp of approval | The News ... ... a collectors item, the United Nations endangered species stamp, designed by ... Instead of drawing only in black and white, I now do intricate color images of ... www.newsleader.com/.../Local-artist-earns-United-Nations-sta...

Post-war Libya troubles United Nations - UPI.com United Press International - News. ... 'Soul Train' creator Don Cornelius dead at 75, •, Live Photos: Super Bowl XLVI ... Post-war Libya troublesUnited Nations ... www.upi.com/Top_News/...war.../UPI-32261327599970/

United Nations Foundation - The Million Moms Challenge ... The United Nations Foundation connects the UN's work with supporters ...Moms Challenge Announces Winner of “Imagine Me & You” Photo Contest... Today, the Million Moms Challenge, in collaboration with ABC News, theUnited Nations ... www.unfoundation.org/.../the-million-moms-challenge.html

Field Monitor Assistant, Swat - United Nations Pakistan - Pakistan ... NEWS IN BRIEF - » NEWS IN BRIEFSWAT, Jan 31: The security forces on .... Field Monitor Assistant, Swat - United Nations Pakistan, PDF · Print · E-mail ... www.apnaswat.com/.../4136-field-monitor-assistant-swat-unite...

The United Nations Command (Rear) change of command cermony News > The United Nations Command (Rear) change of command cermony ... ( U.S. Air Force photo/Osakabe Yasuo). 1/24/2012 - U.S. Army Gen. James ... www.pacaf.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123287162

Syria resolution text agreed - Russia's UN envoy — RT Go to main page News Syria resolution text agreed - Russia's UN envoy. Follow RT on ... Syria's Ambassador to the United Nations Bashar al-Ja'fari asks permission to address 02.02, 07:58 11 ... his "reign of terror." (AFPPhoto / Don Emmert) ... rt.com/news/syria-united-nations-russia-377/

Côte d'Ivoire: Relief support key to reconstruction ... - United Nations A senior United Nations relief official stressed today that assisting the people of Côte d'Ivoire in overcoming their current humanitarian ... UN Logo UN News Centre logo and link back to News Centre home ... UNPhoto/Paulo Filgueiras ... www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=41026

Welcome to the UN. Who ordered the cocaine? - United States - NZ ... A 16 kilo consignment of cocaine that Mexican drug traffickers recently lost has turned up in an unlikely place - the United Nations in New York. www.nzherald.co.nz/united-states/news/article.cfm?l_id...

Police seize 16 kilograms of cocaine in United Nations mail ... The United Nations building in New York. By Andrea Brizzi, UN/DPI filephoto. The United Nations building in New York. EnlargeClose. By Andrea Brizzi, UN/ DPI ... www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2012-01-26/.../1

Large amount of cocaine seized at United Nations | 7online.com Eyewitness News. UNITED NATIONS -- A shipment containing 16 kilograms of cocaine was seized last week at the U.N.'s mail intake center, a New York Police ... abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new...id...

Car bomb targeting NATO aid team kills 4 Afghans - NewsTimes In this United Nations handout photo, Jan Kubis, the new special representative of the U.N. Secretary-General to Afghanistan speaks during a press conference ... www.newstimes.com/.../Car-bomb-targeting-NATO-aid-team-...

Photo from Getty Images United Nations Secretary-General ... - Topics United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon holds a joint press conference with Palestinian president ... Getty Images 9 hours ago. United.... BBC News logo ... 1click.indiatimes.com/photo/099wd4XbBHe9J?q=Ukraine

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United Nations wants Iranian cooperation - 33 News - We Believe in ... 33 News Daybreak ... United Nations wants Iranian cooperation. Images. This handout image supplied by the IIPA (Iran International Photo Agency) shows a ... www.wytv.com/.../BEXbkvEDNk6W3Cwir_LnMw.cspx

