ARGENTINA Summer News, Feb 26, 2012

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Chelsea FC to launch summer bid for Angel Di Maria - report Crunchsports.com Chelsea will reportedly make a move to sign Real Madrid winger Angel Di Maria this summer. Last month Marca reported that Chelsea had failed with a bid for the Argentina international during the winter transfer window, claiming that the 24-year-old was ... See all stories on this topic »

Great Britain Hockey to host 2012 Investec London Cup Insidethegames.biz Danny Kerry's team (pictured below) recently returned from Argentinawhere they finished a historic second to the hosts in the Champions Trophy, a significant pre-London 2012 boost. Joining Britain at the Investec London Cup will be the Netherlands, ... See all stories on this topic »

Blues linked with Real ace EatSleepSport Chelsea are being linked with a summer swoop for Real Madrid winger Angel Di Maria, who could be on his way from the Bernabeu. TheArgentina star has been a revelation for Real since joining them from Benfica back in 2010 when making over 70 ... See all stories on this topic »

Stuart Pearce says youth is the key to England's future success BBC Sport That is unacceptable” England had problems persuading clubs to allow their players to take part in last summer'sUnder-20 World Cup in Colombia, which came just weeks after the European Under-21 Championships. Players such as Argentina's Lionel Messi, ... See all stories on this topic » BBC Sport

Bad Breakfast Reading for Fianna Fail and Labour Irish Times (blog) First, the health warning: one swallow doesn't make a summer and it would be wrong to over-interpret a single opinion poll. Nevertheless the figures in today's Sunday Times Behaviour and Attitudes survey will make alarming reading for Fianna Fail and ... See all stories on this topic »

Leaping past Romans, Germans, swallows and buzzards Gainesville Times If we didn't, in a few centuries, Santa would come in the summer and you would freeze on your June beach vacation. Julius Caesar, known to his close friends as "Juke," is the father of leap year. This all started in 45 BC Now, Juke didn't know that it ... See all stories on this topic »

Praying for rain in Paraguay BBC News Unlike neighbours Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay, its main income comes from agriculture and cattle farming, both severely damaged by the drought. The government estimates that up to 60% of the nation's crops could already have been lost. See all stories on this topic » BBC News

2002 Adirondack Wildcats: Terrell Owens plays basketball in Glens Falls Glens Falls Post-Star “Even though it's summer league it's treated different. It's treated like an NBA game,” former Wildcat guard Fred House said. “You're playing against guys that played in the NBA or who played overseas. On top of that you're not just playing basketball ... See all stories on this topic »

Solo sailor almost finished circumnavigating Americas nonstop – in 27-foot boat Nashua Telegraph The shotgun was for one purpose: fending off polar bears in the Northwest Passage in the event he became iced in, marooned until the following summer's thaw. But that leg of the journey was some six months, 15000 miles and one continent ago. See all stories on this topic »

Chavez Vows to Keep Fighting as Venezuelan People Puts the Opposition Back in ... Venezuelanalysis.com This coming from the same man who when Chavez was undergoing treatment for cancer last summer declared that “with the dictator's sickness and disappearance from the political scene for two months, civil society and the democratic opposition have a ... See all stories on this topic »

Juve preparing summer move for Suarez DAILY STAR Juventus will make a £30million summer move for Liverpool's .... season and raised the prospect of the Argentina striker completing a remarkable ... latino.foxnews.com/.../juve-preparing-summer-move-for-suar...

Great Britain and Argentina in race to host 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Great Britain will go head to head with Argentina for the right to host the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics after the British Olympic Association approved a bid ... www.telegraph.co.uk/.../Great-Britain-and-Argentina-in-race-t...

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AFRICA News, Feb 26, 2012

S. African officials use Twitter for Mandela news Radio Netherlands Nelson Mandela's health scares send Twitter into overdrive, but South African officials made savvier use of social media to keep the world informed on the global icon's latest medical woe. The presidency used Facebook and Twitter to tell the public ... See all stories on this topic »

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REMI OCHLIK French Photojournalist Killed in Homs, Syria, Feb 24, 2012

Red Cross evacuates 7 from restive Syrian area
Atlanta Journal Constitution
A French government spokeswoman on Wednesday identified two Western reporters killed in Homs, Syria as American warreporter Marie Colvin and French photojournalist Remi Ochlik . Colvin, from Oyster Bay, New York, had been a foreign correspondent for ...
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Atlanta Journal Constitution

