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Leaked Syrian government emails indicate weapons supplied to Hamas

Sun, 02 Dec 2012 16:12:45 GMT

Sunday, December 2, 2012

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tehran@mofa.gov.sy. "Additional Information Requested by HE" — par-anoia.net, November 26, 2012 (Posted)
"Tweet: 1 Gigabyte release" — Twitter, November 26, 2012; 2330 UTC
"Tweet: Syria Teaser" — Twitter, November 26, 2012
"Tweet: Announcing release within next 24 hours" — Twitter, November 26, 2012; 2029 UTC
Dante D'Orazio. "Anonymous hacks into 78 Syrian government email accounts" — The Verge, February 8, 2012
Chloe Albanesius. "Anonymous Hacks Syrian President's Emails" — PC Magazine, February 7, 2012

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"Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (mofa.gov.sy) releases and downloads" — par-anoia.net, November 26, 2012 (Posted)

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Athletics concludes at London Paralympics with the marathon

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 07:24:16 GMT

Christie Dawes of Australia finishes fifth in the women's T54 marathon while setting an Oceania record
Image: Laura Hale.

Monday, September 10, 2012

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London, England — Yesterday, on the final day of competition, athletics concluded at the London Paralympics with the running and wheeling of the marathon for the men's T12, T46 and T54, and the women's T54. Spain and Great Britain both had a gold and a silver medal, Brazil and the United States had a gold each, Switzerland had a silver and a bronze medal, Colombia had a silver medal, and Tunisia, Australia and Belarus each had a bronze medal.

Alberto Suarez Laso of Spain set a world and European record in the T12 marathon with a time of 2:24:50. In the same event, Tunisian Abderrahim Zhiou set an African record with a time of 2:26:56 and Colomobian Elkin Alonso Serna Moreno set an Americas record with a time of 2:26:39. Despite failing to get a medal, Japanese Masahiro Okamura set an Asian record with a time of 2:28:51. In the women's T54 event, Australian Christie Dawes set an Oceania record with a time of 1:49:37.

Great Britain's gold medal was earned by David Weir, and was Weir's fourth gold medal earned in the London. This put Weir at the top of the individual gold medal count for London alongside Raymond Martin of the United States. Tatyana McFadden of the United States had a chance at four gold medals in London, but was unable to seriously compete after a pair of tire punctures mid-race that seriously slowed her down. McFadden conveyed her experiences in the race to the media, saying, "At 18 or 19 miles it went again, this always seems to happen to me in London. Luckily, I had a spare but I was bombed out. I just wanted to sit and cry but I also wanted to finish, there was only about six miles to go and I was determined I wasn't going to get another flat tyre]. [...] Finishing is the most important thing for me, it makes you a better person. I just wanted to compete and stay strong."

Swiss racer Edith Wolf quit the women's marathon mid-race after running into a hole on the course that left her without feeling in her left arm and neck, and required her to be hospitalized. Following the race, Wolf's husband and coach told the media, "She was really looking forward to the marathon. She was really prepared, so I think she's really disappointed. I think tomorrow she will wake up and see her four medals and she will be very happy." When questioned about the media, some of whom disappeared at the conclusion of the men's race, and specifically the media from Wolf's home country, he said, "There are not so many media here, which is disappointing. But now they have recognised this is really a great Games. This is the second biggest sports event in the world and they are not here, so it's their loss, they missed a big chance."

Colombia's German Naranjo Jaramillo served as Elkin Alonso Serena Morena's guide for the length of the marathon. Because of this, Jaramillo also earned a silver medal. Gold medalist Laso of Spain and bronze medalist Zhiou of Tunisia utilized multiple guides, and the guides were not eligible for medals. Other runners in the men's T12 marathon who had the same guide the whole race included ninth place Ildar Pomykalov of Russia who was guided by Aleksei Lashmanov, and Henry Wanyoike of Kenya who did not finish but was guided by Joseph Gachuhi.