United Nations: Libya government must take over prisons | KHON2 ... Submit Photo/Video · Send News Tip · Wake Up 2day; Features. Action Line · Be Green 2 .... United Nations: Libya government must take over prisons ... Images. File photo of pre-Gadhafi Libyan flag. (Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images). DAVOS ... www.khon2.com/.../hjnhHoTzK0ywCdXR_N5UMg.cspx

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56. United States (honorable mention) Pictures - CBS News View 25 drunkest countries in the world photos in CBS News' 25 drunkest countries in the world photo gallery. www.cbsnews.com/2300-204_162-10011155-26.html

UN chief tries to salvage Mideast peace talks Enlarge Photo. Israel's President Shimon Peres, left, and United NationsSecretary General Ban Ki-moon are seen reflected in a door's mirror as they speak ... www.palmbeachpost.com/.../un-chief-tries-to-salvage-mideast-...

Photo from Getty Images - United Nations Secretary-General ... - NPR United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a joint press conference with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas following a meeting in the ... topics.npr.org/photo/0gTMg418b0g1Z?q=World

  

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TIME Magazine News, Feb 03, 2012

Time magazine first for Messi Sowetan But in the US the magazine apparently believed he was not well known enough. It is unusual for a sportsman to be featured on Time's cover. This week's edition carries the picture with the headline "King Leo". According to Barcelona's website, ... See all stories on this topic »

Indian-American Preet Bharara appears on Time magazine cover Times of India ... Eminent Indian-American attorney Preet Bharara has made it to the cover of the prestigious Time magazine for his crusade against Wall Street corruption and irregularities including insider trading. "This man is busting Wall Street" Bharar's picture... See all stories on this topic »

Facebook's Timeline: All My Favorite Mistakes, Organized TIME I moved from Nashville to New York City. I started and completed graduate school. I began working at TIME magazine. And, according to a comprehensive survey of my status updates, in 2008 I spent a lot of time watching the TV show Felicity. See all stories on this topic »

Comedian Sherri Shepherd to Host 'The Clorox Lounge' Stage Time Magazine By Stage Time Magazine Comedian-actress Sherri Shepherd will host The Clorox Lounge, a site that features hilarious anecdotes, fun contests, exciting give-a-ways and coupons. “Clorox brings the laughs out of the (water) closet and has created a ... See all stories on this topic » Stage Time Magazine

The world's biggest cities: How do you measure them? BBC News "Virtually overnight, Chongqing has become the largest city not only in China, but in the world," Time Magazine proclaimed in 2005. But it wasn't true - Chongqing is not the largest city in the world, or even in China. Why do so many people think it is ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Time for action: Manchester among worst areas in UK for child poverty Mancunian Matters In September 1994, Time magazine published his suicide note. It read: “I am depressed...without phone... money for rent... money for child support... money for debts... money!!! “I am haunted by the vivid memories of killings and corpses and anger and ... See all stories on this topic » Mancunian Matters

Hooray-ish for Hollywood Vanity Fair Loren worked for a few years in low-budget Italian films before arriving in Hollywood in 1957 with perfunctory English and a voluptuous presence so pronounced that Time magazine later noted she could have consumed her leading men “with half a glass of ... See all stories on this topic » Vanity Fair

The Hawk Eye: Pinterestingly, new website could become a new craze my.hsj.org "Time" magazine named it one of the best websites of 2011. According to the site itself, pinterest.com, Pinterest is "an online pinboard where you can organize and share the things you love." A pinboard is like a bulletin board where people leave ... See all stories on this topic »

Pinterest: A retailer's paradise Computer Business Review The site began at the end of 2009 and was named among the 50 best websites of 2011 by Time Magazine. Users can create themed image boards and can add items to their own board found online using the "Pin It" button. The Pins that users share show up on... See all stories on this topic »

Facebook IPO latest chapter for Zuckerberg AFP Zuckerberg has transformed from an awkward public speaker into a confident chief executive presiding over a company that, in the words ofTime magazine, is "transforming the way we live our lives every day." One thing that hasn't changed over the years ... See all stories on this topic » AFP

