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110211-A-xxxxW-003 U.S. Army soldiers fire a 60 mm mortar round during Cobra Gold on Pulon Range, Thailand, on Feb. 11, 2011. Cobra Gold is a joint forces, multinational exercise designed to ensure regional peace and stability. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew E. Winstead, U.S. Army. (Released)

Iran raid likely to drag in US, hurt global economy
Iran raid likely to drag in US, hurt global economy | Email this articlePrint this articleTweetThe author has posted comments on this articleReuters | Feb 5, 2012, 06.20P... (photo: US DoD / Staff Sgt. Matthew E. Winstead, U.S. Army) The Times Of India
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Egyptian anti-government activists throw stones at riot police during clashes in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011. Egyptian anti-government activists clashed with police for a second day Wednesday in defiance of an official ban on any protests but beefed up police forces on the streets quickly moved in and used tear gas and beatings to disperse demonstrations.

Egypt clashes rage into fourth day
| CAIRO - Protesters and riot police fought pitched battles in Cairo Sunday as clashes sparked by the perceived failure of Egypt's military rulers to prevent deadly footb... (photo: AP / Ben Curtis) Khaleej Times
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President Barack Obama delivers a statement on the monthly jobs report, Friday, July 8, 2011, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington.

Obama's aversion to U.S. drilling hurts
| TUSCALOOSA, ALA. — Whenever gas prices start dipping — no matter how slightly — consumers start hoping it's the start of a permanent downward spiral. | That's lik... (photo: AP / Susan Walsh) Lower Hudson Online
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Flames are seen after an explosion went off at a gas terminal in Egypt's northern Sinai Peninsula on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011

New blast hits Egypt's gas pipeline to Israel
| AFP - Saboteurs on Sunday blew up a pipeline that supplies gas to Israel, the 12th such attack in a year, security officials said. | Masked gunmen planted explosives un... (photo: AP / Ashraf Swailem) France24
Egypt Gas Israel Photos Wikipedia: 2011 Egyptian revolution

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during the tenth edition of "To Walk the Earth in Safety" at the State Department in Washington, Monday, Dec. 19, 2011.

Clinton presses Ukraine on former PM's legal case
| MUNICH — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is pressing Ukrainian authorities to quickly resolve the criminal case brought against former Prime Minist... (photo: AP / Luis M. Alvarez) Austin American Statesman
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A gas pressure gauge is seen at a snow-covered transit point on the main pipeline from Russia in the village of Boyarka, near Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009. A natural gas crisis loomed over Europe on Tuesday, as a contract dispute between Russia and Ukraine shut off Russian gas supplies to six countries and reduced gas deliveries to several others. Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Croatia and Turkey all reported a halt in gas shipments.

As Europe Shivers, Russia and Ukraine Point Fingers Over Natural Gas Supply to the West
| MOSCOW -- The flow of natural gas has fallen off sharply in the main pipelines supplying Europe from Russia, but this time cold weather -- not politics -- is to blame. ... (photo: AP / Sergei Chuzavkov) Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Ice-covered limbs of trees are seen on this February 3,2011 file photo during a ice storm in Pocahontas, Illinois, USA.

More than 220 dead as big freeze grips Europe
Temperatures have plunged to new lows in Europe where a week-long cold snap has now claimed more than 220 lives as forecasters warned that the big freeze would tighten it... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal) Jakarta Globe
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Tourists take shelter from snow as snowflakes fell in downtown Rome on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012.

