Turkish attack a reminder of Cold War dynamics

(CNN) – The suicide bombing in Ankara Friday is a reminder to counterterrorism agencies that it’s not just jihadist groups who threaten Western governments and their interests overseas. Pockets of the extreme left and extreme right still consider political violence legitimate — among them the Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party in Turkey. Turkish authorities have blamed the U.S. Embassy attack on the group, better known as DHKP-C, and are in the process of identifying the bomber. Suicide bomber strikes outside U.S. Embasssy in Ankara Analysts say it is likely the attack had two aims — to embarrass the Turkish government and to demonstrate...

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South Korea satellite ‘communicating’

South Korea says the satellite launched on Wednesday has made contact with a ground station and is sending data. The launch was South Korea’s first successful attempt to put a satellite into orbit using its own rocket. The satellite, which collects climate data, made contact at 03:27 on Thursday (18:27 GMT on Wednesday). The launch – which came weeks after North Korea successfully put its own satellite in orbit – had been delayed twice due to technical reasons. President Lee Myung-bak praised what he called a “first step towards opening an era of space science in earnest”. “We should make this an opportunity to elevate national power...

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Hun Sen Cup serves up four tasty quarter-final clashes

The seventh Samdech Hun Sen Cup enters its knockout phase today with four quarter-finals at two venues. In the 2pm kick-off at Olympic Stadium, 2010 winners Ministry of National Defence face arch-rivals National Police Commissary in a rematch of their January 12 Metfone C-League meeting, which saw the Army team stage a walk off after 75 minutes following a controversial goal scored against them. The game was recorded as a 5-0 win for Police. “If the match officials are going to make fair decisions, I think there will be no problem in defeating our opponents,” MND coach Op Sam Art told the Post yesterday. The 4pm game at Olympic Stadium...

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Nigeria qualified for the next round of the Africa Cup of Nations after two late Victor Moses penalties gave them a crucial win against Ethiopia.

Moses, 22, opened the scoring from the spot after he was fouled by defender Alula Girma with 10 minutes to go. The winger earned the second penalty when he was brought down by goalkeeper Sisay Bancha, who was sent off. If Moses had not scored they would have lost a quarter-final spot to Zambia due to a worse disciplinary record. Holders Zambia and Nigeria had come into their last round of group fixtures level on points and with an equal goal difference after they drew both their opening games 1-1. Before Moses’s intervention, his side had been set for an early trip home as they had collected more yellow cards. But instead it was Zambia...

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រឿង​ដ៏​ល្បី​សម្រាប់​ដើម​ឆ្នាំ​២០១៣​របស់​​ឈិនឡុង​ Chinese Zodiac មានភាសាខ្មែរដែរ

រឿង​ដ៏​ល្បី​សម្រាប់​ដើម​ឆ្នាំ​២០១៣​របស់​​ឈិនឡុង​ Chinese Zodiac ​ដែល​រៀប​រាប់​អំពី​បញ្ហា​ចរាចរ​វត្ថុបុរាណ​នោះ​ មាន​ឈុត​មួយ​និយាយ​​អំពី​​ខ្មែរ​ដែរ។ រឿង​លំដាប់​ហូលីវូដ​ដ៏​ល្បី​នេះ​ និពន្ធ​ និង​សម្ដែង​ផ្ទាល់​ដោយ​​ឈិនឡុង​ (Jackie Chan)​ ដោយ​ថត​នៅ​ប្រទេស​បារាំង​ ជាមួយ​នឹង​តារា​ល្បី​ៗ ​មក​ពី​ចិន​ ហូលីវូដ​ និង​កូរ៉េ​ខាត​ត្បូង។ ក្រៅ​ពី​ឈុត​ឆាក​វាយ​តប់​គ្នា​ដ៏​ជក់​ចិត្ត​ ក៏​មាន​ឈុត​ឆាក​ដែល​អប់រំ​មនុស្ស​ឲ្យ​ចេះ​ឲ្យ​តម្លៃ​លើ​វត្ថុ​បុរាណ​ផង​ដែរ។ ក្នុង​ភាព​យន្ត ​Chinese Zodiac ​នេះ​ មាន​ការ​ដាក់​លក់​វត្ថុ​បុរាណ​ធ្វើ​ឲ្យ​ប្រជាជន​ជា​ច្រើន​ប្រតិកម្ម​ ហើយ​គ្រប់​បណ្ដា​ទូរទស្សន៍​ផ្សេង​ៗ​ធ្វើ​ការ​ផ្សព្វ​ផ្សាយ​អំពី​ការ​លក់​វត្ថុ​បុរាណ​នោះ។ ក្នុង​ឈុត​នៃ​បណ្ដា​ប្រទេស​ផ្សេងៗ​ផ្សព្វ​ផ្សាយ​ព័ត៌មាន​អំពី​ការ​លក់​ដូរ​វត្ថុបុរាណ​នេះ...

