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President of France H E Francoise Hollande delivered key-note address at the India-France Economic Conference in Mumbai on Friday, February 15, 2013. He called for moves to intensify economic cooperation to push India-France trade from present 8 billion Euros to 12 billion Euros.

Analysis - French EU-wariness complicates life for Hollande
| Reuters | June 19, 2013 - 06:38 | By Mark John | PARIS (Reuters) - A feeling in France that the European Union no longer works in its interest is fuelling tensio... (photo: PIB of India) Swissinfo
Europe France Photos Politics Wikipedia: François Hollande

About 7,000 Afghan and US-led troops have launched an offensive against the Taliban in central and eastern Afghan provinces -WN/Bero Amer

Soldiers killed after Taliban move
Four US troops have been killed in an attack in Afghanistan which came just hours after Washington announced plans to open talks with the Taliban. | Defence officials sai... (photo: WN/Bero Amer) Belfast Telegraph
Afghanistan Attack Photos Taliban USA Wikipedia: Taliban

File - Members of the 755th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Reaper Team 1 patrol villages near Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, March 11, 2013.

Taliban claim deadly US attack hours after peace moves
KABUL: The Taliban on Wednesday claimed responsibility for an overnight attack in Afghanistan that killed four US troops, just hours after Washington said its officials w... (photo: USAF / Senior Airman Chris Willis) The Times Of India
Afghanistan Photos Taliban US Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present)

Newly arrived Syrian refugees wait as Turkish soldiers walk by in a camp, in Boynuyogun, Turkey, Tuesday, June 14, 2011.

Over 7 million refugees in 2012: UN
Zee Media Bureau | United Nations: At least 7.6 million people were forced to become refugees in 2012 reportedly highest since 1994. | Syria crisis played an important ro... (photo: AP / Vadim Ghirda) Zeenews
Africa Photos Refugees Syria Wikipedia: Refugee

U.S. Air Force Capt. Matthew Polus conducts preflight checks on a U.S. Navy EA-6B Prowler aircraft before taking off from Bagram Airfield

4 Coalition Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan â€” Four coalition soldiers were killed in an attack Tuesday night, the American military said in a statement. | While United States officials did not ... (photo: US Navy / Senior Airman Brian Ferguson) The New York Times
Afghanistan Bagram Air Base Photos United States Wikipedia: Bagram Airfield

Turkeyâ€™s â€˜Standing Manâ€™ style grips protesters
Istanbul: A man stood still in Istanbulâ€™s Taksim Square â€” silent, staring straight ahead, he had not moved for hours. His peaceful action, on the square that pol... (photo: Creative Commons / Alan Hilditch) Deccan Chronicle
Photos Protests Taksim Protests Turkey Wikipedia: Timeline of the 2013 protests in Turkey

British Prime Minister David Cameron speaks during a media conference at the G-8 summit at the Lough Erne golf resort in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, on Tuesday, June 18, 2013.

G8 calls for urgent Syria peace talks despite Russia split
G8 leaders called for a peace conference on Syria to be held as soon as possible but deep divisions remained as Russia stood by its embattled Middle East ally. | At the e... (photo: AP / Matt Cardy, Pool) Khaleej Times
Peace Photos Russia Syria Wikipedia: 39th G8 summit

The Taliban Agree to Talk
The Taliban, more used to lobbing mortars and laying improvised explosive devices on the battlefields of Afghanistan, used a televised address in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday ... (photo: AP / Osama Faisal) The New York Times
Afghanistan Peace Talks Photos Taliban Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present)

Taliban fighters seen near Kabul Thursday, Oct. 3, 1996. The Taliban, an Islamic fundamentalist army, took over Kabul and drove out forces loyal to President Burhanuddin Rabbani a week ago. Taliban forces now control most of Afghanistan. In the first new reports of fresh fighting since Taliban rebels took over Kabul on Sept. 28, witnesses said they saw hundreds of the fighters clamboring up the rugged mountains overlooking the Panjshir Valley.

