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• Iraqi men sentenced in Ky. terrorism case
• Muse to play anniversary gig for War Child charity
• Sixty-five people executed in Syria's Aleppo: activists
• Soldier with new arms determined to be independent
• 3 months after Sandy, victims waiting for relief
• U.S. soldier who lost four limbs leaves hospital with transplant arms
• U.N. optimistic Syria aid meet will win major funding
• Syrian activists say 65 bodies found in Aleppo
• Britain ups aid for Mali, Africa but wary of mission creep
• UN Seeks Major Aid Boost for Syrian 'Catastrophe'
• Soldier looks forward to driving with new arms
• Maybe we should all shut up about 2016
• Op-Ed: In The Fight Over Gun Control, Kids Play An Unexpected Role
• Iraqi Kurds woo more oil majors in contest with Baghdad
• Empowered Products Unveils Origin of its Gun-Oil and PINK Lubricants
• Official handling Guantanamo shutdown will not be replaced
• Court hears Italian "Devil's Advocate" was fake lawyer
• Why Doubts Are Growing About An Alleged Syrian Chemical Attack
• Timeline of Germany's Greens
• Lawmaker looks outside VA to fill mental care gap
• Kurdish militants set for Turkey ceasefire in February: paper
• China urged to face Philippines at UN tribunal
• UK ups aid for Mali, Africa, but wary of mission creep
• Soldier to discuss his new arms after transplant
• The Most Inspiring Things About Quadruple Amputee Brendan Marrocco
• War Vet Gets Double Arm Transplant
• Analysis: Sunni discontent and Syria fears feed Iraqi unrest
• Sixty-five found executed in Syria's Aleppo: activists
• Why combat role for US women could reverberate worldwide
• Tunisia beefs up security at desert oil sites
• Hillary Clinton's 9 most memorable moments as secretary of state
• British Troops Are Going to Mali, Despite What David Cameron Said
• Kurdish militants set for Turkey ceasefire in Feb-paper
• Syrian refugees top 700,000, U.N. struggling to cope
• Syrian rebels storm regime complex, free prisoners
• Syrian troops battle rebels for control of government intelligence complex in oil-rich east
• Syrian troops battle rebels in oil-rich east
• Kurdish militants set to halt Turkey hostilities in February: paper
• ATI Systems Provides Mobile Mass Notification Unit to the City of Boston
• Soldier talks about his new arms after transplant

Iraqi men sentenced in Ky. terrorism case Posted: 29 Jan 2013 04:47 PM PST BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — An Iraqi man who pleaded guilty to terrorism-related charges in Kentucky has been sentenced to life in prison.

Muse to play anniversary gig for War Child charity Posted: 29 Jan 2013 04:05 PM PST LONDON (Reuters) - British rock band Muse will headline a gig in London next month to mark the 20th anniversary of War Child, a charity that aims to protect young victims of conflicts around the world. The gig on February 18 at the Shepherd's Bush Empire will be the fifth time War Child has staged a concert in association with the BRIT Awards, Britain's top pop honors which take place this year at the O2 Arena on February 20. War Child is to receive the inaugural Special Recognition Award at the ceremony, while Muse has been nominated for best British group and best British live act. ...

Sixty-five people executed in Syria's Aleppo: activists Posted: 29 Jan 2013 03:15 PM PST BEIRUT (Reuters) - At least 65 people were found shot dead with their hands bound in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Tuesday in a "new massacre" in the near two-year revolt against President Bashar al-Assad, activists said. Opposition campaigners blamed the government but it was impossible to confirm who was responsible. Assad's forces and rebels have been battling in Syria's commercial hub since July and both have been accused of carrying out summary executions. U.N.-Arab League mediator Lakhdar Brahimi told the U.N. ...

Soldier with new arms determined to be independent Posted: 29 Jan 2013 03:07 PM PST BALTIMORE (AP) — After weeks of round-the-clock medical care, Brendan Marrocco insisted on rolling his own wheelchair into a news conference using his new transplanted arms. Then he brushed his hair to one side.

3 months after Sandy, victims waiting for relief Posted: 29 Jan 2013 02:41 PM PST Devon Lawrence neatly stacked bricks on the gas burner of his kitchen stove and turned up the blue flame, creating a sort of radiator that warmed the ice-cold room.His two-story house in the Far Rockaway ...

U.S. soldier who lost four limbs leaves hospital with transplant arms Posted: 29 Jan 2013 02:05 PM PST BALTIMORE (Reuters) - A retired U.S. Army sergeant who underwent a double arm transplant after losing both arms and both legs in Iraq was discharged from The Johns Hopkins Hospital on Tuesday, saying he was anxious to get back to an active life. Sgt. Brendan Marrocco, 26, of Staten Island, New York, had the successful bilateral arm transplant surgery six weeks ago at the renowned Baltimore hospital. "I feel like I'm getting a second chance to start over," Marrocco said at a news conference announcing his discharge. ...

