Ken Hanly
Digital Journalist based in Brandon, MB, Canada.
Joined on Jun 28, 2009
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London -
The UK has finally admitted that it has been funding surveys in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas of attitudes towards US drone strikes in the area.
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Leningrad -
Dimitri Shostakovich was a Soviet Russian composer who lived from Sept. 5 1908 to August 9 1975. He was one of the most significant classical composers of the twentieth century.
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Cairo -
Two Egyptian journalists who work at a newspaper that has been very critical of Egyptian president Mursi have been ordered to face an expedited trial for defamation.
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Ottawa -
Canada now is chair of the 8-nation Arctic Council at the beginning of a two-year term. Many experts hope that Prime Minister Harper will now supplement his talk about responsible development and stricter security with leadership on Arctic issues.
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Washington -
While the very visible big footprint war in Iraq is over and the Afghan war is winding down, the war against terror continues all over the world and is not expected to stop for at least 10 or 20 years.
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Rafah -
Egyptian police are protesting the kidnapping of seven comrades by Islamist gunmen by closing the only crossing from Egypt into the Gaza Strip for a second day.
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Damascus -
Bashar Assad, the Syrian president, in an interview with the Argentine newspaper El Clarin said that he was not resigning and that a political solution to the Syrian conflict was "unreal".
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Niamey -
The US will help train African troops in Niger. The troops will then take part in the UN-backed offensive against Islamic militants in neighbouring Mali.
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Washington -
The US Defense Department is forwarding documents to Congress that would let it shift as much as $9.6 billion to cover shortfalls that are claimed to be caused by shortfalls in contingency funds for the Afghan campaign.
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Ottawa -
Mike Duffy had long wanted to become a Senator before he was named to represent Prince Edward Island by Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on December 22, 2008. Given that Duffy has now embarassed Harper's government why was he ever appointed?
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Islamabad -
Secretary of State John Kerry is set to visit Pakistan soon after Nawaz Sharif takes over as prime minister and a new Pakistani government is formed.
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Jerusalem -
Israeli officials often claim support for peace talks but blame the Palestinian Authority for failure of talks to begin. However, a late April peace proposal from the Arab League has failed so far to gain Israeli acceptance.
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Moscow -
Last week, Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry announced a peace conference on Syria. Lavrov today told Lebanese television that Iran should be invited to attend.
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Manama -
In Bahrain, a court sentenced six Twitter users to a year in prison for the crime of insulting the king, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and of "misusing the right of free expression",
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Brussels -
The Euro zone economy of 17 nations contracted by 0.2 per cent during the first quarter of 2013. This is the longest recessionary period since the Euro was introduced back in 1999.
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Kabul -
An April 6 air strike in Kunar Province in Afghanistan killed 18 people including at least 11 children according to Afghan government authorities. However Gen. Joseph Dunford denies categorically that any of the deaths were the result of air strikes.
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Kabul -
Military activities usually are expensive. According to defense analysts the total cost to withdraw from Afghanistan could be $7 billion.
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Islamabad -
Nawaz Sharif of the Pakistan Muslim League is poised to become prime minister of Pakistan for the third time and his party won a majority in the Pakistan parliament.
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Sanaa -
A Russian-made Sukhoi SU-22 fighter on a routine training exercise apparently exploded in midair over the capital of Yemen, Sanaa, killing the pilot.
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Bamako -
Malian troops are headed for the northeastern town of Kidal to take control from Tuareg separatists. The French allowed the MNLA to run Kidal, as they supported the French operation.
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