Freezing Europe hit by Russian gas shortage
Freezing weather sweeping across Europe has led to a shortage of vital Russian gas supplies to several countries, officials say. | An EU energy spokeswoman said eight cou... (photo: AP / Riccardo De Luca) BBC News
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Canadian PM Stephen Harper looks to diversify oil exports with trip to China
| TORONTO - Canada's prime minister heads to China next week where he'll discuss Canada's vast oil reserves in a visit that's being viewed as an "open warning" ... (photo: Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 / ) Star Tribune
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Police kill two in Egypt clashes
| Egyptian police have shot and killed two protesters in Suez, a health official said, the first to die in clashes that erupted around the country after a riot at a socce... (photo: AP) The Guardian
Egypt Photos Police Protesters Wikipedia: 2011 Egyptian revolution

Markets Live: Shares slip ahead of US jobs
| Local shares are trading slightly lower following a mixed performance on global markets overnight and ahead of the latest US employment report. | 2.54pm: Following up o... (photo: AP / Richard Drew) Sydney Morning Herald
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Gold stocks shine in flat market
| Australian shares have opened largely flat on the back of mixed leads from overseas. | In early trade, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 4.1 points, or 0.1 per ... (photo: WN) Sydney Morning Herald
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Jeff Graceffa, of Crested Butte, Colo. uses his snow blower in the early morning on Monday, Dec. 20, 2010 to remove snow in front of his home from an ongoing storm that has sent Crested Butte with several feet of snow in the past three days. A winter storm warning was issued by the National Weather Service for the Western mountains of Colorado, and Eastern Utah.

Europe freeze kills 89, fears rise over Russian gas
Kiev: Record-low temperatures in parts of Eastern Europe pushed the death toll from Arctic conditions to at least 89 people on Wednesday, and have forced Russian gas prov... (photo: AP / Nathan Bilow) Zeenews
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Kasich says Ohio going 'more on offense' for jobs
| CINCINNATI — Gov. John Kasich (KAY'-sik) says Ohio is getting more aggressive in economic development, as the state's new private job-creation agency gears up for... (photo: AP / Chris Russell, Pool) Dayton Daily News
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IAEA Fact-Finding Mission Assesses Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant

IAEA approves Japan nuclear 'stress tests'
| The UN's nuclear watchdog has given its seal of approval to Japan's reactor safety checks, but said power companies should step up plans for managing disasters in ... (photo: UN / IAEA/Greg Webb) Al Jazeera
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Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, right, shakes hands with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, April 29, 2008. A gas pipeline that would link Iran and India was at the top of the agenda as the Islamic republic's president made his first visit to New Delhi on Tuesday, despite strong U.S. objections to the proje

India won't join boycott of Iran's oil
| MUMBAI, India — India has joined China in saying it will not cut back on oil imports from Iran despite stiff U.S. and European sanctions designed to pr... (photo: AP / ) Denver Post
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Employees of Indonesia's national oil company Pertaminia load trucks at a fuel storage depot Friday Sept. 9, 2005 in Jakarta. People are feeling the pinch of higher oil prices all over asia. In Indonesia, looming cuts in fuel subsidies which keep gasoline prices at 2,400 rupiah a liter (91 U.S. cents a gallon) have people worried about higher costs for fuel as well as other basic necessities, and the possibility of social unrest. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Oil above $99 in Asia on Europe's austerity move
| KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Oil rose above $99 a barrel Tuesday in Asia in sync with gains in regional equity markets after Europe took measures to battle its debt c... (photo: AP / Achmad Ibrahim) Atlanta Journal
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Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class James Woodward, seated in an MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter keeps watch on the waters around the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) transits the Straits of Hormuz.

Gulf Arabs have plans against Hormuz closure: official
| ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Coastguards and naval forces of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) group of Arab countries have contingency plans for a possible attempt by Iran t... (photo: US Navy / Photographers Mate 3rd Class Angel Roman-Otero) Daily Press
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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin looks on during a cabinet meeting in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Dec. 5, 2011.

Putin urges for diversification of Russiaâ€™s economy in campaign article
| MOSCOW — Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who is running for the Russian presidency, says Russia must diversify its economy away from oil and gas to high-tech produ... (photo: AP / RIA Novosti, Yana Lapikova, Pool) The Washington Post
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Jebel Ali Port oil depots, JAFZ, Dubai (UAE)

Iran sanctions may boost UAE oil revenues
| Abu Dhabi: The UAE's oil revenues could get a boost if the country can source enough oil to replace Iranian oil exports to Europe, energy experts have said. | The Europ... (photo: Creative Commons / Bjoertvedt) Gulf News
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