U.N. optimistic Syria aid meet will win major funding Posted: 29 Jan 2013 01:45 PM PST BEIRUT (Reuters) - The United Nations has received promises of major donations at this week's $1.5 billion aid conference for millions of Syrians affected by nearly two years of conflict, a senior U.N. official said on Tuesday. Wednesday's pledging conference in Kuwait will seek $1 billion of aid for Syria's neighbors sheltering 700,000 registered refugees, and another $500 million to bankroll humanitarian work for 4 million Syrians inside their country. ...

Syrian activists say 65 bodies found in Aleppo Posted: 29 Jan 2013 12:59 PM PST BEIRUT (AP) — The bodies of at least 65 people, some with hands tied behind their backs, were found in Syria's northern city of Aleppo Tuesday as the government and rebels trying to overthrow it blamed each other for the latest mass killing.

Britain ups aid for Mali, Africa but wary of mission creep Posted: 29 Jan 2013 12:17 PM PST LONDON (Reuters) - Britain increased its offer of aid to France and African governments on Tuesday to help them counter Islamist militants in Africa but limited the scope of its support for fear of being dragged into an Afghanistan-style quagmire. Defence Secretary Philip Hammond told parliament that up to 240 soldiers could take part in missions to train African troops, and that at least 90 more are already taking part in logistical operations to support French troops fighting in Mali. ...

UN Seeks Major Aid Boost for Syrian 'Catastrophe' Posted: 29 Jan 2013 12:00 PM PST UN seeks major humanitarian aid boost for 'relentless' Syrian crisis

Soldier looks forward to driving with new arms Posted: 29 Jan 2013 11:55 AM PST BALTIMORE (AP) — A soldier who lost all four limbs in a roadside bombing in Iraq says he's looking forward to driving and swimming with new arms after undergoing a double-arm transplant.

Maybe we should all shut up about 2016 Posted: 29 Jan 2013 11:34 AM PST Every time I start to write about why Clinton, Biden, Rubio, Christie, Ryan, Cuomo, O'Malley, Paul, Walker, Warren will or won't run or not run or will win or lose, reminders of the past begin to play in my mind. And I'm reminded of how often and how quickly rock-solid political certainties have crumbled.

Op-Ed: In The Fight Over Gun Control, Kids Play An Unexpected Role Posted: 29 Jan 2013 11:14 AM PST A few weeks ago in Concord, New Hampshire, my 14-year-old sister, Daphne Jordan, attended a gun rights rally. A few hundred people crowded around the grand steps of the State House building, which with its gold dome and neo-classical design is a typically beautiful New England state seat. Daphne had written a speech. When given the chance to address the crowd, my young sister grabbed the rally by the bullhorn.

Iraqi Kurds woo more oil majors in contest with Baghdad Posted: 29 Jan 2013 11:02 AM PST LONDON (Reuters) - Iraqi Kurdistan said it is negotiating with two or three major international companies to operate oilfields and expects to announce the outcome in about a month, in a move likely to further heighten tensions with Baghdad. The remarks by Natural Resources Minister Ashti Hawrami on Tuesday highlight the autonomous region's resolve to push ahead with development of its oil resources independently of the Baghdad-based central government. ...

Empowered Products Unveils Origin of its Gun-Oil and PINK Lubricants Posted: 29 Jan 2013 10:58 AM PST From Battlefield to Bedroom to Mainstream RetailLas Vegas, Nevada (PRWEB) January 29, 2013 Empowered Products, Inc. unveiled today the unique origin of its hugely popular Gun-Oil® and PINK® lines of personal lubricant products, a history that began on the Desert Storm battlefield in Kuwait and has grown to the store shelves at America's largest retailers, and beyond.Check out Empowered Product's complete Gun-Oil and PINK product lines at: http://www.gunoil.com and http://www.pinkforus. ...

Official handling Guantanamo shutdown will not be replaced Posted: 29 Jan 2013 09:59 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. diplomat charged with closing the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is taking up a new post and will not be replaced, with most of his duties being turned over to the State Department's top lawyer, U.S. officials said on Tuesday. The fact that Ambassador Dan Fried will not be replaced may raise questions about the Obama administration's plan to close the prison, though the officials denied any erosion in their commitment to shutter the detention center. There are now 166 prisoners held at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. ...