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Medals awarded at final day of rowing at London Paralympics

Mon, 03 Sep 2012 07:51:10 GMT

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London, England — The final day of rowing at the London Paralympics took place yesterday at Eton Dorney, with all the medals being decided. China finished on top, earning two golds. Ukraine came in second in rowing medals with a gold and a bronze, Great Britain earned a gold, France earned a pair of silver medals, Australia and Germany won a silver medal, and Belarus and Russia each won a bronze.

Coming into the AS Men Single Sculls, Tom Aggar of Great Britain was the gold medal favourite having not lost a major international competition. He failed in his quest. Australia's Erik Horrie claimed silver in the event despite being in the hospital 24 hours earlier. With a close finish, Australia's fans initially thought he won bronze.

The TA Mixed Double Sculls race was a fight for bronze with Gavin Bellis and Kathryn Ross of Australia being just beaten by Oksana Masters and Rob Jones of the United States by less than a second to finish fifth.

Sebastian Coe, Prince Edward, the Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton and Australia's Minister for Sport Kate Lundy were amongst the dignitaries that watched the medal races.

Final day of Paralympic rowing at Eton Dorney
Image: Laura Hale.

Final day of Paralympic rowing at Eton Dorney. The coaches ride alongside their rowers.
Image: Laura Hale.

Final day of Paralympic rowing at Eton Dorney
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Australia's Gavin Bellis and Kathryn Ross
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Kate Lundy in yellow
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Next to woman in white hood Countess of Wessex, Prince Edward, Edward's niece, Kate Middleton and Sebastien Coe
Image: Laura Hale.

Nathalie Benoit of France, Alla Lysenko of the Ukraine and Liudmila Vauchok of Belarus get their medals in the AS Women Single Sculls
Image: Laura Hale.

Erik Horrie of Australia celebrates his silver medal
Image: Laura Hale.

Oksana Masters and Rob Jones listen to the Chinese national anthem during the medal ceremony for the TA Mixed Double Sculls
Image: Laura Hale.

Rank	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	2	0	0	2
2	Ukraine	1	0	1	2
3	Great Britain	1	0	0	1
4	France	0	2	0	2
5	Australia	0	1	0	1
5	Germany	0	1	0	1
7	Russia	0	0	1	1
7	Belarus	0	0	1	1
7	United States	0	0	1	1

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China leads medal race after day two of competition at London Paralympics

Sat, 01 Sep 2012 20:00:04 GMT

Saturday, September 1, 2012

Medal ceremony for women's 10m SH1 standing air rifle
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London, England — Following the second full day of competition at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, China leads the medal race with 13 gold medals and 34 medals in total. Australia comes second with 7 gold, and the Ukraine is third with 6 gold medals.

China's large medal haul was distributed across several sports, with 15 from swimming, 5 each from athletics and track cycling, 4 from judo, 3 from powerlifting, 2 from shooting.

Australia's first medal of the Games was won in women's standing air rifle shooting event where Natalie Smith captured a bronze medal during the first medal event of the Games. One of Australia's bronze medals came in athletics' F35–36 shot put event. Kath Proudfoot originally was listed as finishing fifth, but the Australians appealed this citing errors in how her results were calculated. Their appeal was successful, and Proudfoot came away with her second consecutive Paralympic medal in the event.

Over half the medals won by the United States came in swimming, with 7 total. The country has earned an additional 3 in track cycling and 1 in athletics.

A number of competitors have already earned multiple medals, including Australia's Jacqueline Freney and Matthew Cowdrey, and the United States's Jessica Long and Elizabeth Stone who all picked up a pair of medals in the pool.

