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The Hay-Adams Hotel, where President-elect Barack Obama and his family will stay when they move to Washington early, is seen Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008. The Obama family will stay at the hotel before moving into the Blair House, the government guest house across the street from the White Hous

Washington welcomes new first family

The Australian

INCOMING US president Barack Obama and his family arrive in Washington at the weekend, in time for him to work on an urgent economic recovery plan and his daughters to start classes at their new school. After less than 48 hours in their south Chicago home following their luxury Hawaii Christmas holiday, the president-elect's wife Michelle and their...

photo: AP / Charles Dharapak

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Opinion Worldwide

Forget others, can we find peace with ourselves?

The Times of India

4 Jan 2009, 0000 hrs IST, M J Akbar Text:...

U.S. military takes first step to quit Iraqi cities

The Boston Globe

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. military took a step toward pulling combat troops from Iraqi...

'What happens in war happens'

The Guardian

US army...

Flying while brown

An AirTran Airways airplane takes off from Akron-Canton Airport

The News International

Sunday, January 04, 2009 By Wajahat Ali The prescient American writer HL Mencken once noted: "People would rather feel safe than be free." After witnessing the unjustified removal of a group of American Muslims from a domestic AirTran flight due to...

photo: AP / Tony Dejak

Wembley Arena comes to Karjat!

The Times of India

4 Jan 2009, 0046 hrs IST, SHARIN WADER Text: You cannot dream London bigger than this. Bollywood filmmaker Vipul...

photo: GNU / BillyH

Study shows 'plant communication'

BBC News

Bees and plants talk to each other in a colourful language that humans cannot see or hear, researchers claim. Scientists at Cambridge University said flower petals use iridescence, which causes differences in colour...

photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba

Hamas warns of black destiny

Palestinians inspect thier homes in Gaza City

The Daily Tribune

FEATURE 01/04/2009 GAZA CITY Warplanes killed three young brothers and demolished a mosque in Gaza last Friday as Hamas warned that a black destiny awaits Israel if ground forces join the week-long offensive. If you commit the stupidity of...

photo: WN / Ahmed deeb

Worldwide protests denounce Israel

Al Jazeera

Angry protests against Israel's bombardment of the Gaza Strip are continuing with Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, witnessing a noisy demonstration. More such rallies are to be held on Saturday across the world, including one protest being...

photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb

Gaza: Signs signal fighting phase nears end

USA Today

Posted | Comment | Recommend | | | GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli warplanes and gunboats blasted more than two dozen Hamas targets Saturday, including weapons storage facilities, training centers and leaders' homes as...

photo: WN / Ahmed deeb