Red Cross in Syria fails to evacuate reporters
Seattle Post Intelligencer
A French government spokeswoman on Wednesday identified two Westernreporters killed in Homs, Syria as American war reporter Marie Colvin and French photojournalist Remi Ochlik . Colvin, from Oyster Bay, New York, had been a foreign correspondent for ...
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French journalist hurt in Syria appeals for evacuation
Indian Express
A French reporter wounded in the Syrian government's bombardment ofHoms made a video appeal late Thursday for a cease-fire and evacuation for urgent medical attention. “My leg is broken at the level of the femur, along its length and also horizontally ...
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Red Cross in Syria fails to evacuate reporters The Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A Red Cross team evacuated seven people from a besieged neighborhood in the Syrian city of Homs Friday but apparently failed to get out two wounded Western journalists and the bodies of two others killed by government rockets. See all stories on this topic »

The Associated Press

Syria: wounded journalists' YouTube pleas for help Telegraph.co.uk A British and a French journalist wounded in the attack thatkilled Marie Colvin, the Sunday Times war correspondent, issued appeals for their evacuation from Homs as the city came under renewed bombardment by Syrian government forces. See all stories on this topic »

Telegraph.co.uk

French Journalist, Wounded in Homs' Bombardment, Appeals for Urgent Evacuation ...
International Business Times
By ambrosia sabrina: Subscribe to ambrosia's RSS feed A French journalistwho was injured in the attack in Syria that killed two other Western journalists issued appeals for evacuation so that she could receive immediate medical attention, ...
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Wounded reporters in Syria's Homs appeal for ceasefire
Reuters UK
French journalist Edith Bouvier and Paul Conroy, a British photographer from the Sunday Times, made their plea by video as the sound of rocket fire echoed in the background. They were two of six Western journalists who came under fire on Wednesday when ...
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93 Dead as Syrians Rally in Support of Besieged Baba Amr Naharnet US war reporter Marie Colvin and French photojournalist Remi Ochlik were killed Wednesday in shelling that hit a makeshift media center in Baba Amr. Army defectors also clashed with regime forces in the city of Rastan, in the province of Homs, ... See all stories on this topic »

Naharnet

Journalists injured in blast that killed Marie Colvin in YouTube plea to the... Daily Mail ... city of Homs on Wednesday have pleaded to be evacuated from Syria as quickly as possible. French journalist Edith Bouvier's leg was badly broken in the attack which killed Sunday Times warreporter Marie Colvin and French photographer Remi Ochlik. See all stories on this topic »

Daily Mail

French journalist pleads to be evacuated from Homs due to broken leg
The Australian
A FRENCH journalist wounded in shelling in Syria that killed two other Western journalists is pleading with her government to evacuate her so she can have an operation. In a video posted on YouTube, Edith Bouvier says her leg is broken in two places ...
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ICRC evacuates Syrian wounded, not Westerners | Bangkok Post: news
Bangkok Post
American reporter Marie Colvin and French photojournalist Remi Ochlik werekilled on Wednesday when a rocket hit a makeshift media centre in Baba Amr, a rebel stronghold. French reporter Edith Bouvier and British photographer Paul Conroy suffered leg ...
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Red Cross tries to help injured reporters in Syria
Knoxville News Sentinel
Undated photo of French photographer Remi Ochlik who died Wednesday Feb. 22, 2012 in Homs, Syria. French photojournalist Remi Ochlik and an American journalist Marie Colvin working for a British newspaper were killedWednesday by Syrian government ...
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Journalists Plead For Help in Embattled Syria
International Business Times
Wednesday two western journalists, Marie Colvin and Remi Ochlik were among 80 that were killed in Homs. Bashar Al-Asaad has responded to the revolt with a 20 day shelling of Homs, killing hundreds, including reporters. The French journalist joined with ...
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French Ambassador Returns to Syria, Seeking to Evacuate Reporter
Bloomberg
Chevallier will “work hard” to secure the evacuation of French journalist Edith Bouvier, whose leg was broken in an attack in the city of Homs this week thatkilled the Sunday Times's Marie Colvin and photographer Remi Ochlik, ministry spokesman ...
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Wounded journalists appeal to be evacuated from Homs
Daily News & Analysis
By Adrian Blomfield | Agency: The Daily Telegraph A British and a French journalist wounded in the attack that killed Marie Colvin, the Sunday Times war correspondent, appealed to be evacuated from Homs yesterday (Thursday) as the city came under ...
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Wounded journalists appeal to be evacuated
Calgary Herald
A British and a French journalist wounded in the attack that killed Marie Colvin, the Sunday Times war correspondent, appealed to be evacuated fromHoms on Thursday as the city came under renewed bombardment by Syrian government forces. Three reporters ...
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Red Cross evacuates 7 from besieged neighborhood in Homs, Syria
Newser
A French government spokeswoman on Wednesday identified two Westernreporters... (Associated Press) Undated photo of French photographer Remi Ochlik who died Wednesday Feb. 22, 2012 in Homs, Syria. French photojournalist Remi Ochlik and an American ...
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Journalists' risks increase in Syria Independent Online Injured French journalist Edith Bouvier speaks to the camera as she lies on a sofa in Homs in this still image taken from a video posted on a social media website. Berlin - The deaths of Marie Colvin and Remi Ochlik in the besieged Syrian city of Homs ... See all stories on this topic »

