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News Corp. Considers Two-Way Split
In this file photo, shows News Corp.’s headquarters in New York. Under pressure to limit contagion from the British phone hacking scandal, Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. confirmed Tuesday, June 26, 2012, that it is considering splitting into two publicly traded companies. The Wall Street Journal, News Corp.’s flagship newspaper, reported…
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West Asia
Syrian Civilians Wound From the Forces
In this citizen journalism image provided by Baba Amro In The Revolution’s Eye, Sunday, June 24, 2012, a Syrian injured woman sits on the ground at makeshift hospital after she was injured from Syrian forces shelling, at Kfar Aaya area, in Homs province, central Syria. The Red Cross president says…
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Putin Visits Israel To Talk Over Nuclear Program
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Israeli President Shimon Peres, center, leave after an inauguration ceremony of a memorial to Red Army veterans of World War II in Netanya, Israel, Monday June 25, 2012. The West’s standoff with Iran over its nuclear program was expected to top the agenda on Monday…
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Major news in Israel on June 26: Morsy denies Iranian interview on peace ‘review’ Top news in <Jerusalem Post>: Morsy denies Iranian interview on peace ‘review’ Egypt’s president-elect Mohamed Morsy denied on Monday that he told an Iranian news outlet of his plans to “review” the country’s 1979 peace treaty with Israel and to renew his country’s ties with Tehran. Iran’s Fars News, which…
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Major news in Qatar on June 26: Turkish cabinet meets to discuss Syria crisis
Top news in <Al Jazeera>: Turkish cabinet meets to discuss Syria crisis Turkey’s cabinet has wrapped up a seven-hour meeting over the downing of a Turkish jet by Syrian forces, just hours before NATO was due to meet to discuss the incident. After the meeting ended on Monday night, Bulent…
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Society
Role of SNS as media will grow in years ahead
“Social Network System (SNS) can play an important supplementary role for conventional media at the time of catastrophe like the nuclear accident in Fukushima,” said Yoichi Funabashi, a noted Japanese journalist who was editor-in-chief of the Asahi Shimbun. He made the remarks at the International Media Conference, jointly organized by the East-West…
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World
Tension Hikes In Egypt With Failure To Announce Election Result
An Egyptian street vendor carries a poster with a picture depicting presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq with Arabic that reads “Ahmed Shafiq says: I will remove the verses of Quran from the curriculum” during a Muslim Brotherhood’s anti-ruling military council demonstration in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt Wednesday, June 20, 2012. Authorities…
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World Refugee Day
Palestinian refugee children are seen at Al-Amari Refugee Camp near the West Bank city of Ramallah, on June 20, 2012. The Palestinian Central Statistics Bureau said in a report issued on the World Refugee Day that observed on June 20, the number of Palestinian refugees registered by UNRWA had reached…
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Major news in Jordan on June 21: Protest at Parliament over passing elections law
Top news in <Ammon>: Protest at Parliament over passing elections law Dozens of activists and opposition parties members on Wednesday protested in front of the Parliament over endorsing the 2012 draft law to be discussed by the Senate House soon. They threw tomatoes at the parliament building in Alabdali area…
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Major news in Yemen on June 21: PM affirms full support for Yemeni women
Top news in <Saba>: PM affirms full support for Yemeni women Prime Minister Mohammed Salem Basindwa asserted on Wednesday his strong support for Yemeni women and their participation in forge Yemen’s future. During the women local conference held in Aden, Basindwa underlined the importance of women’s participation in the national…
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