HAHSTA is working hard to curb a growing tend in the District Examiner.com According to a 2008 TIME Magazine article, many Washingtonians are unaware of just how badly the [HIV] virus is ravaging our nation's capital. The article reports that 3% of Washington, DC, residents suffer from HIV or AIDS — a figure that ranks as ... See all stories on this topic »

Julian Assange: Loathed, admired, here to stay CNN Assange continued in interviews over several months with Time magazine, CNN and other media outlets to insist that leaking the classified documents served a greater public good. With the Afghanistan war leak, Assange became a household name nearly... See all stories on this topic »

The Great Mirage New York Times (blog) you get the picture. Once, in a galaxy far, far away, Time magazine put this everlighted desert outpost on its cover with the tag line: “Las Vegas — The New All-American City.” There followed many years when Vegas was the nation's fastest-growing ... See all stories on this topic »

Angry Birds' Facebook Launch in Jakarta on Feb. 14 Jakarta Globe After all, it's not the sort of look you would expect from someone who madeTime Magazine's Top 100 Most Influential People list last year. Vesterbacka is the chief marketing officer of Rovio, the Finnish mobile game developer behind “Angry Birds,” and ... See all stories on this topic » Jakarta Globe

How Metro Detroit helped shape Mitt Romney The Detroit News That year, George Romney made the cover of Time magazine and the Romneys' wealth and prominence were rising. Idolizing his father, the young Romney had a great interest in cars, brother Scott said. "He could easily tell the difference of a car by ... See all stories on this topic »

A Former Boy Wonder Takes Charge of His Career New York Times Time magazine later classified Radish as Mr. Kweller's “early — and public — failure.” “When I look back, I'm not mad at myself for trying to play the kind of music you love listening to,” Mr. Kweller said. “I'm not embarrassed by it anymore. See all stories on this topic »

Harvey H. Jackson: All hail home brew Anniston Star A couple of weeks after The New York Times reported how the growing popularity of “flavored whiskey” threatens the South's “bourbon and branch” tradition, Time magazine revealed that not only is bourbon under siege, but that beer, the beverage of... See all stories on this topic »

Temple Grandin speaks to crowd at Adrian College Adrian Daily Telegram In 2010, she was honored as one of Time Magazine's “100 Most Influential People in the World.” She currently is a professor of animal sciences at Colorado State, where she continues her research while teaching courses on livestock handling and facility ... See all stories on this topic »

If It Bleeds The Smart Set Reviews of the show were positive, though the reviews often centered on debates about the artfulness of Weegee's tabloid images. The New YorkTimes critic began with the very conundrum of this tension between art and news photography: “It is always ... See all stories on this topic » The Smart Set

Parker Posey laments commercialization of indie-film culture Vancouver Sun It's as though he were her father: She wants to please him, but she's also terrified of him," says Posey, whom Time Magazine once dubbed "Queen of the Indies." There is no judgment of the character in Posey's mind, but she does hope Susan Felders - as ... See all stories on this topic »

The downside of success: Too many tourists in Donsol Yahoo! Philippines News (blog) In 2004, Time Magazine called swimming with whale sharks the "Best Animal Encounter in Asia." These accolades ensure the steady arrival of tourists, which has helped transform Donsol from a fourth-class town to a third-class town that houses numerous ... See all stories on this topic » Yahoo! Philippines News (blog)

MY TAKE — The 'Protester' again makes history HollandSentinel.com Time magazine called Occupy “the greatest social-justice movement to emerge in the United States since civil rights.” Many Americans remain understandably confused about Occupy's objectives. This diverse assembly of people nationwide, ... See all stories on this topic »

The Globe and Mail Globe and Mail October, 2005, brings two new milestones for the social network: it begins to add international school networks and allows users to upload photos for the first time. In April, 2006, Facebook raises $25-million from Silicon Valley investors, ... See all stories on this topic »