Rank	Country	Men Gold	Men Silver	Men Bronze	Men Total	Women Gold	Women Silver	Women Bronze	Women Total	Total Gold	Total Silver	Total Bronze	Total Total	Rank by total
1	China	8	7	5	20	5	3	6	14	13	10	11	34	1
2	Australia	2	2	3	7	5	2	5	12	7	4	8	19	3
3	Ukraine	4	2	2	8	2	3	3	8	6	5	5	16	4
4	Russia	3	2	2	7	2	1	1	4	5	3	3	11	5
5	Great Britain	2	6	4	12	2	5	1	8	4	11	5	20	2
6	United States	2		2	4	2	1	4	7	4	1	6	11	5
7	Germany	1	2	4	7	2	2		4	3	4	4	11	5
8	Canada	1	1		2	1	2	1	4	2	3	1	6	9
9	Brazil	2	1		3		1	2	3	2	2	2	6	9
10	Nigeria	1	2		3	1			1	2	2		4	12
11	Azerbaijan	1			1	1			1	2			2	21
12	Spain	1	2	1	4		2	4	6	1	4	5	10	8
13	New Zealand					1	2	2	5	1	2	2	5	11
14	Turkey		1		1	1	1	1	3	1	2	1	4	12
15	France	1	1	1	3			1	1	1	1	2	4	12
15	Netherlands	1			1		1	2	3	1	1	2	4	12
17	Italy			1	1	1	1		2	1	1	1	3	16
18	Egypt	1		2	3					1		2	3	16
19	Cuba			1	1	1			1	1		1	2	21
19	Denmark	1		1	2					1		1	2	21
19	Republic of Korea	1		1	2					1		1	2	21
19	South Africa			1	1	1			1	1		1	2	21
23	Belarus	1			1					1			1	29
23	Hungary	1			1					1			1	29
23	Ireland					1			1	1			1	29
23	Latvia	1			1					1			1	29
23	Morocco					1			1	1			1	29
23	MKD					1			1	1			1	29
23	Serbia	1			1					1			1	29
30	Czech Republic		2	1	3						2	1	3	16
30	Mexico		2	1	3						2	1	3	16
32	Argentina		1	1	2						1	1	2	21
32	Croatia		1	1	2						1	1	2	21
34	Norway						1		1		1		1	29
34	Poland						1		1		1		1	29
34	Sweden		1		1						1		1	29
34	Chinese Taipei						1		1		1		1	29
34	Tunisia						1		1		1		1	29
34	Uzbekistan		1		1						1		1	29
40	Algeria			3	3							3	3	16
41	Venezuela			2	2							2	2	21
42	Hong Kong, China			1	1							1	1	29
42	Iran							1	1			1	1	29
42	Israel							1	1			1	1	29
Total		37	37	41	115	31	31	35	97	68	68	76	212

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Judo round of sixteen underway at London 2012 Summer Paralympics

Fri, 31 Aug 2012 14:38:53 GMT

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Friday, August 31, 2012

Iranian Mohammad Ali Shanani and Ukrainian Dmytro Solovey prepare to enter
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London, England — The third session of judo featuring the round of sixteen at London's ExCeL North Arena 2 got underway today at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.

Ukrainian Dmytro Solovey scored a point early against Iranian competitor Mohammad Ali Shanani and was quickly pinned in the men's 73 kg event. In the match on the other mat, Cuban Isao Cruz Alonso took a bit longer to defeat Azerbaijani competitor Rovshan Safarov.

In the second set of matches, German Matthiar Krieger defeated Great Britain's Dan Powell in the round of 16 in the men's 81kg event with a pin late in the bout. On the other mat, Japan's Hidekatsu Takahashi defeated Aliaksandr Kazlou of Belarus with a pin and score of 111-0 in the men's 73kg event. In another match, Turkey's Halil Ibrahim Onel defeated Germany's Sebastian Junk with a pin in the men's 73kg round of sixteen.

Quarter finals and repechages were scheduled for later in the day.

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Libyan court jails 24 foreigners for helping Gaddafi

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 18:35:53 GMT

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Libya

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Reuters. "Libya shocks foreign mercenaries with long jail terms" — Emirates 24/7, June 5, 2012
AFP. "Libya hands long jail terms to 24 ‘mercenaries’ from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus" — Al Arabiya, June 4, 2012
"Libya jails 24 'foreign mercenaries' who claim innocence" — BBC News Online, June 4, 2012

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Journalist forbidden to leave Belarus

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 17:14:56 GMT

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

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A Polish-Belarusian journalist accused of defaming Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has been banned from leaving Belarus due to a suspended court sentence given to him earlier this year.

