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Special Report: The two lives of Angela Merkel (Reuters)

November 12th, 2010

Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for the opening plenary session of the G20 Summit in Seoul November 12, 2010. REUTERS/Michel Euler/PoolReuters - German conservative party headquarters is rocking. To the heavy thud of AC/DC, hundreds of young party members throng the foyer of Konrad Adenauer House in Berlin waving posters…

Special Report: Gas in the Holy Land (Reuters)

November 11th, 2010

A member of the Greek Orthodox clergy holds a crucifix during a procession just outside Jerusalem's Old City September 5, 2010. REUTERS/Baz RatnerReuters - Using the Bible as its guide, Texas-based energy company Zion Oil and Gas has searched for oil in the Holy Land for a decade. The company uses a…

Ferguson brands United vs Liverpool ’special one’ (AFP)

September 19th, 2010

Sir Alex Ferguson (pictured) claims that Liverpool is still Manchester United's most-anticipated match despite the Anfield club's recent slump. Ferguson is preparing his side to meet Roy Hodgson's team on Sunday, with the two clubs level on 18 English league titles each.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Sir Alex Ferguson claims that Liverpool is still Manchester United’s most-anticipated match despite the Anfield club’s recent slump.


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July 27th, 2010

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US to resume ties with Indonesia’s special forces (AP)

July 22nd, 2010

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, right, shakeS hands with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates before their meeting at the Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia Thursday, July 22, 2010. The United States announced Thursday it will resume cooperation with Indonesia's feared special forces after ties were severed more than a decade ago over human rights abuses committed by the commando unit. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)AP - The United States announced Thursday it will resume cooperation with Indonesia’s special forces after ties were severed more than a decade ago over alleged human rights abuses by…

Iran cleric wants ’special weapons’ to deter enemy (AP)

June 14th, 2010

Iran's parliament is drafting a bill on downgrading ties with the UN atomic watchdog, a lawmaker said Sunday after the Islamic republic was slapped with fresh sanctions over its nuclear drive.(AFP/File/Joe Klamar)AP - The hardline spiritual mentor of Iran’s president has made a rare public call for producing the “special weapons” that are a monopoly of a few nations — a…

IAEA chief: Iran ’s nuclear program special case (AP)

June 7th, 2010

AP - The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency singled out Iran for the first time Monday as a “special case” for because of suspicions it is hiding experimental…

Russian special forces storm oil tanker, free ship (AP)

May 6th, 2010

An armed pirate keeps vigil along the coastline in northeastern Somalia. The Indian Ocean island nation of the Seychelles is to set up UN-backed courts to prosecute suspected pirates nabbed by European Union naval forces off Somalia, a UN statement said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Mohamed Dahir)AP - Russian special forces rappelled onto a disabled oil tanker taken over by Somali pirates, freeing 23 Russian sailors and arresting the pirates during a dawn raid Thursday, the…

Report: NKorean special train arrives in China (AP)

April 2nd, 2010

FILE - In this March 29, 2010 file photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency on March 30, 2010, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il poses for photos with Liu Hongcai, new Chinese ambassador to North Korea, unseen, in Pyongyang, capital of North Korea. Kim will likely visit China soon, a trip that could lead to the country's return to binternational/b nuclear disarmament talks, South Korea and news reports said Wednesday, March 31, 2010. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Chinese Embassy in Pyongyang, File) ** NO SALES **AP - A special train from North Korea arrived in a Chinese border city early Saturday amid speculation of a visit to the country by Kim Jong Il, a news…