Independent Online

Video: Bid to rescue injured photographer as massacre continues in Syria
Irish Independent
A French journalist who was wounded in an attack on the Syrian city of Homson Wednesday asks to be evacuated from Syria quickly.Edith Bouvier was injured in the attack that killed journalists Marie Colvin and Remi Ochlik in the Baba Amr suburb.
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New pressure expected for Syria cease-fire and humanitarian aid
Chicago Tribune
Related Video: French journalist wounded in Syria pleads for cease-fire Calls grow for Assad departure after journalists killed in Syria Calls grow for Assad departure after journalists killed in Syria Largely unnoticed, Maarat Numan, Syria, ...
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Outrage at Homs assault … 52 dead UN HANDED LIST OF CRIMES-ACCUSED SYRIANS
Arab Times Kuwait English Daily
Activists spoke of “terrifying explosions” in Homs as encircling troops pounded rebel areas for a 20th straight day, after US reporter Marie Colvin and French photojournalist Remi Ochlik were killed in the city on Wednesday.
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Red Cross holds talks with Syrians over wounded
San Francisco Chronicle
At least two foreign reporters who sneaked into the city were wounded in a rocket attack earlier this week. They are French journalist Edith Bouvier and British photographer Paul Conroy. French photographer William Daniels, who was not injured, ...
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Syria: Injured Press Pair Make Video Appeal
Key 103 Manchester
A British photographer and French journalist wounded in an attack in Syria that killed Sunday Times reporter Marie Colvin and photojournalist Remi Ochlik have appealed to be evacuated for urgent medical attention. Paul Conroy, who works for the same ...
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Injured journalists trapped in Homs plea for rescue euronews ... were killed during heavy shelling on Wednesday. The news about three more Western journalists being trapped in Bab Amro spread fast on the internet. In these two videos the French journalist Edith Bouvier (Le Figaro) and the English photographer... See all stories on this topic »

euronews

UN, 'Friends' Pursue New Tracks on Syria
Wall Street Journal
A wounded French journalist stranded in the Syrian city of Homs calls for a ceasefire. (Video: Reuters/Photo: AP) Also Thursday, a UN-appointed inquiry commission concluded that Syrian officials at the "highest levels" are responsible for crimes ...
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Red Cross Enters Homs
Wall Street Journal
French journalist Edith Bouvier and UK photographer Paul Conroy—injured in the same attack in Baba Amr that killed US-born reporter Marie Colvin and French photojournalist Rémi Ochlik—said they were being looked after by local activists and doctors ...
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Wounded journalists make video plea to leave Syria - SYRIA - FRANCE 24 FRANCE 24 As well as these recent deaths, another French journalist, Gilles Jacquier was killed by an artillery shell in Homs on January 11. Should journalists continue to report from such a dangerous place? KH: Yes, what is going on must absolutely be covered ... See all stories on this topic »

FRANCE 24

Injured Journalists In Syria Plea For Help In YouTube Videos
Huffington Post
Two journalists injured in the same shelling attack that killed famed American war reporter Marie Colvin and French photojournalist Rémi Ochlik appealed for help in videos uploaded to YouTube. Colvin and Ochlik were killed in Homs, Syria on Wednesday.
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Incredible New Footage From Homs, Syria
The Atlantic Wire
A French journalist has smuggled out some of the clearest footage yet of the dramatic and dangerous ongoing battle in Homs. The 11-minute report, which was broadcast on Britain's Channel 4, shows mourners rallying over deadbodies without coffins, ...
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Injured journos desperate to flee the hell of Homs
The Australian
Paul Conroy, a British freelance photographer who was working with Marie Colvin of The Sunday Times when she and a French photographer were killedby shells on Wednesday, called yesterday for "any help possible" to get him across the border to the ...
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Red Cross tries to help injured reporters in - Idaho Statesman The Syrian Foreign Ministry said opposition forces refused to release a wounded French journalist and the bodies of two killed this week in government shelling. The effort to evacuate the reporters and wounded local residents is part of a ... Idahostatesman.com -- Home Page