The Polish activist and journalist Andrzej Poczobut was convicted in July for alleged defamation in the Polish Press, and sentenced to three years, suspended.

Informed of the travel ban by the Belarusian Interior Ministry, he said he intends to continue reporting from within Belarus.

Police told the Gazeta Wyborcza journalist to report to police three times each month and not to travel, after inspecting and registering him. After three violations of the conditions, he would be jailed.

He had recently travelled to and from Warsaw just before the order came, because he anticipated some travel restrictions.

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PAP. "Polish activist banned from leaving Belarus" — Polskie Radio, September 27, 2011
"'Gazeta Wyborcza' Journalist 'Barred From Leaving Belarus'" — Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, September 27, 2011

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Azerbaijan win 2011 Eurovision Song Contest

Sun, 15 May 2011 13:57:51 GMT

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Eurovision Song Contest

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"Eurovision Song Contest 2011 Final" — Eurovision, May 14, 2011
"Azerbaijan wins the Eurovision Song Contest" — BBC News Online, May 15, 2011
"Winner's Press Conference: "We want to bring Europe together"" — Eurovision.tv, May 15, 2011
"Eurovision 2011: Semifinals results revealed" — ESC Today, May 15, 2011

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Eleven dead after Belarus subway bombing

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 20:08:35 GMT

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

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File photo of Oktyabrskaya station
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Eleven people are reported dead and more than a hundred injured after a bomb went off in a Minsk Metro station in Minsk, Belarus on Monday evening.

According to witnesses, the explosion happened just after a train entered the Oktyabrskaya station at about 1755 local time (1555 UTC). The explosion reportedly damaged the station, with a section of the ceiling having collapsed.

One witness said: "People are being treated on the spot, some are being taken away, some—those who are conscious and in a more or less normal state—are being helped into ambulances."

A police spokesperson said security forces were placed in a state of "heightened alert" after the incident, and the area around the station was closed. President Alexander Lukashenko said police forces are to "turn the country upside down" to determine who was responsible.

The cause of the explosion was not immediately clear, though police are saying that terrorist activity was responsible. "We must find out who gained by undermining peace and stability in the country, who stands behind this," Lukashenko said. "Who did not like the stability in Belarus?"

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"Belarus: Blast rocks Minsk metro near Lukashenko office" — BBC News Online, April 11, 2011
"Belarus says deadly metro blast was terrorist attack" — RIA Novosti, April 11, 2011

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Sergei Sidorsky replaced as Belarusian prime minister

Thu, 30 Dec 2010 09:09:47 GMT

Thursday, December 30, 2010

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The current President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, replaced his Prime Minister

Belarusian Prime Minister Sergei Sidorsky has been sacked by President Alexander Lukashenko after a cabinet reshuffle following last week's disputed Presidential election. His successor is Mikhail Myasnikovich, a former Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus back in the 1990s.

Sidorsky was the Prime Minister of Belarus since July of 2003 when he was appointed by President Lukashenko. He is Belarus' longest serving Prime Minister, having served over seven years. Before that he was Deputy Prime Minister from 2001 to 2002.

This comes a week after the Presidential election which saw the re-election of the incumbent Alexander Lukashenko who has ruled Belarus since the establishment of the office in 1994. Foreign observers called the election, "fraudulent" and "unfair". Following the elections, an estimated 600 people were detained by the government, including 11 Russian nationals.

