Aug 19, 2:48 AM EDT

Dust storm envelops Phoenix, downs power lines

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/ ... 9-02-48-27

third time since early July

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Syrian Human Rights Network Calls for Investigation in Syrian Women Rape inside Turkish Camps

Aug 19, 2011

http://www.sana.sy/eng/337/2011/08/19/364816.htm

400 girls and 250 pregnant women were raped in Turkey.

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Thursday, 18 August 2011 17:31

Message of Felicitation regarding the 92nd anniversary of independence of Afghanistan from British aggression

http://alemara1.com/english/index.php?o ... s&Itemid=4

The British invaders of Afghanistan...repeatedly faced defeats and the headache of the British extended to several decades of war,

the basic factor was that...the enemy...[paid] consideration to [only the] few of their hireling puppets.

British...only...[dealt] with their puppets and through their [the puppets] guarantees they [the Brits] envision[ed] dreams of invasion of the country.

Unfortunately, the American invaders are repeating the same experience.

They think that their bargaining with some puppets and the agreement for their permanent presence will weaken the moral rights of resistance against them.

They should understand that a few hireling puppets cannot take up decision about such kind of important issues regarding the country’s future and this brave nation will not accept such deals.

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19 August 2011 Last updated at 03:12 ET

British Council in Kabul attacked

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-14586024

Slideshow

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16 August 2011 Last updated at 13:24 ET

Bahrain unrest: Rights panel closes office after clash

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14548777

crowd stormed its office in Manama and clashed with staff.

They were angered by media reports that the panel had cleared the authorities of committing abuses

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Factbox: Japan rebuilding effort in numbers

Fri Aug 19, 2011 2:12am EDT

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/ ... VV20110819

JAPAN SHOOTS SELF IN FOOT TRYING TO BUILD OWN NUKES

SUPERPOWER BOMBS SECRET REACTOR IN NORTH-EAST JAPAN

Unexpected results: earthquake and tsunami

Expected cover story: Earthquake! Tsunami! Not Us!!

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Spectre of a new credit crunch haunts frightened markets

Thursday 18 August 2011 20.55 BST

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011 ... ed-markets

Shareholders were rattled by the revelation that the European Central Bank had lent $500m to an undisclosed eurozone bank that was struggling to raise dollars. The news came amid heightened fears that banks are becoming nervous about lending to each other.