Court hears Italian "Devil's Advocate" was fake lawyer Posted: 29 Jan 2013 09:52 AM PST LONDON (Reuters) - An Italian man known as the "Devil's Advocate" went on trial in London on Tuesday accused of posing as a lawyer to defraud 10 sets of victims of a total of almost one million pounds. Giovanni Di Stefano, 57, denies 25 offences of deception, fraud, money laundering and forgery allegedly committed between 2004 and 2012. Lawyer David Aaronberg, opening the case for the prosecution at Southwark Crown Court, said Di Stefano had no legal qualifications but had built a reputation as a lawyer willing to take on cases considered unwinnable or too difficult to defend. ...

Why Doubts Are Growing About An Alleged Syrian Chemical Attack Posted: 29 Jan 2013 08:29 AM PST If recent media reports have left an impression that Syrian President Bashar Assad might already have used chemical weapons against his own people, think again, says arms expert Jeffrey Lewis.

Timeline of Germany's Greens Posted: 29 Jan 2013 08:16 AM PST (Reuters) - Formed in 1980 as a loose coalition of pacifists, socialists environmentalists and feminists, the Greens may become kingmakers after Germany's September 2013 federal election. Here is a look at significant Greens moments in Germany: October 1992 - Germany's Greens co-founder Petra Kelly is found dead. Kelly was one of its first members of parliament. She was shot dead by her partner, former general and Green politician Gert Bastian, who then killed himself. Sept/Oct 1998 - Social Democrats under Gerhard Schroeder win the federal election. ...

Lawmaker looks outside VA to fill mental care gap Posted: 29 Jan 2013 08:05 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Veterans who have trouble getting timely mental health care from Veterans Affairs hospitals and clinics should also have access to thousands of health care providers who care for military personnel and their families, says the Republican chairman of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs.

Kurdish militants set for Turkey ceasefire in February: paper Posted: 29 Jan 2013 07:55 AM PST ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Kurdish militants will halt hostilities with Turkey in February according to the timetable of a fledgling peace process aimed at ending 28 years of insurgency, a report in a mainstream newspaper said on Tuesday. Turkish intelligence officials began talks with jailed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan in late 2012 and preliminary talks have also been held with PKK members in northern Iraq, where most of the group's several thousand militants are based, it said. ...

China urged to face Philippines at UN tribunal Posted: 29 Jan 2013 07:46 AM PST A senior U.S. lawmaker meeting with Philippine officials said Tuesday that China should agree to face the Philippines before a U.N. arbitration tribunal to avoid a possible crisis over their long-raging ...

UK ups aid for Mali, Africa, but wary of mission creep Posted: 29 Jan 2013 07:44 AM PST LONDON (Reuters) - Britain boosted its offer of aid to France and African governments on Tuesday to help them counter Islamist militants in Africa, but was careful to limit the scope of its support amid fears it could be dragged into an Afghanistan-style quagmire. Defence Secretary Philip Hammond told parliament that up to 240 soldiers could take part in missions to train African troops, and that at least 90 more are already taking part in logistical operations to support French troops fighting in Mali. ...

Soldier to discuss his new arms after transplant Posted: 29 Jan 2013 07:40 AM PST BALTIMORE (AP) — A soldier who lost all four limbs in an Iraq roadside bombing has two new arms following a double transplant at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

The Most Inspiring Things About Quadruple Amputee Brendan Marrocco Posted: 29 Jan 2013 07:05 AM PST Today we're supposed to officially hear from Brendan Marrocco, the first solider to survive after losing all four limbs in the Iraq war, about what it was like to receive a double-arm transplant on Monday — the seventh surgery of its kind ever performed in the United states — but we've been hearing a lot from the 26-year-old New Yorker on his Twitter account and in many an uplifting tale in the 24 hours leading up to his press conference at Baltimore's Johns Hopkins Hospital this afternoon. ...

War Vet Gets Double Arm Transplant Posted: 29 Jan 2013 06:47 AM PST Johns Hopkins Surgeons Performed 1st Bilateral Arm Transplant Last Month

Analysis: Sunni discontent and Syria fears feed Iraqi unrest Posted: 29 Jan 2013 06:46 AM PST RAMADI, Iraq (Reuters) - Across Iraq's western desert, thousands of Sunni Muslims block highways, chant and pray in protests against Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki that grow more defiant by the day. Their demands are many, but the old Iraqi flags from Saddam Hussein's era and Sunni tribal colors fluttering among them are a clear message to Maliki: Enough, our time has come again. In Iraqi cities like Ramadi and Falluja, where tribal ties are strong, many Sunnis have harbored a sense of marginalization ever since Saddam's fall and the Shi'ite majority's empowerment. ...

