israel and greece forge closer ties - europe - al jazeera english
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as israel039s relationship with turkey has soured its relations with greece have grown stronger

london olympics declared open with grand show - olympics - al jazeera english
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queen elizabeth ii officially opens london 2012 games after spectacular opening ceremony showcasing best of britain

cultural revolution in cairo - middle east - al jazeera english
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young egyptians display pride at their country039s revolution through art and music

texas set to execute 039mentally retarded039 man - americas - al jazeera english
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marvin wilson deemed by his lawyers to be clinically quotmentally retardedquot set to face lethal injection for murder

the curse of palm oil - youtube
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for some forests are just expansive areas of unused land but for others itrsquos home orang asli indigenous people of peninsular malaysia depend on the fore

tsunami waves crash ashore in tonga after volcanic eruption - youtube
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a tsunami has hit the pacific nation of tonga after an undersea volcano eruptedthe extent of the damage is still unclear as many phone lines are down warni

kony 2012 sparks outrage in uganda
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kony 2012 an activist viral video campaign created by charity group invisible children has received criticism for simplifying complex issues involving josephy kony the government of uganda and the lord039s resistance army now the criticism is coming from actual ugandans based on public screenings held by al jazeera039s malcom webb ana kasparian and cenk uygur break it down on the young turkshttp:wwwhuffingtonpostcom20120314kony-2012-uganda_n_1346114htmlsubscribe to the young turks: http:bitlyewuu5ifind out how to watch the young turks on current by clicking here: http:wwwcurrentcomgettyt the largest online new show in the worldgoogle: http:wwwgplustotheyoungturksfacebook: http:wwwfacebookcomtytnationtwitter: http:twittercomtheyoungturks

uk braces for oprah interview with prince harry and wife meghan - youtube
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the british royal family is bracing itself for a highly anticipated interview between prince harry his wife meghan markle and oprah winfrey in a clip that

suez canal suspends traffic as tug boats work to free ship - youtube
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egyptrsquos suez canal authority sca said it was temporarily suspending navigation through one of the worldrsquos busiest shipping lanes until the grounded contain

millions rally to oust mubarak
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more than a million protesters flooded into central cairo turning tahrir square in the egyptian capital into a sea of humanity as massive protests against president hosni mubarak swept across middle east039s most populous nationpacked shoulder to shoulder in and around the famed tahrir square the mass of people on tuesday held aloft posters denouncing the president and chanted slogans quotgo mubarak goquot and quotleave leave leavequot similar demonstrations calling on mubarak to step down were also witnessed across other cities including sinai alexandria suez mansoura damnhour arish tanta and el-mahalla el-kubrafor the latest on egypt go to: http:englishaljazeeranet

radiation fears over japanese food
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radiation is still leaking from the fukushima nuclear site in japan and spreading to other areasin tokyo the capital radiation levels are now reportedly 10 times higher than on mondaythe world health organisation has urged authorities to stop the sale of any contaminated food andrew thomas reports from tanohata village in northern japan

libyan aircraft bomb ras lanuf
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libyan military aircraft piloted by officers loyal to muammar gaddafi the embattled leader of the country have bombed targets in the rebel-held oil town of ras lanufthe attacks are the latest in a series of counter-offensives by gaddafi039s military against anti-government forces which also include members of the military who refuse to recognise gaddafi039s authorityal jazeera039s lawrence lee reports on the latest developments in the country

aje: ntc president responds to saif al-islam039s escape
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in a telephone interview with al jazeera waheed burshan president of libya039s national transitional council in gharyan responded to the escape of muammar gaddafi039s son saif al-islamspeaking from tunis he confirmed that saif had been arrested but he was unable to say how gaddafi039s son subsequently escaped from his captors burshan referred to questions of quotinexperienced youthquot and the lack of a quotstructured military guardquot

russia battles racism in football - europe - al jazeera english
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russia considers banning bananas at games as they have become symbols of increasing racism on the football pitch

gladiator-school ruins unveiled in austria
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gladiator-school ruins discovered in austriaa group of austrian archaeologists have discovered the ruins of an ancient gladiator school east of the capital viennausing radar technology the archaeologists have produced a computer simulation showing what the school used to be in the third century during the roman empire gladiators would train at the compound to prepare for fights at the colosseum in romeal jazeera039s khadija magardie reports