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Al Jazeera will face hurdles to succeeding with Current TV
Al Jazeera hopes it can succeed where Al Gore failed with Current TV. Gore and his business partner Joel Hyatt tried to turn Current TV into a legitimate news/talk channel and compete with MSNBC for liberal-minded viewers. Current spent heavily to woo...
Tags: Current TV (tv network), Arab Spring, Colin Powell, Comcast Corporation, Entertainment
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Al Jazeera completes deal to buy Current TV
Current TV, the small cable news channel that was co-founded by former vice president Al Gore, has been sold to Al Jazeera, the Qatar-based media company. The acquisition gives Al Jazeera, which is funded by the Qatar government, the opportunity to...
Tags: Current TV (tv network), The New York Times, Entertainment, Television, Al Jazeera English (tv network)
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Global climate talks stall — again
One can just imagine the future "Jeopardy" TV quiz show answer: The name of the international conference that took place in early December of 2012 that critics universally panned for accomplishing little despite overwhelming evidence of a global...
Tags: Weather, Energy, Elections, Finance, Environmental Pollution
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Qatar poet gets life in prison after 'insulting' emir
A poet will face life in prison in Qatar after penning verses that state officials deemed insulting to the nation's emir and an incitement to topple the government, his attorney told news agencies Thursday. Rights activists say Mohammed Ajami was...Tags: Tunisia, Arab Spring, Poetry, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Human Rights
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Fractious Syrian opposition says it has formed a united coalition
World NowThe deeply divided Syrian opposition said Sunday that its myriad factions had reached an initial agreement to form a new coalition -- the Syrian National Coalition -- to oversee a push to oust the government of President Bashar Assad.... -
Qatari emir visits Gaza Strip in sign of support
World NowPalestinians in Gaza Strip rolled out the red carpet for Qatari Emir Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani, the first foreign head of state to visit the besieged seaside territory since it was taken over by the Islamist militant group Hamas in 2007.... -
Global catastrophe predicted if West invades Syria
BEIRUT - Syrian President Bashar Assad predicted a global catas- trophe should the West invade his country, and representatives of Syria's notoriously divided opposition struggled Thursday to form a united government-in-exile against Assad's beleaguered...Tags: Los Angeles Times, Political Dissent, Al Arabiya (tv network), Hillary Clinton, Global Expansion
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New SARS-like virus detected in Middle East
LONDON (AP) - Global health officials are closely following a new respiratory virus related to SARS that is believed to have killed at least one person in Saudi Arabia and left another person in critical condition in Britain. The germ is a...
Tags: Flu, United Kingdom, Hospitals and Clinics, Viral Diseases and Infections, International Organizations
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Marines to be Court-Martialed Over Urinating on Corpses Video
KTLA NewsWASHINGTON, D.C. -- Two U.S. Marines will be court martialed over their alleged involvement in a video showing troops urinating on dead Taliban fighters and posing for pictures with casualties. The Marine Corps announced the criminal charges Monday...Tags: KTLA, U.S. Embassy, NCIS (tv program), Leon Panetta, John Kirby
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A Woman’s Place: Qatar, Brunei and Saudi Arabia send female athletes to the London games.
Channel Guide MagazineIt’s hard to imagine the Olympics without the ladies. In fact, for lots of us — especially us fellow females — our first, or best, Olympic memory is entirely girly. Nadia Comaneci. Mary Lou Retton. Dorothy Hamill. Kristi Yamaguchi. Flo-... -
Sources: Obama Authorized Secret Support for Syrian Rebels
CNNWASHINGTON, DC -- President Barack Obama has signed a covert directive authorizing U.S. support for Syrian rebels battling President Bashar al-Assad's forces, U.S. officials told CNN on Wednesday. The secret order, referred to as an intelligence...Tags: Political Dissent, Demonstration, Activism, United Kingdom, Central Intelligence Agency
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Iran on diplomatic blitz to free hostages in Syria
World NowIran launched a diplomatic offensive apparently aimed at helping to free 48 Iranian hostages kidnapped in Syria last weekend. Syrian rebels say they are holding the Iranians....
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