Pennsylvania Teams With Foodspotting to Promote Unique Dining, Cuisine Sacramento Bee Foodspotting.com, recognized as one of TIME Magazine's "Best Websites of 2010," allows users to recommend dishes, drinks, and restaurants via its website and mobile apps. Foodspotting features different followers, "Food Seekers" and "Food Spotters. See all stories on this topic »

Duchess Catherine, née Kate Middleton, named 'Hat Person of the Year' (PHOTOS) Washington Post (blog) It's one of several prizes for the Duchess this year — she was also named Harper's Bazaar's best-dressed, and was the runner-up for Time Magazine's Person of the Year. If there was an award for shiniest hair, she'd be a shoo-in. See all stories on this topic »

Photos Show N. Sudan Army Ready to Fight Christian Broadcasting Network New satellite photos show the government of Sudan preparing a full-scale attack on its own people. Human rights groups say some of those images show Sudan's military moving into position, preparing to attack along the border between North and South ... See all stories on this topic »

Drafthouse Films' "BULLHEAD" Opens February 17 in Limited Release Sacramento Bee About Drafthouse FilmsDrafthouse Films, the distribution arm of Alamo Drafthouse, debuted in 2010 with the theatrical release of FOUR LIONS and was named one ofTime Magazine's "Top 10 Films Of The Year." Drafthouse Films is dedicated to scouring the ... See all stories on this topic »

Ever progressive, Judge Powell exits Virginia Gazette On Monday, Powell had returned to handle few civil cases, then spent time with colleagues and courthouse staff. That included a gathering with a sheetcake that included pictures of Powell as a Army MP reservist, one of him taken after he was promoted ... See all stories on this topic »

Community Spotlight: Shenandoah continues to work toward revitalization Republican & Herald In a 1939 Time Magazine article, writer George Leighton gave a snapshot of Shenandoah at that time. Leighton would tell of Shenandoah and four cities in America in his book "Five Cities." He wrote: "Huddled in a fold in the Pennsylvania hills, ... See all stories on this topic » Republican & Herald

Salamat Dok: What should you put on your plate? ABS CBN News This development was reported in Time Magazine's The Top 10 Everything of 2011 To localize this, Salamat Dok Segment Host Sol Aragones consulted some Registered Nutritionist-Dietitians (RND) and come up with the acronym, PFVG, which stands for Protein- ... See all stories on this topic »

Transfer rumours and paper review with Chris Davies: Tuesday, January 31 talkSPORT.co.uk (Daily Express) Three-time Golden Ball winner Lionel Messi looks set to be the first male footballer to have the cover of Time magazine devoted to his picture. 'King Leo' will adorn the covers of the Asian, European and Oceanic editions, although the ... See all stories on this topic »

Movie Buzz: 'Margin Call' a wiley look at the 2008 financial crash The Saratogian Yet somehow, and very cleverly, Chandor pulls it off in this “explosive drama that speaks lucidly and scarily to the times we live in” (Time magazine). With a Mamet-like edgy script and some stunning acting (Kevin Spacey's brilliant turn as an ... See all stories on this topic »

Mike Pound: George Bush look-alike finds new career at restaurant Joplin Globe Later, when George Bush began his run for president and his picture appeared on the cover of Time magazine, the “Hey, you look like ...” thing took off. Before Brent knew it, he was a former construction project manager who became a full-time George ... See all stories on this topic »

Jean Dujardin poster controversy could ruin The Artist star's Oscar hopes The Guardian The magazine recalled how the French star Gerard Depardieu's hopes for a best actor Oscar for Cyrano de Bergerac were dashed when just before the ceremony Time magazine ran a profile mistakenly suggesting, due to a mistranslation, ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Still-Images Morocco News: Tea Time Magazine Morocco's Leading Professional Photography Company. news.still-images.net/2012/01/tea-time-magazine.html

  

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