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Wang Children Sweden ស្រក់ទឹកភ្នែកពេលឃើញវីដេអូសិច បង្ហោះតាមអ៊ីនធើណិត

នាង Wang Children Sweden ដែលជាតារាចម្រៀងចិន សិចស៊ី មានប្រជាប្រិយភាព និងមានសម្រស់ ស្រស់ដូចកូនក្រមុំជ័រនេះ បានរងការរិះគន់យ៉ាងចាស់ដៃ ពីទស្សនិកជន បន្ទាប់ពីឃើញវីដេអូសិចរបស់នាង បង្ហោះតាមប្រព័ន្ធអនឡាញ។ តាមប្រភពព័ត៌មានបរទេសនៅថ្ងៃទី ៣១ ខែមករា ឆ្នាំ ២០១៣ នេះ នាង Wang Children Sweden បានអង្គុយយំយែកយ៉ាងខ្លាំង ពេលឃើញវីដេអូសិច ត្រូវសិចបង្ហោះ តាមប្រព័ន្ធអ៊ីធើណិតក្នុង MV របស់នាង។ តាមសម្តីអ្នកគាំទ្រនាង បាននិយាយថា តារាចម្រៀងកូនក្រមុំជ័រ ក្នុងវីដេអូចាប់រំលោភនេះ គឺពេលនាងចេញទៅសម្តែង នៅប្រទេសជប៉ុន ហើយវីដេអូសិចរបស់នាង កំពុងបន្តលេចធ្លាយ តាមប្រព័ន្ធអនឡាញ ពាសពេញប្រទេសចិន។ នាងរងការរិះគន់យ៉ាងចាស់ដៃ ពីទស្សនិកជន ដោយពួកគេទាំងនោះ បានដាក់ឈ្មោះថា “wave up” ឲ្យន...

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Faces of the world: Nat Geo photographer's amazing portraits

As the child of a Pan Am flight attendant, award-winning photographer Alison Wright says that her passion for travel was acquired "in utero." Often on the job for magazines such as National Geographic and Smithsonian, Wright, 50, has traveled to 125 countries. Her latest book is an unusual step for a travel photographer used to capturing landscapes and dramatic scenes. "Face to Face: Portraits of the Human Spirit," due out March 28, is a collection of 184 color portraits of people she's encountered on her travels, from geishas and cowboys to the Dalai Lama and Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Photojournalist Alison Wright travels...

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Workers brave the capital's cold nights

HA NOI (VNS)— Temperatures of around 10 degrees Celsius and continuous rain at nights has made Ha Noi a desolate and quiet place in recent weeks. However, in the streets labourers are still working strenuously at all hours in the hope of earning a little more money as Tet approaches. Tran Thi Gai, 48, from Hung Yen Province's Khoai Chau District, is among those night workers. The slim female vendor says at 3pm every day she rides her old bicycle loaded high with bags of baked maize and sweet potatoes around the city to sell. Her working day finishes at around 2 am the next morning, regardless of how horrible the weather is. After eating a...