American, French journalists killed in Syria - World news - Mideast/N ... Syrian activists said French reporter Edith Bouvier of Le Figaro and British ...Marie Colvin (left) and Remi Ochlik (right) were killed in Homs, Syria, ... bodies of the American journalist Marie Colvin and this is the French journalist Remi Ochlik . www.msnbc.msn.com/.../journalists-marie-colvin-remi-ochlik-...

Britain summons Syrian envoy over journalists' deaths in Homs Two Western journalists Remi Ochlik (L) and Marie Colvin (R) were killedwhen a ... and freelance French journalist Edith Bouvier was in a critical condition in a ... French television reporter Gilles Jacquier was killed in Homslast month as a ... english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/02/22/196277.html

Marie Colvin killed in Syria | Media | guardian.co.uk French television reporter Gilles Jacquier was killed in Homs last month as a shell ... Syria: French journalist Edith Bouvier pleads for evacuation fromHoms ... www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/.../sundaytimes-syria?...

Syria Escalates Shelling Of Homs, As American, French Journalists ... 11, award-winning French TV reporter Gilles Jacquier was killed in Homs. The 43 -year-old correspondent for France-2 Television was the first Western journalist ... www.foxnews.com/.../report-2-foreign-journalists-killed-in-sy...

American, French journalist killed in Syrian bombardment of Homs ... The two journalists killed in Homs were Sunday Times of London reporterMarie Colvin and French photographer Remi Ochlik. Their deaths were confirmed by the ... www.csmonitor.com/.../American-French-journalist-killed-in-...

BBC News - Journalists Marie Colvin and Remi Ochlik die in Homs Sunday Times reporter Marie Colvin, an American, and award-winning French photographer Remi Ochlik died when a shell hit a makeshift media centre in the ... www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17124786

Syrian army kills famed American journalist during shelling | The ... Respected American war reporter Marie Colvin, who covered conflicts from Sri ... two Western reporters killed in Homs, Syria as American war reporterMarie ... The French journalist, Bouvier had her left leg tied from the thigh down in a cast. www.pressherald.com/.../American-war-reporter-Marie-Colvin...

Journalists among dozens killed as bombing continues in Syrian city ... The mother of slain journalist Marie Colvin invited reporters into her East Norwich , ... Among dozens of people reported killed Wednesday in Homs, a center of ... than a month after French journalist Gilles Jacquier died in violence in Homs. www.washingtonpost.com/...in.../gIQAhnXtSR_story.html

Syria shelling of Homs kills 2 Western journalists | ajc.com The French journalist, Bouvier had her left leg tied from the thigh down in a cast. ... 11, award-winning French TV reporter Gilles Jacquier was killed in Homs. www.ajc.com/news/.../syria-shelling-of-homs-1358239.html

2 foreign journalists killed in Syria - World - CBC News A U.S.-born reporter and a French photographer have been killed by Syrian government troops shelling the city of Homs. ... "This is the American journalist Marie Colvin, and this is French journalist Remi Ochlik," the man filmed in front of the ... www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/.../journalists-killed-syria.html

French photographer, US-born reporter killed in Syria - Syria ... French reporter Gilles Jacquier, the first foreign journalist killed since the beginning of anti-government protests ... French journalist killed in Homs, others injured ... www.english.rfi.fr/.../20120222-french-photographer-us-born...

Two western journalists reported killed in Homs, Syria Alex Jones ... Two western journalists reported killed in Homs, Syria ... and a French journalist were reported killed in a mortar strike in Homs, Syria, on Wednesday morning, ... www.infowars.com/two-western-journalists-reported-killed-in-...

French Minister: French journalist killed in Syria An opposition group says several people have been killed in heavy shelling of a district in central ... at Baba Amr neighborhood in Homs province, Syria. www.ajc.com/.../french-minister-french-journalist-1358239.ht...

French Minister: French journalist killed in Syria - Yahoo! News Homs has been one of the hardest hit cities by the government crackdown and... Marie Colvin, war reporter killed in Syria, was a guest on Anderson Cooper's ... news.yahoo.com/french-minister-french-journalist-killed-syria...

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