Sixty-five found executed in Syria's Aleppo: activists Posted: 29 Jan 2013 06:18 AM PST BEIRUT (Reuters) - At least 65 people, apparently shot in the head, were found dead with their hands bound in a district of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Tuesday, activists said. The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which says it provides objective information about casualties on both sides of Syria's war from a network of monitors, said the death toll could rise as high as 80. It was not clear who had carried out the killings. ...

Why combat role for US women could reverberate worldwide Posted: 29 Jan 2013 06:08 AM PST In lifting a ban on women serving in combat roles in the US military, the Obama administration has made a monumental move toward gender rights that could ultimately change the way war looks.

Tunisia beefs up security at desert oil sites Posted: 29 Jan 2013 05:59 AM PST TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia is reinforcing the security around its oil and gas facilities in this North African country's southern deserts following an attack in Algeria, the state news agency reported.

Hillary Clinton's 9 most memorable moments as secretary of state Posted: 29 Jan 2013 05:45 AM PST As Clinton prepares to step down, a look back at her tenure as America's top diplomat

British Troops Are Going to Mali, Despite What David Cameron Said Posted: 29 Jan 2013 04:57 AM PST Today, the U.K. announced that it would be sending around 350 troops to support the French operation in Mali, which means Prime Minister David Cameron has some explaining to do. Two weeks ago, he promised there would be no British troops on the ground on Mali. Last week Cameron promised Britain would only send "tens, not hundreds" of troops to help in the fight. Now the number is growing—as is Europe's role in West African conflict.

Kurdish militants set for Turkey ceasefire in Feb-paper Posted: 29 Jan 2013 04:05 AM PST ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Kurdish militants will halt hostilities with Turkey in February according to the timetable of a fledgling peace process aimed at ending 28 years of insurgency, a report in a mainstream newspaper said on Tuesday. As an initial confidence-building step, around 100 fighters from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) guerrilla group will hand in their weapons and leave Turkey, the Hurriyet said. ...

Syrian refugees top 700,000, U.N. struggling to cope Posted: 29 Jan 2013 03:58 AM PST GENEVA (Reuters) - More than 700,000 Syrian refugees have fled to other countries in the region and aid workers are struggling to keep up with the exodus, the United Nations said on Tuesday. The number of refugees passed the 500,000 mark on Dec 11, meaning more than 200,000 have fled the war-torn country in the past seven weeks. "We have seen an unrelenting flow of refugees across all borders. We are running double shifts to register people," Sybella Wilkes, spokeswoman for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), told Reuters in Geneva. ...

Syrian rebels storm regime complex, free prisoners Posted: 29 Jan 2013 03:45 AM PST BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels stormed a government intelligence complex in the oil-rich east of the country on Tuesday, freeing at least 11 people held in a prison at the facility, activists said.

Syrian troops battle rebels for control of government intelligence complex in oil-rich east Posted: 29 Jan 2013 02:24 AM PST BEIRUT - Activists say Syrian troops are fighting rebels over a government intelligence complex and a major prison where opposition figures are reportedly being held in the oil-rich east of the country.

Syrian troops battle rebels in oil-rich east Posted: 29 Jan 2013 01:50 AM PST BEIRUT (AP) — Activists say Syrian troops are fighting rebels over a government intelligence complex and a major prison where opposition figures are reportedly being held in the oil-rich east of the country.

Kurdish militants set to halt Turkey hostilities in February: paper Posted: 29 Jan 2013 01:37 AM PST ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Kurdish militants will announce a halt to hostilities with the Turkish state in February according to the timetable of a fledgling peace process aimed at ending a 28-year-old insurgency, a newspaper report said on Tuesday. As an initial confidence-building step, around 100 fighters from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) guerrilla group will disarm and withdraw from Turkish soil, the Hurriyet daily said. ...

ATI Systems Provides Mobile Mass Notification Unit to the City of Boston Posted: 29 Jan 2013 12:26 AM PST Acoustic Technology, Inc. (ATI Systems), the world's leading provider of intelligible and long range voice systems, recently delivered a Mobile Mass Notification (MN) unit to the Mayor's Office of Emergency Preparedness for the City of Boston.East Boston, MA (PRWEB) January 29, 2013 Acoustic Technology, Inc. (ATI Systems), the world's leading provider of intelligible and long range voice systems, recently delivered a Mobile Mass Notification (MN) unit to the Mayor's Office of Emergency Preparedness for the City of Boston. ...

Soldier talks about his new arms after transplant Posted: 28 Jan 2013 11:16 PM PST BALTIMORE (AP) — A soldier who lost all four limbs in an Iraq roadside bombing has two new arms following a double transplant at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

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