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ព្រះ​រាជ​ពិធី​ដង្ហែ​ព្រះ​អង្គារ ទៅ​បំប្លេង​ក្នុង​ទន្លេ​ចតុមុខ

ព្រះ​ករុណា​ជា​អម្ចាស់​​ជីវិត​​លើ​ត្បូង និង​សម្តេច​ព្រះ​មហា​ក្សត្រី ព្រះវររាជ​មាតា​ជាតិខ្មែរ ស្តេច​យាង​ប្រទាន​ព្រះរាជ​តំណាង គឺសម្តេច នរោត្តម យុវនាថ អម​ដោយ​ព្រះរាជ​វង្សា​នុវង្ស ដើម្បី​ដង្ហែ​ព្រះ​អង្គារ​ជា​ក្បួន យក​ទៅ​បំប្លែង ក្នុង​ទន្លេ​ចតុមុខ នៅ​ម៉ោង ៩ និង ៥០ នាទី។​ Tuesday, 05 February 2013 ព្រះ​ទីនាំង​សាឡង់ តុប​តែង​ជា​រូប​នាគ​ដង្ហែ​ព្រះ​បរមអដ្ឋិ​ទៅ​បំប្លេង​នៅ​ក្នុង​ទន្លេ​ចតុមុខ។​រូប​ថត​ហេង ជីវ័ន​ ព្រះអង្គារ ត្រូវ​បាន​ដង្ហែ​ពី​វាល​ព្រះមេរុ ឆ្ពោះទៅ​កាន់​វេទិកា​អុំទូក នៅ​មុខ​ព្រះ​បរម​រាជ​វាំង នៅ​ជិត​ព្រះអង្គ​ដងកើ ហើយ​ព្រះ​រាជ​វង្សានុ​វង្ស នាំ​យក​ព្រះ​អង្គារ ទៅ​បំប្លែង នៅ​ទន្លេ​ចតុមុខ តាម​ព្រះ​ទីនាំង​សាឡង់ តុប​តែង​ជា​រូប​នាគ។ នៅ​រសៀល​ម៉ោង...

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លោក​ហ៊ុន សែន​ស្នើ​ក្រសួង​យុត្តិធម៌​ពិចារណា​បន្ធូរបន្ថយ​ទោស​ថៃ​អាវ​លឿង

លោកស្រី​យីងឡាក់ ស៊ីណាវ៉ាត់​ នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​ថៃ​ បាន​ធ្វើ​លិខិត​ស្នើសុំ​​អន្តរាគមន៍​​ជាថ្មីម្តងទៀត​ នៅ​ថ្ងៃព្រហស្បតិ៍​នេះ ពី​លោក​នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​ហ៊ុន សែន អោយ​​ពិចារណា​អំពី​ការ​បន្ធូរបន្ថយ និង​លើកលែង​ទោស​ដល់​សកម្ម​ជន​ថៃ​អាវ​លឿង​២​នាក់​ ដែល​កំពុង​ជាប់​ពន្ធនាគារ​ព្រៃស។ ប្រមុខ​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​កម្ពុជា​បាន​ស្នើ​អោយ​ក្រសួង​យុត្តិធម៌​ពិចារណា​លើការ​ ស្នើសុំ​របស់​នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​ថៃ​នេះ។ ក្រសួង​យុត្តិធម៌​បាន​ចាប់​ផ្តើម​នីតិវិធី​​ទៅ​តាម​ការ​ស្នើ​របស់​លោក​ នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​ហ៊ុន សែន​ហើយ​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​នេះ។ លោក​នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​ដែល​បាន​ស្នើ​អោយ​ក្រសួង​យុត្តិធម៌​ពិចារណា​ ទីមួយ បន្ធូបន្ថយទោស​ទណ្ឌិត ​វេរ៉ា ស៊ុមខ្វាមឃីត ដើម្បី​អាច​ឈាន​ទៅ​ដល់​ការ​លើក​លែងទោស និង​ទី២ លើក​លែង​ទោស​ទណ្ឌិត...

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110 Days of Remembering Norodom Sihanouk

Keo Sovan Mony journeyed from Preah Vihear province to Phnom Penh to welcome King Father Norodom Sihanouk’s body back to Cambodia on October 17. But unlike the hundreds of thousands of mourners who joined her in the capital 110 days ago, the 68-year-old Buddhist nun never left. Keo Sovan Mony prays in front of the Royal Palace yesterday morning. (Siv Channa) She has been camping out in front of the Royal Palace ever since. Each morning for the past three and a half months, Keo Sovan Mo­ny has woken up in her cardboard bed on the grass in front of the Royal Palace, tucked her few provisions into a plastic bag, and be­gun another day...