US, Taliban to have direct peace talks
June 18: | The US has decided to hold direct peace talks with the Taliban, senior White House officials have announced. The first meet is due to take place in the coming ... (photo: AP Photo / Hurriyet) The Siasat Daily
Peace Talks Photos Taliban US Wikipedia: Taliban insurgency

Turks Embrace Silent Protests
VOA News | Turkish anti-government demonstrators adopted a new type of protest Tuesday - silence. | Hundreds of people joined performance artist Erdem Gunduz, who stood s... (photo: AP / Petr David Josek) Voa News
Photos Protests Taksim Protests Turkey Wikipedia: Timeline of the 2013 protests in Turkey

G-8 summit turns focus to clampdown on tax-dodging
Leaders from eight of the world's wealthiest countries spent the final hours of their summit Tuesday focusing how to make sure that multinational companies can no longer ... (photo: PIB / Photo Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Government of India.) STL Today
G8 Summit Leaders N. Ireland Photos Tax Wikipedia: G8

Iraq worshippers killed in mosque blast
A suicide bomber has blown himself up inside a Shia mosque in the Iraqi capital, killing at least seven worshippers, police said. | More than 20 people were wounded in Tu... (photo: AP / Hadi Mizban) Al Jazeera
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President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 1, 2010. before signing the Iran Sanctions Bill imposing tough new sanctions against Iran as further punishment for the country's continuing ambitions to become a nuclear power.

Obama: US Open to Iran Nuclear Talks
VOA News | President Barack Obama says the United States is open to holding new talks with Iran about its controversial nuclear program. | But in an interview broadcast l... (photo: AP / J. Scott Applewhite) Voa News
Iran Nuclear Obama Photos USA Wikipedia: Nuclear program of Iran

Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers serving with the 201st Corps calibrate the D-30 howitzer on Forward Operating Base Mehtar Lam, Laghman province, Afghanistan, March 12, 2013. The ANA soldiers are part of a group being trained on how to operate the D-30 howitzer. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Claire Baker/Released)

Afghan forces take over from Nato
Afghanistan's armed forces are taking over the lead for security nationwide from the US-led Nato coalition, President Hamid Karzai has announced. | The handover of respon... (photo: US Army / Andrew Claire Baker) Belfast Telegraph
Afghanistan Nato Photos Terrorism Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present)

People shout anti-government slogans during a rally by the labor unions in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, June 17, 2013.

Police arrest dozens in raids across Turkey following protests
Police raided multiple addresses in several cities across Turkey today, detaining dozens of people following more than two weeks of anti-government protests, local media ... (photo: AP) The Irish Times
Photos Politcs Protest Turkey Wikipedia: 2013 protests in Turkey

An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier, center, listens to a villager as a U.S. Soldier, center right, assigned to the 320th Psychological Operations Company, Task Force Gladiator takes notes during an ANA-led gathering in Parwan province, Afghanistan, March 26, 2013. The event was intended to build relationships with area residents. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kelvin Lovelist/Released)

Afghans to take nationwide security lead from Nato
Afghan forces are formally taking over security for the whole of the country from Nato-led troops, completing a process begun in 2011. | President Hamid Karzai is attendi... (photo: US Army / Kelvin Lovelist) BBC News
Afghanistan Nato Photos Troops Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present)

'No alternative' to Palestinian state: Bill Clinton in Israel
JERUSALEM: Former US president Bill Clinton said during a visit to Israel on Monday that he saw "no alternative" to a Palestinian state. | Speaking at an event in honour ... (photo: Creative Commons / Toylab) The Times Of India
Palestinian Peace Photos US Wikipedia: State of Palestine

Hassan Rowhani, Iranian secretary of Supreme National Security Council, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo Tuesday, March 16, 2004. Rowhani said that Iran will allow international nuclear inspections to resume without restrictions later this month. (A

Iran vote is a 'victory for the reformists'
Hasan Rowhani's surprising first-round victory in Iran's presidential elections led to celebrations by Iranians at home and abroad, and to hope in western diplomatic circ... (photo: AP Photo ) CBC
Elections H. Rouhani Iran Photos President Wikipedia: Hassan Rouhani

President Barack Obama meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, Monday, June 17, 2013.

Seeking a Syria consensus despite US-Russia divide
Hunting for a glimmer of common ground, the leaders of major economic powers are declaring themselves dedicated to a political solution to Syria's bloody civil war, even ... (photo: AP / Evan Vucci) STL Today
Photos Russia Syria US Wikipedia: Syrian civil war

A northern alliance soldier controls a crowd of Afghan women waiting their turn to collect wheat during food distribution handled by United Nations World Food Programme in Kabul on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2001. Over the past several days food distribution around Kabul has triggered unrest as large crowds fought for a share of the

Afghan women lose political power as fears grow for the future
KABUL (Reuters) - A legal requirement that women make up at least a quarter of all provincial elected officials was quietly removed by conservative male parliamentarians,... (photo: AP / Marco Di Lauro) Reuters
Afghanistan Photos Politics Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present) Women