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"Belarus' authoritarian leader appoints new premier" — Washington Post, December 28, 2010
"Belarus' Lukashenko reshuffles govt, names new PM" — Reuters, December 28, 2010
"Belarus Gets New Prime Minister Amid Growing Criticism" — Voice of America, December 28, 2010

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Alexander Lukashenko re-elected for the 4th time as President of Belarus

Tue, 21 Dec 2010 16:24:17 GMT

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Russian embassy attacked by Molotov cocktails in Minsk

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:58:56 GMT

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Wednesday, September 1, 2010

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The Russian embassy in Minsk, Belarus has been attacked by Molotov cocktails. Unknown assailants threw two of the explosives into the embassy premises. No one was injured but a car was destroyed. After the attack security was tightened around the Belarussian embassy in Moscow.

The Russian foreign office released a statement on the event stating that "we view this incident as an outrageous act in which there is a clear desire by certain forces to interfere with the normal work of the embassy and to bring distrust and tensions to bilateral relations."

This is not the first time the embassy has come under attack. In 2007, a grenade was thrown at the building while then Russian President Vladimir Putin was visiting.

Belarussian–Russian relations have been tense in recent months, as in June, Russia shut off Belarus's gas supply over unpaid bills.

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"Russian mission in Minsk attacked" — Times of India, August 31, 2010
"Molotov attack on Russian embassy in Belarus" — Earth Times, August 31, 2010

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North Korean weapons seized in Thailand

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 21:49:27 GMT

Sunday, December 13, 2009

North Korea

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Richard Lloyd Parry. "Thai police seize North Korean aircraft carrying 40 tons of heavy weapons" — The Times, December 13, 2009
Ben Hancock. "Thailand intercepts plane with weapons from North Korea" — The Christian Science Monitor, December 13, 2009
"Pilot of impounded plane claims cargo destined for Ukraine" — Xinhua News Agency, December 13, 2009
"Official: Thais detain plane with weapons from North Korea" — CNN, December 13, 2009
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Gisela Dulko knocks Maria Sharapova out of Wimbledon

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:13:07 GMT

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Former champion Maria Sharapova of Russia saw her comeback attempt come to an early end, as Argentina's Gisela Dulko beat her, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4. Dulko faces 10th-seeded Nadia Petrova in the third round, after the Russian beat Shahar Peer of Israel, 6-3, 6-2.

Gisela Dulko.

Second-seeds Roger Federer of Switzerland and Serena Williams of the United States have advanced to the third round of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London.

Williams took advantage of her big serve and powerful groundstrokes Wednesday as she dominated Australia's Jarmila Groth, 6-2, 6-1. Federer eliminated Spain's Guillermo García-Lopez, 6-2, 6-2, 6-4.

Federer is trying to pass American Pete Sampras as the sport's most successful major tournament winner by capturing his 15th Grand Slam title.

Eighth-seeded Victoria Azarenka of Belarus had an even easier time, dumping Ioana Raluca Olaru of Romania by the so-called "double-bagel" score of 6-0, 6-0.

In men's play, fourth-seeded Novak Djokovic of Serbia beat Germany's Simon Greul, 7-5, 6-1, 6-4. His next opponent will be number-28 American Mardy Fish, a four-set winner over another Serb, Janko Tipsarevic (6-4, 3-6, 6-1 ,6-4).

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VOA Sports. "Maria Sharapova Out of Wimbledon" — Voice of America, June 24, 2009
Christopher Clarey. "Dulko Sends Sharapova to Another Early Exit" — The New York Times, June 24, 2009

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Russian Orthodox Church elects first new patriarch of post-Soviet era

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 01:20:59 GMT

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"Outspoken Kirill elected new Russian patriarch" — Agence France-Presse, January 27, 2009
"Russian Orthodox Council Electing New Patriarch" — Voice of America, January 27, 2009
Sophia Kishkovsky. "New patriarch elected in Russia" — International Herald Tribune, January 27, 2009
"Russian church picks new head" — CNN, January 27, 2009
AFP. "Orthodox meet to pick new leader" — The Australian, January 27, 2009
"Russia's new patriarch seen as moderniser" — Reuters, January 27, 2009
Mansur Mirovalev. "Russian Orthodox Church elects leader" — Associated Press, January 27, 2009

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