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A Nation Bids Farewell to Its Beloved King Father

In a ceremony as tender as it was regal, a country yesterday bade farewell to a king, and an era in Cambodia’s modern history came to a fitting end. Heads of state sat nearby and lenses from around the world were trained on the elaborate crematorium at Veal Mean where the body of late King Father No­ro­­dom Sihanouk lay. But, in the end, it was the silence that preceded the rip and roar of fireworks and artillery gunfire that spoke volumes about what his passing has meant to his beloved son, wife and subjects. Months of planning, construction and nationwide mourning culminated in a moment that saw a grieving King Norodom Si­ha­moni...

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Aung San Suu Kyi draws thousands to Myanmar's first literary festival

Though the "Lady" was the main attraction, the Irrawaddy Literary Festival managed to focus the spotlight on Myanmar's changing book landscape By Kate Whitehead 5 February, 2013 "If you have ever learned some poems, they will come in very handy if ever you are imprisoned," said Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, while speaking at the Irrawaddy Literary Festival. The Irrawaddy...

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Mourners Rush to Buy King Father Mementos

Portraits of the late King Father Norodom Sihanouk covered the floor and dozens of coin-sized badges emblazoned with his im­age were scattered on the sidewalk in front of the Singha Meas printing house on Sunday. A woman on Thursday sells badges of the late King Father Norodom Sihanouk outside the cremation site in Veal Mean, the park in front of the National Museum. (Ben Woods) Kuo Ransiky, the 41-year-old own­er of the printshop on Phnom Penh’s Street 13, usually produces signs, posters and billboards for restaurants and shops around the capital. But for the past three days, she has brought in extra staff to help with the business...

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ដង្ហែ​ព្រះ​បរម​អដ្ឋិ យាង​ទៅ​តម្កល់​នៅ​លើ​ព្រះមហា​បញ្ចា ៩ ជាន់

ភ្នំពេញ: ​ព្រះករុណា​ជា​អ​ម្ចាស់ជីវិតលើត្បូង ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ សម្តេចព្រះបរមនាថ នរោត្តម សីហមុនី បន្ទាប់ពីស្តេចយាង​ជា​ព្រះរាជាធិបតីភាព​ដ៏​ខ្ពង់ខ្ពស់​រើស​ព្រះ​បរម​អដ្ឋិ ( ព្រះបរមធាតុ ) ជាមួយនឹងសម្តេចម៉ែរួចហើយ ព្រះអង្គបានយាងដង្ហែព្រះបរមអដ្ឋិ ​ទៅ​តម្កល់​នៅលើ​ព្រះមហា​បញ្ចា ៩ ជាន់ ក្នុង​ព្រះ​ពន្លា​ខាងត្បូង​។ ថ្ងៃទី 5 កុម្ភៈ 2013 ដោយ: កូឡាប CEN ​បន្ទាប់មក មានព្រះ​រាជពិធី​សាសនា សូត្រធម៌ សត្តប្បករណ៍ ថ្វាយព្រះបរមរតនកោដ្ឋ ដោយមាន​ការជួបជុំ​ព្រះរាជវង្សានុវង្ស ចៅជិត ចៅចម ជំទាវ ខុនណាង សម្តេច​អគ្គ​មហា​​ពញា​ចក្រី និង​លោកជំទាវ សម្តេចចៅហ្វា​វាំង និង​លោកជំទាវ ឧបនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី និង​លោកជំទាវ អនុប្រធាន ប្រធាន​គណៈកម្មការ​ព្រឹទ្ធសភា រដ្ឋសភា និង​លោកជំទាវ ប្រធាន​ក្រុមប្រឹក្សាធម្មនុញ្ញ...

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Thai Spy Freed; 412 Prisoners to Be Released on Monday

Ratree Pipattanapaiboon, who had been imprisoned on espionage charges since 2010, shed tears of joy when her six-year sentence came to an early end on Friday thanks to a Royal Pardon by King Sihamoni, who has lessened scores of jail terms and released hundreds of Cam­bodian prisoners to mark the cremation of his late father No­rodom Sihanouk. Thai espionage convict Ratree Pipattanapaiboon, center, leaves Prey Sar prison on Friday after receiving a Royal Pardon. (Siv Channa) Thai espionage convict Ratree Pipattanapaiboon, center, leaves Prey Sar prison on Friday after receiving a Royal Pardon. (Siv Channa) Addressing members of the Thai media...

