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Sri Lanka's defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka waves to supporters during a protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010.
Conspiracy   Democracy   Photos   Politics   S Asia		  The Boston Globe 
Sri Lankan opposition leader Fonseka arrested
Mon 8 Feb 2010
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka-Sri Lanka's defeated presidential candidate was hauled away by military police from his office Monday and will be court-martialed for allegedly planning to overthrow the government... (photo: AP / Rafiq Maqbool)
Chinese use computers at an Internet cafe in Beijing Thursday Feb. 8, 2007. China, regarded as the world's leading source of illegally copied movies and software, had only limited success during a four-month crackdown on Internet piracy and copyright infringement, an official said Thursday.
Attacks   Beijing   Cyber   Photos   Washington		  Asia Times 
Beijing beefs up cyber-warfare capacity
Mon 8 Feb 2010
By Willy Lam While the furor over cyber-attacks against Google has lapsed somewhat, the Sino-American confrontation over the larger issue of Internet security and global digital warfare is expected to... (photo: AP / Greg Baker)
Pakistani Shiite Muslims take part in a rally to condemn Friday's bombing, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010 in Lahore, Pakistan.  Asia Times  Mon 8 Feb 2010
Karachi grinds to a halt after fatal blasts

By Syed Fazl-e-Haider KARACHI, Pakistan - Business in Karachi, Pakistan's commercial capital, ground to a halt at the weekend after at least 33 people were killed and over 100 injured in two... (photo: AP / K.M. Chaudary)
Bombing   Business   Karachi   Pakistan   Photos
Iranian Vice President Ali Akbar Salehi, head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, listens to a question posed by media in his office in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009  The Star  Mon 8 Feb 2010
Iran plans major nuclear expansion over next year

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran says it will start producing higher-grade nuclear fuel on Tuesday and add 10 uranium enrichment plants over the next year in a nuclear expansion sure to stoke tensions with the... (photo: AP / Vahid Salemi)
Defence   Fuel   Iran   Nuclear   Photos
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A boy waits with his mother for his malaria lab results at a dispensary in Tanga, Tanzania Breitbart Mon 8 Feb 2010
Bad malaria drugs litter Africa, raising fears of resistance

High rates of the most effective type of malaria-fighting drugs sold in three African countries are poor quality - including nearly half the pills sampled in Senegal -... (photo: Public Domain / BotMultichillT)
Africa   Drugs   Health   Malaria   Photos
Nintendo 64 IGN Insider Mon 8 Feb 2010
Nintendo Download: February 8, 2010
Deadly Viruses and Heroic Vegetables Make for a Memorable Week February 8, 2010 - From pulse-pounding action to mind-bending puzzles and beyond, this week's lineup of new... (photo: Creative Commons / Céréales Killer)
Downloadable   Games   Mind   Nintendo   Photos
Special forces, left, and plain clothed police officers, right, talk with journalists outside the central courthouse in San'a, Yemen, Saturday, May 29, 2004. The Star Mon 8 Feb 2010
Yemen's al Qaeda calls for jihad in region - web
DUBAI (Reuters) - The Yemen-based wing of al Qaeda called on Muslims in the Arabian Peninsula to wage jihad, or holy war, against Christians and Jews in the region. "The... (photo: AP / Bryant MacDougall)
Dubai   Muslim   Photos   Qaeda   Yemen
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates speaks with members of the U.S. and Turkish press following his meetings with Turkish officials in Ankara, Turkey, Feb. 6, 2010. Chicago Sun-Times Mon 8 Feb 2010
'Don't ask' was built on fear, bigotry

Hats off to Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Mike Mullen for initiating the move to restore full rights to gays and lesbians in the... (photo: US DoD / Cherie Cullen)
Defense   Military   Photos   Politics   US
U.S. Army soldiers with the 82nd Airborne Division board an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Pope Air Force Base, N.C., during a mobility air forces exercise on Nov. 18, 2009. The biannual event is planned by students enrolled in the Air Force Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., and is executed by active-duty, Reserve and Guard airmen from across the U.S. in coordination with Army partners. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Marie Brown, U.S. Air Force. (Released) CBS News Mon 8 Feb 2010
Afghans Flee Town Ahead of NATO Offensive
Militants Entrench as Troops Prepare to Retake Marjah, Last Taliban-Held Community in Crucial Valley Font size Print E-mail Share 0 Comments An Afghan policeman searches... (photo: US DoD / Staff Sgt. Marie Brown, U.S. Air Force.)
Afghanistan   Nato   Photos   Taliban   Troops
In this May 17, 2007 file photo, Taiwanese military maneuver U.S.-made M60 battle tanks during the annual Han Kuang military exercises in Hsinchu, northwestern Taiwan. DNA India Mon 8 Feb 2010
Taiwan sees no China backlash over US arms deal
Taipei: Taiwan believes its recent detente with China will not be derailed by a deal to buy US weapons, despite Beijing's expressions of outrage towards Washington at... (photo: AP / Wally Santana)
China   Photos   Taiwan   USA   Weapons


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In this photo taken Sunday, April 19, 2009, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki gestures as he speaks at a meeting at the Iraqi Interior Ministry in Baghdad, Iraq. Al-Maliki denounced a deadly U.S. raid on Sunday April 26, 2009 in the southern Shiite city of Kut, which left at least one person dead and six arrested, as a "crime" that violated the security pact with Washington and demanded American commanders hand over those responsible to face possible trial in Iraqi courts. Bring Iraq's Sunnis on Board Khaleej Times
Khaled Mashaal, the leader of the militant Palestinian group Hamas speaks at the opening session of Palestinian conference, in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008. The exiled leader of the militant Palestinian group Hamas on Sunday denounced Hebrew-language newspaper ads outlining a proposed Arab peace deal published by the Palestinian president in Israeli papers. Hamas sees 'no prospects' for Mideast peace Khaleej Times
President Barack Obama speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. Obama seeks peace deal on health reform The Guardian
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St Petersburg Russia Report: Russian navy official says France has sanctioned warship sale to Moscow Star Tribune
INDIAN-NAVY-FIGHTER-SHIP Indian Navy’s largest war game begins in Andaman Zeenews
MiG-29K in Indian Navy colors at MAKS Airshow Navy to formally induct MiG-29K naval fighter jets Zeenews
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Two U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets take off from Hualien Air Force base, on the eastern coast of Taiwan, in this Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2002 photo. Taiwan's Ministry of Defense recently issued its 2002 defense review in which cyber warfare tops the list of tactics to face a potential war with rival China. Taiwan Air Force to buy 3 Eurocopters m&c
ILOILO, Philippines (June 29, 2008) Servicemen from both the Philippine Air Force and Army unload a C-130 aircraft of food and water for transfer to waiting U.S Air Force sergeant will never know if she passed the bar Inquirer
Visiting U.S. Vice President Joe Biden speaks after receiving an award from Georgia's President Mikhail Saakashvili, not seen, during a reception in honor of Biden, Tbilisi, Georgia, Wednesday, July 22, 2009. Obama starts Fla. trip with stop at Air Force base The State
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Britain's Justice Secretary Jack Straw arrives to speak at the Iraq Inquiry in London,Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010. Blix: Straw 'gave incorrect answers' to Iraq inquiry BBC News
Hizbullah to invade Israel?: Update Hizbullah to invade Israel?: Update The Examiner
Colonel John T. Brennan, USAF, 48th Fighter Wing Commander, RAF Lakenheath, UK, listens to a flurry of questions from the media at the Eagles' Landing. The news conference held to inform the local population on the current operations at the base in light Brennan briefed GOP on Christmas Seattle Post-Intelligence
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