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By REUTERS Government troops continue violent crackdown, firing on protesters across country, including in cities of Hama and Deir al-Zor following Friday prayers; We will kneel only to God, activists chant. Almost 600 people appear in court over unrest, as police chief defends forces handling of riots in the British capital. Courts in the London have charged almost 600 people with violence, disorder and looting over riots earlier this week. | AP A man asks two kids, over an armored car, to make the victory sign at the rebel-held town of Benghazi, Libya, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2011. Courts in London work day and night to process a stream of suspects, most accused of burglary, theft and arson, with some facing murder charges. The Somali army has warned people not to return home in the parts of the capital, Mogadishu, which were recently abandoned by Islamist militants. August 12, 2011 EU Criticizes Israeli Decision to Build New E. Jerusalem Homes VOA News European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton expressed deep regret over Israels decision to build 1600 new homes for Jewish settlers in East Jerusalem. The Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton on the Grazia cover on 9 May (left) and the original image (right). Photograph: Grazia/Getty Images Grazia has admitted that it inadvertently slimmed down the waist of the Duchess of Cambridge by digitally ... TALLINN, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- After an unexpected attack by an armed man on Thursday, the daily work of the Estonian Defense Ministry resumed on Friday, officials confirmed. The German government criticized Ukraine for the arrest of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and the treatment of members of her government, saying it will watch events in the former Soviet ... Residents of Winson Green, Birmingham, pay their respects Friday to the three victims of the hit-and-run incident. London (CNN) -- Police investigating the hit-and-run incident which killed three men protecting shops from potential ... August 12, 2011 Pakistani Soldier Gets Death Sentence in Shooting Phil Ittner | Islamabad A Pakistani court on Friday sentenced to death a paramilitary soldier who had shot and killed an unarmed teenager in the southern port city of Karachi. A man who was robbed in the London riots as he sat injured and in need of help has been identified as an overseas student from Malaysia. Norway on Friday appointed an independent commission to investigate last months terrorist attacks during which a man detonated a bomb killing eight people in central Oslo and then shot and killed 69 at an island youth camp. The US is disputing today a report that its counter-terror drone program has killed hundreds of civilians in Pakistan, including more than 160 children. Umar Patek has been extradited from Pakistan to stand trial in Indonesia over allegations he was deputy commander of the operation that killed 220 people, including 88 Australians. US and Nigerian naval officials meet to discuss the increased risk to shipping from pirates off the coast of west Africa. Photograph: Sunday Alamba/AP Pirate attacks off the coast of west Africa have increased sharply, figures show, raising fears that ... Netanyahu and Barak are close to an agreement to delay implementation of the IDFs multiyear program and leave the existing budget unchanged for the coming year. In this photo taken Friday, July 15, 2011, Cubas DJ David plays music at the Fashion Bar Havana restaurant in Havana,Cuba.
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