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The Final Journey of King Father Norodom Sihanouk

The golden casket bearing the body of the late King Father No­ro­dom Sihanouk made its final journey through the streets of Phnom Penh on Friday before coming to rest at Veal Mean, where an elaborate site has been constructed for the royal cremation on Monday. The funeral procession for the late King Father Norodom Sihanouk moves along Sisowath Quay on Friday on his final journey before coming to rest at the cremation site adjacent to the Royal Palace. (Lauren Crothers/The Cambodia Daily) The funeral procession for the late King Father Norodom Sihanouk moves along Sisowath Quay on Friday on his final journey before coming to rest at the cremation...

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Undies ground

A participant of "No Pants Subway Ride" stands in a subway train in Mexico City on Sunday, January 13, 2013. The event is organised by Flashmob Mexico where participants have to strip down to their underwear as they go about their normal routine, said organisers. Mexico City - Hundreds of people in Mexico City doffed all but their smalls to take part in the “No Pants Subway Ride” on Sunday, just for laughs, around the world. Young and old, men, women and children got in on the 12th annual round of the prank held once a year in 50 cities, the well-ventilated movement said on its website. It was the third time people in Mexico City took part...

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Facebook unites siblings years later

Davenport, Iowa - A man has been reunited with his sister 65 years after they were separated in foster care thanks to a seven-year-old friend who searched Facebook. Clifford Boyson met his sister, Betty Billadeau, in person on Saturday. Billadeau drove up from her home in Florissant, Missouri, with her daughter and granddaughter for the reunion at a hotel in Davenport. Boyson, 66, and Billadeau, 70, both tried to find each other for years without success. They were placed in different foster homes in Chicago when they were children. Then seven-year-old Eddie Hanzelin, the son of Boyson’s landlord, got involved. Eddie found Billadeau by...

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Obama’s Fair Deal: Violate Your Tax Pledge So I Can Keep My Pledge to Reform Entitlements

This debt debate comes down to negotiables and non-negotiables for each side. Negotiables are things they are willing to put in play to achieve their goals. Non-negotiables are things they need to keep of the table at all costs. Both sides, not surprisingly have non-negotiables that involve keeping their chances alive for next year’s elections. Let’s start with those. For their part, House Republicans refuse to raise taxes. That’s their non-negotiable and has been all along. Many of these folks were elected in a Tea Party wave that was all about limited government. Many of them made an explicit pledge not to vote for a tax increase. They simply...

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Norway, with a substantial rate of gun ownership, is normally noted for non-violence

The nation of Norway was an especially unlikely setting for a shooting rampage that left at least 85 dead. The country of 4.9 million residents has one of the lowest per-capita homicide rates in Europe. Interestingly, however, gun ownership is relatively common in Norway, the Los Angeles Times reports. Gun ownership in Norway is common, although strict gun regulations and limitations are in place on ammunition for certain kinds of guns. According to GunPolicy.org, an Australian university-based website, the estimated number of guns held by civilians in Norway was 1.4 million in 2007, the most recent year for which the site has such statistics...

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Cornel West: Best. Interview. Ever.

Dr. James Joyner picks up on an interview with one of President Obama’s staunchest former allies, but also more recent critics, in the person of Professor Cornel West. Joyner titles his piece, “Cornel West is Crazy.” I’m not going to jump immediately to that point, but I’ve got to tell you, for a “highly sought after” guy with a doctorate from Princeton, this interview is… well, I suppose “remarkable” works. What’s with the black suit, white shirt, black tie outfit you always wear? Do you have anything else in your closet? I’ve got four black suits that I circulate, and they are my cemetery clothes — my uniform that keeps me ready for battle. Your...

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Elly Tran Ha - Vietnamese model pictures

Elly Tran Ha is an American-borned-Vietnamese, who has recently moved back to Vietnam from the USA. She works as a part-time model while furthering her studies.From 2009,she got famous on the Internet as her photos are circulated. Profile: Real name: Tran Kim Hong Nick name: Elly Tran Ha Birthday: 6/8/1987 Height: 5′6″ (168 cm) Weight: 104 lbs (47 kb) Measurements (inches): 35-23-35 Measurements (cm): 88-58-90 Blood group:...

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